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Thread: Circus: 2010 SoF Celebrity Death Pool
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Imaginary Friend
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So, it is once again that time of year when our thoughts turn to the future and the natural morbid curiosity which lies within us all idly begins to wonder who's going to kick the bucket in the next twelve months.
And seeing as this is the Circus, we shall make a game out of it ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) . So, I am pleased to announce the 2010 Ship of Fools Celebrity Death Pool.
For the uninitiated, the gist of it is that you have to pick who is going to die in the next calendar year. If one of your choices does pop their clogs, you are awarded points as explained below. The winner is the person with the most points. The deadline for posting your list is the end of this year (which we shall take to be 23.59 GMT on December 31st, 2009) and if you miss this deadline you will not be able to take any further part.
So, have fun, think carefully, and read the rules below!
- You must pick 13 well-known people whom you think will shuffle off this mortal coil in 2010. That is, starting from 00.01 GMT on January 1st 2010 and ending at 23.59 GMT on December 31st 2010.
- The definition of well-known is that their deaths will be reported by at least one major news outlet. Examples outlets include The Guardian, CNN, IMDB, or CNNSI.
- 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.
- You earn 50 bonus points if the death occurs in such a way as to clearly prove the existence of God (for example, if some doofus dies from burns after trying to torch a church).
- You cannot choose anyone under the age of 18.
- 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. For example, a shiv in the stomach counts, lethal injection does not.
- You are disqualified if you contribute in any way to the death of one of your chosen candidates. The one exception is if you are a police officer or member of the armed services and kill someone in the line of duty.
- All entries must be submitted on this thread no later than 23.59 GMT on December 31st 2009. No entries will be accepted after this time. You may however make changes to your list up until this time, 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 2010.
Quantity Not Quality Award: person who picks the most people who croak in 2010, regardless of their points value.
This is now the 7th 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, not who you want to die.
- The Circus is the place for games, not discussion, so debating the rights and wrongs of what we are doing should be done somewhere else.
Have fun, and remember to post your selection.
Imaginary Friend
Circus Host
P.S. 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 2009 and 2010. I say that's so unlikely that they should count for both years.
[ 12. July 2016, 12:14: Message edited by: Belisarius ]
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Welease Woderwick
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My list for this year is identical with last year as if I change a name the person I miss out will doubtless pop their clogs in the early hours of New Year's Day and I will be upset!
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, Margaret Hilda 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, husband of "Brenda".
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Welease Woderwick
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p.s. it is my considered opinion that it would be only fair to grant a 50 point head start to the first person to post their list.
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OK, first-time player. This could be interesting...
1. Margaret Thatcher, she of the Iron Handbag.
2. Amy Winehouse, drug-addled waste of space.
3. Cliff Richard, from the shock of not having a No1 this decade.
4. Robert Mugabe, Golden Asshat.
5. Gary Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, kiddy-fiddler extraordinaire.
6. Muhammed Ali, man who could punch a bit.
7. Fidel Castro, cigar afficionado.
8. Kim Jong-Il, North Korea's Glorious Leader.
9. Phil the Greek, otherwise known as the Duke of Edinburgh.
10. Pete Burns, ex-Dead or Alive singer and all round media whore.
11. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, Lockerbie bomber
12. Nelson Mandela, terrorist or freedom fighter?
13. Ronnie Biggs, Great Train Robber no longer sunning himself in Brazil.
Do I get a 25 point headstart for being second...?! ![[Snigger]](graemlins/snigger.gif)
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You do realise that Cliff Richard is probably going to have a number 1 hit now, don't you? ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
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Sandemaniac
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quote:
Originally posted by ken:
You do realise that Cliff Richard is probably going to have a number 1 hit now, don't you?
A thought considerably sicker than the Death Pool...
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You're right. We should cancel the whole show now in an attempt to undo this terrible thing. ![[Help]](graemlins/help.gif) ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif) ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif)
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Piglet
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This is mostly not a wish-list:
1. Margaret, Baroness Thatcher
2. The Rev'd. Dr. Ian Paisley
3. HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
4. HM The Queen
5. His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
6. Fidel Castro
7. Kim Jong-Il
8. Nelson Mandela
9. Barack Obama
10. Amy Winehouse
11. Pete Doherty
12. Sir Terry Pratchett
13. Robert Mugabe (OK, he would be on a wish-list)
I expect that'll be the kiss of life for most of them ...
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
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1. Barack Obama (God forbid)
2. Bill Clinton
3. Jimmy Carter
4. Betty Ford
5. Nancy Reagan
6. Osama Bin Laden
7. Billy Graham
8. Oprah Winfrey
9. Michael J. Fox
10. Elizabeth Taylor
11. Aretha Franklin
12. Britney Spears
13. Woody Allen
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Mostly Harmless
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1 Margaret Thatcher
2 Denis Healey
3 Prince Philip
4 June Whitfield
5 Clive Dunn (yes he is still alive)
6 Kylie Minogue
7 Bruce Forsyth
8 Ken Dodd
9 Ronnie Wood
10 Peter Sallis
11 Jimmy Saville
12 Robert Mugabe
13 Norman Wisdom
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Welease Woderwick
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quote:
Originally posted by Spike:
1 Margaret Thatcher
2 Denis Healey
3 Prince Philip
4 June Whitfield
5 Clive Dunn (yes he is still alive)
6 Kylie Minogue
7 Bruce Forsyth
8 Ken Dodd
9 Ronnie Wood
10 Peter Sallis
11 Jimmy Saville
12 Robert Mugabe
13 Norman Wisdom
Here Ken Dodd looks as if he died sometime ago and they just dug him up for the photoshoot!
That is one SCARY photo!
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
Here Ken Dodd looks as if he died sometime ago and they just dug him up for the photoshoot!
Which * of * them * doesn't?
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bonabri
Shipmate
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Does the Anglican Communion count as a nominee?
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Leaf
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bonabri: Since the Anglican Communion is more than 100 years old, if it does "perish" ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif) in this year, then you will be minus 21 points*. In my junior hosting opinion.
* from 1888, date of Chicago something-or-other.
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Jack the Lass
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1. Margaret Thatcher
2. Brad Pitt
3. Robert Mugabe
4. Nelson Mandela
5. Alex Ferguson
6. Prince Philip
7. Prince Harry
8. Amy Winehouse
9. Pope Benedict
10. Carla Bruni
11. Leonard Cohen
12. Archbishop Desmond Tutu
13. Daniel Radcliffe
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Presenting for the 4th year running:
Death List for 2010
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
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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1. Billy Graham
2. Margaret Thatcher
3. HM Queen Elizabeth II
4. Billy Idol
5. Robert Mugabe
6. Osama Bin Laden
7. Rick Parfitt
8. Bernie Eccleston
9. Patrick Moore
10. Stephen Hawking
11. John McCain
12. Ian Paisley
13. Jimmy Saville
Substantially the same as last year. I mean how many years do I have to post them to score something.
Added Billy Idol, on the grounds that he also looks dead and pickled.
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Tree Bee
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Here's my 2010 list then:
1.Clare Balding
2.Seve Ballasteros
3.Pete Doherty
4.Dave Gahan
5.Jim Marshall
6.Marguerite Patten
7.Terry Pratchett
8.Phil Spector
9.Eric Sykes
10.Peter Tork
11.Robbie Williams
12.Amy Winehouse
13.Michael Winner
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la vie en rouge
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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
Here Ken Dodd looks as if he died sometime ago and they just dug him up for the photoshoot!
That is one SCARY photo!
Peter Stringfellow has been my walking corpse of choice for the last couple of years. I'd swear he's dead already and just hasn't stopped moving about.
(back with the rest of my selection later. This year I actually have some hits to replace )
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Piglet
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quote:
Originally posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe:
...9. Michael J. Fox ...
I put him on and took him off again, Amanda B. - I decided that fifty-something points didn't justify the Tempting of Fate. Mind you, if I'd left him on, the Kiss of Life Situation might have kicked in ...
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Apprentice
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I'm doing a theme team again this year. Sorry if some of my picks are a bit obscure. Hopefully the broadsheets will do them justice.
1)Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria
2)Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
3)Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
4)His Holiness Patriarch Antonious, Primate of the Eritrean Orthodox Church
5)Bishop Richard Williamson
6)Patriarch Mesrob II, Mutafyan of Constantinople
7)Cardinal Paul Shan Kuo-hsi
8)The Rev Dr Edward Cornelis Florentius Alfonsus Schillebeeckx
9)Cahal Cardinal Daly
10)Archbishop Emeritus Lawrence Aloysius Burke of Kingston
11)The Rt Revd and Rt Hon. The Lord Habgood PC
12)Kevin McDonald, Archbishop of Southwark,
13) The Most Reverend and Most Holy Father, His Beatitude Ignatius IV, Patriarch of Antioch, the Great City of God, of Syria, Lebanon, Arabia, Cilicia, Mesopotamia and all the East
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Hennah
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How deliciously morbid. Here's mine:
- 1 Keith Richards (65)
- 2 Elizabeth Taylor (77)
- 3 Mike Tyson (43)
- 4 Muhammed Ali (67)
- 5 Jodie Marsh (30)
- 6 Mickey Rourke (57)
- 7 Anthony Dryden Marshall (85)
- 8 Aretha Franklin (67)
- 9 Ariel Sharon (81)
- 10 Hugh Hefner (83)
- 11 Ozzy Osbourne (61)
- 12 Nelson Mandela (91)
- 13 Kirk Douglas (93)
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Sylvander
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1. Fidel Castro
2. Nelson Mandela
3. Helmut Schmidt (over 90 and still chain-smoking)
4. The Duke of Edinburgh
5. Frederik Willem de Klerk
6. Pope Shenouda
7. Michael Schumacher (one tree must be in the way one day)
8. Alexander Huber (I hope to be wrong but someone doing
this regularly has to be a candidate)
9. Valérie Giscard d'Estaing
10. Viktor Kortschnoij (chess player)
11. Ottmar Walter (Football World Cup winner 1954)
12. Tommy Gemmell (Lisbon Lion)
13. Silvio Berlusconi
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Given the reported death of S.S. Pope Pius XIII last St Andrew's day, I would like to substitute Billy Graham, if the anti-pope's death can be substantiated.
Ta muchly.
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Marvin the Martian
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1) Bob Dylan
2) Jack Nicholson
3) Pope Benedict
4) David Letterman
5) Miley Cyrus
6) Muhammed Ali
7) Rod Stewart
8) Bill Wyman
9) Tony Blair
10) George Bush (Snr)
11) Neil Kinnock
12) Britney Spears
13) Katie Price (aka Jordan)
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Lyda*Rose
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Is Miley Cyrus eighteen yet?
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Nope. November 23, 1992.
These hellhosts!
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The Weeder
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Can I select people in a so called 'radio soap' in the UK? I am a member of a group who understands that The Archers is an account of a real, unholy and murderous community in the U.K. I want to select those members who are most annoying...the Vicar and his Hindu wife, the evil Vet and his even more wicked wife,their Demon child, the man currently in custody and his bitch wife, the Jail Bird Post Mistress...
I could go on, but I need a bit of a lie down.
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Uriel
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Anyone mulling over there list might want to consider some advice from a previous winner. Age is no reliable guide to chance of death. The year I picked the 13 oldest people in the world (all aged 108+), 8 of them survived. Dodgy lifestyle is also unreliable, some people chainsmoke for years without keeling over. The best indicator is ill health, particularly cancer.
Phrases in the media give an indication. "At death's door" means they were very ill but are getting better, while "seriously ill" and especially "gravely ill" usually mean not long to go.
Picking a "Stephen Gately" i.e. young'un to earn big points is like buying a lottery ticket, very unlikely to gain. I find popstars in their 60s are a more reliable pick.
Finally, leave your posting late. Wait for the other Shippies to put their lists up, check through them for the 13 most ill and post it up on New Years Eve. These guidelines should see you alright.
Cheers,
Uriel.
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
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quote:
Originally posted by piglet:
quote:
Originally posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe:
...9. Michael J. Fox ...
I put him on and took him off again, Amanda B. - I decided that fifty-something points didn't justify the Tempting of Fate. Mind you, if I'd left him on, the Kiss of Life Situation might have kicked in ...
I expect he'll survive (and hope he does, if that's his wish). Surely he's getting the best of medical care. After all, Katharine Hepburn outlived all predictions of (and hopes for) her demise until she felt she was good and ready!
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Curiosity killed ...
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quote:
Originally posted by Uriel:
Anyone mulling over there list might want to consider some advice from a previous winner.
<snip> Dodgy lifestyle is ... unreliable, some people chainsmoke for years without keeling over. The best indicator is ill health, particularly cancer.
Phrases in the media give an indication. "At death's door" means they were very ill but are getting better, while "seriously ill" and especially "gravely ill" usually mean not long to go.
<snip>
Finally, leave your posting late. Wait for the other Shippies to put their lists up, check through them for the 13 most ill and post it up on New Years Eve. These guidelines should see you alright.
This is more or less what I did this year.
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Welease Woderwick
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quote:
Originally posted by The Weeder:
Can I select people in a so called 'radio soap' in the UK? I am a member of a group who understands that The Archers is an account of a real, unholy and murderous community in the U.K. I want to select those members who are most annoying...the Vicar and his Hindu wife, the evil Vet and his even more wicked wife,their Demon child, the man currently in custody and his bitch wife, the Jail Bird Post Mistress...
I could go on, but I need a bit of a lie down.
[irrelevant aside] I gave up on the whole village a few years ago after Roooth groped yet another farmhand - hopefully it is David who is now in custody - may he be committed to Rampton for eternity! But why can't she go too? Committing The Village Bicycle wouldn't be such a bad idea either.[/irrelevant aside]
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1/ Elizabeth Windsor
2/ Joseph Ratzinger
3/ Margaret Thatcher
4/ Nelson Mandela
5/ Fidel Castro
6/ Osama Bin Laden
7/ Ariel Sharon
8/ Paul Gasgoine
9/ Diego Maradona
10/ Jesse Ventura
11/ Binyamin Netanyahu
12/ Philip Windsor
13/ Pete Doherty
I was about to post something facile about breaking my duck but there are thirteen people with family and friends who would be very happy for me to retain my 'nul points' status.
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Queen Mousie
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1. Oprah Winfrey
2. Michael J. Fox
3. Woody Allen
4. Amy Winehouse
5. Stephen Hawking
6. Muhammed Ali
7. Hugh Hefner
8. Ozzy Ozbourne
9. Rod Steward
10. Elton John
11. "Lady" GaGa
12. Pat Robertson
13. Maestro James Levine
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Timothy the Obscure
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I've usually waited until the last minute, but then I risk running afoul of the PST-GMT time difference, so:
1. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
2. Ernest Borgnine
3. Peter Tork
4. Fidel Castro
5. Margaret Thatcher
6. Dennis Hopper
7. Bill Wyman
8. Amy Winehouse
9. Robert Mugabe
10. Andrew Lloyd Webber
11. Doris Lessing
12. Peter Falk
13. James Garner
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Ariston
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Some of these are "kiss of life" situations; others, well, I think we all hope to boost my point count.
1. President Obama--the man is a target and there are people with weapons who don't like him, after all.
2. The Duke of Edinburgh--He's how old? Low point value, sure, but it's a lock.
3. Kim Jong-Il--Shouldn't be on this list. Shoulda bit it in oh-eight.
4. Fidel Castro--See above.
5. Keith Richards--What the @#$%???? The Stoneds are still alive? And still touring????? This year, we find out the truth: someone's put anamatronic controls in their drug-bloated corpses.
6. Mick Jagger--See above.
7. Marion Barry--Everyone's Favorite "Moral Politician" gets term-limited by God. B#$% set him up.
8. Mir Houssein Moussavi--So only official executions are forbidden in this game? He's gonna disappear in the middle of the night, get caught in "accidental" crossfire, etc. Might not even make it 'til this game starts in January.
9. Hamid Karzai--Go buy a newspaper.
10. Robert Mugabe--Can't come soon enough.
11. Nancy Pelosi--Angry people with guns decide to bring about the Revolution Timothy McVeigh style.
12. Felipe Calderon--Again, buy a newspaper. Bad things happen to those who act like law and order might be a good idea in Mexico.
13. Philip Glass--Seriously, you're that old and tomcatting around on Wife #4 with some hot 'cellist? Karma's Gonna Getcha.
