The DA Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, chomp my root said: The smart money is on Stormy Daniels being the second..... Edgy. Can't trump that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) Whang Bang Thank you Ma’am https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/suzanne-whang-death-dead-house-hunters-breast-cancer-a9114116.html Edited September 20, 2019 by Melanius Mullarkey 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 15 hours ago, The DA said: Is that the first ever porn star obituary on the Beeb? http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/42265178/porn-star-august-ames-found-dead-at-home-in-california Not sure including it in the Newsbeat section - ostensibly aimed at teenagers but with the editorial slant of something for five year olds - was the best choice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 Also not sure googling "[porn star name] bbc" is a particularly efficient means of searching for such a thing 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 (edited) Aron Eisenberg, Nog the Ferengi in StarTrek, dead at 50 https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/aron-eisenberg-played-nog-on-star-trek-spinoff-series-dies-at-50 Edited September 22, 2019 by Arch Stanton 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 9 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: Aron Eisenberg, Nog the Ferengi in StarTrek, dead at 50 https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/aron-eisenberg-played-nog-on-star-trek-spinoff-series-dies-at-50 Boldly going where everyone goes eventually 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 12 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: Aron Eisenberg, Nog the Ferengi in StarTrek, dead at 50 https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/aron-eisenberg-played-nog-on-star-trek-spinoff-series-dies-at-50 Live long and...oops, too late. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 (edited) Week 38 update I start this week with apologies to @thisal. Last week, Brian Barnes died: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/12/brian-barnes-obituary Quote With a pipe in his mouth and a bottle of vodka in his bag, Brian Barnes, who has died aged 74 of cancer, cut a colourful, instantly recognisable figure on the European golfing circuit during his 1970s heyday. A powerful, dashing man at 1.88m (6ft 2in) and 100kg (16st), Barnes was large in stature as well as public persona. Frequently decked out in eccentric shorts, smoking as he swung the driver or wielded the putter, he was an effervescent, maverick character who rarely pleased the golfing authorities but nearly always made the crowds happy. He was also a very good golfer, achieving nine wins on the European Tour and making six appearances against USA in the Ryder Cup between 1969 and 1979, including in 1975 in Pennsylvania, where he famously beat Jack Nicklaus twice in a day. That almost sounds enough to make golf interesting. Barnes died at 74 so he's worth 61 Base Points. He was a Solo Shot, so it's 111 points total. It's also a lesson for anyone with a relatively obscure Solo Shot - post about it in here. At the end of the year I'm going to double check every entry but currently I can't really do much besides scan the Wikipedia list of the week's deaths and hope I see a name I recognise. Fortunately that's all that happened this week. Oh, hold on a minute. After six years suffering from motor neurone disease, Fernando Ricksen died aged 43: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49740638 I was going to offer something about the public reactions to Ricksen dying, but I'll go with something more concise. I think when someone who was a public figure - and a public figure idolised and reviled in equal measure by tens of thousands of people at the same time - goes through something very public and visible that undermines what made them notorious in the first place it ultimately has a stronger effect on people. It's why in America this is known as Lou Gehrig's disease. When someone establishes such a strong and lasting impression on people due to their physical exploits, it's jarring when you see that taken away from them. I think the nature of diseases like MDN are borne out in the reactions when people suffer from it. Ricksen left Rangers under a cloud and was pretty much widely regarded as a knob by the rest of Scottish football when he was here, but I think quite rightly that is forgotten about when you see what happens to people. Whatever anyone might have thought of him in his footballing career, he didn't deserve that. Here's what he had to say about the disease: Quote His charity has raised over £1m in a bid to help scientists with research. Speaking to ITV News in June, when he used eye movements to talk via a computer, Ricksen urged those in sport to do more to help pressure drugs companies to find a cure. "The sports world could put more pressure on the pharmaceutical companies," he said. "This disease is not lucrative enough so it has no priority. "If tomorrow an MND epidemic came we would have a cure within a week. It's disgusting but a reality." The former Dutch international also opened up about his own battle with the illness. "Your body doesn't want to anymore but your brain is functioning without problems. You start losing the ability to speak. Then the legs start to get wobbly. Then you can't lift your legs anymore and you start falling. "Don't give up," was his message to others inflicted with MND. Sobering stuff. He was 43 when he died, so he's worth 82 Base Points. That adds up with 164 points for a Captain bonus and 123 points for a Vice-Captain bonus. I'm just going to list everyone by which category they fall into: 164 points: @10menwent2mow, @Blootoon87, @Fuctifano, @gingette, @HI HAT, @JamieStevenson, @JustOneCornetto, @Karpaty, @Mark Connolly, @Meden89, @microdave, @nessies long lost ghost, @RadgerTheBadger, @Ross., @Savage Henry, @sleazy and @The DA 123 points: @Bishop Briggs, @cdisaaccie, @Lex, @lolls, @LoonsYouthTeam, @Oooooft, @qos_75, @statts1976uk, @weejack, @weirdcal and me. 82 points: @alta-pete, @Arabdownunder, @atfccfc, @AyrTroopMajor, @cambozpar, @chomp my root, @DBA, @gkneil, @Indale Winton, @mathematics, @Once A Rover always a Rover, @peasy23, @psv_killie, @Sloop John B, @sparky88, @The Naitch, @Willie adie and @Ziggy As a result the standings now, hopefully, look like this: 1. Oooooft 728 2. Ned Nederlander 545 3. alta-pete 530 4. chomp my root 461 5. Bishop Briggs 424 6. sparky88 7. DBA 364 8. Lex 309 9. cdisaaccie 308 10. The DA 303 11. Savage Henry 301 12. Mark Connolly, Miguel Sanchez 294 13. Once A Rover always a Rover 293 14. 10menwent2mow 276 15. gingette 269 16. peasy23 267 17. JustOneCornetto 265 18. JamieStevenson 259 19. RadgerTheBadger 256 20. HI HAT 240 21. Karpaty 237 22. Ross. 233 23. The Naitch 222 24. Ziggy 217 25. Blootoon 87 213 26. Indale Winton, LoonsYouthTeam 201 27. Fuctifano 200 28. Meden89, nessies long lost ghost 194 29. statts1976uk 190 30. microdave, sleazy 164 31. Musketeer Gripweed 152 32. Arabdownunder 148 33. cambozpar, qos_75 139 34. psv_killie, Willie adie 128 35. lolls, weejack, weirdcal 123 36. ICTJohnboy 118 37. lichtgilpead 115 38. thisal 111 39. Melanius Mullarkey 110 40. atfccfc, mathematics 109 41. Arbroathlegend36-0 95 42. Ben Twilly 93 43. wellinwigan, BWAClyde 92 44. ICTJohnboy 91 45. Sweaty Morph 89 46. Lofarl 84 47. AyrTroopMajor, gkneil, Sloop John B 82 48. Billy Jean King 75 49. Bold Rover 69 50. Bert Raccoon 66 51. choirbairn 61 52. Sergeant Wilson 49 53. killiefan27, Henderson to Deliver..., Kilbowie's Finest 46 54. expatowner 45 55. Bert Raccoon, Eednud, ToBeSomeone 36 56. pub car king 30 57. MixuFixit 27 58. Everyone else 0 The spreadsheet has been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NlaNlT-7ZGlQGqszGFfBb49tVzFpWITUAR7BUjApJUc/edit?usp=sharing Edited September 25, 2019 by Miguel Sanchez 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 You are doing a fine job of this Miguel. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 Forgot to add thisal's points. FFS. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Ziggy said: You are doing a fine job of this Miguel. 52 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Forgot to add thisal's points. FFS. A relatively fine job, then... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisal Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 21 hours ago, Ziggy said: You are doing a fine job of this Miguel. 20 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Forgot to add thisal's points. FFS. 19 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: A relatively fine job, then... 50+61=111 not 101 you're making a rip roaring c*** of this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 21 hours ago, Ziggy said: You are doing a fine job of this Miguel. 20 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Forgot to add thisal's points. FFS. 19 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: A relatively fine job, then... 2 minutes ago, thisal said: 50+61=111 not 101 you're making a rip roaring c*** of this. 19 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: A relatively fine f****** awful job, then... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 I was convinced that not only did I have Ricksen, but that he was either my captain or vice captain. Turns out I had him last year and the year before. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 I was convinced that not only did I have Ricksen, but that he was either my captain or vice captain. Turns out I had him last year and the year before. Were you expecting a miracle cure this year, then? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Still top 40, pop pickers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 1 hour ago, thisal said: 50+61=111 not 101 you're making a rip roaring c*** of this. Ffs Miguel, you’re making a fool of us both here! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 50 minutes ago, Ziggy said: Ffs Miguel, you’re making a fool of us both here! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Were you expecting a miracle cure this year, then?Who knows? It's possible I thought he was already a goner... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 Think I'll outsource the scoring next year tbqh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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