livingbygrace 519 Posted Wednesday at 11:36 2 hours ago, JackOLantern said: The odds of Black Bart getting a UK obit is very low, no way he's going to obit how many places and threads are you going to post this? out of the 6 posts you have made I swear 4 to 5 of them is this exact message.. Good Grief Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,249 Posted Wednesday at 11:51 My teams: The Love Boat has entered a dark forest and either comes out with pots of gold, or gets eaten by wolves (or something like that) The Love Boat 1 Rick "Black Bart" Harris - joker 2 Theo Burrell 3 Kim Seong-Min - North Korean defector, now a radio station owner where he continues to be an activist 4 Nick Gandon - cricket player who has incurable pancreatic cancer - and might only get the year-end BBC obit. 5 Peter Yarrow 6 Mike Rinder - anti-Scientology activist, co-wrote Leah Remini's book 7 Shiu Ka-Chun - Hong Kong professor and politician, and arrested for his pro-democracy stance 8 Steve McMichael 9 Mary Schmucker 10 Trisha Goddard 11 Aaron Shattock - no news, bad news (for him?). Like Salmon Mousse, I found the wording of the family very pessimistic 12 James Baker (punk) 13 Harry Edwards - social activist taken from the B-team of last year 14 Roberta Flack 15 David "Heavy" Whalley - Scottish mountain rescue legend (an MBE, first at Lockerbie, too) 16 Jonathan Clements - the WSJ financial columnist, also covered by the Times.uk 17 Martyn Stewart - nature sound recordist, covered by the BBC for years. His instragram eulogized Jimmy Carter, who also listened to one of his records. 18 Kathy Brown 19 Ludek Miklosko 20 Joanna-Paul Robie Oliviero Toscani Subs:José Mujica Gerry Connolly Noam Chomsky The B-Team 2025 1 Joe Doering - joker 2 Bobby Czyz 3 Nigel McCrery 4 Nigel Starmer-Smith 5 Esther Rantzen 6 Jason Hawk (Mountain Men) 7 Mike Peters 8 Robert Fisk 9 Mike Ditka 10 Maria Kang 11 Michael Tilson Thomas 12 Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa 13 Howard Andrew Jones 14 Ben Rathbun 15 Craig Maxwell 16 Toni Hunt 17 Kerry Goode 18 Chuwit Kamolvisit 19 Linda Nolan 20 Victoria Brownworth Subs: Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia Ananda Lewis The C-team - basically consisting of the subs of the other teams, and the subs of the subs (just in case), plus the likely jokers of the other two teams, and a few extra names. Substitution Bench and Star Players 1 Luigi Mangione - joker 2 Teremoana Rapley 3 Raphael 4 Gerry Connolly 5 Rick "Black Bart" Harris 6 Theo Burrell 7 José Mujica 8 Ananda Lewis 9 Harvey Weinstein 10 Lord Nicholas Monson 11 Peter Yarrow 12 Ian Smith 13 Joe Thompson 14 Oliviero Toscani 15 Tom Brokaw 16 Linda Tirado 17 Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia 18 Noam Chomsky 19 Gwen Field 20 Joe Doering Subs: Charles Coste Richard B. Hays 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,163 Posted Wednesday at 12:03 Here goes another casual TJS outing Steve McMichael JOKER Black Bart Alexander Butterfield Theo Burrell (sub for Jimmy Carter) Philip Casson Noam Chomsky Barry De Vorzon Roberta Flack Johnny Gilbert Sophie Kinsella Jose Mujica Stu Phillips Esther Rantzen David Rosen Ian Smith Michael Tilson Thomas Harrison Ruffin Tyler Frankie Valli David B. Wingate Peter Yarrow New potential unique oldies: De Vorzon is a Grammy/Emmy-winning composer (ie the theme to The Young and the Restless) and Wingate rescued the black-capped petrel from near extinction. Everyone else I've picked before or you all already know about. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drunkasaskunk 207 Posted Wednesday at 12:08 2 hours ago, JackOLantern said: The odds of Black Bart getting a UK obit is very low, no way he's going to obit Who knows, if the uk.news.yahoo.com bot picks it up obits from ANY source count as QOs so he probably will get a QO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,449 Posted Wednesday at 12:29 Well, the time has passed and looks like the hour to present my teams is nigh. Gawd save them all! 12 Lords A-leaving, 8 Ladies Dying 1. Ian Smith (Harold Bishop) (JOKER) 2. Johnny Ball 3. Howard Blake 4. Theo Burrell 5. Sir Terence English 6. Roberta Flack 7. Julie Goodyear 8. Chris Hoy 9. Ron Jeremy 10. Denis Law 11. Liza Minnelli 12. Nana Mouskouri 13. Linda Nolan 14. Yoko Ono 15. Esther Rantzen 16. Paul Rodgers (Free) 17. Norman Tebbit 18. James Whale 19. Bruce Willis 20. Peter Yarrow Comedy Cremations 1. Prunella Scales (JOKER) 2. John Alderton 3. Thelma Barlow 4. Stanley Baxter 5. Mel Brooks 6. James Bolam 7. Billy Connolly 8. Bill Cosby 9. Michael Crawford 10. Graeme Garden 11. Melvyn Hayes 12. Diane Keen 13. Penelope Keith 14. Miriam Margolyes 15. Brian Murphy 16. Brian Pettifer 17. Patricia Routledge 18. Jimmy Tarbuck 19. Dick Van Dyke 20. Richard Wilson Hits of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today 1. Liza Minelli (JOKER) 2. Steven Adler (Guns N Roses) 3. Cher 4. Petula Clark 5. Phil Collins 6. Alice Cooper 7. Placido Domingo 8. Gladys Knight 9. Nicko McBrain 10. Bette Midler 11. Van Morrison 12. Aaron Neville 13. Roger O'Donnell (The Cure) 14. Alexander O'Neal 15. Chris Rea 16. Cliff Richard 17. Linda Ronstadt 18. Smokey Robinson 19. Shaun Ryder 20. Pete Trewavas (Marillion) Chris Hoy came in for Jimmy Carter on my main team. Nothing really to be said for my Comedy team. Petula Clark was still Downtowning from 1988, so she's a bit of a holdover. I couldn't resist the pleas to have Nicko McBrain on my team, and duetters Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt both get the nod - what if I picked the wrong one? Maybe they are both wrong! Shaun Ryder was just too delicious to possibly miss - he looks like he's a gasp away from meeting his maker every time I see him. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 770 Posted Wednesday at 12:32 Here's your early morning laugh. My 3 teams that I submitted last month. Team Name Previous Team Name Captain Hemlock's Twenty McMichael, Steve JOKER NFL Player/Wrestler Argent, Rod Musician Carter, Jimmy POTUS de Rachewiltz, Mary Poet/Translator Feiffer, Jules Cartoonist/Author Foyt, A. J. Race Car Driver Holliday, Polly Actress Kinsella, Sophie Author Lee, Jeanette Pool Player Leuchtenburg, William Historian Lewis, Ananda MTV VJ Offit, Sidney Children's Book Author Ono, Yoko Beatles Breaker Upper Perry, William "The Refrigerator" NFL Player Podhoretz, Norman Political Joournalist Richards, Cecile Planned Parenthood President Schlatter, George Laugh-In Producer Sweet, Matthew Musician Talese, Gay Journalist/ Author Vitale, Dick College Basketball Broadcaster Prager, Dennis Conservative Radio Host Rigor Mort Us Burrell, Theo JOKER Antiques Roadshow Chung, Shirley Chef Donaldson, Sam ABC News Commentator Ehrlich, Paul R. Environmental Doomsayer Estrada, Roy Musician/Sex Offender Falk, Peter H. Art Historian Garrett, Hank Actor-Car 54, Where Are You? Goldsmith, Jonathan Most Interesting Man in the World Gregory, Andre Theatre Dirctor/Actor Hartman, David Good Morning America Host Kosar, Bernie NFL QB Koutcher, Nadine Opera Singer Layden, Frank NBA Coach Lukas, D. Wayne Horse Trainer Muraco, Don Wrestler Newell, David Actor-Mr Rogers Neighborhood Pozner, Vladimir Journalist Robbins, Tom Author (NOT Tim Robbins) Schieffer, Bob Former Face The Nation Host Wexton, Jennifer Virginia Congresswoman Team Name Previous Team Name Rolls Off The Tongue Details of Celebrities/Links Nano, Fatos JOKER Albanian Prime Minister Apatow, Maude Actress Bobbitt, John Wayne Temporary Penis Amputee Bonerz, Peter Actor (Bob Newhart Show) Boozer, Young Alabama Politician Charalambous, Bambos UK MP Chin'ono, Hopewell Zimbabwean Journalist Dishy, Bob Character Actor Face, Roy MLB Pitcher Fitzwater, Marlin White House Press Secretary Francisco, Slinger Calypso Musician (Mighty Sparrow) Kill, Jerry College Football Coach Kurtz, Swoosie Actress Mukkamala, Bobby AMA President Ratray, Devin Actor Rizzo, Socrates Mexican Politician Scotty, Ludwig Nauru Politician Sistrunk, Otis NFL Player/Wrestler Smashnova, Anna Tennis Player Vivino, Floyd TV Comedian Dennis Prager replacing Jimmy Carter is a great irony. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Etushispushingupdaisies 143 Posted Wednesday at 12:39 Main Theme: 1) Georg Koch (joker) 2) Ronnie Atkins 3) James Baker (aussie drummer) 4) Tim Bilton 5) Theo Burrell 6) Stephen Darby 7) Eleonora Giorgi 8) Richard "Black Bart" Harris 9) Sir Chris Hoy 10) Dai Henwood 11) Erik Jensen 12) Sophie Kinsella 13) Nigel McCrery 14) Patrick Murray (Only Fools and Horses) 15) Simon Nicholls (Head Like a Hole bassist) 16) Esther Rantzen 17) Ryne Sandberg 18) Harvey Weinstein 19) Bruce Willis 20) Peter Yarrow Subs: Frank Caprio, Steve 'Mongo' McMichael, Linda Nolan, My Russian Box Players team theme's comeback 1) Alexander Mitta (joker) 2) Oleg Basilashvili 3) Nikolai Drozdov 4) Svetlana Druzhinina 5) Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina 6) Larisa Golubkina 7) Ivan Krasko 8) Raisa Kurkova 9) Vasily Livanov 10) Stanislav Lyubshin 11) Sergei Nikonenko 12) Alexandra Pakhmutova 13) Tatyana Piletskaya (mistakenly named as Sofia) 14) Mintimer Shaimiev 15) Georgy Shtil 16) Oleg Strizhenov 17) Margarita Terekhova 18) Valentina Tereshkova 19) Vladimir Zamansky 20) Alexander Zatsepin Subs: Alexei Panin (controversial actor, these days mostly famous for such antics as making out with a dog), Rudolf Pankov (87, dubber for Adriano Celentano, David Suchet, Anthony Hopkins and Tommy Lee Jones, retired in 2017), Emmanuil Vitorgan I still don't know if the DDP has received this. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,675 Posted Wednesday at 12:44 DQSP 2025 edition Theo Burrell (C) Asma al-Assad Black Bart Noam Chomsky Jonathan Clements Bobby Czyz Greg Haugen Sophie Kinsella Georg Koch Craig Maxwell Nigel McCrery Steve McMichael Ludek Miklosko Charlotte Raven Ryne Sandberg Mary Schmucker Michael Tilson Thomas Joe Thompson James Whale Peter Yarrow Assad I'm big on because no way does an (at the time) stable Syrian government announce the first lady has a cancer unless there's a chance of her carking. Charlotte Raven has been completely radio silent during 2024, despite there being lots of opportunities for her to chip in (she had a long history with Derek Draper, plus the assisted dying debate). Black Bart I'm not convinced QOs, but a) I think he has enough of a history with wrestlers who would be quick to pay tribute to him on social media (JBL most notably) b) too many people will pick him to ignore him. Bobby Czyz and Greg Haugen came from a discussion with a boxing journalist at the office Xmas party, definitely my best hopes for uniques. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 519 Posted Wednesday at 12:52 my first time here folks so I am sure my teams will be amateurish... Main Team (AKA can't fit on Shadow List) 1.George Soros (Joker) 2.Bill Cosby 3. Frankie Valli 4.Robert Wagner 5.Robert DuVall 6.Willie Nelson 7.Carol Burnett 8.Lynn Hamilton 9.Mary Costa 10.Shirley MacLaine 11.John Mac Arthur 12.Pope Frances-was able to put him on Shadow due to Carter 13.William Shatner 14.Raul Castro 15.Lynda Ronstandt 16.Woody Woodbury 17.Michael Caine 18.Mitch McConnell 19.Alan Alda 20.Bruce Willis-Squeezed him in at the last minute as well on Shadow Team 2 Hole-In-One Golfers 1.Kathy Cornelius (Joker) 2.Sir Bob Charles 3.Lee Travino 4.Joyce Ziske 5. Gary Player 6.Bobby Nichols 7.Tommy Aaron 8.Charles Coody 9.Al Geiberger 10.Lou Graham 11.Judy Kimball 12.Murle Breer 13.JoAnne Carner 