Derby Dead Pool 2023

[WEP 891]

Hannelore Kramm, wife of German singer Heino, has died:

 

https://m.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/heinos-ehefrau-hannelore-kramm-im-alter-von-81-jahren-gestorben-19314219.html

 

https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2019/celebs_K.html#krammh99x19

[YoungWillz 21,033]

AS Byatt QO: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/17/as-byatt-author-and-critic-dies-aged-87

[Bibliogryphon 9,571]

12 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

AS Byatt QO: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/17/as-byatt-author-and-critic-dies-aged-87

 

Two theme teams pick up points  - Third hit for my Bookworm theme team

[Captain Hemlock 739]

Daisaku Ikeda is a hit for my B team:

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/daisaku-ikeda-death-soka-gakkai-b2449588.html

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Seriously?  No jokes about the name AS Byatt, or Byatt AS (as appears in phone book).  Lame-o website 

[Lafaucheuse 4,045]

a few uk obits for Colette Maze but no qualifying ones as far as I can see… Doubt she wil qo…

[Captain Hemlock 739]

Marty Krofft QO. Picked by 3 teams:

 

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/news/marty-krofft-producer-h-r-010302818.html

[gcreptile 10,966]

10 hours ago, Captain Hemlock said:

Marty Krofft QO. Picked by 3 teams:

 

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/news/marty-krofft-producer-h-r-010302818.html

Four more hits for a new record. Can we do it this month?

[The Old Crem 3,582]

51 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

Four more hits for a new record. Can we do it this month?

Three more now after Terry Venables. 

[Spade_Cooley 9,515]

Don't fucking tell me Chris Stone is going to be a nobit? You'd have thought AFL player becomes European first gentleman would be Daily Mail Australia gold, but apparently not...

[The Old Crem 3,582]

1 hour ago, Spade_Cooley said:

Don't fucking tell me Chris Stone is going to be a nobit? You'd have thought AFL player becomes European first gentleman would be Daily Mail Australia gold, but apparently not...

Does seem like he will be - the only English language coverage of his death on Google news is a tribute from his former club. 

[Lafaucheuse 4,045]

No obit for Gerard Colomb neither which surprise me cause the guardian and others made a few articles When he resigned back in 2018 and former minister of the important is an important position. I give up on Colette Maze which did get a fed mentions on uk specialized newspaper but nothing else 

[The Old Crem 3,582]

33 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said:

No obit for Gerard Colomb neither which surprise me cause the guardian and others made a few articles When he resigned back in 2018 and former minister of the important is an important position. I give up on Colette Maze which did get a fed mentions on uk specialized newspaper but nothing else 

European Politicians are one area that obits tend to only come for the biggest names. Even some former PM’s of countries like The Netherlands and Norway didn’t get obits, 

[maryportfuncity 10,645]

10 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said:

Don't fucking tell me Chris Stone is going to be a nobit? You'd have thought AFL player becomes European first gentleman would be Daily Mail Australia gold, but apparently not...

 

 

Aye, you might even be struggling with the get out of jail sports star card here - I snagged q/o points months late for Danish F1 driver Tom Belso when the roundup of dead sports stars that goes online as part of the BBC SPOTY named him. Not sure AFL usually merits a mention in that annual collection.

[The Old Crem 3,582]

On 27/11/2023 at 22:33, maryportfuncity said:

 

 

Aye, you might even be struggling with the get out of jail sports star card here - I snagged q/o points months late for Danish F1 driver Tom Belso when the roundup of dead sports stars that goes online as part of the BBC SPOTY named him. Not sure AFL usually merits a mention in that annual collection.

Very very very unlikely an obscure AFL player would be mentioned on it. I mean his death hasn’t got any coverage in the Australian media as far as I can see. 

[YoungWillz 21,033]

Charlie Munger FT Obit: https://www.ft.com/content/66124b0c-3cd1-41d4-b0b2-c2f45f4cf196 (paywalled).

[The Old Crem 3,582]

Sticky Vicky list of the missed I think. I can see she was picked in 2017 at least. 

[Spade_Cooley 9,515]

Not that I'm picking any for 2024, but for those who do - being as Russia (and Ukraine, to a lesser extent) rarely publicise the deaths of significant military figures killed in combat, do we need to install a "ISIS commander" ruling that both sides of the conflict need to confirm a death?

[Captain Hemlock 739]

14 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Charlie Munger FT Obit: https://www.ft.com/content/66124b0c-3cd1-41d4-b0b2-c2f45f4cf196 (paywalled).

If you prefer yahoo:

 

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/news/corporate-america-pays-tribute-to-charlie-munger-105040553.html

[gcreptile 10,966]

3 minutes ago, Captain Hemlock said:

If you prefer yahoo:

 

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/news/corporate-america-pays-tribute-to-charlie-munger-105040553.html

I don't, lol. I avoid it whenever I can.

[YoungWillz 21,033]

4 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

I don't, lol. I avoid it whenever I can.

There's plenty out there now (Guardian for example).

 

I always post an early QO as a fall back in case there's not a better one comes along. I'm sure gcreptile picks the obits he uses after careful consideration. 

[gcreptile 10,966]

I always pick BBC when it's available. Some big names take their time for a better-than-yahoo obit though.

[Lafaucheuse 4,045]

isn't The Spectator a qualifying newspaper ? Here is a mention of Gerard Collomb's passing 

[YoungWillz 21,033]

10 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said:

isn't The Spectator a qualifying newspaper ? Here is a mention of Gerard Collomb's passing 

No.

[Spade_Cooley 9,515]

1 hour ago, gcreptile said:

I always pick BBC when it's available.