Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Pishing masel' at these responses to a racehorse dying. Well done folks........ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustOneCornetto Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 10 minutes ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Pishing masel' at these responses to a racehorse dying. Well done folks........ Everyone seems to have reined it now so don't think it will go on furlong. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustOneCornetto Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Scotland's oldest living woman Marion Dawson has died aged 111 Not many points for @Ned Nederlander but the 50 bonus points for a Solo Shot make it worthwhile to boost his lead at top of the league. Good deadpooling sir. https://www.grg-supercentenarians.org/2024/07/24/marion-dawson-scotlands-oldest-living-person-dies-at-111/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 2 minutes ago, JustOneCornetto said: Scotland's oldest living woman Marion Dawson has died aged 111 Not many points for @Ned Nederlander but the 50 bonus points for a Solo Shot make it worthwhile to boost his lead at top of the league. Good deadpooling sir. https://www.grg-supercentenarians.org/2024/07/24/marion-dawson-scotlands-oldest-living-person-dies-at-111/ Does she qualify? What is her celebrity status? What's she famous for? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustOneCornetto Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 I think anyone whom lives to the age of 111 on a Scottish diet deserves celebrity status and I would say that the oldest person in the World or any UK country would qualify plus, while the above link is not a qualifying obit her name will be all over the Scottish papers tomorrow. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 15 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: Does she qualify? What is her celebrity status? What's she famous for? 1. If there's a qualifying obituary published, yes. Otherwise no. The other causes for disqualification (famous for being ill, famous for being someone's relative, famous for being a US college sports star, being under the age of 18) don't seem to apply. 2. Aquamarine 3. Being older than anyone else in Scotland (she had newspaper articles written about her when she was alive) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 21 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: Does she qualify? What is her celebrity status? What's she famous for? You must be gutted you can’t cheat in this like you can in the quiz thread, eh? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 1 hour ago, Arch Stanton said: Does she qualify? What is her celebrity status? What's she famous for? Imagine living in this wet and windy isle for 111 years deserves a medal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 4 hours ago, JustOneCornetto said: I think anyone whom lives to the age of 11 on a Scottish diet deserves celebrity status 3 hours ago, 101 said: Imagine living in this wet and windy isle for 11 years deserves a medal 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 8 hours ago, 101 said: Imagine living in this wet and windy isle for 111 years deserves a medal Was she really 111 - maybe she was just Ill? 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 17 hours ago, JustOneCornetto said: Everyone seems to have reined it now so don't think it will go on furlong. Maybe somebody has taken offence? Bit of a nightmare if they have. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Janet Andrewatha has no Neighbours and no longer a Prisoner (Cell Block H) at 72. https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/actress-with-iconic-role-in-neighbours-dies-aged-72/news-story/fe482d011765a730ae91cacbc71a95bf https://metro.co.uk/2024/07/28/neighbours-prisoner-star-janet-andrewartha-dies-aged-72-21311524/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 On 26/07/2024 at 20:54, JustOneCornetto said: Scotland's oldest living woman Marion Dawson has died aged 111 Not many points for @Ned Nederlander but the 50 bonus points for a Solo Shot make it worthwhile to boost his lead at top of the league. Good deadpooling sir. https://www.grg-supercentenarians.org/2024/07/24/marion-dawson-scotlands-oldest-living-person-dies-at-111/ No qualifying obit for auld Marion - the Record covered her most recent birthdays so mibeez there'll be some mention of her before the end of the year Some life though, 26 when WW2 broke out, 50 odd by the time man walked on the moon - she lived 50% longer than most of us will! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 (edited) Week 30 update One death this week, musician John Mayall: John Mayall obituary | Blues | The Guardian Quote The years of the mid-1960s, John Mayall said, “were a special period in British music history” – the foundation of all today’s rock. “Our source was all the American black music that Americans weren’t listening to,” he said. “People mention Eric Clapton, Cream, Fleetwood Mac, the Animals, the Rolling Stones: all these people came out of a small time period – four years. We were all so dedicated to where this music came from and the injustice of the fact that the blues was not appreciated in America. We were damned if we were going to let it go on being unnoticed.” Mayall, who has died aged 90, did more than most to get the blues noticed in the UK. He composed music, sang, and played several instruments, but above all he was a bandleader, notably with the Bluesbreakers. Ever alert to musicians who might realise his ideas while developing their own, he employed leading blues players across two generations, from Clapton and Peter Green to Walter Trout. Mayall was one of the more prolific artists that I've ever covered here. He recorded loads of stuff, so picking out something to share here is more difficult than usual. Thankfully someone in the thread already covered that, so let's have a listen: On 24/07/2024 at 14:28, Florentine_Pogen said: Free up your Sunday. It seems he recorded and performed well into his 80s, so good for him. Mayall died at 90 so he's worth 35 Base Points for @sophia, with a Solo Shot taking that to 85 points. ================ This week also saw the death of Marian Dawson, Scotland's oldest woman and a Solo Shot for @Ned Nederlander. There are no qualifying obituaries as yet, so he's not getting any points for her so far. I'll keep an eye out. I'm sure he will too. As a result, the standings look like this: 1. Ned Nederlander 567 2. Billy Jean King 536 3. mozam76 528 4. psv_killie 527 4. lolls 514 5. The Naitch 510 6. Moomintroll 502 7. The_Craig 494 8. Indale Winton 484 9. JustOneCornetto 470 10. El Guapo 457 11. chomp my root 450 12. sparky88 447 13. choirbairn 438 14. The DA 436 15. pub car king 430 16. Savage Henry 415 17. mathematics, Melanius Mullarkay 404 19. TxRover 397 20. weirdcal 378 21. Lofarl 370 22. Forest_Fifer 369 23. Arch Stanton 363 24. buddiepaul, cdhafc1874 360 26. lichtgilphead 351 27. peasy23 348 28. Bully Wee Villa, Darren 347 30. Desp 342 31. sleazy 340 32. Arbroathlegend36-0 324 33. Arabdownunder 318 34. scottsdad 297 35. HI HAT 276 36. nessies long lost ghost 276 37. Oystercatcher 270 38. Mark Connolly 262 39. Craig fae the Vale 251 40. Sweaty Morph 244 41. Shotgun 231 42. LoonsYouthTeam 222 43. Aim Here, senorsoupe 219 45. Sergeant Wilson 218 46. blackislekillie 216 47. parxyz 206 48. qos_75 203 49. gingette 187 50. invergowrie arab 186 51. pawpar 179 52. tamthebam 171 53. Molotov 170 54. amnarab 169 55. 10menwent2mow, 101, Guy Incognito, Shipa, throbber 168 60. Raidernation, Salvo Montalbano 163 62. Karpaty Lviv, Ray Patterson 162 64. DG.Roma 159 65. alta-pete, Miguel Sanchez 156 67. ThomCat 152 68. get_the_subbies_on, Polarbear, Scorge, The Master 144 72. Cheese 143 73. Enigma 128 74. Trogdor 113 75. sophia 85 76. dagane, The Hologram 84 78. Suspect Device 76 79. ICTChris 74 80. Ash1990, Bert Raccoon 72 82. Florentine_Pogen 58 83. stanton 51 84. BillyAnchor, doulikefish 49 86. falkirktheinvincible 27 87. Everyone else 0 The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CsroU6IlQNJOesOqCc5gsI7SCw8ywBS-PUzQwLTJe4g/edit?usp=sharing Edited July 28 by Miguel Sanchez 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Edna O'Brien 93 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 15 minutes ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: Edna O'Brien 93 July is a wicked month. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustOneCornetto Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 13 minutes ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: Edna O'Brien 93 As soon as I see that an author has died I immediately assume that it must be a @Miguel Sanchez pick but in this instance it's @Florentine_Pogen who picks up the points 32+50 bonus points 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 53 minutes ago, JustOneCornetto said: As soon as I see that an author has died I immediately assume that it must be a @Miguel Sanchez pick but in this instance it's @Florentine_Pogen who picks up the points 32+50 bonus points Am I the only one who feels like there's more death announcements on Sunday afternoons than any other time. As if the Dead Pool contestants are hanging on to see who they've outlived in Miguel's weekly update. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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