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Posted by Imaginary Friend (# 186) on :
 
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 . 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!

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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).
5. You cannot choose anyone under the age of 18.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.

• 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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Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :
 
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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Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :
 
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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Posted by andythehat (# 10399) on :
 
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...?!
 

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Posted by ken (# 2460) on :
 
You do realise that Cliff Richard is probably going to have a number 1 hit now, don't you?
 

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Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on :
 

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Originally posted by ken:
You do realise that Cliff Richard is probably going to have a number 1 hit now, don't you?

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A thought considerably sicker than the Death Pool...

AG
 

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Posted by Imaginary Friend (# 186) on :
 
You're right. We should cancel the whole show now in an attempt to undo this terrible thing.
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
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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Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on :
 
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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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
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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Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :
 

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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

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Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
Here Ken Dodd looks as if he died sometime ago and they just dug him up for the photoshoot!

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Which * of * them * doesn't?
 

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Posted by bonabri (# 304) on :
 
Does the Anglican Communion count as a nominee?
 

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Posted by Leaf (# 14169) on :
 
bonabri: Since the Anglican Communion is more than 100 years old, if it does "perish" 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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Posted by Jack the Lass (# 3415) on :
 
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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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
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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Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on :
 
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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Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on :
 
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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Posted by la vie en rouge (# 10688) on :
 

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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!

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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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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 

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Originally posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe:
...9. Michael J. Fox ...

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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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Posted by Light User (# 14254) on :
 
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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Posted by Hennah (# 9541) on :
 
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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Posted by Sylvander (# 12857) on :
 
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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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
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.

[ 10. December 2009, 14:44: Message edited by: PeteC ]
 

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Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
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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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Is Miley Cyrus eighteen yet?
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
Nope. November 23, 1992.

These hellhosts!
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 

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Originally posted by PeteC:
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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Originally posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe:
...9. Michael J. Fox ...

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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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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.

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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.

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[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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Posted by Gildas (# 525) on :
 
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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Posted by Queen Mousie (# 9925) on :
 
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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Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on :
 
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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Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on :
 
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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Posted by Herrick (# 15226) on :
 
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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Posted by Herrick (# 15226) on :
 
Sorry,for Phillip Adams it should have been, 'lungs ( sad and a great loss )'
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 
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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Posted by fletcher christian (# 13919) on :
 
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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Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :
 

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Originally posted by Campbellite:
...Lady Gaga 24

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1. QE II
2. Malcolm Fraser
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 Light User:



8)The Rev Dr Edward Cornelis Florentius Alfonsus Schillebeeckx

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Originally posted by Light User:



8)The Rev Dr Edward Cornelis Florentius Alfonsus Schillebeeckx

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Fr. Ted obiit December 23,2009

pick another theologian!

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Originally posted by Light User:
8)The Rev Dr Edward Cornelis Florentius Alfonsus Schillebeeckx

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...so perhaps I really am giving them the gift of Endless Youth ...

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You and future armies of plastic surgeons.
 

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Posted by Amazing Grace (# 95) on :
 
Uriel has given some excellent advice upthread to you aspiring DP players. I improved my, um, hit rate when I found a link to the then-current alt.tasteless dead pool and studied the list of the 4-years-in-a-row winner (her title is MCB, for Most Cynical B---). Anyone who survived was on my list. I also found something called "The Death List".

I think Peter Falk is the only one from the MCB I'm not picking up this year, in favor of some younger folks.

So here's my list for '10:

Kim Jong-il (although I hear he is better)
Muhammed Ali
Seve Ballesteros
Rev. Billy Graham
A. A. M. al-Megrabi (Lockerbie bomber)
Margaret Thatcher
Amy Winehouse
Elizabeth Taylor
Robert Mugabe (this is probably my real "death wish", here)
Keith Richards (it's a frackin' miracle he's lived so long)
Stephen Hawking (ditto)
Elizabeth Edwards (whose two-timing husband appears distressingly healthy, more's the pity)
Roger Ebert

After Jan 1, I'll post the "ones that got away" so you can point and laugh at me if they finally die this year.

Charlotte
 

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Posted by la vie en rouge (# 10688) on :
 
Some recycling from me, with the deceased duly replaced. A reprieve for Ariel Sharon (who shows no sign of getting switched off any time soon) and Joseph Kabila (the political situation in the Congo seems to have stabilised)

First the tyranical despots:
1) Kim Jong Il seems to have gotten better, but still not a well man
2) Fidel Castro more of entertaining despot, but sicker
3) Moussa Dadis Camara Head of the Guinean junta - one assassination attempt already

Released from prison on account of impending death:
4) Ronnie Biggs
5) Abdulbaset al Megrahi

The old and the sick
6) Margaret Thatcher if I take her off the list she'll die to spite me
7) Brian Wilson he of the Beach Boys. Looking in a bad way last time I saw him
8) Liz Taylor sick
9) Jimmy Saville old and a smoker
10) Johnny Halliday recent hospitalisation
11) Mohamed Ali sick

Wildcards
12) Peter Stringfellow walking corpse
13) Ben Johnson Olympic cheat and famous anabolic steroid abuser (bad for the heart)
 

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Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on :
 

• Bob Dylan ( - but with his lifestyle and one near death experience he can't go on for ever): b. May 24, 1941
• Bob Hawke (former Oz Prime Minister) b.9 December 1929 ... and, come to think of it,
• Gough Whitlam (former Oz Prime Minister), b. 11 July 1916, and
• Malcolm Fraser (former Oz Prime Minister) b. 21 May 1930
• Jimmy Carter, b. October 1, 1924
• Britney Spears, b. December 2, 1981
• Benny Sixteen, b. 16 April 1927
• Maggie Thatcher b. 13 October 1925
• Barrack Obama (God help us all if I'm right ) b. August 4, 1961
• Keith Richards, b. 18 December 1943

Definitely not a wish list!
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Zappa, Zappa, Zappa. It's thirteen (un)lucky bastards, not a top ten list.
 

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Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on :
 
Damn. Neither reading for meaning nor maths are my strong points. I'll find three more. Muahahaha!
 

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Posted by Gussie (# 12271) on :
 
Here's Mine:

Robert Mugabe
Margaret Thatcher
Fats Domino
Little Richard
Jerry Lee Lewis
Rabbi Lionel Blue
Kim Jong Il
David Hasselhoff
Robbie Williams
Pete Townshend
Fidel Castro
Alex Ferguson
Bruce Forsyth
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Going for some shake-ups and creativity this year. We'll see.

1. Cedric the Entertainer AKA Cedric Antonio Kyles
2. 50 Cent AKA Curtis James Jackson III
3. Bryant Gumbel
4. Andrew Greeley
5. Elizabeth Edwards
6. Pete Doherty
7. Elizabeth Taylor
8. Louie Anderson
9. Harmid Karzai
10. Jalal Talabani
11. Mohammed Ali
12. Stephen Hawking
13. Amy Winehouse
 

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Posted by Teufelchen (# 10158) on :
 
Like all of my nominees for last year, I'm still alive. Here goes with a suspiciously similar roster for the forthcoming year:

1. Bernard Lawrence Madoff, record-breaking fraudster and former NASDAQ chairman (b. 29/04/1938)
2. Lt Gen Dr Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov, gun and vodka magnate, Hero of Socialist Labour, Hero of the Russian Federation and Knight of St Andrew (b. 10/11/1919)
3. Margaret Hilda Thatcher, the Rt Hon the Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven LG, OM, PC, FRS (b. 13/10/1925)
4. The Rt Revd and Hon Dr Ian R K Paisley (Snr) MP, MLA, PC (b. 06/04/1926) (and I predict that he will pass away between the dissolution of Parliament and the General Election)
5. His Excellency Robert Gabriel Mugabe OJ (Hon), President of Zimbabwe (b. 21/02/1924)
6. Steven Paul Jobs, CEO of Apple, Inc. (b. 24/02/1955)
7. Boris Abramovich Berezovsky aka Platon Elenin (b. 21/03/1946)
8. Paul Francis Gadd, aka Gary Glitter (b. 08/05/1944)
9. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, Former President of Cuba, World Hero of Solidarity (b. 13/08/1926)
10. Fred Waldron Phelps Sr (b. 13/11/1929)
11. Marie-Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida Windsor née von Reibnitz, HRH Princess Michael of Kent (b. 15/01/1945)
12. HRH Princess Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel of Kent, the Hon Lady Ogilvy LG, DCVO (b. 25/12/1936)
13. The Most Reverend Peter Jasper Akinola, Primate of Nigeria (b. 27/01/1944)

Yes, the only updates are the birthdates and a few changes of honours. Maybe I should submit this as my List of Life on the other thread...

T.
 

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Posted by Ferijen (# 4719) on :
 
I'm afraid several of my list had a rather bad year last year, in terms of life that is. So here, with replacements for Patrick, Jade and Wendy, and with no hopes of getting lots of points...

* Margaret Thatcher
* Prince Phillip
* Bruce Forsyth
* Nelson Mandela
* Pope Benedict
* Julie Andrews
* Judi Dench
* the Queen
* Russell Watson
* Robert Mugabe
* Kim Jong Il
* Terry Wogan
* Fidel Castro
 

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Posted by Petrified (# 10667) on :
 
Here's mine:
1) Patrick Moore
2) Norman Wisdom
3) Ronnie Biggs
4) Michael Foot
5) Clive Dunn
6) Seve Ballesteros
7) Kirk Douglas
8) Nelson Mandela
9) Margaret Thatcher
10) Prince Phillip
11) Fidel Castro
12) Mohammed Ali
13) Billie Graham

a few new additions - all guaranteed another year.
 

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Posted by Sparrow (# 2458) on :
 
Vera Lynn
Rolf Harris
Patrick Moore
Dick Francis
Keith Richard
Margaret Thatcher
Prince Philip
Jimmy Carter
Amy Winehouse
Lester Piggott
Paul Gascoigne
Diego Maradona
Noel Gallagher

[ 30. December 2009, 13:57: Message edited by: Sparrow ]
 

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Posted by Imaginary Friend (# 186) on :
 
Here's my entry. I've gone for a few of the elderly and infirm, but I've focused on possible assassination targets (which is probably a high-risk strategy). Anyhow, here are the vexed baker's dozen:

1. Seve Ballesteros
2. Fidel Castro
3. Jackie Charlton
4. David Frost
5. Nick Griffen
6. Stephen Hawking
7. Hamid Karzai
8. Rupert Murdoch
9. Cecile Richards
10. Arial Sharon
11. Mordechai Vanunu
12. Murray Walker
13. Amy Winehouse

quote:

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Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
Zappa, Zappa, Zappa. It's thirteen (un)lucky bastards, not a top ten list.

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• Bryce Courtenay. b. 14 August 1933 (Australo/South African novelist)
• Sam Hunt. b. 4 July 1946 (NZ poet)
• Colin "Pinetree" Meads. b. 3 June 1936. NZ rugby behemoth (named player of the {20th} century by NZ Rugby Football Union - lucky for him Rich McCaw arrived in the 21st century, but I realize most of you have no idea what I'm gabbling about so I'll shut up!)

quote:

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Originally posted by Uriel:
The only way to play this game is on reports of ill health. Choosing someone for being disliked or a fast-living rock star is a weak strategy. That said, I would genuinely like to wish each and every one on my list all the best for 2010, and I hope I finish 2010 on zero points.

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• 1. The Pope, Bene16
  (e.g. jumped at for the 3rd time by a young lady in a red jumper, and this time she'll get 'im!)
• 2. David Cameron, Head of UK conservatives
  (e.g. finally caught up with by Lore, his evil twin)
• 3. Tiger Woods, (s)ex-golf player
  (e.g. clubbed dead by [ex-]wife or [ex-]lover[s])
• 4. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian Supreme Leader
  (coz he's a nutter, and NOT Diana Ross)
• 5. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian President
  (e.g by falling into a very tiny tank of nuclear waste. Not just irate, but irradiated.)
• 6. Amy Winehouse, singer and pop star
  (Champagne bottles are not the only ones going pop. 'Captain, the liver canna take any more!')
• 7. Barbara Bush, Silver Fox and wife of ex-US Prez Bush no. 1.
  (The fox hunting season is on!)
• 8. Bill Gates, Founder of successful, but somewhat crappy computer software
  ("The Pearly Gates can not be opened as Windows To Heaven has just crashed. Send error report.")
• 9. David Blunkett, former UK Home Secretary
  (e.g. by stumbling over his guide dog at home, into a secretaire)
• 10. Fred Waldron Phelps, Sr., Westboro Baptist Church head
  (e.g. in a gay nightclub, run by a massive former WBC member)
• 11. Ian Richard Kyle Paisley, former leader of the DUP
  (e.g. his vocal cords blow it, as does his aorta)
• 12. Jacques Chirac, former French Prez
  (e.g. mauled by his dog - again, but for good; though some might say, for food.)
• 13. Anne Robinson, botoxed UK TV host
  ('She's the weakest link. Goodbye.')

 

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Posted by markey (# 14847) on :
 
Here's my lot and in no particular order -

1. Margaret Thatcher
2. Robert Mugabe
3. Muhammed Ali
4. Hamid Karzai
5. Barack Obama
6. Tony Blair
7. Jimmy Carter
8. Amy Winehouse
9. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
10. Stephen Hawking
11. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
12. Ian Paisley
13. Colonel Gaddafi
 

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Posted by Organ Builder (# 12478) on :
 
I was a little more successful in 2009, so I'm not assuming that I'll give the kiss of life anymore. I've tweaked the remainders a bit--I'm undoubtedly a horrible person since I have real twinges about removing someone from the list. I don't want to hear of their death and have the first thought in my mind be "Damn, why did I remove them from this year's list?"

Thanks to the Ship--and this game--I am aware of a much more international dying set. Here are my choices for 2010:

1. Cardinal Cahal Daly (OK, so he's 92--not very many points but he's a good shot for First Blood).
2. Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi.
3. Ronnie Biggs.
4. Peter Tork.
5. Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
6. Jerry Lewis
7. Robert Mugabe
8. Hamid Karzai
9. Steven Hawking
10. Elizabeth Taylor
11. Nancy Reagan
12. Billy Graham
13. Fidel Castro

If one of these pops in the next few hours, my alternates would be:
A. Zsa-Zsa Gabor.
B. Betty Ford.

I've left Amy Winehouse off the list this year, in spite of her youth and a self-destructive streak that is legendary across the continents.
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
Mine is almost the same as last year, but my research time was limited this year.

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

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by marmot:

Kirstie Alley
William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy

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You killing off the rest of the Star Trek crew?
 

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Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
My turn...

Margaret Thatcher
George Bush snr
Michael Winner
Ronnie Wood
Bobby Charlton
Bruce Forsyth
Dave Swarbrick
Prince Charles
Prince Harry
Jack Tweed
Jason Donovan
Tony Blair
Manmohan Singh

There we go

Tom Day
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
1. Brian Lenihan
2. Elizabeth Edwards
3. Severiano Ballesteros
4. Betty Ford
5. Rush Limbaugh
6. Ronnie Biggs
7. Gerry Rafferty
8. Patricia Dunn
9. Lou Henson
10. Abdulbaset al Megrahi
11. Johnny Hallyday
12. Paul Allen
13. Cardinal Cahal Daly
 

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Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on :
 
Ye gods, as a non-news junkie, trying to sort a 13 out has been a bloomin' nightmare. I think I might stick to the fitness race next year. Or, of course, I could try to name it a bit further in advance...

1. Tiger Woods
2. Hugo Chavez
3. Rush Limbaugh
4. Sharif Ahmed (Somali President)
5. Russell Watson
6. Jimmy Armfield
7. Shahid Malik (Communities Minister)
8. Paul Gascoigne
9. Annemarie van Kesteren (wife of Man U goalie Edwin Van der Sar - so read the Sun for her...)
10. Alan Stanford
11. Bernie Madoff
12. Tony Blair
13. Jerry Lee Lewis (can you tell that I was getting a bit desperate towards the end...?)

Good luck... to some of them!

AG
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
1. Anwar al-Awlaki
2. Seve Ballesteros
3. Dwayne Michael Carter aka Lil Wayne
4. Fidel Castro
5. Dick Cheney
6. Roger Ebert
7. Elizabeth Edwards
8. Rush Limbaugh
9. Loretta Lynn
10. Bernie Madoff
11. John McCain
12. Abdelbaset al-Myradi
13. Amy Winehouse
 

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Posted by Celtic Knotweed (# 13008) on :
 
With some help from Sandemaniac in the collecting of names for a few (so I may have some typos as I can't always read his handwriting!)...

1. Hamed Kazai (President of Afghanistan)
2. Jalal Talabani (President of Iraq)
3. Nouri al-Malik (PM of Iraq)
4. Ayatollah Khamenei
5. President Ahmedimjab of Iran
6. Robert Mugabe
7. Morgan Changerai
8. Vladimir Putin
9. Tony Blair
10. Hu Jintao (Premier of People's Republic of China)
11. Margaret Thatcher
12. Neil Kinnock
13. George W Bush

Some are a wish list, some are from being a bit of a political news-site reader. Some might be both
 

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Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on :
 
Same as last year (with one alteration)

1. Michael Flatley: Terpsichorean

2. Ben Fogle: Action Man TV Presenter

3. Kerry Katona: Irritating Iceland Advertizer

4. Tony Blair: Liar

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

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 basso (# 4228) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Light User:
Edward Schillebeeckx has thrown in the towel before the starting gun was fired. Please can I replace him with Pope Benedict, who has been looking a little off balance recently.

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quote:

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Originally posted by jedijudy:

quote:

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Originally posted by marmot:

Kirstie Alley
William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy

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You killing off the rest of the Star Trek crew?

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quote:

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Originally posted by marmot:

quote:

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Originally posted by jedijudy:

quote:

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Originally posted by marmot:

Kirstie Alley
William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy

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You killing off the rest of the Star Trek crew?

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Kirstie Alley is morbidly obese. Shatner is a bloated boozebag. And did you see Nimoy in the latest Trek movie? He looks like the Crypt Keeper .

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But, but, but...I had such a huge crush on Spock when I was young. In my mind, he always looks like he did when I was a teen.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
And we're off for the new year.

We've got 63 participants this year, and 398 proposed victims.

Here are the favorites:
31 Margaret Thatcher
25 Robert Mugabe
20 Amy Winehouse
18 Fidel Castro
14 Billy Graham
14 Prince Philip
13 Nelson Mandela
12 Muhammad Ali
11 Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
11 Pope Benedict XVI
11 Queen Elizabeth II
10 Pete Doherty
10 Stephen Hawking

The new scorecard is here. Please free free to check my work.

(There are three people who chose Cardinal Daly, and can replace him with a second choice...)

Good luck, if that's what we should call it.
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
Not sure if I'm allowed to update for Cardinal Daly, but if so: Simon MacCorkindale. If not, then that's cool too.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
His death came so close to the deadline that the change should be allowed. I've made the change.

Light User and Uriel, may I have your changes too?
 

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Posted by Light User (# 14254) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by basso:
His death came so close to the deadline that the change should be allowed. I've made the change.

Light User and Uriel, may I have your changes too?

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quote:

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Originally posted by basso:
His death came so close to the deadline that the change should be allowed. I've made the change.

Light User and Uriel, may I have your changes too?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Light User:
She still gets up at 1.30am and eats gruel in a draughty old caravan.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Timothy the Obscure:
I have a post-apocalytic vision (a movie script, actually) in which the only surviving people in Britain are Keith Richard and Margaret Thatcher, and they set out on a journey to Lynchburg, Tennessee to capture the last remaining stocks of Jack Daniels (Maggie complaining all the way, of course...)

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quote:

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Originally posted by ChaosFilledWorld:
I do not think this thread is particularly suitable and is rather in bad taste. Predicting Deaths- a game? Not to the loved ones family if these so called predictions come true.

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quote:

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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.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
Am I the first of the year?

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quote:

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Originally posted by East Price Road:
I don't think anyone had Kate McGarrigle. .

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quote:

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Originally posted by East Price Road:
I don't think anyone had Kate McGarrigle.
RIP.

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I saw her and Anna many times back in the 1970s at the Ark in Ann Arbor. Such beautiful voices, and she wrote an amazing number of absolutely perfect songs.
 

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Posted by East Price Road (# 13846) on :
 
Re Kate McGarrigle:

Thanks ken for the link to those songs. And Tim the O: I'm not a great concert-goer but I did see them once in the 1970s in London, at the New Victoria. I'm still playing my K & A records - so many entrancing songs....
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
Did anyone have Jean Simmons?
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
I was sad to hear about Pernell Roberts' death.

A true fan of Bonanza here.
 

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Posted by MrSponge2U (# 3076) on :
 
Author and social activist Howard Zinn has died. Sad to hear.

[ 28. January 2010, 16:44: Message edited by: MrSponge2U ]
 

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Posted by MrSponge2U (# 3076) on :
 
Also, J.D. Salinger, author of Catcher in the Rye
 

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Posted by fletcher christian (# 13919) on :
 
zelda rubinstein went into the Light last night.
 

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

quote:

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Originally posted by fletcher christian:
zelda rubinstein went into the Light last night.

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Rest in peace, dear little Zelda!

I thought the following quote, taken from the website fletcher christian linked to, is very touching:

quote:

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During the filming of Poltergeist III (1988), she was doing a photo shoot when she paused and lurched. Director Gary Sherman . . . asked her what was wrong. She responded with a comment like "I don't know, was just a jolt. I'm fine." Several minutes later Sherman was pulled aside and told . . . [that Zelda's] mother had just died. After developing the film from the photo shoot, it was discovered that every photo had come out fine, except one, which had an inexplicable cloud of light . . . covering half of her with a semi-transparent haze. Rubenstein said she knew the jolt had to have been her mother's passing.

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quote:

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Originally posted by MrSponge2U:
Also, J.D. Salinger, author of Catcher in the Rye

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That is so sad, a real tragedy. I had always hoped that he would make an appearance before he died. Catcher is one of those awesome books that you have to read.
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Did anyone have Ian Carmichael? I must confess that for me he came into the "I thought he'd been dead for years" category.

RIP
 

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Posted by Japes (# 5358) on :
 
RIP John Dankworth

I shall go and dig out my copy of "Suite for Emma", some pieces he wrote for clarinet and piano for Emma Johnson, and have a tootle in his honour.

[Edited for clarity!]

[ 07. February 2010, 11:27: Message edited by: Japes ]
 

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Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Japes:
RIP John Dankworth

I shall go and dig out my copy of "Suite for Emma", some pieces he wrote for clarinet and piano for Emma Johnson, and have a tootle in his honour.

[Edited for clarity!]

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quote:

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Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:

quote:

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Originally posted by MrSponge2U:
Also, J.D. Salinger, author of Catcher in the Rye

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That is so sad, a real tragedy. I had always hoped that he would make an appearance before he died. Catcher is one of those awesome books that you have to read.

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quote:

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Originally posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger:
Anyone have Dick Francis?

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quote:

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Originally posted by East Price Road:

quote:

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Originally posted by The Phantom Flan Flinger:
Anyone have Dick Francis?

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Yes, Sparrow had - well done.

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quote:

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"... everybody says I'm such a disagreeable man, and I can't think why
(Chorus): He can't think why ..."

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RIP

[ 24. February 2010, 02:23: Message edited by: piglet ]
 

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Posted by Light User (# 14254) on :
 
The former Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kingston, Lawrence Burke was emancipated from his earthly tabernacle just over a month ago. Sadly (for me) the British press have allowed his passing to occur with no fanfair whatsoever, thereby depriving me of any death pool points.

I really thought The Telegraph or The Times might have given him a mention.
 

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Posted by Light User (# 14254) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Light User:
The former Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kingston, Lawrence Burke was emancipated from his earthly tabernacle just over a month ago. Sadly (for me) the British press have allowed his passing to occur with no fanfair whatsoever, thereby depriving me of any death pool points.

I really thought The Telegraph or The Times might have given him a mention.

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Please excuse my moronic misspelling of fanfare. For my future reference, how long do I get to edit a post? All I did was get up and put the cat out before returning to my seat. I might briefly have looked up to see if I could find a gap in the clouds, but that was about it.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
You only get a couple of minutes, Light User. Don't let the cat distract you in the future.

There's nothing in the rules about coverage in UK (or US) sources. I find the reports easily enough in Google News, so I think we should give the points. (Hosts?)
 

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Posted by Imaginary Friend (# 186) on :
 
Well, it was reported in The Gleaner, which is apparently Jamaica's oldest daily newspaper. So I guess that counts as a "major news outlet" and the points should stand.

Perhaps we need a more watertight definition of what counts as an allowable source though?
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Nah. This is the Circus. I doubt anyone is going to get pissy about a legitimate news outlet. I think the rule was mostly to exclude people nominating third tier celebs like the local Pistachio Festival Queen or the Mayor of East Podunk.
 

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Posted by Imaginary Friend (# 186) on :
 
I guess another point is that it would be better if objections are raised when entries are submitted, not when (or if ) the person actually dies.

But I'm sure you're right: We can all play nice, right?
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
Light User's points are on the board.
 

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Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on :
 
I would concur that any objections should be made when nominations are originally posted, so that shipmates can have a chance to change. And the "major news outlet" concept was the guideline for the sort of person who would be acceptable for nomination, not the criteria for points.

So, to conclude, if your list has been accepted, you are eligible for points if anyone on it pops their clogs.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
This is the Circus. Too many rules are going to spoil the fun.

I'm not going to go over the entry lists to verify that the names are well-known enough to qualify. Neither, I'd bet, are the hosts.

If somebody has put the local dogcatcher on their list, they're unlikely to get points. It's not too hard a decision.

And if somebody raises a stink about this game, we're probably seeing the final time it'll be played around here.
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
I do hope this is a short tangent, as discussions of thread or board policy really belong in the Styx. Perhaps we could now keep this thread for posts about the recently deceased only.
Chorister, Host.
 

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Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on :
 
Chef Rose Gray has gone to the cafe in the sky.
 

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Posted by Petrified (# 10667) on :
 
Michael Foot has gone
 

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Posted by Petrified (# 10667) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by ChaosFilledWorld:
I do not think this thread is particularly suitable and is rather in bad taste. Predicting Deaths- a game? Not to the loved ones family if these so called predictions come true.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Petrified:
Michael Foot has gone

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quote:

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Originally posted by basso:

quote:

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Originally posted by Petrified:
Michael Foot has gone

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4 points.

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That was my first thought at least I didn't come out with "One foot in the grave"
The protective effect of being on my list is clearly fading.
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 
Another unexpected one bites the dust. Didn't expect Corey Haim to go.

Auntie Doris x
 

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Posted by Leaf (# 14169) on :
 
Peter Graves, who played the creepy slightly pedophilic captain in Airplane!, has died.
 

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Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on :
 
He recently appeared in a commercial for a reverse mortgage company. I thought he looked like they had taken him off life support for the occasion. Anyway, RIP.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
I remember Mission Impossible very fondly.

What I didn't know about Peter Graves is that he was James Arness's brother.
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Really?! That's surely a talented family. But don't call me Shirley.
 

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Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Mamacita:
But don't call me Shirley.

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Alav hashalom.*


(May he rest in peace.)
 

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Posted by Earwig (# 12057) on :
 
Alex Chilton of Big Star has died.
 

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Posted by Queen Mousie (# 9925) on :
 
Fess Parker - (Davy Crockett on the Disneyland television program.) He has passed on at age 85 at his home up in California wine country.

QM
 

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

quote:

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Originally posted by Queen Mousie:
Fess Parker - (Davy Crockett on the Disneyland television program.) He has passed on at age 85 at his home up in California wine country.

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Oh, the memories! Which of us of a certain age didn't own a coonskin cap? Which of us couldn't sing the Davy Crockett song by heart:

Born on a mountaintop in Tennessee,
The greenest state in the Land of the Free.
Raised in the woods so he knew every tree,
And kilt him a b'ar when he was only three!
Davy, Davy Crockett.
King of the wild frontier.
 

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Posted by Jack the Lass (# 3415) on :
 
Charlie Gillett, aged 68. I did half think of putting him on my list, but I think I'm glad I didn't. One of the good guys
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Harry Carpenter, BBC boxing commentator has gone to meet the Great Promoter in the Sky.
 

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Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on :
 
Stewart Udall, Secretary of the Interior under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, and a champion of natural conservation.
 

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Posted by Adeodatus (# 4992) on :
 
I don't know if anyone has this man on their list, but Wolfgang Wagner died on Sunday at the age of 90. Grandson of the composer Richard Wagner, he ran the Bayreuth opera festival with his brother, Wieland, from 1951 until Wieland's death in 1966, after which Wolfgang ran the festival on his own until his retirement in 2008. It's rather unfair to say, as the Guardian obituary does, that his life was most remarkable for its longevity, but it's nevertheless slightly odd to think that this man's grandfather, the colossus of 19th century opera, was born 2 years before the Battle of Waterloo.
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Robert Culp, of TV's I Spy, has died at age 79.
 

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Posted by fletcher christian (# 13919) on :
 
I feel rather sorry about hearing of Wolfgang's departure, mainly because I have the new Testament recording of his and his brother's Ring cycle (from '54 I think). Only managed to listen to about 10 mins of said recording, but shall listen to it in his memory
 

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Posted by Joyeux (# 3851) on :
 
Jaime Escalante, the math teacher whose work with a Los Angeles high school inspired Stand and Deliver has died of bladder cancer.
 

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Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on :
 
Martin Elliot has died, aged 63.

You may not have heard of him but you've almost certainly seen his then-girlfriend's bottom.

(Unless you work for a particularly puritanical boss, I don't think that will get you more than sniggered at at work)

AG
 

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Posted by Organ Builder (# 12478) on :
 
I don't think anyone had him, but John Forsythe is dead at 92.
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Another one who no-one may have had (and nul points as he was 100) but Stanley Vann has died. A real Old-fashioned English Gentleman, may he rest in peace and rise in glory.
 

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Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on :
 
Sir Alec Bedser, the oldest surviving England cricketer, has died. God bless you, Sir Alec, may the blue skies have just enough cloud for it to swing...

AG
 

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Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on :
 
Corin Redgrave has died at 70.
I'm cross with myself as I had him on my list for a couple of years,and then took him off. Doh!
 

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Posted by Japes (# 5358) on :
 
Christopher Cazenove has died.
 

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Posted by Loveheart (# 12249) on :
 
RIP Malcolm McLaren
 

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

quote:

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Originally posted by Loveheart:
RIP Malcolm McLaren

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He was a complete asshole at times, but he was also a genius.
 

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Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on :
 
I don't think anyone mentioned Eugene Terreblanche, who was murdered at the weekend. I missed the initial event, but the funeral was yesterday.

Personally I think the fascist bastard deserved a long lingering painful death, but what do I know.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
The president of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, and his wife have died in a plane crash landing in Russia on the way to a World War II commemoration there.


 

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Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:

quote:

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Originally posted by Loveheart:
RIP Malcolm McLaren

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He was a complete asshole at times, but he was also a genius.

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quote:

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You can't just let nature run wild!

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quote:

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Originally posted by Leaf:
Peter Graves, who played the creepy slightly pedophilic captain in Airplane!, has died.

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quote:

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Originally posted by basso:
Martin Gardner has died.

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quote:

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Miss Amanda in reference to Art Linkletter:
I had no idea he was still alive.

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That was my exact reaction when it popped up on CNN this afternoon.

[Art Linkletter]
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
I used to love his show when I was a pipsqueak. Of course, I adored "Kids Say the Darnedest Things!" And I just knew that I wouldn't have been as dorky as those other kids if I were on!
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
Well done, Art Linkletter! Rest in Peace! I loved watching House Party when I was a very young thing! Where are those fun and inoffensive TV shows now?
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 

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Originally posted by Mamacita:

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Miss Amanda in reference to Art Linkletter:
I had no idea he was still alive.

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That was my exact reaction when it popped up on CNN this afternoon.

[Art Linkletter]

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quote:

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Originally posted by Queen Mousie:
Gary Coleman. Actor. Age 42.


Did anyone have his name on their list?

QM

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Congratulations duchess.
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Dennis Hopper has died at age 74. He had been fighting prostate cancer for years. When it came to playing crazy bad guys, he was the best.
 

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Posted by Queen Mousie (# 9925) on :
 
Rue McClanahan, actress/comedian.
Known for her role as Blanch in the television comedy "Golden Girls."

Did anyone have her on their list?


QM
 

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Posted by Japes (# 5358) on :
 
Anyone have Egon Ronay ?

He was 94.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
RIP Coach John Wooden, coach emeritus of UCLA basketball, age 99

"A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment."

And: "You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you."
 

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Posted by Queen Mousie (# 9925) on :
 
Jimmy Dean, song writer, singer, sausage entrepreneur, died at age 81.

Anyone have his name on their list?