14.Mary Mills 15.Jack Nicklaus 16.Gloria Ehret 17.Dave Stockton 18.Raymond Floyd 19.Jerilyn Britz 20.Larry Nelson Team 3 It's a Small World Disney Actors 1.Cate Bauer (Joker) 2.Dick VanDyke 3.Julie Andrews 4.Carl Held 5.Polly Holliday 6.Nancy Olson 7.Eric Braeden 8.Robert Redford 9.Tom Sands 10.Donnie Dunagan 11.Peter Behn 12.June Lockhart 13.Barbra Berrie 14.Kathryn Beaumont 15.George Takei 16.James Hong 17.Ian McKellen 18Susan Hampshire 19.Christopher Lloyd 20.Brian Blessed 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,163 Posted Wednesday at 12:58 24 minutes ago, Captain Hemlock said: Dennis Prager replacing Jimmy Carter is a great irony. In Alt Obits, Carter's death brought Le Pen on my team!! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,662 Posted Wednesday at 12:58 Pan Breed 2025 My 14th year in the DDP - tempus fugit. Theo Burrell (JOKER) Len Garry Roberta Flack Esther Rantzen Ian Smith Steve "Mongo" McMichael Michael Tilson Thomas Kathy Brown Sophie Kinsella Joanna Paul-Robie Ananda Lewis Peter Yarrow Chavalit Yongchaiyudh Asma Al-Assad Black Bart Judy Loe Dai Henwood Terence Lodge David Irving Adrian Sutton 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,699 Posted Wednesday at 13:03 My teams. Expiry Date -2025 1. Theo Burrell (Joker) 2. James Whale 3. Bruce Willis 4. Linda Nolan 5. Esther Rantzen 6. Trisha Goddard 7. Sophie Kinsella 8. Luděk Mikloško 9. Nigel Starmer – Smith 10. Ian Smith 11. Chris Hoy 12. Johnnie Walker 13. Patrick Murray 14. Roberta Flack 15. Bridgette Wilson 16. Peter Yarrow 17. Sam Neil 18. Steve McMichael 19. Kanya King 20. Michael Bolton Subs 1. Pam Ferris 2. Ken Livingstone 3. Madge Hindle There is nothing like a Dame 1. Vanessa Redgrave (Joker) 2. Joan Plowright 3. Eileen Atkins 4. Jacqueline Wilson 5. Virginia McKenna 6. Patricia Routledge 7. Cleo Laine 8. Julie Andrews 9. Shirley Basey 10. Sian Phillips 11. Joan Collins 12. Shirley Porter 13. Stella Rimmington 14. Julie Walters 15. Judi Dench 16. Elizabeth Butler-Sloss 17. Janet Baker 18. Steve Shirley 19. Antonia Fraser 20. Jane Goodall Subs Carmen Munroe Jilly Cooper Margaret Drabble Not going in a Black Club. 1. Daniella Westbrook – Joker 2. Sheila Hancock 3. Brian Croucher 4. Kate Williams 5. Elizabeth Kelly 6. Tony Caunter 7. Gavin Richards 8. Derek Martin 9. Peter Dean 10. Madhur Jaffrey 11. Rudolph Walker 12. Christopher Timothy 13. Corrine Skinner - Carter 14. Pam St Clement 15. Elaine Lordan 16. Michael Keating 17. Polly Perkins 18. Leslie Schofield 19. Joan Hooley 20. Ann Mitchell Subs 1. Ray Brooks 2. Oscar James 3. Peter Purves 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,662 Posted Wednesday at 13:12 Oh yeah the theme teams. Here's the Dr Who one that only Biblio and Willz care about The Gallifrey Regeneration Game Vernon Dobtcheff JOKER Janet Henfrey Tristan De Vere Cole Anne Reid Christopher Benjamin David Garfield Mary Peach Martin Jarvis Eric Saward Philip Hinchcliffe Christopher Bidmead Anneke Wills Donald Douglas Milton Johns Wanda Ventham Roy Evans Tony Adams Ian Hogg Forbes Collins Hannah Gordon We can confirm the transfer deadline signing of acting great Vernon Dobtcheff from another, now retired, theme team. (Thanks for the headsup!) Forbes Collins some of you might know the face instantly, he was the moustachioed King John in Maid Marion and Her Merry Men (and similarly a bad guy in Vengeance on Varos). Hannah Gordon makes her long awaited bow, Tony Adams shows up after RTD's Nolly miniseries told us all he was still alive, and the rest are old familiars. And finally, the Notable Oldies team! Here's Who You Could Have Won Brian Glanville JOKER - The legendary grumpy but great sportswriter, now retired and quiet Mary Danby - Horror legend Diane Hoh - Horror legend Dick Taverne - Pan Breed favourite party jumping politician from the 70s PJ Hammond - Pan Breed favourite creator of Sapphire and Steel Lawrence Gordon Clark - Pan Breed favourite, director of all the 70s Ghost Stories for Christmas and also Harry's Game Candace Hilligoss - Yet another long term Pan Breed favourite, star of Carnival of Souls. Like I'd drop any of my long termers when alive. Peter Sasdy - Director of The Stone Tapes, Hands of the Ripper, etc Jacqueline Simpson - Acclaimed folklorist and academic I was shocked to find still alive Dame Lynley Dodd - The author of the Hairy Maclary kids books Christopher Awdry - The frail co-creator of Thomas the Tank makes the step up to the team. Sir Tim Waterstone - founder of a major bookshop, can't remember the name of it... Sir Robert Worcester - one of the major names in setting up psephology, whom I thought long dead. Turned 91 recently. Penelope Jardine - Author, editor, Muriel Spark's girlfriend and muse. Joseph McGrath - Directed various music videos for The Beatles, turned up as a talking head on Five recently aged 96. Alan Ayckbourn - Acclaimed playwright, last picked on the DDP in 2018 by me! Philip Springer - Santa Baby composer Hunter Davies - famed biographer, wrote the Beatles book, @Bibliogryphon has reminded me for 3 or 4 years that despite being on my shortlist no one's ever picked him in the DDP. Dr Shirley Summerskill - Labour government minister under Harold Wilson and winner of my WTF Still Alive award for this team Jerzy Skolimowski - horror director Took the opportunity to add some names I've been trying to fit into this team for a while. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,235 Posted Wednesday at 13:30 Here's my attempt - a top 5 finish like 2024 would be very welcome Name Ananda Lewis Andy Scott Becki Bruneau Black Bart Buzz Aldrin Esther Rantzen Ian Smith Joe Thompson Jonathan Clements Judy Loe Kanya King Linda Nolan Linda Tirado Martyn Stewart Mary Schumcker Peter Yarrow Sophie Kinsella Steve McMichael Theo Burrell Toni Hilland 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,235 Posted Wednesday at 13:31 Two theme teams this year: MMMM drop (All people beginning with the letter M) Michael Joplin Margrethe II Mike Beckwith Madge Hindle Michael Tilson Thomas Milos Zeman Marianne Faithfull Mary Beth Hurt Mark Volman Michael Keating Michael Bolton Mehmet Ali Agca Mark Patton Mikheil Saakashvili Mary Schumcker Mika Immonen Mari Grug Moamen Zakaria Matt James Michael Campbell and Elton Welsby's Sporting Triangles is back: Amarildo Lucasz Kulas Denis Law Nigel Starmer-Smith David Sadler Chic Bates Jimmy Calderwood George Burley Black Bart Scott Hamilton Agnes Keleti Imran Sherwani John Pender Georg Koch Russell Hoult Eddie Annand Moamen Zakaria David Syd Lawrence Doug Nye Eddie Jordan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,714 Posted Wednesday at 13:35 Contrary to earlier suggestions, time has not passed, I've just been busy! As its show & tell, here are my 3 teams. time's-up team had one faller last year so in to replace M. Emmett Walsh is former Guardian TV critic Nancy Banks-Smith. She'll be 96 this year (I believe) and one would assume that when she goes The Guardian would mention it. Daphne Fowler finally gets a go at being joker. The Rons had four fallers; new names here are Ron Cook, actor, Ron Davies, ex-Welsh Secretary, famous for a Clapham Common incident, Ron Harris, chopper, and Ronald Perelman, the US billionaire (and not to be confused with Ron Perlman, the US actor). Ronald Venetiaan remains as joker. My all-new non-theme third team time's-2 Team is as follows Toni Arthur Gerry Barney Andrew Bowden (J) Gary Burghoff Wendy Carlos Bernie Clifton Barry Crocker Walter D. Dishell George Fenton Roger Greenaway Dan Hedaya Ian Hunter Ian La Frenais Derren Nesbitt Richard O'Callaghan John Snow Don Spencer David Steele Susan Stranks April Walker 