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Mark Deeks wrote: Mon Jun 05, 2017 4:47 pm Three of us picked Peter Sallis, 24 for the death at age 96, but I picked him first, so a 25 point bonus there.

STANDINGS AS OF RIGHT NOW:

1. Mark Deeks: 149
2. Jim Bentley: 135
3. James Laverty: 128
4. Andy McGurn: 56
5. Thomas Carey: 55
6. Euan Slatter: 28
7=. Marc Meakin: 24
7=. Ben Wilson: 24
I do hope at his funeral there is a Wallace there with a sign saying " I've lost my voice "
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Mark Deeks wrote: Mon Jun 05, 2017 4:47 pm Three of us picked Peter Sallis, 24 for the death at age 96, but I picked him first, so a 25 point bonus there.

STANDINGS AS OF RIGHT NOW:

1. Mark Deeks: 149
2. Jim Bentley: 135
3. James Laverty: 128
4. Andy McGurn: 56
5. Thomas Carey: 55
6. Euan Slatter: 28
7=. Marc Meakin: 24
7=. Ben Wilson: 24
Almost. Unless I've somehow arsed up and missed some stuff, I'm pretty sure that the correct standings as of right now are:

1. Mark Deeks: 149
2. Jim Bentley: 135
3. James Laverty: 128
4. Andy McGurn: 80
5. Thomas Carey: 55
6. Euan Slatter: 28
7. Ben Wilson: 24

(Differences: Andy had Peter Sallis, so 24 points more; Marc didn't pick Sallis at all).
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Got it from http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic. ... 60#p170417 - is that something else?
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Mark Deeks wrote: Mon Jun 05, 2017 5:32 pm Got it from http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic. ... 60#p170417 - is that something else?
Yeah, that was a list of people Marc thought were dead but were still alive.
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Yeah John Noakes is on that list too
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My mistake.
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Mark Deeks wrote: Mon Jun 05, 2017 7:48 pm My mistake.
And what a big mistake. You must be considering retiring from the internet.
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But if I retired from the internet, you'd lose your favourite hobby of monitoring my public/non-public forum post count split. What will you do?
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Not that anyone picked him (why would they?!), but Cheick Tiote collapsed and died in training.
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I thought it was during a penalty shootout.........sudden death :shock:
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Batman is dead. RIP Adam West
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Adam West dead at 88.

Genuinely sad about this.
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Yep. Sad news.
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Helmut Kohl has just died
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Not a good year for children's TV legends.
Brian Cant has passed away
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40468411
Well there you have it........or maybe you don't.
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George A Romero has died. Although he was carrying a Zombie donor card
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Marc Meakin wrote: Mon Jul 17, 2017 7:44 am George A Remedies has died. Although he was carrying a Zombie donor card
Never heard of him.
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Oh I forgot Martin Landscape.....I mean Landau of Space 1999 fame
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Genuinely sad that Chester from Linkin Park has died
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Marc Meakin wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2017 6:34 pm Genuinely sad that Chester from Linkin Park has died
Blimey Marc, you're full of surprises! Never had you down as a Linkin Park fan.

Random music fact: they wanted to be called Lincoln Park, but www.lincolnpark.com was taken, so they changed it to Linkin Park.

I can't pretend that I ever liked his band, but yes, this is sad. Only 41.
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JimBentley wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2017 7:05 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2017 6:34 pm Genuinely sad that Chester from Linkin Park has died
Blimey Marc, you're full of surprises! Never had you down as a Linkin Park fan.

Random music fact: they wanted to be called Lincoln Park, but www.lincolnpark.com was taken, so they changed it to Linkin Park.

I can't pretend that I ever liked his band, but yes, this is sad. Only 41.
I got into them through my kids playing Mereora and Hybrid Theory constantly . Ive seen them live three times.
In fact I am a bit of a jinx when it comes to watching live artistes and them dying young.....Queen, Michael Jackson, Soundgarden, Prince, George Michael and Bowie......I'm worried for Stevie Wonder and Sting now
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I've done the Lincoln parkrun twice.
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2016 was an extraordinary year regarding celebrity deaths, in terms of the amount, the fame levels, and the unexpectedly young ages.
It won't be matched any time soon.
Elliott Mellor wrote: Thu Dec 29, 2016 9:10 pm There's a few people who I am fairly certain will die in 2017, but I'm not morbid enough to compete in something that relies on people dying.
And a big +1 for that comment, Elliott.
Respect.
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RIP Sam Shepard.....not immortal after all
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Anyone have Robert Hardy?
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Robert Hardy (Siegfried ) and Hywell Bennet (Shelly ) have both died today
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The legend that is Glen Campbell had died
Mark Deeks may be pleased though
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Marc Meakin wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2017 9:09 pm The legend that is Glen Campbell had died
Mark Deeks may be pleased though
Positive from a negative.

