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Thread: Circus: 2007 Ship of Fools Celebrity Death Pool
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Jahlove
Tied to the mast
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Ned Sherrin aged 76
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“Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” - Mark Twain
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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Originally posted by Jahlove:
Ned Sherrin aged 76
TW3! My parents used to watch that here in SF and laugh uproariously. I was in bed by that hour and used to listen. I can't remember any other show that I wanted so much to see. (I never have.)
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Petrified
Ship’s ballast
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Both Ronnie Hazlehurst and Lois Maxwell have gone.
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At this time, a friend shall lose his friend's hammer and the young shall not know where lieth the things possessed by their fathers that their fathers put there only just the night before, about eight o'clock.
SoF a "prick against Bigotterie"
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Legodude_uk
Protector of Zebras
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Also add Deborah Kerr to the list
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If a man is standing in a forest speaking but there are no women around to hear him...is he still wrong?
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Sioni Sais
Shipmate
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Teresa Brewer has gone too. Why did I used to think that she sang "Mr Sandman"?
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"He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor"
(Paul Sinha, BBC)
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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Originally posted by Legodude_uk:
Also add Deborah Kerr to the list
Gaining 14 points for Eloise.
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Legodude_uk
Protector of Zebras
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And one of the voices of radio Alan Coren
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If a man is standing in a forest speaking but there are no women around to hear him...is he still wrong?
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Sioni Sais
Shipmate
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Originally posted by Legodude_uk:
And one of the voices of radio Alan Coren
That is reallly sad. A marvellous, funny writer and broadcaster. ![[Tear]](graemlins/tear.gif) ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
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"He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor"
(Paul Sinha, BBC)
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Campbellite
Ut unum sint
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I saw on GMA that the last of the original "Rat Pack", Joey Bishop, died today.
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I upped mine. Up yours.
Suffering for Jesus since 1966.
WTFWED?
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Curiosity killed ...
Ship's Mug
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Originally posted by Legodude_uk:
And one of the voices of radio Alan Coren
He has been the only person recently that my immediate, second and third thoughts have been "Oh no", not "That would have been 31 points."
He was brilliant in real life too. There was a time, a long time ago, which will date me horribly, when the News Quiz was taken out to London University Colleges to be broadcast and they came our way a few times. Some of the team and production crew used to hit the Union Bar afterwards. Alan Coren was one who came for a drink and had a crowd hanging round him because he was so brilliant to chat to.
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Mugs - Keep the Ship afloat
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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Norman Mailer died this morning at 84.
Timothy the Obscure gets another 16 points.
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Schroedinger's cat
Ship's cool cat
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I suppose some mention should be made of Chad Varah. I hadn't realised that he was still alive.
His legacy - the Samaritans and other help lines, not to mention an acceptance that people hurt - will live on.
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Blog
Music for your enjoyment
Lord may all my hard times be healing times
take out this broken heart and renew my mind.
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Petrified
Ship’s ballast
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Ian Smith has died, did anyone have him?
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At this time, a friend shall lose his friend's hammer and the young shall not know where lieth the things possessed by their fathers that their fathers put there only just the night before, about eight o'clock.
SoF a "prick against Bigotterie"
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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I had no idea that Ian Smith was still alive. Nobody had him.
Pete, we took care of Norman Mailer a few posts up...
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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You can get your thinking caps on now if you want, but we won't be opening the 2008 thread until half way through December, giving you 2 weeks to get your list posted before the end of the year
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Matt Black
Shipmate
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For all the Whovians, the 'Doctor's mother' has now become part of the great vortex of space and time.
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"Protestant and Reformed, according to the Tradition of the ancient Catholic Church" - + John Cosin (1594-1672)
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Legodude_uk
Protector of Zebras
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Dum Dum Dum ....
Eastenders Creator Tony Holland takes the final drum beats...
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If a man is standing in a forest speaking but there are no women around to hear him...is he still wrong?
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Schroedinger's cat
Ship's cool cat
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As the article said, he had 20 years more than most people expected. I think his skeleton would be fascinating to look at. He was a real crazy cat.
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Blog
Music for your enjoyment
Lord may all my hard times be healing times
take out this broken heart and renew my mind.
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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Dick Wilson, who played Mr. Whipple in the Charmin commercials, will wipe his bum-bum no more.
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"I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr.
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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TV's favorite toilet paper pitchman has reached the end of the roll.
I think that should be his epitaph!
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Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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Charmin put on a eulogy of sorts -- a commercial featuring snippets from older commercials of his. I thought it was a lovely gesture. He's become a part of folklore along with Clara Peller (the "Where's the beef?" lady), the various actresses who played the "I've fallen and I can't get up" lady, and so many others.
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"I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr.
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Legodude_uk
Protector of Zebras
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An untimely death for a Top Model
Seems that the drugs culture has claimed another early victim, unlikely anyone had her on their list but a shame none the less.
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If a man is standing in a forest speaking but there are no women around to hear him...is he still wrong?
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Campbellite
Ut unum sint
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Well, there's 76 points no one got. ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
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I upped mine. Up yours.
Suffering for Jesus since 1966.
WTFWED?
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marmot
Mountain mammal
# 479
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When do we start posting our lists for 2008?
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Join me in "The Legion of Bad Monkeys"
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Grits
Compassionate fundamentalist
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Originally posted by Legodude_uk:
An untimely death for a Top Model
Seems that the drugs culture has claimed another early victim, unlikely anyone had her on their list but a shame none the less.
I've never heard of her, but she's lovely. How sad.
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Lord, fill my mouth with worthwhile stuff, and shut it when I've said enough. Amen.
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Stevie Boy Wonder
Shipmate
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No one had Ike Turner, did they? Another 24 pointer...
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Jesus saves. But in the current economic climate, His pension probably won't be enough for eternity...
Also by the same author
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Timothy the Obscure
Mostly Friendly
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I had him--I think that puts me in second place, where I can see Uriel's dust cloud in the distance...
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When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion.
- C. P. Snow
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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You were the only one who had him.
Ike was 76 years old???
Good grief.
(Updated scorecard here.)
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Eloise
Shipmate
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Looking over my list again, I notice that Yvon Durelle died right at the beginning of the year.
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Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. - The Red Queen
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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Originally posted by Stevie Boy Wonder:
No one had Ike Turner, did they? Another 24 pointer...
Ah yes, Ike and Tina (the ones I'm always confusing with our own Spike and Tina). Just as well I checked carefully which one it was. ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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Originally posted by marmot:
When do we start posting our lists for 2008?
I'll put the new thread up sometime this weekend, which will give you 2 weeks ot get your lists up
Wet Kipper
Circus Host
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Tree Bee
Ship's tiller girl
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Originally posted by Auntie Doris:
quote:
Originally posted by Auntie Doris:
8) Jane Tomlinson
I feel slightly sick to admit to having this one on my list
Auntie Doris x
I had her too. I've only just noticed as I look at my current list with a view to posting in the 2008 thread.
My first death. ![[Frown]](frown.gif) 57 points
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"Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple."
— Woody Guthrie
http://saysaysay54.wordpress.com
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ken
Ship's Roundhead
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Karlheinz Stockhausen popped his clogs recently.
And the rather more orthodox TF Torrance.
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Teufelchen
Shipmate
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As agrgurich has pointed out on the 2008 thread, Mohammed Zahir Shah, king of Afghanistan, died back in July, aged 92. So he scores me 8 points for this year, and I need to think of someone else for next.
T.
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Little devil
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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Oscar Peterson died yesterday at 82. Nobody had him, but he should be remembered anyway. His "Canadiana Suite" was a favorite album in my house when I was growing up.
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Campbellite
Ut unum sint
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Has anyone done a preliminary point check yet? Unless one of my disgustingly healthy choices gets hit by a bus in the next few days, I only have 51 points.
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I upped mine. Up yours.
Suffering for Jesus since 1966.
WTFWED?
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Scarlet
Mellon Collie
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A mere 6 points for me. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
All others seem nowhere near death. In fact, some are more alive than ever. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) I granted them a good year!
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They took from their surroundings what was needed... and made of it something more.
—dialogue from Primer
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Campbellite
Ut unum sint
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ABC news has just announced that Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated.
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I upped mine. Up yours.
Suffering for Jesus since 1966.
WTFWED?
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pimple
Ship's Irruption
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Will the winner be posted - or were we all expected to keep up? Only it would be nice to know who not to get the wrong side of.... ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
[ 31. December 2007, 19:25: Message edited by: pimple ]
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In other words, just because I made it all up, doesn't mean it isn't true (Reginald Hill)
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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Usually one of the players volunteers to work that out and post it. Oh dear, I'm not one of the players.
Would someone like to volunteer?
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Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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The winner of the Inside Track with The Grim Reaper prize was ferijen, who had a choice drop off in early January.
Uriel won by a street, and also had four correct picks to win the Quantity not Quality award.
The full list of points is here:
http://bpm.freeshell.org/deathpool.html
This year's scorecard will go up after I'm back from my walk.
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pimple
Ship's Irruption
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Thanks, basso.
[What could I have got wrong? ]
[ 01. January 2008, 19:20: Message edited by: pimple ]
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In other words, just because I made it all up, doesn't mean it isn't true (Reginald Hill)
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Uriel
Shipmate
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Thanks for the scoresheet Basso. It has confirmed my view that they key to this game is to search for celebrities, even minor ones, with serious cancer - they are the ones most likely to go. If you pick people you don't like they won't die. If you pick people who are old you are picking those who have a skill for not dieing. It's not pleasant, but to get points your best bet will always be the seriously ill.
My 2008 team won't win, although I may come bottom, and could get some of the minor prizes!
I'll add this victory to my two previous SoF Fantasy Football titles!
Cheers,
Uriel.
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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I seem to be giving a kiss of life to a bunch of old reprobates. But if I left off Margaret Hilda, she'd die just to spite me!
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Even more so than I was before
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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And as the game has come to an end, and the scores posted, I shall close the thread.
Wet Kipper
Circus Host
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