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I said Team Wean when I sent the wean's team in....so if we could change it to that, that would be great. Actually a mandate from the boss....

I reckon about 11 hits this year

Jack Charlton got to Banks funeral but looks fucking old. Mind you, Ross Kemp's really let himself go...

Bad timing on The Chase tonight:

I hope he gets a massive Luke Perry and dies like stroke did.

Coffee—Where’s the coffee?

Just for the record, my Andy Anderson is still alive. It's the winemaker picked by msc's non-obit theme team, too.

Pish. Absolute 'pish'. The pool started "when"? And you've not bothered your arse in the last 2 months, aye time commitment Yadda Yadda. The time it took you to do umpteen paragraphs in reply shows you have the time, but not the will. Don't start shite you can't finish ffs, yeah you're now an adult, at a 'uni' (lol), so learn to be a fucking adult and not a retard clone those shitholes churn out.

Deathers.....if you run it....you run it. As you say, you're active. Stop posting shite on numerous threads and run the pool you started. Priorities.

UPDATE 1 Hits/Misses Tanya Gendle | disqualified | 2 teams Andrew McGahan | 1st February | 15 teams Conway Berners-Lee | 1st February | 3 teams John Cocks | 6th February | 8 teams Albert Finney | 7th February | 1 team Dick Churchill | 13th February | 1 team Paul Flynn | 17th February | 1 team Fifteen teams hit the ground running after the death of Oz author Andrew McGahan, with 4 of those players cashing in on wildcards. The death of computer scientist Conway Berners-Lee was announced shortly after, but he has since been in obit limbo. Ditto New Zealand's answer to Nick Knowles - John Cocks - who brings misery to a further 8 teams. Tanya Gendle's off-radar death means I cannot award points, nor can I sub in replacements. It wasn't all quiet on the obit front. The sad death of Albert Finney put Gooseberry Crumble in the lead... only to be eclipsed by Death Impends with Dick Churchill, a unique DDP pick on the unlucky 13th! The Old Crem then shot into 2nd place with solo wildcard Paul Flynn. Only 5 teams remain deprived of hits. Scores in full: 1. Death Impends - 16 2. The Old Crem - 10 3. Gooseberry Crumble - 9 4. Sir Creep - 8 =5. Book - 6 =5. CaptainChorizo - 6 =5. FixedBusiness - 6 =8. An Fear Beag - 4 =8. Banana - 4 =8. The Mad Hatter - 4 =8. Pedro67 - 4 =8. RadGuy - 4 =13. Joey Russ - 3 =13. msc - 3 =13. theoldlady - 3 =13. Skinny kiltrunner - 3 =17. Bibliogryphon - 0 =17. Clorox Bleachman - 0 =17. Toast - 0 =17. The Unknown Man - 0 =17. YoungWillz - 0

@En Passant I did try and think about the relative levels of fame. At the top you have Prince Philip which I don't think anyone would dispute and I put Kirk Douglas below him because he was a global superstar actor. World leaders scored high and film stars but I tried to rank them in their levels of iconography. Whilst we spend more time discussing Olivia de Havilland I think Doris Day would be more recognisable in the public. Struggled with people like Tina Turner and Vera Lynne trying to think outside the paraochial UK centric box. How famous is Vera outside of the UK? The US stars that have no traction over here I tried to place higher than the equivalent UK TV stars because of your point about global populations but someone like Honor Blackman was Pussy Galore. I did tend to penalise people that I have only heard about because of the Deathlist. Please send me your own version by DM (to avoid clogging the thread with endless lists) and I will try and create and averaged out one.

Sad news about Gordon Banks dying, would expect us to loose another World Cup Winner from the 66 team this year, think it will be between Jimmy Greaves and Nobby Stiles, will go with Stiles so no doubt it will be someone like Jack Charlton.

It is amazing how many F1 drivers have links to Scottish towns Eddie Irvine Stirling Moss Lewis Hamilton Ayr Town Centre.

