Announcement: "Nearly Departed"

[junediamanti]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "alice_loves_cats" 
<hypercolor99 at h...> wrote:
>> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Cindy C." 
<cindysphynx at c...> 
> wrote:
> > Hi, folks!
> > 
> > I'm writing to let you all know about a new Yahoo group for 
people 
> who
> > are seriously disturbed and bent and darn proud of it! ;-)
> > 
> > Long ago, a friend told me about a rather interesting game she 
> plays.
> > The idea is that the participants each think of 50 famous RL 
people
> > they believe will expire in the next six months. Players get 
points
> > when one of their predictions comes true.
> > 
> > <awkward silence>
> > 
> > What's that?
> > 
> > You guys think that's *sick?* Yep, it sure is.
> > 
> > You got a problem with that? ;-)
> > 
> > Seriously, we've set up a Yahoo group called "Nearly Departed" 
to 
> use
> > Yahoo's features to make the scoring easier and so that we can 
> compare
> > notes ("No, no, no, Jack Lord died 20 years ago!"). Besides, we 
need
> > a place to post messages consoling each other when J-Lo goes to 
the
> > Great Beyond! <veg> Already, we've had a sob session over Robert
> > Palmer. Can you believe it; he looked so robust? Also welcome are
> > opinions about famous people, quips, smart remarks and general 
chit
> > chat, especially sightings of famous people who might fall ill 
in 
> the
> > near future.
> > 
> > Membership? Well, it's a closed Yahoo group (meaning that we'll
> > receive no spam), but we don't mean to exclude anyone. *No one* 
is
> > unwelcome or banned or any of that, and *anyone* can invite 
anyone
> > they think might be interested – *especially* if the prospective
> > member has a good sense of humor. For logistical reasons, 
however, 
> we
> > really want to keep the group below 50 people so we can keep 
track 
> of
> > things. Invitations are first come, first served.  No money is
> > involved -- that would be so *tacky!*  
> > 
> > So far, Melody, Gail, Morgan D, Silver Dragon, Tyler, Jen Reese, 
> Nox,
> > Eileen and I are on board. If you join, you'll need to post your 
> list
> > of the nearly departed by Nov. 1 –- that's when Round One 
begins. To
> > join, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Nearly_Departed/ and 
click
> > "Join This Group." One of us will shoot you an invitation.
> > 
> > Cindy –- who was going to predict the demise of Dick Clark before
> > someone explained that he is a cyborg who can never die

I would join this only you are probably going to largely deal with 
US celebs - and I just don't know enough to join in.  Hope you enjoy 
it though!

No matter - just thought I'd mention my own personal version of this:

I have a personal pledge that the day Margaret Thatcher, the former 
Prime Minister of Great Britain dies, I will purchase and drink a 
bottle of the finest champagne.  And embrace the following hangover 
with pleasure.

I hate that woman so very much her death will be proof that God 
really does have the last laugh.

Apologies to any british Thatcherites out there.  Promise I won't 
make any further political comments.

Actually, no, I'm not sorry in the least.

June