gcreptile 10,565 Posted June 12 With all the big hits we need an update, but I won't be getting around to it this weekend due to being in Bavaria. However, I want to remind you of the replacement period until July 1st. I'll post the two of my own a few days before to remind you again. But you can replace up to five names on your team. Look at the rules for more info if needed. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,323 Posted June 12 9 hours ago, gcreptile said: With all the big hits we need an update, but I won't be getting around to it this weekend due to being in Bavaria. However, I want to remind you of the replacement period until July 1st. I'll post the two of my own a few days before to remind you again. But you can replace up to five names on your team. Look at the rules for more info if needed. Thanks for reminding me. I'll submit mine shortly. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 692 Posted June 19 Willie Mays is a hit for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Immortal 591 Posted June 25 Putting my replacements before I forget. Replacing Kate Micucci with Sven-Goran Eriksson Replacing Alberto Fujimori with Jane McAlevey Replacing Bruce Willis with Johnnie Walker Replacing Ken Rosewall with Tippi Hedren And finally, replacing Jimmy Carter with Jose Rodela. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,323 Posted June 25 11 hours ago, The Immortal said: And finally, replacing Jimmy Carter with Jose Rodela. You may regret that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 568 Posted June 25 Drop: Jenna Jameson Barbra Streisand Dolph Lundgren Bruce Willis Abel Pacheco Replace: Noam Chomsky Khaleda Zia Gena Rowlands Johnnie Walker Tippi Hedren Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Immortal 591 Posted June 26 14 hours ago, ladyfiona said: You may regret that. No regrets on my part. The day I changed my profile pic, that decision was already made. I don't regret not replacing him with the human Chauchat (Jayapataka) either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Funeralopolis 214 Posted June 26 OUT Vittorio Emanuele Parsi Mika Immonen Steve Gaines Nadine Koutcher Janey Godley IN Rupert Keegan Johnnie Walker Tim Exile Jack Hanna Georg Koch and James Chance is a hit for me here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,565 Posted June 26 I'm watching... I'll do all the necessary updating next weekend. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,323 Posted June 26 Already messaged you 2 weeks ago nearly, but just to confirm. In Sven Goran Eriksson Julie Goodyear Johnnie Walker (DJ) Wayne Eddy – Radio DJ Jayapataka Swami – Religious leader Out Princess Alexandra David Hockney Eugenia Cooney Mitch McConnell Mika Immonen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 692 Posted June 27 Out: 1. Bill Wyman 2. Edie McClurg 3. Rich Little 4. Robert Duvall 5. Sally Struthers In: 1. George Schlatter 2. Joanne Woodward 3. Shelley Duvall 4. Sven Goran Erikson 5. Violeta Chamorro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,130 Posted June 28 Here are my mid-game replacements: Replacing Amanda Bynes with Sven-Goran Eriksson Replacing Randy Jackson with Esther Rantzen Replacing Bruce Willis with Johnnie Walker Replacing Ted Turner with Wayne Eddy Replacing Tim Bilton with Frank Caprio Thank You! (I sent this also as a PM in case I had to travel, so you can ignore it.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,565 Posted June 28 Okay, my subs: Out: Sudarshan Maharaj Andrea Gibson (Sub: James Whale) In: Johnnie Walker Linda Tirado (Sub: Sven-Göran Eriksson) And THIS IS YOUR REMINDER: You may substitute up to five names until the month of July begins, i.e. this weekend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,409 Posted June 28 Out: James Whale Frank Bowling Patrick Murray Daniel Barenboim Bobby Tambling In: Jane McAlevey Sven-Göran Eriksson Nelson Acosta David Irving Yuriko, Princess Mikasa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torva Messor 260 Posted June 28 My 2024 Death By Numbers Midyear Replacement List IN: Noam Chomsky Shelley Duvall Sven-Göran Eriksson Jane McAlevey Johnnie Walker (BBC Radio 2 DJ) OUT: Imelda