Miguel Sanchez Posted August 20, 2023 Author Share Posted August 20, 2023 6 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Week 33 update Two deaths this week. The first is, as reported by Aim Here, actually from some time ago, the writer D.M. Thomas: DM Thomas obituary | Books | The Guardian Some interesting stuff in there about a writer I'm not familiar with, but I enjoyed that passage the most. Given there must be at least ten mentions of him being a rampant shagger in that obituary, I'm assuming he or a close friend wrote it. Thomas died at 88 so he's worth 37 Base Points for @ThomCat. A Captain bonus doubles that, with a Solo Shot for an extra 50 giving him 124 points. I should also point out here that, as with every year, I do a manual check of everyone on the list who hasn't died to make sure I haven't missed anyone. During the year the only real way I have of tracking deaths is looking at the list of recent deaths on Wikipedia, so if a rare name I don't immediately recognise is up I'm not always guaranteed to get it. If you know someone dies, get on it. ==================== Second death this week was insurance salesman Michael Parkinson: Sir Michael Parkinson obituary | Michael Parkinson | The Guardian One thing that's struck me as I've been reading about his life is something I've mentioned before with respected television figures. The Parkinson-style chat show doesn't exist any more and that's largely because of the way media has changed. Aside from nobody watching TV any more, the overall media landscape has changed to render chat shows largely irrelevant. Promotional media for new releases is managed by the people already involved. Sportspeople are press-managed to within an inch of their lives. Anyone else has a Twitter account and can sell themselves. And now nobody has an attention span of more than a minute, so who's going to watch an old man interviewing someone from the internet? He retired when I was 15 so I'm not going to say he was a big part of my life, but moments like this are just reminders that the world is changing and I'm not always convinced it's for the better. Parkinson died at 88 so he's worth 37 Base Points for @cdhafc1874, @HI HAT, @mathematics, @ParsJake, @superwell87 and @Willie adie. As a result (and thanks to Aim Here's corrections, all of which were typing errors rather than arithmetic, the standings now look like this: 1. JustOneCornetto 405 2. psv_killie 376 3. Arbroathlegend36-0 288 4. Desp 264 5. LoonsYouthTeam 245 6. The Naitch 240 7. ThomCat 239 8. gkneil 234 9. cdhafc1874 229 10. Arabdownunder 228 11. buddiepaul 226 12. Billy Jean King 225 13. Mark Connolly, weirdcal 224 15. Bert Raccoon 222 16. qos_75 221 17. peasy23 220 18. amnarab 219 19. Ned Nederlander 209 20. Miguel Sanchez 199 21. Bully Wee Villa 192 22. Ziggy Sobotka 190 23. lolls 180 24. Donathan 179 25. Shotgun 170 26. Savage Henry 169 27. D.V.T., microdave, throbber 166 30. HI HAT, Ludo*1 162 32. chomp my root 161 33. Michael W, pub car king, The_Craig 157 36. Aim Here 155 37. DG.Roma 154 38. The DA 153 39. sophia 148 40. Karpaty Lviv, Scorge 145 42. Indale Winton 142 43. Sweaty Morph 140 44. alta-pete 139 45. get_the_subbies_on 138 46. Frosty, HK Hibee, willie adie 134 49. Fuctifano, thistledo 125 51. ParsJake 123 52. kilMARKnock 116 53. doulikefish, tamthebam, The Master 111 56. Melanius Mullarkay 110 57. Arch Stanton, mozam76 101 59. Lofarl 99 60. Oystercatcher, weemac 97 62. atfccfc, Ray Patterson 96 64. HTG 95 65. djchapsticks 94 66. Moomintroll 93 67. Enigma 90 68. dagane, pawpar 87 70. sparky88 84 71. blackislekillie 74 72. Jimmy Baker 71 73. ICTJohnboy, superwell87 69 75. paulathame 68 76. lichtgilphead 67 77. expatowner 60 78. German Jag, Priti priti priti Patel, superbigal 58 81. Dunning1874, sleazy 55 83. Empty It, The Hologram 48 85. DeeTillEhDeh 42 86. Oceanlineayr, Salvo Montalbano, Shipa, statts1976uk 39 90. mathematics 37 91. 10menwent2mow, dee_62, mizfit, parxyz, scottsdad, senorsoupe, Suspect Device 32 98. choirbairn, Derry Alli, stanton 31 101. BillyAnchor, Christophe, Lex, PWL 29 105. Everyone else 0 The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RxCIfczRUmrRrW79tUQ0vJ5KaHZpYENsTKmDqW4X3W4/edit?usp=sharing Update: @ParsJake actually had Parkinson as his Captain, so he gets an extra 37 points and is now up to 33rd. I've fixed the spreadsheet and the scores. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 6 hours ago, TxRover said: Points watch (finally), as Jimmy entered added time… “The grandson of former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter said “it’s clear we’re in the final chapter” in an interview with People published Saturday. “ Just a few months and a December bonus kicks in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 42 minutes ago, BillyAnchor said: Just a few months and a December bonus kicks in. That c**t Pele checked out early last year to steal my January Captain celebration, so Jimmy will either peg out 30 Nov or next year! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qos_75 Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 On 21/08/2023 at 00:55, TxRover said: That c**t Pele checked out early last year to steal my January Captain celebration, so Jimmy will either peg out 30 Nov or next year! Yeah, Pele and the Pope pegging it in the last couple of days in December was particularly disappointing. If they held on a week or so more and I would have started January with a hat-trick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/08/22/nick-hitchon-nuclear-scientist-seven-up-granada-television/ Thoughts, prayer, points. Was getting the fear that this was going to another pick that was too niche. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Wagner boss, and nine others, killed in plane "accident". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Points, unatural causes bonus and deadly duo bonus, plz. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 How did they manage to get a plane to fall out of a window? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 22 minutes ago, Curmudgeon said: How did they manage to get a plane to fall out of a window? I remember a few flying in to them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 I was going to put him but put Putin instead I think. Rookie error. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 10 minutes ago, Salvo Montalbano said: put him but put Putin That's the noise @RH33's car was making. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 (edited) If you look at FlightRadar right now the Top 10 most followed (like ‘000s watching what is unfolding) flights are various private jets scurrying away from Moscow and St Petersburg. And they’re just the ones you can see… Edited August 23, 2023 by alta-pete 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofarl Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Natural causes. No bonus for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Lofarl said: Natural causes. No bonus for him. A surface-to-air missile seems a wee bit unnatural…just saying…agree with Michael W…points please, unnatural and duo…thoughts and prayers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 8 minutes ago, TxRover said: A surface-to-air missile seems a wee bit unnatural…just saying…agree with Michael W…points please, unnatural and duo…thoughts and prayers. He was never going to die in bed of gout or consumption or whatever. Totally natural for this guy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share Posted August 23, 2023 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Just now, scottsdad said: He was never going to die in bed of gout or consumption or whatever. Totally natural for this guy. Meh, points, guv! Ironically, that’s my youngest player gone, so my average age has crept up a bit! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, scottsdad said: He was never going to die in bed of gout or consumption or whatever. Totally natural for this guy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, TxRover said: Meh, points, guv! Ironically, that’s my youngest player gone, so my average age has crept up a bit! I'm convinced my players are immortal. Jimmy Carter will never die. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Patterson Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Hardcore legend from the wrestling world Terry Funk away. Only 79 but had been suffering from dementia in recent years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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