Ed Koch has Bob Barker's Birthday Exactly. Does He Win Both Showcases?

It was Bono who crooned " Where you live should not decide/ Whether you live or whether you die."

It was Lynne Cossman, Mississippi State research fellow, who wrote that "place" definitely has significance when scientifically examining mortality rates on the local and national level.

It was us who said that no matter where you live, as long as you are alive, we say "Happy Birthday!"

Today is somebody's birthday! Whose Birthday? ex-New York Mayor Ed Koch's Birthday. How Old Is He? 1,2,3,4... 83! And Never been Kissed By... Death

Koch appears on 1 2007 Death Pool roster and because we're throwing you this party, we leave you with a little goody bag-

• The mayor of New York in Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, and The Real Ghostbusters was supposed to resemble Koch in both appearance and attitude, and is even given the first name "Ed" in the film novelization by Richard Mueller.
  

Ray... If someone asks you if you're a mayor, you say... YES!

Today is somebody's birthday! Whose Birthday? Price is Right host retiree Bob Barker's Birthday. How Old Is He? 1,2,3,4... 84! And Never been Kissed By... Death

Barker appears on 8 2007 Death Pool rosters and because we're throwing you this party, we leave you with a little goody bag-

• Bob Barker is the oldest winner of any MTV award. In 1996, at the age of 73, Barker won the MTV Movie Award for Best Fight for his role in the Adam Sandler movie "Happy Gilmore."
  

I guess Barker has not "had enough... Bitch!"

... And Many More!

TWID Notes - Volume 1

This Week in Death brings you: Notes from around the pool! We take you from the shallow to the deep end, and catch you up on all the news you need to know to be a Syms-like educated death pool competitor.

Like Diem on the Duel, he probably shouldn't lift 150 bags of Coffee

Ed Koch was in the hospital on Monday but it wasn't anything serious, just a routine hernia operation. He went into Columbia-Presbyterian early that morning, had the surgery and was asked to stay overnight as a precaution in case of bleeding, because he's been on a blood thinner since a mild stroke in 1987. He was expected to be back at his office the following day.
[The Villager]

Seems like Someone should have just picked "Guinea" this Year
The ailing health of veteran President Lansana Conte has raised fears of a power struggle while economic collapse and rampant inflation have provoked the long-dormant unions into a wave of general strikes this year.
[Reuters]

More wood for Norwood, he is Okay!
U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood was released from a hospital and was in good condition Friday after receiving chemotherapy treatment this week for a cancerous tumor doctors found near his liver. [AccessNorthGa.com]

It's Official, Castro may never Die
"Regarding my recovery, I have always warned that it could be a prolonged process, but it is far from being a lost battle. I collaborate as a disciplined patient, attended by the consecrated team of our doctors.

[Miami Herald]

Blind Sheik's other Senses are not Heightened
The health of imprisoned Egyptian cleric Omar Abdel-Rahman, known as the Blind Sheik, is deteriorating, renewing fears that his death in prison could trigger an attack on the United States, officials said Thursday.
[Boston Herald]

And Finally... One Piece of Possible Good News for Future Research!
In future years, look for newsmagazines to do roundups not on who died during the previous year, but on who's going to die in the year ahead.
[Slate]

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