maryportfuncity 10,658 Posted May 1, 2021 Oh aye and... This mob carry Maryport's hopes into May May 1. Abdulaziz Bouteflika - jkr 2. Kat Bjelland 3. Walter Smith 4. John Hemingway 5. Jason Becker 6. Jack Arends 7. David Gulpilil 8. Kane Tanaka 9. Jyrki Kasvi 10. Vic Elford 11. Tom Smith Bench Eileen Ash Sarah Lilian Priest 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted May 1, 2021 4 hours ago, alt obits guy said: 7 hours ago, alt obits guy said: First notable Indian politician to die in May went unpicked. Mohammad Shahabuddin. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/former-rjd-mp-mohammad-shahabuddin-dies-of-covid-19/articleshow/82338121.cms or not https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/reports-about-mohammad-shahabuddins-death-not-true-tihar-jail/articleshow/82338121.cms (updated version at same URL) or so https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/former-rjd-mp-mohammad-shahabuddin-dies-of-covid/articleshow/82338121.cms (same URL reverts back to original headline) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,542 Posted May 1, 2021 12 hours ago, msc said: Commiserations Book! imo a swiftly improving player and I was lucky with some of the breaks of fate this month. Best of luck in the future. With equal due respect to maryport and CalebH (whom I know little of but as a Quarterfinal opponent will clearly be tough) but Spade couldn't have got a dream draw any better if he'd rigged it himself! I've always said that "easy" teams make tougher opponents in the DL Cup because you're playing against picks that you wouldn't have gone for. All it takes is for your carefully selected squad of high school lacrosse coaches to stay alive another 30 days and a couple of Drop 40 names to cark it, and you're screwed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,658 Posted May 2, 2021 Re the masterlist: I'm the only one with Boutelfilka - what do the rest of you know about his improving health? I'm amazed he made May tbh. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,542 Posted May 2, 2021 Gary Sheibler's dead, but all we have so far is a Facebook post from a radio station which I assume doesn't count? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,658 Posted May 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: Gary Sheibler's dead, but all we have so far is a Facebook post from a radio station which I assume doesn't count? Fair play, Spade - a hit on day one. Our match up is first out of the traps for excitement, then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted May 3, 2021 As noted elsewhere, Litsa Menounos has died. https://www.today.com/health/maria-menounos-mother-litsa-menounos-dies-brain-cancer-t217182 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted May 3, 2021 Another one bites the dust, R. Balakrishna Pillai is dead. https://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/former-minister-r-balakrishna-pillai-passes-away-1.5637182 Nothing in English yet but there should be soon (given that this isn't another death hoax). nvm: https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2021/05/03/kerala-congress-b-leader-r-balakrishna-pillai-passed-away.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted May 3, 2021 Litsa Menounos is definitely a very fringey person. Basically now that FFBI are officially banned from the DDP I basically went the route of if they’re famous enough there, then they are also famous enough here. Of course, cases not in the DDP are still viewed under discretion, but that’s beside the point. Four cup pickers had her on their squad, with Chorizo gaining joker points as well. Msc is leading now in his tie as is Spade and Chorizo Then there’s one of those classic cup picks, Indian politicians. Perhaps noted his death hoax in this thread but only three competitors ended up picking him. Reptile is in the lead thanks two having 2 hits compared with Chorizo’s one, whereas Banana takes the lead in his tie and Spade expands his even more against Maryport. He’s already up 6, and with another one of his picks dead but yet to get a QO it may soon be 10... maryportfuncity vs Spade_Cooley 0 - 6 Banana vs deadsox 3 - 0 CaptainChorizo vs Gcreptile 6 - 6 CalebH vs msc 0 - 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted May 3, 2021 Sabbam Hari also dead now: https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/visakhapatnam/visakhapatnam-former-anakapalle-mp-passes-away-while-undergoing-covid-treatment-684649 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,980 Posted May 3, 2021 On 01/05/2021 at 05:16, Banana said: Since it's quarters I'll give a little overview of my team Sabbam Hari, Indian politician - Critically ill on ventilator with COVID. Dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,542 Posted May 3, 2021 Sorry @maryportfuncity.