livingbygrace 315 Posted January 1 31 minutes ago, Comped said: He'd get some coverage surely due to his hosting career in NZ with Lego Masters and the like, no? Trust me as someone who is very familiar with Disney (I've known far too many Disney execs and have some insight at the company)... Iger won't be dead before the end of the decade. He's way too much of a health nut. I can agree for the most part on Igor in that he is fairly young yet and if he has healthy habits great.. But the one thing that might get him and cause him issues might be Stress! From lots of reports this past year I hear Disney is not doing all that well overall as a company. Many problems it seems. So that could play on ones health. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dying Probably 578 Posted January 1 37 minutes ago, Comped said: Trust me as someone who is very familiar with Disney (I've known far too many Disney execs and have some insight at the company)... Iger won't be dead before the end of the decade. He's way too much of a health nut. Oh, yeah - that team is nonsensical, as I said. It's just the first people I saw on my Twitter page (I fancied a silly team to see what it'd raise). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted January 1 Tom Stafford and Roy Battersby will almost certainly die in 2024 but wouldn't be drop 40 to make it worthwhile with too many other pick to choose. Bobby Mailman and Steve Gaines, I wondered about QO. Terry Jon Martin I can see dying without any news reports. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted January 1 Last 11 out James Whale -Seems reasonable to go this year,but was btwn him and Doherty and as coin-flip decided her Frank Field Joe Doering-Still think he could see 2025 Amy Ettinger-Hard to tell if she is truly on the way or just 100% prepared to go Kristen Hallenga-see above Linda Nolan Denis Law-Charlton carried on absent from public for a long time,think 2025 or 26 could be his year Toni Hilland-Wasn't sure how severe her cancer was Tylee Craft -Seems to me they are finding options to shrink his tumors Corey "Homicide" Williams-Not 100 certain of his obit chances.Guardian are the the only UK Outlet who seem to be reaching for Australia clicks,and they have skipped a few before if the sport was not popular in the UK. Mika Immonen-Stage 4 cancer but seems hopeful Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polar duck 866 Posted January 2 (edited) It hasn't even been 48 hours and I've already got a miss with Zvi Zamir. I chose his nemesis Eli Zeira instead. My subs were [UNIQUE], Denis Law, and Theodore McCarrick. Some other names I strongly considered were Alfredo Astiz, Chaka Khan, Jim Inhofe, Alan Greenspan, Gene Shalit, Willie Mays, Noam Chomsky, Michael Flatley, Tom Girardi, Dennis Hastert, Toby Keith, Sander Levin, Richard Lewis, Bob Packwood, Jim Sensenbrenner, Yahya Sinwar, Renee Taylor, and Eddie Vrdolyak. There are a few more names I might be able to use as uniques for next year. Edited January 16 by polar duck Revealed more names now that teams are out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,921 Posted January 2 14 minutes ago, polar duck said: It hasn't even been 48 hours and I've already got a miss with Zvi Zamir. I chose his nemesis Eli Zeira instead. My subs were Reuma Weizman, Denis Law, and Theodore McCarrick. Some other names I strongly considered were Alan Greenspan, Gene Shalit, Willie Mays, Noam Chomsky, Tom Girardi, and Eddie Vrdolyak. Zamir missed the Yom Kippur anniversary in September, he was clearly on his way out. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polar duck 866 Posted January 2 6 hours ago, drol said: Zamir missed the Yom Kippur anniversary in September, he was clearly on his way out. Ah, I was too focused on Kissinger at the time to realize this. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted January 3 In this spoiler box is #1 Hits, my regular theme team of UK #1 hitmakers. Below it are 20 more people who were in consideration for the team. Spoiler Last year's position on the team is given in brackets, where applicable. 1. (re) Eddie 'Tan Tan' Thornton (The Blue Flames) 2. (9) David Graham (Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band) 3. (4) Jane Morgan 4. (new) Mike Sarne 5. (new) Tony Di Bart 6. (new) Marlon Jackson (The Jacksons) 7. (2) Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) 8. (new) Noddy Holder (Slade) 9. (21) Willie Nelson (USA for Africa) 10. (new) Bruce Foxton (The Jam) 11. (8) Trevor Oakes (Showaddywaddy) 12. (new) Walter Parazaider (Chicago) 13. (new) Steve Harley 14. (new) Chris Stein (Blondie) 15. (17) Chris Rea (Band Aid II) 16. (16) Chris Farlowe 17. (new) Ray Walker (The Jordanaires) 18. (new) Grace Slick (Starship) 19. (re) Plas Johnson (B. Bumble and the Stingers) 20. (re) Ian McCredie (Middle of the Road) SUBSTITUTES: 21. David Soul 22. John Edwards (The Detroit Spinners) 23. Connie Francis 24. James Dunn (The Stylistics) #13 last year 25. Len 'Chip' Hawkes (The Tremeloes) 26. Lena Martell #12 last year 27. John Gorman (The Scaffold) 28. Mike Peters (Ferry Aid) 29. Ernest Ranglin (The Commonwealth Band) 30. J.J. Barrie #15 last year 31. Craig Douglas 32. Nick Carter (The Backstreet Boys) 33. Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden) 34. Earl Falconer (UB40) 35. Brian Bennett (The Shadows) 36. Clem Cattini (The Pirates, The Tornados) 37. Andrew Davis ("Various artists") 38. Mick Jones (Foreigner) 39. Sandra (Enigma) 40. Tony Christie Two people I posted in the 2023 salvage lot thread proved to be misses for the #1 Hits team: Shane MacGowan (35) and Tina Turner (37). In this spoiler box is Unpersons, my regular theme team of Big Brother housemates. Below it are 20 more people who were in consideration for the team. Spoiler Last year's position on the team is given in brackets, where applicable. 1. (2) Linda Nolan 2. (1) James Whale 3. (5) Julie Goodyear 4. (4) Chris Ellison 5. (6) Ron Atkinson 6. (7) Gary Busey 7. (8) Amanda Barrie 8. (new) Anne Diamond 9. (new) Leo Sayer 10. (9) Germaine Greer 11. (13) Jenna Jameson 12. (re) Ken Morley 13. (10) Dirk Benedict 14. (new) Cheryl Fergison 15. (new) Jess Impiazzi 16. (17) Kim Woodburn 17. (new) Jermaine Jackson 18. (new) Hardeep Singh Kohli 19. (new) India Willoughby 20. (20) Lauren Harries SUBSTITUTES: 21. Bruce Jones 22. Renee Graziano 23. Christopher Biggins 24. Wayne Sleep 25. Michael Barrymore 26. Kellie Maloney 27. Jim Davidson 28. Ann Widdecombe 29. Paddy Doherty #11 last year 30. Carole Vincent 31. Alexander O'Neal 32. James Cosmo 33. Winston McKenzie 34. Angie Bowie #18 last year 35. Tara Reid 36. Stephanie Beacham 37. Andrew Tate #3 last year 38. Stephen Bear #15 last year 39. Lee Ryan 40. Denise Welch None of the people I posted in the 2023 salvage lot thread proved to be misses for the Unpersons team. In this spoiler box is Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people, my regular theme team of 20 people whittled down from 4000 random biographies on Wikipedia. Below it are 20 more people who were in consideration for the team. Spoiler Names are presented as they are in their Wikipedia article titles, bracketed segments included; nevertheless, given the broad range of claims to fame, I've included an extra column to clarify what they're known for. 1. Artem Chekh Ukrainian soldier 2. Mohammed al-Houthi Former Houthi leader of Yemen, Supreme Political Council member 3. Syed Salahuddin Head of Hizbul Mujahideen in Kashmir 4. John Ashton (musician) Psychedelic Fur 5. John Laws Australian shock jock 6. John Farnham He's the Voice 7. Jon Blake (author) British children's author 8. Tom Brokaw American news anchor 9. Pat Buchanan American conservative figurehead 10. Charles Kay British actor (Amadeus, Fortunes of War) 11. 22Gz Brooklyn drill rapper 12. Sergio Brown American footballer/alleged murderer 13. Anne Dickson Unionist Party of Northern Ireland leader 1976-81 14. Claire Palley First female law professor in Britain, principal of St. Anne's College 1984-91 15. Gary Burton American jazz vibraphonist 16. Brian St. Clair American drummer (Triple Fast Action, Local H) 17. Vera Sharav Israel-based antivaxxer 18. Vardis Vardinogiannis Greek billionaire 19. Viktor Rashnikov Russian billionaire 20. Bedros Kirkorov Russian singer/Russian singer's dad SUBSTITUTES: 21. Cliff Lazarenko British darts player 22. Pooh Shiesty American rapper 23. Hu Jintao President of China 2003-13 24. Stephen Trombley British-American author, filmmaker, songwriter 25. George William Penrose, Lord Penrose Scottish judge (The Penrose Inquiry, The Penrose Report) 26. Sviatoslav Vakarchuk Ukrainian rockstar 27. Viktor Yanukovych President of Ukraine 2010-14, now in exile 28. Mykhailo Shpir Ukrainian journalist turned Russian minister 29. Abdul-Hafez al-Saqqaf Yemeni ex-general 30. Antonio Gasalla Argentine comedian 31. Pete Rose American baseball star 32. Ahmed Khalidi Palestinian lawyer 33. Efraim Halevy Former Mossad director 34. Robert C. Hastie Lord Lieutenant of West Glamorgan, 1995-2008 35. Marlo Thomas American actress (That Girl) 36. Marlen Chow Nicaraguan activist, critic of Ortega 37. Lin Liheng Lin Biao's daughter, subject of CCP denunciation and rehabilitation 38. The Fabulous Sports Babe American sports broadcaster 39. Paul Larudee 'Free Gaza' activist, subject of Facebook ads calling for his assassination 40. Daayiee Abdullah America's first openly gay imam Two of these were previous picks that coincidentally came up again in this year's random bios: Stephen Trombley (picked in 2023) and George William Penrose, Lord Penrose (picked in 2021). None of the people I posted in the 2023 salvage lot thread proved to be misses for the Living_people team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imelda 620 Posted January 3 Made the decision to drop Janey Godley, mainly as she strikes me as an absolutely shameless self-promoter who might well outlive Linda Nolan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 359 Posted January 4 I agree with @Spade_Cooley on the right to gripe later, so here they are. Let's start with the DDP sub bench: Denis Law - dementia picks always trouble me and seem to go the distance; then he's a returnee at #25 on the DL Frankie Valli - I'm