Predictor

I don't know what you're talking about, Joey.

This was quite prescient, as I appear to have exactly 10 unique picks. Of course, this now means that all my likely hits will come from the other half...... Other thoughts/corrections on the DDP site (nice layout, btw): *Robert D. Raiford is spelled without an "l". *I see that "1 Dead in Ohio", who picked Wilford Brimley every year between 2008-2016, hasn't entered this time. For me, this is the 4th consecutive year that I have Wilford on my team. *A shame that no one picked Loongkoonan this time, as I loved the text description for her. *Looks like a lot of teams still believe in Wilko, even though his cancer was cured a few years ago.

I looked in the DeathList forum archive and found this gem of a thread from 1913...

So much for obscure then, lol... By the way, here is the Adolf-lookalike I was talking about!!!!!!!!! It's effing uncanny

Last night, I watched a British 1950s thriller so obscure that it has no Wikipedia article and no IMDb message board threads. But, I thought it was a decent film anyway. Some notes: *The lead role is played by an underrated blonde Scottish actress named Patricia Dainton. She was still alive at age 86 as of April 2016, but seems healthy enough to not be considered for deadpool purposes for the time being. Maybe one for the future? *A blind teenage boy appears early in the movie; it wasn't until afterwards that I realized that he would eventually grow up to become one of the most talked about celebrities on deathlist.net: Richard O'Sullivan. *The detective, Conrad Phillips, earned me 7 points in the last year's DDP! *I kept thinking that the guy who played Dickie O's father looked like a slightly overweight Adolf Hitler, lol.

Despite my username being in the thread title, I can assure you that I am not, and have never been, involved in Operation Yewtree in any way. Just an FYI.

I notice that Cat O'Falk hasn't made any posts since your "joke" in the Welcome thread....Now, it's possible that you have apologized since in a PM (if so, you can ignore this post), but your only visible response to his reaction was correcting his punctuation. The point is that there are MANY ways to offend/hurt others than simply wishing death upon someone. It's not a bad idea to do some self-reflection every now and then, and be willing to apologize the minute you find yourself standing on the wrong side of the appropriateness line.

The only thing I know about him (apart from being a gameshow host) is that bit in the Shrek movie where Puss had a hairball and Donkey said: "Let's give him the Bob Barker treatment." Even now I still don't know what that means. Neutering joke. Barker here in the US is known both for TPIR and his animal rights activism, and a big part of the latter is advocation for spaying/neutering of pets. Sounds like when he dies dogs and cats will join hands in celebration. Dog Weekly, 14 April 2017 Latest news: BARKER DIES, BARKERS CELEBRATE - "No more neutering," chairman of the Dogs Rights Association Mr. Fido M. Woofey states.

Yes, mid-January is usually when the updated DDP site is up. The ones I'm guessing could be UPs are Poul Schlüter, Arthur Irving, Hubert de Givenchy and Frederick Dent. Your joker Thomas Keneally, and Hans Rausing also stand a chance. But the thing is that many theme teams simply choose certain names to fill the empty spots. Thus, it's tricky to predict beforehand. So, for instance, team A might be doing an author-themed team and looks for authors that are simply old if there aren't enough ill authors to go around. Team B has inside knowledge that one of the old authors picked by A also is ill (and not just old). In this case, B would not be rewarded with a unique bonus because A needed a full team. Dean Stockwell may seem like a bit too early selection, but I know some more updated information that makes me fairly sure that he's a goner this year. Time will tell. Regarding people from different fields, while that shouldn't be a goal in itself, I do have to stop myself from picking too many people of the same occupation if it's a main team I'm doing. Right now, I have everything from a murderer, a nazi, and a porn star to a drug mule and a Micronesian ruler! Having looked at all three crumbles, I believe that your apricot team will do best. I'm not super familiar with all of the names, but do believe you will score some hits with names like Hefner, Cardin, etc. Blueberry will come in close second, I think, while the team that shares your username unfortunately will do worst. I'm basing this on the fact that I regard people like Gina Lollobrigida, Gene Hackman, Pat Boone, Wilbur Smith, Prince Henrik, etc. as healthy enough to survive the year. Also, Mary Carlisle is someone who doesn't get media attention so there's an obit issue there. I do like the very active Facebook-page her family/friends have setup though. Thank you! Interesting -I too had apricot as my selection for being the team that is likely to perform best BUT I had Gooseberry Crumble running as second behind it, perhaps even a close second with blueberry Crumble third. Partially because there's a couple in my Gooseberry Crumble Team that are over 100- Goebbels press Secretary and the last Nuremberg Prosecutor which I also anticipate to be likely unique picks. Also 97 year old Dowager Duchess of Grafton. But of course the role of the dice could surprise us all! What would you say then was my most likely hit in team Gooseberry Crumble and my weakest name in team apricot Crumble please? In terms of Mary Carlisle I'm kind of banking on Mail Online to save my bacon there!It's interesting how the internet has helped reinvigorate old movie stars making some of them into cult figures even silent movie stars! Many Thanks again! To clarify regarding Mary Carlisle, the most accurate description would be "Great Depression-era b-movie actress" rather than a silent movie star. As for your question, the most likely hit for Gooseberry Crumble would be Brunhilde Pomsel (really old), Lord Snowdon (appears frail in pics) and Lee Radziwill (supposedly has Alzheimer's). Not to sound too pessimistic, but I am sure that there are several centenarian theme teams that will deprive you of a UP for Görings secretary. Benjamin Ferencz was actually picked by me last year, and he could possibly be a UP for you in this year. The weakest Apricot slice is Shirley Bassey, who looks quite healthy for her age. Also, I can imagine Petula Clark becoming a DeathList mainstay in 10 years or so, kinda like the role Vera Lynn has.

