Inverse Dead Pool 2024

[machotrouts 807]

This Field Cannot Be Left Frank

 

Frank Field, the Birkenhead Social Justice Party MP for Birkenhead from 2019 to 2019 – also previously known for his brief 40-year stint as a Labour MP – has died of prostate cancer at the age of 81.

 

A small-c conservative who was repeatedly courted for a potential defection by the big-C Conservatives – a party he was a member of in his youth – Field was considered a "maverick" and "independent thinker" in the Labour Party. He advocated for the return of national service, proposed further restrictions on immigration and abortion, denounced Jeremy Corbyn as a "force for anti-Semitism in British politics", featured on the Telegraph's list of the UK's "100 most influential Right-wingers", and was personal friends with Enoch Powell and Margaret Thatcher – all the usual signifiers of a Labour MP – but also, uncharacteristically for his party, campaigned against child poverty. Thankfully, he left before Starmer had to suspend him for these extreme left-wing beliefs.

 

Despite being the 13th least picked candidate in the Inverse Dead Pool 2024, things were on the uptick for him – he was the 11th least picked in 2023, and the least picked outright in 2022, the year after he first checked into hospice care. I look forward to writing Jimmy Carter's obit in 2026.

 

Former Inverse champions @Bibliogryphon and @YorkshireBanker are among the few who fielded Field as a candidate, but they only risked a respective 2 and 3 points on it. Someone whose chances have been levelled by playing Field, with 15 points, is @GuyFromFuture. Frankly, I'm beginning to think you aren't really from the future at all.

 

Much like Frank when he went for his prostate exam 10 years ago, we have movement at the bottom. With my mum's team mainly being whoever she doesn't want to die, I have an outsize influence on her picks in the short descriptions I give of people she isn't really familiar with – "Frank Field, Labour MP" got 14 points, but if I'd described him as "Frank Field, hardline Brexiteer", it'd probably be 0. So, arguably, I'm responsible for her taking back last place. You're welcome, @diego.

 

			GAINED	TOTAL
=	1.	TQR		0
=	1.	Grimgrass		0
=	1.	Captain Hemlock		0
=	1.	wannamaker		0
=	1.	arghton		0
=	1.	chilean way		0
=	1.	Spade_Cooley		0
=	1.	The Immortal		0
=	1.	Toast		0
=	1.	Great Uncle Bulgaria		0
=	1.	The Old Crem		0
=	1.	MariNisia		0
=	1.	Pedro67		0
=	1.	machotrouts		0
=	1.	Clorox Bleachman		0
=	1.	ladyfiona		0
=	17.	deadsox		1
=	17.	Summer in Transylvania		1
=	17.	Hell		1
=	20.	Nick		2
=	21.	Death Impends		3
▲	22.	An Fear Beag		5
▲	22.	Perhaps		5
▲	22.	theoldlady		5
▼	25.	Bibliogryphon	+2	6
▲	25.	Lafaucheuse		6
=	27.	CastAway		7
=	27.	Funeralopolis		7
▲	29.	YoungWillz		8
▲	29.	Book		8
▼	31.	Newjack	+2	9
▲	31.	Annami		9
=	33.	tracy		10
=	34.	Joltin Joe		11
=	35.	JoeMoneypenny		12
=	36.	CaptainChorizo		13
=	36.	Famous6Eva		13
=	36.	Torva Messor		13
=	39.	Bentrovato		14
=	39.	LizLemon		14
=	41.	BuffaloPhil		18
▲	42.	livingbygrace		19
▲	42.	MalePoster		19
▲	44.	The Unknown Man		21
▼	45.	YorkshireBanker	+3	22
▲	45.	Sleepiestpeep		22
▲	47.	maryportfuncity		23
▲	47.	Thatcher		23
▲	47.	gcreptile		23
▲	50.	MortalCaso		25
▲	51.	En Passant		28
▲	52.	Sideik		29
▲	53.	max_bossetti		30
▼	54.	GuyFromFuture	+15	33
▼	55.	msc	+8	36
▲	55.	diego		36
▼	57.	machotrouts' mum	+14	48

  

[YoungWillz 20,435]

Well, Rob Burrow not on my team I assume. Was he on yours?

[Captain Hemlock 708]

Fortunately, only a 2 pointer for me

[TQR 14,252]

Cowell a hit for six of us (not me!)

[YoungWillz 20,435]

Just now, TQR said:

Cowell a hit for six of us (not me!)

I'll take the 2 point hit. Yay...

