Gooseberry Crumble 5,341 Posted January 1, 2022 18 minutes ago, Death Impends said: Now that the deadline has passed... the 2-1 verdict was approving Marina Oswald. Fringey name but the historical interest and long-standing Wikipedia article was enough to qualify. I was speculating in my mind last night that it was my Divine Brown pick! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted January 1, 2022 I've seen every single one of my 2-3 unique hopefuls already listed as being picked to other teams. Will not have any this year and, again, I can foresee all the parody leading to a very unsatisfying conclusion to this year's game. Was able to somehow win last year without a unique hit or joker hit, though, so I suppose anything's possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,964 Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Salmon Mousse said: I've seen every single one of my 2-3 unique hopefuls already listed as being picked to other teams. Will not have any this year and, again, I can foresee all the parody leading to a very unsatisfying conclusion to this year's game. Was able to somehow win last year without a unique hit or joker hit, though, so I suppose anything's possible. TBH I think wins like yours or Dr T are going to be more the norm henceforth than mine or Reptile's. Too many top research games nowadays in contrast to when DDT and later Spade had a clear edge over the rest. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted January 1, 2022 @Gooseberry Crumble Ah Ron Davies, the famous fox admirer! I was partly through an anecdote about Lynda Chalker when I realised I was thinking of Angela Rumbold, who is older and dead. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted January 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, Salmon Mousse said: I've seen every single one of my 2-3 unique hopefuls already listed as being picked to other teams. Will not have any this year and, again, I can foresee all the parody leading to a very unsatisfying conclusion to this year's game. Was able to somehow win last year without a unique hit or joker hit, though, so I suppose anything's possible. Your win was a victory for the "deeper, not wider research". My win before, and Death Impends the year before was a win achieved through unique hits. I wouldn't call any method preferable. In the end, if you get 20 hits, you win. And you had, with 2 hits difference, just such a rock solid team, in a year where supposedly safe picks (Tom Parker/Smith/James Whale) failed. That's a great quality. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,341 Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, msc said: @Gooseberry Crumble Ah Ron Davies, the famous fox admirer! I was partly through an anecdote about Lynda Chalker when I realised I was thinking of Angela Rumbold, who is older and dead. A moment of madness I believe he described it as!! Do you think I stand a fair chance of matching or surpassing my unique pick tally of 38 from last year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted January 1, 2022 Alright my own teams... Shameless isn't quite back, but... Yahoo Will Do (formerly The House of Extravaganza) 1 Fred Claire 2 "SiMan Baby" Silas Alexander 3 Steve Ludzik 4 Anne Parsons - joker 5 Brian Morris 6 Steve Carlson 7 Doug Kuzma 8 Stephen Lewis 9 Dick Vitale 10 Tammy Slaton 11 Israel Dresner 12 Bobby Caldwell 13 Alexis Buchman 14 Tim Keller 15 Dwight Watson 16 Gerald Pizzuto Jr. 17 Larry Pressler 18 Greg Scarpa Jr. 19 David West 20 Roider Cabrera Subs:Jerry Grey, Kevin Lembo Nancy Worley and Horserace guy had to be subbed out. The B-Team 2022 1Tony Brown 2 Don West 3 Scott Dureau 4 Johnny Ruffo 5 Peter Scott-Morgan 6 Sacheen Littlefeather 7 Allan Peiper 8 Rob Bolland 9 Jimmy Calderwood 10 Ronnie Hellström 11 Charlie Bird 12 Gordon McQueen - joker 13 Jana Bennett 14 Chris Croucher 15 Phil Read 16 Joe Kinnear 17 John Gwynne 18 Clare Marx 19 Justin Yerbury 20 Miguel Van Damme Subs: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Graeme Pollock The Love Boat 1 Vicky Phelan 2 George Alagiah 3 Bill Turnbull 4 George Perez 5 Steve Woodmore 6 Susie Steiner 7 Catherine Wybourne 8 Deborah James 9 Russell Bishop 10 Tracy Kashi 11 Nigel Starmer-Smith 12 Luis Garavito 13 Frank Field 14 Jerry Lee Lewis 15 Jane "Nightbirde" Marczewski 16 Gary Burgess - joker 17 Steve "Mongo" McMichael 18 Julia Reichert 19 Pelé 20 Gianluca Vialli Subs:Tony Claypole, Francoise Hardy, Bobby Charlton 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted January 1, 2022 9 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: A moment of madness I believe he described it as!! Do you think I stand a fair chance of matching or surpassing my unique pick tally of 38 from last year? Haven't a clue! I start by assuming nothing and being pleasantly surprised! You ever see the Stephen Fry/John Bird show Absolute Power take on the Davies incident? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted January 1, 2022 8 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Yahoo Will Do (formerly The House of Extravaganza) 1 Fred Claire 2 "SiMan Baby" Silas Alexander 3 Steve Ludzik 4 Anne Parsons - joker 5 Brian Morris 6 Steve Carlson 7 Doug Kuzma 8 Stephen Lewis 9 Dick Vitale 10 Tammy Slaton 11 Israel Dresner 12 Bobby Caldwell 13 Alexis Buchman 14 Tim Keller 15 Dwight Watson 16 Gerald Pizzuto Jr. 17 Larry Pressler 18 Greg Scarpa Jr. 19 David West 20 Roider Cabrera Subs:Jerry Grey, Kevin Lembo Intrigued by this roster and even more so by the team name. Have the Atlanta-based local radio host on other teams but didn't consider for a second he'd come anywhere near a qualifying DDP obit. Has yahoo opened up a ton of new options? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,964 Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Salmon Mousse said: Intrigued by this roster and even more so by the team name. Have the Atlanta-based local radio host on other teams but didn't consider for a second he'd come anywhere near a qualifying DDP obit. Has yahoo opened up a ton of new options? Mary Fairhurst got a QO. I think that answers your question! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted January 1, 2022 Had Alexander under consideration for a bit but then a colleague of his died in December without any QO coverage. So yeah, assumed he was no hoper 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted January 1, 2022 On 31/12/2021 at 13:17, Spade_Cooley said: Goddamn deadpooling really is a young man's game, how does anyone over the age of 40 find time to research? I've got my 20 together now having discovered that one person who I thought was a 100% guaranteed unique pick death actually has a very treatable form of cancer. Think I might bring back The Rookie Draft as my theme team this year. Early retirement. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,341 Posted January 1, 2022 8 minutes ago, msc said: Haven't a clue! I start by assuming nothing and being pleasantly surprised! You ever see the Stephen Fry/John Bird show Absolute Power take on the Davies incident? No but I look forward to watching that Daily motion video in full a bit later!! Well I certainly hope to be pleasantly surprised then! I think after having a read of your teams you look like you have some good uniques. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Salmon Mousse said: Intrigued by this roster and even more so by the team name. Have the Atlanta-based local radio host on other teams but didn't consider for a second he'd come anywhere near a qualifying DDP obit. Has yahoo opened up a ton of new options? If 2021 is anything to go by, probably. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,584 Posted January 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Death Impends said: Also there is no official verdict on Amy Price at the moment. She did count last year when we first rolled out the FFBI ban. I guess double checking can't hurt for a borderline case. But please do not speak for the committee as the last word with pick fame or not rests with us. I apologise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted January 1, 2022 14 hours ago, Eesti said: DDP Tofoa Gary Burgess Frank Field Russell Bishop George Perez Robert Durst Jean-Louis Trintignant Pele Ady Barkan Rob Burrow Miguel van Damme George Alagiah Bill Turnbull Gavin Robertson Don West Tom Parker Tom Smith Shannen Doherty Linda Nolan Olivia Newton-John Igor Bogdanoff So what are your thoughts? Any brainfarts or genious picks? Top 10 finish possible? Solid. Many picks with a ...uuhh.. healthy chance of dying. Some are gambles though, Bogdanoff, Durst, also Don West. ALS types take their time, but could also die tomorrow. Some of these things need to go your way. We will see if they do. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted January 1, 2022 Main team and a theme team this year - looking at the theme team I'm assuming it'll be bittersweet for anyone else in that competition if a death in my squad means I overtake you DDP Russell Bishop - joker Bob Barker George Boscawen Gary Burgess – ITV Journo – hpdp Rob Burrow Vic Elford Frank Field Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi Dame Clare Marx Brenda Milner – (neuropsychologist) Pele Joyce Reynolds (classicist) Fauja Singh Tom Smith Susie Steiner Kane Tanaka Norman Tebbit Jean-Louis Trintignant Donald Trump Tom Weiskopf DDP Theme – Kiddyfiddler Harriers (Theme: convicted/suspected child sexual abusers) Russel Bishop – Joker HRH Andrew Duke of York Barry Bennell Sidney Cooke Chris Denning Alan Dershowitz Josef Fritzl David Fuller Gary Glitter Stuart Hall Rolf Harris Ian Huntley R Kelly Jonathan King Ghislaine Maxwell Graham Ovenden Geoffrey Prime Fred Talbot Ian Watkins Bill Wyman 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted January 1, 2022 14 hours ago, Captain Hemlock said: Theme team Rolls Off The Tongue (interesting sounding names) Maude Apatow Thank you for stepping up again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted January 1, 2022 12 hours ago, YoungWillz said: (Pick 3): Dieter Bohlen: German pop titan, singer turned record producer and TV personality [#4 Brother Louie (Modern Talking)] Heh, nice one. He used to be Germany's Simon Cowell for 20 years, then got fired, probably for age reasons, last year. His most prominent health issue though, is his penis fracture that happened about 20 years ago. That said, he has bonafide star credentials and Modern Talking is HUGE in Eastern Europe. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,341 Posted January 1, 2022 16 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Solid. Many picks with a ...uuhh.. healthy chance of dying. Some are gambles though, Bogdanoff, Durst, also Don West. ALS types take their time, but could also die tomorrow. Some of these things need to go your way. We will see if they do. I would love to hear your brain farts on my three teams GC please ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted January 1, 2022 Well, here's my apparently very unimaginative 2022 main team entry. The path forward to any respectability will be via the Drop 40 bonus, apparently. Gary Burgess - JOKER - seemed the safest option for a decent point joker after last year's Parker debacle Mustafa Kayirici - would have been my joker if I was completely confident the pick would be accepted Frank Field - "safe" pick, will Drop 40 Susie Steiner - "safe" pick George Alagiah - "safe" pick, will Drop 40 George Perez - should hit fairly early in the year Larry Pressler - not enough points, in all honesty, but I went heavy on pan-can this season Russell Bishop - prisoners "with weeks/months to live" make be nervous (because they all seem to say that) but I have two on the team anyway Rob Burrow - reminds be of Marián Čišovský when he neared the end, young, will Drop 40 Tim Bilton - this pick was just lazy, will Drop 40 however Robert Durst - "safe" pick, potential to Drop 40 Dame Clare Marx - was only mentioned once on the forum prior to picks being revealed, didn't think she'd be unique but figured she wouldn't be shared by many, went heavy on pan-can this season Sacheen Littlefeather - a very