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Thread: Circus: 2012 Celebrity Death Pool
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Sandemaniac
Shipmate
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This quote from Brian May summed it up for me:
"There will never be another Patrick Moore. But we were lucky enough to get one."
Jupiter is high at the moment, if it's clear tonight I will be out looking and hoping Sir Patrick would appreciate the gesture. Anyone with a Clanger in their observatory is on my list of Good Blokes.
AG
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"It becomes soon pleasantly apparent that change-ringing is by no means merely an excuse for beer" Charles Dickens gets it wrong, 1869
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Piglet
Islander
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Did Sir Patrick really have a Clanger? I always reckoned he was a Very Good Egg, but that's put him even further up in my estimation.
May he rest in peace.
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Sandemaniac
Shipmate
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He did - I remember when a mini-tornado knocked his observatory off its foundations seeing footage of him picking it up and dusting it down.
AG
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"It becomes soon pleasantly apparent that change-ringing is by no means merely an excuse for beer" Charles Dickens gets it wrong, 1869
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Ann
Curious
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Didn't he also have a tree in his garden? And one evening it got between his telescope and his observations of the moon? And in the morning there was a stump in his garden?
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Amazing Grace
High Church Protestant
# 95
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Ravi Shankar has gone to see his sweet Lord. ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
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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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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
# 186
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Just for the record, I haven't forgotten about the scoreboard for this incarnation of the Death Pool (geddit?!)
I expect that I shall go through and tally up the points some time over the Christmas break. But I'll post again whenever I've made some strides in updating the list.
iF
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"We had a good team on paper. Unfortunately, the game was played on grass."
Brian Clough
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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I doubt anyone had him, but Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye died today. He was a good man.
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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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Amazing Grace
High Church Protestant
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Indeed, he was.
Well done, thou good and faithful servant!
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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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Timothy the Obscure
Mostly Friendly
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The way he combined dignity and restraint with the relentless pursuit of truth in the Watergate hearings was awesome. Then there's this, a war story that Rambo couldn't have imagined.
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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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Niteowl
Hopeless Insomniac
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Also known for his role in Watergate and for his failed nomination to the Supreme Court Robert Bork has died.
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"love all, trust few, do wrong to no one"
Wm. Shakespeare
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Hedgehog
Ship's Shortstop
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Jack Klugman, most famous for The Odd Couple and Quincy, M.E., has passed on.
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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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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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![[Frown]](frown.gif)
Oscar, Oscar, Oscar...
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Pigwidgeon
Ship's Owl
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We've just lost Charles Durning.
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~Tortuf
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Sandemaniac
Shipmate
# 12829
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Thunderbirds have gone...
Gerry Anderson has died at 83.
AG
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"It becomes soon pleasantly apparent that change-ringing is by no means merely an excuse for beer" Charles Dickens gets it wrong, 1869
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Schroedinger's cat
Ship's cool cat
# 64
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Another of the geniuses of my childhood. His creations spurred my interest in SyFy and space and science.
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Blog
Music for your enjoyment
Lord may all my hard times be healing times
take out this broken heart and renew my mind.
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ken
Ship's Roundhead
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"Anything can happen in the next half hour!"
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Ken
L’amor che move il sole e l’altre stelle.
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balaam
Making an ass of myself
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Fireball XL5 was the programme that introduced me to SyFy. Goodbye Robert the Robot.
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Piglet
Islander
# 11803
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The composer Sir Richard Rodney Bennett has died; I would link to his obituary in the Telegraph if they'd let me into their website.
By sheer coincidence, we're singing one of his carols, Out of your sleep, at our carol service on Sunday.
RIP
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alto n a soprano who can read music
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
# 10422
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Would it be uncharitable for me to tell George HW Bush to hurry up?
I need some points this year!
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Even more so than I was before
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Charity, as they say, begins at home!
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I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
Fancy a break in South India?
Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details
What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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The Rogue
Shipmate
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If he did then seven people would have to change their elections for 2013.
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If everyone starts thinking outside the box does outside the box come back inside?
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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Jane Dixon, suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, DC, from 1992 to 2002, has died.
Bishop Jane was the second woman to be consecrated a bishop in the Episcopal Church (after Barbara Harris, bishop of Massachusetts from 1989 to 2003) and the third in the Anglican Communion.
In 2001 Bishop Jane garnered attention when she refused to license the Revd Samuel Edwards as rector of a church in Maryland due to his stance against women priests and bishops and his views on homosexuality. During a visitation to Edwards' church she was barred entrance and had to celebrate the Eucharist outside the building, while Edwards held services inside. She eventually sued successfully in court to have Edwards removed from his post, but the suit was dropped after several appeals.
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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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Piglet
Islander
# 11803
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quote:
Originally posted by PeteC:
Would it be uncharitable for me to tell George HW Bush to hurry up?
He's in intensive care; have patience! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander.
alto n a soprano who can read music
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lilBuddha
Shipmate
# 14333
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Ray Collins has died. Without him, perhaps no Mother's of Invention.
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Hallellou, hallellou
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Sioni Sais
Shipmate
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Tony Greig, England cricketer from South Africa, has died at just 66.
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"He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor"
(Paul Sinha, BBC)
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Schroedinger's cat
Ship's cool cat
# 64
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That's very young, especially for a sportsperson.
I worry for the year when the majority of people on this list die younger than me.
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Blog
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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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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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Jean Harris, secretary, mistress and murderer of Dr. Herman Tarnower, inventor of the Scarsdale Diet (he dedicated the book to her), will have only grapefruit and a tuna plate, thank you, at the heavenly banquet.
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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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Schroedinger's cat
Ship's cool cat
# 64
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William Rees-Mogg has died. All I know about him is that he did not shy from the limelight.
We do seem to have had quite a haul at the tail end of the year.
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Blog
Music for your enjoyment
Lord may all my hard times be healing times
take out this broken heart and renew my mind.
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Piglet
Islander
# 11803
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quote:
Originally posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe:
Jean Harris, secretary, mistress and murderer ... will have only grapefruit and a tuna plate, thank you, at the heavenly banquet.
If she was a murderer, are you sure she's going in that direction? ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
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I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander.
alto n a soprano who can read music
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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She did her time -- how she weighs in on the scales of everlasting justice is a matter between her and her Creator.
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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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lilBuddha
Shipmate
# 14333
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Cannot believe I missed this one. Hubert Sumlin has died.
Howlin' Wolf's Reincarnating Blues Band has just gotten a bit better. (Or Heavenly Blues Band, if you prefer)
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Hallellou, hallellou
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
# 186
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The web page will be updated soon - I haven't forgotten.
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"We had a good team on paper. Unfortunately, the game was played on grass."
Brian Clough
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
# 186
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Okay. After much waiting (sorry again) I have tallied the final scores. The link is here, and I guess everyone should check their scores over to make sure I haven't forgotten anything or made and arithmetical errors.
But based on those provisional results, the podium positions are as follows: - Curiosity Killed... with 111 points.
- Gwai with 108 points.
- Mamacita with 105 points.
The Quantity Not Quality Award goes to Gwai who had four correct predictions. (That's very impressive!)
And finally, the Inside Track With The Grim Reaper award is shared between Amazing Grace, Cottontail, Curiosity Killed..., Eloise, Gwai, Light User, Mamacita, Niteowl2, and Timothy the Obscure for correctly predicting that Ella James would kick the bucket on January 20th.
So, thanks to all who took part, and fingers crossed the 2013 incarnation of this game will be just as fun.
iF
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"We had a good team on paper. Unfortunately, the game was played on grass."
Brian Clough
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Hedgehog
Ship's Shortstop
# 14125
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Thank you again for all your work, IF! We don't seem to have an applause smilie, so I'll have to go with ![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
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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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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
# 4544
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Yes, thanks so much! That's been a lot of work over the course of a year+. Kudos!
And The Rogue, you have my sympa...er staunch support in the task that you are already starting so splendidly. ![[Biased]](wink.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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Niteowl
Hopeless Insomniac
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Another thank you for all your hard work throughout the year.
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"love all, trust few, do wrong to no one"
Wm. Shakespeare
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Piglet
Islander
# 11803
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IF, you have nothing for which you should apologise; if it weren't for the hard work you put in, the game wouldn't have existed at all. Have a nice rest, and good luck to The Rogue taking up the reins.
to you both.
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alto n a soprano who can read music
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Mamacita
Lakefront liberal
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Thanks, IF, for running this in 2012 and to The Rogue for picking up the ball for 2013.
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Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.
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Japes
Shipmate
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Thanks, IF and good luck to The Rogue.
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
# 333
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Another grateful Death Pool guesser. Thanks, IF...and thanks to The Rogue for taking this task on!
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Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Tree Bee
Ship's tiller girl
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quote:
Originally posted by jedijudy:
Another grateful Death Pool guesser. Thanks, IF...and thanks to The Rogue for taking this task on!
I second this. Thanks both, I do enjoy doing this much to the disgust of my family...
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"Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple."
— Woody Guthrie
http://saysaysay54.wordpress.com
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