Skydiving came to mind for me as well, when I read that.
Didn’t Bush the first Dive for his birthday recently?
Yes, IIRC, a few years back. It wasn’t his first. He bailed out of his plane in WWII.
Yeah, I thought there were two times in recent memory when he did.
Nope. I do have Ariel Sharon but I had him before the coma. Typical.
He has actually done it several times, to commemorate his WWII experience.
Former Philadelphia Eagle and CBS NFL TV announcer Tom Brookshier dead at age 78
Man, I had a huge false alarm today- I turned on the radio to hear the end of a piece discussing Margaret Thatcher’s diary and other personal papers, and I thought “Woo hoo! Points!”
This game is so wrong…
Ralph McInerny, creator of Father Dowling, seems to have shuffled off. The only cite I could find.
Am I the only one that sees the irony in There is no God reporting on the death of a prominent Catholic? 
She wouldn’t have been on anyone’s list, and no one would know who she is, and many people wouldn’t have heard of the movies she was involved in, but I thought her death should be noted somewhere.
Acclaimed Editor Karen Schmeer Killed in Tragic NYC Incident
Winner of today’s Match the Decedent’s Name with Method of Death award.
Uuh, that was EVEL! 
No, it was just plain “Mean”.
Winner of this year’s most fucking hilarious post…
Off to a slow start this year. Celebrities who left us in January:
Name Dead Age Points Votes
J. D. Salinger 28-Jan 91 9 2
Zelda Rubinstein 27-Jan 76 24 36
Paul Quarrington 21-Jan 56 44 1
And the standings are:
Name Points
1 Registered at Last 68
2 Mean Mr. Mustard 33
3= 42fish 24
3= 5 time champ 24
3= amarone 24
3= Anne Elk 24
3= anyrose 24
3= Avarie537 24
3= Baker 24
3= BlimeyORiley 24
3= bowler girl 24
3= Boyo Jim 24
3= Captain Lance Murdoch 24
3= CowPatty 24
3= Critical Mass 24
3= El Perro Fumando 24
3= Etherman 24
3= GIGObuster 24
3= Hal Briston 24
3= Hockey Monkey 24
3= I Am The Lorax 24
3= jeezums 24
3= judikium 24
3= Little Nemo 24
3= MadTheSwine 24
3= Mahaloth 24
3= MsWhatsit 24
3= Mudshark 24
3= Nutty Bunny 24
3= Only Mostly Dead 24
3= phungi 24
3= Rico 24
3= Shirley Ujest 24
3= The Vorlon 24
3= tumbleddown 24
3= VunderBob 24
37 Rilchiam 9
38= 130 others 0
3 celebrities represents 0.35% of the nominees and 1.8% of the votes.
I have faith in the Grim Reaper! By April, I expect my list to be nearly filled.
Tied for 3rd place!!!11111
( The highest I will ever be.)
…what she said. :rolleyes:
Poor Rilchiam - to be in 4th - but really in 37th - place.
I guess that’s better than those of us who are in 38th - but really last - place!