An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 22, 2023 On 20/12/2023 at 01:17, Zsa Zsa's leg said: Alan Greenspan Bob Newhart Frank Caprio - US Judge George Mitchell - US Senator Jacques Delors Jean-Marie Le Pen Jim Inhofe - US Senator Jim Lovell Jimmy Carter (Joker) Joanne Woodward Joseph DeAngelo - Golden State Killer/East Area Rapist/Night Stalker Mahathir Mohamad Mahmoud Abbas Manmohan Singh Mel Brooks Noam Chomsky Roberta Flack Russell M. Nelson - LDS Leader Shannen Doherty Sonny Rollins Toby Keith Tomiichi Murayama Vanessa Redgrave Violeta Chamorro Willie Mays Substitutes James Baker (Ex US Secretary of State) Yoko Ono Jean Chrétien Ralph Nader Dolores Huerta Thanks for the entry. Joseph DeAngelo is disallowed under the "Famous for being a criminal" rule. I am sure he is quite a high profile killer in the US, having no less than 3 nicknames. However my wife is the barometer when it comes to criminal fame, and she has never heard of him, so he is out. James Baker moves up to the main team. A note to all players. My wife hates all True Crime programmes and books, so the chances of her having heard of a criminal are pretty slim. There is a very high bar to clear for a criminal to be allowed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted December 22, 2023 1 hour ago, An Fear Beag said: Thanks for the entry. Joseph DeAngelo is disallowed under the "Famous for being a criminal" rule. I am sure he is quite a high profile killer in the US, having no less than 3 nicknames. However my wife is the barometer when it comes to criminal fame, and she has never heard of him, so he is out. James Baker moves up to the main team. A note to all players. My wife hates all True Crime programmes and books, so the chances of her having heard of a criminal are pretty slim. There is a very high bar to clear for a criminal to be allowed. I appreciate the notice. Thought it was worth a try haha. I'm American and he's quite infamous here but I found a lot of UK articles about him too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 22, 2023 On 20/12/2023 at 23:21, CalebH said: Ágnes Keleti Amanda Bynes Caupolicán Peña Christoph Daum Dries van Agt Elisabeth Waldo Heiko Herrlich Ion Iliescu Jan Englert Jenna Jameson Jerzy Maksymiuk Jose Mujica Kay A. Orr Laura Cardosa Micheline Presle Nathalia Timberg Nina van Pallandt Ottilia Borbáth Pete Doherty--UK Rock and Roll Singer Rachel Dror Ragnar Ulfung Sonia Iovan Vaniity-Porn Actress Yuriko, Princess Mikasa Zdeňka Deitchová subs Michael Caine Jose Sarney Sophia Loren Maryse Conde Ian McMillan Thanks for the entry. All good with the team, except that you also have forgotten to nominate a Joker. FFS people- its not that hard Agnes Keleti is your Joker unless you indicate otherwise. As we get into Christmas, I am going to have less time to upload teams, so I will not be chasing people for Jokers. You have all been warned! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,992 Posted December 22, 2023 Arnold Yarrow Bob Dishy (character actor) David Graham (voice actor) Edward, Duke of Kent Esther Rantzen Harrison Ruffin Tyler (last surviving John Tyler grandson) Jacques Delors Janis Paige Jimmy Carter Johnny Gilbert Katharine, Duchess of Kent Leroy Van Dyke Lloyd Geering Michael Tilson Thomas Micheline Bernardini Mike Stoller Mollie Lentaigne Muazzez Ilmiye Cig Nigel Starmer-Smith Ray Anthony Roberta Flack *JOKER* Ruth Buzzi Ruth Johnson Colvin Shintaro Tsuji William Russell SUBS Gudrun Ure Jane Morgan Vic Seixas Priscilla Pointer Yoshiro Nakamatsu 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Famous6Eva 35 Posted December 23, 2023 Aleksandar Ristić Barbara Horawianka Brigitte Bardot Chief Keef Esther Shapiro Foolio Gaetano Starrabba Gemma Cuervo Gunilla Poppe Helen Merrill Imelda Marcos Ioannis Varvitsiotis Isabel Ruth Jane Rossington Julie Goodyear Krystyna Zachwatowicz Larisa Latynina Mario Adorf Michael Tilson Thomas Mollie Lentaigne Selma van de Perre--------------joker Susan Sullivan Thelma Ruby Ugo Mifsud Bonnici Veljko Bulajić SUBS Eugenia Cooney Jirna Bodhalova Miso Kovac Yayoi Kusama Iris Apfel 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
etib80 82 Posted December 23, 2023 Alan Greenspan Bernadette Chirac Buzz Aldrin David Attenborough Dick Van Dyke Dionne Warwick Edward, Duke of Kent Eva Marie Saint Franz Beckenbauer Giorgio Armani Glynis Johns (joker) Jean Marie Le Pen Jimmy Carter Juan Carlos, King of Spain Keith Richards Lech Walesa Linda Nolan Line Renaud Mel Brooks Micheline Presle Pope Francis Roberta Flack Rod Laver Shannen Doherty Sophia Loren SUBS Jacques Delors Maggie Smith Emperor Akihito Françoise Hardy Alberto Fujimori 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted December 24, 2023 Ann Bannon (Lesbian pulp fiction author) Arthur Scargill Barbara Taylor Bradford Bill Vander Zalm (Former Premier of British Columbia) Bill Wyman Carly Simon Dickie Rooks (JOKER) Gene Kranz Ian Paice Jimmy Swaggart (American teleevangelist preacher) John Kander John Savident Joyce Clague ( Prominent Aboriginal activist) Joyce Randolph Keith Vaz Lynda Chalker Margaret Court Moira Anderson (Scottish singer) Paul Biya Peter Robinson (Former First minister of Northern Ireland) Peter Russell Clarke (Australian celebrity chef) Roy Clarke (British sitcom writer) Susan Harris (Golden girls creator) Toni Braxton Tony Drewitt Barlow SUBS Bobby Vinton Joel Grey Deirdre Sanders Polly Perkins Wendy Williams 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GuyFromFuture 69 Posted December 24, 2023 Alice Munro.Joker Artie Lange Bill Wyman Clémence DesRochers Christina Pickles David Graham Dick Duff Dominique Fernandez Elenaor Collins Eugenia Cooney June Spencer Marlene Mathews Nana Mouskouri Nigel Starmer-Smith Paolo Bonacelli Patrick Murray Patsy King Paul Hogan Perla Cristal Phyllida Law Scotty Bowman Tim Curry Tuesday Weld Wendy Craig Yoko Tsukasa subs Rob Burrow Manmohan Singh Lisa Lu Barbara Clegg 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 24, 2023 3 hours ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: Ann Bannon (Lesbian pulp fiction author) Arthur Scargill Barbara Taylor Bradford Bill Vander Zalm (Former Premier of British Columbia) Bill Wyman Carly Simon Dickie Rooks (JOKER) Gene Kranz Ian Paice Jimmy Swaggart (American teleevangelist preacher) John Kander John Savident Joyce Clague ( Prominent Aboriginal activist) Joyce Randolph Keith Vaz Lynda Chalker Margaret Court Moira Anderson (Scottish singer) Paul Biya Peter Robinson (Former First minister of Northern Ireland) Peter Russell Clarke (Australian celebrity chef) Roy Clarke (British sitcom writer) Susan Harris (Golden girls creator) Toni Braxton Tony Drewitt Barlow SUBS Bobby Vinton Joel Grey Deirdre Sanders Polly Perkins Wendy Williams Thanks for the entry Gooseberry. Always fascinates me to see what picks a player feels the need to clarify. You wouldn't want to have the wrong Bill Vander Zalm or Jimmy Swaggart on your team 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shamalka Amarasekera 5 Posted December 24, 2023 Al Pachino Barbara Cochran Barbara Streisand Bob Newhart Bruce Willis Charlie Sheen Cliff Richard Clint Eastwood Danny Glover Dick Van Dyke Dustin Hoffman Engelbert Humprendick Hugh Grant Imran Khan Jimmy Carter Jim Carey Mahinda Rajapaksa Morgan Freeman Phil Collins Pope Francis Robert Deniro Rowan Atkinson Shakin Stevens Vladimir Putin Yoko Ono Subs Asha Bosely Bill Clinton Frankie Valli Mahathir Mohomad Warren Buffet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheKillingTime 19 Posted December 25, 2023 Alexandra Myšková Alf Clausen Alice Phoebe Lou Barbara Barrie Barbara Taylor Bradford Black Bart Bob Barker(rugby) David Attenborough Dick Button Dick Van Dyke Ethel Caterham Halina Machulska Herman Van Praag Jiřina Bohdalová Judy Biggert Kate Harcourt Libuse Svormová Maggie Kirkpatrick Melissa Jaffer Mahmoud Abbas Noreen Riols Philomena Lee Rena Rolska Sam Neill(joker) Toni Basil SUBS Arlene Alda Pope Francis Richard Williams Engelbert Humprendick Jimmy Ray 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThereWillBeDeaths7 748 Posted December 25, 2023 Thanks for running this pool again Alan Greenspan Bill Cosby Bruce Willis Cleo Laine Desmond Morris Edward, Duke of Kent Eric Idle Francis (sorted here because "Pope" isn't his first name) Harald V, King of Norway Jennifer Wexton Jim Inhofe Joanne Woodward Marion Ross Michael Caine Mitch McConnell Nicholas Brady Norman Tebbit Phil Collins Prunella Scales Robert Wagner Roberta Flack *(Joker) Roy Hattersley Shannen Doherty Tomiichi Murayama Vanessa Redgrave subs David Attenborough Dick van Dyke Tim Curry Chuck Grassley Dick Cheney Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,594 Posted December 25, 2023 Submitted mine (twice because I realised it was in the format you didn't like). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeathByArsenic 46 Posted December 25, 2023 Àlex Soler-Roig(f1) Ann Blyth Birthe Wilke Brigitte Auber Brigitte Fontaine Claire Maurier Daniel Barenboim Erni Mangold Ferdinand Bracke Francoise Fabian Glynis Johns Larisa Latynina Luis Ayala (tennis) Maryse Conde Mel Brooks Mina Gregori Mirta Díaz-Balart Parnelli Jones Rachid Mekhloufi*joker Renaud Roberto Duran Steve McMichael Toby Keith Wildred Benitez Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat subs James Earl Jones Carlos Bilardo Claude Lelouch Jack Jones Macha Meri l 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 25, 2023 On 24/12/2023 at 12:12, Shamalka Amarasekera said: Al Pachino Barbara Cochran Barbara Streisand Bob Newhart Bruce Willis Charlie Sheen Cliff Richard Clint Eastwood Danny Glover Dick Van Dyke Dustin Hoffman Engelbert Humprendick Hugh Grant Imran Khan Jimmy Carter Jim Carey Mahinda Rajapaksa Morgan Freeman Phil Collins Pope Francis Robert Deniro Rowan Atkinson Shakin Stevens Vladimir Putin Yoko Ono Subs Asha Bosely Bill Clinton Frankie Valli Mahathir Mohomad Warren Buffet Thanks for the entry Shamalka. Always delighted to have new players on board. I am going to assume that "Jim Carey" is supposed to be Jim Carrey the actor, rather than Jim Carey the second-hand car salesman from Tipperary. Nice man Jim, but not famous enough even for this pool. As you have joined the ranks of players who haven't bothered their arses to nominate a Joker, Al Pacino (no h) becomes your Joker by default. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 26, 2023 23 hours ago, ThereWillBeDeaths7 said: Thanks for running this pool again Alan Greenspan Bill Cosby Bruce Willis Cleo Laine Desmond Morris Edward, Duke of Kent Eric Idle Francis (sorted here because "Pope" isn't his first name) Harald V, King of Norway Jennifer Wexton Jim Inhofe Joanne Woodward Marion Ross Michael Caine Mitch McConnell Nicholas Brady Norman Tebbit Phil Collins Prunella Scales Robert Wagner Roberta Flack *(Joker) Roy Hattersley Shannen Doherty Tomiichi Murayama Vanessa Redgrave subs David Attenborough Dick van Dyke Tim Curry Chuck Grassley Dick Cheney Thanks for the entry TWBD7 I believe that you may also be a new player in this pool. You are very welcome and best of luck. (and Pope Francis is fine, although I admire the pedanticism) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 26, 2023 21 hours ago, ladyfiona said: Submitted mine (twice because I realised it was in the format you didn't like). Thanks for the entry LF, and thanks for submitting in an easy-to-use format. You even put the names in capital letters, which is more than the rest of the lazy bastards around here managed However, I would ask again that players not to put in explanations of their picks, when it is bleedingly obvious who you mean. They all have to be deleted out before I put them into the spreadsheet I use, so it just adds to the time taken to process the entries. You can assume that I am not going to mix up Dennis Skinner, Eve Marie Saint, or Johnnie Irwin with anyone else, so there is no need to tell me who they are. Even if they are obscure, you only need to clarify if it is a common name (e.g. DeathbyArsenic's pick of Luis Ayala above - a google search shows three possible candidates) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 26, 2023 5 and a bit days to go, and we have 31 entries in so far. Well ahead of the same time last year- many thanks to everyone who submitted early. These are the players I have - let me know if I have missed anyone: An Fear Beag