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Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on :
 
( copied and slightly edited from the beginning of the 2007 thread)

As promised on the current thread, it is time to start thinking about people who you think might well, er.....DIE (basically) during 2008. You don't have to post your list yet, but if you do not post it before 11:59 on 31st December 2008 (GMT) you will be unable to take any further part in the contest. Have fun, think carefully and read the rules below.

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 2009. That is, starting from 00:01 am (GMT) on January 1st 2009

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 c****h 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 23.59 GMT 31st December 2008. No entries will be accepted after this time. You may however make changes to your list any time before 23.59 31st December 2008, but only if someone pops their clogs before the beginning of the year. (or you've put someone in twice)

There are also a couple of extraneous categories:

Inside Track with the Grim Reaper Award: person who picks the first death of 2009.

Quantity Not Quality Award: person who picks the most people who croak in 2009, regardless of their points value.

This is now the 6th time we have done this, and each time someone questions the merits of what we are doing. Please bear in mind:

* This is only a game
* These are not death "Wish Lists" - You choose who you think might die. It's not my fault if that is influenced by who you want to die.
* The Circus is the place for games, not discussion, so debating the right/wrong of what we are doing should be done somewhere else


Have fun, and remember to post your selection.

(those of you who are eagle-eyed about the times posted might wonder what happens to someone who dies exactly on the stroke of midnight between 2008 and 2009 - I say that's so unlikely that they should count for both years.)

Wet Kipper
Circus Host

[ 12. July 2016, 12:17: Message edited by: Belisarius ]
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
This year I will remember to post a list.

I hope.
 

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Posted by Wiff Waff (# 10424) on :
 
My list for this year contains many names from last year but I've changed a few just because I felt like it.

1. Murdoch of Twisted News Corp.

2. General Than Shwe, leader of the military government in Burma.

3. L K Advani - Indian politician and promoter of hatred and communal violence.

4. Thatcher, the truly appalling.

5. Jyoti Basu - Bengali communist politician and former Chief Minister.

6. Jean Marie LePen, French politician and promoter of hatred and communal violence.

7. Robert Mugabe, the ruination of Zimbabwe.

8. Bal Thackeray - another promoter of hatred and communal violence in India, and admirer of Hitler.

9. Pat Robertson - alleged Christian.

10. Ian Paisley - another alleged Christian and promoter of hatred and communal violence in Ireland this time.

11. John McCain - I reckon that the election campaign did nothing to add to his health.

12. Gerry Adams - just to be fair.

13. Philip Mountbatten, of Greece, Denmark and Britain.
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
Death List for 2009

1. Earl Pulvermacher (aka Pius XIII) b. 1918
2. George H, Bush (Satan)
3. James Earl Carter
4. George W. Bush (Spawn of Satan)
5. Robert Mugabe (die of cholera, evil one!)
6. H.R.H The Prince Philip (just because)
7. HM the Queen (her kiss of life from her devoted subject)
8. Knowlton Nash (CBC News Presenter)
9. Margaret Hilda, Baroness Thatcher (the Bloody Baron – isn’t she dead yet?)
10. Clifford Olson (May he get his wish and be released into the general Prison population)
11. Stephen Hawking (well he’s a medical miracle, he’s gotta go sometime!)
12.The Countess Mountbatten of Burma (she’s getting a little long in the tooth)
13. The Earl of Harewood (the Queen’s eldest cousin on her father’s side)
 

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Posted by North East Quine (# 13049) on :
 
My list for 2009:

1. Amy Winehouse
2. Norman Wisdom
3. Margaret Thatcher
4. Elizabeth Taylor
5. Prince Phillip
6. Prince Harry
7. Billy Graham
8. Robert Mugabe
9. Ronnie Wood
10. Radovan Karadzic
11. Asif Zardari of Pakistan
12. George H.W. Bush (born 1924)
13. Mswati III of Swaziland.
 

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Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on :
 
Some old, some new - not a wish list, just following Uriel's excellent advice :


1. Michael Flatley: Terpsichorean

2. Ben Fogle: Action Man TV Presenter

3. Kerry Katona: Irritating Iceland Advertizer

4. Jade Goody: Volatile *Sleb*

5. George Bush snr (GHWB): POTUS (1989-1993)

6. Alex Allen: Chairman of the UK Joint Intelligence Committee (Spy)

7. Pete Doherty: UK’s most famous drug addict

8. Barack Obama: POTUS-Elect at time of posting

9. Elizabeth Taylor: Movie legend

10. Amy Winehouse: Troubled songstress and unwell person

11. David Icke: Conspiracy Theorist (one day *They* will get him)

12. Brian Wilson: Beach Boy

13. Robert Mugabe: Will the Devil get tired of looking after his own this year?
 

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Posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger (# 8891) on :
 
As far as I am aware, all my choices last year are still alive, so, I'll just let them ride.....

1 - Billy Graham
2 - Ringo Starr (I've just got a sneaking feeling that McCartney is going to be the last Beatle)
3 - Tony Hart
4 - Margaret Thatcher
5 - Prince Philip
6 - Fran Cotton
7 - Charlie Watts
8 - Cliff Richard
9 - Richard Briers
10 - John Bardon
11 - Betty Driver
12 - Peter Sallis
13 - Niki Lauda
 

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Posted by Sha_Sha (# 10880) on :
 
All of mine from the last one are alive too. I made a few modifications to the list, though.

1. Billy Graham
2. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pres of Iran)
3. HM Queen Elisabeth II
4. Ted Kennedy
5. Jack Van Impe - can you die of weirdness?
6. Fidel Castro - not looking good at all
7. George HW Bush
8. Patrick Swayze
9. Osama Bin Laden - can't hide forever
10.Pat Robertson
11.Bob Dole
12.Elizabeth Dole
13.Pope Benedict XVI
 

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Posted by Cottontail (# 12234) on :
 
Mine are all still alive too, and look to continue that way, Gawd bless 'em.

So a whole new strategy this time:

1.Patrick Swazye, actor
2.Kelsey Grammer, actor
3.Liz Dawn, actor (in British soap Coronation Street)
4.Elizabeth Taylor, actor
5.Wendy Richards, actor (in British soap Eastenders)
6.Zsa Zsa Gabor, actor
7.Seve Ballesteros, golfer
8.Russell Watson, singer
9.George O’Dowd, aka Boy George, singer
10.Paul O’Grady, television presenter
11.Edward ‘Ted’ Kennedy, politician
12.John Prescott, politician
13.Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Good luck to them and bad luck to me ...
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
With a little bit of recycling from my 2008 list:

1. Rev. Billy Graham
2. Joanne Woodward (Because she misses Paul?)
3. Lindsay Lohan
4. Kirk Douglas
5. Britney Spears
6. Mike Tyson
7. Pete Doherty
8. Eddie Van Halen
9. Robert Downey Jr.
10. Patrick Swayze
11. Marilyn Manson
12. Betty Ford
13. Jackie Cooper even though he's not worth many points anymore.

Consider this as another gift of life to those on my list, since, like others posting, mine seem to stay alive!

I think that one from my last year's list (Fidel Castro) is already dead, so I took him off this year's list.
 

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Posted by Left at the Altar (# 5077) on :
 
In no particular order (for their shuffling off, that is):

Patrick Swayze
Edward Kennedy
Robert Mugabe
Farrah Fawcett
Seve Bellesteros
Ariel Sharon
Elizabeth Taylor
Colleen McColloch
Phil Spektor
Margaret Thatcher
Shane McGowan
Gough Whitlam
Kirk Douglas

[ 14. December 2008, 20:45: Message edited by: Left at the Altar ]
 

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Posted by guinness girl (# 4391) on :
 
Here's my picks:

1. Billy Graham
2. Margaret Thatcher
3. Robert Mugabe
4. Richard Briers
5. Stephen Hawking
6. Ariel Sharon
7. Judi Dench
8. Bruce Forsyth
9. George Bush Sr
10. Fidel Castro
11. Wendy Richards
12. Peter Sallis
13. Elizabeth Taylor
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 
Only one change to last year's list.

1.Patrick Moore - allegedly he is going into the celebrity Big Brother house. It could be enough to kill him off!
2.Lesley Phillips
3.Amy Winehouse
4.Nelson Mandela
5.Ariel Sharon (half dead already)
6.Norman Wisdom
7.Billy Graham
8.Nancy Reagan
9.Muhammad Ali
10.Pete Doherty
11.Robert Mugabe
12.George Bush Snr
13. Maggie Thatcher

Auntie Doris x
 

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Posted by East Price Road (# 13846) on :
 
And here's the list from a first-time entrant:

1. Margaret Thatcher
2. Prince Philip
3. Rupert Murdoch
4. Sir Bobby Robson
5. Jade Goody
6. Les Paul
7. Bruce Forsyth
8. Clive Dunn
9. Maya Angelou
10. Millvina Dean
11. Charles Chilton
12. Olivia Newton-John
13. Antony Worrall Thompson
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Ahem. Did you quite finish editing?

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As promised on the current thread, it is time to start thinking about people who you think might well, er.....DIE (basically) during 2008.

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Posted by philip99a (# 13799) on :
 
1. Bruce Forsyth
2. Joan Rivers
3. Amy Winehouse
4. Margaret Thatcher
5. Lewis Hamilton
6. Ray Davies
7. Bobby Robson
8. Clint Eastwood
9. Robery Mugabe
10. Barack Obama
11. Rosanne Barr
12. Wendy Richard
13. Boy George
 

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Posted by mjg (# 206) on :
 
Artie Lange
Barbara Bush
Jerrold Nadler
Keith Richards
Ted Kennedy
Elizabeth Taylor
Charlie Watts
Billy Graham
Margaret Thatcher
Bob Dylan
Fidel Castro
Aretha Franklin
Robert Byrd
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
OK, here goes:

1. Margaret Thatcher
2. Prince Philip
3. Lemmy
4. Norman Wisdom
5. Norman Tebbit
6. Britney Spears
7. Richard Wilson
8. Jimmy Tarbuck
9. Denis Healey
10. Pope Benedict XVI
11. Jimmy Carter
12. Mick Jagger
13. Jade Goody
 

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Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on :
 
My list for 2009,in no particular order is.....


1 Edward Kennedy
2 Michael Winner
3 Amy Winehouse
4 Pete Doherty
5 Patrick Swayze
6 Terry Pratchett
7 Jim Marshall
8 Bobby Robson
9 Wendy Richard
10 Jade Goody
11 Severiano Ballasteros
12 Eric Sykes
13 Marguerite Patten
 

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Posted by LQ (# 11596) on :
 
1. Billy Graham
2. Ray Bradbury
3. Mavis Gallant
4. Nelson Mandela
5. The Duke of Edinburgh
6. Ariel Sharon
7. Henry Morgentaler
8. Ian Paisley (Sr.)
9. Nancy Reagan
10. Courtney Love
11. Dave Brubeck
12. "50 Cent"
13. Angela Lansbury
 

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Posted by fletcher christian (# 13919) on :
 
1. Paris Hilton
2. Amy Winehouse
3. Ian Paisley
4. Tom Hanks
5. Britney Spears
6. Cliff Richard
7. The Queen
8. Lilly Savage
9.Ian Paisley Jnr
10. Brian May
11. Timmy Mallet
12. Jade Goody
and...
13. Graham Kendrick
This is a kind of a wish list, right?
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 

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Originally posted by fletcher christian:
1. Paris Hilton
2. Amy Winehouse
3. Ian Paisley
4. Tom Hanks
5. Britney Spears
6. Cliff Richard
7. The Queen
8. Lilly Savage
9.Ian Paisley Jnr
10. Brian May
11. Timmy Mallet
12. Jade Goody
and...
13. Graham Kendrick
This is a kind of a wish list, right?

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Originally posted by Auntie Doris:

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Originally posted by fletcher christian:
1. Paris Hilton
2. Amy Winehouse
3. Ian Paisley
4. Tom Hanks
5. Britney Spears
6. Cliff Richard
7. The Queen
8. Lilly Savage
9.Ian Paisley Jnr
10. Brian May
11. Timmy Mallet
12. Jade Goody
and...
13. Graham Kendrick
This is a kind of a wish list, right?

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Imagine if they all went down in the same plane crash. Who would hit the headlines the most?

Auntie Doris x

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No contest: Jade Goody.
 

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Posted by MiceElf (# 4389) on :
 
This years entry hereby almost guaranteed a further 12 month of happy breathing is as follows.


1.Richard Wilson aged 72 Comedy Actor. I don’t Believe It!

2.Ben Fogle aged 34 T.V. Presenter regular good guy… but points mean prizes!

3.Jeremy Clarkson aged 49 T.V. Cult Presenter and Coloumnist

4.Dame Vera Lynn aged 92 National Treasure and forces Sweetheart.

5.Elizabeth Taylor aged 76 Actress. Much married, Dodgy friends.

6.Richard Briers aged 74 Actor. Lovable like a spaniel puppy.

7.Bob Hoskins aged 67 Actor and all round diamond geezer.

8.Margaret Thatcher or is she immortal after all?

9.Barbara Windsor aged 72 Really Bad Actress.. really really bad.

10.Mohamed Ali aged 66 Ex heavy weight boxer supreme guy.

11.David Attenborough aged 82 Top Naturalist and Documentary maker.

12.Patrick Moore aged 85 Top Astronomer and Xylophone player.

13.Christopher Biggins aged 60 The biggest queen in the Jungle.
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
1. Fidel Castro
2. Elizabeth Edwards
3. Henry Kissinger
4. Harold Pinter
5. Betty Ford
6. Zsa Zsa Gabor
7. Farrah Fawcett
8. Ariel Sharon
9. Claude Levi Strauss
10. Milly Del Rubio
11. Hugo Chavez
12. John Forsythe
13. Eunice Kennedy Shriver
 

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Posted by Light User (# 14254) on :
 
Patriarch Pavle of Serbia
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
Right Rev Ian Cundy (The Bishop Of Peterborough)
Sun Myung Moon
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Sister Wendy Beckett
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Patriarch Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana of Thailand
Cahal Cardinal Daly
Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria
Dr Mohammed Burhanuddin (Leader of Dawoodi Bohra faith)
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Rev Dr Edward Schillebeeckx

God is watching them.
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
OK, here goes. This isn't a wish list*.

1. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
2. HM The Queen
3. Baroness Thatcher
4. His Holiness the Pope
5. The Rev'd. Ian Paisley
6. Robert Mugabe
7. Dame Elizabeth Taylor
8. Fidel Castro
9. Patrick Swayze (sad but seems not unlikely)
10. Seve Ballasteros (see above)
11. Amy Winehouse
12. Pete Doherty
13. Ronnie Wood

* Except number 6
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Hi, Light User! I like a newby who posts their first post on the Celebrity Death Pool. You're our kind of people.
 

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Posted by Sinistærial (# 5834) on :
 
I have not been in the pool for a couple of years, but I went back to my list from 2006 and it is still 'in tact' so to speak - so I can recycle again!

1. QE II
2. Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
3. Gough Whitlam
4. George Bush Jnr
5. Delta Goodram
6. Elton John
7. Julie Andrews
8. Billy Graham
9. Richard Branson
10. Will Smith
11. Margaret Thatcher
12. Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin
13. John Cleese

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Originally posted by ChaliceGirl:
OK, I'll bite. Here's my Dead List for 2009:

Liz Taylor
Ted Kennedy
Walter Kronkite (the guy is older than dirt- he's gotta die sometime!)
Britney Spears
Maggie Thatcher
Billy Graham
Fidel Castro
Dick Cheney
Barbara Bush

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Hey, you know that you have four more slots to fill? You might as well optimize your chances.
 

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Posted by Alban (# 9047) on :
 
Amy Winehouse
Barak Obama (here's hoping I'm totally wrong)
Bill Gates
Queen Liz
Anton Yelchin
David Kelly
Roger Ebert
Fred Phelps
Patrick Swayze
William Hung
Gordon Brown
Maggie Smith
Barry Humphries
 

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Posted by Eloise (# 4292) on :
 
1. Ariel Sharon
2. Alfredo di Stefano
3. Dick Clark
4. Margaret Thatcher
5. Zsa Zsa Gabor
6. Fidel Castro
7. Dave Davies
8. Norodom Sihanouk
9. Jade Goody
10. Russell Watson
11. King Bhumibol of Thailand
12. Ivica Osim
13. Emadeddin Baghi
 

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Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on :
 
Given that I believe I'm currently pointless (stop sniggering at the back...) I shall adopt a slightly different tactic, and name a thirteen of people I'd rather like to stay about. So if my luck carries on... so will theirs! If it doesn’t, a few will score decent points!

1. Marcus Trescothick
2. Patrick MacNee
3. Diana Rigg
4. Honor Blackman
5. Sir Patrick Moore
6. Imran Khan
7. Peter O’Toole
8. Eric Sykes
9. Dennis Norden
10. Mick Aston
11. Francis Pryor
12. Jerry Lee Lewis (Holy cow – he is Jimmy Swaggart’s cousin! What a one to have as your weird relation!)
13. Margaret Gelling

I’ll break the theme for my sub, in case anyone is ungracious enough to do a Benazir Bhutto on me again.

14. Mugabe.

You can probably read rather a lot into me from those choices...

AG
 

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Posted by kankucho (# 14318) on :
 
Not many points to be gleaned here, but a safeish hand. . .

1 Dennis Norden
2 Shimon Peres
3 Frank Williams
4 Frank Thornton
5 Dave Swarbrick
6 Fidel Castro
7 Liz Dawn
8 Eric Sykes
9 Henry Kissinger
10 Liz Smith
11 Patrick Macnee
12 Pete Seeger
13 Nancy Reagan

[ 28. December 2008, 18:19: Message edited by: kankucho ]
 

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Posted by comet (# 10353) on :
 
1) Don Young
2) Ted Stevens
3) Frank Murkowski
4) Ricardo Montalban
5) Natalie Cole
6) Patrick Swayze
7) Mel Brooks
8) Robert Byrd
9) Hugo Chavez
10) George HW Bush
11) George W Bush
12) Dick Cheney
13) Daniel Schorr
 

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Posted by Uriel (# 2248) on :
 
Following my cancer themed list of 2007, and my super-centenarian list of 2008, I a going left field in 2009 with an Are You Being Served? list. Don't ask me why, it's just a hunch.

1) Mollie Sugden
2) Wendy Richards
3) Frank Thornton
4) Nicholas Smith
5) Trevor Bannister
6) Penny Irving
7) Mike Berry
8) Candy Davis
9) Fleur Bennett
10) Shirley Cheriton
11) David Croft
12) Jeremy Lloyd
13) Harold Snoad

One or two were marginal characters or only in the Are You Being Served Again? spin off series, but the Grim Reaper has taken several of the original cast in recent years.

Cheers,

Uriel.
 

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Posted by lady in red (# 10688) on :
 
Following a spectacularly unsuccessful 2008, I am considerably revising my list.

A brief note before I start: given my form at this game to date, I have decided that if I really, really want Robert Mugabe to die what I need to do is take him off my list. He will then croak on purpose because I have nothing to gain from it. This is so clearly in the overwhelming best interest of humanity that I have decided to do the decent thing and remove him from the list. I am willing to make the sacrifice and forego the points in order to rid humankind of this bloody dictator. (Don't forget to thank me when he kicks the bucket )

So onwards with the selection:

1) Kim Jong Il -my team has an exciting new opportunity for a tyranical despot (see note above). Sick with it
2) Fidel Castro -sick and also quite despotic
3) Ariel Sharon -they have to turn him off one of these days
4) Beitullah Mehsoud -head honcho of the Pakistani Taleban
5) Ben Johnson -Olympic cheat and famous anabolic steroid abuser (bad for the heart)
6) Margaret Thatcher -if I take her off the list she'll die to spite me
7) Michael Jackson -falling apart at the seams
8) Liz Taylor -sick
9) Peter Stringfellow -he's a corpse already, he just hasn't stopped moving about
10) Ted Kennedy -sick
11) Joseph Kabila -assassination risk
12) Jimmy Saville -old and a smoker
13) Brian Wilson -he of the Beach Boys. Looking in a bad way last time I saw him
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
I'm also starting from the point that, on the past two years showing, anyone I choose lives for an extra year, so I've given up on Margaret Thatcher and Robert Mugabe. This year I've chosen people who I'd quite like to live and have the odds stacked against them.

1. Tony Hart
2. Jade Goody
3. Patrick Swayze
4. Elizabeth Taylor
5. Farrah Fawcett
6. Lindsay Lohan (fell off the wagon late this year)
7. Kerry Katona
8. Paul Gascoigne
9. Richard Attenborough (December hospital stay)
10. Anthony Kiedis (organ failure following drug abuse - Red Hot Chilli Pepper singer)
11. Wendy Richard
12. Mindy McCready (country singer)
13. Meatloaf (Marvin Lee Aday)

• 1. Pete Doherty
• 2. Prince Philip
• 3. Fidel Castro
• 4. Mohammed Ali
• 5. Michael Barrymore
• 6. Iain Paisley
• 7. Patrick Moore
• 8. Amy Winehouse
• 9. Liam Gallagher
• 10. Cyril Smith
• 11. Michael Moore
• 12. Jim Davidson
• 13. Thatch of the Maggie variety.

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Originally posted by PeteC:
Death List for 2009


6. H.R.H The Prince Philip (just because)

13. The Earl of Harewood (the Queen’s eldest cousin on her father’s side)

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Originally posted by Sir Kevin:

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Originally posted by PeteC:
Death List for 2009


6. H.R.H The Prince Philip (just because)

13. The Earl of Harewood (the Queen’s eldest cousin on her father’s side)

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Is that David Lascelles? My late father's middle name was Lascelles.
(I refused to put relatives on my list, distant or otherwise.)

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Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:
Mad Geo and Timothy - I think you are too late. Not that it is my call anyway, but I think the rules are that they must be posted by midnight, 31st Dec ship time - which is UK time, I think.

And you are both 3 hours late on that basis.

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Originally posted by Amazing Grace:
As someone who squeaked in pretty well under the wire ... MadGeo and Timothy live in the Pacific time zone, which is one of the last ones to "flip", so there was still a lot of day left where they were. I'll ask the hosts for a little slack on this one (even though I remembered to do mine at lunchtime).

Charlotte

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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
And no-one had this one, but Jett Travolta, John Travolta's son died yesterday, aged 16.

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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
basso, have you included your own list? the one you posted on the 2008 thread?

And no-one had this one, but Jett Travolta, John Travolta's son died yesterday, aged 16.

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Even if someone had him, he would be an illegal entry as he is not over 18.
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
Further to my list I note that I inadvertedly listed George Bush twice. I had intended a father-son team. I beg divine forgiveness.

Ah! I blame basso, who transcribed incorrectly to the scorecard . [eta]

[ 03. January 2009, 20:07: Message edited by: PeteC ]
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 

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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
basso, have you included your own list? the one you posted on the 2008 thread?

And no-one had this one, but Jett Travolta, John Travolta's son died yesterday, aged 16.

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Originally posted by PeteC:
Ah! I blame basso, who transcribed incorrectly to the scorecard . [eta]

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Oops. Fixed now.

And no, I didn't include my list. Posting it on the wrong thread was way too stupid.
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 
I heard on the news that Majel Barrett, widow of Gene Roddenbarry died Monday.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Starship computers will never be the same. RIP.
 

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Posted by Petrified (# 10667) on :
 
Unfortunately I wasn't able to get my list posted.
So everyone on last years list has lost their protection and had better start putting their affairs in order.
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
According to this, Majel Barrett died on Molly's Home-Going anniversary.
 

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Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on :
 
I don't think anyone had Ron Asheton, Stooges guitarist (got "1969" on as I type - seemed fitting).

And I can't help thinking that Adolf Merckle was the sort of person Uriel would have spotted.

RIP. Actually, on second thoughts, not sure Ron would have appreciated peace and quiet!

AG
 

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Posted by ChaliceGirl (# 13656) on :
 

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Originally posted by ChaliceGirl:
OK, I'll bite. Here's my Dead List for 2009:

Liz Taylor
Ted Kennedy
Walter Kronkite (the guy is older than dirt- he's gotta die sometime!)
Britney Spears
Maggie Thatcher
Billy Graham
Fidel Castro
Dick Cheney
Barbara Bush

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Hey, you know that you have four more slots to fill? You might as well optimize your chances.

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Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
Starship computers will never be the same. RIP.

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She had, apparently, recorded all the computer's 'lines' for this year's movie, so we will (probably) hear 'Processing' in her tones for the last time.

Wendy Richard is suffering from cancer which is, apparently, terminal. See here for a news report.

I managed to forget about this Death Pool this year, having been a regular for a while. However, I'm fairly certain that not a single person on my list died last year, and I believe only one the year before, so I'm not too sad to have stopped giving them the benefit of my 'protection'. Luckily for them, there are various people who have my recent picks on their list...
 

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Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on :
 
I'm tempted to allow anyone who entered last year's, who hasn't posted a new list, to carry their 2008 list into this game.
Anyone with a full 13 from 2008 can keep them, but those with a few spaces don't get to refill them.

What do you say ?

Basso - would that be easy to organise?
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
I don't want to dig through the two lists and compare names, but if a 2008 contestant posts here and asks to have their old list rolled forward, that's easily done.

WK, are we okay with a late fill-in for ChaliceGirl?
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
It's not a super lottery and it is the first week.. go ahead with Chalice Girl
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by PeteC:
It's not a super lottery and it is the first week.. go ahead with Chalice Girl

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Done.
 

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Posted by philip99a (# 13799) on :
 
It's January 9th in eight minutes time. Has nobody scored anything??

As Grim Reapers we're a pretty feeble bunch! So far...
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by philip99a:
It's January 9th in eight minutes time. Has nobody scored anything??

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quote:

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Originally posted by Petrified:

Les Paul

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quote:

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Originally posted by Trudy Scrumptious:
Les was looking remarkably spry when I saw him play in New York in July.

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and I have just ensured he remains so, this is my third year and so far all save 1 one my lists have stayed fit and healthy.
 

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Posted by antSJD (# 13598) on :
 
I'm gutted that I missed the entrance to this game as I only found it today, not being a regular Circus visitor.

However, I thought I would let you know that Dave Dee has died.

No idea who he is I must admit. Before my time.
 

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Posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger (# 8891) on :
 
Dave Dee was a hit musician from the 1960s:

Wikipedia
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
Petrified is in.
 

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Posted by philip99a (# 13799) on :
 
If I die, can I double my points?
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by philip99a:
If I die, can I double my points?

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Maybe if your obit runs in a major media outlet.

Oh, well, I expect we could honor you with a Special Memorial Award.

But remember, you can't kill the subject of the points unless it's a matter of war or policing. So it won't count if you hang yourself, but you are safe (so to speak) if you throw yourself on a live grenade someone else threw.

[ 10. January 2009, 02:56: Message edited by: Lyda*Rose ]
 

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Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by philip99a:
If I die, can I double my points?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:
Only for the person who did the killing.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
but you are safe (so to speak) if you throw yourself on a live grenade someone else threw.

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This must be some new meaning of the word 'safe' that I have never previously heard of (with apologies to Douglas Adams)

Phil, I knew you were looking at a new job, but this sounds like a desperate solution!
 

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Posted by philip99a (# 13799) on :
 
Is it the Grim Reaper Inside Track award to Wet Kipper for foretelling the demise of David Vine, UK sports broadcaster??
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Looks like it, doesn't it?
 

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Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on :
 
No points to anyone (or off for Uriel) for Bill Stone.

God rest you, Bill.

AG
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by philip99a:
Is it the Grim Reaper Inside Track award to Wet Kipper for foretelling the demise of David Vine, UK sports broadcaster??

