The DeathList 2018..

[The Mechanic]

TThe 2018 List

Rank Name Age Description

1 Kirk Douglas 102 Actor

2 Leah Bracknell 54 Actress

3 Herman Wouk 103 Author

4 Olivia De Havilland 102 Actress

5 Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh 97 Casual rascist

6 Billy Graham 100 Evangelist

7 Betty White 96 Golden Girl

8 John McCain 82 Politician

9 Linda Nolan 59 Nolan Sister

10 Lord (Peter) Carrington 99 UK Politician

11 Javier Perez de Cuellar 98 Ex UN Secretary General

12 Pierre Cardin 96 Fashion Designer

13 Stan Lee 96 Marvel comics

14 Stirling Moss 89 Racing driver

15 Tessa Jowell 71 British Politician

16 Doris Day 96 Actress

17 Bob Dole 95 Politican

18 Bob Barker 95 The Price is Right

19 Prunella Scales 86 Sybil Fawlty

20 Jimmy Carter 94 Ex US President

21 Leslie Phillips 94 Comedy Actor

22 Jill Gascoine 81 Actress

23 Vera Lynn 101 Singer

24 Robert Mugabe 94 Dictator

25 George Bush Senior 94 Former President of USA

26 Charles Aznavour 94 Singer

27 Henry Kissinger 95 Diplomat

28 Honor Blackman 93 Actress

29 Barbara Bush 93 Former First Lady

30 Dick van Dyke 93 Actor

31 Stanley Baxter 92 Comedian

32 Valery Giscard d'Estaing 92 Former French President

33 Mel Brooks 92 Comedian / Director

34 Pope Benedict XVI 91 Former Pope

35 Neil Simon 91 Playwright

36 June Brown 91 Eastenders Dot Cotton

37 Hosni Mubarak 90 Former Egyptian President

38 Sean Connery 88 Bond

39 Louis Farrakhan 86 Nutter

40 Denis Norden 96 Comic / TV Presenter

41 Ian St John 80 Footballer

42 Jimmy Greaves 78 Footballer / pundit

43 Valerie Harper 79 Rhoda

44 Clive James 79 TV presenter

45 4 Stephen Hawking 76 Theoretical Physicist

46 Ronnie Wood 71 Rolling Stone

47 Olivia Newton-John 70 Singer

48 Joni Mitchell 75 Singer songwriter

49 Paul Gascoigne 51 Gazza

50 Mark E Smith 61 The Fall

3 out of 50 so far...

[Neferti]

TThe 2018 List

Rank Name Age Description

1 Kirk Douglas 102 Actor

2 Leah Bracknell 54 Actress

3 Herman Wouk 103 Author

4 Olivia De Havilland 102 Actress

5 Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh 97 Casual rascist

6 Billy Graham 100 Evangelist

7 Betty White 96 Golden Girl

8 John McCain 82 Politician

9 Linda Nolan 59 Nolan Sister

10 Lord (Peter) Carrington 99 UK Politician

11 Javier Perez de Cuellar 98 Ex UN Secretary General

12 Pierre Cardin 96 Fashion Designer

13 Stan Lee 96 Marvel comics

14 Stirling Moss 89 Racing driver

15 Tessa Jowell 71 British Politician

16 Doris Day 96 Actress

17 Bob Dole 95 Politican

18 Bob Barker 95 The Price is Right

19 Prunella Scales 86 Sybil Fawlty

20 Jimmy Carter 94 Ex US President

21 Leslie Phillips 94 Comedy Actor

22 Jill Gascoine 81 Actress

23 Vera Lynn 101 Singer

24 Robert Mugabe 94 Dictator

25 George Bush Senior 94 Former President of USA

26 Charles Aznavour 94 Singer

27 Henry Kissinger 95 Diplomat

28 Honor Blackman 93 Actress

29 Barbara Bush 93 Former First Lady

30 Dick van Dyke 93 Actor

31 Stanley Baxter 92 Comedian

32 Valery Giscard d'Estaing 92 Former French President

33 Mel Brooks 92 Comedian / Director

34 Pope Benedict XVI 91 Former Pope

35 Neil Simon 91 Playwright

36 June Brown 91 Eastenders Dot Cotton

37 Hosni Mubarak 90 Former Egyptian President

38 Sean Connery 88 Bond

39 Louis Farrakhan 86 Nutter

40 Denis Norden 96 Comic / TV Presenter

41 Ian St John 80 Footballer

42 Jimmy Greaves 78 Footballer / pundit

43 Valerie Harper 79 Rhoda

44 Clive James 79 TV presenter

45 4 Stephen Hawking 76 Theoretical Physicist

46 Ronnie Wood 71 Rolling Stone

47 Olivia Newton-John 70 Singer

48 Joni Mitchell 75 Singer songwriter

49 Paul Gascoigne 51 Gazza

50 Mark E Smith 61 The Fall

3 out of 50 so far...

I can understand the 90+ year olds being on The List but why the people in their 50s?

[Black Orchid]

There seems to be more people dying in their 50s, 60s and very early 70s lately than anyone else.

[Neferti]

OK. I have now Googled the names. They are on The List because ....

Former Emmerdale star Leah Bracknell has wed her long-term partner in a quiet ceremony as she continues to battle lung cancer.

LINDA NOLAN has candidly opened up about her biggest regret in life following her shock terminal breast cancer diagnosis, 11 years after she’d initially battled the disease and gone into remission.

Paul John Gascoigne is an English former professional football player and manager. He is also known by his nickname, Gazza. Mental illness and alcoholism

Right! Let's wait and see who else drops off the tree in 2018.

Gosh, who would want to live until they are 102?

[Black Orchid]

Depends on how self sufficient you are.

[Neferti]

Depends on how self sufficient you are.

I am self sufficient and I certainly do NOT want to live to 100.

Many years ago, a friend talked me into going for a "reading" ... some "famous" bloke who predicted your future ... can't recall the name. Anyway, I went along. Apart from a lot of "guess work" he picked up that I was a smoker ... shock, horror (this was about 1983) and told me, in no uncertain terms that I could "live until I am 96 but smoking would cut 10 years off my life". My reply? Guess.

[Black Orchid]

I just want to go when I am not lucid anymore and cannot look after myself. That could be 60 or 100.

[Neferti]

I just want to go when I am not lucid anymore and cannot look after myself. That could be 60 or 100.

Regardless of what anybody says ... when your time is up, your time is up.

Nobody in my family (both parent's side) has had Alzheimers. I have Aunts in their late 90s, still driving and doing their own groceries and house cleaning. Stubborn lot. No teenagers on drugs. All very Middle Class.

[Super Nova]

I guess we can tick them off as they go and see how accurate it is at the end of the year.

[Black Orchid]

I just want to go when I am not lucid anymore and cannot look after myself. That could be 60 or 100.

Regardless of what anybody says ... when your time is up, your time is up.

Nobody in my family (both parent's side) has had Alzheimers. I have Aunts in their late 90s, still driving and doing their own groceries and house cleaning. Stubborn lot. No teenagers on drugs. All very Middle Class.

No offence about your Aunts but that is one thing that really riles me. 80/90 plus people should not be allowed to drive as they are a hazard. They need mobility scooters NOT cars