Marcos Sam Neill Bob Newhart Edna O'Brien Stu Phillips Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrWonderful 440 Posted June 28 Might as well get my list of 5 replacements in now, but I'll try to come back on the last day just to make sure one of my names here didn't kick the bucket. Replace James Whale with Sven-Goran Eriksson Replace Andy Taylor with Linda Tirado (U.S. journalist) Replace Julian Assange with Johnnie Walker (British radio DJ) Replace Bruce Willis with Georg Koch Replace Dolph Lundgren with Shelley Duvall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,565 Posted June 28 Half-year update time you say? Alright, let's work our way back, chronologically. Lizzy Musi was a drag racer, not the drag queen kind of drag, but actual race cars. She got somewhat famous by appearing on a Discovery Channel show called "Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings", itself a spin-off of "Street Outlaws". I was not only surprised by that QO (but shouldn't have), but also by her death. But it once again shows that going to Germany for experimental treatment is pretty much a death guarantee. msc bet big and wins, BabyBlue also scores. Then we have to go back over a week for Baseball legend Willie Mays. Not my forte but it seems that his description as a legend was completely justified. He was one of the most-decorated players of all-time and also a bit of a trailblazer and historically important person. Cpt. Hemlock and Yorkshire Banker achieve the home run.. Funeralopolis scores a unique hit with James Chance, saxophonist and frontman of the Contortionists. He worked in the intersection of punk and jazz in the vibrant scene of New York. As a deadpooling name, he was curiously underpicked considering his known health issues. Paul Spencer aka Dario G. is a popular hit for many players, including a joker for Buffalo Phil and TorvaMessor. As so often with DJs (like the already dead Robert Miles, and the still living Gigi D'Agostino), he built a decades-long career of DJ'ing and producing upon the success of 2-3 hits within a short period of time. His three UK top 10 hits happened between 1997-2001 which matches up almost perfectly with Miles and D'Agostino, too. Those were the days... His death proves that stage 4 cancer is still very far away from just being a chronic condition. Next one is Francoise Hardy. The french chantreuse rose to fame in the early 60s while still being under the age of 18. And because the continent and especially France are purposefully slow to adopt the anglo-american pop culture, she had enough time to build a massive career with classic singing and songwriting before the british invasion. Her last live appearance was then in the late 60s, and she moved away from pop stardom to intellectual all-around star, as an actress and model, you know, just like Lady Gaga. Her last years were one massive complaint about her health, and especially her throat cancer. Quite a few people in this game listened. But now, let's switch it up and let's go to the even bigger hits: Simon Cowell, the conservation activist/expert/philantropist. Actually, is there a word for being a philantropist of animals,... philo...zoo...ist? Well, I hope I didn't accidentally switch the Cowells up with you all. You may want to check. Naturally, he was an extremely popular hit. But no joker points. On the other hand, Rob Burrow was just about as popular as a deadpooling pick, but he also gives joker points for Predictor, msc, Summer in Transilvania, The Old Crem, Cpt. Chorizo, Salmon Mousse, The Unknown Man, and.... I forgot someone... my Excel search went too fast. If you count the joker choices as two picks, he might have just been the most popular pick of this pool in this year. And while ALS can rarely be timed with a 100% accuracy, his young age made Burrow an irresistible pick in this pool - which, after all, discriminates more by age than the DDP. Next one is William Russell: a beloved British actor with such a long-lasting career he got the world record for having the biggest gap between two appearances on a show, Doctor Who in this case. But then, there are not that many shows that match Doctor Who in longevity either... He seems to have been in almost every British TV show ever, often for 1-2 episodes, but he also had bigger parts in The Adventures of Sir Lancelot and Coronation Street. I seem to have missed some health news, because 6 teams picked him. Not entirely different from William Russell is the career of Janis Paige. Very long-lasting, starting in Theatre, her rise to stardom though a decade earlier, 40s instead of 50s, and also getting to a higher age, being a rare big star centenarian. Seems she retired completely in the early 2000s, though her last major role was in the Daily Soap Santa Barbara in the early 90s. Still, a career of 50+ years is quite something. Three teams score. Okay, and since it's getting late, I think I'll call it a day. I'll double-check this weekend again, as I suspect that there might be a hit or two missing. But also, we had a few misses, you know, like the DeathList. Nobody picked Donald Sutherland, Tin Oo, Anouk Aimee, etc.... The scoreboad looks like this, I am still ahead, but Cpt. Chorizo's Burrow joker points get him almost there. Funeralopolis gets ready to repeat his strong performance of last year. Lizzy Musi drives msc into contention: Rank Team Score 1 gcreptile 1040 2 Cpt. Chorizo 1029 3 Banana 969 4 RadGuy 904 5 Funeralopolis 888 6 msc 867 7 wannamaker 853 8 Perhaps 811 9 Book 776 10 Salmon Mousse 766 11 Summer in Transilvania 683 12 Buffalo Phil 643 13 Toast 627 14 Baby Blue 583 15 Mr. Wonderful 578 16 The Unknown Man 565 17 Etushipushingupdaisies 524 18 Death Impends 511 19 The Immortal 510 20 An Fear Beag 501 21 Pedro67 500 22 Predictor 488 23 DeathBecomesThem 469 23 MariNisia 469 25 tracy 467 26 Thatcher 454 27 Caleb H 453 28 ThereWillBeDeaths7 445 29 The old lady 444 30 Imelda 440 31 Sean 421 32 John Key 414 33 Torva Messor 411 34 The Old Crem 408 35 Yorkshire Banker 404 36 Lady Fiona 372 37 TQR 359 38 Diego 358 39 Liz Lemon 354 40 Cpt. Hemlock 349 41 Bibliogryphon 327 42 Charles De Gaulle 323 43 Wormfarmer 316 44 Annami 288 45 The Daredevil 284 46 Young Willz 221 47 Great Uncle Bulgaria 197 48 arghton 109 49 Sod's Law 100 50 Hell 89 51 chileanway 87 52 Gooseberry Crumble 31 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 764 Posted June 29 My subs : OUT : Michael Schumacher Paul Gascoigne Martin Bashir Andy Taylor Hulk Hogan IN : Linda Tirado Georg Koch Jane McAlevey Sven-Goran Eriksson Johnnie Walker. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,939 Posted June 30 Out James Cathcart George Kooymans Sally Shipard Dianna Cowern Mika Immonen In Chuwit Kamolvisit Jane McAlevey Sven Goran Erikkson Johnnie Walker(bbc DJ) Linda Tirado Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,181 Posted June 30 OUT Su Pollard Tom Lockyer Jenna Jameson Scarlett Moffat Shirley Bassey IN Johnnie Walker Sven-Goran Eriksson Sonny Rollins Princess Michael of Kent Noam Chomsky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 3,863 Posted June 30 Substitution phase: New picks with the desire to succeed: 1) Chuwit Kamolvisit 2) Jane McAlevey 3) Johnnie Walker (DJ) 4) Linda Tirado 5) Rupert Keegan (F1) sub: Fred Lorenzen For your own safety, please proceed immediately to the nearest exit in an orderly manner: 1) Alexander Kluge 2) Bill Wyman 3) Brooke Adams 4) Joan Van Ark 5) Mark Steel Thanks, @gcreptile. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YorkshireBanker 164 Posted June 30 Some hard decisions were made with these cuts Remove Andy Dick Bruce Cockburn Dicky Eklund Long Dong Silver Willie Stevenson Add Rupert Keegan Bill Steel Alwen Hughes Johnnie Walker Count Ingolf of Rosenberg 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,434 Posted June 30 OUT: Andy Taylor Bruce Willis Danny Estrin Kate Micucci Linda Ronstadt IN: Georg Koch Jane McAlevey Johnnie Walker Linda Tirado Sven-Göran Eriksson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 15,583 Posted June 30 IN: Georg Koch Sven-Göran Eriksson Johnnie Walker OUT: Brian Blessed Andy Taylor Bruce Willis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 1,833 Posted June 30 Out: Ismail Haniyeh Julie Goodyear Sam Neill Bruce Willis In: Sven-Göran Eriksson Georg Koch Jane McAlevey Johnnie Walker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
