Not in fact an ancient Chinese curse at all, but (it seems) an invention of sf writer Eric Frank Russell in 1950. See here for details.
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Not in fact an ancient Chinese curse at all, but (it seems) an invention of sf writer Eric Frank Russell in 1950. See here for details.
nobody (as far as I know) has died
There was mention (rather after you’d gone to bed) of someone from the year below us having died unexpectedly; I think the name was Pete Barron, but I don’t think it was someone I knew.