QM
 

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Posted by Queen Mousie (# 9925) on :
 
According to British Tabloids :
"Eccentric British writer, who patterned himself after Lord Byron and Oscar Wild, Sebastian Horsley, dead at the age of 47."


QM
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Here's a sad one: former 10-year NBA player Manute Bol (yes, the one that was 7'7" tall), died at age 47 from kidney problems and a strange skin disease which he probably picked up while building a school back home in Sudan. The article said that since his retirement he has done lots of good work in Sudan with regards to reconciliation and community development. A loss.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
Robert Byrd has died at 92. The phrase "Dean of the Senate" might have been coined for him.

(8 points to Mr.e)
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Anyone have George Steinbrenner? Did you know that he originally bought the Yankees as a part owner for $168,000 and eventually bought out his partners for $10 million? The guy was often a jerk but he was also a winner.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
Nobody had George. I was a little surprised.
He had a couple of things going against him - he was a jerk and he was a Yankee. He was never dull though.
 

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Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on :
 
It was kind of amusing listening to the obituaries, as people tried really hard to find nice things to say (mostly that he "mellowed" in his last years--I think he just got tired), while acknowledging that he was the most hated man in the history of sports. But then I'm a Giants fan....
 

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Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :
 

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Originally posted by Timothy the Obscure:
...while acknowledging that he was the most hated man in the history of sports...

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quote:

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Originally posted by Amazing Grace:

I did not have him on my list - more's the pity, as I appear to be Giving the Gift of Life this year. Did anyone else have him?

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Nobody did. You and comet had picked him in recent years, but neither of you kept him on your list this year.
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
I loved listening to Daniel Schorr on Weekend Edition.

Rest in Peace, Mr. Schorr.
 

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Posted by Joyeux (# 3851) on :
 
Well, there's still 57 of us (give or take) with no points on the board... at least I'm not lonely.
 

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Posted by comet (# 10353) on :
 


he was a hero.
 

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Posted by Nunzia (# 4766) on :
 
Indeed. It's not the same world without him.
 

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Posted by Japes (# 5358) on :
 
Alex Higgins has died, aged 61.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
Mitch Miller has died at 99.
I remember him for Sing Along with Mitch; I didn't know what an influential part of the music business he was.
As Amanda said about Art Linkletter, I had no idea he was still alive.

Californians may want to note the death of Bill Lane, of Sunset Magazine, at 90. Sunset was hugely influential in my home state. My Kansas-born mother served a lot of Sunset recipes on the family table when I was growing up.
 

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Posted by Queen Mousie (# 9925) on :
 
Patricia Neal, award winning actress, age 84. She made an amazing recovery in her late thirties to a series of strokes, and was able to act again for many years.

QM
 

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Posted by comet (# 10353) on :
 
Did I not post a list this year? What the hell is the matter with me? Every year I put Sen. Ted Stevens on my list. Early reports from fellow newsgeeks tell me he was in a plane crash that has fatalities.

I detest(ed) his politics, but wouldn't wish anyone to go that way.
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
Wow. This is the former Senator's second airplane crash.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
You'll have seen the reports by now that Ted Stevens was killed in that crash.

And another long-serving figure is gone. Dan Rostenkowski has died at 82.
 

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Posted by Sandemaniac (# 12829) on :
 
Richie Hayward , drummer with Little Feat, died on Thursday.

Little Feat were scheduled to play at Cropredy on Friday. Despite the news of his death, they still came on stage and played, and won at least one fan (me) with a blistering set - and I believe they also stayed for their scheduled signing session. Troupers all.

AG
 

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Posted by Uriel (# 2248) on :
 
A little late on this one, but Umaru Yar'Adua, President of Nigeria, died on 5th May 2010 aged 58. I hereby claim my 42 points.

Cheers,

Uriel.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 

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Originally posted by Uriel:
I hereby claim my 42 points.

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Ka-CLICK!
 

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Posted by Matt Black (# 2210) on :
 
Anyone have Clark Pinnock?
 

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Posted by North East Quine (# 13049) on :
 
Oor makar is deid. :waterworks

Edwin Morgan died yesterday, aged 90.
 

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Posted by Joyeux (# 3851) on :
 
Leon Breeden, the director who made the UNT One O'Clock Lab band famous, died August 11th.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
Edwin Newman has died at 91. Another of the generation of newsmen that I and others grew up with.
 

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Posted by Queen Mousie (# 9925) on :
 
Didn't know he was still around - BUT - Eddie Fisher just died at the age of 82. Anyone have his name on their lists?

QM
 

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Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on :
 
Certainly not me - all my celebrities are staying hale and hearty this year.
 

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Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on :
 
Gloria Stuart, who played Rose in the film Titanic, has finally been reunited in heaven with her beloved Jack Dawson.
 

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Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :
 
Tony Curtis has died at age 85. Some Like it Hot was a classic but he had so many other roles - a versatile actor.
 

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Posted by Japes (# 5358) on :
 
Norman Wisdom has died, aged 95.
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
Looks like I've got 5 points. That's 5 more than last year.
 

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Posted by Leaf (# 14169) on :
 
Greg Giraldo, one of those perpetual "roast" comedians, died of a drug overdose at the age of 44.

Here I was, pinning all my similar point hopes on Jack Black. I think the Reaper missed.
 

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Posted by North East Quine (# 13049) on :
 
I think my 5 points for Norman Wisdom are my first points ever in this game.
 

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Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on :
 
Solomon Burke, 1940-2010. I was fortunate enough to catch him at the New Orleans Jazzfest last year--he didn't look particularly healthy, but he sure sounded full of life.
 

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Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on :
 
Legendary gospel singer Albertina Walker has donned her white robe and taken up her golden harp.
 

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Posted by Queen Mousie (# 9925) on :
 
Dame Joan Sutherland "La Stupenda" at the age of 83. What a grand lady ! What a voice ! She and Pavarotti are now singing opera productions in heaven together.

 

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Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :
 

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Originally posted by Queen Mousie:
Dame Joan Sutherland "La Stupenda" at the age of 83. What a grand lady ! What a voice ! She and Pavarotti are now singing opera productions in heaven together.

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Yes, what a voice she had, and what a stage presence - I have just spent a happy hour listening to Jessye Norman, a similarly wonderful voice.
 

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Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :
 
Claire Rayner has died aged 79 - a few years ago she opened a conference for us on getting the safer sex message through to young people - she was surprisingly nervous beforehand but spoke wonderfully - she was a completely charming woman all day.
 

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Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on :
 

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Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
Claire Rayner has died aged 79 - a few years ago she opened a conference for us on getting the safer sex message through to young people - she was surprisingly nervous beforehand but spoke wonderfully - she was a completely charming woman all day.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
Simon McCorkindale's death has been announced.

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42 points for Gwai and Cottontail.
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
Barbara Billingsley died Saturday. She was 94.
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
She may have been Mrs. Cleaver, but she had (in later years) the chutzpah to do this scene (which brought down the house, as I recall).
 

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Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on :
 
Benoit Mandlebot has died. Most people may not have heard of him, but from a computing person, he was a genius.
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
Mr. C, Tom Bosley has died. This seems to be a week of losing TV parents.

 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
And we say goodbye to Mr C. There were some very nice things said about him today.
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
Graham Crowden no longer waiting for God
 

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Posted by fletcher christian (# 13919) on :
 
Octopus Paul has died aged 2 and a half

[ 26. October 2010, 15:55: Message edited by: fletcher christian ]
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 

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Originally posted by fletcher christian:
Octopus Paul has died aged 2 and a half

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Umm. The rules say that you can't pick anyone under 18. I assume that there'd have to be a conversion from octopus years to human ones, but I don't know what the formula would be.

Fortunately, nobody picked Paul.
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
A facebook friend has posted a link that regular readers here will like.

http://obit-mag.com is just what it sounds like. There's a weekly roundup of notable departures, and much more.

Here's one from the site that sends its subject off in style.
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
Please do not use this thread to report the death of animals, only humans.

Chorister, Host
 

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Posted by fletcher christian (# 13919) on :
 
Even celebrity ones?
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
You will remember that the point of this thread is to report well-known people who die during 2010 as these are likely to be of interest to people playing the Celebrity Death Pool game. The OP clearly states that 13 well-known people have to be chosen, so even Shergar doesn't count.
 

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Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :
 
Jill Clayburgh has died of leukemia at age 66.
 

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Posted by fletcher christian (# 13919) on :
 
Henryk Gorecki has died.

 

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

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Originally posted by fletcher christian:
Henryk Gorecki has died.

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Originally posted by Chorister:
Well that's Bernard Matthews stuffed....

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... on Thanksgiving day.
 

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Posted by kentishmaid (# 4767) on :
 
May he rest in peas and rise in gravy.
 

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Posted by East Price Road (# 13846) on :
 
RIP Leslie Nielsen who has died aged 84. I felt sure there were more who had him on their list, but I can only spot Yam-uk - well done.
 

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Posted by Nunzia (# 4766) on :
 
Surely, he will be greatly missed.
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 
Yes he will. And don't call him Shirley.
 

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Posted by marmot (# 479) on :
 
Elizabeth Edwards has passed away at age 61.
 

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Posted by marmot (# 479) on :
 
I must say I'm a strangely relieved that she was not on my list this year. She was on my list last year, but must have been replaced by my wagers on the aging Star Trek cast.
 

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Posted by ebeth (# 4474) on :
 
Where is the scoreboard link? Morbid, I know.
 

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Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on :
 
Here.

Elizabeth Edwards had class. Too bad about her taste in men, but that's an old story.
 

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Posted by Amazing Grace (# 95) on :
 
I get *one* hit, and end up on the leaderboard? This doesn't feel right . I was just hoping to not get skunked.

And, more or less what Timothy said. Elizabeth Edwards was a smart and brave woman and deserved a better husband. May light perpetual shine upon her.

Charlotte
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 

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Originally posted by Amazing Grace:
I get *one* hit, and end up on the leaderboard? This doesn't feel right . I was just hoping to not get skunked.

Charlotte

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Originally posted by mousethief:
Has anybody started a thread for 2011? Time is tight.

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Originally posted by Japes:
Norman Wisdom has died, aged 95.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
Simon McCorkindale's death has been announced.

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quote:

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Originally posted by iGeek:
... and many more were favorites of mine ...

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quote:

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Originally posted by Sandemaniac:
Captain Beefheart has died aged 69.

Time to drag out Trout Mask Replica and booglarise you baby, methinks.

AG

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Originally posted by basso:
As EPR points out, Uriel and Gwai tied with 81 points each. They also share the Quantity not Quality award, with two hits (so to speak) each.

The Inside Track award went to Woderwick.

Here are the top 10:

Uriel 81
Gwai 81
duchess 58
Cottontail 42
Campbellite 39
Amazing Grace 39
Lyda*Rose 39
Mamacita 39
ebeth 39
Timothy the Obscure 26

81 points is the lowest winning total since I've been tracking the pool.

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As a (British) Chancellor of the Exchequer said after the Treasury received less than anticipated in the newly introduced Death Duties:

'People have not been dying up to our expectations'.
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
Congratulations, Gwai and Uriel!

Just, please don't put me on any of your future lists!
 

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