JustOneCornetto Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 (edited) Reports on X that author A S Byatt has died. A solo hit for the man himself @Miguel Sanchez Edited November 16, 2023 by JustOneCornetto 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DA Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 1 hour ago, JustOneCornetto said: Reports on X that author A S Byatt has died. A solo hit for the man himself @Miguel Sanchez I believe there's 'Still Life'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 2 hours ago, JustOneCornetto said: Reports on X that author A S Byatt has died. A solo hit for the man himself @Miguel Sanchez I'm not going to Byatt until I see more proof.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 (edited) On 13/11/2023 at 08:00, stanton said: Frank Borman: Nasa astronaut who led Apollo 8 moon mission dies https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67379259 Now followed by Ken Mattingly of Apollo 13 & 16 fame. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/nov/16/ken-mattingly-obituary "Mattingly lost his place as command module pilot on Apollo 13 because he had been exposed to rubella. As a consequence he had to settle for a role within the Houston ground control team, where he helped to power up the stricken Apollo 13 spacecraft after it had broken down. His work in rescuing the mission was vital. During a two-hour conversation with his replacement, Jack Swigert, who was on board the crippled spacecraft, Mattingly, as Andrew Chaikin detailed in his book A Man on the Moon (1994), “read out every switch setting, every keystroke of the computer, the steps that would bring Odyssey (the command module of Apollo 13) back to life and ready for re-entry”. Edited November 16, 2023 by Florentine_Pogen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 11 hours ago, JustOneCornetto said: Reports on X that author A S Byatt has died. A solo hit for the man himself @Miguel Sanchez AS Dyatt surely? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Shane should have quite the wake. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) Former Dream Theater vocalist Charlie Dominici has died. https://dreamtheater.net/charlie-dominici-1951-2023/ Edited November 18, 2023 by Richey Edwards 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 AS SellByatt expired. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) Starting to cool down and starting to smell a bit funky. https://news.sky.com/story/kool-the-gang-drummer-and-co-founder-george-funky-brown-dies-13010548 Edited November 18, 2023 by chomp my root 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Miguel Sanchez Posted November 19, 2023 Author Share Posted November 19, 2023 Week 46 update One death this week, the writer A. S. Byatt: AS Byatt, author and critic, dies aged 87 | AS Byatt | The Guardian Quote The writer and critic AS Byatt, who explored family, myth and narrative in a career spanning six decades, has died aged 87. Her publisher Chatto & Windus confirmed that she died peacefully at home surrounded by close family. Dame Antonia Susan Duffy, who wrote under the name AS Byatt, authored complex and critically acclaimed novels, including the Booker prize-winning Possession and her examination of artistic creation, The Children’s Book. Over her career, she won a swathe of literary awards, from the Booker to a Chevalier of France’s Order of Arts and Letters. “We mourn her loss but it’s a comfort to know that her penetrating works will dazzle, shine and refract in the minds of readers for generations to come,” said her publisher Clara Farmer. Born Antonia Drabble in 1936, Byatt grew up in Sheffield and York, before studying English at Cambridge, Bryn Mawr College in Philadelphia and at Oxford. She began teaching at University College London in 1962, publishing her first novel, Shadows of a Sun, two years later. The complicated family relationships found in much of her fiction were already in evidence with this story of a daughter escaping a domineering father. A novel of rival sisters that followed in 1967 – appearing two years after her sister, the author Margaret Drabble, published her own novel on a similar theme – added mythological and symbolic elements, which became central to Byatt’s later work. The Guardian's obituary is a bit fuller and I'm honestly a bit in awe at the apparent scale of her career and intellect: AS Byatt obituary | Fiction | The Guardian I've only read Possession. It was a long time ago, the Victorian poetry inserts were a bit naff, and the film wasn't very good. Byatt died at 87 so she's worth 38 Base Points for me. She was also a Solo Shot, so I get 88 points total. As a result, the standings look like this: 1. cdhafc1874 422 2. JustOneCornetto 405 3. psv_killie 376 4. gkneil 369 5. Karpaty Lviv 300 6. Ned Nederlander 299 7. Michael W 295 8. Arbroathlegend36-0, peasy23 288 10. Miguel Sanchez 287 11. chomp my root 271 12. Arabdownunder 267 13. Desp, sparky88 264 15. Mark Connolly, weirdcal 263 17. qos_75 260 18. The_Craig 247 19. sophia 246 20. LoonsYouthTeam 245 21. The Naitch 240 22. ThomCat 239 23. throbber 237 24. The DA, Scorge 235 26. Indale Winton 232 27. Ziggy Sobotka 229 28. Ludo*1 227 29. buddiepaul 226 30. Billy Jean King 225 31. Bert Raccoon 222 32. amnarab 219 33. thistledo 215 34. microdave 205 35. HI HAT 201 36. Enigma 197 37. DG.Roma 193 38. Bully Wee Villa 192 39. TxRover 190 40. kilMARKnock 187 41. lolls 180 42. Donathan, Sweaty Morph 179 44. Frosty, HK Hibee 173 46. djchapsticks 172 47. Shotgun 170 48. Savage Henry 169 49. dee_62 167 50. D.V.T. 166 51. Fuctifano 164 52. ParsJake 160 53. pub car king 157 54. Aim Here 155 55. HTG 154 56. paulathame 153 57. mozam76 140 58. alta-pete 139 59. get_the_subbies_on 138 60. willie adie 134 61. ICTJohnboy 128 62. pawpar 126 63. GermanJag 123 64. Christophe 114 65. doulikefish, tamthebam, The Master 111 68. Melanius Mullarkay 110 69. statts1976uk 107 70. Arch Stanton, DeeTillEhDeh 101 72. Lofarl 99 73. Oystercatcher, Priti priti priti Patel, weemac 97 76. atfccfc, Ray Patterson 96 78. sleazy 94 79. Moomintroll 93 80. dagane, The Hologram 87 82. blackislekillie 74 83. btb, Jimmy Baker, senorsoupe 71 86. choirbairn 70 87. superwell87 69 88. lichtgilphead 67 89. expatowner 60 90. BillyAnchor, Lex, superbigal 58 93. Dunning1874 55 94. Empty It 48 95. ayrunitedfw, Duszek, nessies long lost ghost, Oceanlineayr, Salvo Montalbano, San Starko, Shipa 39 102. mathematics 37 103. 10menwent2mow, mizfit, parxyz, scottsdad, Suspect Device 32 108. Derry Alli, stanton 31 110. PWL 29 111. Everyone else 0 I don't think I've ever been this high. The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RxCIfczRUmrRrW79tUQ0vJ5KaHZpYENsTKmDqW4X3W4/edit?usp=sharing 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Week 46 update One death this week, the writer A. S. Byatt: AS Byatt, author and critic, dies aged 87 | AS Byatt | The Guardian The Guardian's obituary is a bit fuller and I'm honestly a bit in awe at the apparent scale of her career and intellect: AS Byatt obituary | Fiction | The Guardian I've only read Possession. It was a long time ago, the Victorian poetry inserts were a bit naff, and the film wasn't very good. Byatt died at 87 so she's worth 38 Base Points for me. She was also a Solo Shot, so I get 88 points total. As a result, the standings look like this: 1. cdhafc1874 422 2. JustOneCornetto 405 3. psv_killie 376 4. gkneil 369 5. Karpaty Lviv 300 6. Ned Nederlander 299 7. Michael W 295 8. Arbroathlegend36-0, peasy23 288 10. Miguel Sanchez 287 11. chomp my root 271 12. Arabdownunder 267 13. Desp, sparky88 264 15. Mark Connolly, weirdcal 263 17. qos_75 260 18. The_Craig 247 19. sophia 246 20. LoonsYouthTeam 245 21. The Naitch 240 22. ThomCat 239 23. throbber 237 24. The DA, Scorge 235 26. Indale Winton 232 27. Ziggy Sobotka 229 28. Ludo*1 227 29. buddiepaul 226 30. Billy Jean King 225 31. Bert Raccoon 222 32. amnarab 219 33. thistledo 215 34. microdave 205 35. HI HAT 201 36. Enigma 197 37. DG.Roma 193 38. Bully Wee Villa 192 39. TxRover 190 40. kilMARKnock 187 41. lolls 180 42. Donathan, Sweaty Morph 179 44. Frosty, HK Hibee 173 46. djchapsticks 172 47. Shotgun 170 48. Savage Henry 169 49. dee_62 167 50. D.V.T. 166 51. Fuctifano 164 52. ParsJake 160 53. pub car king 157 54. Aim Here 155 55. HTG 154 56. paulathame 153 57. mozam76 140 58. alta-pete 139 59. get_the_subbies_on 138 60. willie adie 134 61. ICTJohnboy 128 62. pawpar 126 63. GermanJag 123 64. Christophe 114 65. doulikefish, tamthebam, The Master 111 68. Melanius Mullarkay 110 69. statts1976uk 107 70. Arch Stanton, DeeTillEhDeh 101 72. Lofarl 99 73. Oystercatcher, Priti priti priti Patel, weemac 97 76. atfccfc, Ray Patterson 96 78. sleazy 94 79. Moomintroll 93 80. dagane, The Hologram 87 82. blackislekillie 74 83. btb, Jimmy Baker, senorsoupe 71 86. choirbairn 70 87. superwell87 69 88. lichtgilphead 67 89. expatowner 60 90. BillyAnchor, Lex, superbigal 58 93. Dunning1874 55 94. Empty It 48 95. ayrunitedfw, Duszek, nessies long lost ghost, Oceanlineayr, Salvo Montalbano, San Starko, Shipa 39 102. mathematics 37 103. 10menwent2mow, mizfit, parxyz, scottsdad, Suspect Device 32 108. Derry Alli, stanton 31 110. PWL 29 111. Everyone else 0 I don't think I've ever been this high. The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RxCIfczRUmrRrW79tUQ0vJ5KaHZpYENsTKmDqW4X3W4/edit?usp=sharing Aren't you on 297 not 287? Your spreadsheet seems to say so, and so does mine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 19, 2023 Author Share Posted November 19, 2023 35 minutes ago, Aim Here said: Aren't you on 297 not 287? Your spreadsheet seems to say so, and so does mine. Hey cool I was 10 short on McCarthy. Top 7! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gingette Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Got excited there for a minute that i would finally score some points this year - but wrong Carter...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 1 minute ago, gingette said: Got excited there for a minute that i would finally score some points this year - but wrong Carter...... You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full time job. Now behave yourself. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 8 minutes ago, gingette said: Got excited there for a minute that i would finally score some points this year - but wrong Carter...... Likewise I had Dead Pool favourite Jum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full time job. Now behave yourself. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/19/rosalynn-carter-jimmy-carter-first-lady-dies Absolute dead (no pun intended)cert that Peanut Jimmy won't see out Jesus' birthday. Edited November 19, 2023 by Florentine_Pogen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lofarl Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 You were only supposed to blow the bloody president off!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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