Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted June 28, 2023 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: It would be "funny" if Carmen Sevilla doesnt get an obit now, but her fake death news in 2020 did. QO for Carmen Sevilla: https://www.google.com/amp/s/uk.news.yahoo.com/amphtml/carmen-sevilla-dies-spanish-film-213649242.html 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polar duck 866 Posted June 29, 2023 On 26/06/2023 at 07:17, Steve said: Was there a q/o for Frederic Forrest? Frederic Forrest QO: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jun/27/frederic-forrest-obituary (not that it mattered) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,026 Posted June 29, 2023 Sue Johanson QO: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/29/sue-johanson-dead-93-canadian-sex-educator 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,026 Posted June 30, 2023 Tony Murray who died back on 6 June gets his Times QO: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tony-murray-obituary-dnt59dzmf 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WEP 889 Posted July 1, 2023 Eşe Gebelek, Turkish longevity claimant has died aged 128 or less. https://gerontology.fandom.com/wiki/Ese_Gebelek A candidate for the List of the Lost:https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2023/celebs_G.html#gebelee023 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,957 Posted July 2, 2023 Weatherman Frank Field QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/frank-field-former-cbs-york-141400330.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted July 3, 2023 The Twitter issues could even reduce the number of Q/O’a by one or two if it’s permanent as I’m sure some borderline fame ones are written after journalists see reports on Twitter. If those journalists leave Twitter those reports could be lost. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,026 Posted July 3, 2023 Leon Gautier QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/news/frances-last-surviving-d-day-120021185.html Mais certainment! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,045 Posted July 3, 2023 11 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Leon Gautier QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/news/frances-last-surviving-d-day-120021185.html Mais certainment! Do tell me if you find one for Claude Sarraute please, I searched for it for two weeks but as my Google is in French I just see french News… she is a DDP solo hit for me so… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 359 Posted July 5, 2023 On 27/06/2023 at 19:30, Gooseberry Crumble said: What I need @YoungWillz fairly soon is a decent number of hits in my Derby Dead Pool entries this year to atone for and counteract the humiliation of so many of my recently dropped picks dying and making it onto the list of the missed. Esther Shapiro, June Kenton, Michael Fagan, Leonard Hayflick, Bob Mackie,Jefferson King, Marcia Ashton....over to you!! TL;DR summary: if the monthly hit rate is greater than or equals 0.7 hits/day (21 hits/month), or the yearly rate stays above 0.8 we are in for a record year. Yearly rate = total hits on the day/day of year out of 365. For example, 30 June hits were 161 and 30 June is day 181 of 365. So 161/181 = 0.890. I'm blaming both @YoungWillz and @Gooseberry Crumble for giving me ideas. It is just over half the year and despite @Gooseberry Crumble lamenting missed picks, this year has had a great first half. And I'll make a prediction - it will be a record setting year with 290 hits. As I write on 5 July, there are 164 hits. As of 30 June at 161 hits, it is the best performing year so far compared to 2020, 2021 and 2022. I've used these years as the spread of total hits is low: 2020 (278), 2021 (275), 2022 (280). Kudos for precision deadpoolers. First off, why such a good tally end of June? Two reasons - no May or June slump in hits that happened every year 2020-2022. And this is despite having the worst 31 January tally in 2023 vs 2020-2022. I've hidden the maths below so as not to trigger the forum users. I'm confident in this prediction. And I'll try to update it as the results come in. Always happy to hear any comments, suggestions, why you hated your maths teacher, etc. Edit: If you really want a bumper year, find QOs for the LotL; I suspect that the low number of them is partly a reason for the success. Also, why call out @YoungWillz? The knack of finding QOs weeks and months later made me realize that my initial counts were inaccurate, b/c ofc @YoungWillz had turned it up and it was put in its correct date. Dedication to the cause. Spoiler Based on the monthly historical average of 0.7 hits/day (21 hits/month) for 2020-2022, and the 30 June hits of 161 the maths give the table below. Note I didn't round during the calculations so as not to introduce any errors. At the end, that rounds nicely to 290. January February March April May June July August September October November December 2023 29 59 82 110 134 161 182.7 204.4 225.4 247.1 268.1 289.8 monthly rate 0.935 1.071 0.742 0.933 0.774 0.900 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 yearly rate 0.935 1.000 0.911 0.917 0.887 0.890 0.862 0.841 0.826 0.813 0.803 0.794 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted July 6, 2023 4 hours ago, Evil Grimace said: TL;DR summary: if the monthly hit rate is greater than or equals 0.7 hits/day (21 hits/month), or the yearly rate stays above 0.8 we are in for a record year. Yearly rate = total hits on the day/day of year out of 365. For example, 30 June hits were 161 and 30 June is day 181 of 365. So 161/181 = 0.890. I'm blaming both @YoungWillz and @Gooseberry Crumble for giving me ideas. It is just over half the year and despite @Gooseberry Crumble lamenting missed picks, this year has had a great first half. And I'll make a prediction - it will be a record setting year with 290 hits. As I write on 5 July, there are 164 hits. As of 30 June at 161 hits, it is the best performing year so far compared to 2020, 2021 and 2022. I've used these years