livingbygrace 355 Posted March 2 16 minutes ago, alt obits guy said: Indeed it does. The link I included didn't include a specific date of death. Wikipedia reassigned his name to February 29th based on those other sources. I can vouch that I saw it a little while ago posted for March 1st on wiki as well before it changed. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted March 2 A bit sad for the Babs and Paul team, but it seems that Paul Vachon doesn't score. 1st sub goes in. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted March 2 So happy to have scraped through. Thanks for all the support 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeathByArsenic 46 Posted March 2 23 hours ago, gcreptile said: Round 2: vs Death By Arsenic 1 Jimmy Carter (joker) 2 Steve McMichael 3 Sophia Loren 4 Noam Chomsky 5 Peter Angelos 6 Kathy Brown 7 Theodore McCarrick 8 Emilio Fede 9 Frank Caprio 10 Michael Tilson Thomas 11 Denis Law above entry look like one of the teams someone else sent in Feb This is who I sent 1Wayne Eddy (joker) 2Antero Laukkanen 3Gaositwe Chiepe 4Geneviève Callerot 5Jamal Yunos 6Jimmy Carter 7Juhani Palmu 8Madeleine Riffaud 9Philippe de Gaulle 10Rachid Mekhloufi 11Zoya Boguslavskaya Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justonecornetto 954 Posted March 2 2 hours ago, gcreptile said: A bit sad for the Babs and Paul team, but it seems that Paul Vachon doesn't score. 1st sub goes in. Damned leap year, boooooooo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted March 2 4 hours ago, DeathByArsenic said: above entry look like one of the teams someone else sent in Feb This is who I sent 1Wayne Eddy (joker) 2Antero Laukkanen 3Gaositwe Chiepe 4Geneviève Callerot 5Jamal Yunos 6Jimmy Carter 7Juhani Palmu 8Madeleine Riffaud 9Philippe de Gaulle 10Rachid Mekhloufi 11Zoya Boguslavskaya Confirmed and corrected. I also had to sub another name on a team because the name wasn't really identifiable. See if you can spot it.... That's the price of getting the masterlist up ASAP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 2 On 01/03/2024 at 06:08, YoungWillz said: Nobody pick Tom Henry, Fort Wayne Mayor with late stage stomach cancer? He just announced it two days ago, so maybe a bit early. May seems a fair target, and honestly he may survive the game. This means we will be reading his obit next Tuesday lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,727 Posted March 2 9 hours ago, DeathByArsenic said: above entry look like one of the teams someone else sent in Feb This is who I sent 1Wayne Eddy (joker) 2Antero Laukkanen 3Gaositwe Chiepe 4Geneviève Callerot 5Jamal Yunos 6Jimmy Carter 7Juhani Palmu 8Madeleine Riffaud 9Philippe de Gaulle 10Rachid Mekhloufi 11Zoya Boguslavskaya I preferred the Sophia Loren team! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 744 Posted March 2 John Okafor (Mr Ibu) is a hit for me https://bnnbreaking.com/world/nigeria/nollywood-mourns-again-veteran-actor-mr-ibu-passes-away-following-surgery-complications 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 2 On 01/03/2024 at 05:52, msc said: Good luck, @ThereWillBeDeaths7 I'll be honest, I completely forgot about the Cup until I got a message about it yesterday and went "oh shit". So my team is as last minute useless as possible. I spent a total of 3-4 hours checking but didn’t see a soul that was interestingly unique. I’ve never had to turn in a pile of (other teams’) reboots like this, but there wasn’t anyone at all I could say ‘JOKER’. Worst entry ever. We usually play each other @msc too bad we didn’t this round lol war of attrition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 2 On 01/03/2024 at 06:40, Captain Hemlock said: Also , interesting that @diego picked Jimmy Carter and his opponent @Sir Creep did not. How do you know our teams? They aren’t posted anywhere. @gcreptile your post for round 2 only shows like 5 matches. Where are the rest? EDIT: oh FFS I have to turn my iPhone to landscape and I only see half the matchups (unfortunately my lineup not diego’s) COULD SOMEONE FORMAT THE THING so I 1) don’t have to turn my phone landscape and 2) so if I do have to, it fits on the Fn screen thanks in advance. Here’s what I see (as does my wife on her android) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted March 2 have you tried using your fingers to pan to the right? if missing fingers, use tongue 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 3 6 hours ago, Banana said: have you tried using your fingers to pan to the right? if missing fingers, use tongue What a stupid response, cunt. *wife’s phone CAN swipe, mine doesn’t. So retract my impunity toward the android. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted March 3 I've always liked this 2nd round of the Cup (and the 3rd one) because you have so many teams and so many creative names people have found - I do respect the things some players come up with very much. And I like how people find them.. But it seems the only super-quick hit this round is not some super-secret cult name but "legendary" Nigerian comedian John Okafor, aka Mr. Ibu. His wikipedia page describes him as "Nigeria's Borat", so, interpret it the way you want. He was ill for quite some time, and late last year, sepsis was added to the list of afflictions. He had to have his leg amputated, and then the same leg some more. And then his children set up a fake gofundme campaign. Usually, the air of fraud deters players from picking such people - but Cpt. Hemlock saw the truth of it all and goes ahead: AltObitsGuy 0-0 theoldlady Perhaps 0-0 TheKillingTime Spade_Cooley 0-0 GuyFromFuture Hell 0-0 Famous6eva Grim Up North 0-0 Death By Arsenic Cpt. Chorizo 0-0 arghton wannamaker 0-0 Wormfarmer MariNisia 0-0 JoeMoneypenny Banana 0-0 MortalCaso Annami* deadsox 0-0 CalebH msc 0-0 therewillbedeaths7 DevonDeathTrip 0-0 justonecornetto Sir Creep 0-0 diego An Fear Beag 0-0 max_bossetti Cpt. Hemlock 4-0 Bibliogryphon 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted March 3 Two notes: - I'll delete the PMs of the submitted teams in the coming days to make room for more. So any comments about the masterlist need to happen soon. - Anyone else having problems with the formatting? If it's a systematic problem, I'll change it. If it's a singular issue, I won't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,727 Posted March 3 2 hours ago, gcreptile said: Two notes: - I'll delete the PMs of the submitted teams in the coming days to make room for more. So any comments about the masterlist need to happen soon. - Anyone else having problems with the formatting? If it's a systematic problem, I'll change it. If it's a singular issue, I won't. I have same problem as Sir Creep on my phone - on laptop it’s fine. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,306 Posted March 3 On 03/03/2024 at 11:58, gcreptile said: Two notes: - I'll delete the PMs of the submitted teams in the coming days to make room for more. So any comments about the masterlist need to happen soon. - Anyone else having problems with the formatting? If it's a systematic problem, I'll change it. If it's a singular issue, I won't. Your formatting works very well on my both my iPad and iPhone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 3 Eleanor Collins has died. A solo hit for one team... upon confirmation she died in March and not February. https://globalnews.ca/news/10332428/jazz-legend-eleanor-collins-passes-away/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted March 4 Looks like Eleanor Collins died on the 3rd. The "first lady of Canadian jazz" - not just first in stature, but also quite literally the first one to do so it seems. Her career began in the 40s and peaked with TV shows in the 60s. GuyFromFuture wins a prize in the centenarians lottery and leads Spade_Cooley who only has one unique pick to counter. AltObitsGuy 0-0 theoldlady Perhaps 0-0 TheKillingTime Spade_Cooley 0-4 GuyFromFuture Hell 0-0 Famous6eva Grim Up North 0-0 Death By Arsenic Cpt. Chorizo 0-0 arghton wannamaker 0-0 Wormfarmer MariNisia 0-0 JoeMoneypenny Banana 0-0 MortalCaso Annami* deadsox 0-0 CalebH msc 0-0 therewillbedeaths7 DevonDeathTrip 0-0 justonecornetto Sir Creep 0-0 diego An Fear Beag 0-0 max_bossetti Cpt. Hemlock 4-0 Bibliogryphon Also, alright, I'll switch the masterlist format. Might not get around to do it until wednesday or so though. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted March 6 On 04/03/2024 at 11:15, gcreptile said: Also, alright, I'll switch the masterlist format. Might not get around to do it until wednesday or so though. Well, the rail strike here in Germany disrupts my plans. My "extended weekend getaway" begins a day earlier, i.e. in an hour. Though it does not look like hurry is in this round's plans anyway. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,727 Posted March 7 One week - two deaths - we’re losing our touch! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted March 8 I need at least two hits to win this round None of my uniques are younger than Mr Ibu and we have the same Joker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted March 9 Well, I'll return from my trip tomorrow, have I really not missed anything? Very curious. Well, the tiebreaker draws won't happen until roughly the 20th. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted March 12 Charlie Bird is a hit here. Eric Dornfeld (typo'd by me in my entry as Dornfield) will be if he gets a QO, having died last night. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted March 12 Charlie Bird is dead - and a unique (!) hit for therewillbedeaths7. The veteran Irish journalist was the primary media contact for the provisional IRA in the 1990s after having reported on the peace process for a decade. Not only that, he covered global issues for about 40 years until his MND diagnosis finally slowed him down. He pretty much alerted everybody to his impending death, though MND/ALS is always tricky to time. AltObitsGuy 0-0 theoldlady Perhaps 0-0 TheKillingTime Spade_Cooley 0-4 GuyFromFuture Hell 0-0 Famous6eva Grim Up North 0-0 Death By Arsenic Cpt. Chorizo 0-0 arghton wannamaker 0-0 Wormfarmer MariNisia 0-0 JoeMoneypenny Banana 0-0 MortalCaso Annami* deadsox 0-0 CalebH msc 0-4 therewillbedeaths7 DevonDeathTrip 0-0 justonecornetto Sir Creep 0-0 diego An Fear Beag 0-0 max_bossetti Cpt. Hemlock 4-0 Bibliogryphon Also, the match-ups are now rearranged - just in time for the round to really begin? A few players wait for an Eric Dornfeld obit. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites