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We don't need a seperate topic for every obscurity you can find, this is why the Ideas and Possibilities for 2019 thread exists...

Jeez, I sure am glad I never heard of this Willow bird, can you imagine the kerfuffle if she was on my after-the-deadline team

Agreed. Fart jokes are very last scentury.

Dear god, someone have a word with Souza...

On the flipside.... Joint Leader so far....

Fifty-seven years ago Erwin Schrödinger was both alive & dead, aged 73.

Fuck me, I’d have labia like Demis Roussos’s kaftan

My answer would be similar to msc. I lost a family friend prematurely before Christmas who was a good person who deserved for me to care about his death at all levels (and I did). I use him here only to illustrate the point that I understand the pain of the death of a loved one. The people I have selected in my death list teams I do not actually know at all although the world of celebrity would like me to think I did. Most of the people on my teams are dying way before their time and I would not want anyone I truly knew or loved to be in their shoes although when death finally comes to claim them it will probably be a relief - none of my picks are going to die suddenly and unexpectedly. My selections are based on a logical process (still flawed by being a newbie) to try and get a maximum score in a game that rewards young and famous deaths in my attempt to win the game. I cannot attempt to link dead pooling and caring because my mind has already divorced the two (rightly or wrongly). As a related point I try to follow the following etiquette on this site. When someone dies I will be respectful in my comments on their thread and in the deaths of the year thread (unless there is a harmless joke or pun to make which sometimes I can't resist) however in the Dead Pool threads I can celebrate the points a death might earn me. It's not perfect, like me, but I think dead pooling is a pretty harmless way to spend my time really.

I was asleep, you know! Define "care". Of the 60 people on my 3 teams, the only two I wouldn't raise a glass to are the two murderers. There are some I outright hope buck the trend - Falkholt, Lewis - and others I have outright sympathy for their condition. I take no joy from the actual death (it's just part of life) but after the Tony Benn debacle*, I don't pick people who mean massive amounts to me on a personal level. Hence complete lack of Mr Lambie on any of my teams. *My team in 2013 was shit. Benn was ill. I picked him the next year as a sort of jinx to try and keep him alive. Failed. Very sad. Not repeating that. Hope that helps!

Looking at the ages of some of the people on the list I’m surprised Glynis Johns (Winifred Banks from Mary Poppins) hasn't been included, 95 this year and hasn't worked since 1999.

Not heard much from him in many years, maybe worth keeping an eye on. While I am sure most of you are cultured and know this man, some members like SC and Joey Russ may not. He was the one of the great artists of and voices of a generation, on the same level of Aretha Franklin or Diana Ross.

Around the same as Carlisle lifting the FA Cup

Alright, there's enough of us on here now to have earned our own topic. Andrea Camilleri, Topo Gigio creator Maria Perego, Nico Fidenco, Omero Antonutti... this is where they go when they experience La Dolce Morte.

Thank you for noticing that. It would have been quite embarrassing if the name was just the exact same as last year.

Fuck it, might as well keep my hand in and enter the cup.

An article about the Lelux Hospital in Bangkok, where they are performing 'penis whitening' procedures. Because as we know (and I'm unanimous in this), once you go white, you never go back. The same hospital stirred controversy last year for touting a cosmetic procedure called a "3D Vagina" in which the customer's own body fat is used to make genitalia more plump. The penis whitening service costs around US$650 for five sessions. SC

Aye, summat of a character - fond of a party and a pretty girl but ask a surviving band member from any act signed to Immediate Records if he knew what he was doing and you might have to stand well back as they respond. Quite likely the only man who can claim up close and personal involvement in strategies that made both The Beatles and Jive Bunny big hit acts

We all love a good funeral....

