gcreptile 11,304 Posted December 23, 2024 I think I might have picked Alan Senauke here, but I can't check for a few days. If so, sub no.2 enters the game. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 603 Posted December 23, 2024 Here's my entry for 2025: Alan Greenspan Antonia Fraser Bruce Willis Buzz Aldrin Chris Hoy Cleo Laine Clint Eastwood David Attenborough Denis Law Desmond Morris Dick Van Dyke Emily Willis Esther Rantzen Eva Marie Saint Frankie Valli Gene Hackman Harvey Weinstein Ian Smith Imelda Marcos Isabel Peron James Van Der Beek James Whale Jean-Marie Le Pen Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (replacing Jimmy Carter) Joanne Woodward Lee Meriwether Leslie Caron Linda Nolan Mahathir Mohamad Mel Brooks Michael Bolton Mike Ditka Milos Zeman Nigel Starmer-Smith Noam Chomsky Pete Murray Peter Yarrow Prunella Scales Raul Castro Roberta Flack Sonny Rollins Sophia Loren Sophie Kinsella Stanley Baxter Steve McMichael (JOKER) Ted Turner Tippi Hedren Tom Brokaw Willie Nelson Yoko Ono Subs: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Liza Minelli Ozzy Osbourne Johnnie Walker Julie Goodyear 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,487 Posted December 25, 2024 Team sent by PM. Just realised I left a name off I was going to pop in! I'm terrible at this. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YorkshireBanker 173 Posted December 26, 2024 Amanda Bynes Anne Dickson Antonia Fraser Biddy Baxter Bilijana Plavsic Bob Packwood Bobby Cox Brenton Wood Carmen Munroe Caroline Graham Chubby Cox Cleo Laine Clive Reville Cindy Birdsong Daniella Westbrook Dick Clement Dick Hyman Dick McTaggart Dicky Eklund Duffy France Nuyen Garry Peterson Gwyneth Jones Ian Smith Imelda Marcos Ingrid van Bergen Jimmy Carter Jocelyn Wildenstein Johnny MacLeod Johnny Walker(joker) Katie Got Bandz Kathy Kinney Linda Nolan Miriam Margolyes Nigel McCrery Ozzy Osboure Pam Ferris Peter Yarrow Ram John Holder Richard Wilson Ricky Knight Robert Wyatt Roberta Flack Rusty Kuntz Sandy Gall Sky Ferreira Sophie Kinsella Vincent Ball Waris Hussein Wendy Playfair subs Peter Bonerz Prunella Scales Tom Jones Dick Pole Harry Shearer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,382 Posted December 26, 2024 Sent my list via PM. Thanks for doing this game again! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Immortal 655 Posted December 26, 2024 (edited) Alexander Mitta (joker) Esther Rantzen Stephen Darby Nigel Starmer-Smith Bernadette Chirac Noam Chomsky Gene Hackman Tippi Hedren Sophie Kinsella King Salman of Saudi Arabia Imelda Marcos Pope Francis Peter Yarrow Ike Schab (Pearl Harbor survivor) Liza Minnelli Leo Beenhakker Maurice R. Greenberg Lill Droniak Vanessa Redgrave Jose Mujica Empress Michiko Frankie Valli Jesse Jackson Cindy Birdsong Alan Alda Lisa Gastoni Randy Moss Jose Rodela Antonia Fraser Jack Nicholson Julie Goodyear Eva Marie Saint Simon Nicholls (HLAH bassist) Victoria Jackson Stuart Taylor (Chain Bear F1) Tony Hatch Emily Willis Paul King (Mungo Jerry) Try Sutrisno Frank Langella Linda Nolan Judy Loe Jean-Marie Le Pen William Pedersen Isabel Peron Amarildo (footballer) Harvey Weinstein Noel Gallagher Luciano Benetton Tom Lehrer Subs Tom Lehrer IN USE (replacing Johnnie Walker) Ruth Buzzi Leonard Lauder Bruce Crandall Tim Rice Edited December 31, 2024 by The Immortal Tom Lehrer replaces Johnnie Walker 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trome 146 Posted December 26, 2024 Nigel Starmer-Smith Jean-Marie Le Pen Steve McMichael Jimmy Carter King Harald V of Norway Tom Brokaw Roberta Flack Lee Meriwether Prunella Scales Esther Rantzen Norman Tebbit Noam Chomsky (Joker) Joanne Woodward Nancy Olson Gene Hackman Valdas Adamkus Linda Nolan Russell M. Nelson Shirley MacLaine Buzz Aldrin James Whale Alexander Mitta Jim Lovell Barbara Barrie Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Line