BillyAnchor Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 8 minutes ago, Zen Archer Esq. said: Supreme Court Judge Ruth Ginsburg 87 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg Fark that's a blow 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 ^^ just came on to post this.Awful news, and even worse if Trump gets to nominate a replacement 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 minute ago, BillyAnchor said: Fark that's a blow 1 minute ago, Raidernation said: ^^ just came on to post this. Awful news, and even worse if Trump gets to nominate a replacement You just know he has an Adolf Eichman up his fucking sleeve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Raidernation said: ^^ just came on to post this. Awful news, and even worse if Trump gets to nominate a replacement Won't the ratification process take care of that? The Dems might be able to filibuster until after the election - they removed the ability to filibuster for all senate-confirmed judicial appointments *except* the Supreme Court a few years back. It wouldn't even look bad since it would be payback for the blocking of Garland who was appointed in Obama's last year. The Republicans set the precedent. Edit: Apparently not. Some amendment to procedures in 2017 made Supreme Court appointments unfilibusterable. Edited September 19, 2020 by Aim Here 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Judge Deadd 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arabdownunder Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 ^^ just came on to post this.Awful news, and even worse if Trump gets to nominate a replacement Yeah, but points 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatowner Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Yeah, but pointsMe too (along with everybody else) [emoji3] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 5 hours ago, expatowner said: Me too (along with everybody else) Me three 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Uriah Heep drummer Lee Kerslake is deid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Sympathy to the Woman in Black at his funeral. Weep in Silence as there's Tears in my Eyes etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 15/09/2020 at 21:34, Karpaty Lviv said: Jockey Pat Smullen falls at the 43rd fence. Pancreatic cancer. 15 hours ago, Zen Archer Esq. said: Supreme Court Judge Ruth Ginsburg 87 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg 3 hours ago, paranoid android said: Uriah Heep drummer Lee Kerslake is deid. FFS. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Lviv Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Miguel Sanchez said: FFS. ^^ fancied a night at the pub but has just realised there’s homework due tomorrow 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Miguel Sanchez said: FFS. Job Retention Scheme is coming to an end, even you need to get off your arse and do some work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 6 hours ago, paranoid android said: Uriah Heep drummer Lee Kerslake is deid. RIP Points please. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.V.T. Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 A sad day for Canada, and therefore the world. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.V.T. Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Robert Gore at 83. Hope his death wasn’t gory. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofarl Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Right @Miguel Sanchez thats two of my horses in one day. That must be worth a bonus. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 9 hours ago, D.V.T. said: Robert Gore at 83. Hope his death wasn’t gory. Hope his coffin is watertight 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 13 hours ago, D.V.T. said: Robert Gore at 83. Hope his death wasn’t gory. He's not breathable now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 (edited) Week 37 update Clearly as some sort of punishment for me not doing anything since August, we have three deaths this week. Up first is the Irish jockey, Pat Smullen: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/15/pat-smullen-nine-times-irish-champion-jockey-dies-aged-43 Quote Pat Smullen was an outstanding champion jockey and multiple Classic-winner who, less than 18 months ago, seemed to have prevailed in the most difficult battle of his life. The news on Tuesday evening that pancreatic cancer had returned to take Smullen’s life at 43 years of age left a deep sense of shock and loss across racing and arrived a year to the day after a charity race he organised at the Curragh raised more than €2.5m (£1.9m) for Cancer Trials Ireland. The race, and the afternoon built around it, typified Smullen’s reaction to his initial diagnosis in March 2018: to fight his disease in any and every way possible. The same competitive instincts made him one of the outstanding Flat jockeys of the last 20 years. It is a testament to his calm professionalism and consistency that he was Ireland’s champion jockey nine times between 2000 and 2016, while riding fewer than 50 horses in all that time for the country’s perennial champion trainer, Aidan O’Brien. I don't know the first thing about horse racing. All I can say here is that someone who was very good at it has died at 43, leaving a wife and three children. He clearly faced his original cancer diagnosis head-on, and I hope those who knew him take some solace in what he was