So she was born Kirstie Alley. Married Bob Alley and took his last name. When she got a divorce she went back to her maiden name.
If ever there was a woman who should have hyphenated her last name, it’s Kirstie Alley-Alley.
Legendary boxing referee Mills Lane has died at 85.
George Newell, last surviving “Schoolhouse Rock!” creator has uttered his last interjection
Brian
Rats!
DARN! That’s the end
OUCH! That hurts.
Breaking news
Age not stated.
According to Wikipedia, he was born in 1974, so probably 48.
Or 52 points if someone was REALLY prescient.
Yeah, but if someone had actually picked him (thread search says no), they would be really pissed that a couple days ago he would have been worth 53.
In putting together my 2023 list I came across this:
It occurred at about the same time as Dwayne Haskins and Gilbert Godfried died, so I missed it.
Not surer if it’s a unique pick, but it is 50 points for me.
UK sitcom star Ruth Madoc, from Hi De Hi (a series about a British Holiday Camp set in the 60s) died during surgery aged 79. I got points on my Themed list, but not this one. Yay me.
That man died a hero
Not a Unique Pick, but 50 points for Hoopy_Frood and candide
| Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | phungi | 256 | 5(2) |
| 2 | Registered_at_Last | 224 | 5(1) |
| 3 | Happy_Lendervedder | 218 | 4(1) |
| 4 | jeezums | 196 | 4 |
| 5 | candide | 177 | 4 |
| 6 | RobotDevilDog | 164 | 4 |
| 7 | RTFirefly | 161 | 4 |
| 8 | Loach | 156 | 3(1) |
| 9 | Little_Nemo | 152 | 4 |
| 10 | Hoopy_Frood | 144 | 3 |
| 11 | Mahaloth | 143 | 5(1) |
| 12 | Queen_Anne_s_Lace | 142 | 3 |
| 13 | Mean_MrMustard | 134 | 4 |
| 14 | Reindeer_Flotilla | 131 | 3 |
| 15 | It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery | 127 | 3 |
| 16 | WolfpackJeep | 109 | 4(1) |
| 17 | imthjckaz | 108 | 3(1) |
| 18 | Captain_Klutz | 104 | 2 |
| 19 | Maus_Magill | 100 | 2 |
| 20 | Bayaker | 94 | 2 |
| 20 | Kitten_Mitten | 94 | 2 |
| 22 | GIGObuster | 92 | 3 |
| 23 | Catamount | 81 | 4 |
| 24 | ataraxy22 | 76 | 2 |
| 25 | Superdude | 71 | 2 |
| 26 | DrGirlfriend | 42 | 3 |
| 26 | gkster | 42 | 3 |
| 28 | J-P_L | 41 | 3 |
| 29 | Allecher | 38 | 2 |
| 30 | Dung_Beetle | 33 | 2(1) |
| 30 | irritant | 33 | 1 |
| 32 | critter42 | 31 | 2 |
| 32 | kingEabe | 31 | 2 |
| 34 | Borborygmi | 29 | 1(1) |
| 35 | amarinth | 27 | 1 |
| 35 | Cazzle | 27 | 1 |
| 35 | NurseCarmen | 27 | 1 |
| 35 | Slow_Moving_Vehicle | 27 | 1 |
| 39 | JohnT | 22 | 2(1) |
| 39 | Shoeless | 22 | 2(1) |
| 41 | eschereal | 21 | 1(1) |
| 42 | vivalostwages | 18 | 1(1) |
| 42 | xizor | 18 | 1(1) |
| 44 | commasense | 17 | 4(1) |
| 45 | gwendee | 16 | 2 |
| 46 | Gyrate | 15 | 2 |
| 46 | kitap | 15 | 2 |
| 46 | ProfPepperwinkle | 15 | 2 |
| 49 | Lsura | 14 | 2 |
| 50 | Biotop | 13 | 1(1) |
| 50 | Hatchie | 13 | 1(1) |
| 50 | kayT | 13 | 1(1) |
| 53 | GuanoLad | 12 | 1(1) |
| 53 | Hschardi | 12 | 1 |
| 55 | truthseeker3 | 11 | 1 |
| 56 | Mona_Lott | 10 | 1 |
| 56 | Railer13 | 10 | 1 |
| 56 | Snowboarder_Bo | 10 | 1 |
| 56 | tuesdayweld | 10 | 1 |
| 60 | D_Anconia | 9 | 1 |
| 60 | SpoilerVirgin | 9 | 1 |
| 60 | Tristan | 9 | 1 |
| 63 | teelabrown | 6 | 1 |
| 63 | zadscmc | 6 | 2(1) |
| 65 | Gatopescado | 4 | 1 |
| 65 | Paul_was_in_Saudi | 4 | 1 |
| 65 | Precambrianmollusc | 4 | 1 |
| 65 | rhl | 4 | 1 |
| 65 | RollOutTheBarrel | 4 | 1 |
| 65 | Skunkdog | 4 | 1 |
| 65 | Stephe96 | 4 | 1 |
| 72 | Baker | 2 | 4(2) |
Paul Silas at 79
Thanks for finding that. I missed that one as well and haven’t gotten around to creating my new list for next year. (At which point I check the current list for missed deaths.)
Also…
Angelo Badalamenti, composer, has died at age 85. He did the Twin Peaks theme along with many others.