tamthebam Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 In regard to Navalny I keep thinking of Blackadder becoming the Returning Officer when the last one "accidentally brutally stabbed himself in the stomach while shaving" and Dunny-in-the-Wold's only voter after the last one "accidentally brutally cut off his head while combing his hair" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) Hmmm… Quote 5:31PM Ex-Georgian leader fears he is 'next on Putin's death list' Mikheil Saakashvili, the imprisoned former Georgian leader, believes he may be “next on Putin’s death row” after Alexei Navalny collapsed and died in an Arctic penal colony. Praising Mr Navalny as a “great hero”, Mr Saakashvili said: “I appeal now to the West and participants of the Munich Security Conference to try to save at least Vladimir Kara-Murza, Ilya Yashin, and other political prisoners of the Russian regime. “Also, try to save me. I am also the personal prisoner of Vladimir Putin and I have been poisoned in captivity while the world has looked on. “Putin often compared Navalny with me. He promised to hang me. With Navalny now gone, am I the next on Putin’s death row?” Now, who was it I picked as my Vice Captain again? Edited February 16 by alta-pete ...and a solo shot too you say. Oh my.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 31 minutes ago, alta-pete said: Hmmm… Now, who was it I picked as my Vice Captain again? Привет, Влад, привет, приятель! Spoiler Hi Vlad, hiya pal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Saakashvili in making it all about him shocker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 07/01/2024 at 01:08, invergowrie arab said: Do we ever get to the point where being a Russian businessman or politician is just the same as being famous for being ill? Can I shock you. I actually like Russian politicians being eligible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Lviv Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 (edited) What a shame points etc etc Edited February 17 by Karpaty Lviv 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 RIP: South African cricket great Mike Procter dies aged 77 (msn.com) Took the final Gamble. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 2 hours ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: RIP: South African cricket great Mike Procter dies aged 77 (msn.com) Took the final Gamble. Had a good innings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Bowled over 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Howzat! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superwell87 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Procter 77 - declared. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Some of these puns crease me up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 4 hours ago, chomp my root said: Some of these puns crease me up. I'd come up with one myself but I'm popping out for a moment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, GordonD said: I'd come up with one myself but I'm popping out for a moment. Left me stumped. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 (edited) Week 7 update One death this week, Russian politician Alexei Navalny: Alexei Navalny obituary | Russia | The Guardian Quote Alexei Navalny, who has died suddenly aged 47 while in prison, was Russia’s best-known campaigner against high-level corruption. For many years he was the leading critic and opponent of President Vladimir Putin and his political party, United Russia. Repeated arrests, jail sentences and physical assaults did not deter Navalny from digging up financial scandals, which he published on his blogs and X feeds as well as YouTube. In a 2011 radio interview, he described United Russia as a “party of crooks and thieves”, which became a powerful and popular mantra on social media and at political protests. There's a lot to say about this. There's probably a lot more nobody can say because nobody knows, and nobody can or will know. Personally I hope the inevitable nuclear desolation is more like Fallout or Metro than Threads or Modern Warfare. What we don't know right now is how he died, so I'm unable to add an Unnatural Causes bonus. Like Matthew Perry last year I'll keep an eye out and see what the Russian government says about how its most notorious critic died while in their custody. Until then, Navalny died at 47 so he's worth 78 Base Points for @Billy Jean King, @invergowrie arab, @Karpaty Lviv, @lolls, @parxyz, @Ray Patterson and @weirdcal. @alta-pete gets a Captain bonus for 156 points and @Arabdownunder gets a Vice-Captain bonus for 117 points. As a result, the standings look like this: 1. mozam76 402 2. lolls 316 3. Billy Jean King 303 4. psv_killie 291 5. Ned Nederlander 282 6. lichtgilphead 279 7. The_Craig 254 8. pub car king 238 9. sparky88 232 10. Indale Winton, JustOneCornetto 225 12. Arch Stanton 207 13. cdhafc1874 204 14. weirdcal 191 15. Melanius Mullarkant 176 16. amnarab, The DA, The Naitch 169 19. Moomintroll, Salvo Montalbano 163 21. alta-pete 156 22. blackislekillie, Bully Wee Villa, choirbairn, Desp, Oystercatcher, peasy23 150 28. tamthebam 144 29. parxyz 125 30. Arabdownunder 117 31. buddiepaul, chomp my root, El Guapo, Forest_Fifer, mathematics, scottsdad, Trogdor, TxRover 113 39. sleazy, Sweaty Morph 100 41. ThomCat 94 42. invergowrie arab, Karpaty Lviv, Ray Patterson 78 47. Arbroathlegend36-0, DG.Roma, Lofarl, Mark Connolly, qos_75, Savage Henry, sensorsoupe, Sergeant Wilson, Shotgun 75 54. D Angelo Barksdale 71 55. Florentine_Pogen 58 56. stanton 25 57. Everyone else 0 The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CsroU6IlQNJOesOqCc5gsI7SCw8ywBS-PUzQwLTJe4g/edit?usp=sharing Edited February 18 by Miguel Sanchez 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 @Miguel Sanchez I'm 12th but also 41st? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 25 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Week 7 update One death this week, Russian politician Alexei Navalny: Alexei Navalny obituary | Russia | The Guardian There's a lot to say about this. There's probably a lot more nobody can say because nobody knows, and nobody can or will know. Personally I hope the inevitable nuclear desolation is more like Fallout or Metro than Threads or Modern Warfare. What we don't know right now is how he died, so I'm unable to add an Unnatural Causes bonus. Like Matthew Perry last year I'll keep an eye out and see what the Russian government says about how its most notorious critic died while in their custody. What's the adjudication on 'Sudden Death Syndrome'? Is that a natural cause or not? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 3 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: @Miguel Sanchez I'm 12th but also 41st? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 4 minutes ago, Aim Here said: What's the adjudication on 'Sudden Death Syndrome'? Is that a natural cause or not? “Sudden death syndrome” is a general term for various cardiac syndromes that cause sudden cardiac arrest and death. Sounds completely natural to me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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