Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 12 minutes ago, Bishop Briggs said: Especially when they can't find the instructions and that the screws don't fit. No tools required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 39 minutes ago, Zen Archer said: No tools required. They'll put one in it when you go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 4 hours ago, D.V.T. said: The family won’t be happy to learn they’ll have assemble the coffin. I was going to say that. So instead, meatballs at the purvey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 20 minutes ago, Bold Rover said: I was going to say that. So instead, meatballs at the purvey? Aye, the wake will have some scran I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 I was thinking when I heard the news "A bit like his furniture, Kamprad fell apart after a number of years" He must have had a sense of humour though. The best selling bookcase is called "Billy" and how many Billys do you know that can actually read a book... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnHearts Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 21 hours ago, sureiknow said: Ingar Kamprad founder of Ikea dead at 91. Sure there's some jokes on its way! What to you call a pile of furniture that's been fly-tipped? Pikea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 WW2 Nazi apparently. Still supported the Swedish fascist leader in 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14661582 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 22 minutes ago, welshbairn said: WW2 Nazi apparently. Still supported the Swedish fascist leader in 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14661582 Säg inte gädda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 He was no pushover..................oh wait............. Paul Alcock: Former Premier League referee dies aged 64 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42871581 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee_62 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, Zen Archer said: He was no pushover..................oh wait............. Paul Alcock: Former Premier League referee dies aged 64 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42871581 He'd apparently already booked the funeral directors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 3 hours ago, Zen Archer said: He was no pushover..................oh wait............. Paul Alcock: Former Premier League referee dies aged 64 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42871581 No more added time. Final whistle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Sent off with full honours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Modest solo points for me as the World's oldest man passes http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5329251/Worlds-oldest-man-dies-age-113.html Third hit of 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sureiknow Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Mark Salling Glee actor and pervert dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBA Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Mark Salling Glee actor and pervert dead. He was in my 2016 list.... I'm less Gleeful than I would have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Dont stop b-reathing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee_62 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Modest solo points for me as the World's oldest man passeshttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5329251/Worlds-oldest-man-dies-age-113.html Third hit of 2018 Again? Seems to me that the world's oldest man has died quite a few times over the last couple of years! Stewards enquiry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 3 hours ago, Ned Nederlander said: Modest solo points for me as the World's oldest man passes http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5329251/Worlds-oldest-man-dies-age-113.html Third hit of 2018 2 objections to this story. Daily Mail quotes the Mayor as saying that his death "was a shame for the village and the entire world." Misstranslation of shame surely. And this: Quote He fought in the Rif War in the first half of the 1920s between Spain and the Berber tribes of the Rif mountains in Morocco and survived General Francisco Franco's 1936-75 dictatorship. If he fought in Morocco he was almost certainly under the command of Franco and he probably fought for him in the Civil War too. Well rid imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 4 hours ago, sureiknow said: Mark Salling Glee actor and pervert dead. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42880924 Salling's lawyer, Michael J Proctor, said in a statement: "I can confirm that Mark Salling passed away early this morning. Mark was a gentle and loving person, a person of great creativity" . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Just realised one of my Pool members is deid already (September 2017). RIP King Abdul Halim of Malaysia. Anyway, @Spain I have PM'd you re this and hopefully one of my subbies can be used. Firstly, no you haven't. I've received no PM's. You've probably replied to a deleted conversation (I have to delete most of the entry PM's as the mailbox isn't big enough for all of them). Secondly, see the rule highlighted in red below. September isn't the final throes of the year after you've submitted your team. On 09/12/2017 at 22:25, Spain said: There are rules however, and you'll be glad to know they haven't changed since last year: Standard Rules Firstly, and most importantly, if you meet me in a pub and I’m chatting to a fine lady don’t for the love of the wee man tell them I run a Dead Pool. It doesn’t matter who’s just died, it takes a lot of awkward explaining from there. And yes, this has happened before. No names mentioned. Teams contain 15 picks. One pick is a "Captain" and another is a “Vice-Captain” who score extra bonus points should they die. This year your Captain will score double base points, and Vice-Captain 50% extra base points, so a younger Captain/Vice-Captain will score more than an older one. You can't pick the same person more than once. The game starts immediately after midnight into January 1st 2018 and runs up until midnight on December 31st 2018. Entries have to be in before the game begins, so at or before 23.59 GMT 31/12/17. To clarify dates for ages and bonuses, other than the entry, start and end times for the games, local dates and times will apply to deaths. If a person dies in Australia in the early hours of the morning for example, their death will appear in their obituary as occurring on that local date regardless if it was still the night before UK time. People have to be sufficiently famous that their obituary makes a UK-based national news source such as - but not limited to- BBC, national newspapers, or Reuters UK. Local newspapers and special interest magazines (Gardner's Weekly etc) aren't broad enough and don't count. Regarding this rule: I can't really rule anyone out on the grounds I've not heard of them - people in the past have picked a shedload of wrestlers who were probably all valid picks but I'd heard of none of them. However if your pick dies and isn't so obviously famous that it's all over the news then it's up to you to find a qualifying news story. The main ones where people have difficulty ticking this off are American-specific sports stars of bygone days (NFL, baseball etc) where their death goes totally unnoticed on this side of the pond. The Lauren Hill Rule - US College Sports stars or coaches will no longer be allowed. The Liz Taylor Rule - No, not that one. If the person is a relative of a famous person, is he or she also a celebrity? I'm going to go simple with this one; does the person have their own genuine wikipedia or full IMDB page? No, then no dice. Picks have to be human, real people (no soap opera characters etc) and over 18 years of age at the start of the game. You're not allowed to pick people currently under sentence of death or awaiting trial where the death penalty is a viable outcome. If they’re fugitives on the run then they are eligible. You're not allowed to pick someone famous *purely* for being ill. This one has caused a bit of confusion before. You're allowed to pick someone famous who has for example - cancer, and indeed this is a good strategy. This rule is about not picking folk that are raising loads of money for charity as they're about to die or anyone planning a glass of orange juice chez Café Dignitas. You're not allowed to kill any of your picks. So if you do it, please make sure you get away with it. For all of our sakes. If you pick someone that's already dead that’s your fault, they will be a wasted pick. If one of your picks dies in the final throes of the year I’ll try and point it out to you and offer you to choose an alternative but the overall responsibility for your team is yours. Many Dead Poolers submit “reserves” with their lists just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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