tamthebam Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 He appeared with Morecambe and Wise and look what's happened to him #prayforsineadgaryandtom 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 1 hour ago, tamthebam said: He appeared with Morecambe and Wise and look what's happened to him #prayforsineadgaryandtom Des sang all the right notes but not in the right order! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 Week 45 update Busy week this week. First up, Alex Trebek: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54867011 Quote Alex Trebek, the long-time host of American television quiz show Jeopardy!, has died at the age of 80. Mr Trebek announced he had been diagnosed with stage-four pancreatic cancer in March 2019. The Jeopardy! Twitter account said on Sunday he had "passed away peacefully at home" surrounded by family and friends. Mr Trebek had hosted Jeopardy! since 1984, and had received numerous awards and honours for his work. Producer of Jeopardy!, Sony Pictures, led tributes to the "legend", writing in a statement: "For 37 amazing years, Alex Trebek was that comforting voice, that moment of escape and entertainment at the end of a long, hard day for millions of people around the world." Known for his sharp wit and charisma, the Canadian-American presenter became the face of Jeopardy! during his three decades on the show, turning it into a ratings smash hit. He fronted more than 8,200 episodes of the popular quiz show, making him among the most well-known people on television in the US and Canada. In 2014 he set a Guinness World Record for "most game show episodes hosted by the same presenter". It's a shame he didn't die the same week as Sean Connery, I could have posted this: I spend a lot of time on American parts of the internet so I've seen people say "Suck it Trebek" and "I'll take ____ for 500, Alex" a lot and it means nothing to me. Him dying hasn't changed that. Trebek died at 80 so he's worth 45 Base Points for @Arabdownunder, @Bishop Briggs, @Bobby Skidmarks, @Indale Winton, @Lofarl, @Ned Nederlander, @Raidernation, @sjc, @sleazy, @sparky88 and @The DA. He gets a Vice-Captain bonus for 68 points for @cdisaaccie, @Fuctifano, @Melanius Mullarkey and @sleazy, with a Captain bonus for @weirdcal who gets 90 in total. ====================== Up next this week was a positive for Covid-19 as Peter Sutcliffe went: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/13/peter-sutcliffe-obituary Quote Few people cast a more baleful shadow over postwar Britain than Peter Sutcliffe, the “Yorkshire Ripper”, who has died aged 74. He killed and mutilated at least 13 women and attacked many others over a five-year period before being caught and jailed for life in 1981. Sutcliffe escaped justice for so long owing to a mixture of bad luck and incompetent policing, with many early clues missed. A total of 40,000 interviews were conducted during the hunt, and Sutcliffe was interviewed at least five times by the police. But he lied his way out of trouble each time. He was also helped by a hoaxer with a Sunderland accent who called himself “Wearside Jack” and who, in 1978, taunted the police on a tape recording, sending them off on the wrong track by telling them: “I’m Jack, I see you are still having no luck finding me.” This led the police to discount Sutcliffe as a suspect because he had a Yorkshire accent; he went on to kill a further three women. The hoaxer, an alcoholic called John Humble, was not tracked down until 2005, when he was jailed for eight years. He died last year. Quite the read. In the thread in General Nonsense for him there's a discussion about how his victims were reported on at the time. This obituary touches on the distinction between "prostitutes" and "innocent girls," and there's a slightly more in-depth piece on the Guardian's website today about why Sutcliffe viewed and targeted women the way he did. There's also this picture which is real and happened. Poor Frank Bruno: Sutcliffe was 74 when he died, so he's worth 51 Base Points. He was a hit for @The_Craig and @The DA, a Vice-Captain (77) for @Sergeant Wilson and a Captain (102) for @Shotgun. ====================== Up last this week was Des O'Connor, a man from the olden days of television: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54950051 Quote The comedian, singer and TV host died on Saturday following a fall at his home in Buckinghamshire just over a week ago. He was known hosting his own chat show, as well as Take Your Pick and Countdown - and for his friendship with Morecambe and Wise. In a statement his agent said he was "well loved by absolutely everybody" and "loved life". His long-time agent and family friend Pat Lake-Smith described him as the "ultimate entertainer" and said he had been recovering from the fall before his condition had suddenly deteriorated. She said: "He was a joy to work with - he was talented, fun, positive, enthusiastic, kind and a total professional. He loved life, and considered enthusiasm almost as important as oxygen." O'Connor died at 88, making him worth 37 Base Points. He was a hit for @10menwent2mow and @speckled tangerine, and a Vice-Captain for @choirbairn who gets 56. As a result, the standings look like this: 1. Bishop Briggs 520 2. JustOneCornetto 464 3. Melanius Mularkey 398 4. Ned Nederlander 387 5. thistledo 361 6. chomp my root, The_Craig 337 8. pub car king 326 9. Musketeer Gripweed 303 10. Aim Here, peasy23 300 12. alta-pete 287 13. sparky88 286 14. Lofarl 281 15. Savage Henry 266 16. speckled tangerine 241 17. The DA 237 18. ToBeSomeone 232 19. cdisaaccie 211 20. weirdcal 210 21. psv_killie 206 22. Arabdownunder 204 23. Fuctifano 198 24. paulathame 188 25. dee_62 186 26. sureiknow 184 27. Mark Connolly 183 28. Billy Jean King 179 29. ICTJohnboy 176 30. 50/50 Winner 172 31. sleazy 169 32. lichtgilphead 166 33. Arch Stanton 164 34. Karpaty Lviv 156 35. Bobby Skidmarks 155 36. choirbairn 150 37. Meden89 149 38. Sergeant Wilson 148 39. weejack 140 40. Indale Winton 134 41. expatowner, sjc 125 43. statts1976uk 123 44. Bold Rover 122 45. The Naitch 111 46. Ben Twilly 107 47. 101, Flybhoy 103 49. Shotgun 102 50. CountyFan 98 51. LoonsYouthTeam 96 52. Hamish's Passenger 94 53. microdave 84 54. Ludo*1 83 55. HI HAT 69 56. lolls 67 57. Blootoon87 60 58. 19QOS19, dundeefc1783 58 60. Sweaty Morph 57 61. mathematics 48 62. BillyAnchor, qos_75, RussellAnderson 47 65. Raidernation 45 66. doulikefish, cambozpar, LondonHMFC 44 69. pawpar 40 70. 10menwent2mow 37 71. gingette, wellinwigan 35 73. D.V.T. 34 74. Cardinal Richelieu 33 75. Scotty Tunbridge, shuggz, Perkin Flump, The Master 22 80. Everyone else 0 The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V64rLXKhrmZf-6K4D3RyN3cR5Z_i2rh-ztODUB_dQyI/edit?usp=sharing 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 5 hours ago, supermik said: Des O’Gonner. Stupid Fokker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Ray Clemence 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DA Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, Donathan said: Ray Clemence 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manifesto Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Howie Winter, who led the Winter Hill Gang before Whitey Bulger, dead. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/11/13/metro/former-winter-hill-gang-leader-howie-winter-has-died/ He, wasn't, a "rat'' tho. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, Donathan said: Ray Clemence Sad times, he had some great moments 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manifesto Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 27 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Sad times, he had some great moments That's 2 keepers involved in Scottish wins over them at Hampden dead today then. Former St Mirren & Kilmarnock keeper Campbell Forsyth who was in goal for the 1964 1-0 victory, dead at 86. He won't get a mention because of Clemence. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Jeez - I liked Clemence - part of the massive Liverpool side of my youth - seemed a decent bloke. And he gave us the famous nutmeg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Things seem to be picking up as we're edging towards December. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Manifesto said: That's 2 keepers involved in Scottish wins over them at Hampden dead today then. Former St Mirren & Kilmarnock keeper Campbell Forsyth who was in goal for the 1964 1-0 victory, dead at 86. He won't get a mention because of Clemence. In an odd coincidence he was the only keeper to concede a goal to Ray's great rival Peter Shilton. Where did you find out? Haven't seen it mentioned anywhere else, one of the last of Killie's league winners 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manifesto Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 27 minutes ago, Lurkst said: In an odd coincidence he was the only keeper to concede a goal to Ray's great rival Peter Shilton. Where did you find out? Haven't seen it mentioned anywhere else, one of the last of Killie's league winners One of his relatives FB. https://www.facebook.com/si.forsyth/posts/10164270383840257 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Eric Hall will be having a monster monster funeral. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arabdownunder Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 The Queen, Pele, The Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; Jimmy Carter; Raúl Castro; Yoko Ono; Sir Alex Ferguson, Clint Eastwood; Sophia Loren; Roman Polanski; Pierre Cardin. All in one day according to Radio France. The Bassin de Mort thread in Baguette'n'Cognac going off the scale. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/16/french-broadcaster-apologises-after-killing-off-queen-and-pele 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 5 hours ago, Arabdownunder said: The Queen, Pele, The Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; Jimmy Carter; Raúl Castro; Yoko Ono; Sir Alex Ferguson, Clint Eastwood; Sophia Loren; Roman Polanski; Pierre Cardin. All in one day according to Radio France. The Bassin de Mort thread in Baguette'n'Cognac going off the scale. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/16/french-broadcaster-apologises-after-killing-off-queen-and-pele Hit the beans with Yoko there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 9 hours ago, Arabdownunder said: The Queen, Pele, The Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; Jimmy Carter; Raúl Castro; Yoko Ono; Sir Alex Ferguson, Clint Eastwood; Sophia Loren; Roman Polanski; Pierre Cardin. All in one day according to Radio France. The Bassin de Mort thread in Baguette'n'Cognac going off the scale. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/16/french-broadcaster-apologises-after-killing-off-queen-and-pele Michel Sanchez of Baguette 'n' Cognac would be having a "tete est parti" moment 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 I thought Sophia Loren was deid already. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 20 hours ago, Bully Wee Villa said: Eric Hall will be having a monster monster funeral. Wimblegone 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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