Bibliogryphon 9,509 Posted March 30, 2022 1 hour ago, BuffaloPhil said: Wow is he really the first hit, at the end of March? Goes to show that the really big deaths of people on everyone's radar have been pretty slow this year 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted March 31, 2022 Tomb Carker Tom Parker, one fifth of now-4-piece boy band The Wanted, and the youngest of this thread's 50 eligible picks, has died of brain cancer at the age of 33. While Derby Dead Pool players may be saying "I'm glad you came" to the reaper, this is a most unwanted surprise for the majority of Inverse Dead Pool players, with 26 of you now asking yourselves: how do you get up from an all time low? And, will the 22 players now tied in joint 1st place stay gold forever? And, was he on the organ donor list for anyone with a heart vacancy? And, who knew The Wanted had any lyrics to riff on that aren't just some variant of "whoa oh oh"? Despite being at the wrong end of the 12-to-18-month prognosis for glioblastoma, Parker was a more popular Inverse pick this year than last – which I can't blame you for, given that he was seen performing on ITV with the group in December, and was booked for reunion tour dates this very month. Even more tragically, the thought of bands who debuted in the 2010s already being on reunion tours has doubtless made several of you reading this post suddenly die of old age. They said this day wouldn't come, we refused to run, we've only just begun, you'll find us looking at the inaugural Inverse Dead Pool leaderboard of 2022. Oh-oh-oh-oh oh oh, oh-oh-oh-oh oh oh, oh-oh-oh-oh oh oh. GAINED TOTAL =1. YoungWillz - 0 =1. wannamaker - 0 =1. Predictor - 0 =1. Death Impends - 0 =1. Sean - 0 =1. chilean way - 0 =1. BuffaloPhil - 0 =1. Nick - 0 =1. msc - 0 =1. drol - 0 =1. YorkshireBanker - 0 =1. The Unknown Man - 0 =1. Perhaps - 0 =1. Philip - 0 =1. theoldlady - 0 =1. MortalCaso - 0 =1. Spade_Cooley - 0 =1. Grim Up North - 0 =1. Sideik - 0 =1. Pedro67's wife - 0 =1. machotrouts - 0 =1. CastAway - 0 =23. LizLemon +1 1 =23. Funeralopolis +1 1 =25. MariNisia +2 2 =25. Annami +2 2 =25. The Old Crem +2 2 =25. Pedro67 +2 2 =29. BabyBlue +4 4 =29. Newjack +4 4 31. Sir Creep +6 6 =32. Joey Russ +7 7 =32. TQR +7 7 =34. CaptainChorizo +8 8 =34. Banana +8 8 =36. Doulton +9 9 =36. Toast +9 9 =38. ThereWillBeDeaths7 +10 10 =38. Book +10 10 =38. deadsox +10 10 =41. Bibliogryphon +11 11 =41. An Fear Beag +11 11 =41. gcreptile +11 11 44. GuyFromFuture +12 12 45. Neobrakeon +14 14 46. Hell +15 15 47. Great Uncle Bulgaria +18 18 48. machotrouts' mum +22 22 10 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,062 Posted March 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, machotrouts said: Even more tragically, the thought of bands who debuted in the 2010s already being on reunion tours has doubtless made several of you reading this post suddenly die of old age. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,918 Posted April 4, 2022 Get those points on the board for June Brown. I didn't pick her here. *snicker* 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,942 Posted April 4, 2022 Thought I might've picked her. Mercifully only my sub, phew! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,918 Posted April 4, 2022 1 minute ago, Death Impends said: Thought I might've picked her. Mercifully only my sub, phew! According to @machotrouts masterlist, 25 teams thought she'd survive! Incredible! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,062 Posted April 4, 2022 I had her, but at 24 so not too costly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,352 Posted April 4, 2022 On 18/01/2022 at 07:26, TQR said: 16) June Brown 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neobrakeon 5 Posted April 4, 2022 Ok. I'm fucked Good luck to the rest! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted April 5, 2022 Burial Plot Cotton June Brown, who portrayed EastEnders character Dot Cotton, is now rot-rottin' at 95 years old – or, 2.879 Tom Parkers. Let that be a lesson to you all, kids – smoking kills. Unfortunately, your northerner host doesn't know enough about EastEnders to make any references to it, so I must defer to The Times for a heartwarming obituary: Tfw you're a rabbit and June Brown puts you in a biscuit tin: 17 hours ago, Neobrakeon said: Ok. I'm fucked Good luck to the rest! June 'The Rabbit Annihilator' Brown is not just our second hit of the year, but our second landmine of the year, EastEnding the hopes of 25 players. Ironically, "Nick" is the least affected of her victims. (Okay, I managed one reference.) GAINED TOTAL =1. YoungWillz 0 =1. Death Impends 0 =1. Sean 0 =1. YorkshireBanker 0 =1. Philip 0 =1. theoldlady 0 =1. MortalCaso 0 =1. Grim Up North 0 =1. Sideik 0 =1. machotrouts 0 =1. CastAway 0 12. Funeralopolis 1 =13. Nick +2 2 =13. Pedro67 2 =15. BuffaloPhil +4 4 =15. BabyBlue 4 =15. Newjack 4 =18. Predictor +5 5 =18. LizLemon +4 5 =20. Perhaps +6 6 =20. MariNisia +4 6 =22. wannamaker +7 7 =22. Joey Russ 7 =24. drol +8 8 =24. CaptainChorizo 8 =24. Banana 8 27. msc +9 9 =28. Sir Creep +5 11 =28. Toast +2 11 =28. Bibliogryphon 11 =28. gcreptile 11 32. GuyFromFuture 12 =33. Spade_Cooley +13 13 =33. Annami +11 13 =35. chilean way +14 14 =35. An Fear Beag +3 14 37. Hell 15 =38. TQR +10 17 =38. Book +7 17 =40. The Unknown Man +19 19 =40. deadsox +9 19 =40. Great Uncle Bulgaria +1 19 43. The Old Crem +18 20 44. Pedro67's wife +21 21 45. machotrouts' mum 22 46. ThereWillBeDeaths7 +15 25 47. Doulton +21 30 48. Neobrakeon +23 37 7 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,069 Posted April 5, 2022 Sir Creep seems to be picking them off in order, which could be a whale of a problem for James. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,509 Posted April 5, 2022 Thanks for the update @machotrouts I do like the new format for the results table with the points gained and colour coding for the player who picked them It is looking less bad for me as I didn't pick June but there are still plenty of non-scorers who are competing for the title 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,939 Posted April 5, 2022 10 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: Thanks for the update @machotrouts I do like the new format for the results table with the points gained and colour coding for the player who picked them It is looking less bad for me as I didn't pick June but there are still plenty of non-scorers who are competing for the title Yes, we're in exactly the same position. I do believe that everybody has one freebie, because we've just become too good at picking frail and sick people. Still, I would have liked my freebie to last a little longer. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,918 Posted April 6, 2022 Tom Smith will gain me a single solitary point. Duck broken, more points all round please. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted April 9, 2022 The Toms They Are a-Waning Tom Smith, or Tom Smith (rugby union, born 1971) to give him his full name, has died of cancer at the age of 50. I don't know much about rugby, but I suppose it must need unions like any job, so credit to this guy for his organising efforts – no doubt a great inspiration to those Amazon workers. ✊ 66.66667% of this year's hits so far have been Toms. Your host will bravely take this opportunity to come out as a Tom, and I can tell you this is causing deep concern in the Tom community. What a waste that modern DDP fame requirements probably disqualify me from picking myself. If I'd known when I started playing that I didn't have the option of eventually bowing out with a "SICK Deadpooler Predicts Own Suicide By Cop" headline, I don't think I'd have bothered getting so invested in the first place. No respect for creative flair in this day and age. Inverse Dead Poolers showed little faith in Mr (rugby union, born 1971)'s survival, but this early in the game, it's still enough to shake up the scrum. YoungWillz and Philip are dropped from the 0-points squad, but worst off is a blindsided Hell, who is cast down to the deep fiery pits of "just above Neobrakeon". GAINED TOTAL =1. Death Impends 0 =1. Sean 0 =1. YorkshireBanker 0 =1. theoldlady 0 =1. MortalCaso 0 =1. Grim Up North 0 =1. Sideik 0 =1. machotrouts 0 =1. CastAway 0 10. YoungWillz +1 1 =11. Nick 2 =11. Pedro67 2 13. Funeralopolis +2 3 =14. BuffaloPhil 4 =14. Newjack 4 16. LizLemon 5 =17. BabyBlue +2 6 =17. MariNisia 6 =19. Predictor +2 7 =19. Perhaps +1 7 =19. wannamaker 7 =22. drol 8 =22. CaptainChorizo 8 24. msc 9 =25. Philip +11 11 =25. Sir Creep 11 =25. Toast 11 =25. Bibliogryphon 11 29. Banana +4 12 =30. Spade_Cooley 13 =30. Annami 13 =32. GuyFromFuture +2 14 =32. chilean way 14 =32. An Fear Beag 14 =35. Joey Russ +8 15 =35. gcreptile +4 15 =37. TQR 17 =37. Book 17 =39. The Unknown Man 19 =39. deadsox 19 =39. Great Uncle Bulgaria 19 42. Pedro67's wife 21 43. machotrouts' mum 22 44. The Old Crem +3 23 45. ThereWillBeDeaths7 25 46. Doulton 30 47. Hell +18 33 48. Neobrakeon 37 8 2 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,918 Posted May 7, 2022 I did not have George Perez here. Did anyone? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 910 Posted May 8, 2022 18 hours ago, YoungWillz said: I did not have George Perez here. Did anyone? Only the current bottom two, who seem to have missed the word "Inverse" in the game title, and perhaps more surprisingly msc. All placed him very low though. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,397 Posted May 8, 2022 20 hours ago, YoungWillz said: I did not have George Perez here. Did anyone? tbh I was trying to do well so I have no idea why I picked him. It was low down the list so I was maybe running short of inspiration by that point. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,918 Posted May 10, 2022 Go on, give us an update @Death Impends. (My Joey Russ post moment). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted May 11, 2022 The Noose Teen Tightens George Pérez, comic book artist primarily known for his pencilling, and dead pool pick primarily known for his pancreatic cancering, has died aged 67. But you know what comic book deaths are like – they'll retcon him back in a couple of years. Pérez was known for his work with both Marvel and DC Comics, including Wonder Woman and The Avengers. It's almost hard to believe that all those MCU films – even though I hear they sometimes look almost live-action – were drawn in pencil. Unfortunately for fans, now that he's dead, the franchise is over, so I hope this latest Multigrain of Breadness film wrapped up the whole plot sufficiently. Penciller Pérez's cancerous Páncreaz hasn't created much crisis on Inverse Earth, where only 3 players pencilled him into their teams. If it's any comfort to Hell and Neobrakeon, there may be infinite parallel realities in which you're doing better than this. GAINED TOTAL =1. Death Impends 0 =1. Sean 0 =1. YorkshireBanker 0 =1. theoldlady 0 =1. MortalCaso 0 =1. Grim Up North 0 =1. Sideik 0 =1. machotrouts 0 =1. CastAway 0 10. YoungWillz 1 =11. Nick 2 =11. Pedro67 2 13. Funeralopolis 3 =14. BuffaloPhil 4 =14. Newjack 4 16. LizLemon 5 =17. BabyBlue 6 =17. MariNisia 6 =19. Predictor 7 =19. Perhaps 7 =19. wannamaker 7 =22. drol 8 =22. CaptainChorizo 8 =24. Philip 11 =24. Sir Creep 11 =24. Toast 11 =24. Bibliogryphon 11 =28. msc +3 12 =28. Banana 12 =30. Spade_Cooley 13 =30. Annami 13 =32. GuyFromFuture 14 =32. chilean way 14 =32. An Fear Beag 14 =35. Joey Russ 15 =35. gcreptile 15 =37. TQR 17 =37. Book 17 =39. The Unknown Man 19 =39. deadsox 19 =39. Great Uncle Bulgaria 19 42. Pedro67's wife 21 43. machotrouts' mum 22 44. The Old Crem 23 45. ThereWillBeDeaths7 25 46. Doulton 30 47. Hell +2 35 48. Neobrakeon +6 43 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,918 Posted June 17, 2022 Jean-Louis Trintignant gives me no points, because I didn't pick him. So, who did @machotrouts? Leader leader leaderboard....lol. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted June 23, 2022 Three Colours: Dead Jean-Louis Trintignant – French star of films by Bertolucci, Chabrol, Truffaut, Haneke, Kieślowski, and many other important surnames – has died aged 91. As he is possibly the actor with the worst ratio of "films I've actually seen" to "films I keep adding to my Cinema Paradiso rental list then bumping down my queue because I'm more interested in being the sort of cultured individual who plans to watch them than I am in actually watching them", I have little to say here, but get back to me in a year or two and I'm sure I'll have a solid paragraph of My Night at Maud's jokes for you all to hon hon hon at. My mum who used to have the poster for Three Colours: Red on our kitchen wall because she likes Juliette Binoche's hair did briefly pretend to be sad when I told her, so there's that. Who picked him? Only five players, but they banked a fairly Jean-Louis Significant amount of points on the cancer-riddled nonagenarian, so some big drops ahead, including a 25-place plummet for reigning champion @BabyBlue, and @CastAway being cast away from the zero-points club to the bottom half of the leaderboard. That's one way to show you aren't il conformista. GAINED TOTAL =1. Death Impends 0 =1. Sean 0 =1. YorkshireBanker 0 =1. theoldlady 0 =1. MortalCaso 0 =1. Grim Up North 0 =1. Sideik 0 =1. machotrouts 0 9. YoungWillz 1 =10. Nick 2 =10. Pedro67 2 12. Funeralopolis 3 =13. BuffaloPhil 4 =13. Newjack 4 15. LizLemon 5 16. MariNisia 6 =17. Predictor 7 =17. Perhaps 7 =17. wannamaker 7 =20. drol 8 =20. CaptainChorizo 8 =22. Sir Creep 11 =22. Toast 11 =22. Bibliogryphon 11 =25. CastAway +12 12 =25. msc 12 =25. Banana 12 =28. Spade_Cooley 13 =28. Annami 13 =30. GuyFromFuture 14 =30. An Fear Beag 14 =32. Joey Russ 15 =32. gcreptile 15 =34. TQR 17 =34. Book 17 36. Philip +7 18 =37. The Unknown Man 19 =37. deadsox 19 =37. Great Uncle Bulgaria 19 40. Pedro67's wife 21 41. The Old Crem 23 42. BabyBlue +18 24 43. ThereWillBeDeaths7 25 44. chilean way +15 29 45. Doulton 30 =46. machotrouts' mum +13 35 =46. Hell 35 48. Neobrakeon 43 8 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,717 Posted June 23, 2022 7 hours ago, machotrouts said: Cinema Paradiso rental list then bumping down my queue because I'm more interested in being the sort of cultured individual who plans to watch them than I am in actually watching them If Cinema Paradiso is still unwatched then you should remedy that - it's a beautiful film. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,918 Posted July 3, 2022 Susie Steiner is dead. I failed to pick her, so no points for me @machotrouts, but who gains points? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites