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  1. Posted

    On 03/01/2020 at 12:13, Sir Creep said:


    no a) he wouldn’t be that obvious and b) whatever his team name was they existed simultaneously, that was a new person - in fact I recall commenting on their team at inception along the lines of ‘can’t you come up w something else?’

    Yes, thank you! And yeah, I remember that conversation too, thanks. You're absolutely right, they wouldn't be that obvious - the whole point of a fake burner account is people don't link it to you. This is just random chaotic similarity nuttiness - we both thought of the ferryman. So did Crossing The Styx, come to that.

    I'm sorry to read that obviously something pretty bad went down while I was away. Don't know what, don't need to, but not me.

    And let me add an additional extra belated congrats to @Death Impends on a remarkable victory. Sorry not to do so before.

  3. Posted

    On 03/01/2020 at 08:55, Deathray said:

     

    Pretty sure the former member with the same name was a burner account of the twat who is no longer with us during one of his 'imposed holidays'

     

    Sorry just saw this. I'm not anyone's burner account, I am indeed the forum member with the exact same name as the team who plays the Derby Dead Pool.

    Not been posting because it's been a busy year, sorry.....but not a former member. A current member. Just a quiet one.

    It sounds like I'm being confused with someone who's been banned.....so it's unfortunate I've been quiet, but it was purely voluntary. Also not sure how I prove I'm not the banned person, but perhaps the fact I'm here and still playing the pool is enough. Hope so.

    Edited, trying to make sense of it. OK, it looks like maybe I got confused with Charon again. I am not Charon, and never have been. Charon's boat is the ferry of the dead, Charon's Crew are the dead people in it, hence the name. I didn't know there was a Charon here already when I picked the name. I'm not the person banned for being a twat.
    Mind you, I am a twat though.

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  5. Posted

    Nan Winton is my first ever unique hit (she's on my theme team). I didn't realize she'd gone, so thanks to whoever did.

    I'm sorry she's dead, but I'm glad I chose her for more than just having got the points - I didn't know who she was until I researched my theme team last December, and now she gets a write-up. I'm pleased she's getting the attention.

     

    Funny thing is, I almost didn't include her, because I wasn't sure if she was still alive. She was the only one on my team I couldn't verify as still living, and I was considering dropping her from my team next year for that reason......:)

  6. Posted

    13 minutes ago, DevonDeathTrip said:

     

    Check out the Steve Fossett thread for more debate about this.   My understanding, probably wrong, is that a body is needed for points.

     

    OK thanks, I'll check it out.

     

    Read through it - yes, they say points weren't awarded in his case when he was simply missing before any parts of him were found, even though there was possibly a QO by the sounds of it. So you need a body. Thanks!

  7. Posted

    45 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

    We have precedent on this.  If the person was missing prior to entry, they are presumed dead and ineligible (see dead country singer a couple years back, lost on hunting trip).  If they would become missing during the year, you'd best come up with a QO like for anyone else.  I think it's pretty straightforward.

     

    Thanks. So in that case, it would just needs a QO then. If the Guardian or whoever decide to refer to a missing person as deceased, and it's obvious they weren't dead last year, then points would be awarded regardless of actual proof of death. But if the Guardian just keeps saying they're missing, it doesn't count? OK thanks, makes sense.

  8. Posted

    Question, just out of curiosity. The sad story of Emiliano Sala made me wonder about the rules covering people who go missing. Nobody chose him, but I was wondering what would happen in a case like his.

    The only rule I can see on the subject is that people who go missing "can only score points if their death is confirmed as happening in 2019 and not before, so don't bother picking Jimmy Hoffa." :) And since it says "death is confirmed", that rules out celebrities who just disappear, and could reasonably still be alive somewhere, and turn up again in a year or so.

    But there's no question of Mr Sala having died last year. His plane appears to have crashed into the sea, although there's no actual evidence of that. The search has been called off, and presumably the authorities might allow an inquest and possibly a declaration of death. (I don't know how long the family would have to wait, but apparently the 'seven year' rule is waived in circumstances like this, where the missing person is believed to have been in a plane crash.) So what counts as "death is confirmed"? Would it count if death is almost certain, (missing in a disaster), or does there need to be something like an inquest and declaration of death, or is it strictly "if there's no physical evidence of death, then death can't be confirmed"?

    And does it make a difference that they haven't found any wreckage, and therefore have no actual proof the plane crashed, even though circumstances make it almost certain? (There is evidence that he got on the plane, and it took off.)

    Hope nobody minds all the questions, apologies if you do. I'm just curious. It's very sad anyway. RIP Mr Sala, I'm sorry that (apparently) happened to you.

  10. Posted

    2 hours ago, Captain Hemlock said:

    It's great seeing the bios getting added. Wow! Some awesome picks by everyone. I noticed that two teams seem to be theme teams but are not designated as such: The Fat Lady's Singing appears to be all opera singers and The South Shall Rise Again appears to be people from the Southern Hemisphere.

     

     

    Time To Take Out The Trash looks to maybe be an undesignated theme team as well. Delightful group of people on it. Yeah, some interesting new picks this year. This game is very educational.

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  11. Posted

    On 14/01/2019 at 03:31, Sir Creep said:


    What do you think his odds are of a QO?

     

    Well Marie Colvin got one. :) 

     

    He was nominated for an award for his reports from inside Syria, and while he's sort of safe inside Turkey right now,  I suspect as a journalist out there, he might well put himself in harm's way.  If he died of illness, I'd say there'd be no chance of an obit, but if the press is willing to report on him not getting a visa, I think they'll report it if he gets blown up.

    If he does get killed, and those ungrateful bastards don't at least mention it, thus giving him a QO, then I hope he comes back and haunts the lot of them.

     

    Having said that, I'll admit he was a last minute addition to a theme team, and I'm not likely to choose him next year, when he's more forgotten and I've had more time to research. :) 

     

  12. Posted

    I sent in Humam Husari, and added a note that sorry, I couldn't find an age for him. Felt bad about giving you the extra work. I've been digging, and just found this article dated October 2018, that mentions he was 32 at that point, so he's a solid 10 pointer for now no matter when his birthday is. Thanks!

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/27/home-office-in-u-turn-over-syrian-journalist-humam-husari-barred-from-uk-rory-peck-award

  13. Posted

    1 hour ago, Dr_T said:

     

     

    I like to think I have the same outlook in that I don't necessarily want these people to die but it is more like an academic exercise to predict who I think is likely.  In saying that I am a very competitive person and very much have the attitude "if someone keeps score it is worth winning."  Anyone in any doubt about that should talk to Mrs T about me playing Just Dance against her 10 year old nephew recently.  So the reality is that there is a large element of wanting to be correct and to score points, and the fact that these people have to die to make it happen can't really be separated. 

     

    In saying all this when I keep track of the progress of some of these people and especially if I start following them on Twitter I can get quite attached to them.  I purposely didn't select Kate Granger the year she passed because I didn't want to be conflicted about her death.  I probably wouldn't have selected SKS again had he survived 2018. 

     

    Most people who know about this hobby of mine think of it as quite harmless.  A small number of friends will text me to ask if I selected a particular person when someone of note cashes in.  I think Mrs T thinks it quirky (and she was helping me with my last few picks for my personal 50), but I don't think she'd approve if it went beyond my current involvement.


    Yeah, my spouse is bemused by it I think, but just finds it quirky. Nobody else knows I play. I understand about getting attached. I've never been able to pick Paul Darrow, because he was such a childhood hero of mine.

    I'm different, since I'm not an especially competitive person - I mean I do like to win, but mostly I just enjoy it as a game. Just a different personality. It also helps that I don't feel I have a chance in hell of winning!  I do do some research, but there are people who put in a lot more research than I do, so I don't expect to beat them. I set my own goals - first year score some points, second year finish in the top 100, this year better my score from last time.

