Trome 128 Posted June 23 The 2024 DL is about to fall behind the 2014 DL, if this drought continues until 30th June it will also fall behind the 2009 DL, although I think this drought will end before 5th July, probably some of these will give the expected result soon: Carter, Chomsky, Redgrave, Kennedy or Greenspan. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 596 Posted June 23 34 minutes ago, Trome said: The 2024 DL is about to fall behind the 2014 DL, if this drought continues until 30th June it will also fall behind the 2009 DL, although I think this drought will end before 5th July, probably some of these will give the expected result soon: Carter, Chomsky, Redgrave, Kennedy or Greenspan. Sonny Rollins, Sly Stone, Joe Bugner, Denis Law, Josef Fritzl along with the names I suggested a few posts above (Woodward, Brokaw, Flack, Rantzen, Starmer-Smith, Baxter and Gall) that could provide hit successes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 596 Posted June 23 Bob Newhart should certainly not be discounted too. Never rule out the potential of a surprise with a name that none of us are expecting imminently such as Hans Blix or Patricia Routledge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,043 Posted June 23 Honestly, everyone’s talking about Carter and Chomsky but I can’t understand how Woodward is still with us. She should have been nº2 on the list also. I sense she can be a hit soon. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,912 Posted June 23 What's happening now is highly unlikely. The list is not bad, has a ridicolous amount of decrepit nonagenarians that one of them should randomly die each month. Carter, Chomsky or Woodward have demonstrated their immortality. But among the others Murray, Greenspan, Kennedy, Laine, Gall, Brooks, Skinner (Immortal material), Baxter, Routledge, Hackman, Blix, Newhart (how still alive?), Farrakhan, Tebbit, Nelson, Flack, Marcos, Rollins could die at any moment. The result until now is just fucking nonsensical and does not depend on list quality. 13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoorSlammer 561 Posted June 23 This is a pretty unique DL year in general, because usually at this time of the year there's been a couple of deaths by former DL picks too, yet names like Minnelli, Hurd, Attenborough, Faithfull and Ronstadt are all still alive. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,164 Posted June 23 2 hours ago, drol said: What's happening now is highly unlikely. The list is not bad, has a ridicolous amount of decrepit nonagenarians that one of them should randomly die each month. Carter, Chomsky or Woodward have demonstrated their immortality. But among the others Murray, Greenspan, Kennedy, Laine, Gall, Brooks, Skinner (Immortal material), Baxter, Routledge, Hackman, Blix, Newhart (how still alive?), Farrakhan, Tebbit, Nelson, Flack, Marcos, Rollins could die at any moment. The result until now is just fucking nonsensical and does not depend on list quality. Maybe Tebbit will keel over in shock on the morning of 5 July. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,084 Posted June 23 11 minutes ago, Deathrace said: Maybe Tebbit will keel over in shock on the morning of 5 July. No. He will wait until 12 October. 40th anniversary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genfærd 452 Posted June 23 On 01/01/2024 at 01:18, Genfærd said: Came to write the same thing. Could easily be a record breaking list. Idiot. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimbean1121 238 Posted June 30 On 23/06/2024 at 01:26, Trome said: The 2024 DL is about to fall behind the 2014 DL, if this drought continues until 30th June it will also fall behind the 2009 DL, although I think this drought will end before 5th July, probably some of these will give the expected result soon: Carter, Chomsky, Redgrave, Kennedy or Greenspan. seems like the list has now fallen behind 2009 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted June 30 1 hour ago, jimbean1121 said: seems like the list has now fallen behind 2009 If the drought continues through the end of August, it will fall behind the 2010 list. Disappointing so far. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimbean1121 238 Posted June 30 9 minutes ago, The Unknown Man said: If the drought continues through the end of August, it will fall behind the 2010 list. Disappointing so far. but then again i can huff the copium and say the latter half of the year could be a bloodbath along with the entire year of 2025 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeMoneypenny 55 Posted June 30 Hip Hop Harry is tired of waiting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__x5AJlCUVc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted July 7 The 2024 DL is about to fall behind the 2007 list, if the drought continues through the beginning of August, it will fall behind the 1997 list, though I still think this drought will end before 31 July, maybe some of these will give the expected results in a few weeks: Carter, Chomsky, Woodward, Tebbit, or Nelson. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 737 Posted July 7 6 months without a hit. This list is making the Sahara look like a tropical rain forest. 3 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimbean1121 238 Posted July 7 20 minutes ago, The Unknown Man said: though I still think this drought will end before 31 July, maybe some of these will give the expected results in a few weeks: Carter, Chomsky, Woodward, Tebbit, or Nelson. you said that last time 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Autistic Merit 14 Posted July 8 I don't see Carter dying before the election and Chomsky certainly won't bite the dust this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mango 168 Posted July 8 47 minutes ago, Autistic Merit said: I don't see Carter dying before the election and Chomsky certainly won't bite the dust this year. What in tarnation makes you think he can possibly survive that long? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YorkshireBanker 168 Posted July 9 On 08/07/2024 at 02:24, Autistic Merit said: I don't see Carter dying before the election and Chomsky certainly won't bite the dust this year. Agree to disagree,both are more likely to die in 2024 then see 2025. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polar duck 862 Posted July 15 (edited) I just re-discovered this list I made in February. Quote Here's what I think the list should have been: Spoiler Rank Prev Year Appear Name Age Description On the list? 1 6 9 Jimmy Carter 100 Ex US President Yes 2 1 William Russell 100 Actor No 3 4 6 Alan Greenspan 98 Economist Yes 4 2 Noam Chomsky 96 Intellectual Yes 5 18 2 Ethel Kennedy 96 Kennedy Family Yes 6 24 4 Cleo Laine 97 Jazz Singer Yes 7 1 Jim Lovell 96 Astronaut No 8 20 5 Stanley Baxter 98 Comedian Yes 9 3 David Attenborough 98 Broadcaster and Natural Historian No 10 10 5 Mel Brooks 98 Comedian / Director Yes 11 41 2 Dennis Skinner 92 Politician Yes 12 22 5 Jean-Marie Le Pen 96 French Neo-Nazi Yes 13 5 3 Nigel Starmer-Smith 80 Rugby Commentator Yes 14 2 James Whale 73 Broadcaster Yes 15 1 Glynis Johns 101 Actress Yes 16 16 5 Sandy Gall 97 TV news reporter Yes 17 17 4 Joanne Woodward 94 Actress Yes 18 1 Patricia Routledge 95 Actress Yes 19 1 Clint Eastwood 94 Dirty Harry Yes 20 1 Derek Draper 57 Political Adviser Yes 21 3 Vanessa Redgrave 87 Actress Yes 22 1 James Watson 96 Scientist No 23 1 Tippi Hedren 94 Actress No 24 1 Nikolai Ryzhkov 95 Former Soviet Premier No 25 2 Denis Law 84 Footballer Yes 26 36 2 Pete Murray 99 British radio presenter Yes 27 1 Eva Marie Saint 100 Actress No 28 1 Tom Brokaw 84 News Anchor Yes 29 47 4 Linda Nolan 65 Nolan Sister Yes 30 37 3 Bob Newhart 95 Comedian Yes 31 40 4 Willie Nelson 91 Country Singer Yes 32 14 3 Norman Tebbit 93 Politician Yes 33 2 Douglas Hurd 94 Politician No 34 1 Esther Rantzen 84 TV Presenter Yes 35 1 Roberta Flack 87 Singer Yes 36 1 Julie Goodyear 82 Corry's Bet Lynch No 37 27 2 Yoko Ono 91 Mrs Lennon No 38 1 Gudrun Ure 98 Super Gran No 39 1 James Earl Jones 93 Actor No 40 1 Pope Francis 88 Pope Yes 41 1 Barbara Barrie 93 Actress No 42 2 Shannen Doherty 53 90210 Actor No 43 33 