The Dead Cow

Apparently the philosopher Derek Parfit has died. http://dailynous.com/2017/01/02/derek-parfit-1942-2017/ If it's true then that's an excellent start for my theme team and possibly the first hit of 2017 Edit: If he obits...

You're the third person to ask this and, as others have done, I shall direct you to RadGuy's answer. https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/9047-mario-soares/#entry289293

Brian Widlake has died: https://twitter.com/BBCWiltshire/status/815897545062961152?lang=en

His mother, Therese Macgowan, has been killed in a crash. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38485404

Daily Mail and Independent did stories on her. Whether or not they'll follow up is my worry, but I reckon they will. Remember The Independent no longer counts. You might have a chance with the Daily Mail but I wouldn't bet on it.

Aye, in lieu of confirmation he's down as a DNS on the Deathrace (meaning S-o-t-D's team are fielding their third sub since entering) This blog entry seems to confirm it. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind/2016/12/huston-smith-lovely-book-meditation-naturalistic-perennialism.html Sadly, still awaiting a news source to award points in the Hare's Pool. New York Times obit: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/01/us/huston-smith-author-of-the-worlds-religions-dies-at-97.html Hopefully a UK obit will now follow for DDP points

Larry Pickering - His doctors said he wouldn't see 2017, but he's still posting the same shite on his blog Greg Gilbert/Stefan Karl Stefansson - I think they'll see 2018 Nobby Stiles - I don't trust his son PC Paul Briggs - Not my kind of pick Jessi Zazu - Don't think she'll obit Colin Meads - Might see 2018 and even if he does die, he probably won't benefit from the Drop 40 bonus. Anna Holmlund - I think she'll recover Pete Frates/Steve Gleason/Fernando Ricksen - Limiting myself to one ALS pick Jimmy Snuka - Don't trust him

This is brilliant.

Right, here's my lot. Still Life Mao Kobayashi (joker) Mark Sims Clive James Gord Downie Leah Bracknell Errol Christie Paul Van-Zandvliet Mario Soares Tony Booth Alberto Fujimori Sara Coward Michael I of Romania Valery Spiridonov John Wetton Peter Skellern Tracy Mcgiffin Steve Sumner Smith Hart Glen Campbell Joost van der Westhuizen

Here's the final version of that Sgt Pepper's pastiche. We could make a game out of this...

So we're off with a bang?

Tony Booth

Here's what I sent to Vaagheid earlier. Kirk Douglas Michael I of Romania Billy Graham Olivia de Havilland Herman Wouk Tony Booth Peter Sallis Vera Lynn Peter Carrington Clive James Queen Elizabeth II Prince Philip Jake Lamotta Glen Campbell Nobby Stiles Leslie Phillips Javier Perez de Cuellar Prunella Scales George Bush Senior Robert Mugabe I.M Pei Denis Norden Joost van der Westhuizen Doris Day Jimmy Snuka Valerie Harper Bruce Forsyth Queen Sirikit Fats Domino Henry Kissinger Chuck Berry Leah Bracknell June Brown Bill Maynard Gord Downie Juan Carlos I of Spain Cleo Laine Yoko Ono Mary Tyler Moore Gordon Banks Buzz Aldrin Gary Player John Noakes Bob Dole Judith Kerr Colin Meads Ian Brady Nicholas Parsons Betty White Paul Gascoigne I think that totals up to 175 points, but I may have miscalculated. I doubt that'll be a winning score, but it should be better than Morbidkid's score.

After, I'm sure, much anticipation. I can now reveal the final scores. Here they are! 1st - Pedro67 - 21 points 2nd - Garn2 - 24 points 3rd - Dr_T - 27 points =4th - Death Impends - 31 points =4th - The Unknown Man - 31 points =6th - Book - 34 points =6th - YoungWillz - 34 points 9th - Toast - 37 points 10th - time - 44 points 11th - Morbidkid - 46 points 12th - Bibliogryphon - 47 points 13th - En Passant - 52 points 14th - CaptainChorizo - 53 points 15th - Magere Hein - 59 points =16th - Dead Cow - 60 points =16th - Switch - 60 Points 18th - Spade_Cooley - 67 points =19th - gcreptile - 71 points =19th - rockhopperpenguin - 71 points 21st - Deathray - 80 points 22nd - Sir Creep - 84 points 23rd - msc - 89 points That means that I can announce Pedro67 as the winner of the Inverse Dead Pool 2016! This was probably the best Inverse Dead Pool we've had and I'll be more than happy to host this dead pool next year. Congratulations to Pedro67 and happy new year to everyone and all the rest of it.

No I think mugabe may outlife her, but not out rule. Mugabe will be gone by feb, riots starting soon. How come you talk in third person? Are you Sir Creep? Edit: Oh, never mind. Sir Creep's not from Sheffield.

Here's a bunch of old people that I'll call my shadow list. 1. Herb Alpert 2. Vera Lynn 3. Yoko Ono 4. Gary Rossington 5. Queen Sirikit 6. Richard Wilson 7. Harry Belafonte 8. Rev. Billy Graham 9. Jet Black 10. Mary Tyler Moore 11. Mario Soares 12. Wendy Carlos 13. Gershon Kingsley 14. Peter Sarstedt 15. Frank Lucas 16. Mary Midgley 17. Marianne Faithfull 18. Ian St. John 19. Gay Byrne 20. Michael I of Romania 21. Dan Rather 22. Bruce Forsyth 23. Clare Hollingworth 24. Sumner Redstone 25. Jimmy Snuka 26. Tony Booth 27. June Brown 28. Glen Campbell 29. Clive James 30. Grace Slick 31. Liz Dawn 32. Benedict XVI 33. Peter Sallis 34. Joss Ackland 35. Emperor Akihito 36. Baroness Trumpington 37. Gerald Kaufman 38. Stephen Hawking 39. Desmond Carrington 40. Jurgen Habermas 41. Sidney Poitier 42. Queen Elizabeth II 43. Henry Kissinger 44. Alberto Fujimori 45. Nobby Stiles 46. Peter Carrington 47. Paula Tilbrook 48. Joost van der Westhuizen 49. Denis Norden 50. David Thomas Score: 11/50 Edit: Oops, had Richard Wilson twice

Peter Oosterhuis has Alzheimer's

My main team has just been sent off. Some really tough decisions and certainly my riskiest team yet.

80 years ago on this day the Spanish writer and philosopher Miguel de Unamuno had a tragic sense of death and became Unamuerto at the age of 72.

That might put me into the top 30 if it's true. It would also mean a substitution for my 2017 theme team. I assumed he'd died months ago and gone unreported.

No need, I've done it for you. 2016 December - Mourning Glory - 37 points November - Worm Farmer - 18 points October - Sir Candy's All Stars - 22 Points September - Whole In Won - 20 points August - The Grim Actuary - 17 Points July - And My Name Is Larry and Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk - 31 points June - It's Grim Up North - 16 points May - Old As Dirt - 13 points April - A Pelican In The Wilderness - 27 points March - Crossing The Styx and The Living End - 64 points February - Cancerous Hatred - 30 points January - David Quantick's Showbiz Pals - 53 points 2015 December - Tentoesup - 24 points November - Lord Gasp Saloon and The Funky Faz's Crypt Of Chortles - 15 points October - Deathlist.net, Death Stinks and P@F Deathlist - 15 points September - The Final Whistle - 13 points August - Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic - 23 points July - Chelski Pensioners, Dead Wait, Death: A Fate Worse Than Life, Red Flagged and The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard - 24 points June - Last Gasp Saloon and Wall Street Massacre - 15 points May - Stardust - 24 points April - The Living End - 46 points March - Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic - 31 points February - David Quantick's Showbiz Pals - 17 points January - Taking The Michael - 26 points 2014 December - Obituaries 'R' Us and Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded - 17 points November - Garf Wants You To Die - 13 points October - David Quantick's Showbiz Pals - 31 points September - Larry King Dead, Only On CNN - 16 points August - Black Penguins Of Doom - 16 points July - David Quantick's Showbiz Pals and Octopus of Odstock - 18 points June - Time's Up Team - 15 points May - Drunkasaskunk - 25 points April - Under-Soil Greeting - 28 points March - Abdelbaset's Liquorice All-Sorts - 20 points February - NoSoup4U! - 16 points January - David Quantick's Showbiz Pals - 44 points 2013 December - Biologically Dead - 23 points November - Hide & Go Die - 23 points October - I Shall Need To Get The Black Out and The Grey Horde - 18 points September - Doornails R Us - 11 points August - Drunkasaskunk - 15 points July - People Who Will Die Before Abe Vigoda - 24 points June - I Shall Need To Get The Black Out and The Grey Horde - 27 points May - David Quantick's Showbiz Pals and Dispatch Dudes - 17 points April - The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order and Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People - 27 points March - Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead! - 34 points February - The Living End - 32 points January - Octopus of Odstock - 30 points 2012 December - One Bar Gas Fire And A Tin Of Dog Food - 17 points November - Plowing The Deep - 24 points October - Their Royal Deadness or O'Dreary Leader - 14 points September - Baz & Barry's Burial Bonanza - 17 points August - Lard Bazaar - 27 points July - Girlfriend in a Coma and Jill Dando's Cat - 21 points June - Clathrate Gun - 16 points May - Misers - 37 points April - Blacksox - 14 points March - The Living End - 29 points February - Star Dust - 29 points January - 'arri Kiri and Octopus of Odstock - 29 points

Worth noting that Mourning Glory had Rick Parfitt, George Michael and Liz Smith, as well as scoring their joker earlier in the month with Zsa Zsa Gabor. I think we've got our player of the month.

Yes to all of them.

I haven't posted so much shite since my early days on this site. This is not good. Excuse me whilst I try and restrain my fingers from typing such drivel.

Bloody hypocrite...