drunkasaskunk 194 Posted December 23, 2023 32 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: So in the end it wasn’t someone famous but one of the more obscure hits of the year. They all count :-) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted December 23, 2023 1 hour ago, The Old Crem said: So in the end it wasn’t someone famous but one of the more obscure hits of the year. Surely a working actor since the 60s with a bunch of small credits in big productions is not "one of the most obscure hits of the year" 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,583 Posted December 24, 2023 I must admit when I first checked his wiki I thought he was just some Chicago theatre actor who was only obiting based on his age. I missed his film career including very well known films. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,519 Posted December 24, 2023 Might be a generational thing, TOC presumably too young to have seen Men In Black at the cinemas and just knows Will Smith as the cuckold with a bald hotwife. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,030 Posted December 25, 2023 Richard Franklin QO. Should also get party pooper bonus I think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,583 Posted December 25, 2023 When did the Metro leave the qualifying list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,586 Posted December 25, 2023 I'm not sure what the DDP bio for Maj-Britt Hakansson is about... "died possibly in 1995". There's no doubt she reached her centenary. Press coverage from 2019 here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted December 26, 2023 I've just noticed that, thanks to Richard Franklin being my joker and a party pooper, I've equalled my best ever finish on the DDP. Of course, could still go either way, but I'm happy, however it finishes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted December 26, 2023 15 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: I'm not sure what the DDP bio for Maj-Britt Hakansson is about... "died possibly in 1995". There's no doubt she reached her centenary. Press coverage from 2019 here. There are a few bios need updating - Ronald Isley is "Currently in prison for tax evasion" according to his bio, despite being released in 2010. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted December 26, 2023 Henry Sandon QO: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-67822747 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted December 27, 2023 I know I said I was retiring from dead pooling but I decided to send in an entry anyways cause why not. Definitely nowhere as well researched as my past teams but I couldn’t really resist. Oh and the counterculture theme is back as per usual 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted December 27, 2023 Wolfgang Schauble QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-12903321/Wolfgang-Schaeuble-veteran-German-politics-dies-81.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted December 27, 2023 Tom Smothers QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12904399/Tom-Smothers-dead-86-cancer-battle-comedy-legend-Brothers.html Jacques Delors QO: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/25175721/jacques-delors-dead-former-european-commission-president-euro/ Nobody wants to see 2024!!! Still awaiting Kernan and Breaks. Edit: And Gaston Glock! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,341 Posted December 27, 2023 17 hours ago, Joey Russ said: I know I said I was retiring from dead pooling but I decided to send in an entry anyways cause why not. Definitely nowhere as well researched as my past teams but I couldn’t really resist. Oh and the counterculture theme is back as per usual I'm sure you'll do well- your far too young to retire! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted December 27, 2023 47 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Tom Smothers QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12904399/Tom-Smothers-dead-86-cancer-battle-comedy-legend-Brothers.html Jacques Delors QO: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/25175721/jacques-delors-dead-former-european-commission-president-euro/ Nobody wants to see 2024!!! Still awaiting Kernan and Breaks. Edit: And Gaston Glock! With Gaston and Delors, that gives me two more hits on the DDP. still doesn't get me anywhere in the top 100. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,341 Posted December 27, 2023 Just now, Phantom said: With Gaston and Delors, that gives me two more hits on the DDP. still doesn't get me anywhere in the top 100. Welcome to my world!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,586 Posted December 27, 2023 306 hits so far. Glock is a guarnteed 307th. Of Kernan and Breaks, I reckon at least one of them will QO. I reckon we'll get about 310–312 hits this year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted December 27, 2023 1 minute ago, Ulitzer95 said: 306 hits so far. Glock is a guarnteed 307th. Of Kernan and Breaks, I reckon at least one of them will QO. I reckon we'll get about 310–312 hits this year. Glock QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-12904599/OBITUARY-Gaston-Glock-man-gun-dies-aged-94--APA.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sideik 236 Posted December 28, 2023 16 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Glock QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-12904599/OBITUARY-Gaston-Glock-man-gun-dies-aged-94--APA.html Darn...lost the lead of theme league to GGG in the last week...if nothing changes it's the second year in a row I end up in the second place with two different theme teams Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,519 Posted December 28, 2023 And here's your Jim Breaks QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12906723/itv-wrestling-star-jim-cry-baby-breaks-dead.html 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drunkasaskunk 194 Posted December 28, 2023 Another one from the list of the lost I am not sure if this counts, not am I sure if it SHOULD count. In the comments section is a mention that "Eve Bunting died on October 1 at the age of 94." https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12883231/Norma-Barzman-dies-103-Screenwriter-one-living-survivors-Hollywood-blacklist.html#comments 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted December 28, 2023 12 minutes ago, drunkasaskunk said: Another one from the list of the lost I am not sure if this counts, not am I sure if it SHOULD count. In the comments section is a mention that "Eve Bunting died on October 1 at the age of 94." https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12883231/Norma-Barzman-dies-103-Screenwriter-one-living-survivors-Hollywood-blacklist.html#comments Sorry, the comments don't count. Otherwise you could just make random comments anywhere yourself. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drunkasaskunk 194 Posted December 28, 2023 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: Sorry, the comments don't count. Otherwise you could just make random comments anywhere yourself. That is what I thought, but never noticed it mentioned in the rules. As I said before I not am I sure if it SHOULD count. Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,586 Posted December 28, 2023 10 minutes ago, drunkasaskunk said: That is what I thought, but never noticed it mentioned in the rules. As I said before I not am I sure if it SHOULD count. Cheers Thank you clarifying that English is hard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drunkasaskunk 194 Posted December 28, 2023 31 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Thank you clarifying that English is hard. Some of them maybe :-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites