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Thread: Circus: 2007 Ship of Fools Celebrity Death Pool
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Teufelchen
Shipmate
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OK - here's my list:
1. HM Mohammed Zahir Shah, titular King of Afghanistan
2. Lt Gen Dr Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov, gun and vodka magnate, Hero of Socialist Labour and Knight of St Andrew
3. Margaret Hilda Thatcher, the Rt Hon the Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven LG, OM, PC, FRS
4. The Rt Revd and Hon Dr Ian R K Paisley
5. Robert Gabriel Mugabe KCB, President of Zimbabwe
6. Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin
7. Boris Abramovich Berezovsky aka Platon Elenin
8. Paul Francis Gadd, aka Gary Glitter
9. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, President of Cuba
10. Fred Waldron Phelps Sr
11. Marie-Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida Windsor née von Reibnitz, HRH Princess Michael of Kent
12. HRH Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy DCVO
13. The Most Reverend Peter Jasper Akinola
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Grits
Compassionate fundamentalist
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Why did you close the 2006 thread? Folks are still croaking. croshtique (and maybe some others) racks up 23 points for James Brown today.
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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quote:
Originally posted by Grits:
Why did you close the 2006 thread?
for the same reason as I closed all the other threads. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
It's opened again anyway
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Ferijen
Shipmate
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I've had one 'success' this year - and the person I least wanted to die from my whole list (not that this is about wants, but about 'maybes'.) RIP Nick Clarke.
But, on the basis that everyone ages, I'm going to keep last year's list almost complete (Ms Minogue comes off it, because I'm really rather glad she seems to have recovered)...
quote:
Originally posted by ferijen:
- Margaret Thatcher (this'll be the year)
- Prince Phillip (he's getting on a bit)
- Terry Wogan (looking better this year than last, but still a 'national treasure' and therefore notable enough)
- Bruce Forsyth (pleeeease)
- Ozzy Osborne (he's not that random, and he's young enough to score many points)
- Sharon Osborne (ditto)
- Nelson Mandela (Unfortunately)
- Pope Benedict (can't see him lasting long)
- Julie Andrews (can't be too careful)
- Judi Dench (I hope not)
- the Queen (cos if she snuffed it and she wasn't on my list, I'd be feeling most unchuffed
I'm also going to add
- Magnus Magnusson
- Jenni Murray
Both of these are also national treasures, both have recently been diagnosed with cancer. Here's hoping their recoveries do go well, but just in case...
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Cusanus
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The Cusanus List:
1. EG Whitlam
2. Hamid Karzai
3. Pete Doherty
4. Noordin Mohammed Topp
5. Iraqi PM al-Malaki
6. Fidel Castro
7. Boris Yeltsin
8. Nelson Mandela
9. David Attenborough
10. Abu Bakr Bashir
11. Mark Latham
12. Ringo Starr
13. Keith Richards
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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quote:
Originally posted by PeteCanada:
![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif) ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
Death List for 2007
3. Gerald R. Ford (whozat?)
Now on December 27, 2006 mercifully gathered unto his fathers.
Substitution allowed by the rules:
3. James Earl Carter
I'm on a roll!
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Left at the Altar
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quote:
Originally posted by Left at the Altar:
1. Fidel Castro (unless he snuffs it this year, in which case, I'll choose my sub*)
2. Boris Yeltsin (pickled, but not immortal)
3. Nelson Mandela
4. Muhammad Ali
5. Sharon Osbourne
6. Robert Mugabe
7. Tom Waits (see #2)
8. Michael J Fox
9. Ian Paisley
10.Shane MacGowan (see #2 and #7)
11. Gerald Ford
12. Saddam Hussein
13. Imelda Marcos.
*In case Fidel shuffles off this year, I choose .... Ozzie Osbourne.
Gerald shuffled off a few days early. I hereby substitute Ozzie.