Odds for this year: 1)Kirk Douglas: 50%. He is old as fuck, if he is not immortal this or next could be the year. Has looked frail for years, stroke in 1997. 2)Herman Wouk: 60% This sort of Jewish zombie seems to go on forever; has sold his home and lives on oxygen, beyond human possibilities. 3)Olivia de Havilland: 20% Still invincible. Apparently. 4)Prince Philip: 40% He is not in immediate danger. Has had some issues but he's well cured. Probably guaranteed to 100. 5)Leah Bracknell: 30% She looked excellent in late December so I start to suspect she is either a genetical freak or she is faking it. 6)Vera Lynn: 45% Old and would be soooo nice to replace her once for all, but seems to be holding her own 7)Robert Mugabe: 10% Dictators never die. Kaunda, Arap Moi and Mugabe will be there in 10 years. At least one of them. 8)Jimmy Carter: 10% Too healthy to die as of now 9)Doris Day: 20% Old old but not frail. Won't do a Carol Channing this year. 10)Pierre Cardin: 40% just a random old man, but still out and about 11)Bob Dole: 70% He is a medical freak! How the hell is he still going? 12)Henry Kissinger: 30% Fat and old, but his will to live is still strong. 13)Jerry Stiller: 60% A wasted pick, but after the recent health scare he is not so wasted. Probably a goner. 14)JPdC: 30% Apparently still doing well. Plus boredom keeps him alive. 15)Bob Barker: 60% has had some issues last year. Not a bad pick indeed. 16)Murray Walker: 40% Apparently doing well. Still incredibly ancient. 17)Akihito: 10% Too young. He's Japanese, folks! 18)Betty White: 10% too early, will make it to 100 and beyond. 19)Gordon Banks: 20% The whole 1966 squad has been on the edge of deaths for years. He seems the healthiest of them all. 20)Hosni Mubarak: 5% Worst pick. 21)June Brown: 10% Way too active to die 22)Stirling Moss: 90% Oh, come on, he should have died last year! 23)Bob Hawke: 90% I believe the man himself, 24)Alan Greenspan: 5% Out and about. 25)Jacques Chirac 40% Not a bad pick but maybe a year too early 26)Dick Van Dyke: 5% This guy will outlive everyone in this world 27)Nobby Stiles: 90% Rationally fucked. Or are they hiding his death? 28)Barbara Walters: 20% Only National Enquirer bullshit. Another Jew who is showing good genes. 29)Honor Blackman: 10% usual wasted pick 30)Harry Belafonte: 10% Indestructible 31)Desmond Tutu: 40% long overdue, but seems alright for now. 32)Valery Giscard d'Estaing: 5% Very active and healthy 33)Ed Asner: 5% Old Jews on this list are way too many. Not going anywhere. 34)Vanessa Redgrave: 5% bad bad bad pick. 35)Jimmy Greaves: 50% Has been in bad health for years. But still seems invincible. That squad is cursed to be always ill but never die! 36)Sidney Poitier: 10% Won't die this year. 37)Valerie Harper: 40% Eternal cancer sufferer. 38)Cleo Laine: 10% What a wasted pick 39)Loretta Lynn: 50% Ok, she has had some bad luck. But I reckon the will to live is stronger. 40)Gorbachev: 60% Come on, illness has taken a toll on him,... 41)Tony Britton: 60% Random old guy, but recently widowed. Probably not in the best shape. 42)John McCririck: 60% Based on looks it will be 100% but he insists he is well. 43)Clive James: 60% Eternal cancer sufferer, but this could finally be it. 44)Prunella Scales: 10% Too early, too early. 45)Little Richard: 20% Seemingly an unsinkable guy as many on this list. 46)Larry King: 5% another old Jew who is not gonna die... 47)Tina Turner: 5% Wasted pick 48)Shane McGowan: 5% Out and about. 49)Ginger Baker: 20% COPD could take years still. 50)Johnny Clegg: 70% time to go. So based on this admittedly conservative analysis there will be 12 hits (more than 50%): Wouk, Dole, Barker, Stiller, Moss, Hawke, Stiles, Gorbachev, Britton, McCririck, James, Clegg.

April 1945 saw the deaths of three prominent world leaders - FDR, the Italian chap, and the one who stole Chaplin’s moustache.

That surely has to be the day with the most significant and biggest deaths ever. All three still well known over 50 years later.

Don't forget to celebrate the DL birthdays (when they are reached) 17.01.1922 Betty White 19.01.1920 Javier Perez de Cuellar 30.01.1937 Vanessa Redgrave 02.02.1926 Valéry Giscard d`Estaing 16.02.1927 June Brown 20.02.1927 Sidney Poitier 20.02.1940 Jimmy Greaves 21.02.1924 Robert Mugabe but 01.03.1927 Harry Belafonte 02.03.1931 Mikhail Gorbachev 06.03.1926 Alan Greenspan 20.03.1917 Vera Lynn 03.04.1922 Doris Day but 14.04.1932 Loretta Lynn 17.04.1940 John McCririck but 04.05.1928 Hosni Mubarak 18.05.1942 Nobby Stiles 27.05.1915 Herman Wouk 27.05.1923 Henry Kissinger 07.06.1953 Johnny Clegg but 08.06.1927 Jerry Stiller 09.06.1924 Tony Britton but 10.06.1921 Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh 22.06.1932 Prunella Scales 01.07.1916 Olivia de Havilland 02.07.1922 Pierre Cardin 12.07.1964 Leah Bracknell but 22.07.1923 Bob Dole 19.08.1939 Ginger Baker but 22.08.1925 Honor Blackman 22.08.1939 Valerie Harper but 17.09.1929 Stirling Moss 25.09.1929 Barbara Walters 01.10.1924 Jimmy Carter 07.10.1931 Desmond Tutu 07.10.1939 Clive James but 10.10.1923 Murray Walker 28.10.1927 Cleo Laine 15.11.1929 Ed Asner 19.11.1932 Larry King 26.11.1939 Tina Turner 29.11.1932 Jacques Chirac 05.12.1932 Little Richard 09.12.1916 Kirk Douglas 09.12.1929 Bob Hawke 12.12.1923 Bob Barker 13.12.1925 Dick van Dyke 23.12.1933 Emperor Akihito 25.12.1957 Shane MacGowan 30.12.1937 Gordon Banks There's a nice foursome in June: 07.06. Johnny Clegg, 08.06. Jerry Stiller, 09.06. Tony Britton and 10.06. Prince Philip. Which party pooper will croak?

My initial thoughts Kirk Douglas - Think 2019 will be his year Herman Wouk - Could go anytime Olivia de Havilland - Still healthy but you can't drop a centenarian Prince Philip - He'll make it to at least autumn then he'll be in the 50/50 zone. Leah Bracknell - Think she'll finally go this year Vera Lynn - Quiet of late, 2019 could well be her year. Robert Mugabe - Now in the 50/50 zone. Jimmy Carter - Should have been dropped this year but understand he would be a gut-wrenching miss. Doris Day - She should be fine for 2020 Pierre Cardin - Too old to be dropped Bob Dole - Think he'll be an autumn goner. Henry Kissinger - To old to be dropped now. Jerry Stiller - Who knows Javier Perez de Cuellar - Subject of a death hoax late last year, think he's a goner this year Bob Barker - In and out of hospital. Sensible keep. Murray Walker - Think he'll be alright this year now at an age of a DL bedblocker. Akihito - Frail, think he's returned to the list at the nick of time. Betty White - Too old and big to be dropped. Gordon Banks - His return might have come with a precaution Hosni Mubarak - Still got at least a couple of years left in him. June Brown - A potential lucky keep. Stirling Moss - How is he still alive?, a goner for sure this year. Bob Hawke - Gone by the British spring. Alan Greenspan - Random but could be worthy. Jacques Chirac - Frail but could last a bit yet. Dick van Dyke - No matter how sprightly he is, think he's a lock until he goes. Nobby Stiles - Had to return, goner for sure this year. Barbara Walters - Maybe Honor Blackman - Think she'll stay on the DL until she goes but not this year. Harry Belafonte - Time he made his DL debut. Desmond Tutu - In the 50/50 zone. d'Estaing - Still makes public appearances, possible attempt to outjinx Ed Asner - Most surprising returnee. Vanessa Redgrave - Wouldn't surprise me if she goes this year. Jimmy Greaves - Looks horrid but may last a bit yet. Sidney Poitier - A summer goner. Valerie Harper - Quiet of late but sensible keep. Cleo Laine - Interesting pick, still performing though. Loretta Lynn - Very ill, an autumn goner. Gorbachev - Overdue DL debut, in the 50/50 zone. Tony Britton - Really old so who knows John McCririck - Looks horrid, but I think he'll make it to at least autumn. Clive James - Think it's finally his year. Prunella Scales - Think December will be too much for her. Little Richard - Another 50's music survivor making his overdue DL debut. Larry King - Could be a lucky pick. Tina Turner - Probably time she made her DL debut but just maybe. Shane McGowan - Long overdue on the Deathlist, 2019 could well be his year finally. Ginger Baker - More touring on the diary, think he's an autumn goner at the earliest. Johnny Clegg - Totally fucked.

March 2016: Nancy Reagan George Martin Keith Emerson Hilary Putnam Peter Maxwell Davies Rob Ford Johann Cruyff Garry Shandling Patty Duke Zaha Hadid Ronnie Corbett I thought November 1963 could be a contender, given JFK , CS Lewis and Aldous Huxley all died on the same day, but it looks like the only other really notable death that month was the Birdman of Alcatraz the day before.

December 2016. John Glenn Alan Thicke Zsa Zsa Gabor Richard Adams Liz Smith George Michael Carrie Fisher Debbie Reynolds

January 2016 (at least in France) : • Michel Delpech • Pierre Boulez • Yves Vincent • Roland Peugeot • André Courrèges • David Bowie • Alan Rickman • René Angelil • Michel Tournier • Ettore Scola • Edmonde Charles-Roux • Abe Vigoda

October 1946 Hermann Goring Hans Frick Albert Jodl Wilhelm Keitel Joachim von Ribbentrop Julius Stretcher Alfred Rosenberg Joseph Stillwell

You going to get dreads this afternoon too and then going to blockbuster to rent out Coming to America??? If I follow this thread correctly.....