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,658 Posted May 3, 2021 38 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Sorry @maryportfuncity.... Three days into 31, mind Just sayin' - ten picks for each of us not held by the other and talent on both teams! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted May 3, 2021 MPFC will catch up very soon, once all of Spade's picks are dead :). Interesting to think about, though, is that Spade only has 3 uniques. MPFC has 8 uniques, including the joker. One of Spade's uniques might not score. And I wonder, what's wrong with Horacio Verbinsky? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,658 Posted May 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, gcreptile said: MPFC will catch up very soon, once all of Spade's picks are dead :). Interesting to think about, though, is that Spade only has 3 uniques. MPFC has 8 uniques, including the joker. One of Spade's uniques might not score. And I wonder, what's wrong with Horacio Verbinsky? Verbinsky makes enemies because of what he chooses to do for a living, bit like anyone standing up to Putin. If he's ill too then that's definitely at death's many doors. I did have Navalny on my long-list but decided it'd be a bad pick - but he could starve/get poisoned/get ill because his immune system is fucked etc. Re the eight uniques. DL Cup really isn't my strongest game in dead pooling but it struck me as ironic that my team is something of an outlier for having perennial talent like Bouteflika on the list. Made the last eight - thereby equaling Carlisle United's best FA Cup performance! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,542 Posted May 3, 2021 Verbitsky was apparently rushed into hospital on the 30th on non-COVID related matters, thought it was worth at least one Proper Famous pick in my team. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted May 3, 2021 What’s that? Another classic cup pick of Indian politicians? Well what do I know. Spade and Banana score a few points, and I’m slowly starting to think I might have to give maryport my condolences for this round: maryportfuncity vs Spade_Cooley 0 - 9 Banana vs deadsox 6 - 0 CaptainChorizo vs Gcreptile 6 - 6 CalebH vs msc 0 - 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,658 Posted May 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: What’s that? Another classic cup pick of Indian politicians? Well what do I know. Spade and Banana score a few points, and I’m slowly starting to think I might have to give maryport my condolences for this round: maryportfuncity vs Spade_Cooley 0 - 9 Banana vs deadsox 6 - 0 CaptainChorizo vs Gcreptile 6 - 6 CalebH vs msc 0 - 3 Aye, my decent HPDP performances tend not to translate here. Amazed to be in the last eight, frankly - the dead pooling equivalent of a test match specialist dropped into the Big Bash. That said, will Bouteflika (joker and unique pick for me) see June? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted May 4, 2021 My pick Mela Raghu has died: https://english.mathrubhumi.com/mobile/movies-music/movie-news/actor-mela-raghu-passes-away-1.5639552 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted May 4, 2021 That gives you a unique hit against Chorizo. Lots of early hits, but will the tides end up changing later in the month? We’ll see, but for now, here’s the standings: maryportfuncity vs Spade_Cooley 0 - 9 Banana vs deadsox 6 - 0 CaptainChorizo vs Gcreptile 6 - 10 CalebH vs msc 0 - 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,980 Posted May 4, 2021 On 01/05/2021 at 05:16, Banana said: Since it's quarters I'll give a little overview of my team Rodolfo Garcia, Argentine rock drummer - Suffered a stroke and is considered brain dead. Slight obit risk. Dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted May 4, 2021 There hasn’t been a QO yet but surely this is becoming the Spade and Banana show right now... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted May 4, 2021 54 minutes ago, drol said: Dead. https://wepublishnews.com/spain/rodolfo-garcia-legendary-drummer-of-almendra-dies-at-75 https://newsbeezer.com/argentinaeng/rodolfo-garcia-almendra-y-aquel-drummer/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted May 5, 2021 Ed Grant dead https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/05/ed-grant-track-and-field-authority-and-former-star-ledger-reporter-dies-at-94.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted May 5, 2021 Yep, it’s officially the Banana and Spade show this month. Who knows if that’ll change this round. Although at this point I’m already giving my condolences to deadsox and maryport who never seem to have stood a chance... maryportfuncity vs Spade_Cooley 0 - 12 Banana vs deadsox 13 - 0 CaptainChorizo vs Gcreptile 6 - 10 CalebH vs msc 0 - 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