I don't think that's him. He had a certain posting 'style' that is ummistakable, lol. In any case, all this guessing back and forth about who is whose sixty-seventh account or whatever won't lead anywhere. If anything, Caisson sounds a bit like Charon. Hmm.

I think it's effing stupid of you to put Madeline McCann in your shadowlist. I get it, you're this 'hilarious' troll account and putting on an act and all, but please leave the little girl who's likely deceased since long ago the hell out of it. If she, against all odds, still is alive, then why the f*ck would she die this particular year? Please explain the rules. If for example they find a body, do they then have to prove the year of death too? It depends on. If her death happened recently enough, then forensics would potentially be able help discern in what time frame the murder took place. However, in these types of cases, the most common outcome is that she died shortly after her disappearence in 2007. If that is the case, then the body will not be found at all due to decomposition (10 years is a long time). While still an effing tacky thing to do, at least it would make more sense if you had put a recently vanished child on your list instead.

I think it's effing stupid of you to put Madeline McCann in your shadowlist. I get it, you're this 'hilarious' troll account and putting on an act and all, but please leave the little girl who's likely deceased since long ago the hell out of it. If she, against all odds, still is alive, then why the f*ck would she die this particular year?

Yes, mid-January is usually when the updated DDP site is up. The ones I'm guessing could be UPs are Poul Schlüter, Arthur Irving, Hubert de Givenchy and Frederick Dent. Your joker Thomas Keneally, and Hans Rausing also stand a chance. But the thing is that many theme teams simply choose certain names to fill the empty spots. Thus, it's tricky to predict beforehand. So, for instance, team A might be doing an author-themed team and looks for authors that are simply old if there aren't enough ill authors to go around. Team B has inside knowledge that one of the old authors picked by A also is ill (and not just old). In this case, B would not be rewarded with a unique bonus because A needed a full team. Dean Stockwell may seem like a bit too early selection, but I know some more updated information that makes me fairly sure that he's a goner this year. Time will tell. Regarding people from different fields, while that shouldn't be a goal in itself, I do have to stop myself from picking too many people of the same occupation if it's a main team I'm doing. Right now, I have everything from a murderer, a nazi, and a porn star to a drug mule and a Micronesian ruler! Having looked at all three crumbles, I believe that your apricot team will do best. I'm not super familiar with all of the names, but do believe you will score some hits with names like Hefner, Cardin, etc. Blueberry will come in close second, I think, while the team that shares your username unfortunately will do worst. I'm basing this on the fact that I regard people like Gina Lollobrigida, Gene Hackman, Pat Boone, Wilbur Smith, Prince Henrik, etc. as healthy enough to survive the year. Also, Mary Carlisle is someone who doesn't get media attention so there's an obit issue there. I do like the very active Facebook-page her family/friends have setup though.

Like I promised you, I'll begin with your blueberry team. First off, the majority of the people here seem to be distinguished within their own fields and would likely get a qualified obituary (QO). The ones who might risk ending up on the "list of the lost" (a.k.a. get "Eleanor Rigbied") are Frederick Dent and Arthur Irving. The latter one despite his vast fortune seems like a low-profile billionaire. Since all of your picks are 70+ years old, you will get a base score of 4-7 points per hit. Unique picks (UP) or Drop 40 picks (D40) would of course help increasing your total. It's too early to tell yet, but I would estimate that you could have between 2-3 UP in there somewhere. As for D40 bonuses, you may have 3-4 candidates. Looking at the actualy names, I would consider Jack Nicholson to be among the unlikeliest to pass away this year. Queen Sofia, Nick Nolte and Julie Goodyear fall into the same category in my opinion. Conversely, Liz Dawn and Mary Wilson are probably among the likeliest hits for you in blueberry's debut season. The others could go either way, because many of them are indeed old and their health statuses may vary. Humans age biologically at different rates, meaning that a 90-year old might have a healthier body with functioning internal organs than, say, a 70-year old. I think that, statistically, gambling on a set of group of old people to die within a year would give a hit rate of around 1/4 or even 1/3. Excluding medical insight and knowledge, that is. So, I would estimate that you could anticipate approximately 4-6 hits, which would be a decent result. Point-wise, I don't know because I don't know who your joker is.

Quincy Jones has a 49-year old half-Swedish son named Quincy Jones lll who also works in the music industry. He was a judge on Swedish Idol this year, one of the nicest and most down-to-earth lads you'll ever come across. His mum Ulla Jones, a model, was married to Quincy for around 7 years in the 60s-70s.

That's a great list! Lots of unique picks and detailed research Thank you, Gooseberry Crumble, that's very nice of you. To return the favour, I'll have a look at your lists at a later point. Well, unique picks in my case usually correlates with being unlikely to give high scores or simply not give any points at all. Larry Pickering could be a decent chance of a not-too-old unique, but some have cast doubt upon him being terminal. Leo Sharp could also be a unique (although one can never trust the 'never been mentioned in the forum before' logic, I've learned today, lol), but he's over 90 and what if he's already dead but not reported? While I have purposely omitted many younger dead certs (why do I have a self-destructive aversion to choosing mainstream candidates that everyone picks?), I've tried to make sure that I have some basis for my selections besides old age. How reflective each source is of the celeb's actualy health is another thing; I have a few IMDb posts as sources and some go way back in time. Random spot to look for health info, but I happen to like movies. A few more things: I went with Ewa Fröling as a dedication to a certain member. I went with Baron Waqa so that he can beautify the DDP website once his entry is up. Kristal is my traditional "if everything else effs up" pick since supercentenarians are likely to die sooner rather than later. Violet Brown was quite unhelpful in that regard last year, though.

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Congratulations you've officially made the worst joke ever! Claim your award at the razzies. Y'know, I was hoping you and I would get along better this year, considering that your grandma, whose wonderful personality traits you have clearly inherited, is terminal and all. My thoughts go out to you.

"Honor Blackman" Ok. Nelson Mandela was a great human being.

Predictor's Predictions DDP 2017

Wow, I picked Catherine Nevin as well, and she was never (as far as I can tell) mentioned in the forum before. So while none of us will get a unique for her, I guess it is a good sign for me that I managed to select someone whom the really strong teams of Pan Breed & The Love Boat believe will a) die this year and b ) get an acceptable obit.

2016: Nana Royle 2017: Super Gran?

Other than the last name alphabetical, that is...

1) introverts Generally no, but solitude is nice every now and then. 2) cat people I prefer cats to dogs because they are more independent, which means less responsibility for me. But I don't own any cats or any other pets. 3) intelligent I'm smart enough to survive thus far (won't ever win a Darwin Award), which is good enough for me. 4) like using the internet With long intervals inbetween each usage, sure. But if I stay indoors for too long, I begin to feel suffocated. 5) self-proclaimed geeks No, but I may or may not culturally appropriate certain "geeky" interests if I find them interesting enough. 6) have OCD, or are at least are somewhat perfectionist It's never a bad idea to strive for perfection, but it generally depends on the usefulness of the project at hand. As for OCD, I can feel 'claustrophobic' (?) when members write a loooong post and don't break the text into paragraphs. See how I added spaces between each of your numbers? 7) non-religious I like to keep my mind open and not stick to one set of ideas for the rest of my life. 8) like lists Making or reading? I think a list can be a good way to convey information in an organizational way to people who would shout "tl;dr" otherwise. 9) interested in politics Politix bores me to tears. 10) interested in music and Hollywood, especially old-time music and Hollywood I can listen to any music made from the 1960s and onwards. As for movies, I grew up with TCM so I have watched many good classics from the past.