YoungWillz 21,252 Posted November 20, 2016 AA Gill has "the full English" of cancer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38042679 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,558 Posted November 20, 2016 On 20/11/2016 at 13:48, YoungWillz said: AA Gill has "the full English" of cancer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38042679 Finally an AA Gill article I can agree with. Cruel, but fuck it, its true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted November 20, 2016 I hated Winnie the poo so fuck him. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,697 Posted November 20, 2016 On 20/11/2016 at 13:48, YoungWillz said: AA Gill has "the full English" of cancer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38042679 And he's done the Iain Banks thing of asking his long-term partner to be his widow. So, not that long to go, then! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dead Wait 1,157 Posted November 20, 2016 On 20/11/2016 at 13:48, YoungWillz said: AA Gill has "the full English" of cancer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38042679 So some death lists next year will go from AA to Zsa Zsa 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,368 Posted November 20, 2016 (edited) Thought he is famous enough for his own thread.The Sunday Times food critic A A Gill has been diagnosed with a smoking related cancer in his lungs that has now spread to his spine and other areas of his body.Very well known public figure in the UK and certainly falls into the criteria of incclusion on the Death List. Edited November 20, 2016 by DevonDeathTrip Earlier AA Gill posts in Authors thread moved to this one. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,226 Posted November 20, 2016 On 20/11/2016 at 18:42, Shaun of the Dead said: Thought he is famous enough for his own thread.The Sunday Times food critic A A Gill has been diagnosed with a smoking related cancer in his lungs that has now spread to his spine and other areas of his body.Very well known public figure in the UK and certainly falls into the criteria of incclusion on the Death List. A bit of a result for the DL 'committee' should he still be around for 2017. They are like the proverbial tramp on a sandwich when it comes to easy peasy picks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,268 Posted November 20, 2016 I think he'll last ten days before the Advent Avalanche Deadpool happens, and hopefully the rest of the year 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,325 Posted November 20, 2016 On 20/11/2016 at 18:42, Shaun of the Dead said: Thought he is famous enough for his own thread.The Sunday Times food critic A A Gill has been diagnosed with a smoking related cancer in his lungs that has now spread to his spine and other areas of his body.Very well known public figure in the UK and certainly falls into the criteria of incclusion on the Death List. Sounds like the food critic should have been a bit more critical of Big Tobacco... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,368 Posted November 20, 2016 On 20/11/2016 at 18:53, Davey Jones' Locker said: On 20/11/2016 at 18:42, Shaun of the Dead said: Thought he is famous enough for his own thread.The Sunday Times food critic A A Gill has been diagnosed with a smoking related cancer in his lungs that has now spread to his spine and other areas of his body.Very well known public figure in the UK and certainly falls into the criteria of incclusion on the Death List. Sounds like the food critic should have been a bit more critical of Big Tobacco... Well he did quit 15 years ago and probably found it harder to give up smoking being a recovering alcoholic.I wonder if he will start drinking again .I would.Apparently the chemo has shrunk some of the tumours and with only 42 days to go he should still be around then.The odds of him surviving 2017 are very slim though.Wonder if he will be number 1 next year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,911 Posted November 20, 2016 He was quite disparaging about The Isle of Man a few years ago. That's all I really know about him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted November 20, 2016 Always struck me as a bit of a snidey prick. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weebl 216 Posted November 20, 2016 If you read his Wikipedia biography all he does is slag off different peoples and places like the Welsh and the Manx people and generally get himself into trouble by being politically incorrect and pissing people off. Personally I think he'd be a good pick for 2017 - hope that the committee doesn't do a Howard Marks again and makes the sensible choice. That soap actress whose name I keep forgetting who has lung cancer, AA Gill and prog rock musician John Wetton are three absolute musts for 2017. Why the committee leaves good picks off I'll never know... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,368 Posted November 20, 2016 On 20/11/2016 at 19:19, themaninblack said: Always struck me as a bit of a snidey prick. Same.A good writer but very sneering and arrogant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,558 Posted November 20, 2016 I always thought this summed him up. Quote "In the range of things you can be good at, being a food or TV critic is not way up there," he says. "It's not like being a marvellous doctor or even, probably, a very good gardener. But it's a talent and I'm quite good at it. Can anyone do it? Is everyone's opinion worth the same? No. My opinion is worth more than other people's. Of course that's a horrendously arrogant thing to say, but that is the nature and basis of criticism. If you are sticking your opinions in front of two million readers every Sunday, then you have to believe that your opinion is worth more." 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,638 Posted November 20, 2016 Winner, Gill... perhaps ingesting inhuman amounts of semen ejaculated into your soup by chefs in restaurants around the country is a carcinogen? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted November 20, 2016 On 20/11/2016 at 19:52, Spade_Cooley said: Winner, Gill... perhaps ingesting inhuman amounts of semen ejaculated into your soup by chefs in restaurants around the country is a carcinogen? Nah, it's pure protein and I'd be dead now if it were a carcinogen. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,226 Posted November 20, 2016 On 20/11/2016 at 19:52, Spade_Cooley said: Winner, Gill... perhaps ingesting inhuman amounts of semen ejaculated into your soup by chefs in restaurants around the country is a carcinogen? To be fair Spadey, cum never killed Linda Lovelace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,911 Posted November 20, 2016 Never done me any harm either. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,368 Posted November 20, 2016 On 20/11/2016 at 19:25, Weebl said: If you read his Wikipedia biography all he does is slag off different peoples and places like the Welsh and the Manx people and generally get himself into trouble by being politically incorrect and pissing people off. Personally I think he'd be a good pick for 2017 - hope that the committee doesn't do a Howard Marks again and makes the sensible choice. That soap actress whose name I keep forgetting who has lung cancer, AA Gill and prog rock musician John Wetton are three absolute musts for 2017. Why the committee leaves good picks off I'll never know... Leah Bracknell 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,806 Posted November 20, 2016 Well if spunk gives you cancer then my bedroom curtains should be Number One on the Deathlist selections next year. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,368 Posted November 20, 2016 Spunk is only dangerous if it comes from someone with a nastySTD.Still I am sure HIV wouldnt worry him at this stage. Interesring trivia:He was previously married to home secretary Amber Rudd and is the father of her children. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,372 Posted November 20, 2016 He used to be married to Amber Rudd our current Home Secretary and has two children with her. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weebl 216 Posted November 20, 2016 On 20/11/2016 at 20:04, Shaun of the Dead said: On 20/11/2016 at 19:25, Weebl said: If you read his Wikipedia biography all he does is slag off different peoples and places like the Welsh and the Manx people and generally get himself into trouble by being politically incorrect and pissing people off. Personally I think he'd be a good pick for 2017 - hope that the committee doesn't do a Howard Marks again and makes the sensible choice. That soap actress whose name I keep forgetting who has lung cancer, AA Gill and prog rock musician John Wetton are three absolute musts for 2017. Why the committee leaves good picks off I'll never know... Leah Bracknell Why do I always keep thinking she's called Zoe something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,268 Posted November 20, 2016 On 20/11/2016 at 20:48, Weebl said: On 20/11/2016 at 20:04, Shaun of the Dead said: On 20/11/2016 at 19:25, Weebl said: If you read his Wikipedia biography all he does is slag off different peoples and places like the Welsh and the Manx people and generally get himself into trouble by being politically incorrect and pissing people off. Personally I think he'd be a good pick for 2017 - hope that the committee doesn't do a Howard Marks again and makes the sensible choice. That soap actress whose name I keep forgetting who has lung cancer, AA Gill and prog rock musician John Wetton are three absolute musts for 2017. Why the committee leaves good picks off I'll never know... Leah Bracknell Why do I always keep thinking she's called Zoe something? Because that's the character she played Share this post Link to post Share on other sites