Canadian Paul

They've given points to people who selected Saddam after he was already condemned to death. When I pointed out to them that Saddam died on the 30th, I also bitterly brought that up as well. Perhaps a rookie updated the site? No one should get any points because the potential death sentence has been there since 2003, and most certainly no one past November 5th should get any points.

Site updated to reflect the execution of Sadaam. It seems Barzan avoided the hangman's noose... for the moment anyhow.

Apparentely, Barzan and Awad weren't hanged with him.

CNN has changed its front page top news story to a Gerald Fordesque obituary and is reporting that one of Hussein's lawyers is confirming the execution.

CNN is reporting that Iraq TV is reporting that the execution has taken place... whatever that means.

Would somebody mind explaining this to me in words of one syllable or less? God good, sin bad?

Possibly because any attempted rescue in the twilight would have the same chance of shooting up Sadaam and co. as the guards and executioners. According to Time and Date, sunrise isn't until after 7:00 AM. I agree with Football Fan, most likely all at the same time. Makes rescue attempts more difficult? Agreed on the submission of teams, although now I have to find two more names...

It might have if you were literate. How's that for an essay? I hear your family are Eastern European. When can we expect them? The toilet is blocked... When you can't be clever, be racist. Very Michael Richards of you.

It might have if you were literate. How's that for an essay?

Going back to our regularly scheduled program, Sadaam likely to be executed sooner than later. Also included, a selection from the desk of Sadaam.

I can't. I don't know when it will happen. Furthermore, just because you've only heard of Saddam Hussein doesn't make him the only famous one. Have you heard of Majid Khadduri? He's a Middle Eastern scholar born in 1908 and, as far as I know, still alive. Most people wouldn't have heard of him, but does that mean I can't pick him? Of course not, it might make for a good unique pick because I have specialized knowledge. Just like if someone were to come up with an African Leader or Formula 1 motor racer with terminal cancer that you'd never heard of. It'd be the same thing. For the record, the judge is a bit of a strech, but DDT was right, Barzan was fairly well known in Iraq and to those who study the Middle East, especially that region. It's not like a certain 16-year-old who's known for nothing other than her terminal illness. Just because you've never heard of them and they're about to be executed doesn't necessarily make us "cheating bastards." Perhaps you should get down off your high horse and study up on a subject before you comment on it. There's no difference between picking an obscure soon-to-be-executed Iraqi judge and an obscure soon-to-be-dead-from-terminal-cancer F1 racer. If you want to play with your standard of famous, that's fine and respectable, but you have no right to criticize how others play the game so long as they do so within the rules. Everyone draws their own lines. I draw mine at that 16 year old, but I don't spit at those who don't either.

That's my story too, and I'm sticking to it.

Hey, if you didn't want me to choose the other two, you should have made more of an effort to keep Puskas, Carr, Drake, and Ford alive, all of whom were above these other two fellows on my list. If you're not going to help me catch a break Windsor, I can't help you!

For the love of all that is holy W90, SttG is female.

Site updated to reflect the death of Gerald Ford, but a special congrats to Tempus Fugit, who is now in the Top 10 in the RDP! Meanwhile, I'm off to sulk after losing first place in the WDP, a shot at the top 100 in the RDP for a long while and getting relegated to God only know on the DDP. This what I get for gloating about Barbera.

Uh... so TF... who are you going to be picking for DDP 2007?

Damn it Ford! Couldn't you have just held on for another few days??? Anyhow, congrats to DL!

How is Oh doing lately? The last article said that they removed the cancer by removing his stomach and that he was walking around, but there's been a lot of silence lately...

I'd say still too risky for DL and 50 picks to leave off. For DDP and 20 picks, he may get replaced by a certain Iraqi judge on my team...

If they can kill Bandar and Barzan before 2007 and Saddam on the 1st January, that'll do me just fine. Or, failing that, Bandar. He MUST go before Jan 1 2007, unless Maurice Papon decides to pop off instead. RA, I believe you can have as many substitutes as possible if submitted candidates die before 1 Jan. Wilma Dykeman died, so Basil d'Oliviera is in, and now I'm desperately hoping Papon will go so I can put Bandar in, but no such luck, I fear. It's for these kind of reasons that I won't be submitting my team until the evening of the 31st. Take every advantage you can I say. Mostly agreed TF... I won't be submitting my list for a few days left. Thanks to OoO and Football Fan, it will have two new additions.

According to his IMDB profile, his song was used in an episode of South Park, but he did not provide - as CPDP rules require - a "guest voice." His performance is characterized as a "Soundtrack" for South Park, not as part of his filmography (as with The Simpsons)

Bollocks. This & Wilma Dykeman will teach me to name my DDP team early. I thought Bandar's sentence would be commuted to life. Ah well, at least that's two early hits on the DDP UNLESS they are hanged in the next 5 days. Now that would be most annoying. It doesn't say anything about the other two in that article, nor any others that I've read thusfar. It only says Saddam has to be executed by January 27. I haven't submitted my team just yet...

For those of you who have a little faith in wrongipedia (or, alternatively, those who wish to translate his web page from German) it is claimed that he celebrated his 103rd birthday with a concert.

Site updated to reflect the death of James Brown. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

James Brown has died - BBC Obit Congrats to the following teams: * Dead By Dawn * Digging The Grave * Gerald Ford Must Die * Get Your Kicks in 2006 * Jodie's Cuppas * John Stalkest * Levelled Crossing * Oh, It's a Scythe! * One Foot in the Grave * Puppet Show And Siegfried Baboon's David Van Day Show * Six Foot Under * Thanatopsis * The Anfield Iron * The Doom & Gloom Room * The Driller Killer * Vassili Zaitsev * Victor Spencer's Delight * Wish Upon A Star Especially John Stalkest, who not only selected Brown as his joker, but had his last hit with Derek Bailey - on December 25, 2005.