That does it! We have 20 complete and active lists for the inaugural version of the Five4three2one DP. I have made a complete matrix for Jan and will post it below. I am amazed at the percentage of new names that come in even after I have been doing this for a few years. Truly a global competition. That said, please use full names in the future on your teams, as I am not familiar with European footballers, and many others that are coming in (tho' the Python cast are certainly universal). I am not aware of any hits yet, so it is all square as we embark on a new year of carnage. I am going to take a stab at the winning score and say it will fall somewhere in the 33 - 35 range, and that will be impressive. Good luck and I hope you enjoy the ride. JAN Teams 5 pts 4 pts 3 pts 2 pts 1 pt theoldlady Leah Bracknell Kim Jong Un Walter Keonig Yoko Ono David Prowse BOU1 Renee Simonot John McCain Don Lusk Nabi Tajima Billy Graham Captain Chorizo (5) Dilip Kumar Yamaguchi San Patrick Cryne Paul Alcock Little Richard Sean (5) Rayya Elias Alberto Fujimori Matt Capotelli Marieke Vervoot Fernando Ricksen The Quim Reaper (8) Patrick Cryne Leah Bracknell Rayya Elias Sal Sobral John McCain Prophet (2) John McCain Fernando Ricksen Leah Bracknell Rayya Elias Dean Francis Joey Russ John Cleese Terry Gilliam Eric Idle Terry Jones Michael Palin Fixed Business Valerie Harper Nobby Stiles Greg Gilbert Leah Bracknell George HW Bush EXU (6) Muller Mark E Smith Sansom Jimmy Armfield Jimmy Greaves Mr. Whit Doris Day Queen Elizabeth II Chubby Checker Bob Dylan Bridget Bardot Unknown Man Olivia Newton-John Javier Perez de Cuellar Tessa Jowell Isabel Peron Yasuhiro Nakasone FujimoriNoMorey Alberto Fujimori Marieke Vervoot Bessie Camm Steve Bannon Nabi Tajima gcreptile (6) Marieke Vervoot Jessica Falkholt Johnny Hubbard Bobby Zarin Lou Henson Wormfarmer Charlotte Rae Lauren Wasser John McCain Stefan K Stefansson Roberta McCain Bentrovato Shane McGowan Jilly Cooper Paul McCartney David Prowse Emperor Akihito Yorkshire Banker (3) Reinhardt Hardegan Bobby Brown (fballer) Jessica Falkholt Barys Kit Bella Thorne Deathray Norman Lloyd Stefan K Stefansson Val Kilmer Clive James Shane McGowan Ericles Souza Isabel Peron Valery Giscard d'Estaing Susana Vieira Imelda Marcos Teofisto Guingoma Jr. Bibliogryphon Richard Overton Red Schoendienst Ennio Monicone Raymond Briggs Earl Cameron Youwanticewiththat Clive James Chris Rea Frank Gehry Aretha Franklin Burt Reynolds Double your points if you get a hit on the last day of the month. All lists void beginning Feb 1, so submit new teams at that time to avoid missed opportunities. Remember you cannot use a name again in consecutive months. Game On!

Screwdriver did Harare once, tickets never really sold.

That Penguin looks like it's about to be lunch, tbh.

Note to self: Fix draw so Grim and Joey face off in Round 1 for LOLs. Note to self: Don't tell anyone about this.

Some more or less known singers/musicians, who will turn 27 next year (but not really comparable to the likes of Janis, Jim or Jimi!): 12.01. Pixie Lott 17.02. Ed Sheeran 30.03. AronChupa (DJ or whatever) 02.04. Quavo (Rapper) 04.04. Jamie Lynn Spears 23.05. Lena Meyer-Landrut (ESC-Winner 2010) 31.05. Azealia Banks 07.06. Fetty Wap (Rapper) 16.06. Joe McElderry (X-Factor) 07.07. Alesso (DJ) 16.08. Young Thug (Rapper) 11.09. Kygo (DJ) 10.10. Gabriella Cilmi 16.10. John & Edward Grimes (Jedward) 02.12. Charlie Puth 24.12. Louis Tomlinson (OneDirection)

Found this Star Trek scene that was cut from the UK broadcast interesting... A discussion on whether terrorists can 'win'. *nice to know about the reunification of Ireland in 2024

Star Trek? Sure about that......?