RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted February 6, 2017 Police Killer Brizzi dies in prison http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38880277 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted February 6, 2017 Police Killer Brizzi dies in prison http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38880277 Ooh, that's a shocker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,472 Posted February 6, 2017 Police Killer Brizzi dies in prison http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38880277 Ooh, that's a shocker. Me: I guess he killed himself. Wife: He must have been hungry then. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,301 Posted February 6, 2017 Police Killer Brizzi dies in prison http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38880277 Excellent news! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted February 6, 2017 Police Killer Brizzi dies in prison http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38880277 Excellent news! What goes plink plink fizz? A copper's arms in Brizzi's acid bath (though you'd need to old enough to remember classic Alker Seltzer ads to get the joke) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted February 6, 2017 Police Killer Brizzi dies in prison http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38880277 Excellent news! What goes plink plink fizz? A copper's arms in Brizzi's acid bath (though you'd need to old enough to remember classic Alker Seltzer ads to get the joke) The version I knew was a lot sicker than that. In my younger days, I wouldn't hesitate to repeat it. I'm an oldie now and, I like to think, a bit more PC now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted February 6, 2017 Police Killer Brizzi dies in prison http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38880277 Excellent news! What goes plink plink fizz? A copper's arms in Brizzi's acid bath (though you'd need to old enough to remember classic Alker Seltzer ads to get the joke) The version I knew was a lot sicker than that. In my younger days, I wouldn't hesitate to repeat it. I'm an oldie now and, I like to think, a bit more PC now. Aye, hankering after old times PB if you insist on hanging around hereabouts though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted February 7, 2017 Death Notice for British Racewalking athlete George Williams, aged 81. http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/210966/williams Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Williams_(racewalker) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LB93 39 Posted February 7, 2017 Swedish professor/statistician Hans Rosling has passed away following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He did a series of excellent Ted Talks and also did a documentary for BBC4 a few years ago, so a UK obit is probably coming soon. https://www.gapminder.org/news/sad-to-announce-hans-rosling-passed-away-this-morning/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,472 Posted February 7, 2017 Swedish professor/statistician Hans Rosling has passed away following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He did a series of excellent Ted Talks and also did a documentary for BBC4 a few years ago, so a UK obit is probably coming soon. https://www.gapminder.org/news/sad-to-announce-hans-rosling-passed-away-this-morning/ Don't Panic! Actually, The Joy of Stats was quite good in a late night BBC4 way. Have the feeling he was mentioned last year - some discussion about TED talk QO likelihood? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted February 7, 2017 Should get a BBC obit and a Last Word appearance I'd wager. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chopped Liver 53 Posted February 7, 2017 Swedish professor/statistician Hans Rosling has passed away following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He did a series of excellent Ted Talks and also did a documentary for BBC4 a few years ago, so a UK obit is probably coming soon. https://www.gapminder.org/news/sad-to-announce-hans-rosling-passed-away-this-morning/ I'm pretty shocked to be honest. I didn't know he was ill at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chiesa52 132 Posted February 7, 2017 Professer Irwin Corey has died at the age of 102- he was a very popular comedian who specialized in a kind of doublespeak- very hilarious guy! Perhaps better known in America than the UK: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/professor-irwin-corey-dead-comedian-928653 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted February 7, 2017 Susan Jones, nicknamed "Rosie the Riveter", notable for her factory work and involvement in a documentary by Ewan McGregor, dead at 93: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/rosie-riveter-susan-jones-failsworth-12566032 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted February 7, 2017 Chaim Ferster, survivor of eight Nazi Death Camps, dead at 94: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-38893479 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted February 7, 2017 Steve Sumner, NZ footy player: http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2017/02/new-zealand-football-legend-steve-sumner-dies.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,472 Posted February 7, 2017 Steve Sumner, NZ footy player: http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2017/02/new-zealand-football-legend-steve-sumner-dies.html 29 teams await a QO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted February 7, 2017 Steve Sumner, NZ footy player: http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2017/02/new-zealand-football-legend-steve-sumner-dies.html 29 teams await a QO. Shakes up the DL Cup though.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,527 Posted February 7, 2017 If Sumner gets an obit while Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi didn't.... I'm not saying racism, but racism. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chopped Liver 53 Posted February 7, 2017 If Sumner gets an obit while Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi didn't.... I'm not saying racism, but racism. It's the typical English Speaking Country rule. I'm sure Al-Khilaiwi got obits in Arabic speaking countries... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted February 7, 2017 Steve Sumner, NZ footy player: http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2017/02/new-zealand-football-legend-steve-sumner-dies.html 29 teams await a QO. I'm a little surprised by how many picked him. Would be the biggest List of the Lost entry ever...But then I DO have him in my B-Team and in the Generation game... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted February 7, 2017 Should get a BBC obit and a Last Word appearance I'd wager. Yep, BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38900572 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,327 Posted February 7, 2017 Steve Sumner, NZ footy player: http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2017/02/new-zealand-football-legend-steve-sumner-dies.html 29 teams await a QO. I'm a little surprised by how many picked him. Would be the biggest List of the Lost entry ever...But then I DO have him in my B-Team and in the Generation game... The generation game is hardly as prestigious as the DDP though. I picked him as I figured most international team captains should get a mention somewhere.That and he was a dead cert to die. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,416 Posted February 7, 2017 Steve Sumner, NZ footy player: http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2017/02/new-zealand-football-legend-steve-sumner-dies.html 29 teams await a QO. Here you go. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,472 Posted February 7, 2017 Always knew I could trust in the Mail, as Mosley might have once said. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
