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    Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

    Jarrett's on his road out too? I know 3 people tops will get that but feck it.
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    Room 101

    Makes me happy I've never paid for a TV in my adult life tbh.
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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Actually fairly common for writers pre-internet unless they were huge names. To the point I became ridiculously excited when I stumbled across this looking for something else in the Herald archives: PS Not mentioned in this obit - one of the best ghost story writers of his generation. Hence the excitement. Also, he'll only be a reference to someone else in this thread because he was that rare event, a notable death in the 29th February!
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    Do You Actually Research?

    We've been watching the same show! I preferred the Maggie Bell bit of that tune though (the BA Robertson one, not Toyah...). Fecking hell, just Googled her and she's 73 now!!!
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    Do You Actually Research?

    Nah, I will reveal post-Cup unless they die first or someone picks them.
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    Time Added

    Notes for Sir Creep: Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce is better known as former Manchester United captain Steve Bruce, the first man to captain an English side to the league and Cup double in 100 years back in the 90s. His mum will get a "Bruce mourns mum" QO in the same way the mum of some nobody who was in charge of Villa for 5 games wont.
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    12. Dennis Skinner

    Many happy returns to the legend then. Just balancing things out.
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    Do You Actually Research?

    The other day I was talking to a colleague on Skype about one of their projects and they said "Of course, X is unlikely to get involved now." "Wants more money?" I asked. "No, they're dying." I presumed this was private information, but anyhow, I kept this in my mind for future reference, and had a gander at Google later on. True enough, X's health is Google-able, they're not off the radar as I'd thought, and it was referenced in a newspaper this month. Now, X is a fairly big name, and I've come to this news a bit after the fact. News story was dated from around the 2nd. And I'm 100% sure I'm not the first Deathlister to spot this, even if I only stumbled across it via third party. Which tells me one of two things. Either people out there think the person will be alive in 2019 and are all keeping it secret already. OR People are keeping it secret for the Deathlist Cup, and there's going to be a whole lot of groaning when the first person breaks cover early. And wanting to discover which of those two is right is the only reason I haven't named them yet!
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    Time Added

    Bruce himself has looked a prime candidate for a Jock Stein exit for some time.
  10. Moved from the Rayya Elias thread in case someone thinks she's risen from the dead: One of the Pointless answers this week was Gina fucking Lollobrigida, perennial "Crowdsourced list pick I had to google who is on 5-10 teams". Ok, which one of you is setting the quiz questions on the BBC, and can you sort out a proper Ian Toothill DDP obit? Ta.
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    Ken Dodd

    Still in hospital, 4 weeks on. Pic spoiler tagged for Toast's benefit.
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    Alt Obituaries Deadpool

    A fine unique pick, indeed. I imagine getting an unique hit on someone known to be ill but fallen from the radar of other teams is always fun but then, I've never had a unique hit in the DDP or Alt Obits. Sort of the anti-DDT! 1. Joey Russ 65 2. Allen Kirshner 55 3. Morlock 45 4. Pan Breed 45 5. Gerard Tierney 38 6. Deceased Hose 31 Toast 8th Gcreptile 12th Joey has started very well. For now, I'll take being ahead of the mighty Mr Tierney while it lasts!
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    Shaun's Death By Numbers 2018

    My joker is Latham Grant, which makes me suspect I forgot to add a joker to my team. EDIT - Confirmed. For some reason that's a repeat blind spot at times...
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    Stairway To Heaven/ Highway To Hell

    I was sure I had too. Anyhow, it's there now.
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    Stairway To Heaven/ Highway To Hell

    I assumed there was an update on him by now on here, and couldn't find it? Anyhow, treatment failed, terminally ill, 2 months to 2 years left.
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    Derby Dead Pool 2018

    67 points from only 5 hits is a remarkable feat by Drol so far. Def one of the big teams to beat this year.
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    The Deathlist Cup 2018

    Wesla Whitfield, one of the Great American Songbook singers, has died aged 70 after a battle with cancer. She is a unique hit for The Dead Cow. Poor Pedro must be feeling a bit like the Italians in the final of Euro 2000 all of a sudden. 1. Charon (Unrepentant) vs Maryportfuncity (Inter Youngboys FC) 3-0 2. Pedro (Trottingbum Hotsores) vs The Dead Cow 3-7 3. Young Willz (Glasgow Ron Weasley Ed Sheeran Slash Fanfiction Thistle Wanderers United) vs The Engineer 0-0 4. Grim Up North (Going Going GUN) vs Yorkshire Banker 3-3 5. Msc vs Wormfarmer 0-0 6. Spade Cooley (Great Railway Journeys with Hughie Gallacher and Robert Enke) vs Roverandout 0-0 7. Joey Russ vs Garn (Video Assistant Reaper) 4-0 8. Bibliogryphon (Bye Bye Biblio) vs Phantom of the Midway (AKA Rad Guy) 0-3 9. Sean (Shaun of the Dead’s Magical Funeral Parlour) vs Fixed Business (Business Fixed) 3-0 10. Gcreptile (The eaten tide pods) vs John Key 4-3 11. Deathray (First In, First Out and Never Invited to an Orgy Again) vs Sir Creep (The Month-to-Month Tenants) 0-0 12. Captain Chorizo vs Book (Never Heard of Soccer) 0-0
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    The Deathlist Cup 2018

    Scenes when Jean of Luxembourg dies tomorrow then!
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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Widely known to be seriously ill, yet only on 2 DDP teams and no Deathlist when he died. Imagine that for a Hollywood A-lister these days! One of those "dropped from the Deathlist the year they bloody die" names from the past. Not just a modern bit of sods law!
  20. THIS LIST NOW MILLER LIGHT 1/50 9th February 2018 Footballer Liam Miller has sadly died of cancer to give The Crowdsourced Deathlist a melancholic first hit of the year. Miller burst onto the scene for Celtic in 2000, but it was in the 2003-4 season he made his mark on and off the pitch. On the pitch, with a series of dazzling performances at home and in Europe (capped with great goals against Anderlecht and Lyon) which had fans and pundits talking. Off the pitch, when he decided to sign a pre-contract with Manchester United. The dream move possibly coming far too soon, Miller never lived up to his bright potential, and in 2005, he moved to play for Sunderland. Poor sod, that's practically worse than having cancer. He was part of the Irish side which ought to have qualified for the 2006 World Cup. It was announced last November that Miller was suffering from pancreatic cancer, and eagle eyed deadpoolers spotted the usually stoic Martin O'Neill on the verge of tears talking about how bad the condition was. So here he is in 45th place on his Crowdsourced debut, and dead at the age of 36.
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    The Deathlist Cup 2018

    Sometimes Cup players get to revel in the demise of someone who wont be missed, your Ian Bradys per se, and other times, a 36 year old athlete dies from the dreaded pancreatic cancer. Such is the latter case with Liam Miller, formerly of Celtic, Manchester United and Sunderland. If you get a chance, find the Celtic goal against Lyon online. It's on YouTube, but the fuckers have cut the 20 passes leading up to it, something entirely out of the Argentina/Serbia playbook, and a whole 2 and a half years earlier too. Anyhow, this marks 3 years in a row a young sports man has produced a points bonanza in deadpooling, after Mark Farren and Joost van der Westhuizen. So what games does this change? Well, Sean goes 3-0 up on newcomers Fixed Business. Rad also takes the lead against Bibliogryphon, with a better goal than the Magill penalty from last year. John Key pulls back against Gcreptile to make that 4-3. Celtic fan charon scores with a Celt to take the lead against MPFC. Grim equalises against the Banker from Huddersfield (picked at random), and currently leads on age difference. And another age difference lead comes for The Dead Cow, who equalises his hotly contested tie with Pedro. This leaves 5 of the 12 games goalless, including yours truly. Notably Rover is still holding Spade Cooley after 9 days of competition. 1. Charon (Unrepentant) vs Maryportfuncity (Inter Youngboys FC) 3-0 2. Pedro (Trottingbum Hotsores) vs The Dead Cow 3-3 3. Young Willz (Glasgow Ron Weasley Ed Sheeran Slash Fanfiction Thistle Wanderers United) vs The Engineer 0-0 4. Grim Up North (Going Going GUN) vs Yorkshire Banker 3-3 5. Msc vs Wormfarmer 0-0 6. Spade Cooley (Great Railway Journeys with Hughie Gallacher and Robert Enke) vs Roverandout 0-0 7. Joey Russ vs Garn (Video Assistant Reaper) 4-0 8. Bibliogryphon (Bye Bye Biblio) vs Phantom of the Midway (AKA Rad Guy) 0-3 9. Sean (Shaun of the Dead’s Magical Funeral Parlour) vs Fixed Business (Business Fixed) 3-0 10. Gcreptile (The eaten tide pods) vs John Key 4-3 11. Deathray (First In, First Out and Never Invited to an Orgy Again) vs Sir Creep (The Month-to-Month Tenants) 0-0 12. Captain Chorizo vs Book (Never Heard of Soccer) 0-0
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    Time Added

    Thought he was going to be the great British (Irish/Scottish/whatever you know what I mean) player of his generation when he broke through. No age at all. RIP.
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    Hollywood Possibilities

    No worries, when you vote to secede from the United Kingdom errr, I mean are a history nerd, it tends to do well to know the in and outs.
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    Psycho Survivors

    I forgot she was in it. Easily done given small role.
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    Psycho Survivors

    So Vera might outlive them all. Or has?
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