Sideik 236 Posted January 13 15 hours ago, The Old Crem said: Kym Marsh has announced her dad Dave has died. Was an attempted but rejected DDP selection in the past. Points for me? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted January 13 30 minutes ago, Sideik said: Points for me? Well done, I, and everyone else completely forgot about him, even though he was obviously the clock. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted January 13 2 hours ago, Sideik said: Points for me? Aye, lead atm. In other news Wannamaker's sitting in clear second on the back of 357 points accrued on the basis Roy Battersby is dead, and - specifically - dead on Wednesday. Interestingly, all the recent coverage concerns Kate Beckinsale hurrying to his bedside, nowt since indicating he's made any sort of recovery so I'm minded to assume he's a scoring pick hereabouts. To be clear, Sideik's unique pick as joker is - as mentioned - a 112-year-old Indian environmentalist. Her demise followed by an English language obit in an Indian paper or broadcast source could be enough to seal victory now. And, if Battersby turns up breathing it makes no difference to Sideik's score. Sideik - 1438 Wannamaker - 1436 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted January 14 'bout time we had another biggie to supercharge the scoreboard. But looks like today's haul is a q/o for one of yesterday's events that allows Death Impends to sneak a couple of places up the listing on the back of Joan Randolph's demise a few months short of her century. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/joyce-randolph-dead-honeymooners-trixie-1235787487/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,953 Posted January 14 Only submitted three weeks ago but I already forgot picking her so I appreciate your being on the ball! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted January 15 22 hours ago, Death Impends said: Only submitted three weeks ago but I already forgot picking her so I appreciate your being on the ball! No worries, did some on the ball checking today and found nowt by way of fresh cadavers - unless anyone knows owt different! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted January 15 2 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: No worries, did some on the ball checking today and found nowt by way of fresh cadavers - unless anyone knows owt different! I mean Brian Barczyk is dead… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted January 15 2 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: I mean Brian Barczyk is dead… Oh aye, saw all the final video stuff earlier - q/o here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/25372121/brian-barczyk-the-reptarium-owner-dead/ On it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted January 15 So, that's livened things up a little - the defending champion stages a surge Sideik - 1438 Banana - 1436 Wannamaker - 1436 LizLemon - 1091 CalebH - 1088 An Fear Beag - 1087 gcreptile - 1081 Arghton - 1078 msc - 1078 Drol - 1077 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted January 16 Had my usual trawl of other threads and news feeds at the end of a busy day, can't see a scoring pick hereabouts though - fuck knows - it's a packed masterlist and you might know different. I'm particularly keeping tabs on THIS pick, since she's the one faller who could prompt victory as things stand: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saalumarada_Thimmakka In other news I'm shocked to discover Roy Battersby is dead, and on 10 Jan, who'd a thunk it, eh? https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/jan/16/roy-battersby-obituary Oh aye, and there's a slight shuffle at the top because Brian Barczyk's death is confirmed as 14 Jan, so one more point for both Banana and BabyBlue Sideik - 1438 Banana - 1437 Wannamaker - 1436 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted January 19 Reet, about to chill for the weekend and largely ignore owt online for a couple of days. Assuming someone livens up the weekend by checking out and gifting any of yers a tonnage of points feel free to post the details here and whilst I'm partaking of Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone on Sunday night I'll return to updating the scores and the like! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted January 21 Looks like an easy catch up on the scores after a weekend away - let me know if I'm missing owt by way of scoring deaths: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted January 22 Frankly this is a dire substitute for entertainment, over a week since a scoring death unless someone hereabouts is about to show me action from their local paper posting the death of a beloved school crossing guard who's also on the masterlist. I'm seeing similar lacklustre times on the other dead pools and even the DDP is shuffling along. In the meantime, here's a update from our sponsors, or summat. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,124 Posted January 22 I love the corpse giving a cheery wave. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted January 22 1 minute ago, Toast said: I love the corpse giving a cheery wave. A nice touch, you're wasting your time trying to find one on Amazon, sadly. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted January 23 So, anyway, we'll keep up the entertainment until somebody actually dies and gifts us some Deathrace points: 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted January 23 FFS this is a war of attrition now Will there be more scoring Deathrace deaths before I run out of dodgy bad taste mock ups of well known toys used in inappropriate ways? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,377 Posted January 24 Evening Chronicle write up for former Cllr Jason Smith. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted January 24 1 hour ago, Thatcher said: Evening Chronicle write up for former Cllr Jason Smith. That's saved me posting a shite meme to keep people entertained, a few q/os out there to hit our woefully low standards, nobody confirming a date of death - provisionally I'll give points for yesterday because that's my best guess. Earliest social media I can find first thing this morning and he was a public figure, his council commemorated him tonight. I've also tweaked some earlier mistakes on the points, but we've got a few within sight of completion now - Sideik continues to storm it, just, with their joker still alive Sideik - 1779 Banana - 1778 Wannamaker - 1776 An Fear Beag - 1429 msc - 1419 Drol - 1418 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted January 24 So, this'll do for the Deathrace- along with the Chronicle, obviously https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/citylife-news/tributes-paid-former-newcastle-councillor#:~:text=Tributes were paid today to,away after bravely fighting illness.&text=Jason Smith%2C who represented Lemington,a wife and four children. I'll out myself as one of the 22 entrants hanging on for something a bit more substantial for DDP purposes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted January 26 Khairil Idzhar is back in a coma so this could potentially be over soon 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,180 Posted January 26 Meanwhile... Roger Donlon is a hit for @The Immortal: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-01-25/medal-honor-vietnam-donlon-green-beret-12796235.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted January 26 5 hours ago, MariNisia said: Meanwhile... Roger Donlon is a hit for @The Immortal: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-01-25/medal-honor-vietnam-donlon-green-beret-12796235.html Sorted, The Immortal surges from 13th to 11th place! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted January 27 My bad on the DDP thread - slight adjustment for Jason Smith's actual date of death makes no difference to the running order and Stuart Gray points (provisionally 339 on today's date) don't boost anyone into the sharp end of competition, Sideik still in prime position to squeeze over if sharing a pick with anyone in the chasing pack. Three players one hit away. But - watching Maidstone United earlier - who knows when some unfancied sort suddenly turns it on and storms to victory? Sideik - 1778 Banana - 1777 Wannamaker - 1775 An Fear Beag - 1428 msc - 1418 Drol - 1417 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted January 28 So, anyway, that thing I said about the Deathrace being more exciting than the FA Cup You knew I was kidding, right? Feel free to post any deaths of Deathrace picks, had a random trawl just now and spotted nowt since Stuart Gray 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
