Captain Hemlock 641 Posted January 19 I’m really surprised no one picked A.J. Foyt. An 89 year old auto racing legend with health issues could have been a great pick and he was on my long list. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,906 Posted January 19 The pop singer Marina was also picked 2014,assume it might accidentally be listed as 2 different spots in the database due to the 2014 description including her middle name but not in 2024. https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2014/celebs_D.html#diamam https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2024/celebs_D.html#diamanm024 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,067 Posted January 19 Jack Burke Jr. QO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,861 Posted January 21 The Alan Jones listed for Formula Fatality's team should be the former F1 World Champion, not the Australian rugby coach that he is currently listed under. I'd be happy to help - albeit later in the year - with a lot of these bios (updating them, putting dates and places of birth in) if that would help. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,023 Posted January 22 On 17/01/2024 at 20:13, The Old Crem said: Surprised only a former member of this forum is the only person to have selected SirJohn Curtice. He was my first reserve, and I kind of regret it now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 317 Posted January 23 @time - no time at all for the Roger Rogerson QO to lead to an update! To date, no QO has appeared for cricketer Doug Padgett. Is he the first for the List of the Lost? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,180 Posted January 23 3 hours ago, Evil Grimace said: @time - no time at all for the Roger Rogerson QO to lead to an update! To date, no QO has appeared for cricketer Doug Padgett. Is he the first for the List of the Lost? He might be a contender for the BBC Sport round up in December. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,234 Posted January 23 43 minutes ago, Evil Grimace said: @time - no time at all for the Roger Rogerson QO to lead to an update! To date, no QO has appeared for cricketer Doug Padgett. Is he the first for the List of the Lost? Sadly, I think that's going to be Canadian Ice Hockey player Glen Cochrane. Padgett might have to wait until the year-end BBC round-up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,067 Posted January 23 Charles Osgood QO 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,861 Posted January 23 Colin McDonald, chosen by two teams, is the former England international footballer, not the Australian cricketer who died a few years ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WEP 825 Posted January 24 On 16/01/2024 at 20:33, WEP said: For the LoM: last year's nominee Nick Rescher dead: https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2023/celebs_R.html#reschenx19 https://obituaries.post-gazette.com/obituary/nicholas-rescher-1089273510 A candidate for the List of the Missed: https://www.pitt.edu/pittwire/features-articles/philosophy-professor-nicholas-rescher-obituary-2024 https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2024/01/remembering-nicholas-rescher-a-gentle-giant 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 641 Posted January 24 Melanie Safka QO https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13003125/amp/Melanie-singer-Woodstock-hit-Brand-New-Key-dead-76.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,017 Posted January 24 The death of Councillor Jason Smith has put a trio of Deathracers one hit from victory - 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. Local reports, should be followed by BBC in due course 22 DDP teams fielding this talent 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drunkasaskunk 164 Posted January 25 12 hours ago, Captain Hemlock said: Melanie Safka QO https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13003125/amp/Melanie-singer-Woodstock-hit-Brand-New-Key-dead-76.html Brand new Corpse 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,861 Posted January 25 One more to point out: Steve Smith, picked by myself for my sporting theme team, is the former Huddersfield Town player now with dementia, not the drummer from Journey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,017 Posted January 25 19 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: One more to point out: Steve Smith, picked by myself for my sporting theme team, is the former Huddersfield Town player now with dementia, not the drummer from Journey. Yeah, but they realised he had dementia when he said he was the drummer from Journey, right? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,017 Posted January 25 21 hours ago, maryportfuncity said: The death of Councillor Jason Smith has put a trio of Deathracers one hit from victory - 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. Local reports, should be followed by BBC in due course 22 DDP teams fielding this talent So, re Jason Smith - anyone actually live in Newcastle and, like, listen to the radio, watch local telly or owt? Askin' for 21 friends, like Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,861 Posted January 25 1 minute ago, maryportfuncity said: So, re Jason Smith - anyone actually live in Newcastle and, like, listen to the radio, watch local telly or owt? Askin' for 21 friends, like I think a few retweets on X to relevant local QO news agencies might do the trick... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,124 Posted January 25 Just now, maryportfuncity said: So, re Jason Smith - anyone actually live in Newcastle and, like, listen to the radio, watch local telly or owt? Askin' for 21 friends, like Yep and I am starting to think the period has passed. It was on the Chronicle for the majority of yesterday, it was announced at the meeting of Full Council which has press attending, and if it was going to go up I’d have thought it would have been today. I didn’t pick him for DDP as I wasn’t convinced it’d get followed up. Nothing on the local news this evening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,234 Posted January 25 Depends imo if there's a "paid tributes to" article for the funeral etc ... but yes, I'd say the probability is now below 50% Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,017 Posted January 25 34 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Depends imo if there's a "paid tributes to" article for the funeral etc ... but yes, I'd say the probability is now below 50% OOOhhh, could be a biggish DDP moment. I considered him a risk worth taking (nailed on he'd go, obit chances depending on news cycle) but those taking the risk include some traditional big dead pool hitters with DDP form, oh aye, and me! 2025? – no thank you! I’ll leave before Banana's Peel Slippers Carkers Convention 2024 The Love Boat Fade to Black Faster Than A Dead Horse La Faucheuse David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Going Underground GUN Fishing Octopus of Odstock Once You Go Black Pan Breed Pazuzu United Beat the Cost of Living Crisis with One Simple Trick! Smart Beta Heading Nowhere The Living End The Necro Files The Sound of the Underground To Kill A Gabor Sister Very Ill Turned Very Dead 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,100 Posted January 25 Personally, I don’t understand the interest in this so called “celebrity”. Yer local councillor isn’t really on a par with Melanie Safka or even toothless from Deliverance on a national level. True, there have been some noteworthy local officers with some interesting achievements or infamy (Derek Hatton for example) but the guy who had a vote on whether your conservatory goes up…well, how did he pass the DDP sniff test? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,180 Posted January 25 1 hour ago, Thatcher said: Yep and I am starting to think the period has passed. It was on the Chronicle for the majority of yesterday, it was announced at the meeting of Full Council which has press attending, and if it was going to go up I’d have thought it would have been today. I didn’t pick him for DDP as I wasn’t convinced it’d get followed up. Nothing on the local news this evening. I agree, He doesn’t seem like someone who will obit. He was just a councillor - not a leader of the council. And he wasn’t in office when he died either. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,762 Posted January 25 11 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: well, how did he pass the DDP sniff test? As it's yet to change since I wrote it, the sniff test wasn't intended to get rid of local councillors, oldest people or anyone WEP picks ever. It was the shameless teenage mum picks and random car crash victims on life support we couldn't get people to stop picking. I believe I said pick your local Detroit representative just don't expect a qo... Words I should have listened to! Mind you yahoo etc got brought in because of someone getting grumpy about a borusa lack of obit. And other reasons. And instead the press continue to totally ignore old writers and actors. Beyond fucked up with it tbh. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,017 Posted January 25 20 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Personally, I don’t understand the interest in this so called “celebrity”. Yer local councillor isn’t really on a par with Melanie Safka or even toothless from Deliverance on a national level. True, there have been some noteworthy local officers with some interesting achievements or infamy (Derek Hatton for example) but the guy who had a vote on whether your conservatory goes up…well, how did he pass the DDP sniff test? Well, my gamble - and well aware it was - was local headlines via BBC or ITV, more an announcement following his standing down and he was the kind of guy who clearly had respect across the floor of the council chamber. Outside bet, Other Lives in The Guardian. Really outside bet, 22 disgrunted DDP entrants have a whip round and stage a memorial gig that reunites Gazza with the surviving Lindisfarnes to sing Fog on the Tyne! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
