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Ah, April. As the weather gets warmer, the DDP hits get fewer. But - not to fret - as the Windy City Deadpool is here to save us all from a summer of deadpooling boredom! Basics: Pick a team of 20 people. The higher their rank, the more points they get when they die and obit. Submit it to me via PM or on this thread, by the end of April. Scoring System: 1st pick: 500 points 2nd pick: 450 points 3rd pick: 400 points 4th pick: 350 points 5th pick: 300 points 6th pick: 275 points 7th pick: 250 points 8th pick: 225 points 9th pick: 200 points 10th pick: 180 points 11th pick: 160 points 12th pick: 140 points 13th pick: 120 points 14th pick: 100 points 15th pick: 85 points 16th pick: 70 points 17th pick: 55 points 18th pick: 50 points 19th pick: 45 points 20th pick: 40 points No bonus points! As you can see the margin slowly decreases from 50 to 25 to 20 to 15 to 5. In the event of a tie, the winner will be determined by whoever has the most unique hits. Acceptable Obits: Anything accepted by the Derby Dead Pool, plus The Independent. Plus the following national American news sources: - ABC News - NBC News - CBS News - Fox News Plus the following local American news sources: - New York Times - LA Times - Chicago Tribune Duration: The competition lasts from May 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018. Get your team in before Big Ben welcomes the month of May.

Vinod Khanna hospitalised for "dehydration" officially, but this photo doesn't exactly suggest a couple of bottles of Snapple will see him right:

PM on Radio Four did the same gag (so respect to them) they got their religious correspondent to confirm the Pope was a Catholic and quoted a life-long expert on bear behaviour on their bathroom habits!

Bader Ginsburg looks like death and has done for a few years now.She has had bowel and pancreatic cancer in the past and has had heart surgery.She claims to work out every day but she looks like she couldn`t lift a bag of compost for 5 seconds.

With Neil Gorsuch likely to be confirmed to the Supreme Court one way or another in the next few days, it got me thinking about the next vacancy. This article claims Anthony Kennedy (80) might retire - would be replaced by a Trump/Pence Conservative. What are the odds on Ruth Bader Ginsberg (84) surviving a 4 year Trump (and/or) Pence administration? Not likely, in my opinion. And what if Stephen Breyer (78) was to have some kind of medical emergency? The Court would end up ultra-conservative for good or ill. Either way, Kennedy and RBG seem like goners within the next 4 years.

Well there's a good reason not to watch the shite. I'm chucking my fucking telly out, nothing but absolute cockcheese on it these days.

It's almost as if they couldn't wait to be rid of him...

Ok, I'll open this up in June for entries, to start July 1. Cheers, guys.

I will just leave this here.

In the case of Carrington, Matthew, David Jacobs and the like you're also paying for a form-studying opportunity as a dead pooler. Good value IMHO!

I was just looking that up, and was disappointed to find that the Corby Trouser Press does not in fact originate from Corby.

The two remaining Dionne quintuplets might be worth bearing in mind. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/02/world/canada/ontario-dionne-quintuplets.html?mwrsm=Facebook&_r=0

If I'm to be honest here, I was surprised to discover Sophia Loren was still alive.

Whip crackaway Whip crackaway Whip crackaway ! Calamity Jane was always one of my favourite films !

Happy Birthday Doris I dont believe she didnt know she was 95!

I am? Well that's a nice old surprise. It's nothing particularly serious, just trying to get a bit of travel into me

My mirror is crap it makes me look fat with grey hair.

I definitely think Douglas Hurd should be on the list next year.Not been seen in public for nearly two years.Retired from the Lords last year had a stroke in 2010 and said he would be dead in ten years four years ago.Also will be 88 next year.

Aye, dunno which cnut enabled it, mind

If that happens we class at as resounding success and start looking for names for next year.

We won't...

#preyforbowlinggreen Prey?

Fourteen people have been killed in Uganda after a taxi swerved to avoid a cow. Sadly this manoeuvre was unsuccessful, as the cow was killed as well. Nine other people were seriously injured. https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/176747-14-dead-as-Ugandan-taxi-avoids-cow

Joey man - much as I'm appreciative of the like on an eight year old post... Are you doing owt else other than hanging out hereabouts all day? I mean, at this rate you might end up like me

This day and age animated feature films don't get people who are only noteworthy as voice actors for the major roles but instead people who are already major celebrities with wider name recognition for a bigger draw in advertising. Dunno how famous he is outside the USA though so Mr. Potato Head could very well be his biggest claim to fame over in the UK.