grateful to @lilham for the tour info, but as far as I can tell, no cancellations everything moving forwards Pope Francis - still in the Chair of St Peter and packing the College of Cardinals; then he debuts at #5 (!!) on the DL The December Miss Every year I miss a bit news drop or health update (Sakamoto, Jeanette Lee). I give you the 2023 entry... Theo Burrell - I'm hoping for a Tom Parker repeat here given her age (37), otherwise the jokerage will be serious competition Lack of info - a lot in this group, age was often a deterrent Michael York - amyloidosis since 2012 but generalized? what organ(s)? Contrast to Musharraf last year that was cardiac amyloidosis - and a dead cert. Franz Beckenbauer - the first of the 'Kaiser' non-picks; likely heart issues and of course he debuts at #49 on the DL Larry Pressler - bladder cancer in 2019 then pan can a year later; over 80 years old made for an easy drop Daniel Barenboim - the 'circulatory problems' are vasculitis but again, what organs? Couldn't make an informed choice, so consulted with wisdom of the masses (the 2023 DDP) and no one had picked him, despite information from late 2022. Annnddd he debuts at #34 on the DL The Scuppered Uniques I chuckled at @YoungWillz dismay at 'the interminable search for a unique' that sees good names fall out of choice. Guilty as charged, but these are out in the wild by others hands, one very recently. Roddy Maudy-Roxby - was listed in @Perhaps entry on/as sub in the 'Telly II' pool; curious to see if he appears on the DDP (no appearances to date) Denys Graham - the second 'Kaiser' non-pick; Welsh actor with about half a dozen mentions in the forum, majority in the British Character Actors thread; he was part of a potential war movies theme team (he's Kaiser Wilhelm II in the 1979 film 'All Quiet on the Western Front) that I couldn't formulate well, but he stayed on; age (97) didn't help; pleasantly surprised to see that he's in the Hartlepool Deadlypool on @justonecornetto's team! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tracy 2,392 Posted January 4 3 minutes ago, Evil Grimace said: Roddy Maudy-Roxby - was listed in @Perhaps entry on/as sub in the 'Telly II' pool; curious to see if he appears on the DDP (no appearances to date) He was on it last year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insane 349 Posted January 5 Who i dropped: (not including the ones who died) Keith Richards Buzz Aldrin (i totally forgot about him) George Soros Ted Turner (surprised hes on the death list this year) Putin Who i added: Iris Apfel Jonnie Irwin Salman Al Saud Francis Clifford Smith Frank Field Yoko Ono Violeta Chamorro Tom Baker Tim Bilton Chuck Grassley (risk pick) Rob Burrow Subs: Prunella Scales Dick Van Dyke Joe Biden Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 359 Posted January 5 1 hour ago, tracy said: He was on it last year. @tracy So he was! Top notch research on my part... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,385 Posted January 5 On 03/01/2024 at 01:10, machotrouts said: SUBSTITUTES: 21. David Soul Unlucky. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted January 5 Just now, TQR said: Unlucky. I wonder if anyone did pick him. He wasn’t selected last year but he was mentioned a couple of times on here recently. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted May 7 On 01/01/2024 at 19:04, RadGuy said: Sudarshan Maharaj - pancan sounds big and scary always, but reading between the lines, they seem confident it's treatable. Sudarshan Maharaj might have pulled off the - almost - impossible, for now: https://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-goalie-coach-sudarshan-maharaj-announces-cancer-status 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 737 Posted May 10 On 01/01/2024 at 16:07, CaptainChorizo said: Last 11 out James Whale -Seems reasonable to go this year,but was btwn him and Doherty and as coin-flip decided her Frank Field Joe Doering-Still think he could see 2025 Amy Ettinger-Hard to tell if she is truly on the way or just 100% prepared to go Kristen Hallenga-see above Linda Nolan Denis Law-Charlton carried on absent from public for a long time,think 2025 or 26 could be his year Toni Hilland-Wasn't sure how severe her cancer was Tylee Craft -Seems to me they are finding options to shrink his tumors Corey "Homicide" Williams-Not 100 certain of his obit chances.Guardian are the the only UK Outlet who seem to be reaching for Australia clicks,and they have skipped a few before if the sport was not popular in the UK. Mika Immonen-Stage 4 cancer but seems hopeful Ouch. Two in one week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,025 Posted September 5 On 01/01/2024 at 14:12, msc said: Duncan Campbell - Edinburgh Fringe comic/author, @Death Impends specifically convinced me it was a bad pick when I was checking for FFBI. ("A bit like that artist you picked the other year!" Harsh but true!) Duncan Campbell Herald Obit: https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/24564343.tributes-paid-charming-smiling-actor-poet-loved-rugby/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
