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Thread: Circus: 2003 (First Annual) Ship of Fools Celebrity Death Pool
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Erin
Meaner than Godzilla
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AKA Erin Gives the Gift of Life This Holiday Season.
Since there are a bunch of sick mofos in Hell, who volunteered entries when all I'd done was state what the usual rules for these things are, I have decided to kick it off for real this time. So, here they are, the rules for the Ship of Fools Celebrity Death Pool, with thanks to the SDMB for the basics:
1. You must pick 13 well-known people (the definition of well-known is that their deaths will be reported by at least one major outlet. Examples: The Guardian, CNN, IMDB, CNNSI) whom you think will shuffle off this mortal coil in 2004.
2. Points are awarded according to the following formula: the celebrity's age at the time of death subtracted from 100. For example, if the person you choose dies at the age of 67, you will earn 33 points.
3. You earn 50 bonus points if the death occurs in such a way as to clearly prove the existence of God (e.g., some doofus dies from burns after trying to torch a church or something).
4. You cannot choose anyone under the age of 18.
5. You can choose an inmate scheduled to be executed, but you only earn points if the person dies by some means other than the state-sponsored execution. E.g., a shiv in the stomach counts, lethal injection does not.
6. You are disqualified if you contribute in any way to the death of one of your chosen candidates, with the exception of police officers and members of the armed services who kill someone in the line of duty.
7. All entries must be submitted on this thread no later than 2359 EST December 31st. If your candidate kicks it before 2359 EST Dec 31st, you will be allowed to substitute a new person. You can also change your submissions at any point before Dec 31st. After the new year rings in here in northern Florida, you're stuck with your last set of entries.
There are also a couple of extraneous categories:
Inside Track with the Grim Reaper Award: person who picks the first death of 2004.
Quantity Not Quality Award: person who picks the most people who croak in 2004, regardless of their points value.
So, you sick bastards, let the games begin. ![[Smile]](smile.gif) [ 12. July 2016, 12:26: Message edited by: Belisarius ]
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Chorister
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I'm not a sick bastard (no, really ), but I am a sucker for Board games. So, my 13 nominations for immortalisation in the y. 2004 are: 1.Tony Blair 2.The Bishop of Salisbury 3.Simon Jenkins (no, it's ok, I mean the book one) 4.Prince Charles 5.Kenneth Clarke 6.Michael Jackson 7.David Beckham 8.Lord Lucan (finally proved) 9.George Carey 10.Terry Wogan 11.Richard Whiteley 12.Tony Robinson 13.Margaret Thatcher
enough young ones there to get me a high points score I think that reminds me, must update my life insurance....
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sharkshooter
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Erin:
1. Will there be prizes? (think of the possibilities) 2. Do you get negative points if your person dies at an age in excess of 100 years? 3. Can more than one person pick the same vic ... ahem ... person?
Thanks
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ken
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I'll probably just embarrass myself by listing lots of already dead people. (Reagan & Kissinger must be deab by now surely? I don't remember hearing of it though)
All or almost all politicos cos I'm a hack.
Margaret Thatcher Pope John Paul Ronald Reagan Augostino Pinochet Ariel Sharon Saddam Hussein Ian Paisley Henry Kissinger Tam Dalyell Edward Heath James Callaghan Gerald Ford Yasser Arafat
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Erin
Meaner than Godzilla
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sharkshooter, the prize is knowing that you could give Madame Cleo a run for her money. No negative points will be awarded, but unless you're going for the QNQA, what's the point? And you can select whomever you wish, even if someone else has already listed him/her.
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splosh
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Right this is more my wish list
1. George W Bush 2. Gareth Gates 3. Ozzy Osbourne 4. J-Lo 5. Salman Rushdie 6. John Prescott 7. Jim Carey 8. Cilla Black 9. Andrew Lloyd Weber 10. Ariel Sharon 11. Prince Micheal of Kent 12. Cliff Richards 13. Eminem
I am sure at least one of them should be killed
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Sarkycow
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Out of interest, Erin, if I picked, say, Chorister's list, and bumped off as many of her candidates as possible, then would I get to share the prize?
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Lyda*Rose
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The Lyda Rose aka Sick-Skulled Bastard Death List: - Ronald Reagan
- JPII
- Lance Armstrong
- Keith Richards
- Dick Cheney
- Marlon Brando
- Prince Harry (he is over 18 now, isn't he?)
- Kate Moss
- Winona Judd
- Robert Downey, jr
- Tom Green
- Darryl Strawberry
- John Mohammed
There. Now I'll go take a shower. ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Stoo
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Here's my list (copied over from Hell):
- The Pope
- Ronald Reagan
- Courtney Love
- Jimmy Young
- Saddam Hussain
- Keith Richards
- Willie Nelson
- Robert Downey Junior
- Edward Heath (if he's not gone already)
- Ivana Trump
- Ariel Sharon
- Brian Blessed
- Leslie Philips
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1. Pope John Paul 2. VP Dick Cheney 3. Charlie Watts 4. Former NC Senator Jesse Helms 5. Rev. Billy Graham 6. Courtney Love 7. Oral Roberts 8. Jerry Lee Lewis 9. Roman Polanski 10. Ronald Reagan 11. Charlton Heston 12. Elizabeth Taylor 13. Eartha Kitt
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ken
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quote: Originally posted by Sarkycow: Out of interest, Erin, if I picked, say, Chorister's list, and bumped off as many of her candidates as possible, then would I get to share the prize?
Try Googling for "Assasination politics" and "Jim Bell"
And avoid talking to FBI agents ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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ken
Ship's Roundhead
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quote: Originally posted by ken:
Margaret Thatcher Pope John Paul Ronald Reagan Augostino Pinochet
FWIW I posted these in what I thought was roughly the order of likelihood of clog-popping.
So the first 4 are persons widely reported to be very sick.
And I thought this whas a Christian website. ![[Paranoid]](graemlins/paranoid.gif)
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ebeth
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this is a bit mean spirited I suppose, but my list is: 1. Alistair Cooke 2. Marcel Marceau 3. Yasser Arafat 4. Lady Bird Johnson 5. Carol Channing 6. Gerald Ford 7. Pete Seeger 8. Simon Wiesenthal 9. Zsa Zsa Gabor 10. Kirk Douglas 11. Ravi Shankar 12. Billy Graham 13. La Toya Jackson
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Nunc Dimittis
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1. Peter Jensen 2. Philip Jensen 3. Pope John Paul II 4. The Queen (luv ya darlin, but who knows the future?) 5. Ariel Sharon 6. Nicole Kidman ( die!) 7. Kylie Minogue (yes dear, you've really had your day) 8. Yasser Arafat 9. Osama bin laden (we don't know if he's really dead yet) 10. Saddam Hussein (ditto) 11. Prime Minister John Howard ( although I realise his demise would not help politics any.) 12. Princess Anne 13. Jim Carey (that's right, rid the world of another clown) [ 01. December 2003, 22:51: Message edited by: Nunc Dimittis ]
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KenWritez
Shipmate
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Just to point out to some previous posters this is a list of people you think *will* die in 2004, not "should" die.
Here're my choices:
1) Yassir Arafat 2) Pope John Paul II 3) Ronald Reagan 4) Keith Richards 5) Geo. Bush, Sr. 6) Ariel Sharon 7) Courtney Love 8) Snoop Dogg 9) George Lucas 10) Jacques Cousteau 11) Drew Carey 12) Saddam Hussein 13) Osama BL
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Erin
Meaner than Godzilla
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Let 'em pick their wish list -- more of a chance of winning for the rest of us.
quote: Originally posted by Kenwritez: 10) Jacques Cousteau
You have to pick the living. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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KenWritez
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quote: Originally posted by Erin: quote: Originally posted by Kenwritez: 10) Jacques Cousteau
You have to pick the living.
Oh, bruddy herr! This is what comes from focusing more on my charm than on current events.
OK, I'll substitute Michael Jackson.
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Jen.
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- 1. Puff Daddy (or P Diddiy, or whatever he is called now)
- 2. John Prescott
- 3. Queens Husband (prince philip??)
- 4. Michael J Fox
- 5. The Pope
- 6. Tracy Shaw (for non uk people - soap actress)
- 7. Bishop of Manchester...
- 8. ozzy Osborne
- 9. Sharon Osbourne
- 10. Saddam Hussein
- 11. Ian Huntley
- 12. One of the Osbourne dogs (lola?)
- 13. Ian Paisley
all the good ones died this year...
J
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strathclydezero
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1. Cher 2. Pope John Paul II 3. Stephen Hawkins 4. Christopher Lee 5. Boris Yeltsin 6. Robert Mugabe 7. Chris Evans 8. Geoff Hurst 9. James Callaghan 10. David Blaine 11. Elvis 12. Nessie 13. God
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Tom Day
Ship's revolutionary
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- Magaret Thatcher
- Pope John Paul
- Eminem
- Saddam Hussein
- Dick Cheney
- Gene Robinson
- Roman Abramovich
- Boris Yeltsin
- The Queen
- Paul McCartney
- Sir Cliff Richard
- Ted Heath
- George Bush Snr
well - theres mine...
tom
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ken
Ship's Roundhead
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quote: Originally posted by Kenwritez: 11) Drew Carey
Who he, Oh loquacious namesake?
Other than our very own Spawn, of course. [ 02. December 2003, 15:27: Message edited by: ken ]
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Uriel
Shipmate
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It seems like you guys already have the best names (Thatcher, JPII, Reagan, etc.) If I'm to stand any chance of winning I'll need to gamble that they'll make it through and my list croak it. So here goes:
Mohammed Ali Ronnie Biggs George Best Max Bygraves Simon Cowell Billy Graham Steve Irwin Nelson Mandela Denis Norden Jimmy Saville Michael Schumacher Peter Ustinov Ant&Dec (I'll have these as a joint entry, even though it takes me over 13, as no one yet has been able to tell which is which. I'll only claim the points if they both die )
Let me know if any of these are dead already, particularly if they're Ant and/or Dec.
Cheers,
Uriel.
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KenWritez
Shipmate
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quote: Originally posted by ken: quote: Originally posted by Kenwritez: 11) Drew Carey
Who he, Oh loquacious namesake?
Other than our very own Spawn, of course.
He's an actor and comedian over here, he hosts the US version of "Whose Line is it Anyway?" and acts in the "The Drew Carey Show" sitcom. He's a heavyset guy and he likes to party, so I'm wondering if he'll stroke out or have a heart attack.
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Robert Porter-Miller
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[1]Billy Graham [2]Pope John Paul 2 [3]Ian Paisley [4]J K Rowling [5]Ian McKellan [6]Keith Richards [7]Jimmy Page [8]Bobby Robson [9]Jimmy Carter [10]Tony Benn [11]Arnold Palmer [12]Michael Schumacker (sp???) [13]Dame Thora Hird
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Marvin the Martian
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Do people executed by the state count if they haven't been sentenced yet?
Assuming they do, here's my list of people who will now be immortal for the next 12 months:
- 1)John Allen Muhammed (on trial for the washington sniper killings)
- 2)JP2
- 3)Liz Taylor
- 4)George Foreman
- 5)Robert Mugabe
- 6)Aung San Suu Kyi (Burmese opposition leader)
- 7)Richard Attenborough
- 8)Saddam Hussein
- 9)Burt Bacharach
- 10)Vladimir Putin
- 11)Graham Souness (Blackburn Rovers manager who's already had one triple heart bypass)
- 12)Maggie Thatcher
- 13)Ahmed Qurei (Palestinian Prime Minister)
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Big Steve
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My sincere desire is that I don't shout "YES!!!" when each and all of these doomed creatures croak it.
1. Robert DeNiro 2. The Edge 3. Osama Bin Laden 4. Murray Walker (F1 commentator) 5. Solomon Burke 6. Saddam Hussein 7. Bob Dylan 8. Fidel Castro 9. Pope John Paul II 10. Margaret Thatcher 11. Charley Haughey (Irish ex-PM) 12. Michael Jackson 13. Bill McLaren (rugby commentator)
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dolphy
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Thanks for this thread Erin, it was actually harder than it seemed!
In no particular order:
1. Tony Blair 2. Michael Jackson. 3. Osma Bin Liner. 4. Sir Cliff Richard. 5. The Queen. 6. Prince Charles. 7. Sad Man Hussain 8. Maggie Thatcher. 9. Ian Huntley. 10. Prince Philip. 11. George Best. 12. Andy Williams (singer). 13. Mohamed Al Fayed.
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Lurker McLurker™
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Okay, this is the list from the Hell thread, but I've taken out Terri Schindler-Schiavo because she is dead, and saying she is alive puts me in the same boat as John Ashcroft, a fate worse than death, IMHO.