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1. Gough Whitlam, sad
2. Henry Kissinger, inevitable
3. Benedict XVI, scary (and inevitable)
4. Valentino Rossi, living dangerously
5. Hillary Clinton, prominent American and a woman; she is a double target
6. Dali Lama, inevitable and repeated
7. Joe Tripodi, very well fed
8. Joe Biden, just unlucky
9. Phillip Adams, lungs
10. Peter Jensen, last seen having a stroke
11. Robert Mugabe, deservingly
12. Hugo Chavez, more instability for uncertainty
13. Marcia Hines, Australian TV would use this as the saddest thing of the year
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I see a wild civility
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Sorry,for Phillip Adams it should have been, 'lungs ( sad and a great loss )'
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I see a wild civility
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Ut unum sint
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A change of strategy from last year. I removed everyone from last year's list who was over the age of 70, and looked for replacements who were younger, and who had health problems (mostly cancer)
Stephen Hawking 68
Muhammad Ali 68
Peter Tork 67
Terry Pratchett 62
Elizabeth Edwards 61
Steve Jobs 55
Hamid Karzai 53
Scott Hamilton 52
Michael J. Fox 49
Mike Tyson 44
Pete Doherty 31
Amy Winehouse 27
Lady Gaga 24
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Suffering for Jesus since 1966.
WTFWED?
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fletcher christian
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Ok, so I felt a tiny bit guilty over Jade last year.... but here goes:
1. The Pope
2. Ian Paisley
3. Liz Taylor
4. Maggie Thatcher
5. Bishop Akinola
6. Kim Jong Il
7. HH Dalai Lama (does it count when they are re-born?)
8. Eamon Holmes
9. Brian Friel
and last but not least........
10. Graham Kendrick
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Staretz Silouan
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Originally posted by Campbellite:
...Lady Gaga 24
Good grief, I could have sworn Margaret Thatcher was older than that.
Fletcher Christian, you only chose 10 not 13, which could seriously impede your potential point scoring.
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fletcher christian
Mutinous Seadog
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woops, thought it was only 10. Ok here goes then
1. The Pope
2. Ian Paisley
3. Liz Taylor
4. Maggie Thatcher
5. Bishop Akinola
6. Kim Jong Il
7. HH Dalai Lama (does it count when they are re-born?)
8. Eamon Holmes
9. Brian Friel
10. Paris Hilton
11. Dan Brown
12. Bishop david Jenkins
and last but not least........
13. Graham Kendrick
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Staretz Silouan
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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Presenting my 2010 list..
1. Fidel Castro
2. Lesley Phillips
3. Amy Winehouse
4. Nelson Mandela
5. Ariel Sharon
6. Norman Wisdom
7. Billy Graham
8. Mariah Carey
9. Muhammad Ali
10. Pete Doherty
11. Robert Mugabe
12. George Bush Snr
13. Maggie Thatcher
Auntie Doris x
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The life and times of a Guernsey cow
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Ship's Blue Blooded Lady
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1. Courtney Love
2. Amy Winehouse
3. Barry Manilow
4. Susan Powter
5. Gary Coleman
6. Helen Hunter
7. Nena, the German singer
8. Mariah Carey
9. Perez Hilton
10. Matt Drudge
11. Faith Hill
12. Johnny Rotten
13. Rosanne Barr
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Ship of Fools-World Party
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Wow, I got one right this year, so I need to think up another person.
- QE II
- Malcolm Fraser
- Gough Whitlam
- George Bush Jnr
- Delta Goodram
- Elton John
- Julie Andrews
- Billy Graham
- Richard Branson
- Will Smith
- Margaret Thatcher
- Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin
- John Cleese
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I laugh at other people because they are all the same.
æ = æ
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The Phantom Flan Flinger
Shipmate
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Just one change from last year......
1 - Billy Graham
2 - Ringo Starr
3 - Nelson Mandela
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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1. Margaret Thatcher
2. Prince Philip
3. Bruce Forsyth
4. Clive Dunn
5. Maya Angelou
6. Olivia Newton-John
7. Antony Worrall Thompson
8. Dave Swarbrick
9. Hank Marvin
10. Ozzy Osbourne
11. Raymond Briggs
12. Rick Wakeman
13. Shirley Williams
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Originally posted by Light User:
8)The Rev Dr Edward Cornelis Florentius Alfonsus Schillebeeckx
Fr. Ted obiit December 23,2009
pick another theologian!
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Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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Originally posted by PeteC:
quote:
Originally posted by Light User:
8)The Rev Dr Edward Cornelis Florentius Alfonsus Schillebeeckx
Fr. Ted obiit December 23,2009
pick another theologian!
at 95 years.
That's 5 points to Light User for this year, though.
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