Susan Bayh/Mary Fairhurst name and those are names I gave up on elsewhere and regretted Tom Smith - "safe" pick, will Drop 40 Bill Turnbull - "safe" pick, will Drop 40 Shannen Doherty - wanted not to pick her but seems her spark is fading now, too young and too Drop 40 not to roster James Whale - "safe" pick, will Drop 40 Jane Marczewski (Nightbirde) - a no-brainer really, worth a sizeable chunk of points and the Sun's obsession with her makes an obit a slam dunk Linda Nolan - ditto Sacheen Littlefeather, also will Drop 40 Pele - this year's Bob Dole, can't imagine he won't Drop 40 so he's an easy 9 pointer Had 15 hits for 144 points last year, which is a 9.6 pph average. Tried to keep that math in mind. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,341 Posted January 1, 2022 @YoungWillz Good teams. I reckon you'll do better than you think. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,584 Posted January 1, 2022 My teams Expiry Date -2022 Tom Parker (Joker) Tom Smith James Whale Linda Nolan Shannen Doherty Bill Turnbull George Alagiah Frank Field Johnny Ruffo Milos Zeman Jerry Lee Lewis Vicky Phelan Deborah James Jana Bennett Gary Burgess Rob Burrow Amy Pieters Jake Roberts Trevor A. Toussaint Tom Weiskopf There is nothing like a dame (and the women who gives them it.) (Dames and the Queen) Queen Elizabeth 2 - Joker Joan Plowright Judi Dench Eileen Atkins Maggie Smith Esther Rantzen Patricia Routledge Cleo Laine Angela Lansbury Julie Andrews Shirley Basey Sian Phillips Joan Collins Olivia Newton John Shirley Porter Carmen Callil Mary Quant Shelia Hancock Jill Knight Beryl Gray Not going in a black cab (Eastenders) Daniella Westbrook - Joker Bill Treacher Leonard Fenton June Brown Elizabeth Kelly Sylvia Sims Mona Hammond Derek Martin Peter Dean Harry Landis Rudolph Walker Arnold Yarrow Corrine - Skinner Carter Pam St Clement Elaine Lordan Anna Karen Lynda Baron Leslie Schofield Joan Hooley Leon Lissek 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,341 Posted January 1, 2022 17 hours ago, Sir Cunto said: I can’t send anything to the email. Fix that shit. No I don’t have Office tools and have no intention of obtaining them. If there is a new email since the OP then post that goddamn email address. SirC Sir Cunto Did you manage to sort your little problem out and mount a successful entry in the end?! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted January 1, 2022 As is customary, here're my teams for this year: time's-up team Pete Brady From Magpie & the radio Patricia Bredin James Burrows Phil Coulter From writing songs Daphne Fowler Richard Franklin William Gaunt Gerald Harper Mike Hodges (J) From the movies Colin Jeavons George 'Johnny' Johnson Jan Jongbloed From the world Cup Sarah Lawson From Within These walls P.H. Moriarty From Sherlock Lock, Stock Tony Murray Pete Murray Jim Norton Len Robin Parkinson Jim Parks Jr. Otto Rehhagel 7 new picks, surprisingly none of whom were picked last year, which, as they're all still alive (afaik) was a good call. ...and its goodnight from him and him etc. (theme team of Rons) Ronnie Blythe Ronnie Campbell Ronnie Walter Cunnigham Ronnie Dawson (J) Ron Dennis Ron Ely Ronald Baron Fearn Ronald Isley Ron Jones (DNS) Ron Kovic Ronnie milsap Ron Paul Ronnie Rees Former Welsh international footballer, suffered a major stroke in 1995. Rony Robinson Ronnie Spector Ronald Venetiaan Ronald Wayne Ronnie Wood Ron Yeats Ron Yerxa US film Producer A new entry this time round I was looking for entries for the HpDP and got carried away Randoms who might Bonnie Bramlett (J) of Delaney & Bonnie fame Dyan Cannon Clarence Carter Jeanette Charles James Cosmo Arthur Cox Former footballer/manager Terry Cox Pentangle-ist Bobbie Gentry John Gorman Scaffolder Ann Hamilton M&W player Ann Jones Graham Kerr Jean-Claude Killy Downhill Skier Kris Kristofferson Bob Langley Pebble Mill etc Louis Mellis Sexy Beast Billy Mills Lokota runner Chita Rivera Yves Saint-Martin French Jockey Peter Shelley Not the Buzzcock, the other one. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
