markb4 902 Posted July 15, 2021 Renee Simonot is a hit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 427 Posted August 19, 2021 That's what I like to see, me climbing the leaderboard. Looking forward to the addition of Renee Simonot on Jul 11 and Bill Freehan on Aug 19. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,726 Posted August 20, 2021 On 03/01/2021 at 21:18, Finale said: Michael Cullen (Politician NZ) - ED, GU I'm surprised (pleasantly) so few picked him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted August 23, 2021 On 20/08/2021 at 00:33, Wormfarmer said: That's what I like to see, me climbing the leaderboard. Looking forward to the addition of Renee Simonot on Jul 11 and Bill Freehan on Aug 19. On 20/08/2021 at 10:02, Grim Up North said: I'm surprised (pleasantly) so few picked him. I see what you are doing there - just casually dropping in the names, in the hope it will spare you the abuse for pointing out the obvious . You are not fooling anyone, you know! Don't worry - the names are sufficiently off-mainstream to escape a rant. Although someone highlighting the passing of Alfred Biolek or Orlando Drummond would have been a bit more useful Update coming very soon. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted August 23, 2021 I have finally recovered sufficiently from the shock of Dilip Kumar actually dying to get around to checking who else has carked it. These are the scorers since the last update. Feel free to point out if I have missed anyone. Although why the fuck you haven't done so before now I will never know! May 11: Lester L Wolff May 22: Robert Marchand June 6: Lilian Priest June 11: Kay Hawtrey June 17: Kenneth Kaunda July 11: Ernie Moss July 11: Renee Simonot July 16: Biz Markie July 23: Alfred Biolek July 27: Orlando Drummond July 28: Johnny Ventura August 12: Dominic DeNucci August 15: Gerd Muller August 19 Bill Freehan' August 19: Michael Cullen Scoreboard to follow. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted August 23, 2021 Here we go. We are just approaching the interesting time of the year where the points start getting big and so the deaths start to get more interesting. Drol has added a couple of hits to stretch out the lead at the top of the leaderboard. It looks like a decent lead for now, but as we all know, it is still very early in the year for this game. Just behind, En Passant and Wormfarmer have moved into the podium positions, and within striking distance of the lead, with Eesti and Etush also making significant moves in the right direction. At the other end Ebless has finally racked up a first hit of the year, leaving only Yorkshire Banker yet to trouble the scorers. Drol (1286 points) 10 hits [Dilip Kumar*, Dovid Soloveitchic, Emmanuel Evans-Anfom, Ernie Moss, Frank Worthington, Gerd Muller, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Norman Lloyd, Toko Shinodam, Vittore Bochetta ] En Passant (1029 points) 10 hits [Beverly Cleary, Carlos Menem, Dai Davies*, Dilip Kumar, Gerd Muller, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Orlando Drummond, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh] Wormfarmer (996 points) 7 hits [Alcee Hastings, Bill Freehan, Dilip Kumar, Norman Lloyd, Renee Simonot, Tommy Lasorda, Yoo Sang Chul] ZZZ (975 points) 9 hits [Beverly Cleary, Dilip Kumar, Gerd Muller, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Yoo Sang-Chul] Eesti (897 points) 9 hits [Bill Freehan, Dai Davies, Floyd Little, Gerd Muller, Leon Spinks, Noel Conway, Paul Westphal, Rush Limbaugh, Yoo Sang Chul] GcReptile (892 points) 10 hits [Alcee Hastings, Anne Buydens, Donna Britt, Jory Post, Josh Evans, Gerd Muller, Mike Miller, Rodion Rosca, Sarena Li, Yoo Sang-Chul] The Quim Reaper (783 points) 10 hits [Anne Buydens, Carlos Menem, Dai Davies, Dilip Kumar, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Leon Spinks, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Tom Moore] Etushispushingupdaisies (769 points) 6 hits [Bill Freehan, Dai Davies, Lars Goran Petrov, Michael Cullen Rush Limbaugh, Yoo Sang Chul] Captain Chorizo (751 points) 6 hits [Anne Buydens*, Dominic DeNucci, Jeanne Bot, Leon Spinks, Paul Westphal, Vassos Lyssarides] Death Impends (740 points) 9 hits [Beverly Cleary, Carl J. Shapiro, Ian St. John, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Norman Lloyd, Raymond Cauchetier, Renee Simonot, S.Prestley Blake, Tom