The official 2019 death pool
-
‘Star Trek’ Writer D.C. Fontana Dies at 80
Dorothy Catherine Fontana, a writer on the original "Star Trek" series who had a long association with the franchise, died Dec. 2. She was 80.
-
Bob Willis: Former England cricket captain dies aged 70
Former England captain Bob Willis, who took 325 Test wickets and was a hero of the 1981 Ashes, has died at the age of 70.
Now this really sounds like cricket to me...
-
who took 325 Test wickets
In what other job can you steal work equipment and be hailed as a hero?
-
@hungrier said in The official 2019 death pool:
who took 325 Test wickets
In what other job can you steal work equipment and be hailed as a hero?
Traffic cop?
Tax inspector?
-
@hungrier said in The official 2019 death pool:
who took 325 Test wickets
In what other job can you steal work equipment and be hailed as a hero?
Munitions disposal engineer
-
R.I.P. Caroll Spinney, original Big Bird puppeteer dies at 85
Caroll Spinney, who worked as the puppeteer on Sesame Street for five decades playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, has died at 85.
-
-
On the topic of Star Trek...
Michael Lamper, musician and husband of Star Trek’s Marina Sirtis, dead at 61 — Daily Star Trek News
Star Trek: The Next Generation star Marina Sirtis announced yesterday afternoon that her husband, Michael Lamper, passed away. He was 61. Sirtis said in a tweet, “I’m going to be gone for a while. My beloved husband passed away peacefully in his sleep last night. For those of you waiting for a sh
-
Pete Frates, inspiration behind ALS 'Ice Bucket Challenge,' dies at age 34, family says
Pete Frates helped raise over $220 million for ALS research through the Ice Bucket Challenge.
-
-
Paul Volcker, Fed Chairman Who Tamed Double-Digit Inflation, Dies at 92
Paul Volcker, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board who tamed double-digit inflation in the 1980s, died yesterday at the age of 92.
-
@boomzilla said in The official 2019 death pool:
Paul Volcker, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board who tamed double-digit inflation in the 1980s, died yesterday at the age of 92.
I find the headline amusing, because it was probably the Federal Reserve that created the double-digit inflation in the Carter era. So they didn't need to "tame" it, they just needed to stop creating it.
-
Naturalist and presenter David Bellamy dies at 86
Tributes are paid to the "larger-than-life" TV broadcaster, scientist and conservationist.
-
For anyone who's a MST3K fan
-
Someone tell @blakeyrat.
-
@The_Quiet_One said in The official 2019 death pool:
For anyone who's a MST3K fan
No input file specified.I guess it's been Slashdotted.
-
-
@hungrier said in The official 2019 death pool:
Oh, never mind, my work's network is evidently doing something funky and fucking it up.
-
@lolwhat said in The official 2019 death pool:
@The_Quiet_One said in The official 2019 death pool:
For anyone who's a MST3K fan
No input file specified.I guess it's been Slashdotted.Same here.
-
@boomzilla He also played mad scientist Dr Zebediah Braxis on Challenge of the GoBots.
-
-
-
Panamarenko dies at 79
The death has been announced of Panamarenko. The famous Antwerp artist whose real name was Henri Van Herwegen has died unexpectedly at the age of 79.
-
Herman Boone, 'Remember The Titans' Coach, Dies
Boone, who led the T.C. Williams Titans to a state title in 1971, has died. He was 84.
-
Charles Ingerham Peddle[1] (1937 – December 15, 2019)[2][3] was an American electrical engineer best known as the main designer of the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor, as well as the KIM-1 SBC (single-board computer) and its successor the Commodore PET PC (personal computer), both based on the 6502.[4]
-
Don Imus, Legendary ‘Imus in the Morning’ Host, Dies at 79
Legendary radio personality Don Imus, who hosted the radio show "Imus in the Morning" for nearly 50 years, has died. Imus was 79.
A late entry to the thread.
-
-
Syd Mead, Visionary ‘Blade Runner’ Artist and Futurist, Dies at 86
Visual artist Syd Mead, best known for his contributions to "Blade Runner," "Tron" and "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," has died. He was 86.
Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies aged 61 after long illness
RIP Tatsuo Umemiya
In Memoriam of Charles “Chuck” Peddle | The Western Design Center, Inc.
Chuck Peddle - Wikipedia