Renaud Yoko Ono Ted Turner Sonny Rollins Willie Nelson Pete Murray Woody Woodbury Marianne Faithfull Ralph Nader Shirley Jones Don King Tippi Hedren John Kander Chavalit Yongchaiyudh Dennis Skinner Bill Crow Douglas Hurd Dick Van Dyke Clint Eastwood Vanessa Redgrave Mirtha Legrand Alan Greenspan Jack Nicholson Michael J. Fox Mahathir Mohamad Substitutes: Patricia Routledge Peter Yarrow Robert Wagner Mel Brooks George Soros 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,563 Posted December 27, 2024 My team Theo Burrell Joker Jimmy Carter Esther Rantzen Jean Marie Le Pen Noam Chomsky Julie Goodyear Jane Rossington Johnnie Walker Peter Yarrrow Joanne Woodward Buzz Aldrin Tippi Hedren Stanley Baxter Steve McMichael Chuwit Kamolvist Black Bart Denis Law Ted Turner Jack Hanna King Charles III David Lynch Tony Pakes Jimmy Calderwood Bruce Willis Abdullah the Butcher David Bailey Tom Brokaw Dave Blunts Brian Wallach Joe Bugner Jesse Jackson Pasqual Maragall Nigel Starmer_Smith Chris Hoy Linda Nolan Mark Gastineau Prunella Scales Mitch McConnell Nancy Pelosi Michael Tilson Thomas Eugenia Cooney Kathy Brown Nicholas Monson Jake The Snake Roberts Chavalit Yongchaiyudh Trisha Goddard Sophie Kinsella Phyllida Law Ruth Buzzi Geoffrey Boycott Subs Joe Biden Larry Pressler Randy Moss Sarah Langs Steve Gleason Stephen Darby Ed Slater Wendy Williams Patrick Murray Chris Rea Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,563 Posted December 27, 2024 Thanks gcreptile for carrying on this great game.Really proud of starting it back in 2015 and glad it is still going strong. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 976 Posted December 29, 2024 This is one I always enjoy, thanks for running it again @gcreptile My team : Abdullah The Butcher Adrian Sutton Ayatollah Ali Khomeini Boris Spassky Bruce Willis Dave Blunts David Irving Denis Law Dick Cheney Emily Willis Esther Rantzen Frank Caprio Georg Koch Graham Caveney Ian Smith Isabel Veloso (Joker) James Whale (DJ) Jane Fonda Jimmy Tarbuck Johnnie Walker Julie Walters Khaleda Zia Linda Nolan Linda Ronstadt Linda Tirado Luke Halpin Marcus Stewart Mengistu Haile Mariam Michael J Fox Michael Tilson Thomas Milos Zeman Nigel Starmer-Smith Patrick Murray Peter Max Peter Yarrow Richard "Black Bart" Harris Roberta Flack Rod Laver Roman Protasevich Rosie Gaines Ryne Sandberg Sophie Kinsella Stephen Darby Steve Gleason Steve McMichael Theo Burrell Tim Curry Tommy Chong Val Kilmer Vanessa Redgrave subs Erik Jensen Roy Chubby Brown George R R Martin Martin Bashir Ted Turner 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,304 Posted December 29, 2024 Thanks, BuffaloPhil! However, could you give me a different joker? Isabel Veloso is not allowed (and we've already heard that she will not be allowed in the DDP). Btw, for the other teams, the 'King of Chemo' is also disqualified, by me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 532 Posted December 29, 2024 4 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Btw, for the other teams, the 'King of Chemo' is also disqualified, by me. Help the dense person in the room AKA ME please.. Who? I can not remember anyone being called this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,304 Posted December 29, 2024 29 minutes ago, livingbygrace said: Help the dense person in the room AKA ME please.. Who? I can not remember anyone being called this. This one here, Iain Ward: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-14172933/King-Chemo-diagnosed-terminal-brain-cancer-Captain-Sir-Tom-Moore-charity-fundraising-record.html I think he's a bad pick anyway. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 976 Posted December 29, 2024 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: Thanks, BuffaloPhil! However, could you give me a different joker? Isabel Veloso is not allowed (and we've already heard that she will not be allowed in the DDP). Btw, for the other teams, the 'King of Chemo' is also disqualified, by me. OK I'll take a punt on Dave Blunts as joker then 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charles De Gaulle 505 Posted December 29, 2024 1. Eugenia Cooney 2. Prunella Scales 3. Joanne Woodward 4. Ruth Buzzi 5. Edie McClurg 6. Valerie Perrine 7. Jose Mujica 8. Zhu Rhongi 9. Mathair Muhammad 10. Frank Valli 11. Frank Caprio 12. Sonny Rollins 13. Roberta Flack 14. Tippi Hedren 15. Lee Meriweather 16. Bruce Willis 17. David Lynch 18. David Irving 19. Gene Hackman 20. Michael Bolton 21. Phill Collins 22. Michael York 23. Ted Turner 24. Brian Wilson 25. Eric Clapton 26. Chris Rea 27. Chevy Chase 28. Vince McMahon 29. Jesse Jackson 30. Noam Chomsky 31. Ion Illescu 32. Nick Nolte 33. Gary Busey 34. Brian Blessed 35. Jean Marie Le Pen 36. Song Ping 37. Michael Tilson Thomas 38. Ian Smith 39. Esther Rantzen 40. Sophie Kinsella 41. Queen Ratna 42. Joseph Estranda 43. Paul Hogan 44. Lindsay Buckingham 45. Dick Button 46. Clint Hill 47. Jane Fonda 48. Dick Van Dyke 49. Ozzy Osborne 50. Mitch McConnell 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 709 Posted December 29, 2024 @gcreptile I have replaced the deceased Jimmy Carter with my 1st sub Douglas Hurd and made David Lynch my new sub. Hope this is ok. Added comment in my original list posting also to explain what I have done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neol Edmunds 94 Posted December 30, 2024 @gcreptile I amended my line-up to replace Jimmy Carter with Jack Nicklaus from my Subs list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imelda 635 Posted December 30, 2024 1 Andy Ranken 2 Andy Taylor 3 Anne Baker 4 Arthur Scargill 5 Bernadette Chirac 6 Carlos Bilardo 7 Chris Hoy 8 Cindy Birdsong 9 Dai Henwood 10 Danny Wallace Footballer 11 Dave Blunts 12 Dave Cousins 13 Denis Law 14 Eddie Jordan 15 Elliot Page 16 Esther Rantzen 17 Flying Officer John Hemingway 18 Gary Street 19 Gunther von Hagens 20 James Bolam 21 James Van Der Beek 22 Jimmy Zoppi 23 Joe Doering 24 Judy Loe 25 Julie Goodyear 26 Kanya King 27 Khaleda Zia 28 Linda Ronstadt 29 Lindsey Buckingham 30 Liza Minelli 31 Louis van Gaal 32 Ludek Miklosko 33 Marianne Faithfull 34 Michael Tilson Thomas 35 Nigel Starmer-Smith 36 Noam Chomsky 37 Norman Tebbit 38 Patrick Murray 39 Paul Hogan 40 Phil Collins 41 Princess Bajrakitiyabha 42 Ronnie Atkins 43 Simon Case 44 Sophie Blake 45 Sophie Kinsella 46 Stephen Rezza 47 Steve 'Mongo' McMichael Joker 48 Tom Brokaw 49 Trisha Goddard 50 Violeta Chamorro S1 Vladimir Putin 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,699 Posted December 30, 2024 Thanks for running this pool again, my team below: Bill Cosby Black Bart Bruce Willis Buzz Aldrin Chevy Chase Cleo Laine (subbed for Johnnie Walker) Daniel Barenboim Dave Blunts Denis Law Dennis Skinner Dickie Bird Douglas Hurd Eugenia Cooney Frank Caprio Frankie Valli George Mitchell Harvey Weinstein Ian Smith James Van Der Beek James Whale Jean-Marie Le Pen Joan Plowright Joanne Woodward Johnnie Walker (DNS) Julie Goodyear Linda Nolan Ludek Miklosko Mary Costa Mel Brooks Michael Caine Michael Tilson Thomas Nigel Starmer-Smith Noam Chomsky Norman Tebbit Patrick Murray Pete Murray Peter Yarrow Petula Clark Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Prunella Scales Roberta Flack Rupert Murdoch Ryne Sandberg Sam Neill Shirley Bassey Sophie Kinsella Stanley Baxter Steve McMichael - JOKER Tom Baker Vanessa Redgrave Willie Nelson Cleo Laine (subbed in for Johnnie Walker) Sandy Gall Johnny Mathis Princess Alexandra, The Last Ogilvy Katherine Jackson 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tracy 2,517 Posted December 30, 2024 Joe Don Baker Daniel Barenboim Lem Barney Black Bart Graham Beckel Cindy Birdsong Michael Bolton Tom Brokaw George Burley Theo Burrell