Re: Celebrity Death List MMXI / The Death Thread 2011

by WideWally Mon 30 May 2011, 09:57

On Sunday, Bill Roycroft died aged 96. He was a legendary Olympian in the Equestrian events winning gold in 1960 after leaving his hospital bed to compete.

by Big Dog Mon 30 May 2011, 10:01

WideWally wrote:On Sunday, Bill Roycroft died aged 96. He was a legendary Olympian in the Equestrian events winning gold in 1960 after leaving his hospital bed to compete.

Aye...a real legend.

by skully Mon 30 May 2011, 10:05

Remarkable people dropping like flies. It reminds me of the day a few years back after Steve Irwin and Peter Brock were killed within a few days of each other. My little bro called and said "Sh!t, who's next? AB?"

by lardbucket Mon 30 May 2011, 10:06

wash your mouth out

by skully Mon 30 May 2011, 10:09

I thought it summed up the moment, though. As motor racing fans, Brocky's death was a bit gutting to us both.

by horace Tue 31 May 2011, 02:59

years ago in banjo land I had a spell of jinxing folk who the Bills revered as legends...When I went to Longreach - Slim Dusty passed on to the great barn dance in the sky (the pubs played only Slim that day)...a few weeks later I went to Roma - RN Williams got the final boot (more gnashing of fang and playing of slim dusty)

by Bradman Tue 31 May 2011, 06:03

I think John Blake got the largest accident compensation payment based on lifetime care and Mel Gibson's potential future earnings. He was certainly on his way.

by JGK Tue 31 May 2011, 08:36

skully wrote:Remarkable people dropping like flies. It reminds me of the day a few years back after Steve Irwin and Peter Brock were killed within a few days of each other. My little bro called and said "Sh!t, who's next? AB?"

And it was an amazing coincidence that both were killed by fishtails.

by horace Tue 31 May 2011, 08:43

JGK wrote:
skully wrote:Remarkable people dropping like flies. It reminds me of the day a few years back after Steve Irwin and Peter Brock were killed within a few days of each other. My little bro called and said "Sh!t, who's next? AB?"

And it was an amazing coincidence that both were killed by fishtails.

bleak but pure gold aces

by taipan Tue 31 May 2011, 08:50

horace wrote:years ago in banjo land I had a spell of jinxing folk who the Bills revered as legends...When I went to Longreach - Slim Dusty passed on to the great barn dance in the sky (the pubs played only Slim that day)...a few weeks later I went to Roma - RN Williams got the final boot (more gnashing of fang and playing of slim dusty)

That's nothing to the number of posters you have killed off here.

by Gary 111 Tue 31 May 2011, 14:35

I went to a pub yesterday that had a Celebrity Deathboard and was paying out on the winners/losers. Someone had made a killing by backing Seve recently.

Anyway, put a quid on Fidel Castro, so will keep my fingers crossed.

by taipan Tue 31 May 2011, 14:42

Gary 111 wrote:I went to a pub yesterday that had a Celebrity Deathboard and was paying out on the winners/losers. Someone had made a killing by backing Seve recently.

Anyway, put a quid on Fidel Castro, so will keep my fingers crossed.

Winner takes all?

by Gary 111 Tue 31 May 2011, 15:23

taipan wrote:
Gary 111 wrote:I went to a pub yesterday that had a Celebrity Deathboard and was paying out on the winners/losers. Someone had made a killing by backing Seve recently.

Anyway, put a quid on Fidel Castro, so will keep my fingers crossed.

Winner takes all?

Yeah, £1 to enter and you write the name on a board. Every time someone pops their clogs they pay out, wipe the board clean and start again.

by Zat Tue 31 May 2011, 23:10

Gary 111 wrote:I went to a pub yesterday that had a Celebrity Deathboard and was paying out on the winners/losers. Someone had made a killing by backing Seve recently.

Anyway, put a quid on Fidel Castro, so will keep my fingers crossed.

I know this thread itself is in dubious taste, but did you really have to put it that way?

by horace Wed 01 Jun 2011, 02:20

taipan wrote:
horace wrote:years ago in banjo land I had a spell of jinxing folk who the Bills revered as legends...When I went to Longreach - Slim Dusty passed on to the great barn dance in the sky (the pubs played only Slim that day)...a few weeks later I went to Roma - RN Williams got the final boot (more gnashing of fang and playing of slim dusty)

That's nothing to the number of posters you have killed off here.

name and shame those flouncers!!!... the only one I can possibly think of was Batty who hasn't been around lately...and then only because I suggested he was in a weird symbiotic relationship with you...

by skully Wed 01 Jun 2011, 02:41

New members take one look at your posts, h, and never come back. Explains all the members with zero posts or very few.

by horace Wed 01 Jun 2011, 02:52

unkind S...they can't all be spivs

by skully Wed 01 Jun 2011, 02:53

What? Sorry, I have you on Ignore again.

by bodyline Wed 01 Jun 2011, 02:53

Gary 111 wrote:
taipan wrote:
Gary 111 wrote:I went to a pub yesterday that had a Celebrity Deathboard and was paying out on the winners/losers. Someone had made a killing by backing Seve recently.

Anyway, put a quid on Fidel Castro, so will keep my fingers crossed.

Winner takes all?

Yeah, £1 to enter and you write the name on a board. Every time someone pops their clogs they pay out, wipe the board clean and start again.

Given all the other virtual shite on the net (virtual partners, virtual property FFS!)- maybe we can create vitual money and do the same

by horace Wed 01 Jun 2011, 02:57

bodyline wrote:
Gary 111 wrote:
taipan wrote:
Gary 111 wrote:I went to a pub yesterday that had a Celebrity Deathboard and was paying out on the winners/losers. Someone had made a killing by backing Seve recently.

Anyway, put a quid on Fidel Castro, so will keep my fingers crossed.

Winner takes all?

Yeah, £1 to enter and you write the name on a board. Every time someone pops their clogs they pay out, wipe the board clean and start again.

Given all the other virtual shite on the net (virtual partners, virtual property FFS!)- maybe we can create vitual money and do the same

hmmn..excellent idea...now how do I hire virtual assassins or acquire virtual spanish cucumbers to expedite my nominess

by bodyline Wed 01 Jun 2011, 06:29

Margo Dydek

by skully Wed 01 Jun 2011, 08:19

Aw, sh!t, that's a doubly sad story.

by skully Fri 03 Jun 2011, 06:48

Lots of notable folk died in the past 24, but none on any of our lists. This one made me have a quick look.

"Pratt died at his home in a small village in Tanzania, where he had lived for at least half a decade, lawyer Stuart Hanlon, who helped Pratt win his freedom, told The Associated Press from San Francisco on Thursday."

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I thought Drunky may have been on hols and took a knife to Gary Pratt.

Turns out it was Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, a former Black Panther Party leader who spent 27 years in prison on a murder conviction that was later overturned.

by taipan Fri 03 Jun 2011, 06:52

I know a couple of Pratts as well.

by skully Fri 03 Jun 2011, 06:59

I think we can all tick that box, taips.

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