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Thread: 2014 Celebrity Death Pool
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An die Freude
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Would it be possible to get to know the scores, given that half-time just passed (on)?
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Walt Whitman
Formerly JFH
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Hedgehog
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Originally posted by JFH:
Would it be possible to get to know the scores, given that half-time just passed (on)?
Certainly. I'm at 0.
--Hedgehog, always happy to be of help.
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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
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As promised on 19th April here are the current standings.
At the moment 11 of our 301 celebrities are seeking fame in other realms. Since my last review Dokka Umarov, Fred Phelps, Richard Hoggart, Felix Dennis and Eli Wallach have died.
The youngest so far was Dokka Umarov (51 points) and JFH's was the only list with him on which means you are top of the table for points.
kanchuko is leading the Quantity, not Quality race with 3 celebrities gracing the obituary columns but still only has 13 points in total.
Fred Phelps is the celebrity whose demise was most widely anticipated with 4 nominations.
Nobody has done a Shakespeare and actually died on their own birthday but Chris Chattaway was closest, dying just 12 days before his 83rd.
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lilBuddha
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No more need for sedation, Tommy Ramone joins his brothers.
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Hallellou, hallellou
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Pigwidgeon
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The Heavenly Orchestra* is now being conducted by Lorin Maazel.
(*Since there's a Heavenly Chorus, I'm assuming there's also a Heavenly Orchestra.)
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~Tortuf
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lilBuddha
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Inspiration to many, first black woman to win Olympic gold, Alice Coachman Davis dies at 90. Also the first black woman to endorse an international product. I will have a Coca-Cola in her honour today.
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Hallellou, hallellou
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Pigwidgeon
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Actress Elaine Stritch has died at 89.
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~Tortuf
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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Here's to the ladies who lunch. ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.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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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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![[Frown]](frown.gif) Just saw that. There goes a big hunk of my childhood.
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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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Timothy the Obscure
Mostly Friendly
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Bummer. And worse, I took him 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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Sioni Sais
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Veteran British actress Dora Bryan has died at 91.
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(Paul Sinha, BBC)
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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Dan Borislow, inventor of the internet telecommunications device Magic Jack, now has a direct line to the Almighty.
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Pigwidgeon
Ship's Owl
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Bel Kaufman has gone up the final staircase.
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~Tortuf
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Stetson
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My parents had that book on their bookshelf when I was a kid. When I looked at it, it kinda freaked me out, 'cuz it was written in the form of straight dialogue with no narrator, plus letters memos etc, which seemed very weird at the time. Plus, it was about high-school kids, who always had a faint aura of disreputable edginess about them.
Years later, I saw the movie on TV, and it seemed like just a typical Blackboard Jungle(or whatever the template for that genre is) knockoff.
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lilBuddha
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Well, now he can actually haunt your dreams, makeup legend Dick Smith has died.
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Hallellou, hallellou
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Piglet
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It doesn't seem that long since he was the Bright Young Thing of Radio 1.
RIP.
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alto n a soprano who can read music
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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James Brady has taken his last for the Gipper.
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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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LeRoc
Famous Dutch pirate
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Maybe the angels will respond a bit slower than usual to your prayers over the next couple of days. They're all completely absorbed in listening to Cristina Deutekom.
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I know why God made the rhinoceros, it's because He couldn't see the rhinoceros, so He made the rhinoceros to be able to see it. (Clarice Lispector)
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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Originally posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe:
James Brady has taken his last for the Gipper.
Latest news: Brady's death has been ruled a homicide by a coroner in Virginia where he passed away. In other words, he died of complications from the shooting in 1981.
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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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Welease Woderwick
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Originally posted by LeRoc:
Maybe the angels will respond a bit slower than usual to your prayers over the next couple of days. They're all completely absorbed in listening to Cristina Deutekom.
That clip is so fabulous I keep going back to it!
Thank you, LeRoc.
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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LeRoc
Famous Dutch pirate
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Welease Woderwick: That clip is so fabulous I keep going back to it!
Me too, and I'm not even a big opera fan. A truly remarkable voice, may she rest in peace.
