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Judging by how he looked at his funeral, I would say that he looks very wrinkly and crinkly. He's a good pick for 2024.

1. Jimmy Carter 1704 (9th, 1st) 2. Joanne Woodward 1333 (7th, 6th) 3. Glynis Johns 1230 (8th, 7th) 4. Esther Rantzen 1155 (NEW) 5. Noam Chomsky 1051 (3rd, 37th) 6. Roberta Flack 951 (2nd, 8th) 7. Shannen Doherty 864 (4th, 32nd) 8. Linda Nolan 846 (5th, 16th) 9. Frank Field 846 (3rd, 10th) 10. Jonnie Irwin 816 (2nd, 15th) 11. Eva Marie Saint 799 (4th, 17th) 12. James Whale 763 (4th, 9th) 13. June Spencer 703 (3rd, 18th) 14. Jean Marie Le Pen 673 (2nd, 30th) 15. Dick van Dyke 655 (3rd, 19th) 16. Nigel Starmer Smith 651 (2nd, 21st) 17. David Attenborough 651 (2nd, 36th) 18. Imelda Marcos 611 (2nd, -) 19. Rob Burrow 598 (2nd, 31st) 20. Alan Greenspan 546 (NEW) 21. David Graham 522 (3rd, 50th) 22. Yoko Ono 520 (5th, 27th) 23. Sonny Rollins 508 (2nd, 40th) 24. Mel Brooks 500 (2nd, 23rd) 25. Franz Beckenbauer 499 (NEW) 26. Bruce Willis 494 (NEW) 27. Steve McMichael 490 (NEW) 28. Toby Keith 485 (NEW) 29. Pope Francis 480 (NEW) 30. Dennis Skinner 479 (NEW) 31. Stanley Baxter 475 (2nd, 41st) 32. Norman Tebbit 472 (3rd, 34th) 33. Ethel Kennedy 464 (NEW) 34. Bob Newhart 452 (2nd, -) 35. Francoise Hardy 431 (3rd, 46th) 36. Violeta Chamorro 428 (2nd, -) 37. William Russell 422 (NEW) 38. Cleo Laine 385 (NEW) 39. Patrick Murray 371 (NEW) 40. Vanessa Redgrave 361 (NEW) 41. Douglas Hurd 355 (2nd, -) 42. Isabel Peron 353 (NEW) 43. Vera Miles 354 (2nd, 48th) 44. Jim Lovell 344 (NEW) 45. Denis Law 336 (NEW) 46. Patricia Routledge 327 (NEW) 47. Tom Baker 311 (NEW) 48. Michael Tilson Thomas 310 (NEW) 49. Julie Goodyear 304 (NEW) 50. Tom Lehrer 296 (NEW)

They make it a bit too easy for themselves by nominating Pope Benedict, a dead guy.

My own lists would have done much better if I knew this kind of thing was allowed.

A well deserved No.1 spot

Man, the committee deserves some kind of medal if they, after snubbing her year after year after year, were to get a hit with her on their first attempt.

GLYNIS IS THERE!!!!!!

Buzz, finally an astronaut on DL Good list, most I've agreed with the drops in some time. Avoiding Attenborough is really playing with fire though.

Bit surprised that Shannen Doherty didn't return.

Hopefully if Tom Baker dies they don't replace him with Peter Davison...

Looks promising! I've heard that spot 5, 6 and 7 might just be MC Ren and Superstar Billy Graham, but we'll see.

I have a very bad feeling about Sir David Attenborough's omission from the 2024 list... I hope to be proven wrong. Of course, we all want him to make it to 2025, as he's an international treasure, but he'll be turning 98 in May...

Surprised i'd have replaced have kept Yoko Ono in replacement of Pope Francis honestly. I think he has a few more years in him

Great list but I would've picked Attenborough. He's too big of a miss.

Just in case people miss this inspired no.5 in the morning

Thank you for a very successful DL 2023! Well done, the result is really great!

So glad she finally made it on.

No Attenborough again is surprising, they must really not want him as a hit. Dropping Ono is risky. Solid list otherwise. The new generation is here and it's a damn good one.

Bugner, Beckenbauer, Tom Baker, Sly Stone, Buzz Aldrin, Ted Turner, Brigitte Bardot, Fritzl, Flack, Rantzen, Barenboim, Brokaw, Julie Walters, Blix, Gene Hackman, Draper, Clint Eastwood, Patricia Routledge, Glynis Johns, the Pope (Francis I assume!). On paper that's the greatest bunch of new picks in ages. My one grumble, not picking Davey Attenborough feels a bit risky.

Sorry, you can't make up for not taking him back then...

great addition !!

Good entry.Nearly 95 and in a care home plus a UK A Lister.No brainer.

I think it looks decent. I doubt it'll top this year, but the prospective pool of DL people who seemed like certs was pretty skimpy. Most of the gambles get an "I didn't really think of that, but I can see it" approval from me. Few other random notes: Above all I'm enraged they couldn't commit to the bit and keep DVD at 1. What happened to having a sense of humor? I guess with Lear and now Johns, 101 is the age to be if you want them to finally take notice. Hope Eva Marie Saint can survive the year. I figured they'd pick either the Pope or Bruce Willis. I don't think either will die this year, but I'm glad they went with Francis instead. Although he is pretty damn high up. It's okay guys, we forgive you for missing Benny. Predictable, but glad to see Gene Hackman and Clint Eastwood on the list. Not sure either will die, but they're the kind of name I get antsy about not appearing. They clearly kept Wagner to spite me. To SPITE me I'm telling you. As for the other Bob (Duvall) returning, eh, I don't mind it. He was a lot more quiet than I figured last year. As opposed to Linden who still attends cons and so on and so forth. Blix and Fritzl making it is nice. Proves the DL committee didn't fully go into a coma in 1999. Julie Walters is the only pick I'm convinced is probably a dud. Yeah, she pulled out of something but she is pretty old and did still film a movie after. Most likely it was nothing. I cut her from my DBN team. (Which also had Sly Stone. Plagiarism.) Dropping Ono... why? If I'm counting right I don't even think they had to. Almost certainly she's in worse health than Redgrave or something. Mildly surprised Hurd didn't return. Very surprised with Attenborough. Not that I really expect him to die, but two years without him is pretty shocking, given how they'd never live it down if they missed him, and guys like Cheney and Scales they clearly don't want to take the risk. Since my gut reaction was that it looks pretty good, I'm feeling a final score of 3/50

Every year needs a rest in piss pick, good call to bring him on for 2024.

Earliest hit ever, one year before the list was even made