Oystercatcher Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Hagdeid 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Bialystock said: Curse the Curse of Dundreich. You're right! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 When I was a student in the late 80s I used to go the GFT several times a week, especially in the afternoons. During that brief period when Marianne Sagebrecht was flavour of the month I went to see Baghdad Cafe. Being an afternoon showing (and I'm sure it when it was only one screen) there was "fingers on one hand" in attendance and yet there was some cunt talking all the way through the film and smoking. Eventually I turned round and did the "sshhhh" gesture to see it was Robbie Coltrane. He did the "both arms outstretched gesture", stopped talking for about 30 seconds but resumed as bad as before. I sat somewhere else. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 58 minutes ago, sophia said: Suzi, put the Kettle on, that's Danny McGone Suzi, out the Kettle on, there's points here for me I'd forgotten that one, still laugh at the scene with Vincent's knitted jumper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Harry Potter & The Philosophers Gone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Arch Stanton said: When I was a student in the late 80s I used to go the GFT several times a week, especially in the afternoons. During that brief period when Marianne Sagebrecht was flavour of the month I went to see Baghdad Cafe. Being an afternoon showing (and I'm sure it when it was only one screen) there was "fingers on one hand" in attendance and yet there was some c**t talking all the way through the film and smoking. Eventually I turned round and did the "sshhhh" gesture to see it was Robbie Coltrane. He did the "both arms outstretched gesture", stopped talking for about 30 seconds but resumed as bad as before. I sat somewhere else. ROBERT WAGNER! wait sorry, wrong episode 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 In the film "Flash Gordon", who would have imagined that the actor who got to close the plane door at the start of the film would become better known than the actor who played the title role. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 Week 42 update Two deaths this week. Up first, Angela Lansbury: Dame Angela Lansbury obituary | Television & radio | The Guardian Quote Although she was born in London, and retained a classic English poise all her life, Angela Lansbury, who has died aged 96, was a Hollywood and Broadway star for more than seven decades, and one who was completely unclassifiable. On her film debut, she played Ingrid Bergman’s cockney maid in George Cukor’s Gaslight (1944) and was promptly nominated for an Oscar, though she was never to win one. She graduated to play Laurence Harvey’s evil, possibly incestuous, mother – although she was only three years older than Harvey – in John Frankenheimer’s The Manchurian Candidate (1962), and then a dotty amateur witch in Disney’s follow-up to Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). This versatility, allied to her natural grace, vitality and chastely appealing features – her eyes were full, blue and unblinking, her face almost perfectly round, her mouth a cupid’s bow from the studio era – propelled her to stage stardom in Jerry Herman’s Mame (1966) and, in London at the Piccadilly theatre in 1973, as the show-stopping Mama Rose in Gypsy, by Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents. Lansbury had been initially reluctant to assume Ethel Merman’s mantle in Gypsy but, like Merman, she gave the performance of her life, full of steel and tenderness in equal measure. Her performance was more nuanced and needy than Merman’s; the critic Robert Cushman described “a slow steady build towards magnificence”. But she became best known worldwide for Murder, She Wrote, an American television series running from 1984 to 1996, with four subsequent TV films. She played the incisive and level-headed Jessica Fletcher, a retired English teacher, mystery writer and amateur sleuth in the coastal town of Cabot Cove, Maine, a sleepy location with a criminal body count as delightfully high and unlikely as in Midsomer Murders. I knew her for Murder, She Wrote but she had