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Thread: 2016 Ship of Fools Celebrity Death Pool
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ArachnidinElmet
Shipmate
# 17346
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For anyone thinking it's only the arts that are being hit hard: Vera Rubin pioneering astrophysicist, and advocate for women in scientific careers, has died.
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'If a pleasant, straight-forward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle manoeuvres' - Kafka
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
# 2522
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Respect. ![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
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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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Schroedinger's cat
Ship's cool cat
# 64
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Carrie Fisher - when I last looked, she seemed like she might recover.
Really sad. I saw her on the Last Leg recently, and she was awesome. Wonderful woman, inspiring and engaging. Irrespective of her particular star role.
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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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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
# 2522
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Are you fucking kidding me?
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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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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
# 2522
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Meanwhile, Anne Hathaway knocks it out of the park--quote:
“We have had to mourn so many legends this year…Remember, their light can never go out if it helped you find your own.”
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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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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
# 333
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![[Eek!]](eek.gif) ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif) Oh, my gosh.
I hope 2017 isn't a continuation of this year's very bad, horrible death count. ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
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Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
# 2522
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And if your mind can't help but wander to other choices 2016 didn't deem worthy of consideration, let me hand a recent discovery to covert revolutionaries-- you can totally google "Cheeto voodoo doll", get fairly predictable results, and avoid any bothersome search term algorithms that might garner you special attention.
Just to be safe. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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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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Og: Thread Killer
Ship's token CN Mennonite
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This is getting really depressing.
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I wish I was seeking justice loving mercy and walking humbly but... "Cease to lament for that thou canst not help, And study help for that which thou lament'st."
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balaam
Making an ass of myself
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quote:
Originally posted by jedijudy:
Oh, my gosh.
I hope 2017 isn't a continuation of this year's very bad, horrible death count.
It will continue to increase over the next few years until there are no talented people left.
The X Factor remains unchanged.
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Posts: 9049 | From: Hen Ogledd | Registered: May 2003
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Leorning Cniht
Shipmate
# 17564
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quote:
Originally posted by Sipech:
If anyone had this chap I think they should get extra points.
That's probably worthy of a Darwin award nomination, although they'll probably not take it due to the involvement of a child. Also, what a shitty thing to do to the poor kid.
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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But it goes to prove the existence of God.
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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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Ariston
Insane Unicorn
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And that's a wrap, folks.
If they ain't dead now, it ain't doin' you a lick o' good.
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“Therefore, let it be explained that nowhere are the proprieties quite so strictly enforced as in men’s colleges that invite young women guests, especially over-night visitors in the fraternity houses.” Emily Post, 1937.
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The Rogue
Shipmate
# 2275
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I will take a few days to make sure that nobody has died without people realising it at first and publish the results next weekend.
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If everyone starts thinking outside the box does outside the box come back inside?
Posts: 2507 | From: Toton | Registered: Feb 2002
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balaam
Making an ass of myself
# 4543
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quote:
Originally posted by Ariston:
And that's a wrap, folks.
If they ain't dead now, it ain't doin' you a lick o' good.
Not quite.
William Christopher, who played the priest in the TV series M*A*S*H died on New Tears Eve2016. Exactly one year after the death of Wayne Rogers who played Trapper John in the same series.
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Posts: 9049 | From: Hen Ogledd | Registered: May 2003
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Hedgehog
Ship's Shortstop
# 14125
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Here is a link for William Christopher.
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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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The Rogue
Shipmate
# 2275
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Finally the final scores.
Since my last report in October we have lost four more celebrities from our lists. They are (were?) Fidel Castro, Rabbi Lionel Blue, George Michael & Carrie Fisher.
Of the forty one shipmate entries twenty one scored in 2016 and in an exciting last minute (ish) lunge the winner of the main title is Pomona with 101 points thanks to George Michael. Gwai is second and Light User third.
Gwai & Light User share the Quantity not Quality award with four each. Pomona, Auntie Doris and la vie en rouge scored three.
Light User is confirmed as having the Inside Track With the Grim Reaper for Eric Lubbock.
balaam gets the Sudden Death award for Carrie Fisher.
Finally Gwai & piglet share the Why Does it Always Happen to Me? award with two points.
Congratulations to all the successful death-pickers. Please feel free to brag at the next funeral you attend.
Full results to follow sometime over the weekend.
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If everyone starts thinking outside the box does outside the box come back inside?
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Hedgehog
Ship's Shortstop
# 14125
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And thank you for keeping score and keeping track! Excellent work!
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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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quote:
Originally posted by The Rogue:
... Gwai & piglet share the Why Does it Always Happen to Me? award with two points ...
That'll be the wooden spoon, then?
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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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The Rogue
Shipmate
# 2275
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The 2016 scores in full.
1: Pomona 101 points (Nancy Reagan, George Michael & Caroline Aherne)
2: Gwai 94 points (Harper Lee, Fidel Castro, Muhammed Ali & Martin Crowe)
3: Light User 89 points (Lionel Blue, Eric Lubbock, Howard Marks & Jenny Diski)
4: Auntie Doris 83 points (Fidel Castro, Muhammed Ali & George Michael)
=5: jedijudy 80 points (Muhammed Ali & Rob Ford)
=5: Cottontail 80 points (Muhammed Ali & Rob Ford)
7: North East Quine 58 points (Muhammed Ali & Johan Cruyff)
8: balaam 55 points (Ronnie Corbett & Carrie Fisher)
=9: An die Freude 52 points (Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour)
=9: Cod (Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour)
11: Spike 48 points (Caroline Aherne)
12: Sandemaniac 47 points (Martin Crowe)
13: la vie en rouge 44 points (Fidel Castro, King Bhumibol Adultadej & Islam Karimov)
14: Leorning Cniht 38 points (King Bhumibol Adultadej & Muhammed Ali)
15: Tree Bee 30 points (Howard Marks)
=16: St. Gwladis 26 points (Muhammed Ali)
=16: Mamacita 26 points (Muhammed Ali)
18: Kyzyl 21 points (Harper Lee & Fidel Castro)
19: The Rogue 13 points (Elie Wiesel)
20: Sipech 11 points (Harper Lee)
21: Lyda*Rose 10 points (Fidel Castro)
=22: Everyone else 0 points.
Please let me know of any errors and/or corrections.
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