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mousethief
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Okay here's my list:
Ruth Bader-Ginsberg
Fidel Castro
Jack Klugman
Muhammad Ali
Keith Richards
Ringo Starr
Fred Phelps
Ismail Haniyeh
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Paris Hilton
Alan Greenspan
Mary Tyler Moore
Shirley Temple Black
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Lyda*Rose
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Here's mine:
1. Arial Sharon
2. Margaret Thatcher
3. Suge Knight
4. Roger Ebert
5. Elizabeth Taylor
6. Nicole Richie
7. Billy Graham
8. Fidel Castro
9. Hamid Karzai
10. Jalal Talabani
11. Mohammed Ali
12. Stephen Hawking
13. Luciano Pavarotti
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Yo-Yo
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Ok, here we go then (usual disclaimer - I'm playing the odds not wishing at all):
1. Michael Foot (hardly any points but there you go)
2. Thatcher ![[Mad]](angryfire.gif) (maybe without the disclaimer)
3. Sadaam (get the feeling he might leap before being pushed)
4. Pete Doherty (needs to get it in before 11th March to make it a proper rock n roll death)
5. Fidel Castro (may well have already gone though...)
6. Bill Clinton (you never know Hills might give him a nudge to boost her White House bid if Obama and John McCain keep pushing her along)
7. Tony Benn (pushing the envelope a bit)
8. The Pope (ditto)
9. MacCauley Culkin (the wild card)
10. Ian Paisley (see 7 + 8)
11. St Cliff Morgan ![[Angel]](graemlins/angel.gif) (should have been at 10 really)
12. Keith Richards (it's got to happen sometime)
13. Ariel Sharon (just a powercut away)
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FreeJack
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Matrix:
1. Kirk Douglas
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6. Kirk Douglas
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You don't think much of his chances. But not many points even if you double up!
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FreeJack
Shipmate
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Here goes:
1. HM Queen Elizabeth II
2. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
3. John Prescott MP, Deputy Prime Minister
4. Sir Cliff Richard
5. George Michael
6. Britney Spears
7. Pete Doherty
8. Fidel Castro
9. Ariel Sharon
10. ++ John Sentamu
11. ++ Peter Akinola
12. ++ Katharine Schori
13. Ian Paisley
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Knopwood
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Just heard about Gerald Ford; I shall now replace him with Nelson Mandela, since the consensus fidelium seems to be on him.
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croshtique
Shipmate
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Alrighty, here's my top selections for 2007:
1 - Tom Baker
2 - W. Mark Felt (aka Deep Throat)
3 - Dick Clark
4 - Harold Pinter
5 - Billy Graham
6 - Zsa Zsa Gabor
7 - Patrick Moore
8 - George Martin
9 - Mickey Rooney
10 - Jack Brabham
11 - Liz Taylor
12 - Maggie Thatcher
13 - Ariel Sharon
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Campbellite
Ut unum sint
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I wsa about to just repeat last year's list when Jerry snuffed it. Seven points for 2006.
So here's my list for 2007:
- Boris Yeltsin (I think he's already gone. He just hasn't fallen over yet.)
- Jerry Falwell (He's not looking good. I've seen him in person.)
- Billy Graham (I have dirt that's older.)
- Stephen Hawking
- Muhammad Ali
- Fidel Castro
- Nancy Reagan
- Robert Mugabe (Heaven doen't want him. Hell is afraid he'll take over.)
- Dick Cheney (What? I need a reason?)
- Dick Clark (He's never really recovered from that stroke four years ago)
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Nelson Mandela
- Ariel Sharon
Just in case any of them makes an early departure, +++Bennedetto XVI
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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quote:
Originally posted by jedijudy:
1. Billy Graham
2. Gerald Ford
3. Hillary Clinton
4. Fidel Castro
5. Betty Ford
6. Lance Armstrong
7. Alice Ghostly
8. Pernell Roberts
9. James Arness
10. David Carradine
11. Jackie Cooper
12. June Lockhart
13. William Shatner
Rest in peace Mr. Ford.
I would like to change number 2 to Ricardo Montalban, one of my favorite actors. I also hope to not win.
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Matt Black
Shipmate
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Shane McGowan subs for Gerald, please.
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Scarlet
Mellon Collie
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OK, I'm gonna post my list since I might be away later this week. It seems all mine remaining from my 2006 list are either in the pink of health or at least recovering...
Bucket Kickers 2007:
1. Martin Milner
2. Richard Petty
3. George McGovern
4. Daryl Hall
5. Oral Roberts
6. Jerry Lee Lewis
7. Eartha Kitt
8. Jesse Helms (notorious former NC Senator)
9. Dave Brubeck
10. Lady Bird Johnson
11. Neil Simon
12. Fidel Castro
13. Jimmy Page
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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quote:
Originally posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe:
4. Gerald Ford
Drat! He couldn't hang on another day or two, could he?
Well, then:
4. Betty Ford
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Tree Bee
Ship's tiller girl
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Here's my list for 2007.
May their God go with them:
1 Mohammed al Fayed
2 Stanley Baxter
3 Katie Boyle
4 Fidel Castro
5 PD James
6 Jim Marshall
7 John Prescott
8 Corin Redgrave
9 Phil Spector
10 Eric Sykes
11 Margaret Thatcher
12 Jane Tomlinson
13 Robbie Williams
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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quote:
Originally posted by Tree Bee:
Here's my list for 2007.
May their God go with them:
You're killing off God in 2007?! ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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Schroedinger's cat
Ship's cool cat
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quote:
Originally posted by Chorister:
quote:
Originally posted by Tree Bee:
Here's my list for 2007.
May their God go with them:
You're killing off God in 2007?!
Just think how many negative points THAT would get you.
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Uriel
Shipmate
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OK, here's my list for 2007. Some old names from 2006, but my ageing politicians theme let me down (Pinochet and Ford excepted).
1) Luciano Pavarotti
2) Jane Tomlinson
3) Fidel Castro
4) Debbie Mathers (Eminem's mother)
5) Lee Hazlewood
6) Marcheline Bertrand
7) Ariel Sharon
8) Curtis Salgado
9) Harold Pinter
10) Zsa Zsa Gabor
11) Ken Kercheval
12) Mikhail Kalashnikov
13) Corin Redgrave
No room for Margaret Thatcher on the list - I've been preserving her for 3 years by selecting her, so she had better watch out in 2007.
Cheers,
Uriel.
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Corpus cani
Ship's Anachronism
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quote:
Originally posted by Teufelchen:
4. The Rt Revd and Hon Dr Ian R K Paisley
Oh hasty Christmas fingers methinks, for your Rights are wrong!
Paisley is a Privy Councillor but is not a bishop! That makes him The Revd and Rt Hon Dr Ian R K Paisley.
Cc
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Timothy the Obscure
Mostly Friendly
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OK, here goes nothing (mostly carried over from last year):
1. Luciano Pavarotti
2. Harold Pinter
3. Dave Brubeck
4. Farrah Fawcett
5. Fidel Castro
6. Margaret Thatcher (she can't hold on forever...)
7. Dick Cheney
8. Nicole Ritchie (my youthful long shot pick...)
9. Ike Turner
10. David Crosby
11. Billy Graham
12. Norman Mailer
13. Walter Cronkite
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Rev per Minute
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe:
quote:
4. Gerald Ford
Drat! He couldn't hang on another day or two, could he?
Ditto. I'l replace him with Sen Edward Kennedy (D-Mass): the Kennedy luck has to catch up with him sometime, and this Congress could be tough for old-timers...
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Left at the Altar
Ship's Siren
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quote:
Originally posted by Left at the Altar:
quote:
Originally posted by Left at the Altar:
1. Fidel Castro (unless he snuffs it this year, in which case, I'll choose my sub*)
2. Boris Yeltsin (pickled, but not immortal)
3. Nelson Mandela
4. Muhammad Ali
5. Sharon Osbourne
6. Robert Mugabe
7. Tom Waits (see #2)
8. Michael J Fox
9. Ian Paisley
10.Shane MacGowan (see #2 and #7)
11. Gerald Ford
12. Saddam Hussein
13. Imelda Marcos.
*In case Fidel shuffles off this year, I choose .... Ozzie Osbourne.
Gerald shuffled off a few days early. I hereby substitute Ozzie.
I just read on the other thread that we get no points for Saddam's hanging. So I'm substituting Ariel Sharon for Saddam.
Gosh, this is a tricky business.
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chicklegirl
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We may get points for Saddam Hussein if he dies in some other way than his execution (suicide, killed in prison by other inmates, etc.) Right?
Some U.S. news sources are claiming that Hussein could be executed this weekend. Anyone outside the U.S. heard about this via their news?
[ 29. December 2006, 02:17: Message edited by: chicklegirl ]
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Jerry Myer
Shipmate
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As my 2006 list all made it through the year I have decided to give them another chance.
1 Margaret Thatcher
2 Michael Foot
3 Nelson Mandela
4 Fidel Castro
5 Patrick Moore
6 Paul Gascoigne
7 Rick Parfitt
8 Ozzy Osbourne
9 Muhammad Ali
10 Elizabeth Taylor
11 Ariel Sharron
12 Kylie Minouge
13 Tom Finney
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Big Steve
Ship's Navigator
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quote:
Originally posted by Big Steve:
Alright, here's my list.
1. Paul Newman
2. Garret Fitzgerald (Irish ex-prime minister)
3. Jalal Talabani
4. Emile Lahoud
5. Pete Doherty
6. Margaret Thatcher
7. Tom Stephens
8. Fidel Castro
9. Gerald Ford (RIP - 2006)
10. Jimmy Carter
11. Kirk Douglas
12. B.B. King
13. Bruce Forsyth
I sub Luciano Pavarotti for Gerald Ford.
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Schroedinger's cat
Ship's cool cat
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I would like to change Rick Parfitt, who will probably continue for years, with Tony Hart, kids TV artist, who is very ill.
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Curiosity killed ...
Ship's Mug
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quote:
Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:
I would like to change Rick Parfitt, who will probably continue for years, with Tony Hart, kids TV artist, who is very ill.
<tangent>Someone else who relived their childhood with the Swap Shop show last night?
I am afraid it crossed my mind too - oh, look, ill - good candidate for a Ship of Fools Death Pool. </tangent>
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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quote:
Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:
I would like to change Rick Parfitt, who will probably continue for years, with Tony Hart, kids TV artist, who is very ill.
The rules say you are allowed to change your list if someone on it dies between your list being posted, and the actual start of the year in question.
They say nothing about changing your list simply becuase you find someone else who's so close to Death's door they can peek through the letterbox.
Otherwise once 1 contestant mentions someone gravely ill, everyone will want their lists updated.
I'm inclined not to allow changes once you've posted (other than for "early deaths"), but what does anyone else think ?
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Death is the great equaliser! No other excuse for dropping off lists for 2007 should be considered or accepted!
![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
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pimple
Ship's Irruption
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Here's my list. Hope it's a blessing in disguise in most cases!
1. Kirk Douglas
2. Nick Danziger
3. Richard Attenborough
4. Zara Phillips
5. William Deedes
6. Tony Bulimore
7. Hugh Heffner
8. Billy Graham
9. George Carey
10. Jude Law
11. Bernard Cribbins
12. Robert Sewell (Royal Society of St. George)
13. General Sir Robert Ford
R.I.P. (But not yet, Lord!)
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Schroedinger's cat
Ship's cool cat
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Curiosity - yes ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) .
Kipper sir - we have always previously been able to change up to the start date for any reason. Otherwise I would have held off posting my list for a while. It would be good if you could clarify the rules on this.
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Jerry Myer
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Wet Kipper:
quote:
Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:
I would like to change Rick Parfitt, who will probably continue for years, with Tony Hart, kids TV artist, who is very ill.
The rules say you are allowed to change your list if someone on it dies between your list being posted, and the actual start of the year in question.
They say nothing about changing your list simply becuase you find someone else who's so close to Death's door they can peek through the letterbox.
Otherwise once 1 contestant mentions someone gravely ill, everyone will want their lists updated.
I'm inclined not to allow changes once you've posted (other than for "early deaths"), but what does anyone else think ?
All changes should be allowed up until start date, but I am sticking with Rick, he is worth more points.
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Schroedinger's cat
Ship's cool cat
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quote:
Originally posted by Jerry Myer:
All changes should be allowed up until start date, but I am sticking with Rick, he is worth more points.
Only if he pops it, of course. Something tells me he will keep going quite a bit longer.
I am sure I will be quoted on this when he pops it in early January.
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The Great Gumby
Ship's Brain Surgeon
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My list: 8 straightforward ones and 5 chasing big points on a punt.
- Fidel Castro (obviously)
- Ariel Sharon
- Michael Foot
- Boris Yeltsin
- Nelson Mandela (following the herd)
- Tony Hart (thanks for the tip!)
- Billy Graham
- Muhammed Ali
- Stephen Hawking (he can't hold on forever)
- Ian Huntley (suicide risk)
- Hamid Karzai (dangerous job)
- Khaled Mashal (even more dangerous job)
- Nouri Al-Maliki (ridiculously dangerous job)
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deano
princess
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Patrick Moore
Lord Tebbit
Ringo Starr
Aretha Franklin
Osama Bin Laden
Dustin Hoffman
Sir Bobby Robson
Clint Eastwood
Bruce Forsythe
Michael Parkinson
Michael Barrymore
Barry Humphries
(Formerly Monsignor) Bruce Kent
Someone posted Saddam Hussein. I assume they will only get points if he dies other than by his death-senetence a la rule 5.
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Callan
Shipmate
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Presumably they're guessing that he's going to pull a Hermann Goering.
My guesses:
1/ Charles Windsor
2/ Fidel Castro
3/ Robert Mugabe
4/ Jimmy Carter
5/ Margaret Thatcher
6/ Joseph Ratzinger
7/ Will Self
8/ Richard Dawkins
9/ Gene Robinson
10/ Dennis Healey
11/ Muhammed Ali
12/ Geoff Hurst
13/ Ariel Sharon
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Stevie Boy Wonder
Shipmate
# 11869
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Further to my earlier list:
quote:
Originally posted by Stevie Boy Wonder:
1) Doris Day
2) Val Doonican
3) Keith Richards
4) Luciano Pavarotti
5) Sir Jimmy Savile
6) Michael Foot
7) Hugh Heffner
8), 9) & 10) The Beverley Sisters - Joy, Babs and Teddie
11) Danny DeVito
12) Saddam Hussein
13) Clive Dunn
...if the rules will permit it, I will remove Saddam and replace him with Shane MacGowan. Some friends saw the Pogues live a few weeks ago, but apparently "Shane" and "live" weren't words that sat easily in the same sentence, if you get me.
If I have to stick with my original 13, I will do so; however, if the rumours that Saddam's execution will take place before 2006 is over turn out to be true, I'll pop Shane in as my sub. Cheers.
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Wet Kipper
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quote:
Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:
Kipper sir - we have always previously been able to change up to the start date for any reason.
well, if that were the case, why didn't it say so in the rules that I copied from Tom's post kicking things off last year?
having looked through last year's thread, (pre Jan 1st) the only people to ask for a "non-death" sub were yourself (trying to cash in on poor old Rick), Birdie (for Shane Pogue, IIRC), and Persephone Hazard who made such a mess of her list ("the remaining beatle") that she had to start all over again.
If it were up to me, your intial list should be final, with subs allowed for early deaths, but as I will not be keeping track of who posts which, and what the scores are, I cannot enforce such a rule.
It is therefore up to whoever wants to take that on.
[ 29. December 2006, 14:41: Message edited by: Wet Kipper ]
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Here's my list for 2007. Mostly my 2006 list (with replacements), but I've decided that La Taylor has another year in her.
Ariel Sharon
Mohammed Ali
Margaret Thatcher
Billy Graham
Fidel Castro
Peter O'Toole
Charlton Heston
Lady Bird Johnson
Shane McGowan
Kirk Douglas
Nelson Mandela
Dan Schorr
Boris Yeltsin
Charlotte
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quote:
Originally posted by Wet Kipper:
well, if that were the case, why didn't it say so in the rules that I copied from Tom's post kicking things off last year?
But it wasn't discounted? I think its something that has happened in practice without any rules.
And some of us are so indicisive/haven't a clue that we need to change our minds.
I would be more than happy if for next years list, this rule was definitively imposed. It's not that I object to the rule, it's just that I assumed I could make a few tweaks again.
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Rev per Minute
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Dear sir
It has been pointed out by a friend (diolch, Sioni) that King Fahd has been dead for some 18 months. I'm not sure what would be more miraculous - his returning to life, or his dying again for the benefit of my Pool. ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
In the circumstances, may I be permitted to clarify that I meant the current ruler of the Kingdom of Saud, and as I have already made an adjustment for the late 38th (and first unelected) President of the United States my list would now read as follows:
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1. Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven
2. Nelson Mandela
3. Dick Cheney (life's gonna get tough in the Senate)
4. Mohammed Fayed (the conspiracy will catch up with him...)
5. Mohammed Ali (been ill for a long time)
6. Senator Edward Kennedy
7. al-Maliki (Iraqi PM)
8. Hosni Mubarak (Egyptian President)
9. Geoffrey Boycott (ex-England cricketer)
10. King Abdullah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz Al Saud, King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
11. Lord Tebbit (ex-Cabinet Minister)
12. Graeme Norton (just because)
13. Hugo Chavez (just a thought...)
With thanks in anticipation to the management
RPM
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Corpus cani
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Those of you who selected the Former President Hussein of Iraq may wish to review your selections...
Corpus
[who isn't sleeping at the right times at present so has the benefit of BBC24...]
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Left at the Altar
Ship's Siren
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Indeed. As Saddam is now dead, I assume I can substitute Mr Sharon (who is not).
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I'm stil holding out for some of these people to croak...
Billy Graham
Margaret Thatcher
Fidel Castro
John F. Nash Jr.
Chuck Yeager
John Updike
Dick van Dyke
Walter Cronkite
Russel Johnson (aka Roy Hinkley)
Don Rickels
Mickey Rooney
Mohammed Ali
Stephen Hawking
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