Moore*] Grim Up North (723 points) 9 hits [Dai Davies, Lee Noble, Leon Spinks , Michael Cullen, Paul Westphal, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Susan Bayh, Yoo Sang-Chul] Markb4 (667 points) 6 hits [Anne Buydens, Beverly Cleary, Norman Lloyd, Renee Simonot, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh] CalebH (665 points) 5 hits [Andre Maranne, Gerd Muller, Gloria Henry, Johnny Ventura, Rodion Rosca] Chilean Way (661 points) 7 hits [Carlos Menem, Dilip Kumar, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip*, Rush Limbaugh] Guyfromfuture (642 points) 3 hits [Biz Markie, Johnny Pierson, Kay Hawtrey] An Fear Beag (604 points) 6 hits [Dilip Kumar, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Lilian Priest, Rush Limbaugh, Yoo Sang Chul] Exu (536 points) 6 hits [Alan Burgess, Ernie Moss, Gerd Muller, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Tom Moore] Msc (524 points) 5 hits [Beverly Cleary*, Hal Holbrook, Kenneth Kaunda, Murray Walker, Prince Philip] Deadsox (518 points) 7 hits [Dai Davies, Floyd Little*, Paul Westphal, Prince Philip, Renee Simonot, Robert Marchand, Rush Limbaugh] Kenny (514 points) 7 hits [Dai Davies, Gerd Muller, Kathy Shaidle, Leon Spinks, Paul Westphal, Rush Limbaugh, Yoo Sang-Chul] The Old Crem (512 points) 8 hits [Carlos Menem, Dai Davies, Floyd Little, Gerd Muller, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh ] Torva Messor (500 points) 7 hits [Andre Maranne, Brian Urquart, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Renee Simonot, Walter Bernstein] Etib8 (454 points) 3 hits [Gerd Muller, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip] Whoaml (451 points) 5 hits [Larry King, Lester L Wolff, Murray Walker, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip] Joey Russ (446 points) 6 hits [Bob Fass, Larry King, Leon Spinks*, Norman Lloyd, Paul Westphal, Prince Philip, Sylvain Sylvain] The Unknown Man (422 points) 6 hits [Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Leon Spinks, Norman Lloyd, Paul Westphal, Rush Limbaugh, Yoo Sang-Chul] Liz (420 points) 6 hits [Beverly Cleary, Cloris Leachman, Lester L Wolff, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Susan Bayh] Charles De Gaulle (408 points) 6 hits [Carlos Menem, Dilip Kumar, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Walter Bernstein] The Old Lady (392 points) 6 hits [Beverly Cleary, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Michael McKevitt, Rush Limbaugh*, Yoo Sang-Chul] Buffalo Phil (386 points) 6 hits [Beverly Cleary, Carlos Menem, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh*, Tom Moore] Lynchian (360 points) 4 hits [Gerd Muller, Leon Spinks, Paul Westphal, Prince Philip] Nantonian (323 points) 5 hits [Dilip Kumar, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Rush Limbaugh. Tom Moore] Pedro (315 points) 4 hits [Christopher Plummer, Kenneth Kaunda, Phil Spector, Prince Philip] Deathray (286 points) 3 hits [Johnny Briggs, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip] Great Uncle Bulgaria (265 points) 3 hits [Anne Buydens, Beverly Cleary, Tom Moore*] Death by Arsenic (251 points) 3 hits [Andre Maranne, Leon Spinks, Vassos Lyssarides] Book (243 points) 3 hits [Alfred Biolek, Cicely Tyson, Peter Mark Richman] Toast (199 point) 3 hits [Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Trevor Peacock] Ebless(191 points) 1 hit [Ernie Moss] Predictor(134 points) 1 hit [Mike Carter] ImNotHades (117 points) 1 hit [Michael Collins] Bibliogryphon (71 points) 2 hits [Mark Eden, Murray Walker] Yorkshire Banker (0 points) 0 hit 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted September 10, 2021 Recently died picks by various competitors Uno Loop Jean Pierre Adams Rosita Quintana Neddy Smith Sarah Harding Mikis Theodorakis 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted September 10, 2021 2 hours ago, CaptainChorizo said: Recently died picks by various competitors Uno Loop Jean Pierre Adams Rosita Quintana Neddy Smith Sarah Harding Mikis Theodorakis Now that, folks, is what I call a helpful post! I hope you were all paying attention. I was about to start an update and that has nicely reduced my workload. Thanks Chorizo - you are now officially my favourite poster on here . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted September 10, 2021 Here is a list of the recently deceased picks. Scoreboard to follow. 15th August - Ruth Apilado (Where was she on your list Chorizo, you useless fucking tosser? ) 23rd August - Rosita Quintana 2nd September - Mikis Theodorakis 5th September - Sarah Harding 6th September - Jean-Pierre Adams 8th September - Neddy Smith 8th September - Uno Loop If I have missed anyone, blame Chorizo! And yourself. But leave me out of it! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,726 Posted September 10, 2021 16 minutes ago, An Fear Beag said: Now that, folks, is what I call a helpful post! I hope you were all paying attention. I was about to start an update and that has nicely reduced my workload. Thanks Chorizo - you are now officially my favourite poster on here . 9 minutes ago, An Fear Beag said: 15th August - Ruth Apilado (Where was she on your list Chorizo, you useless fucking tosser? ) love it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted September 10, 2021 And so onto the scoreboard. Lots of people scored a hit with Sarah Harding, and jumped up the scoreboard accordingly. Several other people made minor jumps up the leaderboard with obscure unique hits. Despite avoiding the big-name celebrities, Drol continues to power on ahead, with a team of lesser-known names. En Passant is still hot on the heels with a team of more recognizable picks. And ZZZ, the team with the most cliched picks of them all, rejoins the top 3. Quim continues to rack up the hits to stay in contention, but have they enough picks left to trouble the leaders. Meanwhile Etush lurks ominously outside the top 5, but with only 7 down, there is plenty of scope and time to make a run a the top. Deadsox is steadily building a nice score, after a disastrous start and cannot be completely ruled out, while Captain Chorizo () has lots of picks to go and is not without a chance. Usual story at the bottom. Yorkshire, no hits, etc.etc. Drol (1530 points) 11 hits [Dilip Kumar*, Dovid Soloveitchic, Emmanuel Evans-Anfom, Ernie Moss, Frank Worthington, Gerd Muller, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Mikis Theodorakis, Norman Lloyd, Toko Shinodam, Vittore Bochetta ] En Passant (1276 points) 11 hits [Beverly Cleary, Carlos Menem, Dai Davies*, Dilip Kumar, Gerd Muller, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Orlando Drummond, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding,] ZZZ (1222 points) 10 hits [Beverly Cleary, Dilip Kumar, Gerd Muller, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Yoo Sang-Chul] Eesti (1144 points) 10 hits [Bill Freehan, Dai Davies, Floyd Little, Gerd Muller, Leon Spinks, Noel Conway, Paul Westphal, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Yoo Sang Chul] The Quim Reaper (1030 points) 11 hits [Anne Buydens, Carlos Menem, Dai Davies, Dilip Kumar, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Leon Spinks, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Tom Moore] Etushispushingupdaisies (1016 points) 7 hits [Bill Freehan, Dai Davies, Lars Goran Petrov, Michael Cullen Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Yoo Sang Chul] Wormfarmer (996 points) 7 hits [Alcee Hastings, Bill Freehan, Dilip Kumar, Norman Lloyd, Renee Simonot, Tommy Lasorda, Yoo Sang Chul] Deadsox (991 points) 9 hits [Dai Davies, Floyd Little*, Paul Westphal, Prince Philip, Renee Simonot, Robert Marchand, Rush Limbaugh, Ruth Apilado, Sarah Harding] Captain Chorizo (985 points) 6 hits [Anne Buydens*, Dominic DeNucci, Jeanne Bot, Leon Spinks, Paul Westphal, Rosita Quintana, Vassos Lyssarides] Grim Up North (970 points) 10 hits [Dai Davies, Lee Noble, Leon Spinks , Michael Cullen, Paul Westphal, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Susan Bayh, Yoo Sang-Chul] CalebH (912 points) 6 hits [Andre Maranne, Gerd Muller, Gloria Henry, Johnny Ventura, Rodion Rosca, Sarah Harding] GcReptile (892 points) 10 hits [Alcee Hastings, Anne Buydens, Donna Britt, Jory Post, Josh Evans, Gerd Muller, Mike Miller, Rodion Rosca, Sarena Li, Yoo Sang-Chul] Exu (833 points) 7 hits [Alan Burgess, Ernie Moss, Gerd Muller, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Tom Moore, Sarah Harding] Kenny (761 points) 8 hits [Dai Davies, Gerd Muller, Kathy Shaidle, Leon Spinks, Paul Westphal, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Yoo Sang-Chul] The Old Crem (759 points) 9 hits [Carlos Menem, Dai Davies, Floyd Little, Gerd Muller, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh , Sarah Harding] Death Impends (740 points) 9 hits [Beverly Cleary, Carl J. Shapiro, Ian St. John, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Norman Lloyd, Raymond Cauchetier, Renee Simonot, S.Prestley Blake, Tom Moore*] Book (737 points) 5 hits [Alfred Biolek, Cicely Tyson, Mikis Theodorakis, Neddy Smith, Peter Mark Richman] Guyfromfuture (709 points) 4 hits [Biz Markie, Johnny Pierson, Kay Hawtrey, Sarah Harding,] Markb4 (667 points) 6 hits [Anne Buydens, Beverly Cleary, Norman Lloyd, Renee Simonot, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh] Chilean Way (661 points) 7 hits [Carlos Menem, Dilip Kumar, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip*, Rush Limbaugh] Charles De Gaulle (655 points) 7 hits [Carlos Menem, Dilip Kumar, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Sarah Harding, Walter Bernstein] Lynchian (607 points) 5 hits [Gerd Muller, Leon Spinks, Paul Westphal, Prince Philip, Sarah Harding] An Fear Beag (604 points) 6 hits [Dilip Kumar, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Lilian Priest, Rush Limbaugh, Yoo Sang Chul] Nantonian (570 points) 6 hits [Dilip Kumar, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Tom Moore] Deathray (533 points) 4 hits [Johnny Briggs, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip, Sarah Harding] Msc (524 points) 5 hits [Beverly Cleary*, Hal Holbrook, Kenneth Kaunda, Murray Walker, Prince Philip] Torva Messor (500 points) 7 hits [Andre Maranne, Brian Urquart, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Renee Simonot, Walter Bernstein] Death by Arsenic (499 points) 4 hits [Andre Maranne, Jean-Pierre Adams, Leon Spinks, Vassos Lyssarides] Etib8 (454 points) 3 hits [Gerd Muller, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip] Whoaml (451 points) 5 hits [Larry King, Lester L Wolff, Murray Walker, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip] Joey Russ (446 points) 6 hits [Bob Fass, Larry King, Leon Spinks*, Norman Lloyd, Paul Westphal, Prince Philip, Sylvain Sylvain] The Unknown Man (422 points) 6 hits [Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Leon Spinks, Norman Lloyd, Paul Westphal, Rush Limbaugh, Yoo Sang-Chul] Liz (420 points) 6 hits [Beverly Cleary, Cloris Leachman, Lester L Wolff, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Susan Bayh] The Old Lady (392 points) 6 hits [Beverly Cleary, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Michael McKevitt, Rush Limbaugh*, Yoo Sang-Chul] Buffalo Phil (386 points) 6 hits [Beverly Cleary, Carlos Menem, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh*, Tom Moore] Predictor (384 points) 2 hit [Mike Carter, Uno Loop] Pedro (315 points) 4 hits [Christopher Plummer, Kenneth Kaunda, Phil Spector, Prince Philip] Great Uncle Bulgaria (265 points) 3 hits [Anne Buydens, Beverly Cleary, Tom Moore*] Toast (199 point) 3 hits [Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Trevor Peacock] Ebless(191 points) 1 hit [Ernie Moss] ImNotHades (117 points) 1 hit [Michael Collins] Bibliogryphon (71 points) 2 hits [Mark Eden, Murray Walker] Yorkshire Banker (0 points) 0 hit 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted September 29, 2021 3 hits to report since the last update. Or to rephrase it, 3 hits that I can see at a glance without googling all the obscure names yet again!. 8th September: Amy Winifred Hawkins 17th September: Abdelaziz Bouteflika 19th September: Jimmy Greaves. So why the update after a mere three weeks, and three measly hits? Because we have a new leader, that's why!. En Passant hits with AB to sneak into the lead, with just 5 points separating him/her from Drol in second. Elsewhere Exu and Death Impends both hit the magical 1000 point mark, and jump up the leaderboard into 5th and 8th place respectively, while GUB gets 2 hits out of 3 to add a little respectability to the score. Usual story at the bottom! En Passant (1535 points) 12 hits [Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Beverly Cleary, Carlos Menem, Dai Davies*, Dilip Kumar, Gerd Muller, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Orlando Drummond, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding] Drol (1530 points) 11 hits [Dilip Kumar*, Dovid Soloveitchic, Emmanuel Evans-Anfom, Ernie Moss, Frank Worthington, Gerd Muller, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Mikis Theodorakis, Norman Lloyd, Toko Shinodam, Vittore Bochetta ] ZZZ (1222 points) 