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quote:

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Originally posted by basso:

quote:

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Originally posted by philip99a:
Is it the Grim Reaper Inside Track award to Wet Kipper for foretelling the demise of David Vine, UK sports broadcaster??

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Yup. He beat last year's mark by a week.

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Cool.
 

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Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on :
 
shame I first predicted it back in late 2005. Not so much "inside track" as perseverance.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
I live in fear that names I had on my list for two or three years, but which I dropped, will kick off.
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
Did anyone have Freddie Hubbard the jazz trumpeter? I had a front-row seat when I saw him at Pacific Beach in San Diego in 1977. It made me sad; he died last week.
 

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Posted by Legodude_uk (# 5671) on :
 
38 points up for grabs if anyone had Sir Dai Llewellyn
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
How old was he? Mr. Hubbard was around 70 - too young!
 

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Posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger (# 8891) on :
 
BBC

Patrick McGoohan escapes the village.
 

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Posted by Mad Geo (# 2939) on :
 
Mr. Rourke from Fantasy Island!
 

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Posted by Mad Geo (# 2939) on :
 
I just want to say that I rue not having put Steve Jobs on my list.
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Mad Geo:
Mr. Rourke from Fantasy Island!

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One of my favorite actors.

He was also a marvelous villain.
 

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Posted by philip99a (# 13799) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Mad Geo:
I just want to say that I rue not having put Steve Jobs on my list.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Mad Geo:
I just want to say that I rue not having put Steve Jobs on my list.

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quote:

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Originally posted by philip99a:

quote:

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Originally posted by Mad Geo:
I just want to say that I rue not having put Steve Jobs on my list.

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Similarly, I wish I'd chosen Sir John Mortimer.

Tick, tick, tick.

In the same vein as this thread, I found The Death List grimly amusing this evening. An archive of their choices dates back to 1987. Clive Dunn was on that first list ..... and he's on this year's too!

The site claims their game was invented in the student bar of Warwick University. They have 50 names each year chosen by a committee, only 25 of which can have been on last year's list. I prefer our version, natch.

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quote:

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Originally posted by philip99a:

quote:

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Originally posted by Mad Geo:
I just want to say that I rue not having put Steve Jobs on my list.

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Similarly, I wish I'd chosen Sir John Mortimer.

Tick, tick, tick.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:

quote:

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Originally posted by Mad Geo:
I just want to say that I rue not having put Steve Jobs on my list.

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If he makes it through this year, he is a good choice for next.

Why couldn't he have made the announcement in December, instead?

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Maybe because he has been lurking and didn't want us to have any free points?
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Mad Geo:
Mr. Rourke from Fantasy Island!

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12 points for comet.
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
*sigh* I wonder why I took Mr. Montalban off my list? If I had kept him, it might have been the kiss of life for him.

[spelink]

[ 17. January 2009, 13:47: Message edited by: jedijudy ]
 

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Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on :
 
Andrew Wyeth RIP.
 

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Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on :
 
Tony Hart has died - the man who inspired thousands, if not millions, of young Britons to try to draw.

I tried my best for you Tony, but just had too many thumbs. God rest you.

AG
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
Damn, I've got 17 points. That wasn't supposed to happen.
 

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Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Sandemaniac:
Tony Hart has died - the man who inspired thousands, if not millions, of young Britons to try to draw.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
Damn, I've got 17 points. That wasn't supposed to happen.

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It's your name. It does rather give the game away.
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
But it hasn't happened for the last two years when I posted wish lists
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Timothy the Obscure:
Andrew Wyeth RIP.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
Damn, I've got 17 points.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:

quote:

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Originally posted by Timothy the Obscure:
Andrew Wyeth RIP.

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I always thought ol' Andrew got a bad rap in the art world. To me, his realistic paintings are on par in human meaning with Edward Hopper's.

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quote:

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Originally posted by basso:

quote:

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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
Damn, I've got 17 points.

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And 17 for The Phantom Flan Flinger.

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quote:

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Originally posted by basso:

quote:

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Originally posted by Mad Geo:
Mr. Rourke from Fantasy Island!

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12 points for comet.

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I just heard this morning! OMG! I've broken my, what, 4 year streak of not getting a single point?

holy freakin' cow!

and on top of that, Senior Montalban was a strange addition to my list. I woke up one morning thinking his name and deciding I needed to add him.

I think I'm channeling aliens who want to play the death pool.
 

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Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on :
 
Mahmut Aygun, the man who fed a billion drunks, a trillion pavements and as many pigeons has died.

AG
 

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Posted by lady in red (# 10688) on :
 
Looks promising...
 

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Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on :
 
A man who, slightly oddly, was most famous for not being fellow commentator Harry Carpenter:
Reg Gutteridge.

AG
 

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Posted by Mad Geo (# 2939) on :
 
John Updike
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Mad Geo:
John Updike

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24 points for Kepler's Puppet.
 

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Posted by Kepler's Puppet (# 4011) on :
 
Darn it! I liked his books. But at least I get the sick satisfaction of actually getting points this year.
 

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Posted by The Weeder (# 11321) on :
 
I post a death list in 'Another Place', and we have all noticed how our nominations cling to life e.g. Thatcher, while the Great and the Good, eg Tony Hart, depart this mortal coil far too soon.
What is the answer? How do we get rid of the damned, eg Thatch, whilr protecting the good.
And what do we do about Obama?
(Every service I have lead since his nomination, I have had my rural British congregation praying for his safety)
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
Is Mr. Jobs even ill? Cancer hardly counts: my paternal grandmother, a cattle rancher about 100 years ago and graduate dietitian licked cancer at 80 and lived to be 94!
 

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Posted by philip99a (# 13799) on :
 
Anyone predict Billy Powell, keyboard player with Lynyrd Skynyrd. Suspected heart attack, age 56.

Being a member of that band is a bit of a bummer. After the disastrous air crash in 1977 which killed two band members and a female backing singer, and now young Billy's demise (became a Christian after surviving the crash), there's only one original member left. Bet he's looking over his shoulder.
 

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Posted by philip99a (# 13799) on :
 
Sorry for double post, but this is a bit of a Grim Reaper Day for music.

Lynyrd Skynyrd may not have meant much to me in terms of music, but John Martyn is another matter entirely. I don't know if anyone listed him.

A true artist, his death at 60 (younger than me!) has really shaken me. Lots of Martyn from all stages of his troubled life on YouTube. With many heartfelt tributes in the added comments.
 

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Posted by Nunzia (# 4766) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by The Weeder:
I post a death list in 'Another Place', and we have all noticed how our nominations cling to life e.g. Thatcher, while the Great and the Good, eg Tony Hart, depart this mortal coil far too soon.
What is the answer? How do we get rid of the damned, eg Thatch, whilr protecting the good.
And what do we do about Obama?
(Every service I have lead since his nomination, I have had my rural British congregation praying for his safety)

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I suppose we could start a Ship of Fools Celebrity Survival Pool and put all the baddies on it.

But ITTW etc.
 

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Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on :
 
Bill Frindall.

Farewell, Bearded Wonder. It feels like the day Johnners died...

AG
 

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Posted by Trudy Scrumptious (# 5647) on :
 
This thread does such odd things to my head. I'm half torn with sadness at the news that poor Patrick Swayze, who I always liked, has given up his cancer treatment and the dr's are now basically trying to make him comfortable till the end -- and the other, sick, evil part of me is kicking myself for not putting him on my list.
 

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Posted by Left at the Altar (# 5077) on :
 
I know what you mean, but I'm in the opposite position. I hate myself for putting him on (as I did with Jane McGrath last year - because I knew she would die soon, and that's so horrible of me), but I'm secretly pleased with myself for remembering. I think anyone who doesn't have him on their list isn't serious about this game.

Dang, but we humans are hideous beasties.

[ 31. January 2009, 04:02: Message edited by: Left at the Altar ]
 

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Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by philip99a:
John Martyn is another matter entirely. I don't know if anyone listed him.

A true artist, his death at 60 (younger than me!) has really shaken me.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Sir Kevin:
Is Mr. Jobs even ill? Cancer hardly counts: my paternal grandmother, a cattle rancher about 100 years ago and graduate dietitian licked cancer at 80 and lived to be 94!

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He looked pretty thin and gray at the big Apple bash. Of course, possibly that might be that he was on chemo- if he was. After recovering from the rigors of chemo he might do well, God willing.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Trudy Scrumptious:
This thread does such odd things to my head. I'm half torn with sadness at the news that poor Patrick Swayze, who I always liked, has given up his cancer treatment and the dr's are now basically trying to make him comfortable till the end -- and the other, sick, evil part of me is kicking myself for not putting him on my list.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Timothy the Obscure:

quote:

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Originally posted by philip99a:
John Martyn is another matter entirely. I don't know if anyone listed him.

A true artist, his death at 60 (younger than me!) has really shaken me.

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Oh--that is sad. I spent years trying to play like him, and finally just gave up. He was one of a kind. I sometimes wake up in the morning with "Bless the Weather" playing in my head.

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Here for Tim the O, is the late, lamented John Martyn in fine form in 1978.

And again from 1995 singing his wonderful "May You Never".

And the same song even better, to my ears, live and full of atmosphere in 2006.

The years weren't kind to him, but as with many blues performers his voice got richer and richer with the years (and the drink, and the rest) while his guitar playing refined and became more crisp.

A great performer. R.I.P.
 

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Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on :
 
Blossom Dearie, RIP .

Audio memorial here.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Timothy the Obscure:
Blossom Dearie, RIP .

Audio memorial here.

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Oh, my.

Thanks for the link, Timothy.
 

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Posted by Joyeux (# 3851) on :
 
I don't think anyone had Louis Bellson, drummer.
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
There's a lot about Jade Goody in the news, and with stories like this I feel mean including her in my list. Are the the other 7 or 8 with her on their lists feeling uncomfortable?
 

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Posted by East Price Road (# 13846) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
There's a lot about Jade Goody in the news, and with stories like this I feel mean including her in my list. Are the the other 7 or 8 with her on their lists feeling uncomfortable?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
There's a lot about Jade Goody in the news, and with stories like this I feel mean including her in my list. Are the the other 7 or 8 with her on their lists feeling uncomfortable?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Sandemaniac:
The BBC scroller is reporting that Wendy Richards has died, but no supporting article yet.

AG

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Here it is.
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
Oh! That's another 35 points I've got then.

Failing to win with wish lists doesn't mean people likely to die are protected by choosing them, then.
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
My first points. And 8 other people scored as well.
 

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Posted by philip99a (# 13799) on :
 
Grasshopper has been patient long enough!

Very sadly, 35 points scored.

I worked with Wendy Richard a lot, over many years. The tributes about her today are all true. She was a hard-working, reliable, enthusiastic, trustworthy and yes sexy woman with a wicked sense of humour, but not a malicious bone in her that I ever saw. I was never a close friend but I did propose to my second wife at dinner with WR and friends in her favourite Indian restaurant. For the record, I was turned down and had to repeat the proposal a month or so later to be accepted!

[ 26. February 2009, 23:41: Message edited by: philip99a ]
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
Did anyone have Richard Widmark, Paul Newman or any of the other actors and film makers mentioned on the Academy Awards? I was sad never to have met Mr. Newman as I once stayed at the rented west coast home of the late director George Roy Hill who did The Sting which was at 345 Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills in 1975.
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
They both died last year, so it would be a bit pointless having them on this years list.
 

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Posted by philip99a (# 13799) on :
 
They could have been taking a shower in Dallas
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
Widmark was also a gifted actor,missed his passing.
 

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Posted by mjg (# 206) on :
 
Paul Harvey

not a Good Day.
 

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Posted by philip99a (# 13799) on :
 
Shoot! I bet no-one got this one.

She was only on a beginner slope! Life's a beach and then you're dead.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
She was one of the good ones- talented, kind, and loving. For her husband and sons and the rest of her family
 

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Posted by philip99a (# 13799) on :
 
If you want to start an unending row/discussion among cyclists, just ask any question involving the phrase "compulsory helmets".

Is the same true among skiers? My younger son never wears a helmet for his beloved snowboarding. A pro skier has just been on the radio defending his personal decision never to wear a helmet.

I'm a keen cyclist and there's no argument for me. I always wear a helmet, even to ride down to the local shop to buy a carton of milk. It has certainly saved me from a banged skull at least once.

I think the death of Natasha Richardson is horrible. Talented, focused, trying to learn a new sport skill, clearly a good family woman, and only 45. Indeed
 

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Posted by Petrified (# 10667) on :
 
I don't think helmets are the norm.
The Pebblette has just been skiing with school and the issue was raised but it was left to the parents, it wasn't actively encouraged and none of the teachers wore them. I only think it was raised because a woman died in Austria just before.
She wore one but I think was about the only one but then she is used to it, she always wears one for cycling and cricket. Last year she played against a team one of whose past players is now permanently disabled having had her eye socket smashed.
She can't understand why anyone would play without.
 

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Posted by Joyeux (# 3851) on :
 


She was one of my favourite actresses, even though I haven't seen her in lots.
 

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Posted by philip99a (# 13799) on :
 
Is anyone else angered/revolted when people list the reasons they are sad at Richardson's death as "she was beautiful, talented, a real family woman...." Why is her death worse because she was beautiful? That really angers me, the Princess Di nonsense. Talented (cut off before it could be fully expressed) and family-oriented I see as adding to the sadness. But her beauty. Is it just that our world values beauty obsessively?

Dame Judi Dench (true hero, ever an honorable woman) pays her an elegant tribute about being a talented actress, with out ever mentioning her looks. Anyway, sorry, I don't think she was that beautiful. Not to me. Though I think it's great that such a seriously beautiful hunk as Liam Neeson thought she was the bee's knees.

I interviewed a severely disabled 21yr old man today for a University place. He was approx 3 ft tall, with severe facial excema, terrible eyesight and a huge, distorted bulging overhanging brow. But if he is run over by a bus outside our building is that less horrible because he is not conventionally "beautiful"? I get upset by this.

Btw he got his place if he gets his predicted exam grades this summer, which he will. Determined, talented guy.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
phillip94a:

quote:

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I interviewed a severely disabled 21yr old man today for a University place. He was approx 3 ft tall, with severe facial excema, terrible eyesight and a huge, distorted bulging overhanging brow. But if he is run over by a bus outside our building is that less horrible because he is not conventionally "beautiful"? I get upset by this.

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quote:

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Originally posted by The Rogue:
Interestingly several shipmates have 73 points (Jade Goody) and several 35 points (Wendy Richard). Two managed 108 points (both).

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quote:

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Originally posted by Pine Marten:
I was very saddened to hear yesterday of the death of Andy Hallett (aka Lorne from Angel) from heart failure at the ridiculously young age of 33.

I know he'd had a lot of ill health in the last few years, but it was still quite a shock.

May you sing your songs to the angels, now, Lorne, and thanks for the memories. Numfar, do the Dance of Mourning.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
[...] I gave him a rest this year. [...]

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Well, he might be resting a tad longer than you planned, Sioni.

May he RIP.
 

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Posted by Matt Black (# 2210) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by fletcher christian:
Has Graham Kendrick died yet ?

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Sadly
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No

Can anyone notch up J G Ballard this week?
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
This morning I found out that Cj Sambach died Feb. 27.

He was a gentleman, an awesome organist, and my friend. I wondered why he hadn't been e-mailing me. I just thought he was really busy with his concerts.
 

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Posted by Organ Builder (# 12478) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by jedijudy:
This morning I found out that Cj Sambach died Feb. 27.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Mad Geo:
Golden Girl Bea Arthur

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Footnote: Kelly and I were listening to the radio when we heard that news. I said "I wonder if anyone had her?", and after a beat, she gave me that look. (Everybody who follows this thread knows that look by heart...)
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 
Yeah, basso. I know that look.
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
Did anyone have Dom DeLuise on their list?
 

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Posted by East Price Road (# 13846) on :
 
And did anyone have Marilyn French on their list?

RIP.
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
How about Dom deLuise?
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 
Pay attention, Sir Kev. Jedijudy had him two posts above yours.
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by jedijudy:
Did anyone have Dom DeLuise on their list?

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quote:

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Originally posted by basso:

quote:

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Originally posted by Mad Geo:
Golden Girl Bea Arthur

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Footnote: Kelly and I were listening to the radio when we heard that news. I said "I wonder if anyone had her?", and after a beat, she gave me that look. (Everybody who follows this thread knows that look by heart...)

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I'm afraid this game has warped me to the point that I *always* think that when hearing of a celebrity death.

But as to the wonderful Bea Arthur, I was disappointed that almost every obituary I read focused only on her TV roles and failed to note that she originated the role of Yenta in Fiddler on the Roof. "The way she sees and the way he looks, it's a perfect match!"
 

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Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :
 
She DID?
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
One of my favourite poets, U A Fanthorpe died on 28th April 2009. Her poem Not My Best Side got me into the National Gallery go see the Ucello picture for real (it's very small - the Battle of Romano on a neighbouring wall is far more impressive).
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
Never mind faffing about people of whom no-one's heard!

What I wanna know is:

How come I haven't any freaking points??



 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 
PMs PeteC with contact info for Guido and Vinnie

Gosh, I don't know Uncle Pete.
 

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Posted by philip99a (# 13799) on :
 
BAD TASTE ALERT!

Anyone get Jeremy Beadle ?

Is it just me or have things been a bit quiet recently celebrity-grim-reaper-wise? Perhaps it's the warm Spring weather. :-(

Pig flu really has been a big disappointment so far.

We might hope that the visit of the Aussie "Doctor Death" will hot things up a bit, so to speak. Did anyone spot celebs slipping quietly into his "nationwide workshops" and perhaps slipping out, even quieter! :-)

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ALERT!
CASH AVAILABLE FROM UK REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES,
BUT HURRY!
What we need is the equivalent of Hello magazine to boost this thread. Perhaps "Goodbye" magazine?

I hope things get going soon.... bit like being trapped in a Terry Pratchett novel. Oh.... er .... did anyone list him btw?

Yrs with condolences

Mort's Assistant x

[ 09. May 2009, 23:13: Message edited by: philip99a ]
 

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Posted by ken (# 2460) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by philip99a:


Is it just me or have things been a bit quiet recently celebrity-grim-reaper-wise? Perhaps it's the warm Spring weather. :-(

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quote:

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Originally posted by philip99a:
BAD TASTE ALERT!

Anyone get Jeremy Beadle ?

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Probably, but as it was last year I really don't remember
 

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Posted by Sinistærial (# 5834) on :
 
Bud Tingwell



Even though it is my first 14 points for many years, it's the one I would have wished never happened.
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
Ian Cundy, Bishop of Peterborough, died suddenly on his way down to Creamtealand.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
14 points for Sinistærial and 36 for Light User.
 

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Posted by Mad Geo (# 2939) on :
 
Mickey Mouse.
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
If you are English-speaking and ever got beyond the trainset on the carpet you will have heard of Cyril Freezer, who died last week. No one had him, but I had to mark this. God Bless you Cyril and many thanks.

Thanks to Carl Arendt's fine website.
 

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Posted by East Price Road (# 13846) on :
 
The last survivor of the Titanic, Millvina Dean, has died aged 97.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/8070095.stm

A whole three points for me!
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
The curtain comes down on Danny La Rue.

19 points anyone?
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Chicago has the blues tonight. ( RIP Koko Taylor 1928-2009)
 

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Posted by Mad Geo (# 2939) on :
 
Kung Fu is dead.
 

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Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on :
 
Another troubled soul -- who would have guessed?

As dear Emily Dickinson wrote:

Fame is a bee --
It has a song,
It has a sting,
Ah, too, it has a wing!

[ 04. June 2009, 14:53: Message edited by: Amanda B. Reckondwythe ]
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Mad Geo:
Kung Fu is dead.

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Mad Geo:
Kung Fu is dead.

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Now that was a great TV series.

Rest in peace, Kwai Chang Caine.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Poor man. The cops are saying suicide, but no one is coming forward to say he was depressed. Maybe at the autopsy a diagnosis of disease that he left unrevealed will be found.
 

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Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Mamacita:
Chicago has the blues tonight. ( RIP Koko Taylor 1928-2009)

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I had the privilege of seeing her perform three times--she could rock the house like nobody else.
 

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Posted by Mad Geo (# 2939) on :
 
Here's Johnny!!!!!!

(Ed McMahan) RIP.
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
Farrah Fawcett Major has died at 62, which I'm afraid is another 38 points to me.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
Farrah Fawcett Major has died at 62, which I'm afraid is another 38 points to me.

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quote:

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Originally posted by LQ:
And Michael Jackson apparently.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Auntie Doris:

quote:

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Originally posted by LQ:
And Michael Jackson apparently.

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Is it confirmed? I heard on the news that he had apparently had a coronary. All I could think was 'damn, why didn't I have him on my list!'.

Auntie Doris x

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quote:

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Originally posted by Mamacita:

quote:

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Originally posted by Auntie Doris:

quote:

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Originally posted by LQ:
And Michael Jackson apparently.

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Is it confirmed? I heard on the news that he had apparently had a coronary. All I could think was 'damn, why didn't I have him on my list!'.

Auntie Doris x

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Yes, I just heard on the radio that it's confirmed. And that's 50 big moon-walking points for somebody.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Mamacita:

quote:

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Originally posted by Auntie Doris:

quote:

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Originally posted by LQ:
And Michael Jackson apparently.

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Is it confirmed? I heard on the news that he had apparently had a coronary. All I could think was 'damn, why didn't I have him on my list!'.

Auntie Doris x

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Yes, I just heard on the radio that it's confirmed. And that's 50 big moon-walking points for somebody.

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quote:

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Look at it this way, Sir Kev, we have both bestowed the gift of immortality upon these poor souls.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Kelly Alves:
You people are very, very special.

Yes, I came straight here when I found out about Jacko.

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sicko

(feels good tho don't it?)

Auntie Doris x
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
"You people are very, very special."

We are, aren't we?
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
Hmmmm, it looks like Amazing Grace has inside knowledge, two on one day!

Oh, may they rest in peace and rise in glory....

But gosh...88 points? Did I miscalculate?
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by piglet:
...
11. Amy Winehouse
12. Pete Doherty
13. Ronnie Wood

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I appear to have got the wrong pop-wrecks too. And, I confess, I too came straight to this thread when I heard about Jacko.

[ 26. June 2009, 00:01: Message edited by: piglet ]
 

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Posted by Queen Mousie (# 9925) on :
 
I accidently put my death pool guesses on the corporate death pool site (too late to be counted anyway) But for the record - even if it doesn't count I did post Michael Jackson's name . . no points for me according to the rules.


QM
 

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Posted by Amazing Grace (# 95) on :
 
Woah.

I thought that the beautiful and courageous Farrah had died yesterday and I just heard about it today.

TWO hits on the same day?



<looks around>

I almost want to beg to take a couple of people off my list!

As a data point, my reaction when I heard the news about Wacko Jacko was:

1) Wow, no kidding?
2) He's been not well for a long time.
3) Did I put him on my list this year?

(all in the space of a couple of seconds)

Charlotte
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by North East Quine:
Originally posted by Campbellite:

quote:

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Look at it this way, Sir Kev, we have both bestowed the gift of immortality upon these poor souls.

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I think you spoke 5 minutes too soon, Campbellite!

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So I did.
 

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Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on :
 
I had Farrah last year, dropped her this year--so I guess that makes it my fault.
 

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Posted by lady in red (# 10688) on :
 
Wow - I didn't really expect him to die

50 points to me (I think Amanda B Reckondwythe had him as well)
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Amazing Grace:
Patrick Swayze
Farrah Fawcett
Ariel Sharon
Ted Kennedy
Elizabeth Edwards
Margaret Thatcher
Betty Ford
Amy Winehouse
Billy Graham
Muhammed Ali
Fidel Castro
Robert Mugabe
Michael Jackson


Outside chance on Kim Jong Il but I'm already up to 13. Ditto for my good wishes for Dan Schorr.

Charlotte

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I think Amazing Grace may have an inside track this year. She's got lots of likely candidates, besides the Jackson longshot she just scored.
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
It's 50 points to rather a lot of you: lady in red, Amazing Grace, koshatnik, Campbellite, Sioni Sais, Mamacita and Organ Builder, and it's rather salving my conscience that I didn't have him. (But I did think, wow 50 points when I heard )
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Holy crap. I had totally forgotten that MJ was on my list. My kids even asked me if anyone had him on their Death Pool lists. I'll have to go back downstairs and face them. . . .
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 
Did they give you that look?
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
Shit, Shit, SHIT! I took Roméo Leblanc off this year.

And he's gone to his Rest. Poor guy. State funeral will be Thursday.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Another (minor) celeb off at 50: Billy Mays, a pitchman for the ages.
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Campbellite:
Did they give you that look?

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They were quite gleeful about it. I didn't raise no fluffy bunnies.
 

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Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on :
 
Mollie Sugden has died.
anyone have her, or her pussy?
 

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Posted by Organ Builder (# 12478) on :
 
Tree Bee, that saddens me more than the passing of some we've seen recently in the entertainment world, but at least (unlike two this past fortnight) she wasn't my precise age.


 

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Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on :
 
R.I.P., Mrs. Slocombe. Free at last.
 

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Posted by LQ (# 11596) on :
 
It's been a busy few days. Karl Malden.
 

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Posted by East Price Road (# 13846) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Tree Bee:
Mollie Sugden has died.
anyone have her, or her pussy?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Uriel:
The curse of Are You Being Served? strikes again...

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Surely any programme which was filmed in the 70s will have such a curse as the actors who were, say, 35-40 then will be in their 70s now although Dad's Army jumped the gun a bit by having mostly elderly stars.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
Nobody's mentioned Robert McNamara yet. Nobody had him on their list.
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
During the Radio 4 Feedback programme yesterday there was a discussion on the coverage of Michael Jackson's death. Apparently the BBC already had an obituary lined up for him - along with around 100 others. Sadly the names on that list are kept very much under lots of security. The one who threw them recently was Natasha Richardson as her death was totally unexpected.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
I'm surprised that there are only 100 in the queue. I'd have expected more.

Our local paper has a supply of obits too. You can tell the canned ones sometimes because they're written by a staffer who hasn't actually been employed by the paper in several years. The byline will say something like "Former chief music critic of this paper".
 

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Posted by East Price Road (# 13846) on :
 
There have also been numerous instances where the writer of an obituary "in the can" has died before the subject. The obituary in The Independent of John Mortimer, who died earlier this year, was written by the writer David Hughes, who died in 2005.
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 
That could be awkward.
 

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Posted by ChaliceGirl (# 13656) on :
 
Walter Cronkite passed tonight at 92 yrs old, and I had him on my list!

But like I said- not too hard to predict.

"And that's the way it is..." RIP Walter.
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 
I had Uncle Walter last year, I think. I replaced him with Michael Jackson this year.

Walter was one of the last true journalists in TV.
 

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Posted by Uriel (# 2248) on :
 
Henry Allingham, the oldest WWI veteran, has died at the age of 113. He was on my supercentenarians list of 2008, and his death leaves Harry Patch as the oldest (and possibly last) WWI veteran from the UK.
 

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Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on :
 
Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes, is reported to be gravely ill and not expected to survive.
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Cartoonist John Ryan has died aged 88. His best-known creation was Captain Pugwash (some other characters have been entirely wrongly attributed to him).

[ 24. July 2009, 12:16: Message edited by: Sioni Sais ]
 

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Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on :
 
Gordon Waller has died - anyone have him?
 

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Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe:
Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes, is reported to be gravely ill and not expected to survive.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Uriel:
Henry Allingham, the oldest WWI veteran, has died at the age of 113. He was on my supercentenarians list of 2008, and his death leaves Harry Patch as the oldest (and possibly last) WWI veteran from the UK.

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quote:

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Originally posted by The Rogue:
And now one of England's best ever managers has gone to the great soccer stadium in the sky.

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quote:

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Originally posted by East Price Road:
For those who haven't got time to follow the link, let's just mention his name:

RIP Sir Bobby Robson.

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quote:

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Originally posted by lady in red:

4) Beitullah Mehsoud -head honcho of the Pakistani Taleban

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quote:

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Originally posted by basso:

quote:

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Originally posted by East Price Road:
For those who haven't got time to follow the link, let's just mention his name:

RIP Sir Bobby Robson.

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His name deserves to be noted here. Thanks.

(22 points to EPR, Tree Bee, and philip99a.)

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Basso, Bobby Robson was 76, and you have an unread PM from 1 August.
 

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Posted by lady in red (# 10688) on :
 
I wish someone would just get on with confirming whether Beitullah Mehsud's dead or not. Is most frustrating.

I would ask for a hostly ruling, but it seems a bit unfair to ask the hosts to decide whether he's alive or dead when the CIA apparently can't
 

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Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by lady in red:
It seems a bit unfair to ask the hosts to decide whether he's alive or dead . . . .

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If only they could!
 

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Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on :
 
We've lost Mike Seeger. A better banjo player than his brother, and a hell of a nice guy (I had a conversation with him once).
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
JFK's baby sister, has died.
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by jedijudy:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
JFK's baby sister, has died.

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quote:

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Originally posted by basso:
Les Paul at the age of 94.

6 more for EPR, and Petrified makes it onto the board.

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Thanks Basso. I'm getting worried - I've now sent four people to their deaths!

 

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Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by basso:
Les Paul at the age of 94.

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Good Lord! I had no idea he was still alive! He and Mary Ford contributed much to music. May he rest in peace.
 

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Posted by Petrified (# 10667) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by basso:
Les Paul at the age of 94.

6 more for EPR, and Petrified makes it onto the board.

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quote:

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Originally posted by basso:
I think I'm up to date with the scores. Sorry, EPR - life has been busyish...

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quote:

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Originally posted by East Price Road:
Thanks Basso. I'm getting worried - I've now sent four people to their deaths!

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I wouldn't say that. You're more like the prophet preparing the way for them.

[ 17. August 2009, 20:30: Message edited by: Campbellite ]
 

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Posted by lady in red (# 10688) on :
 
Finally the Taliban have confirmed that Baitullah Mehsud is dead.

Working out his exact age is complicated (hard to get that kind of information on a shadowy fugitive militant...), but wiki says he was born in 1974, which would make him 34 or 35.

So I'd like to claim 65 points. What say our wise, sage and benevolent judges?
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by lady in red:

So I'd like to claim 65 points. What say our wise, sage and benevolent judges?

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65 looks about right to me. I've added that score. I'm sure the real judges, who may qualify on one of those three counts, will be along shortly if we need a correction.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Ted Kennedy has passed.
 

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Posted by Organ Builder (# 12478) on :
 
He was on my list, but for a change that was NOT the first thing I thought of when I heard the news.
 

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Posted by Amazing Grace (# 95) on :
 


May his memory always be a blessing.

Charlotte
 

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Posted by Organ Builder (# 12478) on :
 
I was actually at a party with him (and about 500 other people) once.

When the Concert Hall at the Kennedy Center was re-done, there was a pre-opening gala for those involved in its refurbishment. After the concert, there was a party in one of the top-floor ballrooms. I had an invitation as one of those involved with the re-configuration of the Filene organ.

Both Sen. Kennedy and Newt Gingrich (then Speaker of the House) were at the party. They stood at opposite ends of the very long room--each near a bar. They each partook freely. It was very easy to approach Senator Kennedy and exchange a few words with him--and he was very gracious.

Newt was unapproachable, although as Speaker of the House that may have been because his security detail chose to make him that way.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Amazing Grace:
May his memory always be a blessing.

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Amen.

I've updated scores. Please check them - there were quite a few changes this time.
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
I'm going to display some Olympic-standard stupidity here - how do we check scores? Is it just by going back to one's own posted list or are everybody's scores set out somewhere? I speak as someone who has played the game for a couple of years, but never knowingly scored any points - I must be as good an elixir of life as PeteC.
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
The link to the score card was back on page 2 - my interest will become obvious when you check!
 

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Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
The link to the score card was back on page 2 - my interest will become obvious when you check!

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Thanks for that.
I did find it after rather a trawl, and like you, found the search worthwhile!
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
For the truly obsessive (see under: the look), not only is this year's scoreboard available, but so are last year's and the previous year's.

(No, I'm not getting paid per click...)
 

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Posted by LQ (# 11596) on :
 
Anyone for Dominick Dunne?
 

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Posted by East Price Road (# 13846) on :
 
Ellie Greenwich is dead: co-writer of many of the all-time great pop songs running through our brains, from Da Doo Ron Ron to Leader Of The Pack.

RIP
 

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Posted by Wiff Waff (# 10424) on :
 
As usual not a single point to me!
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
Me, neither! Wiff Waff, I guess we are a blessing to those on our lists!
 

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Posted by ChaliceGirl (# 13656) on :
 
I had Ted Kennedy on my list, but believe me, I'm not happy about it. I keep cryin like a baby at all the tributes on TV. Hitting me harder than I thought it would.
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by jedijudy:
Me, neither! Wiff Waff, I guess we are a blessing to those on our lists ...

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... unlike Curiosity Killed, who seems to be a sort of kiss-of-death ...

BTW, thank you, CK, for the link to the score-board (not that I'm likely to appear on it).

 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
It's the first year I've scored anything, I'll have you know. The last couple of years I posted wish lists - President Mugabe et al; this year I posted a list of people who could do with the immortality granted by being on my death list - 'cept it didn't work.
 

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Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on :
 
Simon Dee
 

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Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on :
 
Keith Waterhouse
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF WE ARE NOW PLAYING FOR 2010?
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 
All in good time Jacobsen. Check the OP for this thread for details.

Death lists for 2010 will probably not start until the begining of December.
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Campbellite, I did read the OP and it didn't answer my question.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
The answer is "no".

We are on 2009 now. In December a new thread will be started for making 2010 list entries. Players' ability to make 2010 entries will be ended more or less at 11:59PM Dec. 31, 2009 UK/Ship time. (There has been in the past some wiggle room for people unsure of UK/Ship time. Like us in CA who are sort of airheads to begin with.) But the 2010 thread will stay open throughout 2010 for that game.

After the end of 2009, final points will be tallied and a winner declared for the 2009 game thingy on the 2009 thread. The 2009 thread will be then closed sometime in January. All 2010 activity will be on the 2010 thread.

Makes sense?
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Thank you, Lyda Rose. All has been revealed..
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:

After the end of 2009, final points will be tallied and a winner declared for the 2009 game thingy on the 2009 thread.

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There should be a winner or six for the "kiss of life" prize!
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Patrick Swayze has died at age 57 from pancreatic cancer.

This may not be AS, but I'm adding one anyway:
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Poor man. He was quite a fighter of that horrid disease. He did some very good work in this past year.

[ 15. September 2009, 01:10: Message edited by: Lyda*Rose ]
 

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Posted by Trudy Scrumptious (# 5647) on :
 
It's odd ... just this evening I used the phrase "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" and was shocked my husband didn't know what movie it came from ... which immediately led me to wonder if Patrick Swayze was dead yet. Then I heard the news. While glad for the points he has earned me, I'm sorry he's gone.
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
Poor Patrick.

I finally got some points.
 

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Posted by philip99a (# 13799) on :
 
Keith Floyd, celeb chef and on-screen tippler, is at the pearly gates, glass of wine in hand.

Anyone spot that coming?

Anyone ever eat in his restaurant? I think it was in Devon and went bust eventually.

[ 15. September 2009, 08:21: Message edited by: philip99a ]
 

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Posted by Petrified (# 10667) on :
 
"wine-fuelled flamboyance"

I love that - sometimes he was so flamboyant he could barely stand.
 

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Posted by Organ Builder (# 12478) on :
 
My first thought when I heard about Patrick was "I think he's on my list..." Then I was properly ashamed of myself. Then I thought "Hmmm.....43 points..."

This is the first year a place on my list hasn't been the kiss of life. I'll have to be more careful next year...
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
I've just picked up my first 43 points (and lost my elixir-of-life status), and I rather wish I hadn't.
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
It's not a good feeling, is it, piglet?
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
It's an odd feeling, playing this game.

Kelly and I saw '9' last weekend. As the credits ran, she said "I thought I recognized Christoper Plummer's voice. I wasn't sure he was still alive."

I said that I was pretty sure that he was, because if he'd died in the last few years, I'd probably have remembered it. She gave me a close relative of the look, and said, "Well, yes. You would, wouldn't you?"
 

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Posted by FreeJack (# 10612) on :
 
I saw the two news stories today - and thought what a loss x2. Then I wonder who on the Death Pool got 78 points today.
 

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Posted by Joyeux (# 3851) on :
 
Yeah. My second response to hearing the news about Mr Swayze was "I bet that he was on several lists."
 

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Posted by comet (# 10353) on :
 
basso - we all have our roles to play on the ship. you are the angel of death.

it's okay. embrace it. we love you for it.

poor patrick, but the point boost is nice. I loved DD, but felt his more memorable roles were in Outsiders and Red Dawn.

I'll never forget lusting after the way that boy could DANCE.
 

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Posted by Wiff Waff (# 10424) on :
 
He and Wesley Snipes were good in drag in To Wong Foo thanks for everything, Julie Newmar although the film wasn't a patch on Priscilla.
 

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Posted by Amazing Grace (# 95) on :
 
Comic actor Henry Gibson (most famous for "Laugh-In" back in the late sixties) died today.

I don't know if he was on any lists, but I wanted to commemorate his passing.

He was 73, which made me think "man, he was young when he did that series". (I was a lot younger when I watched it .

SOCK IT TO ME!

Charlotte
 

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Posted by ephemera (# 13355) on :
 
Mary Travers - a member of the 1960s US folk group Peter, Paul and Mary - died today at age 72. The band's publicist said she had battled leukaemia for years.

[ 17. September 2009, 05:43: Message edited by: ephemera ]
 

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Posted by comet (# 10353) on :
 
I'm completely gutted. I've wanted to grow up to sing like her all of my life. saw them once live and was transported.


 

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Posted by Matt Black (# 2210) on :
 
Sad news indeed; I'd heard she was in remission.
 

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Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Amazing Grace:
Comic actor Henry Gibson (most famous for "Laugh-In" back in the late sixties) died today.

I don't know if he was on any lists, but I wanted to commemorate his passing.

He was 73, which made me think "man, he was young when he did that series". (I was a lot younger when I watched it .

SOCK IT TO ME!

Charlotte

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quote:

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Originally posted by basso:
I said that I was pretty sure that he was, because if he'd died in the last few years, I'd probably have remembered it. She gave me a close relative of the look, and said, "Well, yes. You would, wouldn't you?"

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I thought I laughed when I said it.I was chiding myself for not asking you first.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Kelly Alves:

quote:

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Originally posted by basso:
I said that I was pretty sure that he was, because if he'd died in the last few years, I'd probably have remembered it. She gave me a close relative of the look, and said, "Well, yes. You would, wouldn't you?"

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I thought I laughed when I said it.I was chiding myself for not asking you first.

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quote:

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Originally posted by comet:
saw them once live and was transported.

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quote:

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Originally posted by comet:
basso - we all have our roles to play on the ship. you are the angel of death.

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I've decided on a slightly different title. The inspiration is still partly yours.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Basso's much more handsome than his Ship's title would have you believe.
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
Ahem, to topic people. You had me thinking basso had snuffed it for a moment there.

Chorister, host.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
Yes, Ma'am.

Irving Kristol, modern conservative thinker is dead at 89. Nobody had him.
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by basso:
Yes, Ma'am.

Irving Kristol, modern conservative thinker is dead at 89. Nobody had him.

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Modern conservative thinker? How many oxymorons in that short phrase?
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
I doubt anyone had him on their lists, but Arthur Ferrante of Ferrante & Teicher has died. That wonderful piano duo is no more.
 

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Posted by Amazing Grace (# 95) on :
 
I was all ready to put Susan Atkins of Manson Family ill-fame on my 2010 list ... but she has died in prison.

Charlotte
 

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Originally posted by Amazing Grace:
I was all ready to put Susan Atkins of Manson Family ill-fame on my 2010 list ... but she has died in prison.

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At 61. That's 39 points to Nunzia.
 

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Posted by Organ Builder (# 12478) on :
 
Alicia de Larrocha has died at 86.

I heard her play in person 30+ years ago and have never forgotten it. You begin to feel your age when all the musicians who informed your musical tastes in college begin to pass.


 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
My time is coming! They can't all live longer than me!

=> 13 kisses of life...
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
William Safire has passed.
 

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Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on :
 
I loved his language column in the Times. He once ranted about the verb "read" used as a noun, e.g. "That book is a good read." I wrote him with examples of dozens of other verbs that are used as nouns, including one referring to the conjugal act. He quoted my letter in his next column, stopping short of quoting the last example.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
I enjoyed his "On Language" column, although I had trouble taking a former Nixonite seriously politically.
 

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Posted by Organ Builder (# 12478) on :
 
Lucy--the girl with kaleidoscope eyes.
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 
I would rather put this one up myself rather than anyone else do it and it upsets me!

My friend Kevin McGee (Matt Lucas's ex-partner) was found hanged yesterday.

Plenty of points for someone, but I never thought of putting my friends on my list!!

Auntie Doris x

Ps) This might seem in bad taste, but Kev would have thought it hilarious!
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
So very sorry, Auntie Doris.

May light perpetual shine upon him and heal his soul.
 

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Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on :
 
(( Auntie Doris ))
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 
Well, I didn't expect Stephen Gately to make it onto this list. A cool 67 points for anyone who has him. Sad though.

Auntie Doris x
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
October 12 Ian Wallace aged 90 - he's famous for My Music and Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud
October 13 Al Martino at 82.

Not sure anyone had either, but they are both echoes of a past.
 

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Posted by Gill H (# 68) on :
 
Wow, I didn't realise Mr Wallace had lived that long! I remember 'My Music' - not sure I ever knew any of the answers, but I used to love the songs at the end. Ian Wallace was usually the only one who could actually sing.
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
And there's 11 points for anyone who had Ludovic Kennedy
 

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Posted by MrSponge2U (# 3076) on :
 
Soupy Sales, age 83. One of the last of the old time TV comedians, he made the "pie in the face" routine famous. May he RIP.
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
NO, NO. NO not SOUPY !!!!!

Soupy was my hero. I'd visit the relatives in Detroit and saw him on the local TV. He was mesmerizing. He, unfortunately lost his show because one day he told the kids to "go into Mommy's purse and find a paper with numbers on it (dollar bills, this was before credit cards were popular) and send it to him". Evidently, some kids did!

He just had a way of looking in the camera and it seemed like he was talking right to you

I loved that man.
 

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Posted by ken (# 2460) on :
 

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Originally posted by MrSponge2U:
Soupy Sales, age 83. One of the last of the old time TV comedians, he made the "pie in the face" routine famous. May he RIP.

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I think it was pretty famous well over 83 years ago! Used in Charlie Chaplin & Mack Sennett silent movies. And presumably on stage before then.
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
It's a black day for organists.
Paul Manz has died.
 

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Posted by Organ Builder (# 12478) on :
 

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Originally posted by jedijudy:
Paul Manz has died.

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I still remember a wonderful hymn festival in Dallas over twenty years ago. He had panache, and communicated an infectious enthusiasm to the congregation.

He wasn't really an outstanding concert organist, but there were few who understood service playing as well as he. His compositions were satisfying and useful in a manner which is matched all too rarely.


 

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Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on :
 
Norman Painting, AKA Phil Archer, has bought his last harvest home.

AG
 

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Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on :
 
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
 

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Posted by ken (# 2460) on :
 
Claude Levi Strauss, RIP.

Nul Points
 

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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

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Originally posted by ken:
Claude Levi Strauss, RIP.

Nul Points

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Kelly comments:

Why is it that I feel sorrier for Gwai than for Claude Levi-Strauss?

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
Kelly, lol!
I'll take the style points over real points any day. It's not like I have enough points of any kind to compete for the dubious honor of this death pool anyway!
 

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Originally posted by basso:
The Telegraph qualifies easily. 16 points.

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Originally posted by Joyeux:
Who starts the 2010 thread?

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Originally posted by comet:
...chin up. we all eventually die.

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Originally posted by Joyeux:
...suddenly realized it was December already, and I hadn't made a list.

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You can start now. And check it twice.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
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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Posted by la vie en rouge (# 10688) on :
 
Is it just me, or has this been an unusually high-scoring year? I have 138 points - which is 138 more than last year(!) - and I'm still only 5th.

(Unashamedly proud of thinking of Beitullah, though )
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
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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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
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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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
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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Posted by marmot (# 479) on :
 

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Originally posted by Joyeux:
...suddenly realized it was December already, and I hadn't made a list.

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You can start now. And check it twice.

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Originally posted by Light User:
Lucian Pulvermacher, aka Pope Pius XIII, called it a day on 30th November, according to his Wikipedia page.

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Hey Pete, you've got 9 points!
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
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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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
So whaddya think? Do I get him? Eh?



The poor man.


My first points ever!
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
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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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
Actually I feel rather sad that someone who claimed to be an anti-pope was buried with only a graveside service, and only one condolence in the on-line guestbook. Last Monday, it was.

RIP poor misguided man. I hope everything is clearer for you now.
 

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Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on :
 
He probably takes consolation in the fact that not very many people signed our Blessed Lord's condolence book either.
 

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Posted by vito ofmcap (# 15340) on :
 
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.

Peace,
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
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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Posted by mousethief (# 953) on :
 
Anybody have Oral Roberts?
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 
God finally called him home. He said this would happen if donors failed to raise a million dollars.
 

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Posted by mousethief (# 953) on :
 
Of course he said that 20 years ago. God is nothing if not patient.
 

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Posted by Queen Mousie (# 9925) on :
 
Roy Disney, nephew of Walt (Micky Mouse, Disneyland)Disney.
 

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Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on :
 

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Originally posted by mousethief:
Anybody have Oral Roberts?

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I had them once, but I got a mouthwash from the pharmacist and it soon cleared them up.

Sorry - couldn't resist! I'll get me coat...

AG
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
Yes, but not as many as Tiger Woods. (Reputedly)
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 

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Originally posted by Chorister:
Yes, but not as many as Tiger Woods. (Reputedly)

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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?

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