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I know why God made the rhinoceros, it's because He couldn't see the rhinoceros, so He made the rhinoceros to be able to see it. (Clarice Lispector)
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Hedgehog
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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
And Robin Williams - which does not sound good
I'm stunned. And saddened. It is not fair. You spend your life fighting the demons, but the demons only have to win once.
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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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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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No! ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif)
He was way too young.
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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May God comfort and heal his soul.
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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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Mamacita
Lakefront liberal
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Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
May God comfort and heal his soul.
This. Damn, damn, damn that black dog. What a talented man, what a loss.
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lilBuddha
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And Bogart just whistled.
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Hallellou, hallellou
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Oscar the Grouch
Adopted Cascadian
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Bacall was a true legend and superstar. At least she's back with her beloved Bogie.
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LeRoc
Famous Dutch pirate
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Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, today in an airplane crash. I spoke with him once.
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I know why God made the rhinoceros, it's because He couldn't see the rhinoceros, so He made the rhinoceros to be able to see it. (Clarice Lispector)
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Kyzyl
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The voice of Saturday Night Live, original Jeopardy, and more is announcing from beyond...
Don Pardo
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Light User
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Emmanuel Kriaras, possibly the world's oldest Greek lexicographer and philologist, has died at the tender age of 107, leaving behind the twenty three volume Dictionary of Medieval Demotic Greek, 1100-1669 as his legacy. When asked recently what should be done regarding the current economic struggles facing his country, he replied thus:
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"First, the young should not leave to go abroad. They should learn to bear and persist. We are being drained of our blood as a nation by this youth flight. Second, they should stay here, work and love their work, they should not strike, especially teachers and doctors. Third, I should be going...I am tired. I don't want to live anymore and watch this situation."
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Vita brevis, ars longa
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Piglet
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Originally posted by Ann:
James Alexander Gordon - "Forfar 5 - East Fife 4"
He'd have had a good one today:
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1, Celtic 0
I can just hear the surprise in his voice. ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
May he rest in peace.
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alto n a soprano who can read music
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Doublethink.
Ship's Foolwise Unperson
# 1984
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Richard Attenborough
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All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. George Orwell
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Cottontail
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Originally posted by Doublethink:
Richard Attenborough
That's my duck broken. Sadness.
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The5thMary
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Originally posted by Light User:
Emmanuel Kriaras, possibly the world's oldest Greek lexicographer and philologist, has died at the tender age of 107, leaving behind the twenty three volume Dictionary of Medieval Demotic Greek, 1100-1669 as his legacy. When asked recently what should be done regarding the current economic struggles facing his country, he replied thus:
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"First, the young should not leave to go abroad. They should learn to bear and persist. We are being drained of our blood as a nation by this youth flight. Second, they should stay here, work and love their work, they should not strike, especially teachers and doctors. Third, I should be going...I am tired. I don't want to live anymore and watch this situation."
Oh, dear. I read Demotic Greek as Demonic Greek! I've heard it can be quite demonic to learn Greek... ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Sandemaniac
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Calling Uriel, calling Uriel...
-3 points should anyone have had Norman Gordon in their team - last man to have played Test cricket before WW2, and last man to have played in a timeless test.
AG
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Matt Black
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Betty White is not dead, despite rumours to the contrary...
[ 04. September 2014, 16:28: Message edited by: Matt Black ]
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The Rogue
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Joan Rivers is, though.
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michel44
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It’s sad to see Lindsay Lohan in the 2014 celebrity death pool. I hope she doesn’t make it in there and somehow manages to overcome her problems. It’s hard being a celebrity.
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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Welcome, michel44!
In most cases we aren't really rooting for death, here. It is mostly just a morbidly humorous way to note the inevitable passage of life. I, too, rather hope that poor Lindsay can pull off a recovery ala Britney Spears and right the listing boat of her life.
[ 06. September 2014, 05:11: Message edited by: Lyda*Rose ]
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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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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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Somalian militant Ahmed Abdi Godane, the al-Shabab leader, has joined his ilk in the lowest depths of hell.
(The above link does not confirm his death, but another link does -- however, that link wants to install a Trojan on my PC, according to my antivirus software.)
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