RadGuy
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Some names I'd like to bring attention to because I feel like they're very underrated as deadpool picks.
Thích Nhất Hạnh (b. 1926) - Vietnamese Buddhist monk, author, and peace activist.
Alan Greenspan (b. 1926) - American economist, chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, unbelievably not a DDP pick currently!
Harry Leslie Smith (b. 1923) - British political commentator, writer, and WWII veteran, still active on Twitter.
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Feel bad for the McCain family, but I can't really bring myself to like him.
For all the good things he did, there was a ton of bad. From saying "I hate the gooks", to singing "bomb bomb bomb Iran", to inflicting Sarah Palin and the Tea Party upon America.
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Update #19
Hits:
21 August - Spencer P. Jones (b. 1956) - msc, Joey Russ, Book, gcreptile, Captain Chorizo, DeathImpends
21 August - Stefan Karl Stefansson (b. 1975) - FixedBusiness, Bibliogryphon, The Unknown Man, Grigori, msc, John Key, Sean, drol, Joey Russ, Wormfarmer, Book, Grim Up North, gcreptile, Torva Messor, CaptainChorizo, Banana, Toast, DeathImpends, DevonDeathTrip, Prophet
24 August - Robin Leach (b. 1941) - Wormfarmer
Scoreboard:
gcreptile 1180DeathImpends 1176
msc 1020
Captain Chorizo 915
Grim Up North 889
Joey Russ 888
drol 862
Book 852
Sean 747
Prophet 737
DevonDeathTrip 728
FixedBusiness 575
Banana 527
The Unknown Man 458
Wormfarmer 426
Toast 394Torva Messor 354
John Key 314
YoungWillz 222
Gooseberry Crumble 187
Grigori 155Bibliogryphon 113
mr.whit 43-
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Yeah, Stefan sure does shake things up a bit.
I'm back in the top 10. And only 9 points behind Bucket of Blood, with whom I only have 5 differentials. My only realistic chance of surpassing him is if Nobby Stiles dies, while Ami Brown/Linda Nolan/Vervoort survive. Still doesn't mean I'll win of course. Onto 2019...
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Someone on Twitter a mere couple hours before the news broke:
Can't say I was a fan of Lazy Town growing up tbh. But he seemed like a great guy and it's sad to see him go at such a young age.
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Big year for major music deaths. Dolores O'Riordan, Avicii, Danny Kirwan, XXXTentacion, now Aretha Franklin - wide variety of genres, of course.
RIP to the Queen of Soul. Aretha was literally living history, from her friendship with Martin Luther King, to singing at Obama's inauguration.
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Update #18
Hits:
7 August - Stan Mikita (b. 1940) - Wormfarmer, Banana8 August - Jarrod Lyle (b. 1981) - gcreptile, Death Impends
16 August - Atal Bihari Vajpayee (b. 1924) - drol
16 August - Aretha Franklin (b. 1942) - Fixed Business, Gooseberry Crumble, John Key, Joey Russ, Wormfarmer, Book, Grim Up North, Prophet
Scoreboard:
gcreptile 1049DeathImpends 1045
msc 889
Grim Up North 814
drol 787
CaptainChorizo 784
Joey Russ 757
Book 721
Sean 672
Prophet 662
DevonDeathTrip 653
FixedBusiness 500
Banana 452
The Unknown Man 383
Toast 319Wormfarmer 310
Torva Messor 279
John Key 239
YoungWillz 222
Gooseberry Crumble 187
Grigori 80
mr.whit 43
Bibliogryphon 38-
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Going on a day trip to St. Louis tomorrow to check out Washington University.
It's a tough school to get into, but hopefully they'll give me more consideration if I endure the 5-hour drive to get there.
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Actor and comedian Bernie Mac died 10 years ago today, at the age of 50.
He's the first celebrity death I remember. RIP to a Chicago legend.
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Update #17
Hits:
28 July - Bruce Lietzke (b. 1951) - msc, Grim Up North, Death Impends
1 August - Mary Carlisle (b. 1914) - Torva Messor (J)
5 August - Charlotte Rae (b. 1926) - The Unknown Man, msc, drol, Wormfarmer, Grim Up North, Death ImpendsScoreboard:
gcreptile 968DeathImpends 964
msc 889
CaptainChorizo 784
Grim Up North 772
drol 763
Joey Russ 715
Book 679
Sean 672
DevonDeathTrip 653
Prophet 620
FixedBusiness 458
Banana 412
The Unknown Man 383
Toast 319Torva Messor 279
Wormfarmer 228
YoungWillz 222
John Key 197
Gooseberry Crumble 145
Grigori 80
mr.whit 43
Bibliogryphon 38-
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Going to the beach at Indiana Dunes with my friends tomorrow.
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Update #16
Hits:
1 July - Baron Thomas of Macclesfield (b. 1937) - YoungWillz
9 July - Lord Carrington (b. 1919) - YoungWillz, The Unknown Man, John Key
13 July - Laura Barry (b. 1993) - DeathImpends
13 July - Nancy Barbato Sinatra (b. 1917) - Gooseberry Crumble
Scoreboard:
gcreptile 968DeathImpends 887
msc 812
CaptainChorizo 784
drol 737
Joey Russ 715
Grim Up North 695Book 679
Sean 672
DevonDeathTrip 653
Prophet 620
FixedBusiness 458
Banana 412
The Unknown Man 357
Toast 319Torva Messor 251
YoungWillz 222
Wormfarmer 204
John Key 197
Gooseberry Crumble 145
Grigori 80
mr.whit 43
Bibliogryphon 38-
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Pretty hot here, hovering around 85-90 most days, rather humid too. But nothing out of the ordinary.
And while a lot of folks are bitching about it, I like summertime in Chicago: the mugginess, the sunshine, the lush greenery, the sounds of ACs running and cicadas chirping.
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"Ish comin' 'ome lads"
Nope, it's coming to Hrvatska.
Very nice outcome after yesterday's disappointment for Belgium.
But good on the England team for at least making it this far and generating some excitement for once.
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Update #15
Hits:
24 May - David Shutts (b. 1965) - DeathImpends
27 June - Joe Jackson (b. 1928) - Gooseberry Crumble
29 June - Matt Cappotelli (b. 1979) - FixedBusiness, msc, Sean, drol, Joey Russ, Book, gcreptile, Captain Chorizo, DeathImpends, DevonDeathTrip, Prophet
2 July - Henry Butler (b. 1949) - DevonDeathTrip
Scoreboard:
gcreptile 968msc 812
DeathImpends 794
CaptainChorizo 784
drol 737
Joey Russ 715
Grim Up North 695Book 679
Sean 672
DevonDeathTrip 653
Prophet 620
FixedBusiness 458
Banana 412
The Unknown Man 338
Toast 319Torva Messor 251
Wormfarmer 204
John Key 178
YoungWillz 164
Gooseberry Crumble 128
Grigori 80
mr.whit 43
Bibliogryphon 38DeathImpends makes it onto the podium thanks to the David Shutts obit. A Colin Butts obit would make him a definite contender for the title...
Meanwhile, I updated the masterlist for the transfers a couple days ago. Fixed Joey's mistake (I appreciate his honesty). If anyone else has an error, please let me know.
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Made it back home around 5PM yesterday. Stayed up for the first batch of fireworks but around 9:30 I went to bed. Proceeded to wake up at 4:30 this morning... gonna be tough getting used to the time difference.
Thanks for your updates @Cat O'Falk. I wasn't on the forums during my trip, but I did read your PMs thru my email notifications.
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My trip to Poland is coming to an end. I'm pretty happy to be heading back home tbh. After a whole month, I've had my fill. Especially since I do the same things every summer - sit around with my grandparents, walk their dog, go on hikes, take a day trip to nearby Kraków with my friends, smoke joints behind a dumpster. Not that those things aren't enjoyable, but they're getting old.
But I knew I had to make the most of my trip since I'll probably be too busy to go next year. I'll be preparing for college and I'll want to spend one last summer with my high school friends.
My flight from Rzeszów to Warsaw is around 9AM local time on Wednesday. Only a few hours layover, then around 1PM is my flight to Chicago.
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I love doing this whole survivor analysis thing, but I haven't done it since the beginning of the year. So here's my mid-year edition.
Leah Bracknell: The report of her needing to get her lungs drained often is ominous. Reminds me of Sam Simon in his final days. 90%
Greg Gilbert (JOKER): Probably the worst pick on my team. Has a wedding planned and treatment is still working for now. Shitty joker. 20%
Jose Jose: One of these hospitalizations will be his last. But when will that be? 50%
Dilip Kumar: So frail... he can't hang on much longer. Autumn-time death. 80%
Devin Lima: Seen a lot of 'prayers' talk on social media. However, seems more like fans concerned with his diagnosis than friends concerned with his condition. 40%
Philomena Lynott: No way she's refusing treatment. An 87-year-old doesn't survive almost a full year with untreated lung cancer. 50%
John McCain: Any day now. Though that is what I've been saying for a couple months. 95%
Charlotte Rae: We don't really know how her cancer is progressing. Her frail looks could be attributed to the fact that she can't be bothered to wear makeup anymore. 50%
Fernando Ricksen: He may be optimistic, but that's no cure for organ failure - which he will soon have. Likely goner this year. 75%
Stefan Karl Stefansson: Doesn't look as frail as you'd expect. But given the pessimistic news, 6 more months is a big ask. 80%
Nobby Stiles: Has had dementia forever. He'll die on a quiet day in the fall. 85%
Marieke Vervoort: She's a happy person. I doubt she will undergo euthanasia any time soon. 30%
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Not sure about this thread. I know you weren't around back then, but we did have separate threads for the 2016 primaries and 2016 general election. So the same can be expected in 2020 for the primaries and general.
Perhaps rename this the "2018 midterms" thread or sum'n like that.As for Ocasio-Cortez's victory, I'm overjoyed. Joe Crowley was the incumbent with all the name recognition, and he spent 10 times as much money as her. But lost. Oh, how glorious.
Watching how shocked all the pundits and number-crunchers are after last night is beautiful. Joy Ann Reid even admitted she never heard of Ocasio-Cortez before she won.
Of course, they're already making excuses about how this doesn't mean anything and the fact she was a progressive and a democratic socialist and a Berniecrat doesn't mean anything. But it does show that far-left candidates who focus on economic justice can do well in a country that is predominately made up of working class people.
But no, the pundits say, that socialist Ocasio-Cortez only won because it was the Bronx and Queens. She wouldn't stand a chance in West Virginia; Democratic candidates in conservative places need to be centrist and centre-right!
That's not exactly true either. First of all, it's not an issue of "centrist vs. far-left". It's an issue of "corrupt/corporatist vs. pro-working people". The moderate Democrats are moderate on economic issues because they take money from corporations and big pharma and such. So obviously they're not gonna fight for a working class agenda.
The working class social conservatives of the South could definitely support Berniecrats and progressives, but with a couple of 'requirements'.
1. Little emphasis on identity politics
2. Don't call yourself a 'socialist' because people are ignorant and are scared of that word and think it means you're a full blown dirty Soviet commie.
3. Be socially conservative, or at least don't bring up social issues like gay rights or gun laws.What's the proof? Richard Ojeda is a Democrat running for Congress in West Virginia's 3rd district. He is endorsed by the Bernie wing of the party, he supports medicare for all, and is a big union guy. But he's also pro-mining, and doesn't discuss social issues.
He currently has a 6-point lead in the polls on his Republican opponent.Basically, far-left progressives CAN succeed in poor, conservative areas. They just need to put the emphasis on stuff like healthcare, welfare, and prosperity. The ruby red state of Kansas had a Democratic governor a mere 15 years ago because she focused her campaign on the economy, healthcare, and Social Security, rather than being liberal on social issues.
Unfortunately, a lot of working class Southerners and Midwesterns have been voting against their best economic interests, because they've been fed the propaganda that the Democrats are lunatics who wanna turn your kids gay, steal everyone's guns, make veganism mandatory, and open the borders for all the illegal immigrant criminals to rape your wives and steal your jobs. Progressives who don't focus on those issues can easily win running on populist economic issues.
So, when the hacky pundits tell you only "moderate Democrats" can win in Republican areas, they're not giving you the full picture. By "moderate", they mean people who won't stand up for raising the minimum wage or for universal healthcare. But this couldn't be further from the truth.
Poor rednecks in the heartland don't vote Republican because of their corporate economic message, I mean why would they? They're broke as fuck! They vote Republican because neither the Republicans nor the moderate Democrats actually give a fuck about them, so they might as well vote Republican based on social issues and conservative "traditional American" culture.
Progressives who don't take corporate donations and who will fight for working people can win anywhere, whether it's New York City or West Virginia. Except of course for a handful of rich neighborhoods and towns - the only places that actually like the status quo and corporatist policies. But those places are in the minority.
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Update #14
Hits:
6 June - Teddy Johnson (b. 1920) - Bibliogryphon
8 June - Danny Kirwan (b. 1950) - Toast
18 June - Big Van Vader (b. 1955) - Wormfarmer
21 June - Johnny Hubbard (b. 1930) - msc
Scoreboard:
gcreptile 889msc 733
CaptainChorizo 705
Grim Up North 695drol 658
DeathImpends 650
Joey Russ 636
Book 600
Sean 593
Prophet 541
DevonDeathTrip 525
Banana 412
FixedBusiness 379The Unknown Man 338
Toast 319Torva Messor 251
Wormfarmer 204
John Key 178
YoungWillz 164
Gooseberry Crumble 100
Grigori 80
mr.whit 43
Bibliogryphon 38A flurry of unique hits, but still enough for a pretty big change: msc moves into 2nd.
In other news, the transfer day is soon approaching. Here's a quick review of the rules:
On the day of June 30th, from 00:00GMT to 23:59GMT, you can exchange up to 5 names from your team for different names.
You don't have to do 5, you can do 4, 3, 2, 1, or even make no changes at all. It is up to you. But 5 is the maximum. Your changes must be posted in this thread - not thru PM - in the 24 hour period stated above. Your changes will "go live" at 00:00 GMT July 1st.
Now, for the specifics. You can not transfer out a name that died (why would you want to anyway?). You can not transfer out a name that didn't get an obit. They're stuck on your team forever. *evil laugh*
You also can not change your joker for a different joker. Whoever you picked at the beginning of the year will be your joker for the next 6 months as well.
So, to answer GUN's question - I've decided you can't "lose" your joker either, as in transfer them out and continue in the game without a joker.
Basically, no joker changes at all.
If you transfered somebody out, and it is later announced that they died in June or earlier, you don't get points even if they were technically still on your team at the time of their death. What matters is that they weren't on your team anymore at the time of their death announcement.
I want all of you to provide 1 substitute when you make your post with the transfers, because if you transfer somebody in, and they are announced within 48 hours of your transfers being posted (so sometime on July 2nd GMT) to have died in June or earlier, they will be replaced on your team with your substitute. However, if it takes more than 48 hours after the posting of your transfers for their death to be announced, they will stay on your team and no substitutions will be made. You'll just not get any points.
Ok, I hope that covers it all.
I probably won't post anymore reminders about the transfer day. I trust y'all to remember it when it comes and to post your changes.
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X's death is a big fucking deal for people my age.
I wasn't a huge fan, but there's no denying he put out some good songs.
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Of course Poland loses to Senegal.
My dad was right...
This should've been expected. The overpaid cunts didn't even try... they're treating the World Cup as a relaxing vacation from their club careers.
Whatever happened to making your country proud?
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3 minutes ago, the_engineer said:If they run a cory booker type it will be clinton all over again. Trump will get 310. It takes a great campaign and big personality to defeat someone in one term. Bill clinton and ronald reagan are seen as two of the most personable presidents with obama.Not many can outmatch or outshine trump on personality and clinton was seen as the most qualified ,on top of being the first female. Many thought she was unbeatable really especially againist Trump.
The only person I can see beating Trump in 2020 is Tammy duckworth. Trump can't insult and do what he did againist clinton he'd lose heavily,even i wouldn't support him if her went down that road.She'd have the woman vote, military vote (to a certain extent), asian vote , the disabled vote and she's well respected . I think the democratic party and tammy will wait until 2024 to get her experience and build her up. Whether they do decide to run her in 2020 or 2024 either way she'll win imo.
Duckworth is my Senator and she could definitely beat Trump due to the reasons you mentioned.
Bernie Sanders would probably win too, he could take back much of the Rust Belt from Trump. Joe Biden also has that working class appeal.
Other than that, I don't think many other Democrats could win in 2020.
Cory Booker has too many Wall Street ties and Kamala Harris did some sketchy things as Attorney General of California. Kirsten Gillibrand isn't very likeable and doesn't have much name recognition. Andrew Cuomo has a "corrupt urban political machine boss" vibe about him.
If Tim Kaine or Hillary Clinton ran again (God forbid), they'd get their asses handed to them with even states like Minnesota and Maine probably going to Trump.
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Shaun's Death By Numbers 2018
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Update #20
Hits:
25 August - John McCain (b. 1936) - YoungWillz, The Unknown Man, msc, John Key, Sean, drol, Joey Russ, Wormfarmer (J), Book, Grim Up North, Torva Messor, Captain Chorizo, Banana, mr.whit, DeathImpends, DevonDeathTrip, Prophet
26 August - Neil Simon (b. 1927) - The Unknown Man, drol
2 September - Conway Savage (b. 1960) - gcreptile
6 September - Burt Reynolds (b. 1936) - YoungWillz, The Unknown Man
Scoreboard:
gcreptile 1240
DeathImpends 1212
msc 1056
Captain Chorizo 951
drol 925
Grim Up North 925
Joey Russ 924
Book 888
Sean 783
Prophet 773
DevonDeathTrip 764
FixedBusiness 575
Banana 563
The Unknown Man 557
Wormfarmer 498
Toast 394
Torva Messor 390
John Key 350
YoungWillz 294
Gooseberry Crumble 187
Grigori 115
Bibliogryphon 113
mr.whit 79