Arghton Baby Blue Bibliogryphon CalebH Captain Hemlock CaptainChorizo DeathByArsenic DeathImpends DyingProbably Etib80 Famous6Eva Ghost of Christmas Past GooseberryCrumble GreatUncleBulgaria GuyFromFuture JoeMoneyPenny LadyFiona MSC RadGuy Shamalka Amarasekera Thatcher The Immortal TheKillingTime ThereWillBeDeaths7 Wannamaker WEP WhoamI YorkshireBanker Yvonne Zsa Zsa's Leg 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charles De Gaulle 484 Posted December 26, 2023 Roberta Flack (joker) King Salman of Saudi Arabia Francoise Hardy Jimmy Carter Joanne Woodward Toby Keith Eugenia Cooney Ruth Buzzi Valerie Perrine Sonny Rollins Dolph Lundgen Mathair Mohammad Zhu Rongi Albert Fujimori Tim Curry Ted Turner Sam Neill Vanessa Redgrave Chevy Chase Vince McMahon Paul Hogan Frank Caprio Janis Page Joan Collins Duke of Kent Subs Jack Nicholson John Williams James Earl Jones 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 587 Posted December 26, 2023 Barbra Streisand Bruce Willis Desmond Morris Dick Van Dyke Esther Rantzen Francoise Hardy Imelda Marcos Isabel Peron James Earl Jones James Whale Jimmy Carter Joanne Woodward Jonnie Irwin Larry Pressler Linda Nolan Mahathir Mohamad Nigel Starmer-Smith Rob Burrow Roberta Flack Sam Neill Shannen Doherty Sonny Rollins Steve McMichael Toby Keith Yoko Ono Subs: Sophia Loren Ethel Kennedy Glynis Johns Randy Jackson Ted Turner 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nantonian2013 50 Posted December 27, 2023 Charles Burrell (jazz) Clive Brittain Derek Draper Esther Rantzen Francoise Hardy Frank Field George Eastham Jack Burke Jr James Whale Jean Chretien Jimmy Carter Julie Walters (JOKER) June Spencer Katherine Jackson Larry Merchant Linda Nolan Mario Zagallo Neil Harvey (Aussie cricketer) Nigel Starmer-Smith Pete Murray Peter Oosterhuis Rob Burrow Salman, King Of Saudi Arabia Stan Bowles Yoko Ono Reserves: Quentin Blake Denis Law Ron Yeats 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imelda 621 Posted December 27, 2023 Anne Baker Charlie Bird Danny Wallace (footballer) Derek Draper Douglas Hurd Erik Jensen Frank Field Franz Beckenbaur James Whale Jimmy Carter Jimmy Zoppi John Hemmingway (FO ) Jonnie Irwin Julie Walters June Spencer Linda Ronstadt Liza Minelli Louis van Gaal Nigel Starmer-Smith Norman Tebbit Patrick Murray Rob Burrow Song Ping JOKER Steve McMichael Yoko Ono Subs Denis Law Françoise Hardy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prophet 251 Posted December 27, 2023 My Team: Steve McMichael (Joker) Esther Rantzen Jimmy Carter Michael Tilson Thomas James Whale James Carter Cathcart Charles Bietry Lorraine Bayly Jonnie Irwin Violeta Chamorro Roberta Flack Patrick Murray William Russell Alexander Mitta June Spencer Rolf Schimpf Stan Bowles Joanne Woodward V. S. Achuthanandan Shannen Doherty Sonny Rollins Sam Neill Andrew Ranken Malachy McCourt Kenny Sansom Subs: Thomas Hoepker Francoise Hardy Larry Pressler 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 27, 2023 On 26/12/2023 at 16:26, The Unknown Man said: Barbra Streisand Bruce Willis Desmond Morris Dick Van Dyke Esther Rantzen Francoise Hardy Imelda Marcos Isabel Peron James Earl Jones James Whale Jimmy Carter Joanne Woodward Jonnie Irwin Larry Pressler Linda Nolan Mahathir Mohamad Nigel Starmer-Smith Rob Burrow Roberta Flack Sam Neill Shannen Doherty Sonny Rollins Steve McMichael Toby Keith Yoko Ono Subs: Sophia Loren Ethel Kennedy Glynis Johns Randy Jackson Ted Turner And another one with no Joker. Barbara Streisand it is so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sod's Law 452 Posted December 27, 2023 First time player. Here I go: Al Pacino Alberto Fujimori Anthony McLeod Kennedy Beatrix (ex-Queen) Bruce Willis Dustin Hoffman Edward, Duke of Kent Esther Rantzen Kris Kristofferson Harry Shearer Jack Nicholson John Astin Joni Mitchell Marianne Faithful Michael Caine Michael Rosen (joker) Mitch McConnell Patti Smith Prunella Scales Ratna, Queen of Nepal Roy Hattersley Shelley Duvall Terry Gillian Vanessa Redgrave Yoko Ono Subs: Annette Crosbie John Deacon Mary Berry Rupert Murdoch 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites