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Posted by Erin (# 2) on :
 
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]

[ 12. July 2016, 12:26: Message edited by: Belisarius ]
 
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
I'm not a sick bastard (no, really [Two face] ), 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....
 
Posted by sharkshooter (# 1589) on :
 
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
 
Posted by ken (# 2460) on :
 
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
 
Posted by Erin (# 2) on :
 
sharkshooter, the prize is knowing that you could give Madame Cleo a run for her money. [Big Grin] 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.
 
Posted by splosh (# 2743) on :
 
Right this is more my wish list [Big Grin]

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
 
Posted by Sarkycow (# 1012) on :
 
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?

[Angel]
 
Posted by TheGreenT (# 3571) on :
 
mwahahahahhaha
 
Posted by Lyda Rose of Sharon (# 4544) on :
 
The Lyda Rose aka Sick-Skulled Bastard Death List:

There. Now I'll go take a shower. [Razz]
 
Posted by Stoo (# 254) on :
 
Here's my list (copied over from Hell):



[ 01. December 2003, 19:03: Message edited by: Stoo ]
 
Posted by bessie rosebride (# 1738) on :
 
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
 
Posted by ken (# 2460) on :
 
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]
 
Posted by ken (# 2460) on :
 
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]
 
Posted by ebeth (# 4474) on :
 
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
 
Posted by Nunc Dimittis (# 848) on :
 
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 ( [Mad] 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 ( [Snigger] 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 ]
 
Posted by Kenwritez (# 3238) on :
 
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
 
Posted by Erin (# 2) on :
 
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]
 
Posted by Kenwritez (# 3238) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Erin:
quote:
Originally posted by Kenwritez:
10) Jacques Cousteau
You have to pick the living. [Big Grin]
Oh, bruddy herr! This is what comes from focusing more on my charm than on current events.

OK, I'll substitute Michael Jackson.
 
Posted by Jenny* (# 3131) on :
 

all the good ones died this year...

J
 
Posted by strathclydezero (# 180) on :
 
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
 
Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 

well - theres mine...

tom
 
Posted by ken (# 2460) on :
 
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 ]
 
Posted by Uriel (# 2248) on :
 
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 [Snigger] )

Let me know if any of these are dead already, particularly if they're Ant and/or Dec.

Cheers,

Uriel.
 
Posted by Kenwritez (# 3238) on :
 
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.
 
Posted by Robert Miller (# 1459) on :
 
[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
 
Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
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:
 
Posted by Big Steve (# 3274) on :
 
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)
 
Posted by dolphy (# 862) on :
 
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.
 
Posted by Lurker McLurker, of the clan Lurker (# 1384) on :
 
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)
 
Posted by Lurker McLurker, of the clan Lurker (# 1384) on :
 
Oops, made a mistake. Number six should now be Charlton Heston .
 
Posted by starbelly (# 25) on :
 
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
 
Posted by Woolly Hat (# 3567) on :
 
[pssst! Robert Millar: Dame Thora Hird is already dead [Roll Eyes]
 
Posted by Robert Miller (# 1459) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Woolly Hat:
[pssst! Robert Millar: Dame Thora Hird is already dead [Roll Eyes]
I'll change her to Charlton Heston then (is that OK Erin)??
 
Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
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
 
Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
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


[damn spelling]

[ 19. December 2003, 12:37: Message edited by: Tom Day ]
 
Posted by Stoo (# 254) on :
 
No, I'm still keeping old Sad-sack.

He could still be assasinated yet.

[ 19. December 2003, 12:31: Message edited by: Stoo ]
 
Posted by Eigon (# 4917) on :
 
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).
 
Posted by kentishmaid (# 4767) on :
 
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

[deleted double post]

[ 19. December 2003, 13:31: Message edited by: Tom Day ]
 
Posted by Amazing Grace (# 4754) on :
 
*bump*

I had a lovely list, a beautiful list ... and deleted it when I mailed it to myself.

Two more days to go!

Charlotte
 
Posted by Michal (# 5337) on :
 
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]
 
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on :
 
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!
 
Posted by jemmi (# 548) on :
 
1) The Queen* - she's getting on bless her!
2) Prince Philip* - ditto
3) Micheal Parkinson - (ditto)
4) Rolf Harris (sp?) - ditto & [Disappointed]
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? [Mad]
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 ]
 
Posted by Siegfried (# 29) on :
 
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

Sieg
 
Posted by Erin (# 2) on :
 
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
 
Posted by Amazing Grace (# 4754) on :
 
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
 
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
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 ]
 
Posted by RuthW (# 13) on :
 
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
 
Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
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
 
Posted by Robert Miller (# 1459) on :
 
No-one dead yet then at least we have an extra day this year [Smile]
 
Posted by ken (# 2460) on :
 
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.
 
Posted by starbelly (# 25) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Uriel:

Ronnie Biggs
Things are looking up for you there.

This is sooo sick. [Big Grin]

Neil
 
Posted by strathclydezero (# 180) on :
 
Did anyone have Harold Shipman?

No.... ?

Ah well.
 
Posted by Papa_Smurf (# 1654) on :
 
And Harold Shipman - (doctor that killed lots of patients) is gone now too. don't think nayone picked him...
 
Posted by Ponty'n'pop (# 5198) on :
 
If I'm still allowed to enter:

1. John Paul II
2. Ronald Reagan
3. Jimmy Carter
4. Michael Jackson
5. Soham murderer Ian Huntley
6. The Duke of Edinburgh, aka Phillip Windsor
7. James Callaghan
8. Ozzie Osbourne
9. Richard Attenborough
10. Muhammed Ali
11. Kirk Douglas
12. Ian Paisley (Senior)
13. Saddam Hussain (my banker)
 
Posted by Eigon (# 4917) on :
 
No-one had Joan Aiken or Antonia Forest either, not even me, who should know better. They're both children's authors and the value of their books will now shoot up - and us with only a measly couple of copies of Wolves of Willoughby Chase in stock.
 
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
Saw in the news today that Randy Van Warmer has died (only about 48) 'Just when I needed you most'
 
Posted by Amazing Grace (# 4754) on :
 
I'm bad. I heard on my sarky news quiz that Boris Yeltsin had been recovering from heart attacks all those times he "disappeared" and most of us thought he was off drying out somewhere.

My thought was "I wanted him on my list, did I remember to put him on when I had to recreate it?"

[Roll Eyes]

Charlotte
 
Posted by Siegfried (# 29) on :
 
Well, here we are at the end of January, and not one person on our lists has had the decency to die. Don't they know that our self esteem is riding on their timely demises?

Sieg
 
Posted by Mousethief (# 953) on :
 
Dang -- I entered my list on the Hell thread and now it's gone. [Frown]
 
Posted by Siegfried (# 29) on :
 
February has come and gone, and we're still at a big zero. How much longer must we wait?!

Sieg
 
Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Siegfried:
February has come and gone, and we're still at a big zero. How much longer must we wait?!

Sieg
Thanks for bumping it up. This thread almost got deleted during my purge last night - caught it at the last min.

I have now saved a copy to my hard drive just in case.

Tom
 
Posted by Boris Siegfriedov (# 29) on :
 
Anyone have Spalding Gray?
 
Posted by Charlotte Russe (# 4754) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Boris Siegfriedov:
Anyone have Spalding Gray?
They seem to be a hardy bunch, our listees. People should send large donations to the Organ Fund for the privilege of being listed by us (and staying alive despite various sorts of Conventional Wisdom).

Charlotte
 
Posted by Erin (# 2) on :
 
It seems we all gave the gift of life this past holiday season...
 
Posted by Robert Miller (# 1459) on :
 
There's 9 and a half more months to go - don't be so pessimistic people
 
Posted by sharkshoooter (# 1589) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Robert Miller:
There's 9 and a half more months to go - don't be so pessimistic people
Interesting use of the term pessimistic. [Biased]
 
Posted by starbelly (# 25) on :
 
...and people are more likely to die as the year goes on as they will be getting older ... I am sure there is a logic behind that argument ...

Neil
 
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on :
 
But the counter argument is that shipmates are likely to have chosen those who were expected to die in the near future. So it would be logical for most of them to die in the first half of the year, with a few surprises in the second half, just to keep everyone guessing.

So having got halfway through March ( nearly ) without any points does not bode well for the pool. It probably does bode well for the people on our lists, as Erin has said.
 
Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
Well, my boy John Allen Mohammed is scheduled for execution in October. Here's hoping the appeal doesn't last long [Biased]

This is so sick [Big Grin] ...
 
Posted by RuthW (# 13) on :
 
Death penalty appeals can take years. Don't hold your breath.
 
Posted by sharkshoooter (# 1589) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
Well, my boy John Allen Mohammed is scheduled for execution in October. Here's hoping the appeal doesn't last long [Biased]

This is so sick [Big Grin] ...
quote:
Originally posted by Erin:
So, here they are, the rules for the Ship of Fools Celebrity Death Pool, with thanks to the SDMB for the basics: ...
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.
I know you asked about a situation (this one actually) where the sentance had not yet been given and whether it would be exempted from this rule, but I didn't see an answer.
 
Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by sharkshoooter:
quote:
Originally posted by Erin:
So, here they are, the rules for the Ship of Fools Celebrity Death Pool, with thanks to the SDMB for the basics: ...
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.
I know you asked about a situation (this one actually) where the sentance had not yet been given and whether it would be exempted from this rule, but I didn't see an answer.
Since when I chose him he wasn't scheduled to be executed (since he hadn't actually been found guilty at that stage), I assume he's still going to score me points if he does get executed this year (which as Ruth pointed out is very unlikely [Frown] )
 
Posted by Gremlin (# 129) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:
So having got halfway through March ( nearly ) without any points does not bode well for the pool. It probably does bode well for the people on our lists, as Erin has said.
Surely this is going to be like waiting for a bus... we'll wait ages, and then all of a sudden, six nominated people will kick the bucket in a single week! [Two face]

Gremlin
 
Posted by Uriel (# 2248) on :
 
I've still crossing my fingers for Ant & Dec.
 
Posted by Gremlin (# 129) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Uriel:
I've still crossing my fingers for Ant & Dec.
You, me, and most of the sane part of the Great British unwashed!!

Gremlin
 
Posted by Papa_Smurf (# 1654) on :
 
Did anyone have Sir Peter Ustinov ?
 
Posted by Paul W. (# 1450) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Papa_Smurf:
Did anyone have Sir Peter Ustinov ?
Uriel did. I make that 18 points. [Big Grin]

Paul W
 
Posted by Norman the Organ (# 5477) on :
 
Someone had Alistair Cooke didn't they?
 
Posted by Paul W. (# 1450) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Norman the Organ:
Someone had Alistair Cooke didn't they?
Ebeth and Eigon both did. Only 5 points each for him though.

Paul W
 
Posted by Lyda D'Flowerd (# 4544) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
Well, my boy John Allen Mohammed is scheduled for execution in October. Here's hoping the appeal doesn't last long [Biased]

This is so sick [Big Grin] ...
Don't hold your breath. Unless he pulls a Gary Gilmore -who demanded execution- he could last for years. [Roll Eyes]

(And I know an executed prisoner doesn't count, anyway.)
 
Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
Lyda:

I thought we'd already sorted that out -

quote:
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
quote:
Originally posted by sharkshoooter:
quote:
Originally posted by Erin:
So, here they are, the rules for the Ship of Fools Celebrity Death Pool, with thanks to the SDMB for the basics: ...
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.
I know you asked about a situation (this one actually) where the sentance had not yet been given and whether it would be exempted from this rule, but I didn't see an answer.
Since when I chose him he wasn't scheduled to be executed (since he hadn't actually been found guilty at that stage), I assume he's still going to score me points if he does get executed this year (which as Ruth pointed out is very unlikely [Frown] )

 
Posted by Michal (# 5337) on :
 
Just heard this morning that Alistair Cooke died this morning at age 95. Did anyone have them on their Death List?

No? Ah, well. Good luck through the next quarter, then.
 
Posted by Choristerrr (# 473) on :
 
ebeth had Alastair Cooke. Don't know about anyone else, though.

Low points score, he was 95.
 
Posted by Amazing Grace* (# 4754) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Michal:
Just heard this morning that Alistair Cooke died this morning at age 95. Did anyone have them on their Death List?

No? Ah, well. Good luck through the next quarter, then.
I quite distinctly remember that some did (claim your five points). Not me, because I was in some small way selfishly trying to keep him alive so I could listen to more "Letters from America" (which is not what he was famous for in the US).

[Tear]

Charlotte
 
Posted by kentishmaid (# 4767) on :
 
Peter Ustinov died yesterday - I don't know if anyone had him down on their list. I could have sworn I did, but apparently that was wishful thinking (if you'll pardon the phrase in this context. Though why I'm apologising for tastelessness on a thread whose whole raison d'etre is that very subject I know not).
 
Posted by Jenny Ann (# 3131) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by kentishmaid:
Peter Ustinov died yesterday - I don't know if anyone had him down on their list.
yep.

quote:
originally posted by Paul W:
quote:

Originally posted by Papa_Smurf:
Did anyone have Sir Peter Ustinov ?
Uriel did. I make that 18 points.

Paul W


 
Posted by Paul W. (# 1450) on :
 
I'm sure everyone's ignoring me (except Jenny). I also pointed out that both Ebeth and Eigon have Alistair Cooke.

Paul W
 
Posted by Amazing Grace* (# 4754) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Paul W.:
I'm sure everyone's ignoring me (except Jenny). I also pointed out that both Ebeth and Eigon have Alistair Cooke.

Paul W
Sorry, it's still really early here.

Charlotte
(who crossposted with Chorister)
 
Posted by splosh (# 2743) on :
 
I'm not ignoring you Paul. I noticed your post.

It is just typical we had no deaths for 3 months, and then 2 died within a day of each other [Eek!]
 
Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Paul W.:
I'm sure everyone's ignoring me (except Jenny). I also pointed out that both Ebeth and Eigon have Alistair Cooke.

Paul W
Ignoring who?
 
Posted by Eigon (# 4917) on :
 
Thank you, Paul
 
Posted by Paul W. (# 1450) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Tom Day:
quote:
Originally posted by Paul W.:
I'm sure everyone's ignoring me (except Jenny). I also pointed out that both Ebeth and Eigon have Alistair Cooke.

Paul W
Ignoring who?
Just call me Wood.

Paul W
 
Posted by Norman the Organ (# 5477) on :
 
Nobody seems to have pointed out that Uriel has won the Inside Track with the Grim Reaper award for 2004, as specified by Erin in the OP.

Congratulations, Uriel... remind me to keep in your good books [Biased]

[ 30. March 2004, 14:34: Message edited by: Norman the Organ ]
 
Posted by Gremlin (# 129) on :
 
Having predicted we'd get nothing for months, then half-a-dozen all at once, I'm (eagerly?) waiting to see who pops off tonight! [Two face]

Gremlin
 
Posted by Purple Sparkler (# 5661) on :
 
Does anyone have Sir John Mills? And am I also allowed George Dubya, specifying by assassination- he's certainly going the right way about pissing people with guns off.
 
Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Paul W.:
quote:
Originally posted by Tom Day:
quote:
Originally posted by Paul W.:
I'm sure everyone's ignoring me (except Jenny). I also pointed out that both Ebeth and Eigon have Alistair Cooke.

Paul W
Ignoring who?
Just call me Wood.

Paul W
but I do sweetie [Biased]

I think some people have picked George Bush - we'll see though.

Tom
 
Posted by kentishmaid (# 4767) on :
 
Sorry - was being dim. Didn't read half the thread. Sorry Paul.
 
Posted by Paul W. (# 1450) on :
 
[Biased]

Paul W
 
Posted by Papa_Smurf (# 1654) on :
 
Did anyone have Norris McWhirter from the UK's Record Breakers ?
 
Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
This thread is responsible for me actually looking for people who are dying, and then my first thought not being one of sorrow, but one of damn - should of thought of them.

Tom
 
Posted by Gremlin (# 129) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Papa_Smurf:
Did anyone have Norris McWhirter from the UK's Record Breakers ?
Nope.

Oh well, another missed opportunity. [Biased]

Gremlin
 
Posted by Amazing Grace (# 4754) on :
 
*bump*

Any American political watchers have Archibald Cox of Watergate "Saturday Night Massacre" fame on their lists?

Charlotte
 
Posted by Mamacita. (# 3659) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Amazing Grace:
*bump*

Any American political watchers have Archibald Cox of Watergate "Saturday Night Massacre" fame on their lists?

Charlotte
I did, but he's only worth 8 points. (I feel evil, typing that.)
 
Posted by Amazing Grace (# 4754) on :
 
This just in:

Ronald Reagan has died at age 93.

Charlotte
 
Posted by starbelly (# 25) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by ken:
Ronald Reagan
Well done Ken.

Neil
 
Posted by ebeth (# 4474) on :
 
several others with Reagan on their lists....maybe now that the year is nearly half gone it's time for a 1/2 way scoreboard.

Who's in the lead?
 
Posted by Amazing Grace (# 4754) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by ebeth:
several others with Reagan on their lists....maybe now that the year is nearly half gone it's time for a 1/2 way scoreboard.

Who's in the lead?
Going through the thread and barring a sudden failure of arithmetic:

Uriel is our current points leader (18). Mamacita is second (12) and the current holder of the Quantity Not Quality title with 2 picks. The other people who picked Reagan (Ken, Kenwritez, LydaRose, Stoo, Bessie, Sieg, and me) are in third with 7.

eta points

Charlotte

[ 05. June 2004, 23:07: Message edited by: Amazing Grace ]
 
Posted by Paul W. (# 1450) on :
 
The general consensus here, upon hearing of Reagan's death, was "Damnit, I didn't have him on my death list" [Devil]

Paul W
 
Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
Would it be wrong of me to hope he fails so that I could get some points in this game at last?

Tom
 
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Tom Day:
Would it be wrong of me to hope he fails so that I could get some points in this game at last?

Tom
It would be very wrong indeed. Your points in this game would be a minor matter. [Snigger]
 
Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
Did anyone have Ray Charles?
 
Posted by Gremlin (# 129) on :
 
Nope.

Gremlin
 
Posted by Kenwritez (# 3238) on :
 
Has anyone else noticed celebrities often seem to die in threes?
 
Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Kenwritez:
Has anyone else noticed celebrities often seem to die in threes?
I'm hoping...
 
Posted by Gremlin (# 129) on :
 
So, in what time frame should we expect the third 'celebrity' to die to confirm your hypothesis, Ken?

And how much of a celebrity must they be to count? I mean, Raygun and Ray Charles strike me as top-flight.

Also, will there be a phononym for 'Ray' in their name? [Big Grin]

Gremlin

[ 12. June 2004, 16:32: Message edited by: Gremlin ]
 
Posted by Ferijen (# 4719) on :
 
It looks as though the third may have fallen...
 
Posted by Gremlin (# 129) on :
 
I don't mean to belittle the man's death but... who?

Gremlin
 
Posted by Ferijen (# 4719) on :
 
Well they posted him up on BBC news online. And you were looking for a third dead celebrity

(ok, ok, I thought this was clutching at straws too...)
 
Posted by Gremlin (# 129) on :
 
Yes, I read the article you posted, but thought our requirement for a celebrity was far from met by the guitarist of 80s has-been band. Definitely clutching at straws [Smile]

Gremlin
 
Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on :
 
Here it is: Elvin Ray Jones.

But I don't think anybody had him, either.

Timothy
 
Posted by Amazing Grace (# 4754) on :
 
Johnny Ramone is said to be near death, although last I heard he is still alive.

I don't think anyone picked him. (Points galore.)

Charlotte (well, he was a cultural figure to my generation)
 
Posted by Lurker McLurker (# 1384) on :
 
No-one on my list has died yet. But Michael Moore continues to piss people off,many of whom are angry and armed. So there's still hope for some points.
 
Posted by Stoo (# 254) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Paul W.:
The general consensus here, upon hearing of Reagan's death, was "Damnit, I didn't have him on my death list" [Devil]
Ha Ha!

I did!
 
Posted by Uriel (# 2248) on :
 
Surprised to be in the lead at the half way mark.

Here's to long life, health and happiness for all celebrities in the rest of 2004.

Except for Ant & Dec.

Cheers,

Uriel.
 
Posted by Papa_Smurf (# 1654) on :
 
Did anyone have Marlon Brando ?

he was a bit old, so won't get you many points....
 
Posted by starbelly (# 25) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Lyda Rose of Sharon:
The Lyda Rose aka Sick-Skulled Bastard Death List:
...Marlon Brando...
Well done.
 
Posted by starbelly (# 25) on :
 
And also well done to Siegfried too!

Neil
 
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
[kicking self] How could I have overlooked Marlon Brando? [/kicking self]
 
Posted by Siegfried (# 29) on :
 
That would put LydaRose and I in a tie for first place, with 27 points each, and in a 3 way tie with Mamacita in the q!q race with 2 each.

Sieg
 
Posted by LydaRose (# 4544) on :
 
Woo-hooo! [Yipee]

Uh, make that, "Rest in peace, Marlon." [Tear]

[ 02. July 2004, 21:53: Message edited by: LydaRose ]
 
Posted by Uriel (# 2248) on :
 
Children's author Anthony Buckeridge (of the "Jennings" books fame) has just popped his clogs. Doubt if anyone had him, but he is now both famous and dead.

Cheers,

Uriel.
 
Posted by Amazing Grace (# 4754) on :
 
Did anyone have perennial DP favorite Fay Wray?

Not a lot of points, as she was 96.

Charlotte
 
Posted by Lyda Rose of Sharon (# 4544) on :
 
Or Fred LaRue, one of the Watergate Gang? I doubt anyone has him on their list, but he had a certain infamy. Some thought he might be Deep Throat, but Bob Woodward said he'd reveal Deep throat's identity when he/she died. And Woodward was on Larry King tonight; Larry brought it up and Woodward reiterated that he would tell all when the informant was dead -but it wasn't now because it wasn't LaRue.
 
Posted by Lyda Rose of Sharon (# 4544) on :
 
Julia Child, anyone? Anyone?
 
Posted by Sparrow (# 2458) on :
 
Somewhat of a tangent here, but I had a distinct premonition last night that Baroness Thatcher is next for the drop. Very soon in fact.
 
Posted by Schroedinger's cat. (# 64) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Sparrow:
Somewhat of a tangent here, but I had a distinct premonition last night that Baroness Thatcher is next for the drop. Very soon in fact.
So if she is assassinated, we know where to send the police .... [Paranoid]
 
Posted by Sparrow (# 2458) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat.:
quote:
Originally posted by Sparrow:
Somewhat of a tangent here, but I had a distinct premonition last night that Baroness Thatcher is next for the drop. Very soon in fact.
So if she is assassinated, we know where to send the police .... [Paranoid]
Well you know, "I, said the sparrow, with my bow and arrow ....."


[Snigger]
 
Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
Damn. I haven't got Cloughie...
Infact, The game loses a good character and I think he will be missed.

Tom
 
Posted by Capt. Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Lyda Rose of Sharon:
Julia Child, anyone? Anyone?
She's already gone...that's one!
 
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
Is it too late in the year to come up with a list?
 
Posted by Gremlin (# 129) on :
 
Very much so, Sir Kevin. That would miss the point of the Christmas/New Year list entirely.

Gremlin
 
Posted by dorothea (# 4398) on :
 
Did anyone have cloughie. God rest the old scoundrel. [Angel]
J
 
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on :
 
dorothea - I think nobody believed that he would ever die, and he was quite young. Not an obvious pick, I think.
 
Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
Anyone for Superman?

Looks like he finally had too much Kriptonite.

Tom (again, misses out on any points)
 
Posted by Gremlin (# 129) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Tom Day:
Anyone for Superman?
Nope, I just checked. No-one expected this one this year.

Gremlin
 
Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on :
 
I guess no-one had John Peel either.

These people dying unexpectedly is not helping this thread.
 
Posted by Gremlin (# 129) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:
I guess no-one had John Peel either.
Well, indeed it is so. Who would have guessed it anyway [Frown]

Gremlin
 
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Looks like lots of people are going to add to their scores soon...

But not me.
 
Posted by Gremlin (# 129) on :
 
Are you referring to Yasser Arafat by any chance?

Gremlin
 
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Could be.

Well, yes. [Hot and Hormonal]
 
Posted by Legodude_uk (# 5671) on :
 
Anyone have Emlyn Hughes ?
 
Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
Nope, again. It seems that I have given 13 people the gift of life this year...

Tom
 
Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Tom Day:
Nope, again. It seems that I have given 13 people the gift of life this year...

Tom
Likewise. All my choices seem determined to hang onto this mortal coil...
 
Posted by Lurker McLurker™ (# 1384) on :
 
Well, Arafat is on the way out. Seems that will be it for me.
 
Posted by Amazing Grace (# 4754) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
Looks like lots of people are going to add to their scores soon...
This just in - claim your twenty-five points if you had him on your list.

Charlotte
 
Posted by Gremlin (# 129) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Amazing Grace:
quote:
Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
Looks like lots of people are going to add to their scores soon...
This just in - claim your twenty-five points if you had him on your list.
That would be:

Gremlin
 
Posted by Amazing Grace (# 4754) on :
 
Looks like Mamacita may be in front of the pack here both in points and picks ... although ebeth may have her on the picks ... is it time for a points-and-picks roundup?

I have two picks and 32 points.

Charlotte

[ 11. November 2004, 14:29: Message edited by: Amazing Grace ]
 
Posted by *Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
By my reckoning I've got 40 points and 3 picks (Reagan 7; Archibald Cox 8; Arafat 25).
 
Posted by splosh (# 2743) on :
 
THis thread was started on the 1st December last year. Are we going to have another annual Ship of Fools Celebrity Death Pool for next year?
 
Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by splosh:
THis thread was started on the 1st December last year. Are we going to have another annual Ship of Fools Celebrity Death Pool for next year?
Maybe I'll be more successful this year.

Yes we will, I will starta thread nearer the time and label it accordingly.

Tom
 
Posted by Gremlin (# 129) on :
 
Only one more week to go... I wonder if anyone of note will pop off during this festive week?

Gremlin
 
Posted by Garfield (# 1567) on :
 
Anyone got any totals?
 
Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Garfield:
Anyone got any totals?
Will do some later on tonight / tommorow if I get the chance. If someone else gets there before me I won't be upset [Smile]

Tom
 
Posted by babybear (# 34) on :
 
Gremlin is working on it There were 218 people to die and he only has to acertain the vitality of a further 40.

He hopes to post here later today.
 
Posted by Scot (# 2095) on :
 
I've been working on it, too. I have about 55 names left to confirm. The US/UK factor is a real pain.
 
Posted by Gremlin (# 129) on :
 
Right, thanks to help from Scot to eliminate some of the survivors, I've got the results all added up:

RuthW               :  4 pts
Eigon                 :  5 pts
Stoo                 :  7 pts
Bessie Rosebride  : 7 pts
Uriel                  : 18 pts
Nunc Dimittis      : 25 pts
Lurker McLurker   : 25 pts
Siegfried            : 27 pts
Lyda Rose          : 27 pts
ebeth                : 30 pts
Ken                   : 32 pts
Amazing Grace    : 32 pts
Kenwritez           : 32 pts
Mamacita           : 40 pts

So we declare Mamacita as the evil predictress of death! [Devil] She also wins the Quantity Not Quality Award extraneous category for the most predicted deaths, in this case a mere 3.

Also Uriel wins the Inside Track with the Grim Reaper Award for the first death - Sir Peter Ustinov.

Thanks to everyone for playing. This thread will stay open for a few days for congratulatory posts and gloating by the 'winners'.

Gremlin, Circus Host

P.S. for the record:
Alistair Cooke  : 5 pts
Archibald Cox  : 8 pts
Fay Wray       : 4 pts
Marlon Brando : 20 pts
Peter Ustinov  : 18 pts
Ronald Reagan : 7 pts
Yasser Arafat  : 25 pts
 
Posted by Ann (# 94) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Gremlin:
Right, thanks to help from Scot to eliminate some of the survivors, I've got the results all added up:

<snip>
Did that add to anyone's scores?
 
Posted by RuthW (# 13) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Gremlin:


RuthW               :  4 pts
Darn shame I'm not playing this year ... think of the lives I could have saved. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Scot (# 2095) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Ann:
Did that add to anyone's scores?
Don't you wish you'd sent me something nice for Christmas?
 
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
quote:
So we declare Mamacita as the evil predictress of death! She also wins the Quantity Not Quality Award extraneous category for the most predicted deaths, in this case a mere 3.
[Acceptance speech mode ON]

I'd like to thank the late, venerable Archibald Cox, Watergate-era hero, for giving me the 8-point edge over ken, kenwritez, and Amazing Grace, all of whom had matched my other winning guesses of Arafat and Reagan and who are locked in an um, three-way for second place.
I'd like to not thank my wild-card guess, Courtney Love, for entering rehab again, thereby depriving me of a whopping 60 points whilst ensuring that the qualifier "quantity not quality" besmirches my otherwise impressive victory.
Finally, I encourage those vying for the 2005 title to carry on, unencumbered by my competition. I may be able to pick 'em, but I can't tell the difference between GMT and EST and missed the deadline. Courtney Love, by the way, was not going to be on my new list.

[Acceptance speech mode OFF.]
 
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
[Yipee] [Big Grin] [Yipee]

Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Woo-hoo, Mamacita!
 
Posted by Amazing Grace (# 4754) on :
 
Brava! Brava! Well done Mamacita.

I feel much better about not putting La Love on my '05 list. That woman is a train wreck waiting to happen.

I'd like to see yours ... if some kind host won't relent and let you enter late, perhaps you could post it here.

Charlotte (who, given last year's results, should have given BB King the Gift of Life in '05)
 
Posted by ReverendMike (# 7223) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Mamacita:

I'd like to not thank my wild-card guess, Courtney Love, for entering rehab again, thereby depriving me of a whopping 60 points whilst ensuring that the qualifier "quantity not quality" besmirches my otherwise impressive victory.
Finally, I encourage those vying for the 2005 title to carry on, unencumbered by my competition. I may be able to pick 'em, but I can't tell the difference between GMT and EST and missed the deadline. Courtney Love, by the way, was not going to be on my new list.

Rehab is for quitters and Ms Love (IMO) is no quitter. She is made of tougher stuff.
Therefore, I am proud to have her on my 2005 list. If need be, she will be on my 2006 list as well.

(Yeah, its a sick world and I'm a happy guy...)
 
Posted by Gremlin (# 129) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Amazing Grace:
I'd like to see yours ... if some kind host won't relent and let you enter late, perhaps you could post it here.
Relent? A host? Nah! It's the only chance we get to be even vaguely unreasonable [Devil]

Gremlin
 
Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
Well, it's been The Circus's longest running thread and now I think it is time to put it to rest in Limbo.

Tom Day
Circus Host
 


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