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Thread: Circus: 2007 Ship of Fools Celebrity Death Pool
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Matrix
Shipmate
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did anyone else have Lord Renton on their list?
2 points and sadness at his passing on.
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Uriel
Shipmate
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I can't believe no one had Bernard Manning. Very unhealthy and deeply disliked, surely we should all have had him on our lists somewhere. A big oversight.
Cheers,
Uriel.
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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I didn't even know he had died.
Auntie Doris x
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The life and times of a Guernsey cow
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Petrified
Ship’s ballast
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Kurt Waldheim died on 14th June.
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At this time, a friend shall lose his friend's hammer and the young shall not know where lieth the things possessed by their fathers that their fathers put there only just the night before, about eight o'clock.
SoF a "prick against Bigotterie"
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Matrix
Shipmate
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Piara Khabra MP has passed on. aged 82.
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[ 20. June 2007, 19:29: Message edited by: Matrix ]
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Maybe that's all a family really is; a group of people who miss the same imaginary place. - Garden State
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marmot
Mountain mammal
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Opera great Beverly Sills is not long for this world, I fear. God bless her.
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marmot
Mountain mammal
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And an update: CNN says she has passed away. A great and gracious lady.
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Amazing Grace
High Church Protestant
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Originally posted by marmot:
And an update: CNN says she has passed away. A great and gracious lady.
Yes, indeed. Her heart and spirit were as beautiful as her voice. She will be missed.
Charlotte
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WTFWED? "Remember to always be yourself, unless you suck" - the Gator
Memory Eternal! Sheep 3, Phil the Wise Guy, and Jesus' Evil Twin in the SoF Nativity Play
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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I saw her once on stage as The Daughter of the Regiment. She made a great little hellion! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
May she rest in peace. ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
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"Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano
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Legodude_uk
Protector of Zebras
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Did anyone have George Melly, jazz singer?
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If a man is standing in a forest speaking but there are no women around to hear him...is he still wrong?
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Sioni Sais
Shipmate
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Yes, I did. I break my duck with 20 points. I don't think I'm the only one.
(cross-posted)
[ 05. July 2007, 10:18: Message edited by: Sioni Sais ]
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"He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor"
(Paul Sinha, BBC)
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Bullfrog.
Prophetic Amphibian
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I'm not sure if anyone had her on their list, but Lady Bird Johnson just passed away.
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Some say that man is the root of all evil
Others say God's a drunkard for pain
Me, I believe that the Garden of Eden
Was burned to make way for a train. --Josh Ritter, Harrisburg
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Amazing Grace
High Church Protestant
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I did, and I regret that my second thought on hearing the sad news was "Hey, she's on my Dead Pool!".
She was a great lady and leaves a great legacy. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.
Charlotte
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Memory Eternal! Sheep 3, Phil the Wise Guy, and Jesus' Evil Twin in the SoF Nativity Play
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Petrified
Ship’s ballast
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Charles Lane died on 9th July, don't think anyone had him but he was 102 so no points anyway
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At this time, a friend shall lose his friend's hammer and the young shall not know where lieth the things possessed by their fathers that their fathers put there only just the night before, about eight o'clock.
SoF a "prick against Bigotterie"
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Scarlet
Mellon Collie
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Originally posted by Scarlett:
10. Lady Bird Johnson
I had her on my list this year also.
She was 94 years old according to news stories.
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They took from their surroundings what was needed... and made of it something more.
—dialogue from Primer
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Sioni Sais
Shipmate
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I don't think Nigel Dempster was on anyone's list.
As Daily Mail and Daily Express writers go he was a good'un: at least he could investigate a story and write, which is a whole lot more than most of diarists and their lesser companions, gossip columnists, can do. I find the line about him "deflating the ego's of the pompous and idle rich" inconsistent with effusive praise from newspaper editors.
35 points if you have him.
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"He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor"
(Paul Sinha, BBC)
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Matt Black
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Pratt-Dumpster (as Hislop called him) is dead? Well, well, well...
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dolphy
Lady of Perpetual Responsiblity
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Mike Reid
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Looking forward to my rock moving closer again.
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Jahlove
Tied to the mast
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Ingmar Bergman : Checkmate
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“Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” - Mark Twain
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MrSponge2U
Ship’s scrub
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I don't know if he's on anyone's list, but Tom Snyder has died. He was a former U.S. late night talk show host, and a unique talent.
[ 30. July 2007, 14:57: Message edited by: MrSponge2U ]
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sig? what sig?
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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Good God. Bill Walsh died today. He was 75 but I always thought he'd be here forever.
Rest in peace, Bill.
b. (really stunned by this news)
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Petrified
Ship’s ballast
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Phil Drabble, died on Sunday aged 93
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At this time, a friend shall lose his friend's hammer and the young shall not know where lieth the things possessed by their fathers that their fathers put there only just the night before, about eight o'clock.
SoF a "prick against Bigotterie"
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Uriel
Shipmate
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Lee Hazlewood (writer of 'These Boots are Made for Walkin) has sung his last, aged 78.
Cheers,
Uriel
(Who now, along with Marcheline Bertrand, has two off his list ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif) )
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Grits
Compassionate fundamentalist
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Merv Griffin has died.
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Lord, fill my mouth with worthwhile stuff, and shut it when I've said enough. Amen.
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Timothy the Obscure
Mostly Friendly
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Max Roach RIP . The world just lost a big chunk of its swing.
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When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion.
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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quote:
Originally posted by Campbellite:
The Queen of Mean has died in New York.
aw crud. I thought you meant Ann Coulter.
*sigh*
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Evil Dragon Lady, Breaker of Men's Constitutions
"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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Campbellite
Ut unum sint
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Sorry, comet. One can hope, though.
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I upped mine. Up yours.
Suffering for Jesus since 1966.
WTFWED?
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guinness girl
Ship's Barmaid
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RIP Michael Jackson, beer expert :-( Beer lovers around the world will mourn you.
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supplying people with laughs at my expense since 1982!
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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I'm assuming that the three people who named Michhael Jackson were thinking of some other person?
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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quote:
Originally posted by Auntie Doris:
8) Jane Tomlinson
I feel slightly sick to admit to having this one on my list ![[Tear]](graemlins/tear.gif)
Auntie Doris x
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The life and times of a Guernsey cow
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Sinistærial
Ship's Lefty
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- Stevie Boy Wonder
- Lyda*Rose
- Uriel
- Timothy the Obscure
- Big Steve
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People laugh at me because I am different.
I laugh at other people because they are all the same.
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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quote:
Originally posted by Lowly Worm:
Anyone have Luciano Pavarotti?
That's two great ones this year. I don't recall if I ever heard Sills and Pavarotti together, but I have fond memories of both.
I always preferred Domingo - more a matter of style than anything else. I think Luciano had the better voice. What a gift to have heard so many wonderful singers all active at the same time.
[Uriel has added a couple of pots of points lately. I have him on 164, and unless lots of people start dying, he's going to run away with this year's contest.]
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Why do people who have Yeltsin get 34 points! I protest! He was 76!!
And 39 for Pavrotti!
![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
:Sends list keeper a calculator:
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Trudy Scrumptious
BBE Shieldmaiden
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I'm feeling so bad because I have Owen Wilson on my list and he just tried to commit suicide. And he's a celebrity I actually like and admire, unlike most of my list, so my first thought was to feel terribly sad and say a prayer for him, and my second was "But he's only 38 ... that would've been 62 points..."
There is something sadly warped about this game, and yet ... here I am ....
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Books and things.
I lied. There are no things. Just books.
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Campbellite
Ut unum sint
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quote:
Originally posted by PeteCanada:
:Sends list keeper a calculator:
FWIW, Petey, he made the same mistake for everyone. So I give him points for consistency. Ten extra points, to be exact. ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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I upped mine. Up yours.
Suffering for Jesus since 1966.
WTFWED?
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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quote:
Originally posted by PeteCanada:
:Sends list keeper a calculator:
![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
Is that what one of those things is?!
That'll teach me to check the ship (and try doing something requiring thought) at 5am.
quote:
Originally posted by Campbellite:
FWIW, Petey, he made the same mistake for everyone. So I give him points for consistency. Ten extra points, to be exact.
Times 11 people who had Boris is 110, please.
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Soror Magna
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Trudy Scrumptious:
There is something sadly warped about this game, and yet ... here I am ....
I'm sad and warped too - I can't decide whether I'm thrilled or disappointed that everyone on my list (except Saddam Hussein) is still hanging in there. As Sallah said in Raiders of the Lost Ark, "Holy smokes, my friends, I'm so pleased you're not dead!" OliviaG
ETA But I am having fun imagining Bubbles and the King of the High Cs doing Daughter of the Regiment up in Heaven even as we speak!
[ 06. September 2007, 22:04: Message edited by: OliviaG ]
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Trudy Scrumptious
BBE Shieldmaiden
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quote:
Originally posted by Gwai:
So was it coincidence that you have him on your list or did you figure he was highrisk for something?
No, I was just trying to think of celebrities under 40, on the theory that they live pretty high-risk lives and I'd clean up on points if even one of them died. I'm still kicking myself for not including Anna Nicole.
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Books and things.
I lied. There are no things. Just books.
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Uriel
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by basso:
Uriel has added a couple of pots of points lately. I have him on 164, and unless lots of people start dying, he's going to run away with this year's contest.
I feel quite bad about getting Jane Tomlinson and Luciano in quick succession. But, if you did your research back in December you could have easily found both in a high risk category.
With my lead established lets hope that all celebrities have a happy and healthy rest of 2007.
Cheers,
Uriel.
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Organ Builder
Shipmate
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Wow. This game is appallingly twisted.
I'm going to start my list right now so I can play next year!
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