Obituary Thread

[Mr Jinx]

They're all on this flight tonight. Talk about falling in droves.
RIP

Did Aaron Ramsey score a series of hatricks recently?

 

[Grecian2K]

Did Aaron Ramsey score a series of hatricks recently?

Ehh?????

But certainly not been a good day for aging male thespians. was it?

 

[Mr Jinx]

Ehh?????

But certainly not been a good day for aging male thespians. was it?

Fans reckon ‘Ramsey curse’ has struck again as Eastenders star June Brown dies

FANS are convinced that the ‘Aaron Ramsey curse’ struck again on Sunday. The former Arsenal star bagged his first goal for loan side Rangers in their 2-1 Old Firm defeat to Celtic. And just hours l…

www.thesun.co.uk

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[Alistair20000]

G2K having a bit of a mare today

 

[Oldsmobile-88]

Garry Roberts(72) musician.

Founder member & guitarist with The Boomtown Rats.

 

[Grecian2K]

G2K having a bit of a mare today

Can't see why (given that I never look at that scurrilous rag)

Thought it might have been an obscure reference to the Isle Of Man TT.

 

[iscalad]

Swingometer inventor Sir David Butler aged 98

 

[Alistair20000]

Swingometer inventor Sir David Butler aged 98

Had not realised he was that old. Despite being a cofounder of the Swingometer he very often got the swing wrong as he read out results.

RIP

 

[Oldsmobile-88]

Had not realised he was that old. Despite being a cofounder of the Swingometer he very often got the swing wrong as he read out results.

RIP

The biggest Swingometer faux pas, was the prediction of a 150 seat Labour majority on a exit poll in Oct 1974, this was hastily revised to 30 seats when the first results rolled in, then downgraded to 10
Harold Wilson ended up with a 3 seat majority in the end.

 

[Alistair20000]

The biggest Swingometer faux pas, was the prediction of a 150 seat Labour majority on a exit poll in Oct 1974, this was hastily revised to 30 seats when the first results rolled in, then downgraded to 10
Harold Wilson ended up with a 3 seat majority in the end.

Yep. I recall that forecasting debacle. 1987 also a disaster for pollsters with the Tory 102 majority massively understated. That error was repeated in the exit poll too. I remember the constant revisions upwards of the Tory majority through the night.