An Fear Beag 1,349 Posted January 2, 2022 On 31/12/2021 at 09:54, Sean said: My entry 1)Khaleda Zia (Joker) 2)Larry Pressler 3)Tom Weiskoph 4)Robert Durst 5)Frank Field MP born 1942 6) Pele 7)Pasquall Maragall 8)Bobby Charlton 9)Stan Bowles 10)Tony Parkes (Footballer born 1949) 11)Janey Godley 12)Jack Hanna 13)Ted Turner 14)Ryan O'Neil 15)Chris Denning 16)Mike Yarwood 17)Joyce Randolph 18)Bill Treacher 19)Angela Lansbury 20)Dick Van Dyke 21)Mikhail Gorbachev 22)Yoko Ono 23)Jerry Lee Lewis 24)Sidney Poitier 25)Richard Franklin (Actor born 1936) Subs: 1)Betty White 2)Ysanne Churchman 3)Bernard Cribbins 4)Frances Sternhagen 5)Val Kilmer Christ on a fucking bike. It was a simple request: Put them in alphabetical order and don't number them. Nothing complicated. And still you manage to cock it up. How do you lot manage to get through the fucking day if you cannot follow simple fucking instructions! Thanks for your entry Sean - picks are all good. Best of luck in the pool. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,349 Posted January 2, 2022 On 31/12/2021 at 12:28, ImNotHades said: Barbara Walters - american journalist Benedict XVI - ex pope Ćiro Blažević - croatian football coach - Joker David Attenborough - english broadcaster David Crosby - american musician Dick Van Dyke - american actor Eric Clapton - english singer Frank Borman - american astronaut Harry Belafonte - bahamian singer Imelda Marcos - former first lady of the Philippines Jimmy Carter - 39th president of USA Joanne Woodward - american actress Josip Manolić - he just won't die Julio Iglesias - spanish singer Loretta Lynn - american singer Mikhail Gorbachev - last president of Soviets Mary Quant - fashin designer Mišo Kovač - croatian king of folk music Monica Vitti - italian actress Pele - brazilian football player Ryan O'Neal - american actor King Salman - king of UAE Queen Sirikit - queen of Thailand Vanessa Redgrave - english actress Yoko Ono - japanese artist, John Lennon widow subs Cissy Houston - american singer, mother of Whitney Houston Dick Cheney - 46th vice president of USA Joel Grey - american actor Twice I said it - TWICE. Only put in a description if there could be confusion as to who your pick was. Again, a simple instruction. And still I get some cretin who feels the need to tell me that Yoko Ono is John Lennon's widow. That's not being helpful - its not even being smart or funny - it's just being a pain in the fucking arse by adding to my fucking workload. Many thanks for your entry ImNotHades, and for introducing me to the interesting life of Miso Kovac. Good luck in the competition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhoamI 28 Posted January 2, 2022 1 hour ago, An Fear Beag said: Thanks for the entry WhoamI. Two things I have learned this morning: 1. You can ski in Australia - who knew? 2. After 2 years of doing this pool, I have just realised that the last letter of your name is an I and it spells Who am I. For two years I thought it was a lower case L and couldn't figure out what the name meant! I have 2 degrees you know, one at Masters level. And yet I am still as thick as pigshit at times You would almost qualify for an Aussie. We all are bit thick this time of year. Cricket & beer responsible. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,349 Posted January 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, WhoamI said: You would almost qualify for an Aussie. We all are bit thick this time of year. Cricket & beer responsible. FTFY WhoamI I don't think you can blame the cricket- its not like there has been that much of it going on over the first 3 tests. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,349 Posted January 2, 2022 On 31/12/2021 at 17:00, etib80 said: Here's my list ! Alain Delon Angela Lansbury Bernadette Chirac (joker) Bernie Ecclestone Betty White Bob Barker Burt Bacharach Buzz Aldrin Françoise Hardy Gina Lollobrigida Glynis Johns Iggy Pop Jean Marie Le Pen Jimmy Carter Just Fontaine Keith Richards Olivia Newton John Pele Petula Clark Phil Collins Pope Benedict XVI Queen Elizabeth Quincy Jones Robert Wagner Silvio Berlusconi subs : Dick Van Dyke Kane Tanaka Maggie Smith Nana Mouskouri Yoko Ono All good with the team Etib80 - thanks for playing. Interesting strategy of picking 24 potentially scoring picks....and Keith Richards. It generally has not been a successful strategy in the past, but sure why not try it again. Fun Fact: Keith Richards is actually the last survivor of the first ever Deadpool. Abraham, Noah, Methuselah etc have all long since left us, but Keef has outlasted them all! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,349 Posted January 4, 2022 On 18/12/2021 at 00:45, ladyfiona said: EDIT - Betty White did get submitted but has now been replaced with my sub Dick van Dyke due to her death on NYE. No she hasn't. She has been replaced by the first sub on your list, as per the rules. That is Carleton Carpenter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,032 Posted January 4, 2022 5 hours ago, An Fear Beag said: No she hasn't. She has been replaced by the first sub on your list, as per the rules. That is Carleton Carpenter Ah ok thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CalebH 41 Posted January 6, 2022 Was an early hit for me unfortunately https://maszol.ro/sport/Elhunyt-Orban-Szabo-Olga-olimpiai-ezustermes-es-vilagbajnok-kolozsvari-torvivo Olga Szabó-Orbán Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,114 Posted January 6, 2022 The Sionil Jose guy has prematurely died at 97 today, 6th of January at 9:30pm. I assume I'll get 5 points from this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,032 Posted January 7, 2022 Just got a hit with Sidney Poitier! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImNotHades 206 Posted January 8, 2022 On 02/01/2022 at 11:49, An Fear Beag said: Twice I said it - TWICE. Only put in a description if there could be confusion as to who your pick was. Again, a simple instruction. And still I get some cretin who feels the need to tell me that Yoko Ono is John Lennon's widow. That's not being helpful - its not even being smart or funny - it's just being a pain in the fucking arse by adding to my fucking workload. Many thanks for your entry ImNotHades, and for introducing me to the interesting life of Miso Kovac. Good luck in the competition. Sorry. I was putting the list under Covid fever and forgot the rules that I read 5 minutes before doing it. Enjoy his bio. I'm sure sick of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,349 Posted January 14, 2022 Ok, before we get on with important business of laughing at everyone who picked Gary Burgess, there is a small amount of house-keeping to be done. Berniece Baker Miracle was a pick for John Key, possibly influenced by this article which appeared in January 2021. Marilyn Monroe’s Sister Just Turned 101 And She’s Beautiful - Obsev However, it seems that she may not have been quite as beautiful as the article suggests, as apparently she died in 2014! There is no statute of limitation on subs in this game, so Jimmy Tarbuck moves up to take her place. Having only originally submitted 24 players, and with Betty White dying on the eve of the game, and now Berniece Baker Miracle discovered to have died ages ago, it has not been the greatest of starts for John Key, who has now used up all of his three submitted subs. The only thing that would be worse now would be if he had picked Gary Burgess Oh! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,565 Posted January 14, 2022 AFB - just a short note to say how sorry I am to have not managed to get an entry in this year for my favourite pool. I’ll be back next year. cheers, GUN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,349 Posted January 14, 2022 Just now, Grim Up North said: AFB - just a short note to say how sorry I am to have not managed to get an entry in this year for my favourite pool. I’ll be back next year. cheers, GUN No problem GUN. To be honest, I had intended to message all the regulars a couple of days before the deadline to remind them to submit a team. Then I ended up off my head on pain-killers and Valium (all prescribed!!) so I completely forgot . The pool will be poorer without you - see you back next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,349 Posted January 14, 2022 Lets get the scoreboard up and running early this year, so deadpoolers can see themselves near the top of the leaderboard and dream of glory ahead. These are the deaths which I have recorded so far this year- an early request to let me know of any names I have missed (a request which will likely be repeated many times, and still fall on deaf ears!) 1st January - Gary Burgess 5th January - Olga Szabo-Orban 6th January - F. Sionel Orban 6th January - Sidney Poitier 10th January - Robert Durst 11th January - Jana Bennett So Gary Burgess joins the illustrious list of picks who have died on January 1st, thus depriving his pickers of even a solitary point. 9 players did not pay heed to the players who were crossing their fingers that Burgess would see the start line for the DDP, and thus they all pay the price. Burgess beats Paul Westphal's record for the most popular ever January 1st hit, with his popularity ensuring that he made the ZZZ - Boring Predictable Team, and thus 10 teams in total. CalebH was the first proper leader on January 5th, to be overtaken by 6 players the following day, and Sean's second hit on January 10th now gives him the outright lead in the first official scoreboard of the competition. Sean (14 points) 2 hits [Robert Durst, Sidney Poitier] The Old Lady(10 points) 2 hits [Gary Burgess, Jana Bennett] BabyBLue (10 points) 1 hit [Jana Bennett] Captain Chorizo (10 points) 1 hit [Jana Bennett] Joey Russ (10 points) 1 hit [Jana Bennett] Salmon Mousse (9 points) 2 hits [Gary Burgess, Robert Durst] Buffalo Phil (9 points) 1 hit [Robert Durst] Arghton (5 points) 1 hit [F. Sionil Jose] Lady Fiona (5 points) 1 hit [Sidney Poitier] MariNisia (5 points) 1 hit [Sidney Poitier] The Old Crem (5 points) 1 hit [Sidney Poitier] Toast (5 points) 1 hit [Sidney Poitier] CalebH (4 points) 1 hit [Olga Szabo-Orban] Drol (0 points) 1 hit [Gary Burgess] John Key (0 points) 1 hit [Gary Burgess] Kenny (0 points) 1 hit [Gary Burgess] Torva Messor (0 points) 1 hit [Gary Burgess] TQR (0 points) 1 hit [Gary Burgess] WEP (0 points) 1 hit [Gary Burgess] Wormfarmer (0 points) 1 hit [Gary Burgess] ZZZ - Boring Predictable Team (0 points) 1 hit [Gary Burgess] 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,805 Posted January 14, 2022 I had Sidney Poitier too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,349 Posted January 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, Toast said: I had Sidney Poitier too. Indeed you did- I had it down on my update sheet and missed it when transferring to the scoreboard. Apologies- scoreboard has been updated, 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SameOldStory 14 Posted January 16, 2022 Think that might be the record for most teams with a 0 point hit by some considerable margin, the laugh that's given me makes up for missing him in the DDP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,343 Posted February 2, 2022 I have 2 early hits with Leonard Fenton and Monica Vitti. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,349 Posted February 2, 2022 Time for another update to mark the passing of the first month of competition. I have the following as having died since the last update. If I have missed anyone, let me know. 18th January : Saturnino de la Fuente 20th January: Russell Bishop 22nd January: Thich Nhat Hanh 22nd January: Mollie Walker 25th January: Mustafa Kayirici 29th January: Leonard Fenton 31st January: Carleton Carpenter 2nd February: Monica Vitti All in all it has been a relatively quiet start to the year with only 14 deaths noted, and only 26 players making it to the scoreboard (5 of them with no points!) I guess the Reaper was too busy making an early start on his list labelled "Evil Cunts" to be overly bothered with the decent folk out there. Robert Durst, Russell Bishop and Mustafa Kayirici all got wiped out early which is definitely a good news/bad news type thing Good news: The sick bastards are dead and good riddance to them. Bad news: Death came quickly and unfortunately they didn't linger in agony for a long long time. Good news: I don't have to google their names again to see if they are alive or dead Bad news: For Salmon Mousse who had all three of them on his team, which along with Gary Burgess, leaves him on 52-4 at the end of month 1. Bad news also for Kenny who played his Russell Bishop joker early That left Salmon Mousse on top of the table at the end of January. However it has only taken 2 days of February to be overtaken, as perennial basement-dweller Book has 2 hits to leap them to the top of the table. Book (60 points) 2 hits [Leonard Fenton, Monica Vitti] Salmon Mousse (52 points) 4 hits [Gary Burgess, Mustafa Kayirici, Robert Durst, Russell Bishop] BabyBLue (42 points) 2 hits [Jana Bennett, Monica Vitti] Buffalo Phil (41 points) 2 hits [Monica Vitti, Robert Durst] Kenny (38 points) 2 hits [Gary Burgess, Russell Bishop*] Savour the moment Book - it may never happen again Full leaderboard is on the first page. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,898 Posted February 2, 2022 https://www.cnnchile.com/pais/102-anos-fallece-leonor-oyarzun-viuda-patricio-aylwin_20220121/ Unfortunately I had another January hit with Loenor Oyarzun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,624 Posted February 17, 2022 Jack Smethurst is my first hit here. At least I won't finish with a duck 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torva Messor 252 Posted February 17, 2022 Gail Halvorsen gave me candy points on 16 Feb 2022. Wonder if his new pair of wings wiggle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,349 Posted February 27, 2022 Another quiet few weeks of the Death front. These are the hits that I am aware of since the last update on 3rd February. Let me know if I have missed anyone - scoreboard to follow. January 21st - Leonor Oyarzun February 3rd - Christos Sartzetakis February 6th - Lata Mangeshkar February 11th - Isabel Torres February 12th - Beryl Vertue February 16th - Gail Halvorsen February 16th - Jack Smethurst February 19th - Jane Marczewski 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 465 Posted March 2, 2022 Silas Alexander a hit for 3 of us 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
