The Pie and Bovril Dead Pool 2021

[Moomintroll]

C'mon to f**k, this isn't funny anymore, points for this year obviously, but is my entire team for next year planning on dying this week? @Miguel Sanchez second sub oan, Will PM you 2 new subs later today.

[cdhafc1874]

Deadmond Tutu

[Melanius Mullarkey]

Janice Longlife then.

[Melanius Mullarkey]

From the long hot nights

 And the ocean breeze

To the damp and to the heat of the Crematorium.

[David W]

He did alright for someone named after a tower block in Peckham.

[Moomintroll]

7 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkay said:

From the long hot nights

 And the ocean breeze

To the damp and to the heat of the Crematorium.

I suspect you are thinking of the wrong Desmond.

[tamthebam]

Don't mess with my Tutu...

[welshbairn]

3 hours ago, Tony Ferrino said:

Sad news for anyone with quite a good degree.

Sad news for anyone who thinks a 2.2 is quite a good degree.

Spoiler

welshbairn 2.2 Hons

 

[tamthebam]

2 minutes ago, welshbairn said:

Sad news for anyone who thinks a 2.2 is quite a good degree.

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welshbairn 2.2 Hons

 

I wonder if Douglas Hurd will be next then or Geoff Hurst.

I got a 2.1 (GIRUY Welshy) but I don't remember any rhyming slang for that.

[Melanius Mullarkey]

1 hour ago, Moomintroll said:

I suspect you are thinking of the wrong Desmond.

Don’t scratch my socha.

[welshbairn]

36 minutes ago, tamthebam said:

I wonder if Douglas Hurd will be next then or Geoff Hurst.

I got a 2.1 (GIRUY Welshy) but I don't remember any rhyming slang for that.

[Lurkst]

7 hours ago, Aim Here said:

This guy has apparently texted her and received a response (and he's a pop singer from the eighties who would likely have her in his contacts)

He's just updated the tweet...

 

 

[Sergeant Wilson]

22 minutes ago, Lurkst said:

He's just updated the tweet...

 

 

Fucking Hell, is the old boot dead or not, make up your mind?

RIP, thoughts and prayers etc.

[Miguel Sanchez]

Week 52 update

Two deaths this week, both of which ruining many teams entered for 2022. First up, cricket man Ray Illingworth: Ray Illingworth, former England cricket captain and coach, dies aged 89 | Cricket | The Guardian

 

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The former England captain Ray Illingworth has died at the age of 89, Yorkshire cricket club announced on Saturday. Illingworth, one of the few men to lead England to a Test series victory in Australia, in 1970-71, had been undergoing radiotherapy for esophageal cancer.

Illingworth played 61 Tests between 1958 and 1973, scoring 1,836 Test runs at an average of 23.24 and claimed 122 wickets at 31.20. He captained England 31 times, winning 12 of those matches.

Illingworth went on to become was the chairman of selectors for England between 1994 and 1996, and coached the team in 1995-96.

Born in Pudsey, Yorkshire, in 1932, his cricketing talents were apparent early when he averaged more than 100 with the bat for his school and showed proficiency as a medium-pace bowler, later adopting spin. Both deliveries saw him take many wickets for few runs.

He was also a talented footballer and had opportunities to play at two local clubs, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City. But it was his abilities with a small, hard red ball for Farsley in the Yorkshire League that quickly brought him to the attention of Yorkshire county coaches. He excelled for Yorkshire’s seconds and made his debut for the first XI shortly after his 19th birthday.

Illingworth grew in stature, soon coming to the fore in a talented Yorkshire side who won seven county championships in 10 years – for three of which he was captain - between 1959 and 1968.

That is certainly an assortment of cricket numbers. Illingworth died at 89, so he's worth 36 Base Points. He was a Vice-Captain and Solo Shot for @ToBeSomeone which along with the Deadly December bonus amounts to 140 points. Not bad for a Zero-Pointer.

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Second death this week was South African religious man and professional rhyming slang, Desmond Tutu: Anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies aged 90 | Desmond Tutu | The Guardian

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Desmond Tutu, the cleric and social activist who was a giant of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90.

Tutu, described by foreign observers and people in his country as the moral conscience of the nation, died in Cape Town on Boxing Day.

“The passing of archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans who have bequeathed us a liberated South Africa,” the president, Cyril Ramaphosa, said.

“From the pavements of resistance in South Africa to the pulpits of the world’s great cathedrals and places of worship, and the prestigious setting of the Nobel peace prize ceremony, the Arch distinguished himself as a non-sectarian, inclusive champion of universal human rights.”

Tutu was diagnosed with prostate cancer in the late 1990s and in recent years he was hospitalised on several occasions to treat infections associated with his treatment.

“Ultimately, at the age of 90, he died peacefully at the Oasis Frail Care Centre in Cape Town this morning,” Dr Mamphela Ramphele, acting chairperson of the Archbishop Desmond Tutu IP Trust and coordinator of the office of the archbishop, said in a statement on behalf of the Tutu family.

She did not give details on the cause of death.

Not a good month for fans of the abolition of apartheid with both Tutu and F.W. de Klerk going. They made the world a better place. Isn't that all anyone wants?

Tutu was 90 when he died, so he's worth 35 Base Points with a Deadly December bonus doubling that to 70 points for @CountyFan, @Moomintroll and @Salvo Montalbano.

As a result, the standings look like this:

1. Ned Nederlander 713
2. Bishop Briggs 481
3. psv_killie 459
4. Arch Stanton 436
5. Savage Henry 429
6. Fuctifano 420
7. chomp my root 346
8. Indale Winton 332
9. Ludo*1 309
10. pub car king 301
11. sparky88 267
12. Aim Here, Cardinal Richelieu 255
14. Lofarl 243
15. choirbairn 240
16. senorsoupe 236
17. JustOneCornetto 233
18. Salvo Montalbano 229
19. Arabdownunder 226
20. buddiepaul 223
21. expatowner 217
22. ICTJohnboy 216
23. peasy23 210
24. Raidernation 209
25. 101 206
26. gkneil 203
27. sleazy 202
28. Sherrif John Bunnell 198
29. Arbroathlegend36-0, Sweaty Morph 196
31. D.V.T. 194
32. Willie adie 180
33. Bert Raccoon 179
34. jimbaxters 172
35. BillyAnchor, cdhafc1874, lichtgilphead 167
38. thistledo 165
39. doulikefish 163
40. qos_75 162
41. ThomCat 161
42. HI HAT 160
43. speckled tangerine 158
44. stanton 149
45. The DA 146
46. El Guapo 141
47. Moomintroll, ToBeSomeone 140
49. theportman 139
50. weejack 138
51. weirdcal, CountyFan 137
53. Billy Jean King 128
54. The_Craig 127
55. lolls, Mark Connolly 120
57. Curmudgeon 118
58. Enigma 112
59. TxRover 109
60. 10menwent2mow, Ben Twilly 107
61. Amandajoan 103
62. Bold Rover 102
63. dee_62 101
64. Empty It 94
65. amnarab 91
66. Lex, The Hologram 89
68. mathematics, tamthebam 86
70. nessies long lost ghost 84
71. Karpaty Lviv 76
72. Blootoon87, Sergeant Wilson 70
74. LoonsYouthTeam 62
75. Busta Nut, cambozpar, djchapsticks, Duszek 52
79. Bulbasaur, coprolite 51
81. dagane 42
82. The Master, Eednud, gingette, GTG_03, Melanius Mullarkey, microdave, mozam76, paulathame, Shotgun, The Naitch, thisal 26
93. ZERO POINTERS: @alta-pete, @get_the_subbies_on, @Hamish's Passenger, @HK Hibee, @Mr. Alli, @Miguel Sanchez, @pawpar, @Raven, @wellinwigan

The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-OTo44wF_W7A4Q0NFnd1sX3qEDdxTLDobvjhhSgnzkg/edit?usp=sharing

[Arch Stanton]

@Miguel Sanchez who's had the most hits this year?

I know I'm currently on 6.

[Miguel Sanchez]

1 minute ago, Arch Stanton said:

@Miguel Sanchez who's had the most hits this year?

I know I'm currently on 6.

Ned currently has 8.

[Darren]

Janice not Long for this world after all.

[peasy23]

[mathematics]

3 hours ago, tamthebam said:

I wonder if Douglas Hurd will be next then or Geoff Hurst.

I got a 2.1 (GIRUY Welshy) but I don't remember any rhyming slang for that.

A Glasgow Rangers fan.

[Arch Stanton]

29 minutes ago, Darren said:

Janice not Long for this world after all.

She'll be gone in 3-2-1.