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Welcome to the forums. We already have threads for the death penalty and for prisoners. Either thread is suitable enough for discussion of death row inmates.

On the subject of "reasonable definition of a celebrity", one of the great sensible minds of the forum said this once: And it's stuck with me as a crucial point. Indeed, it was a view point I used to help shape my various teams this year. But then, 8 years on this forum has told me one thing, it's that no two forum members have the same view on fame thresholds. There isn't a statistical level, it's very much a subjective thing. tbf to Gcreptile here, as much as I really hated the Shameless team, I am led to believe he was doing it deliberately to make the same point you are, only in a somewhat less subtle way.

Dylan's seminal 1968 album John Wesley Harding was definitely country. Recorded in Nashville with country musicians.

Sir Creep's Inverse Entry 2018 Cool Team Name: MY HERO, ZERO 1. Donald Trump 2. Val Kilmer 3. Dick Van Dyke 4. Paul Gascoigne 5. Terry Jones 6. Angela Lansbury 7. Charlotte Rae 8. Catherine Nevin 9. Bob Barker 10. Jill Gascoine 11. Pope Benedict XVI 12. Henry Kissinger 13. Devin Lima 14. Clive James 15. Liam Miller 16. Olivia Newton-John 17. Bob Dole 18. Robert Mugabe 19. Prunella Scales 20. Dame Tessa Jowell 21. Simon Ricketts 22. Betty White 23. Stefan Stefansson 24. Queen Elizabeth II 25. Doris Day

1 Angela Lansbury 2 Donald Trump 3 Dick Van Dyke 4 Henry Kissinger 5Queen Elizabeth II 6 Paul Gascoigne 7 Val Kilmer 8 Jimmy Carter 9Alberto Fujimori 10 Stephen Hawking 11 Terry Jones 12 Stan Lee 13 Simon Ricketts 14 Linda Nolan 15 Bob Barker 16 Dennis Norden 17 Devin Lima 18 Olivia Newton-John 19 Little Richard 20 Doris Day 21 Prunella Scales 22 Catherine Nevin 23 Prince Phillip 24 Olivia DeHavilland 25 Kirk Douglas sub Vera Lynn

These healthy young bucks are sure to party like it's 2019: Angela Lansbury Val Kilmer Terry Jones Donald Trump Paul Gascoigne Pope EB XVI Queen E II Olivia de Havilland Betty White Doris Day Dick Van Dyke Stan Lee Jimmy Greaves Olivia Newton-John Little Richard Aretha Franklin Valerie Harper Stephen Hawking Henry Kissinger Bob Barker Jimmy Carter Denis Norden Bob Dole Vera Lynn Billy Graham sub: Alberto Fujimori

205 posts were not starting a thread. Ah, my coat.

It shouldn't be an issue though. A cursory glance if a team and any FFBI's banned. Lots of forum pools manage fine.

No he wasn't. I assume no one had him here then?? He had dementia for a while and been in a nursing home for last few years.

Oh that? That's just lists. Lists are fun!

Quite a few people seem to play for competitive purposes or for the sake of wanting to win. Playing a theme team of cancer mums/terminally ill nobodies so they can win the theme team league? You know that sort of utterly pathetic kind of shit that nobody respectable would do...

Does anyone NOT play it for fun? It's not like there's a big cheque for the winner, it's just a bit of a distraction from life.

I stil love the game.The obit rules make it more interesting.I avoided cancer mums and most FFBI.The only FFBI out of my 60 is Noel Conway but if he overturned the the law on assisted dying would go down in history.Also I consider him an activist.

Peter Wyngrade, no. 333 on my list Patrick Cryne, no. 250 on my list Connie Sawyer, no. 33 on my list Nicanor Parra, no. 76 on my list Mark E. Smith, no. 273 on my list Neagu Djuvara, no. 144 on my list Bringing list forward to new page, will now continue putting my Jan deaths in this post

Just in case no one has ever seen it...

Here's Tippi Hedren celebrating her 88th birthday

Carl Perkins wore his blue suede shoes for the last time on this day 20 years ago, aged 65.

Aye, 56 points in the end. Jessica Falkholt got about 30 points too. As far as I can see quickly glancing over my notes, no one even pretended for a moment Bobby Zarin was Deathlisty however.

A parent burying their child is a fate I wish on no one. Regards to their family

list brought forward to this page.

Never understand why people get mad when newbies use "We." They probably just made their first shadow list and are, as well as the committee for their own list, anticipating somebodies death, in this case he was probably saying he and the committee will probably keep Olivia de Havilland on the list until she dies, therefore used the pronoun We to convey his point that other people along with him will likely keep de Havilland on their lists. Hell, I sometimes unintentionally use it. Overall, it shouldn't be this important.

I don't know if it's safe to make a victory speech yet but I would like to take this opportunity to make my retirement speech. It's been an interesting, strange and sometimes morally questionable few years for myself. I've enjoyed finding out about random personalities and their stories I would have otherwise been ignorant of. However having, I think, claimed the title this year or at least given it my best shot I'm going to hang up my boots. There's only so many Christmases I can spend googling 'terminally ill with' before needing to step back. I considered entering a more 'proper' celebrity based team but I want to be able to compete and this is my best opportunity to go out on top. I'm especially pleased to have beaten the legendary DQSP this year, with it being the last chance to do so for the foreseeable future as he takes over the reins. I had a fair bit of luck this year with so many risky picks going my way so it feels right to at least take a break from it. At times in the past I've allowed myself to put far too many hours into researching the dying so I'm going to be focusing my energies elsewhere. There's more to life than death. I'll still be around the forums occasionally and may return to chase top spot again. Good luck to everyone competing next year and to the new host Mr DQSP. And big thanks to the Man in Black for all his efforts. Arrivederci, bon voyage and fare thee well.