Eednud Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said: For once I get to break a death: Bob Hawke, former Australian Prime Minister picked by about three of our Australian dwellers. Points please. He was probably the last Aussie PM with any sort of charisma. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Louvre pyramid architect I M Pei dies aged 102 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-48303529 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Louvre pyramid architect I M Pei dies aged 102https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-48303529He was Pei. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawpar Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Another wrestling star dies. Think for next year I will just list 15 wrestlers, there is a good chance at least half of them will snuff it. Anyway obit for Ashley Massaro - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-48298504 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 23 hours ago, Zen Archer said: Louvre pyramid architect I M Pei dies aged 102 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-48303529 I M Not Jolly... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 On 15/05/2019 at 19:47, welshbairn said: QAnon victim apparently. Last letter. Bloody hell, what a whiny self absorbed fecker. Anyhoo..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, chomp my root said: Bloody hell, what a whiny self absorbed fecker. Anyhoo..... He wasn’t a kappy hamper but the sound of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 Week 20 update I'm going to be here forever. First of the week was Doris Day, aged 97: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48257670 Quote Day's wholesome, girl-next-door image was a popular part of her myth that sometimes invited ridicule. "I've been around so long, I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin," the musician Oscar Levant once remarked. Day herself said her "Miss Chastity Belt" image was "more make-believe than any film part [she] ever played." Her life was certainly not as sunny. She married four times, was divorced three times and was widowed once. She also suffered a mental breakdown and had severe financial trouble after one husband squandered her money. In the 1970s, she turned away from performing to focus her energies on her animal foundation. According to the organisation, she wished to have no funeral, memorial service or grave marker. The 50s were a strange time. At 97 she's worth 28 Base Points. Now let me see how many people picked her. 10! That's not so bad. Those 27 Points go to @atfccfc, @cambozpar, @HI HAT, @ICTJohnboy, @Karpaty, @mathematics, @MixuFixit, @statts1976uk and @Sweaty Morph. One person had Doris as a Captain for an additional set of base points, so @Lofarl gets 54 points. ===== The second death of the week was Tim Conway, an American actor who was in a bunch of stuff in the 70s: https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/obituary-tim-conway-performer-who-gained-comedy-immortality-on-the-carol-burnett-show-1-4928356 Quote Tributes came from across the comedy world, including from chat show host Conan O’Brien, who said “no one made me laugh harder than Tim Conway” and Kathy Griffin, who called him a wildly talented, comedy giant. A native of Ohio, Conway credited his Midwestern roots for putting him on the right path to laughs, with his deadpan expression and innocent, simple-minded demeanour. “I think the Midwest is the heart of comedy in this country, and a little bit of the South, too”, he said in 2005. “For some reason, we’re just more laid-back, more understanding. ... And Midwesterners have a kinder sense of humour.” Those qualities probably contributed to his wide popularity on The Carol Burnett Show, which he joined in 1975 after years as a frequent guest. The show aired on CBS from 1967 to 1978 and had a short summer stint on ABC in 1979. “We really didn’t attack people or politics or religion or whatever. We just made fun of, basically, ourselves”, he said. He's also the voice of someone from SpongeBob SquarePants. He was also in a Simpsons episode which, as far as I'm concerned doesn't exist. He died at 85, which mean's he's worth 40 Base Points. @Melanius Mullarkey and @Savage Henry were the only ones to pick him, meaning the 25 Deadly Duo points make him worth 65 points overall. ===== Our final death this week was former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-48301237 Quote In an era of Australian leadership turmoil, the death of Bob Hawke, a beloved former prime minister, feels especially poignant ahead of a national election on Saturday, writes the BBC's Hywel Griffith in Sydney. Australia loves a larrikin - a rambunctious rogue who does not care about convention. In Bob Hawke, who died on Thursday at 89, the country found a natural leader, happy to play the role. Though he swore off alcohol while in office, well into his late 80s, he would still perform his famous party-trick of downing a glass of beer at cricket matches, always to rapturous applause. But Hawke's antics belied a sharp political mind that understood the need to build consensus and keep the voters on his side. "These acts of drinking, these acts of womanising, as much as they got out into the public eye were a calculated risk on his part," says associate Prof Anika Gauja from the University of Sydney. "It was cultivated on his part to perpetuate his image of an easy-going guy. I'm not sure whether in today's style of politics, whether he'd be seen as too much of a liability in the social media age." The rest of this article echoes something I thought when I was watching reports about him. I don't know much about Australian politics but I know it's broadly similar to the British and American politics that dominate my news - it's in a bit of a state. To read about someone with record approval ratings for over a decade seems almost surreal. More so when you think a Prime Minister was in charge of a country for all of the 1980s and wasn't a complete roaster. Like Tim Conway, he was featured in an episode of The Simpsons: Dying at 89 he was worth 36 Base Points. Everyone who picked him gets the 36 points: @10menwent2mow, @Arabdownunder, @Bert Raccoon, @Eednud, @Fuctifano, @Ned Nederlander, @Oooooft and @ToBeSomeone. And now, the standings: 1. alta-pete 448 2. Oooooft 411 3. Ned Nederlander 3974. sparky88 3285. DBA 2826. chomp my root 2217. Bishop Briggs 207 8. Lex 1869. Once a Rover always a Rover 15110. cdisaaccie, peasy23, The Naitch 140 11. ICTJohnboy 118 11. Musketeer Gripweed 10612. gingette 105 13. JustOneCornetto 101 14. Ben Twilly 93 15. wellinwigan 92 16. ICTJohnboy 91 17. Sweaty Morph 89 18. Miguel Sanchez 84 19. 10menwent2mow 8220. LoonsYouthTeam 78 21. HI HAT 76 22. Karpaty 7323. Indale Winton, lichtgilphead, qos_75 70 24. Bold Rover, Ross. 69 25. Melanius Mullarkey, Savage Henry 65 26. Lofarl 5427. Blootoon87, Sergeant Wilson 49 28. JamieStevenson, killiefan27, RadgerTheBadger, Willie adie 46 29. The DA, Ziggy 44 30. Arabdownunder, Bert Raccoon, Eedned, Fuctifano, ToBeSomeone 36 31. atfccfc, cambozpar, mathematics, MixuFixit, statts1976uk 2732. Everyone else 0 I'm pretty certain everything is right. The spreadsheet has been updated with everyone's scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NlaNlT-7ZGlQGqszGFfBb49tVzFpWITUAR7BUjApJUc/edit#gid=0 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Week 20 update I'm going to be here forever. First of the week was Doris Day, aged 97: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48257670 The 50s were a strange time. At 97 she's worth 28 Base Points. Now let me see how many people picked her. 10! That's not so bad. Those 27 Points go to @atfccfc, @cambozpar, @HI HAT, @ICTJohnboy, @Karpaty, @mathematics, @MixuFixit, @statts1976uk and @Sweaty Morph. One person had Doris as a Captain for an additional set of base points, so @Lofarl gets 54 points. ===== The second death of the week was Tim Conway, an American actor who was in a bunch of stuff in the 70s: https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/obituary-tim-conway-performer-who-gained-comedy-immortality-on-the-carol-burnett-show-1-4928356 He's also the voice of someone from SpongeBob SquarePants. He was also in a Simpsons episode which, as far as I'm concerned doesn't exist. He died at 85, which mean's he's worth 40 Base Points. @Melanius Mullarkey and @Savage Henry were the only ones to pick him, meaning the 25 Deadly Duo points make him worth 65 points overall. ===== Our final death this week was former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-48301237 The rest of this article echoes something I thought when I was watching reports about him. I don't know much about Australian politics but I know it's broadly similar to the British and American politics that dominate my news - it's in a bit of a state. To read about someone with record approval ratings for over a decade seems almost surreal. More so when you think a Prime Minister was in charge of a country for all of the 1980s and wasn't a complete roaster. Like Tim Conway, he was featured in an episode of The Simpsons: Dying at 89 he was worth 36 Base Points. Everyone who picked him gets the 36 points: @10menwent2mow, @Arabdownunder, @Bert Raccoon, @Eednud, @Fuctifano, @Ned Nederlander, @Oooooft and @ToBeSomeone. And now, the standings: 1. alta-pete 448 2. Oooooft 411 3. Ned Nederlander 3974. sparky88 3285. DBA 2826. chomp my root 2217. Bishop Briggs 207 8. Lex 1869. Once a Rover always a Rover 15110. cdisaaccie, peasy23, The Naitch 140 11. ICTJohnboy 118 11. Musketeer Gripweed 10612. gingette 105 13. JustOneCornetto 101 14. Ben Twilly 93 15. wellinwigan 92 16. ICTJohnboy 91 17. Sweaty Morph 89 18. Miguel Sanchez 84 19. 10menwent2mow 8220. LoonsYouthTeam 78 21. HI HAT 76 22. Karpaty 7323. Indale Winton, lichtgilphead, qos_75 70 24. Bold Rover, Ross. 69 25. Melanius Mullarkey, Savage Henry 65 26. Lofarl 5427. Blootoon87, Sergeant Wilson 49 28. JamieStevenson, killiefan27, RadgerTheBadger, Willie adie 46 29. The DA, Ziggy 44 30. Arabdownunder, Bert Raccoon, Eedned, Fuctifano, ToBeSomeone 36 31. atfccfc, cambozpar, mathematics, MixuFixit, statts1976uk 2732. Everyone else 0 I'm pretty certain everything is right. The spreadsheet has been updated with everyone's scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NlaNlT-7ZGlQGqszGFfBb49tVzFpWITUAR7BUjApJUc/edit#gid=0 Is there anyway, other than in my head, we can have Whole Lotta Love playing when you make the weekly chart round up? Edited May 19, 2019 by Sergeant Wilson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: is there anyway, other thanks my head, we can have Whole Lotta Love playing when you make the weekly chart round up? If you try this again in English I might be able to help you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: If you try this again in English I might be able to help you. I imagine the Top of the Pops theme, Whole Lotta Love originally recorded by Led Zeppelin, when you publish the leader board. It was a whimsical idea that you could add this as a sound track. It wasn't that funny the first time and certainly hasn't got any better for the additional explanation. I've edited the predictive text errors as well. Edited May 19, 2019 by Sergeant Wilson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Just as well some c***s paying attention here. Cherry popped. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statts1976uk Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Finally! Some points on the board! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Just as well some c***s paying attention here. Cherry popped.Deadly Duo as well, you gobshite.... erm, I mean congratulations good sir. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, Savage Henry said: Deadly Duo as well, you gobshite.... erm, I mean congratulations good sir. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Still tap o the table#iwelcomethechase[emoji1] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 13 minutes ago, alta-pete said: Still tap o the table #iwelcomethechase My money's on Ned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sureiknow Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Herman Wouk aged 103. American Author of The Caine Munity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Herman Wouk aged 103. American Author of The Caine Munity. Two in a row. Boom! I hope it was suicide. Edit: U.K. obit. Points please https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/17/herman-wouk-obituary Edit 2: Herman Spook. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 4 hours ago, sureiknow said: Herman Wouk aged 103. American Author of The Caine Munity. In the last month we've lost Peter Mayhew- a Wookie now Herman Wouk Hmm.. I wonder if John Woo is shiteing himself.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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