[Misc] Obscure R.I.P. Threads.

[Cowfold Seagull]

Time to get a little controversial, (unlike me l know), but with the recent flood of R.I.P. threads on the board, it strikes me that many of the recipients really are sooo obscure.

Don't get me wrong l feel sorry when absolutely anyone passes away, (well ok not so much Adolph Hitler or Attilla the Hun maybe), but you get my drift.

I suppose the problem is, where does one draw the line, or even should a line be drawn at all? R.I.P. my cat Blossom maybe? l mean she passed away in the summer without any mention at all.

 

[Questions]

RIP to all RIP threads.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

RIP to all RIP threads.

Quite so.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Time to get a little controversial, (unlike me l know), but with the recent flood of R.I.P. threads on the board, it strikes me that many of the recipients really are sooo obscure.

Don't get me wrong l feel sorry when absolutely anyone passes away, (well ok not so much Adolph Hitler or Attilla the Hun maybe), but you get my drift.

I suppose the problem is, where does one draw the line, or even should a line be drawn at all? R.I.P. my cat Blossom maybe? l mean she passed away in the summer without any mention at all.

I do tend to agree. I see some and think blimey where have I been all this time as I have never heard of them, or indeed many never heard of the band etc.

 

[MattBackHome]

I like them. The more obscure the better.

I'd ban them for anyone over a certain level of celebrity. E.g. Some session guitarist who did one Bowie record - YES; Pele - NO.

To be decided by the mods in their ineffable wisdom.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Maybe the church of potter could be rebranded and a suitable sun forum found?

 

[Swansman]

Perhaps have a RIP-thread for all non-Brighton-related celebs?

Maybe with some exceptions if some ultra-mega-celeb (like the Queen or Pele) dies.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Time to get a little controversial, (unlike me l know), but with the recent flood of R.I.P. threads on the board, it strikes me that many of the recipients really are sooo obscure.

Don't get me wrong l feel sorry when absolutely anyone passes away, (well ok not so much Adolph Hitler or Attilla the Hun maybe), but you get my drift.

I suppose the problem is, where does one draw the line, or even should a line be drawn at all? R.I.P. my cat Blossom maybe? l mean she passed away in the summer without any mention at all.

I would've thought any RIP threads involving human deaths, whether historical or celebrity, are a time of passage for anyone who posts or reads the thread.
The person who has kicked the bucket, might have some connection, personal or other.

 

[chickens]

I find myself perfectly capable of scrolling past threads I’ve no interest in. If a thread is hovering near the top, it suggests a number of people are interested and wish to register their feelings among their peer group, if they sink into oblivion then their obscurity is confirmed.

R.I.P. this idea.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Time to get a little controversial, (unlike me l know), but with the recent flood of R.I.P. threads on the board, it strikes me that many of the recipients really are sooo obscure.

Don't get me wrong l feel sorry when absolutely anyone passes away, (well ok not so much Adolph Hitler or Attilla the Hun maybe), but you get my drift.

I suppose the problem is, where does one draw the line, or even should a line be drawn at all? R.I.P. my cat Blossom maybe? l mean she passed away in the summer without any mention at all.

Who died and made you King? Oh wait, you can't tell us as that would need an RIP thread.

 

[Bozza]

It does seem to have become a bit of an obscure-off.

With that, and not obscure in the slightest, I'd like to RIP Anita Pointer, of Pointer Sisters fame, who died recently and does not seem to have been recognised on these hallowed pages yet.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

It does seem to have become a bit of an obscure-off.

With that, and not obscure in the slightest, I'd like to RIP Anita Pointer, of Pointer Sisters fame, who died recently and does not seem to have been recognised on these hallowed pages yet.

Edit - Dear God, did I get confused. The Pointer sisters aren't the Weather Girls who weren't sisters. And it was a poor joke anyway.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

It does seem to have become a bit of an obscure-off.

With that, and not obscure in the slightest, I'd like to RIP Anita Pointer, of Pointer Sisters fame, who died recently and does not seem to have been recognised on these hallowed pages yet.

RIP

 

[Seagull58]

It does seem to have become a bit of an obscure-off.

With that, and not obscure in the slightest, I'd like to RIP Anita Pointer, of Pointer Sisters fame, who died recently and does not seem to have been recognised on these hallowed pages yet.

The third of the original 4 Pointer Sisters to pass away. I found that to be very sad. None of them survived to a good old age. On the plus side, the Pointer Sisters are still performing featuring the last surviving original with daughters and granddaughters.