1 Osama Bin Laden (if he's not already dead now, he can't last that long, surely)
2 Yasser Arafat (maybe Israel will do the assassination thing after all)
3 Tony Blair (well, he did have a heart attack)
4 David Blaine (bound to do something dangerous next year. His luck won't last forever)
5 Michael Moore (taking on gun-owners, got to get it sometime soon)
6 Terri Schindler-Schiavo (Given that this is not in Hell, I won't detail how I would like his hands to be rendered "cold and dead", but I will say some people should go out with a bang.)
7 Margaret Thatcher (getting on a bit)
8 The Queen (just have this feeling)
9 Michael Jackson (and I posted my original list before he hit the headlines. Maybe it is a sign.)
10 Me (so that, if I get hit by a bus, there will be some silver lining to the cloud. Unless crossing without waiting for the lights to change disqualifies me)
11 Ayatollah Ali Khamene'i (leader of Iran- could be where the next war happens)
12 The Pope (well, seems a pretty safe bet)
13 Prince Harry (unlikely, but he is 18, so lots of points if he pops his clogs)
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starbelly
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Ok, mine are mainly UK people, so you may not have heard of them all,
1. John Craven 2. Murray Walker 3. Johnnie Walker (BBC) 4. Peter Gabriel (helecopter crash - extra points please?) 5. Edwina Currie 6. David Blaine 7. Chris Lowe (pet shop boys) 8. Bill gates 9. One of Sarah Kennedy's cats (Ok, Sarah Kennedy herself then) (and now the christian celebs) 10. John Stott 11. Selwyn Hughes 12. Pam Ayres 13. The pope
Gosh, my first post in the circus!
Neil
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Robert Porter-Miller
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quote: Originally posted by Woolly Hat: [pssst! Robert Millar: Dame Thora Hird is already dead
I'll change her to Charlton Heston then (is that OK Erin)??
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Tom Day
Ship's revolutionary
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Just a little kick up the board - If you want to join in you have a couple of weeks left.
This thread will then be left open - probably languishing at the bottom of page 3 until people start dying.
I'm thinking people might want to change some of the names - Saddam maybe?
Tom
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Tom Day
Ship's revolutionary
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quote: Originally posted by Tom Day: Saddam Hussein
Making a change - Taking out Saddam Hussein and putting in Paul Bremer. So my new list is
- Magaret Thatcher
- Pope John Paul
- Eminem
- Paul Bremer
- Dick Cheney
- Gene Robinson
- Roman Abramovich
- Boris Yeltsin
- The Queen
- Paul McCartney
- Sir Cliff Richard
- Ted Heath
- George Bush Snr
[damn spelling] [ 19. December 2003, 12:37: Message edited by: Tom Day ]
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Stoo
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No, I'm still keeping old Sad-sack.
He could still be assasinated yet. [ 19. December 2003, 12:31: Message edited by: Stoo ]
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Eigon
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My choice: 1. Richard Branson (preferably from a balloon) 2. Arnold Schwartzenegger 3. Mullah Omar (the missing Taliban leader) 4. The Dear Leader of North Korea 5. General Pinochet 6. Alistair Cooke 7. Jimmy Young (ex-Radio 2 presenter) 8. Pope John Paul II 9. David Attenborough 10. Richard Attenborough 11. Bill Pertwee (one of the few surviving actors from Dad's Army) 12. Tom Baker (because the Doctors have been dying in order, and it's his turn) 13. Leslie Crowther (game show and Crackerjack host)
I found it really hard to think of any prominent women who might die next year. I don't know if that's because there aren't many around, or if I'm just ill-informed (probably the latter).
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kentishmaid
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OK, here's my little lot. I've just noticed that I seem to be horribly sexist as I only have three women on my list. Oh well. The candidates are as follows:
1) Patricia Routledge (British actress for those overseas who may not know) 2) Michael Parkinson 3) Thom Yorke ('cos you have to put a young musician in there somewhere) 4) Ken Livingstone (Don't want this to happen, obviously, but going on the theory that God takes all the good ones....) 5) Jacques Chirac 6) Queen Elizabeth II 7) Bernard Manning 8) Jim Davidson 9) Michael Owen 10) Sean Connery 11) Boris Johnson 12) Martin Scorsese 13) Zsa Zsa Gabor
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Amazing Grace*
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*bump*
I had a lovely list, a beautiful list ... and deleted it when I mailed it to myself.
Two more days to go!
Charlotte
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Michal
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For those of you who just can't stand the suspense and need to constantly check the status of your entries, here's a site that is updated daily:
Who's Alive/Who's Dead Web Page ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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OK - just in time, here is my list ( largely, I should say, inspired by others here )
Saddam The Pope David Blaine OBL Ian Huntley George Best Jimmy Carter Stephen Hawking Ozzy Osbourne Tracey Emin ( She has to do something to get back in the news, doesn't she? ) Michael J Fox Margeret Thatcher Bernard Manning
Here's to a happy 2004!
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jemmi
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1) The Queen* - she's getting on bless her! 2) Prince Philip* - ditto 3) Micheal Parkinson - (ditto) 4) Rolf Harris (sp?) - ditto & 5) Posh** - please put us out of our missery 6) Becks** - ditto 7) Bill Gates - ditto 8) Iain Duncan Smith - ditto 9) Edward Heath - - he's getting on 10) The Pope - ditto 11) Hilda Braid (AKA Nana Moon)*** - ditto 12) Gareth Gates (Is he 18+?) - Do you need to ask? 13) Sir Iain McKelelan (SP?) - Why does he tell everyone he's gay every 5 seconds?
*Do I get double if they both pass away? **Ditto *** Do I get points if Nana Moon dies? [ 30. December 2003, 16:30: Message edited by: jemmi ]
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Love in Jesus Jemmi
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Siegfried
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1. Liza Minelli 2. Robert Downey, Jr. (One of these years he's gotta OD!) 3. The Pope (hasta be on the list) 4. Ronald Reagan (Him too) 5. James Brown 6. Marlon Brando 7. Christopher Lee 8. Jerry Lewis 9. William Shatner 10. John Major 11. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 12. Geraldo Rivera (one can hope!) 13. Paris Hilton
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Erin
Meaner than Godzilla
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It is time for my entry.
1. Leondardo diCaprio 2. Tara Reid 3. Leonard Nimoy 4. Robert Downey Jr 5. Michael J Fox 6. Dan Rather 7. Dick Cheney 8. Michael Douglas 9. Tom Cruise 10. Michael Jackson 11. Tom Ridge 12. Rush Limbaugh 13. Annette Funicello
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Amazing Grace*
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Charlotte's Mostly Political Dead Pool Entries:
Pope John Paul Ronald Reagan Agustino Pinochet Margaret Thatcher Yassir Arafat Boris Yeltsin Robert Mugabe Nelson Mandela Fidel Castro Lady Bird Johnson (mercy, I thought she *was* dead) Michael J. Fox (for my Young Guy points) Liza Minelli Billy Graham
-- Charlotte
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Mamacita
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Right under the wire...
In no particular order:
1. Fidel Castro 2. Gerald Ford 3. Ronald Reagan 4. John Paul II 5. Billy Graham 6. Yassir Arafat 7. Pervez Musharraf 8. Lady Bird Johnson 9. Archibald Cox (watergate special prosecutor fired by nixon) 10. Kirk Douglas 11. Olivia de Havilland 12. Aretha Franklin 13. Courtney Love
[PS: I think OBL will buy the farm this year but it will be kept secret for as long as possible. I figure they've shot enough videos of him to last a few years.] [ 01. January 2004, 03:56: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
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RuthW
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Crap. I forgot the deadline was EST.
Here's my list, just fer the heck of it.
John Paul II (going with the crowd here) Pervez Musharraf Lloyd Bentsen Henry Kissinger Abe Vigoda Harry Morgan Charlton Heston James Doohan Zsa Zsa Gabor Fay Wray Luciano Pavarotti Pete Seeger B.B. King
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Tom Day
Ship's revolutionary
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Hostly clown shoes on
As per Erin's rules - no more changing to or more people adding to the game.
This thread will stay open all year for people to make comments on etc.
Good luck!
Tom Day
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Robert Porter-Miller
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No-one dead yet then at least we have an extra day this year ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Let's all "Release Some Tension"
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ken
Ship's Roundhead
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Shipmates will be sad to hear that not only did the British comedian Bob Monkhouse die recently, but the most wonderful American-turned-British writer Joan Aiken did.
But we were all much to civilised to bet on either of them.
-------------------- Ken
L’amor che move il sole e l’altre stelle.
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