YoungWillz

Hmm. My last idea never got off the ground (principally because I wasn't going to be arsed with much pooling this year). Now, the Poker Season is only a 6 month game, and I feel up to a 12 month game as well. What I thought of having was a game of Battleship. Essentially there would be a 5x10 grid with the names of the Deathlist Committee selections in it. Players would place their ships (here's the crucial bit) in December, before the Committee have selected the order and who they were picking - so that would get the heart racing! You would have the usual ships and number of hits to sink your ships before the year was out. As it would be based on the Deathlist, no obit qualifications would be needed - just the punter's death. No diagonals and no overlapping ships as per the normal game. In the grid, A1 would be Deathlist pick number 1, A2, Deathlist 2, etc etc. I've yet to think of a scoring system. Do you think there'd be any interest in such a game?

Sometime Floridian Democratic congresswoman Carrie Meek, erstwhile 20/20+1 pick (but not for a few months), reportedly dead aged 95: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-28/former-florida-u-s-rep-carrie-meek-dies-at-95

French actress and singer Jacqueline Danno reportedly dead at 90:

Martin Wright, guitarist and keyboardist with 1990s popsters Intastella, which troubled the lower reaches of the UK top 75 on 4 occasions, being reported dead: Top position was #60 in September 1995 with The Night:

This doesn't count for Mustafa Cengiz: https://www.bbc.com/turkce/spor-59450894 Will he get an English language obit?

Not surprising, she got a Times Obit back in October: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lizzie-bravo-obituary-w7b6d87rb

Sir Frank Williams lapped at last. A sub pick for Grim Up North who draws 4 Clubs for 4 Points added. Leaderboard updated.

You nip out for a cigarette....

Dave Roberts, author who wrote a few books but whose fictionalised autobiographical work The Bromley Boys was turned into a British movie in 2018 that cast included Martine McCutcheon, Alan Davies and Jamie Foreman, reported dead by his wife: Seemingly no credit for writing the book on IMDB. Probably no bad thing, given The Guardian's rasping criticism of the film: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jun/01/the-bromley-boys-review-70s-football-britcom-shoots-wide

Alexandra Shulman, former editor in chief of British Vogue, has had treatment for breast cancer: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10249545/ALEXANDRA-SHULMAN-reveals-breast-cancer-diagnosis-new-guidelines-mean-cases-missed.html Seems to be clear for now.

A lot of reality singing show contestants do get carried away.

Interesting that she was a replacement for the singer of the winning entry nationally. Laila Halme was one of four entries to pick up zero points in the contest, with Muistojeni Laulu. I think they had forgotten the 1940s had ended some time ago:

I know. It's a good thing, now you've eliminated the vast majority of God's waiting room only cases. I don't know whether to like Yahoo as a source. I guess I'd like it if one of my picks got a Yahoo only obit. But as that hasn't happened yet, I'll plump for hating it presently.

So, no travel ban on the new Omicron variant, no seeming enforcement of self isolation for everyone entering the country (but they will self isolate, yeah right), blah blah blah. Where is everyone coming in to the UK going to stay? Are there enough hotel rooms? Looks like we are all fucked for Christmas and beyond. They don't care who lives and dies....

Excellent. (read above in The Simpsons' Mr Burns voice).

At the point of writing, the BBC match report makes no mention of either the minute's silence held for Doug Cowie before the match, or indeed McPake's dedication of Dundee's win to his memory.

Ed McClanahan, author and Captain Kentucky, reportedly dead aged 89: https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article255770651.html

I'd have thought conventional media would have tried contact for a reaction. It kind of worries me enough to consider adjusting one of my teams for next year.

I've not heard a peep from her about Sondheim's death? Maybe I'm missing something?

Doug Cowie has died aged 95: https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/doug-cowie-1926-2021/ Definitely a previous DDP pick for OoO, and definitely a DDP pick for Sudden Death in 2021.

Above from New Year Honours thread. Reputable sources on Twittercarcrash stating that 101yo Wilf Oldham has now died, apparently after suffering a recent heart attack. DDP pick.

I think several Into The Woods references are necessary to notice the death of Sondheim. So, a unique hit for Gooseberry Crumble, it's been Agony waiting for his first hit, and while we Lament Sondheim's passing, I Guess This Is Goodbye at last. With Bernstein now, there are Giants In The Sky, and Ever After, everyone has played at least one card, so No One Is Alone. No bonuses, leaderboard updated.

Dead So Far: Anne Stallybrass - 3 July - Obit Rick Laird - 4 July - Obit Stan Swamy - 5 July - Obit Gillian Sheen Donaldson - 5 July - Obit Axel Kahn - 6 July Dilip Kumar - 7 July - Obit Carlos Reutemann - 7 July - Obit Jehan Sadat - 9 July - Obit Ernie Moss - 11 July - Obit Renee Simonot - 11 July - Obit Mick Bates - 12 July - Obit Edwin Edwards - 12 July - Obit Paul Orndorff - 12 July - Obit Gary Corbett - 14 July - Obit Mary Ward - 19 July - Obit Brian Henderson - 5 August - Obit Gertrude Annie Kingston - ? August 2021 Jaan Kaplinski - 8 August Patricia Hitchcock - 9 August - Obit Gerd Muller - 15 August - Obit Paul Mitchell III - 15 August - Obit Sir Michael Cullen - 19 August - Obit Sandra Richardson - 25 August - Obit Jonathan Myles-Lea - 25 August - Obit Michael Constantine - 31 August - Obit Mikis Theodorakis - 2 September - Obit Sarah Harding - 5 September - Obit Carl Bean - 7 September - Obit Amy Winifred Hawkins - 8 September - Obit Art Metrano - 8 September - Obit Terry Lubbock - 15 September - Obit Robert Fyfe - 15 September - Obit Jane Powell - 16 September - Obit Abdelaziz Bouteflika - 17 September - Obit Albert J Raboteau III - 18 September Jimmy Greaves - 19 September - Obit Greg Gilbert - 30 September - Obit Bernard Tapie - 3 October - Obit Budge Patty - 3 October - Obit Nadia Chaudhri - 5 October - Obit Granville Adams - 10 October - Obit Ruthie T(h)ompson - 10 October - Obit Ally McLaws - 15 October - Obit Maire Mhac an tSaoi - 16 October - Obit Betty Lynn - 16 October - Obit Denise Bryer - 16 October - Obit James Michael Tyler - 24 October - Obit Pat Martino - 1 November - Obit Alan Igglesden - 1 November - Obit Clifford Rose - 6 November - Obit FW de Klerk - 11 November - Obit Bertie Auld - 14 November - Obit Clarissa Eden - 15 November - Obit Jyrki Kasvi - 16 November Belinda Sykes - 16 November Chun Doo-hwan - 23 November - Obit Stephen Sondheim - 26 November - Obit Sir Frank Williams - 28 November - Obit Mustafa Cengiz - 28 November David Gulpilil - 29 November - Obit Arlene Dahl - 29 November - Obit gcreptile: 1406 Points (Swamy, Laird; Bates; Richardson; Bean; Lubbock; Chaudhri; McLaws; Igglesden; de Klerk; Gulpilil) (Sub: Kumar [5 Diamonds]; Tyler [5 Diamonds]) (MD: Jul [7]; Aug [4]; Sep [K]; Oct [Q]) Cards Played: Captain Chorizo: 1325 Points (Kumar; Reutemann; Laird; Orndorff; Cullen; Harding; Lubbock; Tapie; Tyler; de Klerk; Gulpilil) (Sub: Henderson [3 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [7]; Aug [J]; Sep [8]; Oct [J]) Cards Played: Death Impends: 1239 Points (Kumar; Cullen; Harding; Thompson; McLaws; Tyler; Igglesden; de Klerk; Gulpilil) (MD: Jul [A]; Aug [5]; Sep [10]; Oct [10]) Cards Played: Perhaps: 1220 Points (Kumar; Reutemann; Sadat; Orndorff; Harding; Lubbock; Gilbert; de Klerk; Gulpilil) (Sub: Swamy [4 Hearts]; Auld [6 Spades]) (MD: Jul [4]; Aug [2]; Sep [Q]; Oct [Q]) Cards Played: An Fear Beag: 900 Points (Kumar; Muller; Cullen; Harding; Greaves; Tapie; Tyler; Gulpilil) (Sub: P. Mitchell [6 Spades]) (MD: Jul [2]; Aug [Q]; Sep [3]; Oct [Q]) Cards Played: Salmon Mousse: 881 Points (Reutemann; Orndorff; Henderson; Muller; Harding; Tyler; Martino; Gulpilil) (MD: Jul [Q]; Aug [4]; Sep [10]; Oct [5]) Cards Played: msc: 861 Points (Laird; Bates; Theodorakis; Harding; Lubbock; McLaws; Igglesden; Gulpilil) (Sub: Orndorff [10 Clubs]; de Klerk [6 Hearts]) (MD: Jul [J]; Aug [Q]; Sep [5]; Oct [7]) Cards Played: Grim Up North: 854 Points (Cullen; Harding; Lubbock; Gilbert; Igglesden; de Klerk; Gulpilil) (Sub: Moss [4 Hearts]; Williams (Motorsport) [4 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [9]; Aug [6]; Sep [7]; Oct [9]) Cards Played: Joey Russ: 844 Points (Laird; Harding; Bean; Lubbock; McLaws; Martino; de Klerk; Gulpilil) (Sub: Cullen [2 Diamonds]; Gilbert [8 Diamonds]) (MD: Jul [2]; Aug [8]; Sep [Q]; Oct [7]) Cards Played: Banana: 819 Points (Kumar: Laird; Corbett; Harding; Lubbock; de Klerk; Gulpilil) (Sub: McLaws [5 Diamonds]; Igglesden [K Clubs]; Eden [9 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [J]; Aug [A]; Sep [6]; Oct [6]) Cards Played: theoldlady: 739 Points (Muller; Cullen; Harding; Bouteflika; Adams; Eden; Gulpilil) (Sub: Gilbert [Q Hearts]) (MD: Jul [3]; Aug [9]; Sep [5]; Oct [10]) Cards Played: Caleb H: 669 Points (Simonot; Ward; Harding; Tapie; an tSaoi; Eden) (Sub: Hitchcock [K Clubs]) (MD: Jul [6]; Aug [A]; Sep [2]; Oct [A]) Cards Played: JoeMoneypenny: 667 Points (Sheen; Reutemann; Muller; Bouteflika; Lynn; Doo-hwan) (MD: Jul [5]; Aug [3]; Sep [2]; Oct [2]) Cards Played: Baby Blue: 636 Points (Reutemann; Edwards; Corbett; Harding; Constantine; Metrano) (MD: Jul [9]; Aug [J]; Sep [4]; Oct [2]) Cards Played: Sean: 532 Points (Cullen; Myles-Lea; Martino; de Klerk; Gulpilil) (MD: Jul [Q]; Aug [3]; Sep [4]; Oct [3]) Cards Played: Bibliogryphon: 508 Points (Greaves; Fyfe; Bryer; Rose) (Sub: Stallybrass [3 Diamonds]) (MD: Jul [J]; Aug [K]; Sep [A]; Oct [7]) Cards Played: Yorkshire Banker: 444 Points (Ward; Harding; Gilbert; Gulpilil) (MD: Jul [A]; Aug [10]; Sep [K]; Oct [7]) Cards Played: Great Uncle Bulgaria: 348 Points (Hawkins; Greaves; Gulpilil) (MD: Jul [5]; Aug [K]; Sep [A]; Oct [J]) Cards Played: Torva Messor: 326 Points (Simonot; Patty; Dahl) (Sub: Eden [4 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [3]; Aug [8]; Sep [7]; Oct [4]) Cards Played: DeathByArsenic: 243 Points (Harding; Bouteflika) (Sub: Lynn [7 Diamonds]) (MD: Jul [9]; Aug [Q]; Sep [9]; Oct [6]) Cards Played: Toast: 235 Points (Lubbock; Gilbert) (Sub: Greaves [3 Hearts]) (MD: Jul [K]; Aug [7]; Sep [9]; Oct [3]) Cards Played: YoungWillz: 231 Points (Greaves; Eden) (MD: Jul [5]; Aug [10]; Sep [J]; Oct [5]) Cards Played: GuyFromFuture: 150 Points (Powell) (MD: Jul [K]; Aug [Q]; Sep [J]; Oct [A]) Cards Played: Gooseberry Crumble: 138 Points (Sondheim) (MD: Jul [Q]; Aug [9]; Sep [8]; Oct [9]) Cards Played:

When you're a Jet You're a Jet all the way, From your first cigarette, To your last dyin' day. Stephen Sondheim was a genius of the theatre. RIP.

Indeed, I was waiting for you to post something first, ha ha! It's been a long wait.