10 hits [Beverly Cleary, Dilip Kumar, Gerd Muller, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Yoo Sang-Chul] Eesti (1144 points) 10 hits [Bill Freehan, Dai Davies, Floyd Little, Gerd Muller, Leon Spinks, Noel Conway, Paul Westphal, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Yoo Sang Chul] Exu (1094 points) 8 hits [Alan Burgess, Ernie Moss, Gerd Muller, Jimmy Greaves, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Tom Moore, Sarah Harding] The Quim Reaper (1030 points) 11 hits [Anne Buydens, Carlos Menem, Dai Davies, Dilip Kumar, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Leon Spinks, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Tom Moore] Etushispushingupdaisies (1016 points) 7 hits [Bill Freehan, Dai Davies, Lars Goran Petrov, Michael Cullen Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Yoo Sang Chul] Death Impends (1001points) 10 hits [Beverly Cleary, Carl J. Shapiro, Ian St. John, Jimmy Greaves, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Norman Lloyd, Raymond Cauchetier, Renee Simonot, S.Prestley Blake, Tom Moore*] Wormfarmer (996 points) 7 hits [Alcee Hastings, Bill Freehan, Dilip Kumar, Norman Lloyd, Renee Simonot, Tommy Lasorda, Yoo Sang Chul] Deadsox (991 points) 9 hits [Dai Davies, Floyd Little*, Paul Westphal, Prince Philip, Renee Simonot, Robert Marchand, Rush Limbaugh, Ruth Apilado, Sarah Harding] Captain Chorizo (985 points) 6 hits [Anne Buydens*, Dominic DeNucci, Jeanne Bot, Leon Spinks, Paul Westphal, Rosita Quintana, Vassos Lyssarides] Grim Up North (970 points) 10 hits [Dai Davies, Lee Noble, Leon Spinks , Michael Cullen, Paul Westphal, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Susan Bayh, Yoo Sang-Chul] Chilean Way (922 points) 8 hits [Carlos Menem, Dilip Kumar, Jimmy Greaves, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip*, Rush Limbaugh] CalebH (912 points) 6 hits [Andre Maranne, Gerd Muller, Gloria Henry, Johnny Ventura, Rodion Rosca, Sarah Harding] GcReptile (892 points) 10 hits [Alcee Hastings, Anne Buydens, Donna Britt, Jory Post, Josh Evans, Gerd Muller, Mike Miller, Rodion Rosca, Sarena Li, Yoo Sang-Chul] Lynchian (868 points) 6 hits [Gerd Muller, Jimmy Greaves, Leon Spinks, Paul Westphal, Prince Philip, Sarah Harding] An Fear Beag (855 points) 7 hits [Dilip Kumar, Jimmy Greaves, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Lilian Priest, Rush Limbaugh, Yoo Sang Chul] Great Uncle Bulgaria (776 points) 5 hits [Amy Winifred Hawkins, Anne Buydens, Beverly Cleary, Jimmy Greaves, Tom Moore*] Kenny (761 points) 8 hits [Dai Davies, Gerd Muller, Kathy Shaidle, Leon Spinks, Paul Westphal, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Yoo Sang-Chul] The Old Crem (759 points) 9 hits [Carlos Menem, Dai Davies, Floyd Little, Gerd Muller, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh , Sarah Harding] Book (737 points) 5 hits [Alfred Biolek, Cicely Tyson, Mikis Theodorakis, Neddy Smith, Peter Mark Richman] Whoaml (712 points) 6 hits [Jimmy Greaves, Larry King, Lester L Wolff, Murray Walker, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip] Guyfromfuture (709 points) 4 hits [Biz Markie, Johnny Pierson, Kay Hawtrey, Sarah Harding,] Markb4 (667 points) 6 hits [Anne Buydens, Beverly Cleary, Norman Lloyd, Renee Simonot, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh] Charles De Gaulle (655 points) 7 hits [Carlos Menem, Dilip Kumar, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Sarah Harding, Walter Bernstein] The Old Lady (651 points) 7 hits [Abdelazis Bouteflika, Beverly Cleary, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Michael McKevitt, Rush Limbaugh*, Yoo Sang-Chul] Nantonian (570 points) 6 hits [Dilip Kumar, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Tom Moore] Deathray (533 points) 4 hits [Johnny Briggs, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip, Sarah Harding] Msc (524 points) 5 hits [Beverly Cleary*, Hal Holbrook, Kenneth Kaunda, Murray Walker, Prince Philip] Torva Messor (500 points) 7 hits [Andre Maranne, Brian Urquart, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Renee Simonot, Walter Bernstein] Death by Arsenic (499 points) 4 hits [Andre Maranne, Jean-Pierre Adams, Leon Spinks, Vassos Lyssarides] Etib8 (454 points) 3 hits [Gerd Muller, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip] Joey Russ (446 points) 6 hits [Bob Fass, Larry King, Leon Spinks*, Norman Lloyd, Paul Westphal, Prince Philip, Sylvain Sylvain] The Unknown Man (422 points) 6 hits [Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Leon Spinks, Norman Lloyd, Paul Westphal, Rush Limbaugh, Yoo Sang-Chul] Liz (420 points) 6 hits [Beverly Cleary, Cloris Leachman, Lester L Wolff, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Susan Bayh] Buffalo Phil (386 points) 6 hits [Beverly Cleary, Carlos Menem, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh*, Tom Moore] Predictor (384 points) 2 hit [Mike Carter, Uno Loop] ImNotHades (378 points) 2 hits [Jimmy Greaves, Michael Collins] Pedro (315 points) 4 hits [Christopher Plummer, Kenneth Kaunda, Phil Spector, Prince Philip] Toast (199 point) 3 hits [Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Trevor Peacock] Ebless(191 points) 1 hit [Ernie Moss] Bibliogryphon (71 points) 2 hits [Mark Eden, Murray Walker] Yorkshire Banker (0 points) 0 hit 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted September 29, 2021 Heh, okay, well, sometimes names are so obscure, I don't even realize their death myself. Leila Meacham, dead on Sept 26th, a pick for me: https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-novelist-Leila-Meacham-dies-at-age-83-16479602.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted October 3, 2021 On 29/09/2021 at 15:31, gcreptile said: Heh, okay, well, sometimes names are so obscure, I don't even realize their death myself. Leila Meacham, dead on Sept 26th, a pick for me: https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-novelist-Leila-Meacham-dies-at-age-83-16479602.php Thanks for the heads-up on that one GCreptile. I'm not sure about your date of death though. The article is dated September 22nd and it says she "died Sunday at the age of 83." Unless they had a clairvoyant write the article, I am going to assume that she died the previous Sunday, which would be September 19th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted October 3, 2021 What a difference a few days can make in this game, at this time of the year. Since the last update a mere 4 days ago (take note Deathers!!),we have 2 noteworthy deaths and 1 slightly late notification. The latest hits are: Leila Meecham 19th September Greg Gilbert 30th September Bernard Tapie 3rd October. So En Passant's position at the top only lasted a couple of weeks, as Drol retakes the lead with a Greg Gilbert hit. Etush storms into second place with a Gilbert/Tapie double, and with only nine down, is in prime position to make a run for the title. CharlesDeGaulle jokered Tapie to race up the leaderboard into sixth, and we now have a dirty dozen topping the 1000 point mark who will still all be fancying their chances at this stage. The 1000 pointers are: Drol (1802 points) 12 hits [Dilip Kumar*, Dovid Soloveitchic, Emmanuel Evans-Anfom, Ernie Moss, Frank Worthington, Gerd Muller, Greg Gilbert, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Mikis Theodorakis, Norman Lloyd, Toko Shinodam, Vittore Bochetta ] Etushispushingupdaisies (1563 points) 9 hits [Bernard Tapie, Bill Freehan, Dai Davies, Greg Gilbert, Lars Goran Petrov, Michael Cullen Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Yoo Sang Chul] En Passant (1535 points) 12 hits [Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Beverly Cleary, Carlos Menem, Dai Davies*, Dilip Kumar, Gerd Muller, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Orlando Drummond, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding] Eesti (1416 points) 10 hits [Bill Freehan, Dai Davies, Floyd Little, Gerd Muller, Leon Spinks, Noel Conway, Paul Westphal, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Yoo Sang Chul] ZZZ (1222 points) 10 hits [Beverly Cleary, Dilip Kumar, Gerd Muller, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Yoo Sang-Chul] Charles De Gaulle (1205 points) 8 hits [Bernard Tapie*, Carlos Menem, Dilip Kumar, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Sarah Harding, Walter Bernstein] GcReptile (1153 points) 11 hits [Alcee Hastings, Anne Buydens, Donna Britt, Jory Post, Josh Evans, Gerd Muller, Leila Meecham, Mike Miller, Rodion Rosca, Sarena Li, Yoo Sang-Chul] An Fear Beag (1130 points) 8 hits [Bernard Tapie, Dilip Kumar, Jimmy Greaves, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Lilian Priest, Rush Limbaugh, Yoo Sang Chul] Exu (1094 points) 8 hits [Alan Burgess, Ernie Moss, Gerd Muller, Jimmy