Campbell: 120 minus 81 years of age plus 25 bonus points = 64 points.

STANDINGS AS OF RIGHT NOW:

1. Mark Deeks: 213
2. Jim Bentley: 135
3. James Laverty: 128
4. Andy McGurn: 56
5. Thomas Carey: 55
6. Euan Slatter: 28
7=. Marc Meakin: 24
7=. Ben Wilson: 24
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RIP Brucie you hung on for a long time.
If he meets Yoda in heaven,how would they greet each other?
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Jerry Lewis has passed away RIP.
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Marc Meakin wrote: Sun Aug 20, 2017 6:27 pm Jerry Lewis has passed away RIP.
Never heard of him. Genuinely.
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Ian Volante wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:54 am
Marc Meakin wrote: Sun Aug 20, 2017 6:27 pm Jerry Lewis has passed away RIP.
Never heard of him. Genuinely.
Actually, I recognise him from something many years ago to be fair.
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Professor Frink from The Simpsons was based on him.
The Nutty Professor and the many films with Dean Martin.
Also in the King of Comedy and a very underrated film called Funny Bones
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Marc Meakin wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2017 1:51 pm Professor Frink from The Simpsons was based on him.
The Nutty Professor and the many films with Dean Martin.
Also in the King of Comedy and a very underrated film called Funny Bones
Happily I've never seen the Nutty Professor.
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That's a shame as it was a classic.
Not the awful Eddie Murphy remake.
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Cormac Murphy-O'Connor died today. One I considered but didn't think he was famous enough
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Was he the Primate of all Ireland.
I thought that was some kind of Chimp
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Sorry for the delay, only just got around to updating this. With the death of Brucey, some movement has occurred on the leaderboard:

1. Mark Deeks: 213
2. James Laverty: 159
3. Jim Bentley: 135
4. Andy McGurn: 80
5. Marc Meakin: 56
6. Thomas Carey: 55
7. Euan Slatter: 28
8. Ben Wilson: 24

It's hotting up! However, my falling to third place is...troublesome. I may have to undertake certain activities to rectify this prior to the year end, we'll see.
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Jake Lamotta died today. Another one for Deeks....
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James Laverty wrote: Wed Sep 20, 2017 3:29 pm Jake Lamotta died today. Another one for Deeks....
He's running away with it!

@ 21/09/17:

1. Mark Deeks: 263
2. James Laverty: 159
3. Jim Bentley: 135
4. Andy McGurn: 80
5. Marc Meakin: 56
6. Thomas Carey: 55
7. Euan Slatter: 28
8. Ben Wilson: 24
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William G Stewart has died
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Liz Dawn has passed away
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and Tony Booth as well. Not a good day for ex Corrie actors
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And now Hugh Hefner; standings @ 28/09/17:

1. Mark Deeks: 263
2. Jim Bentley: 203
3. James Laverty: 159
4. Thomas Carey: 109
5. Andy McGurn: 80
6. Marc Meakin: 56
7. Ben Wilson: 53
8. Euan Slatter: 28
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Tom Petty has died.
Heartbroken.
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Marc Meakin wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2017 7:56 pm Tom Petty has died.
Heartbroken.
It doesn't seem to be official, and there's apparently some confusion over it right now.
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Very sad waste of a life........although I am probably making assumptions it was alcohol related
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Fats Domino has just passed away......am I the only one who thought he died years ago ?
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We discussed that phenomenon a few months ago - in this case it's called the Domino effect.
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Gavin Chipper wrote: Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:12 pm Charles Manson and Jana Novotna.
I was amazed nobody had Manson, I could have sworn someone did. But they didn't.

Anyway, we're entering the Zone of Death (aka December) soon and I'm expecting movement on the leaderboard. This thing is not yet over.
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No-one's mentioned the Young brothers?
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Ian Volante wrote: Fri Nov 24, 2017 12:52 pm No-one's mentioned the Young brothers?
It is a bit of a coincidence them dying within a month of one another but it's not a connection I'd expect most people to make. Malcolm I would perhaps expected to have got a comment on here, what with AC/DC and that, but George? Not so much. I knew who he was but I'm a pop music nerd and the news of his death passed even me by for a few days; I don't think it was widely reported.

Angus is still alive of course.
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Couple of days late but Jana Novotna.
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JimBentley wrote: Fri Nov 24, 2017 11:04 pm
Ian Volante wrote: Fri Nov 24, 2017 12:52 pm No-one's mentioned the Young brothers?
It is a bit of a coincidence them dying within a month of one another but it's not a connection I'd expect most people to make. Malcolm I would perhaps expected to have got a comment on here, what with AC/DC and that, but George? Not so much. I knew who he was but I'm a pop music nerd and the news of his death passed even me by for a few days; I don't think it was widely reported.

Angus is still alive of course.
Aye, I had similar thoughts, but thought it was notable enough.
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