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,214 Posted Wednesday at 13:48 My 2025 teams, I'm hoping for 2 or 3 uniques on my main. The Death Toll is Catastrophic Jean-Marie Le Pen Esther Rantzen Nigel Starmer Smith Steve McMichael Julie Goodyear Joe Doering Linda Nolan Jimmy Zoppi Theo Burrell Harvey Weinstein Alan Knight Ian Smith Andrey Lugovoy Joshua Block (Alcoholic Tiktoker) Wade Boggs Marilyn Hagerty Sophie Blake Fred Gray (Civil rights) José Mujica James Whale Dead... Or are they? (Theme team, people involved in Conspiracy theories) Charles III Larry Silverstein George Soros Pope Francis Lee Man Hee Alan Dershowitz David Irving Noam Chomsky Clint Hill Dick Cheney Andrey Lugovoy Gerry Spence Ted Turner Klaus Schwab Jesse Jackson Paul Ekman Erich von Däniken Norman Scott (Josiffe) Buzz Aldrin Les Wexner Lego Element 4651445 (Theme Team, people have been represented as a LEGO character) Vanessa Redgrave Michael J. Fox Simon Fisher Becker Sam Neill Mike Edmonds Billy Connolly Miriam Margolyes Julie Christie John Cleese Kathryn Beaumont Olivia Munn Caroline Blakiston Julie Newmar Jane Goodall Michael Caine Paul Dooley Ian McKellan Rosemary Harris Mary Costa Jack Nicholson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John John 8 Posted Wednesday at 14:09 Smart Beta Theo Burrell (Joker) Isabel Veloso Steve McMichael Linda Nolan James Whale Craig Maxwell Michael Tilson Thomas Asma al-Assad Mary Schmucker Georg Koch Jonathan Clements Sophie Kinsella Nigel Latta Esther Rantzen Chuwit Kamolvisit Eleonora Giorgi Bill Atkinson Miguel Piñera Peter Yarrow Patrick Murray S1 Bobby Czyz S2 Luděk Mikloško S3 Lord Nicholas Monson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eesti 158 Posted Wednesday at 14:59 Lost faith in Linda Nolan. Hoping Israelis do a good job eliminating terrorists. Kind of alternative strategy. Go big or go home. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,625 Posted Wednesday at 15:14 Considered retiring this year, but a rough 2024 performance (=36th place my worst since =41st in 2016 debut, 8/20 hits tied lowest with 2023) motivated me to give it another go. TO KILL A GABOR SISTER 2025 Theo Burrell - JOKER Black Bart Tom Brokaw Graham Caveney Noam Chomsky Jonathan Clements Roberta Flack Mari Grug Toni Hilland Jean-Marie Le Pen Steve McMichael Ludek Miklosko Cecile Richards Prunella Scales Mama Mary Schmucker Nigel Starmer-Smith Michael Tilson Thomas Johnnie Walker Joanne Woodward Peter Yarrow subs: Joe Doering Ian Smith James Whale Doering went in for Walker, of course. I know I'm like the third person to say this, but his death was announced literally 10 minutes after I submitted my team. Chatted with a few title contenders last night who said they weren't planning on picking Walker anyway, so his premature death + James Butts being revealed to have died off the radar (which I expected to happen but was hoping would stay quiet a bit longer so he'd waste space on a few DDP teams) puts me at a disadvantage already, I think. My off-forum research was even worse than usual. No real hope for unique picks but I have hope a few names are only on a few teams. I'm surprised Mari Grug, whose particular metastasis is one of the worst you can have for breast cancer, didn't get more traction (still one of my weaker picks). Also surprised Cecile Richards was never 'revealed' on forum (besides a few people posting her in their public deadpool entries, which, well, started with me with the Windy City pool) and even more surprised she was avoided by so many big teams -- looked terrible at a Medal of Freedom ceremony in November and missed some big event a few weeks ago. I think she's most likely a goner this year. Burrell's a bit of a risky joker compared to your dead-certs like Black Bart (who I thought was a bit of a QO risk). Other than that, though, I feel alright. I put in more frail old types than I normally do to make up for the fact that the cancer picks haven't been cancer-ing like they used to these past couple years. Modern medicine, damn it. Cheers to 2025 and good luck to all. Edit: Oh yeah -- and I submitted a theme team for the first time in years. Brought back my American football team from 2019. TRADED TO THE SAINTS Steve McMichael - JOKER Le'Veon Bell Leeman Bennett Raymond Berry O.J. Brigance Antonio Brown Lee Corso Mike Ditka Steve Gleason Sonny Jurgensen Jim Kelly Marv Levy Pete Medhurst Matt Millen Lenny Moore Randy Moss William 'the Refrigerator' Perry Dick Vermeil Nikhil Webb Walker Sean Wallace subs: Chris Lewis Gene Schroeder Carroll Dale 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,440 Posted Wednesday at 16:21 After much juggling of ingredients in a chaotic kitchen, here are my three delicious crumbles . Enjoy APRICOT CRUMBLE 1)Gia Bremberg (Swedish model washing her hair in 1980s Timotei shampoo advert) 2)Dinah Jefferies (British author) 3)Sasha Mitchell (actor played JR Ewings illegitimate son James Beaumont in Dallas) 4)Andre Weinfeld (French American film producer/director and ex husband of Raquel Welch) 5)Janet Radcliffe Richards (british philosopher bioethics and feminism. Former regular on Radio 4) 6) John Clothier (British cheesemaker Wyke farms) 7) Albert Kirby ( Ex Senior Merseyside policeman who lead the James Bulger investigation) 8) Lois Collinder (aussie actress Prisoner Cell Block H) 9) Adam Perry ( british model famous for 1986 L' Enfant poster of a man bare chested holding a baby denoting the 'new man') 10) Nike Arrighi (french actress - The Devil rides out) 11) Martin Lacey (Circus ringmaster) 12) David Hatcher (regular police tv presenter Crimewatch) 13) Elinor Goodman (political journalist) 14) John Lewis (fmr headmaster Eton) 15) George Morton (ex Labour mp) 16) Barney Rosenzweig (US tv producer famously Cagney and Lacey- married shows star Sharon Gless) 17) Gillian Duffy ( became famous when Gordon Brown slagged her off calling her a bigot when he forgot to turn his microphone of in 2010 general election) 18) Robert Chambers (US preppy killer) 19) Terry Eagleton ( british philosopher, critic) 20) Judy Wills Cline (American trampoline gymnast World titles) BLUEBERRY CRUMBLE 1) Lucky Vanous (shirtless hunky model diet coke tv advert) 2) Lindy Davies (aussie actress Prisoner Cell Block H) 3) Tommy Sands (US actor singer) 4) Simon Laxmoore (fmr chief The Kennel club) 5) Gene Robinson (famous retired American gay bishop) 6) Margaret Moran (ex Labour mp caught up majorly in 2009 expenses scandal) 7) Redmond O'Neal- (minor actor and son of late Hollywood stars Farrah Fawcett Ryan O'Neal) 8) John Frieda ( famous hairstylist, businessman and ex husband of Lulu) 9) Steven Purcell ( ex Labour leader of Glasgow City council , resigned in controversial circumstances in 2010) 10) Peter Hinwood (actor , Rocky in The Rocky Horror picture show) 11) Tracy Scoggins (US Actress) 12) Richard Neave (artist, forensic facial reconstructor) 13) Norman Barrett (Circus ringmaster) 14) Christian Jessen (disgraced tv Doctor) 15) David Jacobs (World champion US trampoline gymnast) 16) Anthony Doughty (musician, Transvision Vamp) 17) Hilary Wainwright (cofounder of Red Pepper magazine, sociologists, activist) 18) Colin Thatcher (Canadian politician Convicted of murdering his ex wife) 19) Alanna Nash( journalist, biographer of Dolly Parton) 20) Zinha Vaz ( women's rights activistand politician Bissau Guinea) GOOSEBERRY CRUMBLE 1) Stephen Jones (hatmaker to the stars) 2) Michael Bergin ( US model , succeeded Marky Mark as Calvin Kleins underwear model) 3) Tarquin Olivier ( british actor, son of Laurence Olivier) 4) Karen Armstrong ( british author,commentator on religion) 5) Andrew Stevens (US actor, son of Stella Stevens) 6) Dianne Thompson ( first UK boss of National lottery firm Camelot) 7) Andrew Daulton Lee (American Convicted of cold War espionage) 8) Robert Merrill (actor model , diet coke tv advert hunk) 9) Barbara Mogae (fmr first lady of Botswana) 10) Henri Atlan (French philosopher) 11) Jakaya Kinwete (ex President of Tanzania) 12) Paul Flowers (fmr chairman of cooperative Bank, and ex methodist minister who resigned in scandal) 13) Kuki Gallmann ( Italian Kenyan best selling author and environmentalist) 14) Larry Clark ( US film director, controversial 1995 film Kids) 15) Julia Blake (Bristol born Australian actress, prison cell block h) 16) Barbara Schantz ( Ohio police officer who controversially posed for playboy) 17) Betty Mahmoody (US author, Not without my daughter) 18) Tom Beauvais (British artist who made film poster for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid) 19) David Williamson (australian playwright) 20) Thom Racina ( US TV writer, General Hos Days of our lives) 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,440 Posted Wednesday at 16:25 Peter Hinwood of Rocky Horror fame is the choice I was most nervous about not being unique and well we shall see but I'm already aware from glancing through the thread that I haven't got 60 unique picks because @livingbygrace also selected the brilliant choice of Tommy Sands, who he called Tom Sands which gives me slim hopeits a different person but I don't think so!! Hoping I manage to hold it at 59 unique picks but time will tell! Regardless I've really enjoyed the process of putting the teams together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 519 Posted Wednesday at 16:29 Sorry @Gooseberry Crumble you are correct I am talking about the one and only... I guess I did not realize he went by the name Tommy not Tom 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,440 Posted Wednesday at 16:33 1 minute ago, livingbygrace said: Sorry @Gooseberry Crumble you are correct I am talking about the one and only... I guess I did not realize he went by the name Tommy not Tom No worries and no need to apologise! It's just the way the cookie crumbles! I have no divine right to any particular names or results. I will get my full set of 60 one day I hope but as the Doris Day song says whatever will be will be! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,526 Posted Wednesday at 16:34 6 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: APRICOT CRUMBLE 1)Gia Bremberg (Swedish model washing her hair in 1980s Timotei shampoo advert) 6) John Clothier (British cheesemaker Wyke farms) 9) Adam Perry ( british model famous for 1986 L' Enfant poster of a man bare chested holding a baby denoting the 'new man') 17) Gillian Duffy ( became famous when Gordon Brown slagged her off calling her a bigot when he forgot to turn his microphone of in 2010 general election) BLUEBERRY CRUMBLE 1) Lucky Vanous (shirtless hunky model diet coke tv advert) 4) Simon Laxmoore (fmr chief The Kennel club) 9) Steven Purcell ( ex Labour leader of Glasgow City council , resigned in controversial circumstances in 2010) 12) Richard Neave (artist, forensic facial reconstructor) 20) Zinha Vaz ( women's rights activistand politician Bissau Guinea) GOOSEBERRY CRUMBLE 1) Stephen Jones (hatmaker to the stars) 2) Michael Bergin ( US model , succeeded Marky Mark as Calvin Kleins underwear model) 8) Robert Merrill (actor model , diet coke tv advert hunk) 13) Kuki Gallmann ( Italian Kenyan best selling author and environmentalist) 16) Barbara Schantz ( Ohio police officer who controversially posed for playboy) 18) Tom Beauvais (British artist who made film poster for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid) Genuinely, where do you find these people? I admire your commitment to finding uniques every year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