Greaves, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Tom Moore, Sarah Harding] Kenny (1036 points) 9 hits [Bernard Tapie, Dai Davies, Gerd Muller, Kathy Shaidle, Leon Spinks, Paul Westphal, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Yoo Sang-Chul] The Quim Reaper (1030 points) 11 hits [Anne Buydens, Carlos Menem, Dai Davies, Dilip Kumar, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Leon Spinks, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Tom Moore] Death Impends (1001points) 10 hits [Beverly Cleary, Carl J. Shapiro, Ian St. John, Jimmy Greaves, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Norman Lloyd, Raymond Cauchetier, Renee Simonot, S.Prestley Blake, Tom Moore*] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Etushispushingupdaisies 136 Posted October 5, 2021 On 03/10/2021 at 14:44, An Fear Beag said: What a difference a few days can make in this game, at this time of the year. Since the last update a mere 4 days ago (take note Deathers!!),we have 2 noteworthy deaths and 1 slightly late notification. The latest hits are: Leila Meecham 19th September Greg Gilbert 30th September Bernard Tapie 3rd October. So En Passant's position at the top only lasted a couple of weeks, as Drol retakes the lead with a Greg Gilbert hit. Etush storms into second place with a Gilbert/Tapie double, and with only nine down, is in prime position to make a run for the title. CharlesDeGaulle jokered Tapie to race up the leaderboard into sixth, and we now have a dirty dozen topping the 1000 point mark who will still all be fancying their chances at this stage. The 1000 pointers are: Drol (1802 points) 12 hits [Dilip Kumar*, Dovid Soloveitchic, Emmanuel Evans-Anfom, Ernie Moss, Frank Worthington, Gerd Muller, Greg Gilbert, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Mikis Theodorakis, Norman Lloyd, Toko Shinodam, Vittore Bochetta ] Etushispushingupdaisies (1563 points) 9 hits [Bernard Tapie, Bill Freehan, Dai Davies, Greg Gilbert, Lars Goran Petrov, Michael Cullen Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Yoo Sang Chul] En Passant (1535 points) 12 hits [Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Beverly Cleary, Carlos Menem, Dai Davies*, Dilip Kumar, Gerd Muller, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Orlando Drummond, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding] Eesti (1416 points) 10 hits [Bill Freehan, Dai Davies, Floyd Little, Gerd Muller, Leon Spinks, Noel Conway, Paul Westphal, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Yoo Sang Chul] ZZZ (1222 points) 10 hits [Beverly Cleary, Dilip Kumar, Gerd Muller, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Yoo Sang-Chul] Charles De Gaulle (1205 points) 8 hits [Bernard Tapie*, Carlos Menem, Dilip Kumar, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Sarah Harding, Walter Bernstein] GcReptile (1153 points) 11 hits [Alcee Hastings, Anne Buydens, Donna Britt, Jory Post, Josh Evans, Gerd Muller, Leila Meecham, Mike Miller, Rodion Rosca, Sarena Li, Yoo Sang-Chul] An Fear Beag (1130 points) 8 hits [Bernard Tapie, Dilip Kumar, Jimmy Greaves, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Lilian Priest, Rush Limbaugh, Yoo Sang Chul] Exu (1094 points) 8 hits [Alan Burgess, Ernie Moss, Gerd Muller, Jimmy Greaves, Leon Spinks, Prince Philip, Tom Moore, Sarah Harding] Kenny (1036 points) 9 hits [Bernard Tapie, Dai Davies, Gerd Muller, Kathy Shaidle, Leon Spinks, Paul Westphal, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Yoo Sang-Chul] The Quim Reaper (1030 points) 11 hits [Anne Buydens, Carlos Menem, Dai Davies, Dilip Kumar, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Leon Spinks, Norman Lloyd, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Tom Moore] Death Impends (1001points) 10 hits [Beverly Cleary, Carl J. Shapiro, Ian St. John, Jimmy Greaves, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Norman Lloyd, Raymond Cauchetier, Renee Simonot, S.Prestley Blake, Tom Moore*] I'm back, by the way. Doing just fine. Had some password issues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 902 Posted October 11, 2021 Ruthie Tompson is a hit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted October 11, 2021 1 hour ago, markb4 said: Ruthie Tompson is a hit. Yes, indeed she is, giving a hit to 5 players. Markb4 and Torvamessor climb into a more respectable mid-table spot. Death Impends and Wormfarmer climb up into the top 6. That should have meant that they were back in contention, except that the leader Drol also scored big with Ruthie, becoming the first player to hit 2000 points, and extending the lead to over 50 points. It seems like a big lead now, but its only 2 hits at this stage of the game, so still all to play for. Here is the new top 6 - everyone else can figure out their own positions for now! Drol (2084 points) 13 hits [Dilip Kumar*, Dovid Soloveitchic, Emmanuel Evans-Anfom, Ernie Moss, Frank Worthington, Gerd Muller, Greg Gilbert, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Mikis Theodorakis, Norman Lloyd, Ruthie Tompson, Toko Shinodam, Vittore Bochetta ] Etushispushingupdaisies (1563 points) 9 hits [Bernard Tapie, Bill Freehan, Dai Davies, Greg Gilbert, Lars Goran Petrov, Michael Cullen Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Yoo Sang Chul] En Passant (1535 points) 12 hits [Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Beverly Cleary, Carlos Menem, Dai Davies*, Dilip Kumar, Gerd Muller, Larry King, Leon Spinks, Orlando Drummond, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding] Eesti (1416 points) 10 hits [Bill Freehan, Dai Davies, Floyd Little, Gerd Muller, Leon Spinks, Noel Conway, Paul Westphal, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Harding, Yoo Sang Chul] Death Impends (1283 points) 11 hits [Beverly Cleary, Carl J. Shapiro, Ian St. John, Jimmy Greaves, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Norman Lloyd, Raymond Cauchetier, Renee Simonot, Ruthie Tompson, S.Prestley Blake, Tom Moore*] Wormfarmer (1278 points) 8 hits [Alcee Hastings, Bill Freehan, Dilip Kumar, Norman Lloyd, Renee Simonot, Ruthie Tompson, Tommy Lasorda, Yoo Sang Chul] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 902 Posted October 26, 2021 Mort Sahl is a hit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted October 27, 2021 14 hours ago, markb4 said: Mort Sahl is a hit. Indeed he is. A unique hit for you and all, to climb you up into 7th place and within striking distance of everyone except the runaway leader. Although with your Joker/Wildcard and a lot of very hittable picks still hanging on, you are not without hope! Markb4 (1247 points) 8 hits [Anne Buydens, Beverly Cleary, Mort Sahl, Norman Lloyd, Renee Simonot, Prince Philip, Rush Limbaugh, Ruthie Tompson] 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted November 1, 2021 Aaron T Beck is a hit for Msc in this pool, bringing a little belated respectability to the score. Msc (828 points) 6 hits [Aaron Beck, Beverly Cleary*, Hal Holbrook, Kenneth Kaunda, Murray Walker, Prince Philip] 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted November 5, 2021 My pick Andrew McDonald has died, problem is the day though. The articles are from Nov 2nd, but the first one is behind a paywall: https://www.charitytimes.com/ct/Tributes-paid-to-former-Scope-chair.php https://www.scope.org.uk/media/press-releases/andrew-mcdonald-cb/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted November 5, 2021 7 hours ago, gcreptile said: My pick Andrew McDonald has died, problem is the day though. The articles are from Nov 2nd, but the first one is behind a paywall: https://www.charitytimes.com/ct/Tributes-paid-to-former-Scope-chair.php https://www.scope.org.uk/media/press-releases/andrew-mcdonald-cb/ The death is duly noted. I will hold fire on awarding points to see if a more definite date of death appears in the coming days, which I would imagine it will. If nothing appears after a week, then I will make a judgement call on it. I do find it very interesting that there is a "charitytimes" website and that it is behind a paywall. Looking at the site highlights what a huge multi-million pound industry the whole charity sector is. I wouldn't say that it is an eye-opener as I was obviously aware of it before, but it is certainly a clear reminder. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,587 Posted November 10, 2021 Clifford Rose will be a hit for me here when his Guardian obituary finally appears 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted November 10, 2021 20 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: Clifford Rose will be a hit for me here when his Guardian obituary finally appears Almost everything counts here. So it's already a hit for you. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites