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Thread: Circus: 2013 Celebrity Death Pool: Kicking the Dust, Biting the Bucket
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Timothy the Obscure
Mostly Friendly
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Marcella Hazan's Spaghetti Bolognese is more heavenly than ever.
[ 05. October 2013, 04:41: Message edited by: Timothy the Obscure ]
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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.
- C. P. Snow
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Antisocial Alto
Shipmate
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The Washington Post Magazine has re-published a profile of Tom Clancy that they first did in 1993. Wow-zers. Quite a guy, it seems, in his own mind.
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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Ruth Benerito, the inventor of wrinkle-free wash-and-wear cotton fabric, has put on a gown that will never need ironing.
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The Rogue
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I haven't looked at our scores for a while and I can report that they are completely unchanged from last time.
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If everyone starts thinking outside the box does outside the box come back inside?
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Pigwidgeon
Ship's Owl
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Scott Carpenter, Second American To Orbit Earth, Dies -- I remember when, as school kids, we knew all of the original astronauts by name and watched the space flights on (black and white) televisions at school.
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~Tortuf
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Jack the Lass
Ship's airhead
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I don't think he would have been on anyone's list, but comedian Felix Dexter has died at 52 ![[Frown]](frown.gif) Really sad news.
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The Rogue
Shipmate
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Too young for this game but the world's tallest dog has died.
Edited because I hit the post button instead of URL. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
[ 24. October 2013, 20:15: Message edited by: The Rogue ]
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If everyone starts thinking outside the box does outside the box come back inside?
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lilBuddha
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Bart Simpson's teacher has died.
[ 27. October 2013, 01:12: Message edited by: lilBuddha ]
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Hallellou, hallellou
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Niteowl
Hopeless Insomniac
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quote:
Originally posted by lilBuddha:
Bart Simpson's teacher has died.
aka Marcia Wallace, who co-starred on the Bob Newhart show as well.
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Wm. Shakespeare
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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Basketball great Wes Bialosuknia is shooting hoops in heaven.
He was a neighbor and classmate of Miss Amanda way back in ancient times when we were all still at school. He lived on the next street from us -- our back yards bordered each other. I remember him always with a basketball in his hand, practicing the sport, or reading everything he could get his hands on about it.
His passing brings back many childhood memories.
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"I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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I doubt anyone had him on their list but actor Graham Stark has died.
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Piglet
Islander
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Ditto Nigel Davenport.
I remember suddenly realising while watching Coupling that Jack Davenport just had to be his son.
RIP
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The Rogue
Shipmate
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Wikipedia (reliability uncertain) says he was 34 so unless there are any better sources that's 66 points. Well done!
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la vie en rouge
Parisienne
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Ha! In this game, the Taliban high command are the gift that keeps on giving. Hakimullah's predecessor also netted me a hefty points haul a couple of years ago.
They're usually quite young, and the CIA really, really want them dead. ![[Two face]](graemlins/scot_twoface.gif)
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Hedgehog
Ship's Shortstop
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quote:
Originally posted by la vie en rouge:
Ha! In this game, the Taliban high command are the gift that keeps on giving. Hakimullah's predecessor also netted me a hefty points haul a couple of years ago.
Really, I keep thinking that maybe we need to tweak this rule:
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7. 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.
..so that it includes members of the Taliban. Like, if they die from eating a hot dog, points, but if they die because the U.S. targets them you get nothing. Or maybe only half points.
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"We must regain the conviction that we need one another, that we have a shared responsibility for others and the world, and that being good and decent are worth it."--Pope Francis, Laudato Si'
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Schroedinger's cat
Ship's cool cat
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Although to be honest, the ability of the US to kill them does make for a real challenge.
I think if a shiv in prison is allowed, then a US strike on the Taliban should be considered, as it seems rather less reliable.
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Lord may all my hard times be healing times
take out this broken heart and renew my mind.
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Sioni Sais
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:
Although to be honest, the ability of the US to kill them does make for a real challenge.
I think if a shiv in prison is allowed, then a US strike on the Taliban should be considered, as it seems rather less reliable.
What SC says. After all, how badly did the CIA and other agencies desperately want Osama Bin Laden dead and how long did that take?
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"He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor"
(Paul Sinha, BBC)
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balaam
Making an ass of myself
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quote:
Originally posted by Hedgehog:
Like, if they die from eating a hot dog, points, but if they die because the U.S. targets them you get nothing. Or maybe only half points.
Hot dog? Extra points for a Muslim dying whilst eating pork products?
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Hedgehog
Ship's Shortstop
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quote:
Originally posted by balaam:
quote:
Originally posted by Hedgehog:
Like, if they die from eating a hot dog, points, but if they die because the U.S. targets them you get nothing. Or maybe only half points.
Hot dog? Extra points for a Muslim dying whilst eating pork products?
Could be an all-beef hot dog. But if it was a pork product, then at least arguably the extra points could come under Rule 5:
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5. 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), or in such a way that a Darwin Award is granted posthumously.
I'm not sure it is dramatic enough to prove the existence of God, but it would be darn close.
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"We must regain the conviction that we need one another, that we have a shared responsibility for others and the world, and that being good and decent are worth it."--Pope Francis, Laudato Si'
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Piglet
Islander
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I doubt that anyone had him on their list, but I think John Cole, the former BBC political editor, deserves a mention, if only because I listened to him before moving to Belfast in order to understand the Ulster accent.
RIP
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alto n a soprano who can read music
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Sioni Sais
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by piglet:
I doubt that anyone had him on their list, but I think John Cole, the former BBC political editor, deserves a mention, if only because I listened to him before moving to Belfast in order to understand the Ulster accent.
RIP
He has to be the man who enabled the population of Britain to understand what "Norn Iron" is.
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(Paul Sinha, BBC)
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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Dr. Michael Brown, an orthopedic surgeon who pioneered innovative surgical procedures for hands, and who founded the Brown Hand Center with locations in several US cities, will not be needing the use of his hands any longer.
Brown was best known for his TV commercials in which he portrayed himself as a loving family man surrounded by his wife and children. In reality, he served jail time for spousal abuse and a variety of other legal troubles and ended his career in disgrace. His Brown Hand Centers, however, continue to thrive.
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Sioni Sais
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I don't think anyone had Steve Prescott, a Rugby League international who has died at 39 having been given six months to live back in 2006.
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"He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor"
(Paul Sinha, BBC)
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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Cardinal Domenico Bartolucci, director for life of the Sistine Chapel Choir, has seen his appointment expire.
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"I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr.
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Japes
Shipmate
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Sir John Tavener has died, aged 69.
(Edited to correct link)
[ 18. November 2013, 05:59: Message edited by: Smudgie ]
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lilBuddha
Shipmate
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The cast of I Love Lucy is now complete.
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Hallellou, hallellou
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Timothy the Obscure
Mostly Friendly
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And I took her off my list this year.
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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.
- C. P. Snow
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ken
Ship's Roundhead
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Fred Sanger, scientist, pacifist, and the only person to win the same Nobel Prize twice. Aged 95.
He invented the easy way to sequence proteins. And the. He invented the easy way to sequence DNA nearly 30 years later. One of the greats.
May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
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Ken
L’amor che move il sole e l’altre stelle.
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lilBuddha
Shipmate
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Famous for being famous, but in a good way, Diane Disney Miller is touring the ultimate theme park.
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Hallellou, hallellou
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Kyzyl
Ship's dog
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quote:
Originally posted by ChaliceGirl:
Sylvia Browne , famous psychic, has crossed over. Did she see it coming?
She predicted she would die at 88. So she kept to her pattern of way off the mark predictions.
Larry King Live transcript
Hard to find in that typeface but the pertinent part is near the bottom.
"KING: OK. Do you know when you're going to die? BROWNE: Yes. When I'm 88. "
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Piglet
Islander
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I don't know if anyone had him, but Araucaria, the Grauniad's master crossword-setter, will now be puzzling the angels.
RIP.
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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quote:
Originally posted by piglet:
I don't know if anyone had him, but Araucaria, the Grauniad's master crossword-setter, will now be puzzling the angels.
RIP.
He gave me many pleasant hours.
I like that he survived the writer of his obituary by 11 years. Crosswords and the priesthood were a good combination.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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quote:
Originally posted by piglet:
I don't know if anyone had him, but Araucaria, the Grauniad's master crossword-setter, will now be puzzling the angels.
RIP.
There were days when I cordially hated the man but he was a great compiler - good luck to the angels and saints as he tries to bamboozle them for eternity.
God, of course, knows the answers already.
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St. Gwladys
Shipmate
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Stan Stennet, comedian, has died
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"Careful what you say sir, we're on board ship here"
From "New York Girls", Steeleye Span, Commoners Crown (Voiced by Peter Sellers)
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Timothy the Obscure
Mostly Friendly
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Chico Hamilton is swinging on a higher level. The first live jazz I ever heard was his quintet playing a free show in the lobby of the NYU Student Union when I was 15.
![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
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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.
- C. P. Snow
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Piglet
Islander
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Lewis Collins, who played Bodie in The Professionals, has died.
I must confess I was more of a Doyle girl (I had a poster of him above my bed ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif) ), but they made a great team.
RIP.
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alto n a soprano who can read music
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
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Piglet, I had the matching poster of the pair over my bed so am surprisingly beset by a vague sense of loss at the death of my first ever heartthrob.
Smudgie, still in denial.
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Japes
Shipmate
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I never had the posters, but a definitely Bodie girl here. I used to rush home from my clarinet lessons to be in time for the Professionals.
RIP Lewis Collins.
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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Jane Kean, who played Trixie in the 1950s TV sitcom The Honeymooners, has been reunited with Ed, Alice and Ralph.
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The Rogue
Shipmate
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Dorris Lessing (above) gives points to Light User and Michael Weiner means more points for Gwai.
So far this year fourteen of our suggestions have died and Gwai leads the competition with 127 points over la vie en rouge's 121. Amazing Grace and Mamacita are joint third with 85 points. Gwai also leads the Quantity not Quality chart with four. The other three already named are one behind on three.
At the other end of the table eight of us have yet to score. I suggest we get together and advertise our services to celebrities who don't want to do in 2014.
If you want the full scores, please pm me.
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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What about next year's game? My pristine list from this year has to gain something!
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Niteowl
Hopeless Insomniac
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Paul Crouch has gone on to build a heavenly network affiliate.
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Wm. Shakespeare
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Uriel
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Mary Riggans better known as Suzie Sweet from Balamory, has died aged 78. My daughter was a massive fan.
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