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Better late than never. I have for whatever reason agreed to the impossible task of taking over the ABC Deadpool from the masterful oversight by Wormfarmer. So for one last moment let's give him a big And since we are looking back to ABC Deadpool II, a huge congratulations to the champ, RadGuy. Our scoring system will remain intact, word for word, so the 55-point standard set by RadGuy is your target. So let's get this party started! The rules: Submit a list of 26 soon-to-croak people to me via PM. The first name or last name of the first person must begin with an A. Second person with a B. You get the idea. This game doesn't require you to choose a joker. Qualifying names will be those getting an obit by sources used by the Windy City Deadpool, also found on its own thread at this site. That pool, in turn, uses the obit sources of the Derby Dead Pool, but adds The Independent; US sources New York Times, LA Times, CBS News, Fox News, TMZ, and MSN. Also acceptable are CNN, and the Associated Press as legit obit sources. Plus the following International news sources: http://www.cbc.ca/ https://www.theaustralian.com.au/ http://www.heraldscotland.com/ https://www.univision.com/ There will be at least 250 names, probably approaching 300. Please police your own obits and notify me by PM or a post on this thread. As Wormfarmer stated, this applies particularly to European obit sources. SCORING: A hit using the first name (all letters except as below) - 1 point A hit using the last name (all letters except as below) - 2 points A hit with the first name . . . (A, E, I, O, U, Y) - 2 points A hit with the last name . . . (A, E, I, O, U, Y) - 3 points A hit with the first OR last name . . . (Q, X, Z) - 4 points A hit with an alliterative name scores the points for both first and last names as specified above (so an alliterative at the A spot would be worth 5 points, the B spot would be worth 3 points, the Q spot would be worth 8 points) BONUS POINTS: Person was born in the year 1939 or later - 2 points Solos = 3 points Duos = 1 point All Vowel Bonus - hit all five vowels (A, E, I, O, U) using LAST names = 5 points / hit any four vowels using last names + the letter Y = 4 points Example: if someone gets a solo hit with Zadora Zephyr, who was born in 1940 (assuming 10+ entries), the score would be 8+2+3=13 (the best you could do with one hit). Ties will be broken by the date the final score is reached. That is, if three folks end up with 18 points, the person that got to 18 on the earliest date will be the winner.  My list was PM'd to Bibliogryphon, the first entry I got. The competition will start 1 AUGUST 2019 (all lists must be PM'd by 11:59pm (GMT) July 31) and end 31 July, 2020. If any names die before the contest begins, I will ask for a replacement at that letter. Names at other letters may not be shuffled to accommodate the replacement.  NOTE: Feel free to include a sub for any letter you like, in case you think it's iffy your name may not make the starting gate. Probably a good idea. Example: C - Carter, Jimmy (sub Carter, Rosalynn) Enjoy!

David Graham is 94 today!

Sting had to cancel some concerts under doctor’s orders, so I figured now would be a good time to start a thread for him. There are plenty of bad puns out there for him when he goes...

It's ok, I didn't take several photos with a big lens!!

I have been about 250 feet from that aircraft! We flew low over it and about 6 "Janet" 737s on our way for breakfast in the Grand Canyon.

Nobby Stiles used to wear the #6 shirt Just sayin'

Hah, it's all good. No offence taken. I've been told that my write-ups haven't broken down bonuses like Joey's. There are 3 reasons for this: 1. I'm an eejit and didn't notice this earlier 2. I prefer rounding up a series of hits to isolating one 3. This allows me to be more consistent with my updates than the previous host was. By doing this I'm not able to cover as much information. This may not be the most exciting way of doing it, but I'm going with it for now. Crucially, entrants are given the same amount of details before the deadline as they were last year, so it's not 'harder' to pick a team. And lastly, please don't be afraid of voicing your concerns, folks.

Clorox, I must apologize. I really did mean my comments rather tongue in cheek, no malicious intent, but it seems to have stirred some discussion. I take solace that I would apparently have lost points with both of these picks if they hadn't been wildcards, so I came out even. My respect to anyone that takes on the challenge of running one of these.

I can't see why the bonuses (or penalties) can't be revealed once the game has started, or once the relevant pick has expired. Keeping it secret throughout takes away the fun element.

Looks like The Old Crem got 4th and Joey Russ 5th.

UPDATE 4 1 2 3 Hits/Misses Dr. John | 5th June | 1 team Pat Bowlen | 13th June | 3 teams Beth Chapman | 26th June | 13 teams John McCririck | 5th July | 15 teams Sutopo Purwo Nugroho | 7th July | 7 teams Freddie Jones | 9th July | no teams Dr. John was a musician, in case you didn't know, and it was this fact which meant he qualified for my team. The team with the longest names taking the longest to score. Fitting. The month which followed saw a few heavy hitters go. After three teams touched down with Pat Bowlen, reality TV star Beth Chapman bailed out a further thirteen (including 2 Wildcards). 15 teams made a bet that John McCririck wouldn't see another Summer. They were wrong, but the host is so generous that he awarded points anyway. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho's death caused a seismic shift in the leaderboard, whilst actor Freddie Jones was a miss. Msc loses his title to The Mad Hatter. He is also threatened by our dark horse, theoldlady. Death Impends clings to the Top 5 despite being the only non-scorer this time. Gooseberry Crumble once again shines with just one hit. Press F to pay respects to Skinny kiltrunner. 2 Wildcards scoring a grand total of... zero Scores in full: 1. The Mad Hatter - 57 2. msc - 50 3. theoldlady - 47 4. CaptainChorizo - 44 5. Death Impends - 43 6. Joey Russ - 42 7. An Fear Beag - 41 8. Sir Creep - 38 =9. Book - 37 =9. FixedBusiness - 37 11. Gooseberry Crumble - 35 12. The Old Crem - 34 13. Pedro67 - 32 14. Bibliogryphon - 30 15. Banana - 29 16. The Unknown Man - 25 17. RadGuy - 24 18. Skinny kiltrunner - 23 19. YoungWillz - 20 20. Clorox Bleachman - 14 21. Toast - 12

Placed my oven ready team with Sir C a few hours ago, just so I don't forget.

Ah well, I thought as much. Will give my online sleuthing a rest for a while.

Robert Rackstraw, the man some believe was the infamous D.B. Cooper, has died. He was 75. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/07/10/he-died-claiming-be-disabled-veteran-many-believe-he-was-hijacker-db-cooper/?utm_term=.047cc7b228a6

(Cross-posted from the Baseball thread) Jim Bouton, a former 20 game winner and the author of the groundbreaking book 'Ball Four', has died. He was 80. https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-jim-bouton-obit-20190710-lhcv7pgzwjdajlsdxprzzjszpm-story.html

We're talking about 35 or more years ago. Records should exist but they're not online and not necessarily on a private database. I reckon they'll be in a box file buried deep somewhere in the archives.

Halfway through the current series and no sign of Graeme Garden or Barry Cryer.

She's gone... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7235405/Willy-Wonka-Chocolate-Factory-star-Denise-Nickerson-62-passes-away-age-62.html?ico=pushly-notifcation-small

Jim Bouton, a former 20 game winner and the author of the groundbreaking book 'Ball Four', has died. He was 80. https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-jim-bouton-obit-20190710-lhcv7pgzwjdajlsdxprzzjszpm-story.html