[TQR 14,252]

Just now, YoungWillz said:

I'll take the 2 point hit. Yay...

 

And, in other news, I'll replace the fucking FOURTH DNS from my draft DL Poker team 

[YoungWillz 20,435]

Did you have Paul Spencer on your team here?

 

The bodies start piling again.

[Death Impends 7,789]

After the likes of Greg Gilbert, I tend to expect any youngun with stage four colon cancer to still have at least a half decade in them. So this definitely fecks me over.

 

EDIT: Actually only put him at #21, so could've been far worse.

[Grimgrass 505]

Spencer is my first hit as well. Only five points though, so could've been worse.

[livingbygrace 217]

oh man am I going down with the ship on this pool.. I have 3 hits so far.. It is the only pool I seem to be getting them.. Of course it is the one pool you don't want to get the hits.  I am such a great player   Oh well still having fun trying. 

[TQR 14,252]

On 16/01/2024 at 12:22, TQR said:

17) Paul Spencer

Arse.

[machotrouts 807]

To Kill a Hooker

 

Rugby league player Rob Burrow has died at the age of 41. Noted for his relatively diminutive height – at the last measurement, minus six feet tall – Burrow played for 18 years with the Leeds Rhinos, with whom he won eight Super League championships, and also played for England, Great Britain, and Yorkshire, which probably makes sense to people who follow sport outside of paraphrasing Wikipedia articles for obits.

 

He was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in December 2019, so at least he had something to distract him from the last two general election campaigns. In his final years, he raised over £6 million for MND awareness. Going by his popularity with deadpoolers, it paid off.

 

Unfortunately, 8 Inverse Dead Pool players misheard about his MND and thought he was on the mend. This includes 3 players who were in the 0-point scrum: @Clorox Bleachman, now on 1; @Captain Hemlock, now on 2; and @chilean way, who burrows down to the bottom half of the leaderboard with 13 points.

 

13 players – a rugby team's worth, as it happens – remain on 0. I wonder which of us is the hooker?

 

			GAINED	TOTAL
=	1.	TQR		0
=	1.	Grimgrass		0
=	1.	wannamaker		0
=	1.	arghton		0
=	1.	Spade_Cooley		0
=	1.	The Immortal		0
=	1.	Toast		0
=	1.	Great Uncle Bulgaria		0
=	1.	The Old Crem		0
=	1.	MariNisia		0
=	1.	Pedro67		0
=	1.	machotrouts		0
=	1.	ladyfiona		0
▼	14.	Clorox Bleachman	+1	1
▲	15.	deadsox		1
▲	15.	Summer in Transylvania		1
▲	15.	Hell		1
▼	18.	Captain Hemlock	+2	2
▲	18.	Nick		2
▲	20.	Death Impends		3
▲	21.	An Fear Beag		5
▲	21.	Perhaps		5
▲	21.	theoldlady		5
▲	24.	Bibliogryphon		6
▲	24.	Lafaucheuse		6
▲	26.	CastAway		7
▲	26.	Funeralopolis		7
▲	28.	YoungWillz		8
▲	28.	Book		8
▲	30.	Newjack		9
=	31.	Annami	+1	10
▲	31.	tracy		10
▲	33.	JoeMoneypenny		12
▼	34.	chilean way	+13	13
▲	34.	CaptainChorizo		13
▲	34.	Famous6Eva		13
▲	34.	Torva Messor		13
▲	38.	Bentrovato		14
▲	38.	LizLemon		14
▼	40.	Joltin Joe	+4	15
▲	41.	MalePoster		19
▲	42.	The Unknown Man		21
▲	43.	YorkshireBanker		22
▲	43.	Sleepiestpeep		22
▲	45.	maryportfuncity		23
▲	45.	Thatcher		23
▲	45.	gcreptile		23
▼	48.	BuffaloPhil	+6	24
▲	49.	MortalCaso		25
▼	50.	livingbygrace	+7	26
=	51.	En Passant		28
=	52.	Sideik		29
=	53.	max_bossetti		30
=	54.	GuyFromFuture		33
=	55.	msc		36
=	55.	diego		36
=	57.	machotrouts' mum	+1	49

[machotrouts 807]

Wildlife DOA

 

(Wildlife) Simon Cowell has died of cancer at the age of 72. Presciently christened "(Wildlife)" by his parents in 1952 – preempting any possibility of his being confused with the talent show judge Simon Cowell – he grew up to lend his name to the charity "Wildlife Aid" and the TV show "Wildlife SOS", which he hosted for 18 years. He was even appointed an MBE in 2005 for "services to wildlife", so he must have looked after himself.

 

Nevertheless, (Wildlife) was diagnosed with an aggressive lung cancer in 2022. Whoever's responsible for disambiguating names in the Derby Dead Pool was diagnosed with an aggressive headache shortly after.

 

(Wildlife) was also known for his profanity, with Wildlife Aid patron and cunt Ricky Gervais once describing him as "David Attenborough with Tourette's". An Inverse Dead Pool stalwart himself, David Attenborough is now described as "(Wildlife) Simon Cowell with a pulse".

 

(Wildlife) Simon Cowell was certainly the less popular pick of the two, causing mild strife for @MortalCaso (1 point), @Sideik (2), @JoeMoneypenny (5), and @Captain Hemlock (5). But one player is sending out an SOS: @chilean way (12), who's dug down from 1st to 48th in just two updates. Named after the miners, perhaps?

 

			GAINED	TOTAL
=	1.	TQR		0
=	1.	Grimgrass		0
=	1.	wannamaker		0
=	1.	arghton		0
=	1.	Spade_Cooley		0
=	1.	The Immortal		0
=	1.	Toast		0
=	1.	Great Uncle Bulgaria		0
=	1.	The Old Crem		0
=	1.	MariNisia		0
=	1.	Pedro67		0
=	1.	machotrouts		0
=	1.	ladyfiona		0
=	14.	Clorox Bleachman		1
=	15.	deadsox		1
=	15.	Summer in Transylvania		1
=	15.	Hell		1
=	18.	Nick		2
▲	19.	Death Impends		3
▲	20.	An Fear Beag		5
▲	20.	Perhaps		5
▲	20.	theoldlady		5
▲	23.	Bibliogryphon		6
▲	23.	Lafaucheuse		6
▼	25.	Captain Hemlock	+5	7
▲	25.	CastAway		7
▲	25.	Funeralopolis		7
=	28.	Book		8
▲	29.	Newjack		9
▼	30.	YoungWillz	+2	10
▲	30.	Annami		10
▲	30.	tracy		10
▲	33.	CaptainChorizo		13
▲	33.	Famous6Eva		13
▲	33.	Torva Messor		13
▲	36.	Bentrovato		14
▲	36.	LizLemon		14
▲	38.	Joltin Joe		15
▼	39.	JoeMoneypenny	+5	17
▲	40.	MalePoster		19
▲	41.	The Unknown Man		21
▲	42.	YorkshireBanker		22
▲	42.	Sleepiestpeep		22
▲	44.	maryportfuncity		23
▲	44.	Thatcher		23
▲	44.	gcreptile		23
▲	47.	BuffaloPhil		24
▼	48.	chilean way	+12	25
=	49.	MortalCaso	+1	26
▲	49.	livingbygrace		26
=	51.	En Passant		28
▲	52.	max_bossetti		30
▼	53.	Sideik	+2	31
=	54.	GuyFromFuture		33
=	55.	msc		36
=	55.	diego		36
=	57.	machotrouts' mum		49

[machotrouts 807]

Decay Um Ma Ma Ma

 

Ask not for whom the sun chymes – it chymes for Dario G. Paul Spencer has died of rectal cancer at the age of 53.

 

Spencer originally comprised one third of dance music outfit Dario G with two fellow DJs, Scott Rosser and Stephen Spencer (no relation). Their debut single, 'Sunchyme', based on a sample of the Dream Academy's 'Life in a Northern Town', charted at #2 in the UK – behind only 'Candle in the Wind 1997', Elton John's tribute to the late Diana Spencer (no relation). They had further hits with 'Sunmachine' (based on a sample of David Bowie's 'Memory of a Free Festival'), 'Carnaval de Paris' (based on a sample of 'Oh My Darling, Clementine'), and 'Voices' (fair play, they wrote that one).

 

In later years, Rosser and Spencer (the other one) left the trio and Spencer (this one) became known solo under the Dario G name. Spencer G had further hits with 'Dream to Me', 'Carnaval 2002', and the repetitively-titled 'Heaven Is Closer (Feels Like Heaven)'. Fate was tempted (feels like tempting fate).

 

In 2023, G was diagnosed with cancer where the Sun don't chyme, and became one of the top 50 picks in the Carnaval de Derby.

 

@MalePoster and @gcreptile flew too close to the Sun, scoring 20 points apiece. Not far behind with 19 is @Thatcher – insult to injury after the fall of a Tory government. @GuyFromFuture, scoring 13, leads them into the bottom six, ahead of only my ma (ma ma).

 

On the bright side, these big falls have enabled several scoring players – namely @En Passant (8 points), @diego (7), @Sideik (5), @livingbygrace (4), and @JoeMoneypenny (4) – to have small rises up the leaderboard. It's not often you get tagged to be congratulated on failing up.

 

Three more players lose their perfect zero: @Grimgrass (5 points), @Toast (6), and @TQR (9). Ten players are still enjoying life in a northern leaderboard position.

 

			GAINED	TOTAL
=	1.	wannamaker		0
=	1.	arghton		0
=	1.	Spade_Cooley		0
=	1.	The Immortal		0
=	1.	Great Uncle Bulgaria		0
=	1.	The Old Crem		0
=	1.	MariNisia		0
=	1.	Pedro67		0
=	1.	machotrouts		0
=	1.	ladyfiona		0
▲	11.	Clorox Bleachman		1
▲	11.	Summer in Transylvania		1
▲	11.	Hell		1
▲	14.	Nick		2
▼	15.	Grimgrass	+5	5
=	15.	deadsox	+4	5
▲	15.	An Fear Beag		5
▲	15.	Perhaps		5
▲	15.	theoldlady		5
▼	20.	Toast	+6	6
▲	20.	Bibliogryphon		6
▲	20.	Lafaucheuse		6
▲	23.	Captain Hemlock		7
▲	23.	CastAway		7
▲	23.	Funeralopolis		7
▼	26.	Death Impends	+5	8
▼	27.	TQR	+9	9
▲	27.	Newjack		9
▲	29.	YoungWillz		10
▲	29.	Annami		10
▲	29.	tracy		10
▲	32.	Famous6Eva		13
▲	32.	Torva Messor		13
▲	34.	Bentrovato		14
▲	34.	LizLemon		14
▲	36.	Joltin Joe		15
▼	37.	Book	+9	17
▼	38.	CaptainChorizo	+8	21
▲	38.	JoeMoneypenny	+4	21
▲	38.	The Unknown Man		21
▲	41.	Sleepiestpeep		22
=	42.	YorkshireBanker	+1	23
▲	42.	maryportfuncity		23
▲	44.	BuffaloPhil		24
▲	45.	chilean way		25
▲	46.	MortalCaso		26
▲	47.	livingbygrace	+4	30
▲	47.	max_bossetti		30
▲	49.	En Passant	+8	36
▲	49.	Sideik	+5	36
▲	49.	msc		36
▼	52.	MalePoster	+20	39
▼	53.	Thatcher	+19	42
▼	54.	gcreptile	+20	43
▲	54.	diego	+7	43
▼	56.	GuyFromFuture	+13	46
=	57.	machotrouts' mum		49

[Bibliogryphon 9,307]

18 minutes ago, machotrouts said:

Ask not for whom the sun chymes – it chymes for Dario G. Paul Spencer has died of rectal cancer at the age of 53.

 

This is a good example for me of the game play here. If I don't know who they are then they are probably on this list for a very good reason and so I would steer clear of these even giving the nod to a 90+ celebrity who is still in the limelight who may or may not topple any moment

[YoungWillz 20,435]

Shannen Doherty bites the big one. 

 

Who had her here? Own up.

[livingbygrace 217]

I did not disappoint once again. 9 Points extra for me..   Though she does give me a hit on my Shadow list.  2 days in a row being I had Ruth Westheimer on my Shadow as well.

[YoungWillz 20,435]

9 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Shannen Doherty bites the big one. 

 

Who had her here? Own up.

I'll own up - position 25, so I'll take the one point hit.

[Perhaps 1,413]

Not feeling so charmed right now. Position 14. 

[Bentrovato 1,081]

I had Shannen at position 9. So a 17 pointer for me I believe. 

[ladyfiona 2,436]

I had her at number 23 so 2 points I think.

 

[YoungWillz 20,435]

2 minutes ago, ladyfiona said:

I had her at number 23 so 2 points I think.

 

3 points for you.

 

23 - 3

24 - 2

25 -1

[Toast 15,752]

3 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Shannen Doherty bites the big one.

Who had her here? Own up.

 

3 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

I'll own up - position 25, so I'll take the one point hit.

 

Same.

[YoungWillz 20,435]

Bob Newhart starts another pile on after Shannen Doherty's demise.