quite the prolific career in film and stage. Lansbury died at 96 so she's worth 29 Base Points for @Clockwork, @HTG, @Karpaty Lviv, @Stringer Bell, @lolls, @Ray Patterson and @statts1976uk ========= Second death was Robbie Coltrane: Robbie Coltrane obituary | Film | The Guardian Quote The actor Robbie Coltrane, who has died aged 72, was regularly described as a big man of the British screen. Journalists said he was heavy on talent yet thin-skinned as an interviewee. He disliked his encounters with the press. But the larger-than-life roles with which he was most associated – the criminal psychologist Fitz, Harry Potter’s half-giant friend Hagrid – demonstrated something else: they were performances of a kind of crumpled vulnerability that was also characteristic of the man. Coltrane recalled that during the filming of Ocean’s Twelve (2004), he found himself sitting at a table with George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt. “These are about the three most successful, most beautiful actors in the world at the moment. And here am I. A fat boy from Rutherglen … What the f**k am I doing here?” Of course, this is how I'll always think of him: I think people have picked him every year since I started running the Dead Pool. I've never known if he's been unwell or he's just fat. He died at 72 so he's worth 53 Base Points for @mizfit and @sophia, with a Deadly Duo bonus taking that to 75 points each. After that, the standings look like this: 1. Bishop Briggs 691 2. Indale Winton 635 3. Ned Nederlander 571 4. chompmyroot 551 5. Billy Jean King 460 6. JustOneCornetto 452 7. Arabdownunder, Arch Stanton, sparky88 445 10. Moomintroll 416 11. gkneil 382 12. weirdcal 372 13. psv_killie 353 14. Sweaty Morph 342 15. Savage Henry 338 16. mathematics, The DA 321 18. peasy23 318 19. The_Craig 315 20. pub car king 288 21. The Master 273 22. scottsdad 262 23. buddiepaul 261 24. Arbroathlegend36-0 255 25. lichtgilphead 237 26. microdave 228 27. thistledo 226 28. tamthebam 221 29. senorsoupe 219 30. Raidernation 218 31. Desp 217 32. pawpar 216 33. Melanius Mullarkey 207 34. Aim Here 205 35. Florentine_Pogen 202 36. gingette 199 37. Fuctifano, jimbaxters 196 39. blootoon87 180 40. Lofarl 176 41. Karpaty Lviv 161 42. thisal 160 43. cdhafc1874 159 44. Mark Connolly 153 45. ThomCat 143 46. ayrunitedfw 140 47. mizfit 136 48. sophia 131 49. HI HAT 122 50. sleazy 121 51. willie adie 115 52. Scorge 114 53. nessies long lost ghost, The Naitch 113 55. Hamish's Passenger, speckled tangerine 112 57. Les Cabbage 111 58. The Hologram 108 59. Miguel Sanchez 105 60. Bully Wee Villa 104 61. paulathame, Sergeant Wilson 98 63. djchapsticks, Enigma 81 65. Ray Patterson 76 66. cambozpar 74 67. statts1976uk 68 68. D.V.T., qos_75 59 70. Aladdin, BillyAnchor, doulikefish, ICTJohnboy, invergowrie arab, Oystercatcher, smpar, Soapy FFC 58 78. Cardinal Richelieu, get_the_subbies_on, Lex, RossBFaeDundee 52 82. HTG 48 83. Amarillo Bairn 44 84. Bert Raccoon 39 85. Curmudgeon 35 86. 10menwent2mow 34 87. Bold Rover, Clockwork, dagane, Duszek, Hedgecutter, lolls, LoonsYouthTeam, Stringer Bell 29 95. Everyone else 0 The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mup1IJllKHs0a47J8G6IXUkvShJrV28Iuc-Kkn7RKuo/edit?usp=sharing 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/16/joyce-sims-r-and-b-singer-songwriter-dies-aged-63 Joyce Sims new hit - "Come Into My Coffin" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearthammer Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 After a long and sustained bout of extreme hubris and not giving a monkey's about normal, working people, finally our collective suffering will (hopefully) be over. Whilst i didn't have them in the official Dead Pool, their demise would be more than welcome to all but their well-looked-after fellow establishment cabalists. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisal Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 15 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/16/joyce-sims-r-and-b-singer-songwriter-dies-aged-63 Joyce Sims new hit - "Come Into My Coffin" Necrophilia thread for this pish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Putting him in my team every year like: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustOneCornetto Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Former Dunfermline and Rangers striker Jimmy Millar dead at 87 Points please @Miguel Sanchez 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorsoupe Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz, 78 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.V.T. Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Red Bull going even more than their cost cap by paying for his funeral 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 It's all in the font. Red Bull gives you Wing Dings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Missed this last week but Apollo astronaut Jim McDivitt is now sitting in his tin can... https://astronomy.com/news/2022/10/astronaut-jim-mcdivitt-commander-of-nasas-first-spacewalk-dies-at-age-93 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 I bet you think this post is about you. https://nypost.com/2022/10/22/carly-simons-sisters-joanna-and-lucy-die-of-cancer-one-day-apart/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz, 78Dead bull 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) Week 43 update One death this week, the footballer Jimmy Millar: Rangers: Jimmy Millar dies aged 87 - BBC Sport Quote Former Rangers and Scotland striker Jimmy Millar has died at the age of 87. Millar began his career at Dunfermline but was signed by legendary Rangers boss Scot Symon in January 1955 and played for the Ibrox club for 12 years. During that time the Edinburgh-born forward won three league titles, five Scottish Cups and three League Cups. Millar, who won two caps for Scotland, scored 162 goals in 317 appearances for Rangers and was later inducted into the club's Hall of Fame. "A tough, brave and quick centre-forward, our thoughts are with Jimmy's family at this sad time," said a Rangers statement. The articles about him from the usual sources aren't very detailed, so I don't have a lot else to add. I will steal this picture from the Daily Record's piece though, since it's always nice to remember how good football used to look: Millar died at 87 so he's worth 38 Base Points for @ICTJohnboy and @JustOneCornetto. Johnboy gets an extra 25 for the Deadly Duo bonus taking him to 63 points, while the ice cream gets the Deadly Duo bonus and a Vice-Captain bonus taking him to 82 points. After that, the standings look like this: 1. Bishop Briggs 691 2. Indale Winton 635 3. Ned Nederlander 571 4. chompmyroot 551 5. JustOneCornetto 534 6. Billy Jean King 460 7. Arabdownunder, Arch Stanton, sparky88 445 10. Moomintroll 416 11. gkneil 382 12. weirdcal 372 13. psv_killie 353 14. Sweaty Morph 342 15. Savage Henry 338 16. mathematics, The DA 321 18. peasy23 318 19. The_Craig 315 20. pub car king 288 21. The Master 273 22. scottsdad 262 23. buddiepaul 261 24. Arbroathlegend36-0 255 25. lichtgilphead 237 26. microdave 228 27. thistledo 226 28. tamthebam 221 29. senorsoupe 219 30. Raidernation 218 31. Desp 217 32. pawpar 216 33. Melanius Mullarkey 207 34. Aim Here 205 35. Florentine_Pogen 202 36. gingette 199 37. Fuctifano, jimbaxters 196 39. blootoon87 180 40. Lofarl 176 41. Karpaty Lviv 161 42. thisal 160 43. cdhafc1874 159 44. Mark Connolly 153 45. ThomCat 143 46. ayrunitedfw 140 47. mizfit 136 48. sophia 131 49. HI HAT 122 50. ICTJohnboy, sleazy 121 52. willie adie 115 53. Scorge 114 54. nessies long lost ghost, The Naitch 113 56. Hamish's Passenger, speckled tangerine 112 58. Les Cabbage 111 59. The Hologram 108 60. Miguel Sanchez 105 61. Bully Wee Villa 104 62. paulathame, Sergeant Wilson 98 64. djchapsticks, Enigma 81 66. Ray Patterson 76 67. cambozpar 74 68. statts1976uk 68 69. D.V.T., qos_75 59 71. Aladdin, BillyAnchor, doulikefish, invergowrie arab, Oystercatcher, smpar, Soapy FFC 58 78. Cardinal Richelieu, get_the_subbies_on, Lex, RossBFaeDundee 52 82. HTG 48 83. Amarillo Bairn 44 84. Bert Raccoon 39 85. Curmudgeon 35 86. 10menwent2mow 34 87. Bold Rover, Clockwork, dagane, Duszek, Hedgecutter, lolls, LoonsYouthTeam, Stringer Bell 29 95. Everyone else 0 The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mup1IJllKHs0a47J8G6IXUkvShJrV28Iuc-Kkn7RKuo/edit?usp=sharing Edited October 26, 2022 by Miguel Sanchez 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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