able to achieve. Smullen died at 43, so he's worth 82 Base Points. He was also a Solo Shot for @Billy Jean King, making him worth 132 points overall. ========================== Up next this week was the American judge, Ruth Bader Ginsburg: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/19/ruth-bader-ginsburg-obituary Quote Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has died aged 87, was the second woman to sit on the supreme court of the United States. Nominated to the court by Bill Clinton in 1993, she had already established a reputation as a champion of gender equality and women’s rights as advocate, academic and appeals court judge. Throughout her long career, she was firm in her twin convictions: there is discrimination against women in the US (and elsewhere), and that discrimination violates the American constitution. In her 27 years on the supreme court bench, she was a consistent moderate liberal. Her role as the senior liberal justice, after 2010, became increasingly important as the balance of opinion shifted in the court, and her scathing dissents on conservative majority decisions, particularly on women’s rights, made her a celebrated figure on the left. In recent years Ginsburg was treated, as one New Yorker writer said, as “a pop culture feminist icon, a comic book superhero”. She was formidably clever, and had in her youth almost superhuman capacity for work. But what made her historically so important was her clear conviction of the injustice of unequal treatment of women, and her absolute certainty that it could be cleansed by applying the constitution. There is more in this article (and the innumerable others on the Guardian's site alone) than I can post in a single quote box, especially when I don't know anything about the person and especially on a day when there are two other deaths to cover. One thing I will say however is that when I started running the Dead Pool last year I actually got to find out what the US Supreme Court is, and how it works. What an absolute fucking shambles of a country. This is just what it needs right now, Donald Trump picking more people to decide what its laws should be. Bader Ginsburg was 87 when she died, so she's worth 38 Base Points. @Arabdownunder, @Blootoon87, @expatowner, @Lofarl, @peasy23 and @weirdcal get the base score, @Arch Stanton gets 57 for a Vice-Captain and @Mark Connolly gets 76 for a Captain pick. ========================== Final death this week was the drummer Lee Kerslake: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54225774 Quote Legendary drummer Lee Kerslake was a man who hit his kit with real power and who enjoyed life to the fullest, earning himself the nickname of ‘The Bear’ in a career that was rich and varied. Born in Dorset in 1947, Kerslake began playing drums at the age of 11 and joined assorted bands before landing a gig with London-based outfit The Gods in 1968. During his time with that band, he cut two albums and formed a firm friendship with keyboard player Ken Hensley who he would re-join first in Toe Fat, and then in Uriah Heep in 1972. By then, alongside Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, Heep were one of the pre-eminent heavy bands in the UK and three albums into their career. Kerslake joined in time to record their fourth, Demons And Wizards, which propelled the band further onto the world stage, selling six million copies in the process and providing them with their first US hit with the single Easy Livin’. (this text was from the Kerrang! obitutary which actually offers information about the guy's life) As is customary with musical deaths, let's have a listen: This was the most viewed result for Uriah Heep when I searched for them on youtube. I was expecting something heavier. At least it's not the worst musical contribution this thread has seen this year. Kerslake was 73 when he died, so he's worth 52 Base Points for @Bishop Briggs, @Lofarl, @Melanius Mullarkey and @The DA. As a result, the scores now look like this: 1. Bishop Briggs 475 2. JustOneCornetto 417 3. Ned Nederlander 342 4. chomp my root 337 5. thistledo 314 6. Aim Here 300 7. peasy23 253 8. Melanius Mullarkey 245 9. sparky88 241 10. The_Craig 239 11. Savage Henry 219 12. psv_killie 206 13. pub car king 205 14. alta-pete 202 15. Musketeer Gripweed 198 16. Lofarl 189 17. paulathame 188 18. sureiknow 184 19. Mark Connolly 183 20. ToBeSomeone 174 21. Arch Stanton 164 22. Arabdownunder 159 23. Karpaty Lviv 156 24. weejack 140 25. Billy Jean King 132 26. dee_62 139 27. ICTJohnboy 129 28. statts1976uk 123 29. Bold Rover 122 30. weirdcal120 31. lichtgilphead 119 32. Ben Twilly 107 33. 101 103 34. sleazy 99 35. CountyFan 98 36. Hamish's Passenger, choirbairn, The DA 94 39. cdisaaccie 86 40. microdave 84 41. Fuctifano 83 42. Speckled Tangerine 80 43. expatowner 78 44. lolls 67 45. 50/50 Winner 65 46. The Naitch 64 47. Bobby Skidmarks 63 48. Blootoon87 60 49. 19QOS19, dundeefc1783 58 51. Ludo*1, mathematics 48 53. doulikefish, cambozpar, LondonHMFC, microdave, Sergeant Wilson 44 58. Indale WInton 42 59. pawpar 40 60. D.V.T. 34 61. Cardinal Richelieu 33 62. Flybhoy 32 63. HI HAT, LoonsYouthTeam, Meden89, Scotty Tunbridge, shuggz, Perkin Flump, The Master 22 70. Everyone else 0 The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V64rLXKhrmZf-6K4D3RyN3cR5Z_i2rh-ztODUB_dQyI/edit?usp=sharing Edited September 20, 2020 by Miguel Sanchez 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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