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On 20/12/2022 at 15:00, CalebH said:

Carmen Sevilla
Caupolicán Peña
Daniella Westbrook
Doreen Mantle

Edith Mathis
Edna O’Brien
Grimes
Ion Ilescu
Jamie Donnelly
Jacques Dutronc
Jan Englert
Jean Marsh
Jerzy Maksymiuk
Jiřina Bohdalová
June Spencer
Karen Lynn Gorney
Marga Minco
Marthe Cohn
Mihai Șora *Joker
Miso Kovac
Margarita Terekhova
Ragnar Ulfung
Soňa Červená
Sister Jean Schmidt
Viktoriya Tokareva

 

back up
Joan Plowright
Nina van Pallandt
Karin Lesch
Jose Mujica
Frank Field

 

All good with the team CalebH. Thanks for entering

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On 30/12/2022 at 17:01, BuffaloPhil said:

Just to prove I read the rules, I quote my favourite line from them (which genuinely made me chuckle) :

 

 

My team :

Ady Barkan

Alice Munro

Andy Taylor (Duran Duran)

Benjamin Ferencz

Bill Butler (cinematographer)

Bob Barker

Diana Armfield

Dick Cheney

Francoise Hardy

Gianluca Vialli

Guido Gorgatti

Hazel McCallion

Janis Paige

Joanne Woodward

John Cannan

Johnny Ruffo (Joker)

Jonnie Irwin

Lucille Randon

Peter Max

Pope Benedict XVI

Prunella Scales

Ruth Buzzi

Steve Gleason

Tim Keller

Violeta Chamorro

 

subs :

Frank Field

Glynis Johns

James Whale (DJ)

Louis Farrakhan

Sandra Day O'Connor.

 

Thanks for running it AFB.

Your team is entered.

 

John Cannan has failed the "Famous for being a criminal" test (my wife has never heard of him!), and Pope Benedict has failed the "Being Alive" test, so Frank Field and Glynis Johns move up.

 

Thanks for playing and best of luck.

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On 01/01/2023 at 16:26, chel said:

@An Fear Beag

О! Thank you for your response! 

Have a great time! :champagne:

 

 

I have sent you a PM @chelabout your team. 

 

I think it is safe to say that the "who the feck are they?" award is already sewn up for this year. To be jointly shared by about half of Chel's team. 

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On 23/12/2022 at 08:45, DeathBecomesThem said:

Alan Greenspan
Andy Taylor (Duran Duran)
Anita Pointer
Carolyn Bryant Donham
Chaim Topol
Cleo Laine
Gianluca Vialli
Grace Napolitano (California Congresswoman)
Isabel Peron
Janey Godley
Jeanette Lee
Jimmy Carter
Joanne Woodward
Jonnie Irwin - Joker
Linda Nolan
Marlyne Barrett
Michael Tilson Thomas
Pat Robertson
Rhod Gilbert
Roberta Flack
Rosalynn Carter
Ruth Buzzi
Sandra Day O’Connor
Sonny Rollins
Valerie Perrine

Subs:

Buzz Aldrin

George Alagiah

Bobby Charlton

Frederic Forrest

Glynis Johns

 Thanks for your entry DBT. 

 

Anita Pointer failed to make the starting line, and is therefore replaced by your first sub, Buzz Aldrin.

 

Regarding Carolyn Bryant Donham, I have already had a discussion by PM with Gcreptile on her, as she was also on their team. This  is what I said:

 

"You have given me a bit of a dilemma with Carolyn Bryant Donham. I made the decision this year to ban picks who were only famous for being criminals (a decision I am already beginning to regret). Now you have found a bloody loophole - what about people who were accused of being a criminal, but not charged or convicted. 

On balance, I think I am going to disallow the pick (but I can understand why you might not be happy with the decision). The murder of Emmet Till was a crime, and she is only famous because of it. I don't think it should make a difference whether or not she was convicted."

 

So she will be replaced on your team by your next sub, George Alagiah. 

 

Best of luck.

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@An Fear Beag

Before midnight local time, I'll make it up to you.

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On 03/12/2022 at 22:33, DeathByArsenic said:

Àlex Soler-Roig(f1)
Ann Blyth
Anne Vernon
Birthe Wilke
Bhuddadeb Bhattacharjee
Brigitte Auber
Brigitte Bardot
Dario Argento
Don West
Erni Mangold
Francoise Hardy
Jean-Charles Tacchella
Joss Ackland
Laura Cardoso
Luis Ayala
Michael Gravelle(canadian politician)
Michelle Heaton(UK Singer)
Mavis Staples
Norma Baylon(tennis)
Rachid Mekhloufi*joker
Roland Bertin
Sam Bankman-Fried
Sandra Weir(UK Murderer)
Thea Vidale
Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat

subs
Brigitte Fontaine
Nana Mouskouri
Winnie Ewing
Sporty Spice
Milan Kundera

 

Thanks for entering DeathbyArsenic.

As flagged earlier, Sandra Weir failed the "famous for being a criminal" test, but as it happens, also failed the "must be alive" test. That test also proved too much of a hurdle for Dom West. Brigitte Fontaine and Nana Mouskouri move up to the main team.

Good luck

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On 28/12/2022 at 22:46, Death Impends said:

Bert I. Gordon

Bob Barker

David Graham (voice actor)

Ed Ames

Edward, Duke of Kent

Francoise Gilot

Harrison Ruffin Tyler (last surviving John Tyler grandson)

Jacques Delors

Janis Paige

Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Weldon (ventriloquist)

Johnny Gilbert

Katharine, Duchess of Kent

Lloyd Geering

Lucile Randon

Mervin Shiner (country singer)

Michael Tilson Thomas *JOKER*

Micheline Bernardini

Milan Kundera

Muazzez Ilmiye Cig

Ray Anthony

Roberta Flack

Ruth Johnson Colvin

Superstar Billy Graham

William Russell

 

SUBS

  1. Ruth Buzzi
  2. Mike Stoller
  3. Leroy Van Dyke

Thanks for entering again DI. All good with the team, as expected. Best of luck defending your (likely) title.

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Gianluca Vialli is a hit here. Seemingly a hit for me too as he was my first sub and two of my picks (Subroto and Kaikala Satyanarayana) failed to reach the starting line.

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On 28/12/2022 at 02:56, GuyFromFuture said:


Alex Delvecchio
Christiane Martel
Claudio Cardinale
Clémence DesRochers
Dominique Fernandez
 Eleanor Collins
George Alagiah
Gordon Pinsent
Giuseppina Leone
Hazel McCallion
Janice Laking
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Jon Taffer
Jonnie Irwin >joker<
Juan Velarde Fuertes  
Marlene Mathews
Milan Kundera
Mirtha Legrand
Norm Ullman
Quando Rondo
Patricia Hamilton
Phyllida Law
Roy Face
Solomon P. Ortiz
Steve "Mongo" McMichael

 

 

 

 

All good with the team - an interesting selection. 

Thanks for playing and good luck

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On 31/12/2022 at 18:34, Hell said:

Andy Taylor

Carolyn Bryant Donham

Chaim Topol

Frank Field

George Alagiah

Gianluca Vialli

James Whale

Janey Godley

Jeremiah Green

Jonnie Irwin (Joker)

Katie Keltie

Linda Nolan

Nigel Starmer Smith

Randy Jackson

Rhod Gilbert

Rob Burrow

Roberta Flack

Rolf Harris

Ronnie Atkins

Ruth Buzzi

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Shannen Doherty

Steve McMichael

Ted Kaczynski

Tim Commerford

 

subs

William Russell

Joanne Woodward

Thanks for playing again Hell. 

As stated earlier, Carolyn Bryan Donham has been disqualified as a pick this year. Jeremiah Green stumbled before the start, so your two subs move up. 

Best of luck

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On 31/12/2022 at 12:54, ImNotHades said:

Carly Simon

Ćiro Blažević (coach)

David Attenborough

David Crosby

Dick Van Dyke

Eric Clapton

Frank Borman (astronaut) J

Gene Hackman

Harry Belafonte

Imelda Marcos

Jimmy Carter

Joanne Woodward

Josip Manolić (politician)

Liza Minnelli

Manolo Blahnik

Mary Quant

Mišo Kovač

Ozzy Osbourne

Phil Collins

Roger Corman

Ryan O'Neal

King Salman

Queen Sirikit

Vanessa Redgrave

Yoko Ono

 

Thanks for playing again. I take it that the J beside Frank Bormans name is an indicator of Joker. It is now anyhow!

Best of luck

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My people are dying too early. :(

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3 hours ago, TheSpinosaurus said:

Constantine II is a hit for me.

 

Also, will you update the list of picks/teams?

Patience, dear Spinosaurus. 
 

Some us have to try fit deadpooling in  between work, family, other hobbies etc.

The update will come when it is ready. 

(probably this weekend) 

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Blast it, who poured battery acid down the arse of my Hare's Death Pool List?

For next update:

Seven points for Bernard Kalb

Ten points for Carole Cook

 

I had hoped for not such an early start keeping the Death Pool Admin busy.

 

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Soviet ancient Rafiq Nishonov is a hit for me here. My second hit as far as I know after Vialli, but they're dying a bit too early

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On 31/12/2022 at 22:18, Sean said:

My entry:

1)Andy Taylor (Joker)

2)Brian Harvey

3)Brian Murphy (Actor born 1932)

3)Clint Eastwood

4)Clive Davis

4)Derek Martin 

5)Eileen Derbyshire

6)Frank Field 

7)Frazer Hines

8)Gina Lollobrigida

9)Gordon McQueen

10)Harry Belafonte

11)Jean Marsh

12)Jen Marie Le Pen

13)Julian Glover

14)Kate Keltie

15)Liza Minelli

16)Michael Heseltine

17)Nigel Starmer-Smith

18)Nora Forster

19)Olivia Hussey

20)Phyllida Law

21) Quentin Blake

22)Robert Wagner

23)Roberta Flack

23)Simon Cowell(Wildlife SOS born 1952)

24)Teddie Beverley

25)Violeta Chamorro

 

Subs:

1)Janey Godley

2)Kenneth McAlpine

3)Nigel Lawson

4)Paul Gascoigne

5)Rupert Murdoch

 

For fuck sake, you were asked not to put numbers in front of the names. No wonder its taking so long to get a masterlist done if I have to spend time deleting the numbers from every pick.:evil:

And if you are going to number your picks because otherwise it is too hard to count to 25 names, at least do it fucking properly. You have two number 3s and two number 4s!

The last two names on your list drop out.

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Sincere apologies.

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10 minutes ago, An Fear Beag said:

For fuck sake, you were asked not to put numbers in front of the names. No wonder its taking so long to get a masterlist done if I have to spend time deleting the numbers from every pick.:evil:

And if you are going to number your picks because otherwise it is too hard to count to 25 names, at least do it fucking properly. You have two number 3s and two number 4s!

The last two names on your list drop out.

Sometimes it works copying/pasting the list into Word and then turn on/turn off the numbering function (you know what I mean?).

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33 minutes ago, Sean said:

Sincere apologies.

No worries Sean. 

According to the guidelines that Deathray set out when I took over, I am contractually obliged to rant at least half a dozen times about the teams that have been submitted. I haven't reached my quota yet!

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3 hours ago, gcreptile said:

Sometimes it works copying/pasting the list into Word and then turn on/turn off the numbering function (you know what I mean?).

 

I don't think that works if the list has been numbered by hand, which this must have been (duplicate numbers and also no spaces before the names).

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4 hours ago, An Fear Beag said:

For fuck sake, you were asked not to put numbers in front of the names. No wonder its taking so long to get a masterlist done if I have to spend time deleting the numbers from every pick.:evil:

And if you are going to number your picks because otherwise it is too hard to count to 25 names, at least do it fucking properly. You have two number 3s and two number 4s!

The last two names on your list drop out.

 

:D:D:lol:

 

People who don't do this dead pool organising have no idea how frustrating their incompetence is.

 

If you think that a dead pool organiser has to check every single team and get names recognised consistently across all the teams for their spreadsheets to work it is massively disrespectful to not be prepared to take the time to check your own individual list for spelling and correct number of selections before sending it in.

 

This comment isn't aimed specifically at Sean because loads of people do it.

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6 hours ago, Grim Up North said:

 

:D:D:lol:

 

People who don't do this dead pool organising have no idea how frustrating their incompetence is.

 

If you think that a dead pool organiser has to check every single team and get names recognised consistently across all the teams for their spreadsheets to work it is massively disrespectful to not be prepared to take the time to check your own individual list for spelling and correct number of selections before sending it in.

 

This comment isn't aimed specifically at Sean because loads of people do it.

 

To be fair, I have probably been as guilty as anyone in the past, so I wont throw too many stones. But yeah, it would make life a lot easier if people remembered that every one of their entries has to be entered onto a spreadsheet, and the names on all the teams have to match. So every number has to be removed, every misspelling corrected and every description beside a name deleted before the masterlist can be created. Fine for the first few entries, but when there are 56 teams to go through, it all ends up dragging things out. Descriptions are very helpful for the (welcome) obscure picks, or the very common names, but it gets really tedious when you have to delete (Footballer) from behind Gianluca Vialli's name for the twentieth time!. I KNOW WHO HE IS:rant:

@chelsubmitted a great entry. Two lists. One in alphabetical order with no numbers that could be easily copied and pasted into a spreadsheet. A second one with descriptions behind the names so I would know who they meant. Lovely!

Of course they then went and spoiled it all  by picking a team full of extremely obscure Russian scientists, so it took me half a day on google to find out who the fuck any of them were, but well, no-one's perfect!. 

 

And while I am being a moany old cunt, could I ask people not to edit the posts with their entries on before the masterlist is posted. I am absolutely sure that you are all 100% honest people, but it could potentially be used as a way of cheating, and Caesars wife and all that. 

 

Ok whingeing over, back to data entry.

 

 

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