as the spread of total hits is low: 2020 (278), 2021 (275), 2022 (280). Kudos for precision deadpoolers. First off, why such a good tally end of June? Two reasons - no May or June slump in hits that happened every year 2020-2022. And this is despite having the worst 31 January tally in 2023 vs 2020-2022. I've hidden the maths below so as not to trigger the forum users. I'm confident in this prediction. And I'll try to update it as the results come in. Always happy to hear any comments, suggestions, why you hated your maths teacher, etc. Edit: If you really want a bumper year, find QOs for the LotL; I suspect that the low number of them is partly a reason for the success. Also, why call out @YoungWillz? The knack of finding QOs weeks and months later made me realize that my initial counts were inaccurate, b/c ofc @YoungWillz had turned it up and it was put in its correct date. Dedication to the cause. Reveal hidden contents Based on the monthly historical average of 0.7 hits/day (21 hits/month) for 2020-2022, and the 30 June hits of 161 the maths give the table below. Note I didn't round during the calculations so as not to introduce any errors. At the end, that rounds nicely to 290. January February March April May June July August September October November December 2023 29 59 82 110 134 161 182.7 204.4 225.4 247.1 268.1 289.8 monthly rate 0.935 1.071 0.742 0.933 0.774 0.900 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 yearly rate 0.935 1.000 0.911 0.917 0.887 0.890 0.862 0.841 0.826 0.813 0.803 0.794 I certainly share your faith and I am in agreement that the Derby Dead Pool is in for a record breaking year-Id just be more happy if more Crumble ingredients would oblige and become part of the recipe mix of that success story!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted July 6, 2023 10 hours ago, Evil Grimace said: Edit: If you really want a bumper year, find QOs for the LotL; I suspect that the low number of them is partly a reason for the success. Great idea, let's all write letters to the major newspapers demanding a real obit for Mark Stokes. For the good of the DDP. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted July 6, 2023 7 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: Great idea, let's all write letters to the major newspapers demanding a real obit for Mark Stokes. For the good of the DDP. And Tongo. Should've been covered in every broadsheet already! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted July 6, 2023 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-66121304 Qualifying Obituary for Suffolk Councillor Caroline Page in the DDP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted July 6, 2023 8 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-66121304 Qualifying Obituary for Suffolk Councillor Caroline Page in the DDP. Indeed! Had her on my longlist, but obits for councillors have been quite spotty recently. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted July 6, 2023 8 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Indeed! Had her on my longlist, but obits for councillors have been quite spotty recently. A nice unique 'hit' for someone anyway- She apparently spotted her cancer late believing it wrongly to be symptoms of long covid. That probably helped nudge the death into receiving media coverage of a qualifying obituary kind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,423 Posted July 6, 2023 Just now, Gooseberry Crumble said: A nice unique 'hit' for someone anyway- She apparently spotted her cancer late believing it wrongly to be symptoms of long covid. That probably helped nudge the death into receiving media coverage of a qualifying obituary kind. A nice unique for my main team. Need all I can get with 3 picks on that team that I’ve declared dudds. Surprised QOs for Page came in so quickly as I thought she was a risky pick. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted July 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Perhaps said: A nice unique for my main team. Need all I can get with 3 picks on that team that I’ve declared dudds. Surprised QOs for Page came in so quickly as I thought she was a risky pick. Congratulations if that doesn't sound too tacky or inappropriate..!? I'm very overdue some hits in DDP Crumble Teams but I'm convinced I'm going to keep the obituary writers in that pool very busy sometime soon this year! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted July 8, 2023 Mutulu Shakur QO https://uk.news.yahoo.com/news/mutulu-shakur-tupac-shakur-stepfather-194643338.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted July 8, 2023 Kinda surprised Shakur hasn’t popped up much in major press, wonder if Twitter seemingly being on its last legs have delayed his death being mentioned in the press Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,026 Posted July 9, 2023 Luis Suarez Miramontes QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12279739/Inter-Milan-Barcelona-legend-Luisito-Suarez-dies-aged-88-Serie-outfit-pay-tribute.html Still haven't found one for Arnaldo Forlani. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,957 Posted July 11, 2023 Jimmy Weldon QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/jimmy-weldon-ventriloquist-voice-cartoon-184533073.html 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,026 Posted July 12, 2023 Milan Kundera QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-12290477/Milan-Kundera-author-The-Unbearable-Lightness-Being-dies-aged-94--Czech-TV.html Still nothing for Forlani or Kamm afaik. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WEP 889 Posted July 12, 2023 German actress Hannelore Bollmann dead at 98 in Santa Barbara, CA LoL: https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2023/celebs_B.html#bollmah023 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dimreaper 696 Posted July 14, 2023 https://news.sky.com/story/john-nettleton-yes-minister-star-dies-aged-94-12920910 I do believe he was a unique hit for someone this year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites