The Big Sleep remains my favorite. 
Mario Oriani-Ambrosini has died.
47 points for yours truly, and someone else IIRC.
Former Vermont Senator James Jeffords has died, for 20 points if anyone had him.
Quatz leaps into fourth place, and CAMJAY77 is breathing down Randy Seltzer’s neck, just three points behind.
1 Randy Seltzer 202 4 0
2 CAMJAY77 199 4 0
3 Registered at Last 187 4 1
4 Quartz 87 2 1
5 Kitten Mitten 79 2 0
6 GIGObuster 72 2 0
7 Gleena 70 2 0
8 critter42 66 2 0
9 Captain Klutz 61 1 0
10 Cumbrian 55 1 0
11 bowler girl 54 1 1
11 NurseCarmen 54 1 0
13 bassett hound 51 1 0
13 Little Nemo 51 1 0
13 Shaggy Z 51 1 0
16 Tit whistle 48 2 1
17 Premislaus 42 2 1
18 Fleetwood 39 3 1
19 Fear Itself 38 1 1
20 Hal Briston 35 1 1
21 guylevesque 34 3 0
22 Sami41 33 2 0
23 BACI 30 2 1
23 Mona Lott 30 2 1
23 Schnitte 30 2 0
26 BlossomDrearie 29 2 1
27 Invisible Chimp 27 2 2
27 Tread 27 2 0
29 Archeonomist 26 2 0
30 The Vorlon 26 1 1
31 Clothilde 25 2 0
31 SCAdian 25 2 1
33 candide 18 1 0
33 CowPatty 18 1 0
33 Duckster 18 1 0
33 Idle Thoughts 18 2 0
33 NotherYinzer 18 1 0
33 sir viks 18 1 0
33 Spoons 18 2 0
40 SpazCat 17 2 0
41 12543 16 1 0
41 Allecher 16 1 0
41 Bewildebeest 16 1 0
41 Face Intentionally Left Blank 16 1 0
41 Jeep’s Phoenix 16 1 0
41 Oakminster 16 1 0
41 panache45 16 1 0
41 santorum 16 1 0
41 Shirley Ujest 16 1 0
41 smithsb 16 1 0
51 amarinth 15 1 0
51 anyrose 15 1 0
51 arara123 15 1 0
51 ataraxy22 15 1 0
51 imthjckaz 15 1 0
51 jtgain 15 1 0
51 Labtrash 15 1 0
51 MadTheSwine 15 1 0
51 Maus Magill 15 1 0
51 notfrommensa 15 1 0
51 racer72 15 1 0
51 Sarabellum1976 15 1 0
51 Squonk 15 1 0
51 Tazmanian Devil 15 1 0
51 TexCat 15 1 0
51 tim-n-va 15 1 0
67 wolf meister 12 1 1
68 Borborygmi 11 1 1
69 Dung Beetle 9 1 0
69 Kolak of Twilo 9 1 0
69 rucciface 9 1 0
69 WalterMitty 9 2 0
73 Dusty Rose 7 1 0
73 vivalostwages 7 1 0
75 Paul Parkhead 6 1 1
76 shadken 2 1 0
Don Pardo, the Booming Voice of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Dies at 96
Noooooooooooooooo:eek::(:(:(:(:(:(
Don Pardo is a unique pick for Happy Lendervedder, who with four points is now on the board, juuuuust ahead of shadken’s two points.
Father Raymond Gravel died last week at the age of 61.
1 Randy Seltzer 241 5 0
2 Registered at Last 226 5 1
3 CAMJAY77 199 4 0
4 Quartz 87 2 1
5 Kitten Mitten 79 2 0
6 GIGObuster 72 2 0
7 Gleena 70 2 0
8 critter42 66 2 0
9 Captain Klutz 61 1 0
10 Cumbrian 55 1 0
11 bowler girl 54 1 1
11 NurseCarmen 54 1 0
13 bassett hound 51 1 0
13 Little Nemo 51 1 0
13 Shaggy Z 51 1 0
16 Tit whistle 48 2 1
17 Premislaus 42 2 1
18 Fleetwood 39 3 1
19 Fear Itself 38 1 1
20 Hal Briston 35 1 1
21 guylevesque 34 3 0
22 Sami41 33 2 0
23 BACI 30 2 1
23 Mona Lott 30 2 1
23 Schnitte 30 2 0
26 BlossomDrearie 29 2 1
27 Invisible Chimp 27 2 2
27 Tread 27 2 0
29 Archeonomist 26 2 0
30 The Vorlon 26 1 1
31 Clothilde 25 2 0
31 SCAdian 25 2 1
33 candide 18 1 0
33 CowPatty 18 1 0
33 Duckster 18 1 0
33 Idle Thoughts 18 2 0
33 NotherYinzer 18 1 0
33 sir viks 18 1 0
33 Spoons 18 2 0
40 SpazCat 17 2 0
41 12543 16 1 0
41 Allecher 16 1 0
41 Bewildebeest 16 1 0
41 Face Intentionally Left Blank 16 1 0
41 Jeep’s Phoenix 16 1 0
41 Oakminster 16 1 0
41 panache45 16 1 0
41 santorum 16 1 0
41 Shirley Ujest 16 1 0
41 smithsb 16 1 0
51 amarinth 15 1 0
51 anyrose 15 1 0
51 arara123 15 1 0
51 ataraxy22 15 1 0
51 imthjckaz 15 1 0
51 jtgain 15 1 0
51 Labtrash 15 1 0
51 MadTheSwine 15 1 0
51 Maus Magill 15 1 0
51 notfrommensa 15 1 0
51 racer72 15 1 0
51 Sarabellum1976 15 1 0
51 Squonk 15 1 0
51 Tazmanian Devil 15 1 0
51 TexCat 15 1 0
51 tim-n-va 15 1 0
67 wolf meister 12 1 1
68 Borborygmi 11 1 1
69 Dung Beetle 9 1 0
69 Kolak of Twilo 9 1 0
69 rucciface 9 1 0
69 WalterMitty 9 2 0
73 Dusty Rose 7 1 0
73 vivalostwages 7 1 0
75 Paul Parkhead 6 1 1
76 Happy Lendervedder 4 1 1
77 shadken 2 1 0
Hey you two, whaddya say we just go ahead and let Sam Simon live?
Hey, it wouldn’t change the status of you top three, but a lot of people would lose this year’s virginity, and get on the board, if Mr. Simon passes away.
And with that statement my place in the handbasket is assured.
Oh yeah? I see your Weird Al and I’ll raise you Zappa and Don Pardo.
Damn, Great, I forgot that one!
No String bets :rolleyes:
Richard Attenborough has died at 90
Another ten points for Idle Thoughts, and for BACI
I’ll remember him most for Jurassic Park.
Helen Bamber, advocate for torture victims dead at 89.
NASHVILLE — George Barrett, the irrepressible, octogenarian civil rights attorney who continued to work full-time on behalf of voters, laborers, investors and other groups until earlier this month, died Tuesday night. He was 86.
Joan Rivers stops breathing during throat surgery. Not declared yet.
More as [del]she decomposes[/del] this story develops.