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[weatherman90]

You guys better add Nancy Reagan to your 2005 list, she will be 84 next year!

[Paul Bearer]

she's already on mine!!!!!

[Teddy]

2005 seems to be shaping up for a potentially bumper year for former First Ladies.

In addition to Nancy, we have Lady Bird Johnson, and lets not forget Barabra Bush (79), Rosalynn Carter (77), and Betty Ford (86). Admittedly, Barbara and Rosalynn may still be on the young side (relatively speaking, of course), but surely the drug and alcohol abuse that Betty fought in the 70's has taken some toll.

Looks like the title ex-First Lady may soon be changing to ex-ex-First Lady

[weatherman90]

Guest_Billy the Squid, on Jun 15 2004, 06:03 AM, said:

is there room for her on the 2005 list?

is she famous enough

it would be too strange to have a deathlist without a reagan on it

Why would you ask a stupid question like "Is she famous enough?" She's a first lady for god's sake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Are you that stupid??

[Rude Kid]

It was a fair question from Mr The Squid. Get a sense of perspective - Nancy Reagan is only a former First Lady of a single one of the world's 193 countries, which is home to not much more than 5% of our planet's population; it's just that many inhabitants of that country have a blinkered tendency to forget that there's anything outside their borders. Hell, this isn't even an American website. Could you name the widow of a former President of any other country?

[Night]

Just Canada, does that count?

[The Four Horsemen]

And France, possibly

[Rude Kid]

(weatherman90 scurries off to look in an atlas for these 'Canada' and 'France' places of which you speak...)

[Teddy]

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(weatherman90 scurries off to look in an atlas for these 'Canada' and 'France' places of which you speak...) 

If its any help weatherman90 - Canada is that cold place up north which isn't part of the US (don't confuse it with Alaska, which is).

France is that big country in Europe which didn't support the war in Iraq. Oops, doesn't really narrow that down much, does it

[weatherman90]

In fact I do know alot of First Ladys from other countries, Have you knuckleheads even looked at this year's list? There is a lady named "Princess Alice", who the heck is that??? The Job Description says "Queen Mum's Sister In Law" I think that If some dead Queen's sister In Law from some country can be on the list, dont you think that the first lady of the best president of the 20th century can be on it?

[Grim Reaper]

Just to finish this "famous enough" debate - Nancy Reagan will qualify on that criteria primarily because her death will be well reported.

Whether standing by Ronnie's side is much of an achievement to claim celebirty status is debatable but, to use Dearby Dead Pool rules as a guide, she will get obituaries in the main UK newspapers and, our other guide, all the DeathList committee members have heard of her.

Wetherman - not a bad point re Princess Alice - there have been many debates about whether she qualifies - but we finally agreed (or disagreed) that she did qualify - marginally.

[Night]

Mrs. Reagan should certainly qualify for being the first non-Russian to use an astrologer to determine matters of state.

[Grim Reaper]

Closely followed by Glen Hoddle of course

[weatherman90]

I think that Barbara Bush has got quite a few years left.

[Siren]

I doubt she'll last through 2005. She's not looking too well these days.

[SA Edit: Merged with previous Nancy topic 13/10]

[Siren]

She was too in-tune with Ronald.

I say she'll die of a heart attack, within the week of the 1 year anniversary of his death, and she'll be going to or coming from some public function.

[Teddy]

A welcome return to the forum for Nancy, who seemed to have slipped from peoples minds (well, she slipped from Ronnie's many years ago).

You may also be interest in this thread which also discusses some other former First Ladies.