RIP
 

[url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/england/8808423/Former-England-bowler-Graham-Dilley-dies-aged-52.html]Graham Dilley[/url]

Getting too familiar with folk popping their clogs these days,
but this affects me.

The famous "Botham Test" would not have been were it
not for the assistance of him and Bob Willis.

GH Hardy

Yes sad news indeed!

[QUOTE=garo;273638]Yes sad news indeed![/QUOTE]
And another recent loss of someone who made it to the top of the pile. His achievement was all the more remarkable when you consider he was labouring under a significant physical disadvantage.
[url]http://www.economist.com/node/21530944[/url]

Thanks for that 99.94. It was indeed quite sad to see MAK passing away. Condolences to his family which includes two big-name Indian film stars.

[QUOTE=garo;274250]Thanks for that 99.94. It was indeed quite sad to see MAK passing away. Condolences to his family which includes two big-name Indian film stars.[/QUOTE]
Indeed. But at least he had a decent innings!

David

well, no time to look for the "silly pictures" thread... we used to have RIP-threads for different famous people who died, RIP Steve jobs, RIP Dennis Ritchie, but to have a topic called just "RIP" could make sometimes strange things happening... I hope this was not a premonition :smile:

(not talking about having RIP posts in the "funny stuff" subforum...)

Premonition
 

[QUOTE=LaurV;274451]well, no time to look for the "silly pictures" thread... we used to have RIP-threads for different famous people who died, RIP Steve jobs, RIP Dennis Ritchie, but to have a topic called just "RIP" could make sometimes strange things happening... I hope this was not a premonition :smile:

(not talking about having RIP posts in the "funny stuff" subforum...)[/QUOTE]

You will note that I started this thread a few hours before Jobs died,
and days before Ritchie.

Death

PS Graham Dilley was a 52 year old cricketer.

Heavy D is now on the final Peaceful Journey.

[QUOTE=ewmayer;277657]That lunging left hook that put Muhammad Ali flat on his back in the first of their 3 legendary bouts was a thing of beauty.[/QUOTE]

You may be thinking of Cassius Clay and "Our Enry" Cooper RIP.

[QUOTE=ewmayer;277657]going to the moon quickly became "boring"[/QUOTE]
Apollo 13 was a hard act to follow.

Furthermore it weren't made of green cheese,
and there weren't no man in it.

Chico Marx RIP

Returning to the cricket theme (which is where the thread started):
[url]http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket-writer-peter-roebuck-dies-20111113-1ndg0.html[/url]