BillyAnchor Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 5 hours ago, Bishop Briggs said: Henry Patterson, aka Jack Higgins, who wrote "The Eagle Has Landed" - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61054455 Soon to be: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 The Eagle has crash landed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share Posted April 10, 2022 Week 15 update Two deaths this week. Up first, Eastenders actor June Brown: June Brown, EastEnders’ Dot Cotton, dies aged 95 | Television | The Guardian Quote June Brown, the actor best known for portraying Dot Cotton in the BBC soap EastEnders, has died at 95. Brown, who played the chainsmoking Christian and Walford stalwart between 1985 and 1993 and then from 1997 onwards, died on Sunday, according to the BBC. “We are deeply saddened to announce our beloved mother, June, passed away very peacefully at her home in Surrey on Sunday evening, with her family by her side,” said a post from Brown’s family on the BBC’s official Eastenders Twitter account. “We would kindly ask that our privacy is respected at this very difficult time.” Brown was born in Needham Market, Suffolk, in 1927 and was one of five children. She served in the Women’s Royal Naval Service during the second world war, before training as an actor at London’s Old Vic Theatre School. Early TV roles included appearances on Coronation Street, Doctor Who and Play For Today, before she joined the longrunning soap on the recommendation of Leslie Grantham, who played Den Watts. Originally appearing as an Albert Square gossipmonger, the character – later known as Dot Branning – developed over time to become a beloved part of the serial’s furniture. As Cotton, Brown also became a touchstone of British popular culture, with her distinctive ‘Italian boy’ hairstyle, strong Christian beliefs and penchant for smoking. As well as instantly recognisable, Brown’s portrayal was widely praised; in 2008, she became the first soap cast member to have an episode entirely dedicated to them, with the character dictating her life for on-screen husband Jim, played by John Barden, who had had a stroke in the programme. A longer version of her acting ability and significance in British popular culture is available here: June Brown: the genius chainsmoking queen of the East End | Television | The Guardian I like the fact in a 2019 interview she said she was going to keep drinking and smoking because it hadn't shortened her life. Brown died at 95 so she's worth 30 Base Points for @ayrunitedfw, @buddiepaul, @cambozpar, @Hamish's Passenger, @Karpaty Lviv, @Les Cabbage, @pub car king and @ThomCat. ================ Second death this week is rugby player Tom Smith: Tom Smith: Former Scotland and British & Irish Lions prop dies - BBC Sport Quote Revered coach Sir Ian McGeechan, who coached Smith both at Scotland and with the Lions, hailed him has his nation's "greatest ever prop". Ranking the former Glasgow Warrior in the top five Scottish players of all time, McGeechan told BBC Scotland: "You need to rate Tom not just as a player, but as a man - and he sits top of the pile for me on that." In November, Smith travelled from his home in France to Edinburgh to be inducted into Scottish Rugby's Hall of Fame, and presented the match ball before the Scots' autumn loss to South Africa at Murrayfield. He captained his country during an eight-year Test career and was a hugely influential figure at club level for Brive and Northampton Saints until his retirement in 2009. Smith coached at Edinburgh and Lyon in France before stepping back from the game in the wake of his cancer diagnosis in November 2019. Until the 2021 tour of South Africa, he had been the last Scot to start a Lions Test match, having been selected for six in a row during 1997 and 2001. Renowned as a powerful, technical scrummager despite his modest 5ft 10ins, 16st frame, Smith was years ahead of his time in possessing remarkable footballing skill. Sounds like he was pretty good. I don't want to do two straight weeks of reminding you all about the fleeting nature of life given this is a fit man aged 50 who died two and a bit years after a cancer diagnosis and leaves a family behind, but just always look after your health. Smith died at 50, so he's worth 75 Base Points for @Arch Stanton, @Billy Jean King, @Bishop Briggs, @chomp my root, @Indale Winton, @JustOneCornetto, @Lofarl, @Mark Connolly, @peasy23, @sparky88, @thistledo and @weirdcal. A Vice-Captain bonus yields 113 points for @nessies long lost ghost, @The DA and @The Naitch. A Captain bonus gets 150 points for @gingette, @microdave and @psv_killie. As a result, the standings look like this: 1. Bishop Briggs 485 2. chomp my root 403 3. JustOneCornetto 386 4. Indale Winton 350 5. Ned Nederlander 313 6. Arch Stanton 302 7. gkneil 271 8. peasy23, weirdcal 259 10. Arbroathlegend36-0 255 11. psv_killie 242 12. sparky88 219 13. Savage Henry 196 14. Desp 188 15. pawpar, Sweaty Morph 187 17. Mathematics, The Master 184 19. thistledo 167 20. Blootoon87 151 21. gingette, microdave 150 23. The_Craig, The DA 144 25. scottsdad 138 26. cdhafc1874 130 27. Moomintroll 123 28. pub car king 122 29. nessies long lost ghost, The Naitch 113 31. Bully Wee Villa 104 32. jimbaxters, lichtgilphead, sleazy 92 35. Florentine_Pogen 85 36. Billy Jean King, Lofarl, Mark Connolly 75 39. ThomCat 69 40. Hamish's Passenger 61 41. Fuctifano, Willie adie 57 43. senorsoupe 50 44. Bert Raccoon, speckled tangerine, statts1976uk 39 47. ayrunitedfw, buddiepaul, cambozpar, Karpaty Lviv, Les Cabbage 52. Everyone else 0 The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mup1IJllKHs0a47J8G6IXUkvShJrV28Iuc-Kkn7RKuo/edit?usp=sharing 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Lviv Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 On the board at last. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofarl Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Thank f**k I’ve points on the board now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Dead Pool. It's a marathon, not a sprint Spoiler Bunch of healthy b*****ds I've got. Grr! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Chris Bailey, frontman of Australian proto-punks The Saints, has left the building......................... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 The saints, are going, the saints are going..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Another favourite gone. He’ll soon know you can’t tamper with the temple of the lord. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParsJake Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Now he really is stranded on his own. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Gilbert’s getting fried. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Gilbert Got Deid 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 1 hour ago, carpetmonster said: Gilbert Got Deid Stunning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 1 minute ago, Antlion said: Stunning. There was also What's Eating Gilbert's Grapes (worms) but bit of respect and all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdhafc1874 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Gilbert Getsfried 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Best scene = 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordofthewing Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Freddy Rincon is now Freddy Rin-gone https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61103586 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Drop Dead Fred. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Outside of disobedient royal daughters-in-law, car crashes are really hard to predict and anyone getting points from them is worthy of much respect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 1 hour ago, BillyAnchor said: Outside of disobedient royal daughters-in-law, car crashes are really hard to predict and anyone getting points from them is worthy of much respect. Insert comment about the Hearts v Hibs semi-final here.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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