Commtech Sio Bibble 2,052 Posted July 28, 2023 The Dictionary Deadpool Each participant must pick a 10 letter word reasonably valid in the Oxford English Dictionary and then for each letter of the word choose a ‘celebrity’ who’s first or last name matches with the corresponding letter (similar to the ABC deadpool). If your chosen word includes the same letter more than once, please choose different ‘celebrities' for each. Example - Strawberry Simon Cowell Terry Gilliam Ryan Reynolds Alan Alda William Shatner Barlow, Thelma Ewards, Huw Roberts, Eric Roberts, Julia Yuri Oganessian Scoring - Each death will be scored based on the value of the letter in the English language Scrabble so in the example above Thelma Barlow would be worth 3 points as B is worth 3 in Scrabble. There's no difference in points whether first or last name is used, however Alliterative Names, such as Alan Alda, will score double points. Unique picks are worth an extra point. Unique & Alliterative picks are worth triple points. General Rules - Entries close at midday (BST) August 4th and must be sent by private message. Usual deadpooling rules apply (have to be reasonably famous, no death row picks etc…). Make sure to clarify who you’ve chosen if necessary or else the first google result will be used. No need to pick subs, if one of your picks dies in the next week I'll PM you to ask for a replacement. I’m not particularly fussed about obituaries just as long as there’s enough proof to say they’re dead (a wikipedia edit won’t cut it but a reputable tweet might). The game will last until either someone has all ten of their picks die or until one year after starting (August 4th 2024). This is my first time creating a deadpool so if anything is unclear or you have any questions feel free to ask! 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,052 Posted July 28, 2023 Scoreboard Lady Fiona - 29 polar duck - 22 Funeralopolis - 19 DDI - 19 Captain Hemlock - 18 Grimgrass - 17 Perhaps - 14 Wannamaker - 13 CaptainChorizo - 12 MariNisia - 12 Tracy - 10 WEP - 9 GuyFromFuture - 9 Time - 9 Torva Messor - 9 Great Uncle Bulgaria - 8 Arghton - 8 BuffaloPhil - 8 BabyBlue - 7 Summer In Transylvania - 7 Grim reaper - 6 Bibliogryphon - 6 Handrejka - 5 Youngwillz - 5 TQR - 4 Yvonne - 4 Yorkshire Banker - 4 Toast - 4 JoeMoneypenny - 2 theoldlady - 2 Ajlposh - 2 Diego - 1 Famous6Eva - 1 1 point - A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R 2 points - D, G 3 points - B, C, M, P 4 points - F, H, V, W, Y 5 points - K 8 points - J, X 10 points - Q, Z 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,052 Posted July 28, 2023 List of teams. YoungWillz - Majorities Shane MacGowan Alan Bennett James Whale Yoko Ono Rob Burrow Jonnie Irwin Norman Tebbit Jeremy Isaacs Eileen Derbyshire Sepp Blatter TQR - Bollocking Rob Burrow Yoko Ono Jacques Laffite Cleo Laine Bill Oddie Jimmy Carter Kris Kristofferson Jonnie Irwin Linda Nolan Julie Goodyear Great Uncle Bulgaria - Dismembers Douglas Hurd Ion Iliescu Stanley Baxter Peter Murray Elsa Cárdenas Mel Brooks Bob Barker Duane Eddy (unique) Ruggero Raimondi Nigel Starmer-Smith Time - Patriarchy Ken Palmer (unique) Anouk Aimée Dick Taverne Chi-Chi Rodríguez Ion Iliescu Alan Alda Robbie Robertson (Unique) Clarence Carter Alwen Hughes Arnold Yarrow Wannamaker - Jackhammer James Carter Cathcart Anna Cardwell Simon Cowell (wildlife) Henry Kissinger Jack Hanna Martti Ahtisaari Matthieu Lartot Mahathir Mohamad Esther Rantzen Rob Burrow Grimgrass - Mycorrhiza Patrick Murray Michael York Jimmy Carter Ozzy Osbourne Robert Rankin Rosalynn Carter Steve Halliwell (Unique) Ion Iliescu Mário Zagallo Martti Ahtisaari LadyFiona - Embezzlers Eckart Dux (Unique) Mahathir Mohamad Rob Burrow Esther Rantzen Zvi Zamir Franklin B. Zimmerman Linda Nolan Elliott Erwitt (Unique) Rosalynn Carter June Spencer theoldlady - Conspiracy Jimmy Carter Yoko Ono Linda Nolan Nigel Starmer-Smith Larry Pressler Jonnie Irwin Rosalynn Carter David Attenbourgh Violeta Chamorro Arnold Yarrow Captain Hemlock - Handicraft Henry Kissinger Andy Taylor Norman Tebbit Daniel Barenboim Imelda Marcos Chevy Chase Robert Redford Aaron Neville Frank Field (Unique) Tom Smothers (Unique) MariNisia - Chimpanzee Cleo Laine Malcolm Hebden Jonnie Irwin Vera Miles Priscilla Pointer Joss Ackland Nigel Starmer-Smith Mário Zagallo Earl Holliman Esther Rantzen WEP - Windjammer James Whale Jonnie Irwin Linda Nolan Shannen Doherty Jimmy Carter Tore Aleksandersen (Unique) Shane MacGowan Imelda Marcos Esteban Bullrich Rob Burrow Ajlposh - Facilitate Frankie Valli Andy Taylor Celine Dion Iggy Azalea Liza Minnelli Imelda Marcos Teri Garr Alexei Navalny (Unique) Tim Curry Eva Marie Saint Perhaps - Quizmaster Marita Camacho Quirós Bob Uecker Ion Iliescu Zhu Rongji Malachy McCourt (unique) Anouk Aimée Henry Sandon (unique) Michael Tilson Thomas Edith Eger Rob Burrow Funeralopolis - Jackhammer James Whale Abdullah the Butcher Simon Cowell (wildlife) Bob Knight (Unique) Henry Kissinger Alberto Fujimori Steve McMichael Michela Murgia Princess Elizabeth di Toro Roberta Flack BuffaloPhil - Bandmaster Bob Barker Alan Alda Nigel Starmer-Smith Dick Van Dyke Michael Tilson Thomas Iris Apfel Simon Cowell (wildlife) Ted Turner Esther Rantzen Linda Ronstadt Bibliogryphon - Literature Ray Lawler (unique) James Ivory Barbara Taylor-Bradford Clint Eastwood Sonny Rollins Iris Apfel Ted Turner Gudrun Ure Jacob Rothschild (Unique) Peter Easterby YorkshireBanker - Daintiness Dick Clark (senator) (Unique) John Amos Jonnie Irwin Linda Nolan Renee Taylor Ilene Beckerman Tatsuya Nakadai Clint Eastwood Jose Sarney Sally Hawkins Arghton - Volumetric Ioannis Varvitsiotis Sandra Day O’Connor (unique) Beverly LaHaye (Unique) Bob Uecker Ma Shitu (unique) Ethel Kennedy Taisto Tähkämaa Rupert Murdoch Ieremia Tabai Cesar Virata Handrejka - Lumberjack Linda Lavin Gudrun Ure Mohammed Al-Fayeed (Unique) Brigitte Bardot Vince Earl Marion Ross Joy Whitby Akinwale Arobieke Jimmy Carter Ethel Kennedy CaptainChorizo - Viewership Paul Vachon (Unique) Jonnie Irwin Eva Marie Saint Oscar Wyatt Robin Eames Rob Burrow Steve McMichael Pat Heywood (unique) Ion Iliescu William "The Refrigerator" Perry Yvonne - Ornamental Yoko Ono Patricia Routledge Bob Newhart (unique) Joss Ackland Imelda Marcos Anthony Epstein Willie Nelson Norman Tebbit David Attenborough Cleo Laine Famous6Eva - Juvenility Joanne Woodward Gudrun Ure Violeta Chamorro Edith Mathis Nanette Newman Ildikó Rejtő Penelope Lively Igor Spassky Beata Tyszkiewicz Young Thug DDI - Scrimshaws Shannen Doherty Jimmy Carter Ryan Minor (Unique) Jonnie Irwin Michela Murgia Samuel Wurzelbacher (Unique) Françoise Hardy (Unique) Anna Cardwell James Whale Simon Cowell (wildlife) Diego - Anatomical Iris Apfel Nigel Starmer-Smith Alan Alda Andy Taylor Nancy Olson Maria Branyas Imelda Marcos Jimmy Carter Marshall Allan Lou Carnesecca Torva Messor - Princedoms Priscilla Pointer Richard Rohmer Paul Ignatius Linda Nolan Jimmy Carter Elisabeth Waldo Shannen Doherty Olav Thon Michela Murgia Simon Cowell (wildlife) polar duck - quizzingly Qi Xin Bob Uecker Irwin Winkler Zvi Zamir George Zweig Eric Idle Nikolai Ryzhkov (Unique) Gilberto Gil Larry Lieber Yang You (scientist) Toast - Jockeyship Jimmy Carter Oleg Protopopov (Unique) Clem Cattini Katherine, Duchess of Kent Ethel Caterham Yoko Ono Shane MacGowan Alwen Hughes Jonnie Irwin Priscilla Pointer JoeMoneypenny - Brainchild Bowie Wu Rebecca Pan Alfonso Arau Robert Ito Nobel Vega (Unique) Jimmy Carter Hwang In-shik Ian McMillan Law Lan Diana Muldaur GuyFromFuture - Powerwalks Phyllida Law Edna O’Brian (Unique) Wanda Półtawska (Unique) Eva Marie Saint Roy Face Kim Weston Alice Munro (Unique) Lisa Lu Sid Krofft Dennis Skinner Tracy - Seajacking Vic Seixas (Unique) Esther Rantzen Ray Anthony Jimmy Carter Peter Angelos (unique) Simon Cowell (wildlife) Shmuel Kamenetzky Jonnie Irwin Nelson Broms (Unique) Lloyd Geering Summer in Transylvania - Widebodies James Whale Jonnie Irwin Dikembe Mutombo Esther Rantzen Rob Burrow Yuri Oganessian Shannen Doherty Indarjit Singh Anthony Epstein Khamtay Siphandone Babyblue - Dumfounder Michel Drucker Ugo Mifsud Bonnici Mangosuthu Buthelezi (Unique) Freddy Quinn Oleg Grigoryev Uljana Semjonova Nana Mouskouri Doreen Mantle (Unique) Emilio Fede Carlo Rubbia 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,400 Posted July 28, 2023 Good idea. Just PM’d my team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,287 Posted July 28, 2023 Metoo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted July 28, 2023 Oh goody, another overly-complicated deadpool for me to enter then forget I've entered! Anyway, a question for you @Commtech Sio Bibble - on the subject of bonus poins for alliterative names. Taking as an example the late Dambuster Squadron Leader Johnson. He was known (as were a a lot of other Johnsons), as Johnny, though his given name was George. So bonus or not? There are a few other cases where this might come into play, including one of my prospective picks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,052 Posted July 28, 2023 12 minutes ago, time said: Oh goody, another overly-complicated deadpool for me to enter then forget I've entered! Anyway, a question for you @Commtech Sio Bibble - on the subject of bonus poins for alliterative names. Taking as an example the late Dambuster Squadron Leader Johnson. He was known (as were a a lot of other Johnsons), as Johnny, though his given name was George. So bonus or not? There are a few other cases where this might come into play, including one of my prospective picks. If they're commonly known by a nickname or anything other than they're birth name, it's perfectly acceptable to use that. For the example you gave his Wikipedia article is titled Johnny Johnson not George Johnson so I'd accept the nickname as his name. If you have any doubts about specific people you'd want to use that you're unsure on, just PM me the name and I'll take a look. As long as your'e not taking the mick, I'll probably allow it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted July 28, 2023 Just now, Commtech Sio Bibble said: If they're commonly known by a nickname or anything other than they're birth name, it's perfectly acceptable to use that. For the example you gave his Wikipedia article is titled Johnny Johnson not George Johnson so I'd accept the nickname as his name. If you have any doubts about specific people you'd want to use that you're unsure on, just PM me the name and I'll take a look. As long as your'e not taking the mick, I'll probably allow it. Team will be winging its way to you any second now. My specific concern was name number 7, but I've never heard him referred to as anything other than the alliterative first name stated. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,589 Posted July 28, 2023 10 letter word: Embezzlers E - Eckart Dux M - Mahathir Mohamad B – Burrow, Rob E - Esther Rantzen Z - Zvi Zamir Z – Zimmerman, Franklin B. L – Linda Nolan E – Elliott Erwitt R – Rosalynn Carter S – Spencer, June 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,144 Posted July 29, 2023 I like this idea and will be playing. Jockeyship J - Jimmy Carter O - Oleg Protopopov C - Clem Cattini K - Katherine Kent (Duchess of) E - Ethel Caterham Y - Yoko Ono S - Shane MacGowan H - Hughes, Alwen I - Irwin, Jonnie P - Priscilla Pointer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,306 Posted July 29, 2023 (edited) theoldlady - Conspiracy 2 PTs so far. Jimmy Carter Yoko Ono Linda Nolan Nigel Starmer-Smith Larry Pressler (Jonnie Irwin) (Rosalynn Carter ) David Attenbourgh Violeta Chamorro Arnold Yarrow Edited March 2 by theoldlady Deaths of Irwin & R. Carter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,423 Posted July 31, 2023 Entry sent. I hope everyone has picked some lovely words. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,052 Posted July 31, 2023 Hello folks, I've currently got 15 entries and one word shared between two teams, so I thought I'd put it to the participants on whether I should allow the same word for multiple teams, disqualify the word all together or ask the more recent of the two entrees to change their word. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,058 Posted July 31, 2023 14 minutes ago, Commtech Sio Bibble said: Hello folks, I've currently got 15 entries and one word shared between two teams, so I thought I'd put it to the participants on whether I should allow the same word for multiple teams, disqualify the word all together or ask the more recent of the two entrees to change their word. Well, I'd say there's no rule against the same word. As long as it's not also a duplication of a team, I don't see the issue. Maybe a consideration for future games? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,400 Posted July 31, 2023 40 minutes ago, Commtech Sio Bibble said: Hello folks, I've currently got 15 entries and one word shared between two teams, so I thought I'd put it to the participants on whether I should allow the same word for multiple teams, disqualify the word all together or ask the more recent of the two entrees to change their word. I think it’d be better if everyone had a different word. Acts as one’s team name dunnit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted July 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Commtech Sio Bibble said: Hello folks, I've currently got 15 entries and one word shared between two teams, so I thought I'd put it to the participants on whether I should allow the same word for multiple teams, disqualify the word all together or ask the more recent of the two entrees to change their word. As it wasn't originally specified what would happen in the event of duplicated words, I'd say allow it this occasion, but amend the rules to forbid future duplicates, the original entrant to keep their entry, the duplicate to change, applicable from now. There, it is said, approximately 35,000 ten-letter words in the English language. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,400 Posted July 31, 2023 It wouldn’t be too much of a spoiler to just list the words in play (without saying who picked what) to avoid duplicate entries, would it? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted July 31, 2023 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Well, I'd say there's no rule against the same word. As long as it's not also a duplication of a team, I don't see the issue. Maybe a consideration for future games? It is of course possible to have different words and still duplicate a team (though, granted, the chances are somewhat remote). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 929 Posted July 31, 2023 Have sent my entry over, with one query on alliteration! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,052 Posted July 31, 2023 Based on feedback I'll allow duplicate words for this round, but if there is a second round I'll amend the rules. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted July 31, 2023 My word has gone in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,058 Posted July 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: My word has gone in. Your word has made an appearance (10 Letters). It has been introduced (10 Letters). It has germinated (10 Letters). Good of you to registrate (10 Letters). I wish you all good providence (10 Letters). And so on... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
