Sir Creep 7,011 Posted May 29, 2022 Sir Cunto is phoning the Safri family right now and telling them to make peace with the memory of Balwinder today and then let logic prevail and pull the plug. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 9,983 Posted May 29, 2022 4 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: Der Kaiser has been overthrown, as influential college baseball coach Jack Kaiser dies aged 95. As a player he helped St John's to the 1949 College World Series, but it was behind the desk he made most of his impact - as coach of the Red Storm he made 11 post-season appearances in 18 years, and was then a major figure in the establishment of the Big East Conference. gcreptile is on a roll with the Kaiser, and goes four clear in his tie with a unique hit. Bujar Nishani was the youngest person to be appointed president of Albania, and thanks to complications of an autoimmune illness and COVID becomes the first democratically elected leader of the Retarded Italians to die. His premiership was mainly concerned with improving Albania's standing in the international community and making sure everyone knew how much Tirana loved an independent Kosovo. Salmon Mousse goes six points clear in his match, while Sir Cunto remains 1 point behind in theirs. Sir Cunto 15 vs Joey Russ 16 maryportfuncity 0 vs DevonDeathTrip 9 Captain Hemlock 6 vs Salmon Mousse 12 Annami 9 vs gcreptile 13 So, the average score per team in this round is almost 9 points - I'll put that on my CV for my next managerial job in dead pooling, then 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 465 Posted May 31, 2022 June team submitted. Fully expect it to be my worst lineup yet! A lot of work, a lot of pain, and not a lot of in-depth research. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 634 Posted May 31, 2022 38 minutes ago, Salmon Mousse said: June team submitted. Fully expect it to be my worst lineup yet! A lot of work, a lot of pain, and not a lot of in-depth research. It was an honor playing you this past round. I wish you the best of success going into the Final Four and beyond. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 9,983 Posted May 31, 2022 June team either headed for the beach or out jogging - wishing GCR a smooth path from here onwards. Seriously, couldn't have managed the massive dual responsibilities of DL Cup management and overseeing the highly complex MMMDP from tomorrow, or summat 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,118 Posted May 31, 2022 The usual uninspired cup lineup is in for June. If things hold, I gotta say well done to Sir Creep for keeping this match close. Your lineup definitely gave me a scare for this round and honestly either of us making it through would’ve been well deserved 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,288 Posted May 31, 2022 Dick Brewer, in the last minute, 30 yards out, shoots and scores. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,210 Posted May 31, 2022 Team is in. I am starting to get confident enough in advancing to the next round. Thank you Annami for a good game. I kind of think our teams each deserved more points. Good luck, DDT! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,001 Posted May 31, 2022 Dick Brewer isn't just your mum's nickname down the WMC, he was also one of the most feted surfboard designers of all-time. Leaving California for Hawaii in 1960 for a career in surfing, Brewer's skills turned out to be more behind the lathe than on top of the foam. His use of shorter boards revolutionised professional surfing in the 60s and 70s, but his wipeout in this round of the DL Cup - despite coming drastically late - doesn't change anything. maryport and DDT both claim 3 points, and save the former the embarrassment of duck-egging. Sir Cunto 15 vs Joey Russ 16 maryportfuncity 3 vs DevonDeathTrip 12 Captain Hemlock 6 vs Salmon Mousse 12 Annami 9 vs gcreptile 13 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annami 85 Posted May 31, 2022 1 minute ago, gcreptile said: Team is in. I am starting to get confident enough in advancing to the next round. Thank you Annami for a good game. I kind of think our teams each deserved more points. Good luck, DDT! Congrats, @gcreptile and good luck with the next round(s)! It was an honour to get a chance to compete against you. Last year I didn't get further than the second round, so I am happy with getting this far. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 9,983 Posted May 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Spade_Cooley said: Dick Brewer isn't just your mum's nickname down the WMC, he was also one of the most feted surfboard designers of all-time. Leaving California for Hawaii in 1960 for a career in surfing, Brewer's skills turned out to be more behind the lathe than on top of the foam. His use of shorter boards revolutionised professional surfing in the 60s and 70s, but his wipeout in this round of the DL Cup - despite coming drastically late - doesn't change anything. maryport and DDT both claim 3 points, and save the former the embarrassment of duck-egging. Sir Cunto 15 vs Joey Russ 16 maryportfuncity 3 vs DevonDeathTrip 12 Captain Hemlock 6 vs Salmon Mousse 12 Annami 9 vs gcreptile 13 Brewer scores - I feel really good about my life now, then. - good game DDT! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted May 31, 2022 No crime in scoring more than everyone but Joey. Didn't help I was playing Joey. Sadly I lose when we know Safri is dead but not legitimately so. That’s the way the Balwinder crumbles. Well at least I get a bye next year. Congrats to Joey on the strength of a solo hit and the prevailing and deserved extra point and massive victory and I wish Joey nothing but the best the next two rounds! Well done and best of luck, mate. SirC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,001 Posted May 31, 2022 And so, the 31 names that matter for the semi-finals are: Abdel Rahman Abou Zahra GCR, JRU Balwinder Safri SAL Bernadette Mayer DDT Carl Kabat SAL, JRU Chris Stone SAL Deborah James SAL*, DDT*, JRU, GCR Diane Berberian SAL El Noba GCR Eric Levy GCR Frank Field DDT Gerry Spence SAL Gigi D'Agostino SAL Graham Thorpe JRU, DDT Grant Turner GCR Greg Mears DDT Haris Ibrahim GCR Harry Greenway DDT Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler DDT Jaime Rodriguez Calderon JRU Jay Hopler GCR*, DDT Mint Sauce Small Q GCR Mutulu Shakur JRU*, GCR, DDT Nigel Taylor JRU, GCR Red Farmer JRU Renee Van Nett JRU Robyn Griggs Wiley SAL, JRU Shafqat Mahmood SAL Steve McMichael SAL Terry Gardener DDT Tim Page DDT Zeta Emilianidou SAL, JRU, GCR 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,001 Posted May 31, 2022 Joey Russ Mutulu Shakur (C), Deborah James, Graham Thorpe, Jaime Rodriguez Calderon, Zeta Emilianidou, Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra, Carl Kabat, Red Farmer, Robyn Griggs Wiley, Nigel Taylor, Renee Van Nett vs Salmon Mousse Deborah James (C), Carl Kabat, Balwinder Safri, Zeta Emilianidou , Chris Stone, Steve McMichael, Gigi D'Agostino, Diane Berberian, Shafqat Mahmood, Gerry Spence, Robyn Griggs Wiley DevonDeathTrip Deborah James (C), Frank Field, Tim Page, Graham Thorpe, Greg Mears, Mutulu Shakur, Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler, Bernadette Mayer, Terry Gardener, Jay Hopler, Harry Greenway vs gcreptile Jay Hopler (C), El Noba , Mutulu Shakur, Nigel Taylor, Eric Levy, Zeta Emilianidou, Abdel Rahman Abou Zahra, Deborah James, Grant Turner, Mint Sauce Small Q , Haris Ibrahim 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted May 31, 2022 3 hours ago, DevonDeathTrip said: Dick Brewer, in the last minute, 30 yards out, shoots and scores. Lol figures. I got Dicked over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 10,026 Posted June 3, 2022 Local nobody El Noba is dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,210 Posted June 3, 2022 Local close to nobody Robin Van Nett dead, too: https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/cancer-claims-life-of-duluth-city-councilor-van-nett 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,001 Posted June 3, 2022 Going to wait a few hours for a non-machine translated English-language El Noba obit, if nothing comes through then I'll update solely with Duluth's finest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,210 Posted June 3, 2022 This might count (or not, actually, I'm not entirely sure, and on a train right now) https://www.zyri.net/2022/06/03/el-noba-died-the-bricklayer-of-the-thousand-rebusques-who-became-an-idol-of-cumbia-420/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,001 Posted June 3, 2022 OK, so let's get the non-contentious hit out of the way first. Despite gcreptile's attempt at crossbreeding her with Robin Van Persie, Renee Van Nett remains very much her own woman on the mortuary slab. From the Anishinaabe people, she was the first Native American to serve as head of Duluth City Council - arguably the last true glass ceiling indigenous Americans had left to shatter. She was preceded in the role by Gary Anderson, but presumably that's not the diabetic darts moaner. A unique hit for Joey Russ, who goes 4-0 in his clash. Elsewhere... El Noba's only English-language obits so far do appear to be machine translated. However, El Pais is an accepted source for QOs in this contest. And there is a story about his death in El Pais.... the Uruguayan edition. Which is hosted on a different domain to the actual El Pais site. If it was on elpais.com/uruguay I'd accept it. As it's elpais.com.uy, I feel that doesn't quite hit requirements. A QO probably will come, just on traffic chasing from Latin America, but if it doesn't... I dare say that's the risk you pick when selecting a guy whose fame rests on being part of one song that hit #9 in Argentina last year. Joey Russ 4 vs Salmon Mousse 0 DevonDeathTrip 0 vs gcreptile 0 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted June 5, 2022 Just an update on my MMMDP selection I stole from here and my earlier Cup entries, Dr Greg Mears. Alls we knew is he ‘entered home hospice’ late December 2021. No idea why. But sounded ominous and I see DDT thinks likewise this round. Here is a post from the missus late January. Amazing this guy is still breathing, though it sounds like he was an alcoholic or summat. Maybe drying out has prolonged things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted June 5, 2022 Well… it’s in English. https://newsrebeat.com/entertainment/38298.html?amp=1 https://newsrebeat.com/entertainment/37923.html?amp=1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,001 Posted June 6, 2022 Zeta Emilianidou was the labor minister for Cyprus from 2013 up until a few minutes ago, when she finally carked it from complications of a massive intracranial aneurysm. Extended hospital stays are the scouting reports of the DL Cup, and so three teams score here: gcreptile shakes off the disappointment of El Noba being irrelevant to the anglosphere, while J-Ru and Sal-Mo stay four points apart. Joey Russ 7 vs Salmon Mousse 3 DevonDeathTrip 0 vs gcreptile 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,210 Posted June 6, 2022 I'm back from my trip now, so I am going to look for QOs a little harder now. This one here, is the english language version of a latin American source. I think it might count: https://en.mundohispanico.com/singer-lautaro-coronel-el-noba-dies/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,001 Posted June 6, 2022 That does count. Will update in the morning. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