  14. Posted

    12 minutes ago, Dr_T said:

    My mother hates me doing this....she thinks it is sick and twisted that I effectively cheer on 20 people to die.  I prefer to think of all the people who I didn't select who I want to continue living (there must be 100's of these).  Looking at the other contenders I think John McCririck is probably the one I was closest to picking but didn't who will be the most damaging should he die.  Of course but for the forums I would never have heard of him-from the pictures I've seen of him I don't think they would have all the pieces to make an indentikit picture of him if he committed a crime.  With The Honourable Robert James Lee Hawke not making the Drop 40 I think replacing Hawke with McCririck is the change I would make given the chance.

     

    Good luck to all the team managers and their selections.  Thanks to Spade for devoting so much of his time to get this up and going so quickly with all of the technical difficulties. 


    I look at it this way. I don't actually want these people to die, with a few exceptions, (I was perfectly happy to lose Ian Brady), and I'm happy if they beat the odds and make it. I'm really rooting for Greg Gilbert to survive for example, and I was sad when we lost Brian Cant, even though both were on my team.

    But if they die, despite my willing them on, I might as well have the points.

    Yes, good luck to all, and thanks to Spade and everyone else for the massive amount of work this must take. It's appreciated.

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  15. Posted

    7 hours ago, charon said:

     

     

    I have no crew.......

     

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    Tis true. But ye did welcome me aboard when I first arrived a couple of years ago, Cap'n, and I thank ye for that. You said you were hogging all the drink as well.


     

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  16. Posted

    11 hours ago, Sir Creep said:

    CharonsCrew reacted to this


    Oh I'm calling bullshit to a user called CharonsCrew.  We know who it is.  Though SirCreepsEntourage does have a ring to it.  Maybe I'll create another account too.


    I'm confused. Not an unusual state of affairs for me. I've never posted on this board under another name. Do you think I'm Charon? I'm flattered, but no, I'm afraid not.

    I am the person who plays the Derby Dead Pool under the Charon's Crew name. This is my third year of playing, although I followed it as a non player for many years. I've been posting here since around the time I started playing it. Until this year, I had only one team, although this year I've also entered a theme team. But I've been around, even if unnoticed. I picked Jessica Falkholt last year, and commented to you about it back then.

    As Handrejka pointed out, (thanks Handrejka!), Charon is the ferryman of the dead, so it's an understandable coincidence. I was originally going to call my team Charon's Passengers, but then I liked Charon's Crew more. I didn't know there was already a user named Charon when I joined, but I wasn't surprised when I found out.

     

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  17. Posted

    3 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said:

    EDIT: Beverly La Forte-Hall. They're apparently making a film about the scandal with Michael B. Jordan. Presumably he won't be playing Ms La Forte-Hall.

     

    If he does, I'm buying a ticket.

  22. Posted

    With conjoined twins, it might be possible for one conjoined twin to survive, if the other were to be surgically removed after death. That probably depends on how conjoined they are though. Separation surgeries are usually complex and take a long time - the remaining twin would probably be dead from infection before they had time to separate them. Twins that can be easily separated (only slightly joined) were probably already separated as babies.

    Sir Creep's twins share a set of organs, so I doubt they'd have time to do the delicate surgery. I'm not a doctor though.

  23. Posted

    On 19/07/2018 at 08:16, Joey Russ said:

    I feel that any journalist who have worked with any major UK publication should be a cert for at least a mention in a QO. 

     

    I feel like he's borderline. Might depend on how busy a news day it is.

  24. Posted

    On 13/05/2018 at 14:45, DevonDeathTrip said:

     

    You need to volunteer at a fish sanctuary, or research owls, or write an erotic novel, Joey.   Something - anything - to save you, the consumer, from being consumed by the beast which is the DDP.

     

    I don't know about him, but I actually did two out of the three just before I saw this....

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  25. Posted

    On 4/10/2018 at 14:42, msc said:

     

    Dead. Feels like the type to get a Telegraph obit in a few weeks, but the QO wait begins...

     

    He's dead? RIP. He must be in heaven, surrounded by all those dead people. No pun intended.

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