Ruth Buzzi Greg Cannom Graham Caveney Garry Chalk Tim Curry Mike Ditka Kitty Dukakis Roberta Flack Mark Gastineau Jack Hanna Dennis Hastert Chuck Howley Kanya King Sophie Kinsella Sally Kirkland Georg Koch Denis Law Ken Livingstone Judy Loe Peter Max Edie McClurg Nigel McCreary Steve McMichael (j) Ludek Miklosko Nicholas Monson José Mujica Dave Parker Joanna Paul-Robie Valerie Perrine Larry Pressler Esther Rantzen Raphael Vanessa Redgrave Ryne Sandberg Nigel Starmer-Smith Michael Tilson Thomas Ted Turner Johnnie Walker Brian Wallach Peter Yarrow sub Julie Goodyear David Lynch 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sod's Law 492 Posted December 30, 2024 1. Rupert Murdoch 2. Michael J Fox 3. Sophia Loren 4. Julie Andrews 5. Julie Walters (joker) 6. Vanessa Redgrave 7. Sirikit, Queen of Thailand 8. Asma Al-Assad 9. Elton John 10. Robert Redford 11. F Murray Abraham 12. Dick Cheney 13. Lula 14. Prunella Scales 15. Richard Dawkins 16. Jorge Ben 17. Andy Taylor 18. Queen Margrethe 19. Harvey Weinstein 20. Joan Collins 21. Brian Blessed 22. James Whale 23. John Howard 24. Jesse Jackson 25. John Aston 26. Imelda Marcos 27. Rod Argent 28. Grace Slick 29. Ted Nugent 30. Yayoi Kusama 31. Billy Connolly 32. George Lazenby 33. Yoko Ono 34. Franz, Duke of Bavaria 35. Bruce Willis 36. David Starkey 36. Jean Chretien 37. Juan Carlos 38. Yulia Navalnaya 39. Mahmoud Abbas 40. Roberta Flack 41. Mark Chapman 42. Willie Nelson 43. Alexander Lukashenko 44. Brian Wilson 45. Noam Chomsky 46. Elizabeth Shields 47. Simon Schama 48. Hanif Kureishi 49. Tim Curry 50. Milos Zemen SUBS Vaclav Klaus George Soros Miriam Margolyes 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThereWillBeDeaths7 787 Posted December 31, 2024 Thanks for running this pool! My list, as always, is made out of Tim Curry and people younger than him. Tim Curry Randy Moss *(Joker) Steve McMichael Richard "Black Bart" Harris Jennifer Wexton Georg Koch Bruce Willis Lord Nicholas Monson Esteban Bullrich Asma al-Assad James Whale Harvey Weinstein Victoria Jackson Bill Clinton Wendy Williams Patrick Murray (actor) Linda Nolan David Sadler (footballer) David Lynch Alan Hansen (football) David Lawrence (cricketer) Michael Keating (actor) Mike Peters (musician) Emily Willis Eddie Jordan Michael Rosen Donald Trump Jack Hanna Phil Collins Nigel McCrery Linda Ronstadt Marianne Faithfull Ozzy Osbourne Ronnie Wood Miguel Piñera Liza Minnelli Sam Neill Joe Bugner James Carter Cathcart Rob Bolland Chris Rea Elton John Louis van Gaal Chris Hoy Michael J. Fox Constantino Chiwenga Michael Schumacher Lindsey Buckingham Iggy Pop King Charles III of the United Kingdom subs Arnold Schwarzenegger Joe Doering Marcus Stewart 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Etushispushingupdaisies 143 Posted December 31, 2024 My team is in the DMs 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
etib80 86 Posted December 31, 2024 My team : Adolfo Perez Esquivel Alan Greenspan Anthony Hopkins Bernadette Chirac Bernie Ecclestone Brigitte Bardot Bruce Willis Cleo Laine David Attenborough Dick Van Dyke Eddy Merckx Edgar Morin Edward, Duke of Kent Elton John Eva Marie Saint (joker) Giorgio Armani Harvey Weinstein Jack Nicholson Jack Nicklaus Jacqueline White James Brolin James Van der Beek Jean Marie Le Pen Joanne Woodward John Major Juan Carlos, King of Spain Judi Dench Julie Andrews Linda Nolan Mahmoud Abbas Mel Brooks Michael J Fox Nana Mouskouri Nigel Starmer Smith Noam Chomski Phil Collins Raul Castro Renee Taylor Rita Moreno Roberta Flack Rod Laver Roman Polanski Romano Prodi Shirley MacLaine Sophie Kinsella Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama Tippi Hedren Vanessa Redgrave Warren Beatty William Daniels (US actor, date of birth 1927) Subs : Liza Minelli Julie Goodyear Leslie Caron Pope Francis Buzz Aldrin 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
