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Thread: Circus: 2009 Ship Of Fools Celebrity Death Pool game thing
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Sandemaniac
Shipmate
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Norman Painting, AKA Phil Archer, has bought his last harvest home.
AG
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"It becomes soon pleasantly apparent that change-ringing is by no means merely an excuse for beer" Charles Dickens gets it wrong, 1869
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Sandemaniac
Shipmate
# 12829
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And I opened up Oxford Today (one day I'll find out why they've suddenly started sending me it...) to discover that Margaret Gelling had died as far back as April. ![[Tear]](graemlins/tear.gif) Shropshire beat her in the end...
I'm not sure that Guardian Education is even big enough to score me anything. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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"It becomes soon pleasantly apparent that change-ringing is by no means merely an excuse for beer" Charles Dickens gets it wrong, 1869
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ken
Ship's Roundhead
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Claude Levi Strauss, RIP.
Nul Points
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Ken
L’amor che move il sole e l’altre stelle.
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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Originally posted by Sandemaniac:
And I opened up Oxford Today (one day I'll find out why they've suddenly started sending me it...) to discover that Margaret Gelling had died as far back as April. Shropshire beat her in the end...
I'm not sure that Guardian Education is even big enough to score me anything.
AG
The Telegraph qualifies easily.
16 points.
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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quote:
Originally posted by ken:
Claude Levi Strauss, RIP.
Nul Points
Gwai had him, but as ken points out a death at the age of 100 only gets you style points here.
quote:
Kelly comments:
Why is it that I feel sorrier for Gwai than for Claude Levi-Strauss?
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Sandemaniac
Shipmate
# 12829
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quote:
Originally posted by basso:
The Telegraph qualifies easily. 16 points.
Though it does bugger up my ploy to keep people I'm fond of alive (she was good fun to br taught by, too!). I notice that I posted consecutive links to people who were a bit nifty with their Old English. I wonder what that says about my interest?
AG
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"It becomes soon pleasantly apparent that change-ringing is by no means merely an excuse for beer" Charles Dickens gets it wrong, 1869
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
# 6075
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Anyone got the actor Edward Woodward (of 'The Equalizer' TV series fame)?
(Wiki page here)
RIP.
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Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)
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Sandemaniac
Shipmate
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Actor, and real-life war veteran, Richard Todd, has died at 90.
AG
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"It becomes soon pleasantly apparent that change-ringing is by no means merely an excuse for beer" Charles Dickens gets it wrong, 1869
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
# 4228
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quote:
Originally posted by Joyeux:
Who starts the 2010 thread?
One of the hosts, usually. Look for it in a week or so.
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fletcher christian
Mutinous Seadog
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This totally sucks, my wish list was way off
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Staretz Silouan
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Joyeux
Ship's Lady of Laughter
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Thanks, basso. I couldn't remember when the new thread starts, and suddenly realized it was December already, and I hadn't made a list.
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Float?...Do science too
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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fletch - I've played this for three years and this is the first year I ever got anyone.
chin up. we all eventually die.
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Evil Dragon Lady, Breaker of Men's Constitutions
"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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Curiosity killed ...
Ship's Mug
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The only reason I put the choices I did this year was that my previous lists had scored nothing and it seemed to be a way of granting life. Apparently naming people who aren't doing well doesn't grant them life.
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Mugs - Keep the Ship afloat
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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quote:
Originally posted by comet:
...chin up. we all eventually die.
My concern is that I'll die before any of the folks on my list!
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I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
Fancy a break in South India?
Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details
What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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quote:
Originally posted by Joyeux:
...suddenly realized it was December already, and I hadn't made a list.
You can start now. And check it twice. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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Umm... Kelly wishes everyone to know that she didn't write that. She admits that it's the kind of wiseass thing she would say, but she didn't.
That was me.
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
# 4228
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Scores are higher this year than in the previous two. Two years ago Uriel's cancer victim theme got him 152 points, and that was more than double second place.
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Piglet
Islander
# 11803
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ISTM that a few people got bulk points with people like Jade Goody, Michael Jackson and Patrick Swayze, who all died relatively young.
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alto n a soprano who can read music
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Curiosity killed ...
Ship's Mug
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Patrick Swayze, Farrah Fawcett, Jade Goody and Wendy Richard all had cancer too. So did Keith Floyd, but that didn't hit the press until a few months before he died.
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Mugs - Keep the Ship afloat
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marmot
Mountain mammal
# 479
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quote:
Originally posted by Kelly Alves:
quote:
Originally posted by Joyeux:
...suddenly realized it was December already, and I hadn't made a list.
You can start now. And check it twice.
I didn't enter last January--not for lack of trying. I was in the Florida Keys and couldn't get much of a connection. This is my winning year, I just know it.
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Join me in "The Legion of Bad Monkeys"
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Light User
Apprentice
# 14254
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Lucian Pulvermacher, aka Pope Pius XIII, called it a day on 30th November, according to his Wikipedia page.
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Vita brevis, ars longa
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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quote:
Originally posted by Light User:
Lucian Pulvermacher, aka Pope Pius XIII, called it a day on 30th November, according to his Wikipedia page.
Hey Pete, you've got 9 points!
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I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
Fancy a break in South India?
Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details
What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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If a Pope dies in the woods, do we give any points?
His WP article has been changed, and I find a blog post that mentions his 'reported' death, but Google News doesn't know anything at all. It seems to be a sad story in any case.
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
# 10422
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So whaddya think? Do I get him? Eh?
The poor man. ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
My first points ever!
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Piglet
Islander
# 11803
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Gosh, Pete, if you've been playing all this time and you're only getting a few points now, you really are a Kiss of Life.
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I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander.
alto n a soprano who can read music
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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He probably takes consolation in the fact that not very many people signed our Blessed Lord's condolence book either.
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vito ofmcap
Apprentice
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The 411 about "P13."
While Lucian chose to separate himself from the Order after his new calling in '76, we stay try to stay in contact with all the former friars.
Through a relative that works at one of our parishes, we learned that Lucian died on November 30, 2009. Because we learned late, and because of his reclusive sense, none of the friars were able to attend his burial.
I hope my "clerical privelege" has been helpful in getting your 9 points. ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
Peace,
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Vito Martinez, Capuchin
Whenever someone asks: "What would Jesus Do?," remember "Scream and start flipping over tables," is an acceptable answer.
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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It's not strictly within the rules, but this isn't the Oscars, either.
Thanks for the info, Br. Vito, and welcome (again!) to the Ship.
Pete, I've updated the scorecard with your 9 points.
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mousethief
Ship's Thieving Rodent
# 953
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Anybody have Oral Roberts?
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mousethief
Ship's Thieving Rodent
# 953
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Of course he said that 20 years ago. God is nothing if not patient.
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This is the last sig I'll ever write for you...
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Queen Mousie
Shipmate
# 9925
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Roy Disney, nephew of Walt (Micky Mouse, Disneyland)Disney.
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Illegitimi non carborundum
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Sandemaniac
Shipmate
# 12829
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quote:
Originally posted by mousethief:
Anybody have Oral Roberts?
I had them once, but I got a mouthwash from the pharmacist and it soon cleared them up.
Sorry - couldn't resist! ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif) I'll get me coat...
AG
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
# 473
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Yes, but not as many as Tiger Woods. (Reputedly)
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
# 4228
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quote:
Originally posted by Chorister:
Yes, but not as many as Tiger Woods. (Reputedly)
Doonesbury's punchline the other day was that all the comedy writers are worried about their employment, because the Tiger jokes are writing themselves.
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Queen Mousie
Shipmate
# 9925
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Britney Murphy, Actress, aged 32.
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Illegitimi non carborundum
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Trudy Scrumptious
BBE Shieldmaiden
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I listed a whole bunch of hedonistic celebrities I thought might die young, and I missed Brittany Murphy??? Probably due to not having a clue who she is.
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Books and things.
I lied. There are no things. Just books.
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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Kim Peek, age 58, who was the inspiration for the Dustin Hoffman character in the film Rain Man.
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Light User
Apprentice
# 14254
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Dominican theologian Fr. Edward Schillebeeckx has died at the age of 95. Points for me, should the English speaking press choose to acknowledge his passing...
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Vita brevis, ars longa
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Light User
Apprentice
# 14254
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Another of my picks, Cardinal Cahal Daly, isn't doing very well either - he's in intensive care. I wonder if he'll make it to 2010?
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Vita brevis, ars longa
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Teufelchen
Shipmate
# 10158
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quote:
Originally posted by Light User:
Another of my picks, Cardinal Cahal Daly, isn't doing very well either - he's in intensive care. I wonder if he'll make it to 2010?
May he rest in peace.
That is 8 last-minute points for you for this year's contest, though.
T.
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Little devil
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Schroedinger's cat
Ship's cool cat
# 64
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56 minutes to go. Is there a prize for getting one so close? Can anyone beat this in the coming year, I wonder?
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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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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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So another year is passed and another flock of celebrities has departed.
Our winners are:
Inside Track with the Grim Reaper: Wet Kipper
Quantity not Quality: Tree Bee and Curiosity killed, with 5 hits. (No, not that kind of hits.)
Here are the top scorers:
Curiosity killed 210
Tree Bee 198
Amazing Grace 154
Ferijen 151
lady in red 138
koshatnik 116
Organ Builder 116
East Price Road 106
Left at the Altar 104
Lyda*Rose 104
Cottontail 101
Full list at the usual place.
b.
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