Dying Probably

Called it. RIP.

Former U.S. Senator from Utah as well as President pro Tempore Orrin Hatch has died at 88.

Got bored, made a deadpool. Here's all the rules. Have a list of 10 political candidates. This includes Presidents, Vice Presidents, Prime Ministers, Deputy Prime Ministers, Dictators, as well as losing candidates. (so you can have Jimmy Carter, Dan Quayle, John Major, Nick Clegg, Kim Jong Un as well as Michael Dukakis.) They can be from any UN member state and from any election within said nations. Order them from most likely to least likely. You get 10 points for first place, 9 for second, 8 for third, etc etc. One extra point is awarded for unique picks. You can't pick someone who will be executed. (duh) I never know what to put here but enjoy. Oh, and if one of the picks is dead, @ me when you tell us please. Entries close December 31.

Good. Either way, I'm going to agree with what I said last year - we've just got lucky thus far.

Kissinger until he's carked it

I was just finishing off the spreadsheet and realized - I've forgotten to submit my own bloody team... So, my list of bucket-kickers. All taken from my shadow list, in order of who is the highest politician on my list to the lowest. Josip Manolic Pope Benedict Betty Boothroyd Aung San Suu Kyi Jimmy Carter Hazel McCallion Jiang Zemin Dick Cheney Bill Clinton Elizabeth Dole

Kissinger.

RIP. Early hit. Bad sign?

In Korea, you're born a 1-year-old because of the time in the womb, and everyone's age increases on January the 1st. So, even if you were born on December 31st, 1992, by Western standards you'd be 39 years and 5 days old, but in Korea you'd be 41 years and 4 days old.

Bollocks. Replaced by Eugenia Cooney. EDIT: And Bob Dole never got replaced. I need to go down my Excel again, don't I? Replaced with Cher - a sub pick I am most certainly not proud of, so I'm bumping everyone else up and putting her last.

Mine's been added to my signature... 1 Bob Dole 2 Leslie Phillips 3 Josip Manolic 4 Henry Kissinger 5 Pope Benedict 6 Betty Boothroyd 7 Bob Barker 8 Aung San Suu Kyi 9 Jimmy Carter 10 Tony Bennett 11 Hazel McCallion 12 Jiang Zemin 13 Nehemiah Persoff 14 Dick Cheney 15 Rita Tushingham 16 Nikocado Avocado 17 Marsha Hunt 18 Caren Marsh Doll 19 Bill Clinton 20 Rosalynn Carter 21 Michael Schumacher 22 Iris Apfel 23 June Spencer 24 Sandra Day O'Connor 25 Henry Sandon 26 Elizabeth II 27 Derek Draper 28 Carl Hahn 29 Elizabeth Dole 30 Olivia Newton John 31 William Russell 32 Angela Lansbury 33 Glynis Johns 34 Harry Belafonte 35 Mustafa al Kadhimi 36 Alexandra Oglivy 37 Eva Marie Saint 38 Clint Eastwood 39 Tom Courtenay 40 Robert Bly 41 Akihito 42 David Attenborough 43 Robert Solow 44 Jack Hanna 45 Dick Van Dyke 46 Edward of Kent 47 Tom Baker 48 Mel Brooks 49 Joe Biden 50 6ix9ine

Eh. Could be worse I suppose.

9.

Wow, is this the first December 31st death? Betty White as always.

Betty, couldn't you have waited 24 hours?

The Mirror apparently also has

Jimmy Carter Leslie Phillips Josip Manolic Henry Kissinger Pope Benedict Yoko Ono Bob Barker Tony Bennett Hazel McCallion Jiang Zemin And our substitutes.... Aung San Suu Kyi Rita Tushingham

Here: Dennis Hastert Leslie Phillips Josip Manolic Henry Kissinger Pope Benedict Mustafa Ben Halim Bob Barker Aung San Suu Kyi Jimmy Carter Tony Bennett Hazel McCallion Jiang Zemin Nehemiah Persoff Dick Cheney Rita Tushingham Nikocado Avocado Marsha Hunt Caren Marsh Doll Bill Clinton Rosalynn Carter Michael Schumacher Iris Apfel June Spencer Sandra Day O'Connor Henry Sandon Elizabeth II Derek Draper Carl Hahn Elizabeth Dole Olivia Newton John William Russell Angela Lansbury Glynis Johns Harry Belafonte Mustafa al Kadhimi Alexandra Oglivy Eva Marie Saint Betty White Tom Courtenay Robert Bly Akihito David Attenborough Robert Solow Jack Hanna Dick Van Dyke Edward of Kent Tom Baker Mel Brooks Joe Biden 6ix9ine SUBS: William Daniels Richard Franklin Barry Cryer Hamako Mori Logan Paul

Harry Reid dead.

Another one of these. Which one of Elizabeth II's children will die first? Went with Anne. Women have lived longer than men in this family (the exception being Philip) and she's healthy.

Sandringham must be ill-equipped to deal with stage twenty cancer...

Johnny Isakson dead. Darnit YoungWillz!

The saddest bit of "every 5 years unless the PM calls one" - he ain't going until he has to with that majority.

Take as long as you like to hop in...

Got to hop in here - the rules have been edited slightly to include Parliamentarians and the like - so yes, MPs, Senators, and Representatives, and all that come with them, are now allowed. Gives us a bigger pool so that I don't have to update everyone's once a month!