maryportfuncity 10,017 Posted September 21, 2023 Seen this pop up a couple of times on social media today - thanks for reminding dead poolers of lingering talent, Rishi! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,464 Posted September 21, 2023 Always loved it when he walked into the Cheers bar ready for a beer, with a cheeky bon mot. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daredevil 1,098 Posted November 8, 2023 New video; sounds sharp There are many better candidates for 2024. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 11,087 Posted November 8, 2023 10 minutes ago, The Daredevil said: New video; sounds sharp There are many better candidates for 2024. After years of you telling us to get him on the list. Are you ever fucking consistent? On 10/11/2020 at 20:50, The Daredevil said: I feel as though Noam Chomsky, Carlos Menem, Rush Limbaugh, Glynis Johns and Robert Fyfe are all debut musts for the 2021 DL. On 13/12/2020 at 22:01, The Daredevil said: Good recommendations. All I would suggest is swapping Stanley Baxter with Trevor Peacock, Rolf Harris with Jiang Zemin, Queen Elizabeth II with Noam Chomsky and Gene Hackman with André Maranne. On 12/10/2022 at 08:59, The Daredevil said: Angela’s sad demise leaves her position open for Noam Chomsky to return on the 2023 DL. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daredevil 1,098 Posted November 8, 2023 28 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: After years of you telling us to get him on the list On 21/09/2022 at 21:08, The Daredevil said: Chomsky looks like a safe drop for 2023, On 31/12/2022 at 17:47, The Daredevil said: If I was the Committee I’d drop him next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 12,196 Posted November 8, 2023 1 minute ago, The Daredevil said: Erm…so you said “safe drop”, then “Noam for 2023” less than a month later? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prussianblue 792 Posted November 9, 2023 11 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: After years of you telling us to get him on the list. Are you ever fucking consistent? The Daredevil has recommended more people for deathlisting than Stalin. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 5,999 Posted November 30, 2023 A friend of mine who is a contact of Chomsky professionally over email correspondence for a number of years states he is currently ill and inaccessible and he doesn't expect him to live much longer.Make of that what you will. 16 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 10,067 Posted November 30, 2023 The last video of him I could find is from July... suspicious, he made frequent appearances. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,236 Posted November 30, 2023 If he doesn't comment on Kissinger's death = dead within weeks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 10,067 Posted December 8, 2023 No appearances and no comments for his 95th birthday? If this is the case there's very few time left. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,428 Posted December 8, 2023 This would be the 5th drop of 2022 to die in 2023. We'd be having quite the record breaking year indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 3,659 Posted December 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, MortalCaso said: This would be the 5th drop of 2022 to die in 2023. We'd be having quite the record breaking year indeed. I already consider Chomsky a stupid ommission. As for James Whale. If one of them die this year, they would have been a miss. Like Kaczyinski. The other 3 were not misses for me. Sandra Day O Connor was also a miss : should and could have been on the list several times considering her age, fame and illness. Comparable to Nichelle Nichols back in 2022. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 5,999 Posted December 26, 2023 His lack of comment in recent weeks is leading to a fair bit of speculation as can be seen by the comments on this video. No recent interviews about the Palestinian crisis and no reported reaction to Kissengers death.Very suspicious. Looks like my friend who knows him may well be right. 7 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 3,659 Posted December 26, 2023 6 minutes ago, Sean said: His lack of comment in recent weeks is leading to a fair bit of speculation as can be seen by the comments on this video. No recent interviews about the Palestinian crisis and no reported reaction to Kissengers death.Very suspicious. Looks like my friend who knows him may well be right. I sense some Ratzinger vibe here : huge miss on New Year's eve… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonah 167 Posted December 26, 2023 I just hope this won't be another Pope Benedict XVI scenario. If he makes it to 2024, I trust that he'll be included no matter what. Sir David Attenborough, who turns 98 in May, also needs to be brought back. Both are far safer picks than Alan Alda and Robert Wagner, in my opinion. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 5,999 Posted January 1 He is a good name for the top 10 and along with Whale the most obvious returnee. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonah 167 Posted February 10 Noam Chomsky's long-time MIT assistant, Bev Stohl, recently posted an update on Reddit. The main takeaway is that he suffered a medical event last June and has been recovering since. We'll apparently know more about his prognosis soon. The wording (e.g., "He's still with us") isn't great, but it doesn't sound like his death is imminent, either. 10 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 10,067 Posted February 10 Reading between the lines he seems to have lost the ability to speak, so I presume it was a massive stroke. Seems rather a miracle he survived. At 95 and in those conditions he is surely on his way out anyway. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 11,087 Posted February 10 2 minutes ago, drol said: Reading between the lines he seems to have lost the ability to speak, so I presume it was a massive stroke. Seems rather a miracle he survived. At 95 and in those conditions he is surely on his way out anyway. A blessing for the rest of us. 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 475 Posted February 10 well, that explains the lack of a reaction to Kissinger's death. Bev Stohl's Reddit comments also say this happened some time after Daniel Ellsberg's death, so latter half of June 2023 it seems like 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 475 Posted February 23 According to Bev Stohl, he is now able to sit up and watch the news 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 368 Posted February 23 1 hour ago, CastAway said: According to Bev Stohl, he is now able to sit up and watch the news So an improvement? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
six feet blunder 161 Posted February 23 Sitting up watching the news and the state the world is in should be enough to finish anyone off 2 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daredevil 1,098 Posted Tuesday at 11:55 Latest according to Bev Stohl "Noam has not made significant progress, I’m sorry to say. I doubt he will be able to return to the public eye, as he is not communicating much if at all. At 95, his natural aging process is also a factor. His body is tired. I will continue to keep you posted as I learn more. Thank you all for caring. Bev" 19 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