 

[hart's shirt]

I like them. (Well, as much as one can ever really 'like' a thread about someone's passing, that is.)

They and other threads (e.g. mental health) help to make NSC a more reflective, appreciative place which unites rather than divides.

Long live the RIP threads.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

RIP

The third of the original 4 Pointer Sisters to pass away. I found that to be very sad. None of them survived to a good old age. On the plus side, the Pointer Sisters are still performing featuring the last surviving original with daughters and granddaughters.

In which case,

(Sorry, poor taste)

 

[Lenny Rider]

It does seem to have become a bit of an obscure-off.

With that, and not obscure in the slightest, I'd like to RIP Anita Pointer, of Pointer Sisters fame, who died recently and does not seem to have been recognised on these hallowed pages yet.

I think my thread re the late Tom Karen has tipped the Op over, that said surely the designer of the legendary Raleigh Chopper Bike deserves some kind of nod on his demise from blokes of a certain age?

Due to some kind of morbid curiousity I'm a frequent visitor to the the Recent Deaths page on wikipedia and am more than happy to become NSC's unoffical RIP monitor for the next 12 months.

 

[Stato]

Has there been a thread for Frank Lampard's managerial career?

 

[nicko31]

Looking back at the past week or two, I'm on 2/10 that I've heard of. Both footballers

 

[Giraffe]

We really should just be working our way through this. A fair few on there that I thought had already gone to be honest!

The DeathList 2024

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Rank	Prev Year	Appear	Name	Age	Description	Discuss
1	1	8	Dick van Dyke	98	Actor
2	2	11	Henry Kissinger	100	Diplomat
3	4	7	Bob Barker	100	The Price is Right
4	5	5	Alan Greenspan	97	Economist
5	6	2	Nigel Starmer-Smith	79	Rugby Commentator
6	9	8	Jimmy Carter	99	Ex US President
7	10	6	Tony Bennett	97	Crooner
8	11	5	Dick Cheney	82	Politician
9	13	5	Harry Belafonte	96	Singer
10	14	4	Mel Brooks	97	Comedian / Director
11	30	4	Jacques Delors	98	French Politician
12	16	2	Sir Bobby Charlton	86	Footballer
13		1	Robert Wagner	93	Actor
14	39	2	Norman Tebbit	92	Politician
15	20	3	Rosalynn Carter	96	Ex- FLOTUS
16	21	4	Sandy Gall	96	TV news reporter
17		3	Joanne Woodward	93	Actress
18		1	Ethel Kennedy	95	Kennedy Family
19	22	2	Desmond Morris	95	Zoologist
20	35	4	Stanley Baxter	97	Comedian
21	49	2	Joss Ackland	95	Actor
22	24	4	Jean-Marie Le Pen	95	French Neo-Nazi
23	46	2	Milan Kundera	94	Author
24	27	3	Cleo Laine	96	Jazz Singer
25		1	Alan Alda	87	M*A*S*H
26	32	7	Prunella Scales	91	Sybil Fawlty
27		2	Yoko Ono	90	Mrs Lennon
28		1	Norman Lear	101	TV Producer
29	34	3	Burt Bacharach	95	Singer Songwriter
30	45	2	Marianne Faithfull	77	Singer
31		1	Angie Dickinson	92	Actress
32		1	Robert Duvall	92	Actor
33		3	Imelda Marcos	94	Former First Lady of the Philippines
34		3	General Pervez Musharraf	81	Former Pakistani President / Moving target
35		3	Ayatollah Ali Khamenei	84	Iranian Ayatollah
36		1	Pete Murray	98	British radio presenter
37		2	Bob Newhart	94	Comedian
38		1	Rolf Harris	93	Paedophile
39		1	Ryuichi Sakamoto	71	Musician
40		3	Willie Nelson	90	Country Singer
41		1	Dennis Skinner	91	Politician
42		2	Nigel Lawson	91	UK Politican
43		1	Michael Parkinson	88	Broadcaster
44		1	Sonny Rollins	93	Jazz Musician
45		1	Mohamed Al-Fayed	94	Businessman
46		1	Hal Linden	92	Barney Miller
47		3	Linda Nolan	64	Nolan Sister
48		2	Tina Turner	84	Singer
49		1	Andy Taylor	63	Duran Duraner
50	50	5	Shane MacGowan	66	Pogue