Miguel Sanchez

Series 2 Episode 9: Graeme Le Saux is making his case for the Audi Quattro being the best car ever. I can't wait to see which car wins this poll tbh.

This was my recollection of one of the particularly sad situations witnessed in the Louis Theroux episode mentioned in the OP.

At least I added your points!

Here's Grant doing Keep Yourself Warm with what appears to be his new full time job Night one: Night two:

Well she's deid, I'd hope not.

Week 14 update Three deaths this week and a timely reminder that I shouldn't be smug about weeks when there's none. First up is the actor Estelle Harris: Actress Estelle Harris, who famously played George Costanza's mother on Seinfeld, passes away at 93 | Daily Mail Online George's maw in Seinfeld or Mrs. Potato Head. How you think of her is quite the generational gap. Harris died at 93, so she's worth 32 Base Points. She was a Solo Shot for @JustOneCornetto so it's 82 points total. ============ Second death this week was the country singer C.W. McCall: CW McCall dead at 93: Convoy country singer passes away after fight with cancer, son confirms (thesun.co.uk) You've all heard the song. Convooooooooyyyyyyyyyyyy. McCall died at 93 so he's also worth 32 Base Points, with a Deadly Duo bonus for @Fuctifano and @Willie adie taking that up to 57 points. ============ It's an always unpleasant fact that the best Dead Pool picks are often the worst stories. Third death this week is singer Tom Parker: The Wanted singer Tom Parker dies from brain cancer aged 33 | Pop and rock | The Guardian The impact he made on the awareness of brain cancer seems to have been significant: Tom Parker: 'Incredible' The Wanted singer praised by cancer charities - BBC News As much as we take delight in the Dead Pool threads about people we don't know dying, it's a cruel irony that the biggest scores come from sudden or tragic situations. A man in his early thirties with two young children suddenly being diagnosed with brain cancer and dying a year and a half later is a story which probably resonates for a lot of P&B posters, so as much as this thread is a bit of morbid fun I'd like to think something positive can come from something like this. Have a read about him, take care of yourselves, take care of your families. Parker died at 33, so he's worth 92 Base Points for @Arch Stanton, @gkneil, @Indale Winton, @jimbaxters, @lichtgilphead, @Moomintroll, @pawpar, @psv_killie, @pub car king, @Savage Henry, @sleazy, @Sweaty Morph and @thistledo. A Vice-Captain bonus gives 138 points for @Desp and @scottsdad. A Captain bonus gives double points and 184 points for @Bishop Briggs, @chomp my root, @peasy23, @The Master and @weirdcal. As a result, the standings look like this: 1. Bishop Briggs 383 2. chomp my root 328 3. Ned Nederlander 313 4. JustOneCornetto 311 5. Indale Winton 275 6. Arbroathlegend36-0 255 7. Arch Stanton 227 8. gkneil, Savage Henry 196 10. Desp 188 11. pawpar, Sweaty Morph 187 13. Mathematics, peasy23, The Master, weirdcal 184 17. Blootoon87 151 18. sparky88, The_Craig 144 20. scottsdad 138 21. cdhafc1874 130 22. Moomintroll 123 23. Bully Wee Villa, Savage Henry 104 25. jimbaxters, lichtgilphead, psv_killie, pub car king, sleazy, thistledo 92 31. Florentine_Pogen 85 32. Fuctifano, Willie adie 57 34. senorsoupe 50 35. Bert Raccoon, speckled tangerine, statts1976uk, ThomCat 39 39. Hamish's Passenger, Moomintroll, The DA 31 42. Everyone else 0 The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mup1IJllKHs0a47J8G6IXUkvShJrV28Iuc-Kkn7RKuo/edit?usp=sharing

Before I do this week's update I want you all to read about this person who I discovered when looking at the week's deaths: Cat Pausé - Wikipedia

I still have all the tickets from every gig I've ever been to. I've just gone through and the total cost - not including the various bullshit fees which aren't on all of them or any of the postage or any travel where necessary - comes to £1,764.07.

Still, at least it didn't foster a strange obsession you carry through life decades later

Pretty sure you were stood right behind me.

Jenas pronouncing it "haitch" Might become one of those weirdos on General Nonsense who goes on about not paying the Licence fee

Pearce doing this clearly thinking he's turning into Terry Wogan doing Eurovision.

Just tuned in. What on earth is Stringer wearing?

Stirling can get it instead of the new national stadium.

Series 2 Episode 8: Jeremy is calling the upcoming ban on using mobile phones while driving "government interference," saying it suggests one-armed people can't drive safely and listing numerous other distractions that aren't banned such as talking to passengers, hayfever and needing the toilet. James has suggested the most dangerous thing you can do in a car is have a takeaway curry on the passenger seat, because you won't brake at any point.

They're retweeting loads of people with tickets for tonight and tomorrow so it's probably worth a try.

It feels weird going to see The Twilight Sad without @GrahamJags posting about it too. Any Thistle fans know him?

If any Gran Turismo goes to PC I'll buy you whatever you need to play it.

Any openings?

Actually, society's institutionally racist hair-ism: Alopecia: 'So much of black beauty is derived from your hair' - BBC News Although I think this is a better headline: I know how Will Smith felt about his wife being criticised, says Rishi Sunak - BBC News

I actually got to do one of these for the first time today. Three laps of the Nurburgring which I went into with no practice or clue about strategy (I made the wrong choice). I've driven this track in games where the conditions change but there was something different about it today, going from this: to this: I'm reminded of the Top Gear episode where they did a 24 hour race at Silverstone and Hammond said something like "you just have to sort of aim at corners and hope they're still there." Hopefully when I get back up to speed and after they sort their shit out I can go back to feeling less horribly out of my depth in these online races. Maybe I'll win the lottery and get to do them on a PS5 and with a wheel with proper feedback. In the meantime there are several races over the next week or so. Go into the Championship Races in the Sport Mode menu and have a look around.

Jeremy is explaining the differences in the Porsche sports car range by likening them to bikini-clad women in the studio, based on the size of their breasts.

The national anthem of an independent Scotland should be Scottish Winds by Frightened Rabbit.