4 Imelda Marcos 95 Former First Lady of the Philippines Yes 44 1 Ted Turner 86 Media Mogul Yes 45 44 2 Sonny Rollins 94 Jazz Musician Yes 46 8 6 Dick Cheney 83 Politician Yes 47 1 Daniel Barenboim 82 Conductor Yes 48 1 Tom Baker 90 Dr Who Yes 49 1 Franz Beckenbauer 79 Footballer Yes 50 1 9 Dick van Dyke 99 Actor Yes Opinions? Edited November 8 by polar duck updated to mark additional hits Newhart, Kennedy, and Jones 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,569 Posted July 22 This is the latest fourth death on the above graph. Latest fifth death is day 242 (2022) which still ran the year out at 14 hits. Busy Autumn? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trome 128 Posted August 31 The 2024 DL is just fell behind the 2022 DL again, even though Newhart has increased the DL score we are falling behind again, people like Frank Field, Gudrun Ure, William Russell, Shannen Doherty, Gena Rowlands and Alain Delon could have increased the score for 10 hits, we are almost in September already, although I prefer to save the full judgement until December as I still have hopes that the 2024 DL will reach 10 hits, first names that come to mind: Woodward, Rollins, Skinner, Laine, Chomsky, Starmer-Smith, Baxter. As for Carter I can see him surviving until December. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,043 Posted September 3 If they were to drop 21 people, I think it would be : Pope Francis Robert Wagner Mel Brooks Patricia Routedge Clint Eastwood Vanessa Redgrave Desmond Morris Denis Law Hans Blix Julie Walters Tom Brokaw Louis Farrakhan Daniel Barenboim Robert Duvall Josef Fritzl Brigitte Bardot Ted Turner Buzz Aldrin Sly Stone Tom Baker Joe Bugner I don't see them dropping Scales for example as mentioned by msc in her thread, but I can see them dropping Redgrave, Bardot or Aldrin over Dick Cheney for whatever reason. They seem to think it would be a masterstroke to score with him due to the unpredictability of his heart condition, even though he is on the list for 6 years now (so barely a burst of genius from their part if ever he scores and even less a shock, I don't understand why he's still on the list!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobytomi 109 Posted September 3 12 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: If they were to drop 21 people, I think it would be : Pope Francis Robert Wagner Mel Brooks Patricia Routedge Clint Eastwood Vanessa Redgrave Desmond Morris Denis Law Hans Blix Julie Walters Tom Brokaw Louis Farrakhan Daniel Barenboim Robert Duvall Josef Fritzl Brigitte Bardot Ted Turner Buzz Aldrin Sly Stone Tom Baker Joe Bugner I don't see them dropping Scales for example as mentioned by msc in her thread, but I can see them dropping Redgrave, Bardot or Aldrin over Dick Cheney for whatever reason. They seem to think it would be a masterstroke to score with him due to the unpredictability of his heart condition, even though he is on the list for 6 years now (so barely a burst of genius from their part if ever he scores and even less a shock, I don't understand why he's still on the list!) What about James Whale? I follow him on Twitter and it seems like he still looks good, he could last another year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobytomi 109 Posted September 3 On 30/08/2024 at 23:39, Trome said: The 2024 DL is just fell behind the 2022 DL again, even though Newhart has increased the DL score we are falling behind again, people like Frank Field, Gudrun Ure, William Russell, Shannen Doherty, Gena Rowlands and Alain Delon could have increased the score for 10 hits, we are almost in September already, although I prefer to save the full judgement until December as I still have hopes that the 2024 DL will reach 10 hits, first names that come to mind: Woodward, Rollins, Skinner, Laine, Chomsky, Starmer-Smith, Baxter. As for Carter I can see him surviving until December. I disagree, Sonny Rollins and Dennis Skinner are still in good health or at least holding their ground, I think they will both reach the age of 95 at least Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
