YoungWillz

Rose Marie dead. http://variety.com/2017/tv/people-news/rose-marie-dead-dies-dick-van-dyke-show-1202649747/

Rose Marie is DEAD. http://variety.com/2017/tv/people-news/rose-marie-dead-dies-dick-van-dyke-show-1202649747/

Annette Page got a Telegraph Obit as well, perhaps you are right not to include him though.

Or her nom could be considered a hate crime. Seriously. Really, don't touch this. It really would smack of total vulturism, plus it's like kicking someone hard in the head when they are down. Leave this to other pools where the picks can be less discerning.

Well, I don't think my 2018 Shadow List contains any spoilers so hey I'll pop it up now (it's alphabetical): 01. Charles Aznavour 02. Richard Baker 03. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 04. Tony Bennett 05. Honor Blackman 06. Brian Blessed 07. Mel Brooks 08. George HW Bush 09. Jimmy Carter 10. Jacques Chirac 11. Phil Collins 12. Terence Conran 13. Albert Dryden 14. Michael J Fox 15. Aretha Franklin 16. Rev Billy Graham 17. Jimmy Greaves 18. Valerie Harper 19. Rolf Harris 20. Geoffrey Hayes 21. Ian Holm 22. John Hume 23. Douglas Hurd 24. Joseph Jackson 25. Clive James 26. Terry Jones 27. Artie Lange 28. Angela Lansbury 29. Ennio Morricone 30. Robert Mugabe 31. Pete Murray 32. Denis Norden 33. Yoko Ono 34. Michael Parkinson 35. IM Pei (d. 2019) 36. Prince Philip 37. Leslie Phillips 38. Sidney Poitier 39. Jane Powell 40. Chris Rea 41. Sumner Redstone 42. Ray Eye Patch Sawyer 43. Arthur Scargill 44. Janette Scott 45. Jackie Stallone 46. Nobby Stiles 47. Mike Stoller 48. Norman Tebbit 49. Rip Torn 50. Frank Williams (Formula One)

I kind of imagine that @themaninblack is enjoying this scenario this year:

Don't worry, she will comfortably see out 2018.

Thanks Book, I'll have a trawl through and add to the Masterlist. If I have any queries, I'll let you know. Astonishingly, there is one name on there that's on my DDP team. I never thought I'd see it mentioned. You know the drill, if YW has picked them, they will live.

Yikes. Professor John Smith, for example. You wouldn't list him under PJS, just JS. So Mr, Mrs, Bishop etc etc are the same.

Ok, here is the list of entrants for 2018 so far. If you are not on this list, no team has been received: 1. YoungWillz 2. Bibliogryphon 3. FixedBusiness 4. Deathray 5. Phantom Of The Midway 6. NiceGuyEddie 7. The Unknown Man 8. Torva Messor 9. JoeyRuss 10. Captain Chorizo 11. Grigori 12. Whoaml 13. FujimoriNoMorey 14. The Dead Cow 15. msc 16. John Key 17. Sean 18. Death Impends 19. Prophet 20. drol 21. Book 22. Toast

Happy Birthday to Roy Hattersley who is 85 today. Just saying....

In which case, the Hare's Pool entrants who picked her to die in December 2018 might be well and truly....well, you know...

Right, I have @Death Impends and @Prophet teams and they have been added to the Masterlist. Good luck! I make that 19 teams in so far with some usual suspects still to submit, but all welcome to join the fun.

Ok, not long in thinking. I've already set a precedent with Tracy McGiffin, may the wrath of players come down on me. Team's added and good luck!

Really pushing the rules to the extreme there Sean with Amy Price. I'll have a cogitate.

Ah. Not playing that!

Hmm, marking your own work? And before the test is over? It's all changed since my day....and what the hell is alt obits? Anyway: DDP (1) 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying: Willz has made a marked improvement on 2016, one-quarter of his team expired. And indeed another three from his 2016 list also expired. May indeed be ahead of his time. A- DDP (2) Comedy Cremations: Again, Willz has seen his hit rate increase to one-fifth of his team. Seems he was serious about having a laugh. Strong C. DDP (3) Hits of 36 Years Ago and Hits Today: Whilst one hit out of 20 may seem low, afaik only two people who had top 30 UK hits in 1981 have died in 2017. So essentially it is a hit rate of 50 per cent. Excellent work given the circumstances...B+ Hartlepool: Slight increase on last year with two hits. With his experience, should do better. Weak C. Hare's Pool: Willz seems to have thrown darts at old newspapers. Small improvement on last year, should do worse next. F. Deathrace: Willz seems to have given up completely on this. Should really use this as the basis of his Hare's Pool team, given that they do die, just after the summer. In any event, more hits than last year overall, so improving. C+. Death By Numbers: Strong start, weak finish. Had more hits this year than last on a reduced pool and gets bonus marks for Tara Palmer-Tomkinson. B+. Inverse DP: Double the number of hits on 2016, still - on a horrid year for popular deaths a fair showing in the top half of the table. B. Scavenger Hunt: Fail. F. Generation Game: Steady progress, while this is done on the basis of continuous assessment, Willz still has the chance of completing this course within the expected duration of 5 years. B. Windy City: 2016/2017 Willz was very poor. For the coming semester, however, there has been astonishing improvement. Suspect plagiarism. B+ (subject to investigation). ABC: D. Obviously. Grammys: Keeping a close watch on him in this class. Seems to be matching his peers with zero hits. (Unawarded). Shadowlist: Marked improvement but still only hitting a fifth of his potential. What's a fifth of an A? Whatever that is, that's what he gets. Midsummer: Came 7th this year. Good attempt. B. Advent Avalanche: Out of the top positions but still time to make a good showing before this opens again. (Unawarded). Poker: The cards were against him, rather like this report card. Not last, so E. Deathlist Cup: Sport has never been Willz strong point. Tap in from the other team. Suggests he take up more academic pursuits. F. Joker's DP: 6 hits. Bit of a laugh really. A jest if you will. D. DL Prediction: Improvement on last year, but still not psychic overall. Recommend additional telepathy lessons. C+.

Does the plot leave you hanging at the end?

If it is before The Rapture then it is too soon for Billy!

Best not to try understanding the entire rules. Some seasoned campaigners on the forum still don't, just let your team speak and whoever runs this will sort out the details.

Marcus Raskin, dead at 83. https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/12/26/marcus-raskin-think-tank-founder-who-helped-shape-liberal-ideas-dies-at-83/

I haven't received it in my inbox. Plenty of room. Please try again, msc.

It's the season, normal for the festivities. That's why Valentine's Day is in February...

To which my stock answer is.. Nice ass.