Gooseberry Crumble

Goodness is this Britney Spears getting close to Prince Andrew??!

@The Old Crem I wonder if that would be a first if both people in a royal couple die in the same year such as your Duke and Duchess of Kent pick which a few others have also plumped for.

No need to apologise I ain't grumbling it's totally the nature of the game. I am sure I have inadvertently thwarted other people's unique picks both this year and previously! He is a worthy pick regardless of unique status or not. The director of Flash Gordon!!! Absolutely worthy choice !

Thank you! Sounds like I'm on the right trajectory! I do like your turn of phrase ripe berries and not just because I have an overly naughty and erotic mind! I too will feel very sad when Liza goes but I think so many of us choosing her is a form of recognition and thus a strange back handed compliment. Better than being on the list of the missed. I picked Fred Talbot because I saw media reports of him sitting on his own in local pubs were he has lived for a good while but being totally shunned by locals refusing to speak with him or engage in any conversation with him. The reasons for his pariah status are well known but I think someone like him who seems to crave interactions socially being totally rejected and clearly looking totally devastated by the rejection.. Well I think such situations often don't end well and their decline is often speeded up by being a social outcast. Thanks for replying. Happy New Year and thanks for your passionate dedication to this pool and death by numbers.

I think you will do well. A nice bit of spread betting or punts alongside some near certain hits.

A decent list with lots of variety. I see you have deprived me of a unique pick with Mike Hodges but that's just the way the cookie crumbles! Nature of the game.

Sir Cunto Did you manage to sort your little problem out and mount a successful entry in the end?!

I must have been unknowingly skim reading these forums at times recently or on auto pilot to some extent because Gary Burgess seems to be getting picked a lot but his existence and his terrible health situation I only learnt of an hour or two ago via google. He clearly is an excellent choice.

@YoungWillz Good teams. I reckon you'll do better than you think.

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Sidney Poitier

I imagine Barbara Knox stands a decent chance of ending up on the deathlist in future.

I would love to hear your brain farts on my three teams GC please !

Here is my team Barbara Edwards- first female bbc weather presenter Gerald Seymour Tony Caunter Ron Stander Jackie Loughery Ann Bannon - writer of lesbian pulp fiction Susan Harris Terence Stamp Joe Morgenstern -US film critic Edgar Pearce Maggie Bell - sang no mean city Theme song for Taggart John Chapple- fmr UK chief of defence staff David Weeks- fmr prominent politician on Westminster Council Graham Nash Willie Nelson Richard O'Sullivan Debra Paget Kerri Parker- UK glamour model Tuesday Weld Dick Savitt Hans Blix Lara Flynn Boyle Cindy Adams Jimmy Carter Anita Bryant Barbara Walters Pope Benedict Liza Minnelli Valentino- fashion designer Andrew Parker Bowles Vigdis Finnbogodottir -first female political leader of Iceland Grace Slick Leo Scullion Johnny Morrisey- ex Liverpool footballer Maria Riva Sepp Blatter Sirikit Thai Queen Mother Barry Humpheries aka Dame Edna Everage Benjamin B Ferencz Roy Swetman Billy Butler- Merseyside radio presenter Joe Benton- ex Labour mp for Bootle William Smithers- played Jeremy Wendell in Dallas Kay Ivey- governor of Alabama Richard Hadlee Empress Michiko of Japan Jack Jones- US singer love boat song Tom Smith - Rugby Robert Worcester Doddie Weir Subs Sophia Loren James Whale Monica Vitti Sandy Gall

Nope I didn't select him!

No but I look forward to watching that Daily motion video in full a bit later!! Well I certainly hope to be pleasantly surprised then! I think after having a read of your teams you look like you have some good uniques.

A moment of madness I believe he described it as!! Do you think I stand a fair chance of matching or surpassing my unique pick tally of 38 from last year?

I was speculating in my mind last night that it was my Divine Brown pick!

Here are my three Crumble Teams! Apricot Crumble Luke Halpin Christina Crawford Maggie Dence -australian actress played serial killer Bev Baker in Prisoner Cell block H Ronnie Knight Wayne Dobson - magician Ron Davies - fmr Welsh Secretary under Blair govt George Carey Dick Fosbury - US Olympic athlete Caroline O'Shea - contestant Original UK Big Brother series Brian Jackson - man from Del Monte tv adverts Patrick Moberly - fmr british ambassador Sheila Kennelly -Original cast member Home and away Ron Ely Pope Benedict John Houghton - british author Hagbanes doom Baroness Lynda Chalker The Duchess of Kent Richard Seed - controversial US physician Peter Moore - Welsh serial killer Ugo Mifsud Bonnici - Fmr President of Malta Subs Terry Kilburn Shirley Bassey Blueberry Crumble Rosie Gaines - US singer Mike Hodges Tony Martin - defendant in controversial UK Court case in early 2000s Dickie Rooks - - ex footballer Vera Miles Carleton Carpenter Loretta Lynn Clark Datchler - singer 1980s band Johnny hates Jazz Barbara Amiel - journalist and wife of disgraced press baron Conrad Black Gary Myers - Original milk tray man in famous TV adverts Lady Annabel Goldsmith Brian Park - tv producer dubbed the axeman when he took over Corie in the mid 1990s Laurie Taylor Angelo Badalamenti Ed Fury - bodybuilder hunky film extra in old Hollywood Phil Creswick - member of boyband Big Fun Fred Talbot Ann Leslie - journalist Noeline Donaher- matriarch in australian 1990s reality tv show Sylvania Waters John Reid - fmr Labour Home Secretary Subs Leo Scullion Rosemary Squires Sally Kellerman Gooseberry Crumble Jacqueline White Daniel Dennett - philosopher and polemicist Liza Minnelli Richard Beymer Ron Morris - US Olympic pole vaulter Asil Nadir Susan Howard Chris Sarandon Fernando Jose De Franca Dias Van Dunem - former vice president and prime minister of Angola Queen Margrethe the second of Denmark Donald Wetzel- engineer and businessman with key role in making and distributing ATMs Barrie Rutter - british actor Malcolm Thornton -fmr tory mp Alana Stewart Duggie Brown Julie Goodyear Gerry O'Hara - british film director of The Stud , film credited with helping to revive Joan Collins career in the 1970s Ron Russell - military veteran who rescued Princess Anne from IRA kidnappers in the 1970s Divine Brown- infamous prostitute and fmr minor media personality caught being naughty with Hugh Grant! Jack O'Halloran- US actor and boxer. A baddie in a black costume invading earth in Superman two! Subs David Ogilvy Elizabeth Kelly Piper Laurie Given you said how interesting you find my DDP Crumble teams to read! Enjoy @msc I hope and suspect you'll find it's a list teeming with decent unique picks!

Here is my 2022 Shadowlist Julie Goodyear Kay Ivey (controversial governor of Alabama) Terry Paine Kitty Kelley (notorious biographer of the rich and famous) Rosemary Squires Stella Stevens Jerrold Immel (TV theme tune composer) Pope Benedict Loretta Lynn Mohammed Al Fayed Terence Stamp Jim Bolger (Former PM of New Zealand) Liza Minnelli Duchess of Kent Ron Atkinson Sidney Cooke Audrey Howard (Liverpool fictional historical romance author) Raquel Welch Mikhail Gorbachev June Lockhart Valentino (fashion designer) John Ward (father and justice campainer for Julie Ward) Olivia Newton John Arthur Irving (one of Canadas richest men) Pele Nigel Lawson Bill Treacher King Albert the second of Belgium James Lovelock Connie Francis Empress Akihito of Japan Paul Biya President of Cameroon Joan Plowright Jackie Stewart Frank Field Phil Donahue Wendy Playfair (prisoner cell block h actress) Stuart Hall Joanne Woodward Bill Wyman Freddie Foreman Winnie Ewing Ryan O'Neal Leonard Fenton Yoko Ono Jean Marie Le Pen Geoffrey Boycott Berniece Baker (author and sister of Marilyn Monroe) Rolf Harris Glynis Johns Subs Kenneth Cope Lord Tebbit

He hasnt taken the delicious bait in my above post about the wonders and delights of scottish c**k so I suspect he is asleep!

Decent decision to return Sandy to the list.

An excellent pick by the committee.

Well at least I guess they are not devoid of all sense given they clearly recognize the joys of scottish men and whats underneath their kilts! I can testify it is often very good!

Its great that your still in this part of the forum Loretta! Its really good to see you!