2016 The Year of Celebrity Death.

Satriale

9or10 wrote: »

2016 has taken yet another hero.

Michael Delligatti, inventor of the Big Mac.


Yeah not just a feckin light bulb or an i-pad or ... something useful for a change.


Damn you 2016

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/38162497/inventor-of-the-big-mac-dies-aged-98

Wait a minute, light bulbs are useful!

Satriale

Satriale wrote: »

Wait a minute, light bulbs are useful!

Light bulbs are obsolete, it's (nearly) all LEDs now.

Gael23

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Pure tinfoil but I reckon the Queen.

She has to be near the top of 2016's hitlist.

CINCLANTFLT

Is your one from Murder She Wrote still alive?

fryup

^^^^^^

yep, but everyone she met has been murdered ??

CINCLANTFLT

fryup wrote: »

^^^^^^

yep, but everyone she met has been murdered ??

She killed them all!!!!

CINCLANTFLT

fryup wrote: »

^^^^^^

yep, but everyone she met has been murdered ??

She killed them... she killed all of them!!!

happypants

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Pure tinfoil but I reckon the Queen.

I agree!! Have a feeling it may be a member of the royal family at least.

Also Tina Turner.

I hope I'm wrong but the way the year has gone who knows??!

CINCLANTFLT

Are these all still alive?

http://m.ranker.com/list/old-celebrities-you-didn-and-_39_t-realize-are-still-alive/carlybobarly

Plenty here to gamble on!

Capt'n Midnight

9or10 wrote: »

2016 has taken yet another hero.

Michael Delligatti, inventor of the Big Mac.


Yeah not just a feckin light bulb or an i-pad or ... something useful for a change.

Dr. Donald A. Henderson orchestrated the massive international campaign to rid the world of smallpox,

Hande hoche!

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Pure tinfoil but I reckon the Queen.

She is only 90 and her mother lived to be about 102, so QE II could easily live another decade, but her husband in 95 now so he'll probably go first.

fryup

when you think about it....

in the last week alone, we've lost Rick Parfitt, George Michael, Liz Smith, Richard Adams, Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

thats some carnage, God has got it in for famous people....must be there hedonistic lifestyle

MPFGLB

Bruce Forsythe isn't well I hear

quickbeam

I wonder if there are any superstitious celebrities out there who really believe the 2016-curse thing and are living in fear?? Actors (and to a lesser extent singers) do tend to be a superstitious lot, so the chance of somebody actually feeling the fear might actually happen.

Boggy Turf

You can nearly sense the hope and expectation on this thread that another "big" celebrity will die before Jan 1st

fryup

^^^^^^^^

my money is on Billy Connolly

Gwynplaine

fryup wrote: »

^^^^^^^^

my money is on Billy Connolly

Mine is on Robbie Williams.

The Talking Bread

I thought this thread couldn't get anymore bizarre!

HellSquirrel

The Talking Bread wrote: »

I thought this thread couldn't get anymore bizarre!

The thread can always get more bizarre.

Rainman16

Last death of 2016. Ronda Rousey

aphex™

I fear more will die in 2017.

OldMrBrennan83

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Rainman16

I wonder what celebrity's death would have the most impact on world right now? Would it be one with the most twitter followers, Perry or Beiber, Or would it be someone like The Queen or Donald Trump?

ligerdub

Is that a serious question??

dennyire

Kanye West this morning














Found alive and well in his Hotel Room

Capt'n Midnight

Rainman16 wrote: »

I wonder what celebrity's death would have the most impact on world right now? Would it be one with the most twitter followers, Perry or Beiber, Or would it be someone like The Queen or Donald Trump?

If Trump keels over then it goes to the VP, and that's scary.

The Queen well they'll probably try to keep it in the family, nepotisim alive and well in the 21st century.

Capt'n Midnight

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

If Trump keels over then it goes to the VP, and that's scary.

The Queen well they'll probably try to keep it in the family, nepotisim alive and well in the 21st century.

The rules of royal succession are well known and Charles would be on the throne.

B.A._Baracus

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The rules of royal succession are well known and Charles would be on the throne.

True.
Isn't it king Charles then when he dies king William? Ha harry gets shafted. Lol.

OldMrBrennan83

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B.A._Baracus

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

True.
Isn't it king Charles then when he dies king William? Ha harry gets shafted. Lol.

Always the first born son first, then first born grandson.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_to_the_British_throne

Queen Elizabeth II is the present sovereign and her heir apparent is her eldest son, Charles, Prince of Wales. Next in line after him is Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales's elder son. Third in line is Prince George of Cambridge, the son of the Duke of Cambridge, followed by his sister, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge. Fifth in line is Prince Harry (formally Prince Henry of Wales), the younger son of the Prince of Wales. The first four individuals in the line of succession who are twenty-one years or older, and the sovereign's consort, may be appointed Counsellors of State. Counsellors of State perform some of the sovereign's duties in the United Kingdom while he or she is out of the country or temporarily incapacitated. Otherwise, individuals in the line of succession need not have specific legal or official duties (though members of the royal family often do).

patrickbrophy18

Greg Lake of "I Believe In Father Christmas", Emerson Lake and Palmer (ELP) and King Crimson fame passed away on the 8th of December.
A very underrated musician in my opinion.

LordSutch

Well, with only five hours to go before the new year bell tolls, it looks like the celebrety grim reaper can stop swinging his deathly sythe, and put it away until next year/tomorrow

Gael23

Was watching TV3 year in review and the introduction to every month was of a hearse & coffin. Sums up 2016

Gael23

34 minutes left, we still have time to add to the list

Capt'n Midnight

Gael23 wrote: »

34 minutes left,

There's still a half an hour of 2016 on Baker Island and Howland Island.

LordSutch

LordSutch wrote: »

Well, with only five hours to go before the new year bell tolls, it looks like the celebrety grim reaper can stop swinging his deathly sythe, and put it away until next year/tomorrow

Unfortunately not. William Christopher (played Father Mulcahy in MASH) passed away yesterday. RIP.

fryup

^^^^^^^^^^

what way did they used to pronounce his surname....Mul-k-hee :pac:

RIP

Stigura

Eyes down for This year already, lads! :eek: They've drawn up a list of fifty!

https://deathlist.net//

ligerdub

They used to be edgy and out there, now it looks like a team of actuaries had a round table. About 90% of their predictions are aged 90 or above!

fryup

Stigura wrote: »

Eyes down for This year already, lads! :eek: They've drawn up a list of fifty!

https://deathlist.net//

tasteful link there :cool:

what next? will the bookies be taking bets?

Stigura

fryup wrote: »

tasteful link there :cool:

Tis rather, isn't it? The worst is, that poor girl in her early fifties. I thought, " What the hell's she doing on it?!

Googled it and rather soured my day. Poor thing. Kirk and Brucie? Yeah. Fine. What ever. But, there's one or two other younger people on there. I never looked .....

muddypaws

I can't understand why Gord Downie is on that list, I doubt many people in the UK will know who he is. I had the pleasure of working with him in the early 90s, and The Tragically Hip are a great band, but never really broke the UK. He is very well known in Canada but then so are Timmy's Bits.

fryup

Gaybo is on the list too (although he's probably glad of that having his name listed with all those other celebs)

muddypaws

fryup wrote: »

Gaybo is on the list too (although he's probably glad of that having his name listed with all those other celebs)

He worked for Granada back in the early 60s, I think he was the first person to introduce The Beatles on TV.

MPFGLB

Valerie Harper ?
Mary Tyler Moore ??


C'mon ???

philstar

^^^^^^^^^^

what do you mean c'mon? they're ancient

The Talking Bread

VH is 76. That's not ancient. Her sad reason for being there is due to her terminal cancer.

MPFGLB

Valerie Harper has been living with 'terminal ' brain cancer for 3 years and is still going strong at 76 while Mary Tyler Moore is 80 ...not very old in todays world especially when you see these


http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/creative-you-die-10-hollywood-legends-90-older-who-refuse-quit-957300

The Talking Bread

MPFGLB wrote: »

Valerie Harper has been living with 'terminal ' brain cancer for 3 years and is still going strong at 76 while Mary Tyler Moore is 80 ...not very old in todays world especially when you see these


http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/creative-you-die-10-hollywood-legends-90-older-who-refuse-quit-957300

Its a ridiculous tasteless article but the classless authors are making their decisions based on probability. They composed a list and put in as many as they could to stoke debate/offence/shock or even sick ambition to get their predictions correct. If it wasn't Valerie Harper they would have someone else and the longer VH has terminal brain cancer, the worse her health degenerates.

Over 365 days, that is a long time for someone with such a horrendous illness.

Anyway, I am out of this thread. It literally has lost its relevancy, if ever it had one!!

ligerdub

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Its a ridiculous tasteless article but the classless authors are making their decisions based on probability. They composed a list and put in as many as they could to stoke debate/offence/shock or even sick ambition to get their predictions correct. If it wasn't Valerie Harper they would have someone else and the longer VH has terminal brain cancer, the worse her health degenerates.

Over 365 days, that is a long time for someone with such a horrendous illness.

Anyway, I am out of this thread. It literally has lost its relevancy, if ever it had one!!

Off to the 2017 one then?