gcreptile 10,972 Posted January 20, 2018 The weekend hole... there'll be no obit on him tomorrow but maybe Monday. If not then, then maybe after his funeral, but then... Bad for the Mirror QO: He was no cancer mum, or girl. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted January 21, 2018 Cancer mum Melanie Coombs dies from pneunomia. The Mirror quotes her son: "She said she wouldn't die from cancer, and she was right!" https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/brave-mum-who-beat-terminal-11816512 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted January 23, 2018 Ron Villemaire has died: http://www.wmur.com/article/air-force-veteran-who-was-granted-dying-wish-to-see-the-last-jedi-dies/15849773 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted January 23, 2018 Haha, that’s three deathrace deaths announced in one day. If only this carnage happened a few weeks earlier... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted January 23, 2018 21 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Haha, that’s three deathrace deaths announced in one day. If only this carnage happened a few weeks earlier... Actually, I’ve just discovered that Jordan Pruden died a couple days ago according to a Facebook post. Make that four names I found out in one day. He won’t be getting any obit though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted January 25, 2018 On 1/22/2018 at 21:05, YoungWillz said: Ron Villemaire has died: http://www.wmur.com/article/air-force-veteran-who-was-granted-dying-wish-to-see-the-last-jedi-dies/15849773 Fuck sake, he got the Mail. Even more surprisingly, via AP copy/paste - not a sob story article. Nobody took a punt on him in the DDP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted January 25, 2018 Think we all assumed he wouldn’t obit at this point. Even if I did have a feeling he would’ve gotten an obit, I still wouldn’t have picked him cause I wanted to avoid FFBI this year... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted January 25, 2018 Funny how that goes... On the other hand, Ian Toothill must now be a List of the Lost-er. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted January 25, 2018 2 hours ago, gcreptile said: Funny how that goes... On the other hand, Ian Toothill must now be a List of the Lost-er. One guy has a sole reference on 15th Dec. Other guy has multiple references in 7 Qualifying obit sources. It's staggering. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted January 25, 2018 I’ll admit that when a deathbed person gets an obit over someone who made an actual bonafide achievement, it is disappointing... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,977 Posted January 25, 2018 Toothill's funeral is on the 8th. Probably the last quasi-plausible chance he gets anything. But I think he's a LotLer now tbh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted January 27, 2018 Don't know if it'll spur a QO, but Jeff Prestridge from the Mail on Sunday just tweeted about Ian Toothill. Also, outside chance of an obit if Sheffield Wednesday either do stupendously well or draw Sheffield United in the FA Cup? I'm not giving up on the belief that he'll get a QO in the end, because he will, trust me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted January 27, 2018 Not saying that he has no chance of getting an obit (cause I also believe there’s an outside chance for him to get one even if it’s unlikely at this point), but your comment does give some Ben Suisala deja vu. Of course, these are people in two different categories (though my false confidence was due to the rugby hopeful part), but I feel like since it has been 7 months since his achievement was last done, I think the media has kind of forgotten about him now, especially since they wrote an obit for Ron Villemaire instead... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,950 Posted January 27, 2018 1 hour ago, The Dead Cow said: Don't know if it'll spur a QO, but Jeff Prestridge from the Mail on Sunday just tweeted about Ian Toothill. Also, outside chance of an obit if Sheffield Wednesday either do stupendously well or draw Sheffield United in the FA Cup? I'm not giving up on the belief that he'll get a QO in the end, because he will, trust me. Jeff Prestridge has just been shot dead before he could write an obit. It was a coincidence if I was there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,977 Posted January 29, 2018 Sara Chivers has died - https://www.vogue.com.au/culture/features/remembering-sara-chivers-with-her-personal-heartbreaking-account-of-being-diagnosed-with-brain-cancer/news-story/2ad25fca51e2fdf55e4b99301cdb8d86 No QO yet but the *sigh* "cancer mum writes a letter to her kids, one of whom also has cancer" headline means something Mail is inevitable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted January 29, 2018 5 minutes ago, Death Impends said: Sara Chivers has died - https://www.vogue.com.au/culture/features/remembering-sara-chivers-with-her-personal-heartbreaking-account-of-being-diagnosed-with-brain-cancer/news-story/2ad25fca51e2fdf55e4b99301cdb8d86 No QO yet but the *sigh* "cancer mum writes a letter to her kids, one of whom also has cancer" headline means something Mail is inevitable. She was the last cancer mum I dropped. I don't regret that decision even though I knew she was going to die... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted January 29, 2018 3 hours ago, Death Impends said: Sara Chivers has died - https://www.vogue.com.au/culture/features/remembering-sara-chivers-with-her-personal-heartbreaking-account-of-being-diagnosed-with-brain-cancer/news-story/2ad25fca51e2fdf55e4b99301cdb8d86 No QO yet but the *sigh* "cancer mum writes a letter to her kids, one of whom also has cancer" headline means something Mail is inevitable. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5324709/Sara-Chivers-dies-terminal-brain-tumours.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted January 29, 2018 6 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5324709/Sara-Chivers-dies-terminal-brain-tumours.html Ian Toothill vs. Sara Chivers.... Men climb mountains, women give birth... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted January 30, 2018 On 25/01/2018 at 03:39, Joey Russ said: Think we all assumed he wouldn’t obit at this point. Even if I did have a feeling he would’ve gotten an obit, I still wouldn’t have picked him cause I wanted to avoid FFBI this year... Aye, and re those Deathrace q/o I'm led to believe Alice Ducat got some coverage in her local press - on paper but not one of the pages they put online. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 30, 2018 Surely this Toothill obit was posted, but I'm just making sure. The banter here seems to suggest otherwise, which is odd. This was posted on the 19th. SC Edit: OK I see what is going on...this is a regional obit innit? So no go? Hmmm that's a tough one for those who have him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted January 30, 2018 1 minute ago, Sir Creep said: Surely this Toothill obit was posted, but I'm just making sure. The banter here seems to suggest otherwise, which is odd. This was posted on the 19th. SC *facepalm* That's BBC local. Has to be national. You were literally a part of a discussion about this when the Toothill news first broke... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,977 Posted January 30, 2018 It's a local BBC page, which doesn't count under current DDP rules. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 30, 2018 13 minutes ago, Phantom of the Midway said: *facepalm* That's BBC local. Has to be national. You were literally a part of a discussion about this when the Toothill news first broke... I was hacked! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 30, 2018 Some nobody 'designer' named Amy Mattingly -- terminal bowel cancer gets write-up in The Sun. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted February 3, 2018 Conclusion to the unlikely story of former Shameless pick Gemma Nuttall, Kate Winslet and Leonardo Di Caprio: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/titanic-pair-kate-winslet-leonardo-11966102 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites