livingbygrace 586 Posted Wednesday at 16:12 9 minutes ago, An Fear Beag said: And it looks like it was the correct decision to disqualify him, since no-one seems to have noticed that he carked it. It never fails to amaze me how papers love a story about a person with a terminal illness, but don't give a fuck about them when they die. I even forgot I tried him as a pick here .. I never think twice if one of my picks ever gets DQ'd.. The Host of the games always have the final word in how they want the game to go. There are plenty of options for replacements. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,652 Posted Wednesday at 22:58 11 hours ago, arghton said: Tomiko Itooka on the masterlist didn't make it unfortunately Here's my Hares team for this year with explanations Reveal hidden contents Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi - Algerian dissident and politician, 93, housebound and frail for years Akihiro Miwa - Japanese singer and actor, 89. Nagasaki,ailments related to radiation exposure since - retired multiple times due to ill health already over 30 years ago, tuberculosis, diffuse panbronchiolitis, chronic bronchitis in the 1970s, given three months to live in 1984, ill with "chronic illness" multiple times in the 1990s, fall in 2009. Also had a severe stroke in 2019 and has suffered from leukemia. Ben Cayetano - Hawaii governor, 85, aneurysms, COPD, heart failure Alexander Prokhanov - 86 and the size of a Soviet concrete block for decades. (Lifted on my team due to Bobby Manna's disqualification.) Cesar Virata - Filipino PM, 94, on life support with stroke and covid a few years ago. Chiam See Tong - S'pore politician, 89, Parkinson's, strokes, horrible condition for 10 years Colin Jeavons - UK actor, 95, "looking frail a few years ago" according to Ulitzer in 2020. Divaldo Franco - Brazilian spiritist, 97, COLON CANCER, ICU visits Ingolf, Count of Rosenberg - Danish Count, 84, COPD, lung cancer, heart problems, everythingitis Jayapataka Swami - living corpse Jim Lovell - US astronaut, 96, frail Irenaios Archbishop of Crete - 91, ALS, dementia, tracheotomized. (Lifted on my team on Carter's demise.) Kwong Siu-hing - 95, HK billionaire, extremely frail for 10 years. Moses Ali - Ugandan general, 85, massive weight loss in the last years, said to be gravely ill atleast ten times now Moshe Sternbuch - Israeli rabbi, 98, on oxygen for years with apparent heart issues Nritya Gopal Das - Indian Hindu leader, 86, kidney failure, everythingitis Risto Pelkonen - 93, Finnish doctor, decrepit Sapa'u Lolesio - 97, Samoan politician, very frail Sen Soshitsu XV - Japanese tea master, 101 Sonomyn Luvsangombo - Mongolian politician and general, 100, very frail Svetlana Druzhinina - Soviet actress, 89, lung cancer Tom Brokaw JOKER - 84, terminal cancer, overdue, 24/7 care V. S. Achuthanandan - Indian politician, 101, dementia and other ailments, in hospice in 2019 Violeta Chamorro - Nicaraguan former president, 95, osteoporosis, brain tumors, dementia, everything Wang Xiji - Chinese aerospace engineer, 103, hospitalised for two or three years subs Linda Nolan - Terminal cancer. Last time my pick in 2023. 15 Jan 2025 Thanks for the heads up. Itooka was a unique pick for @Death Impends - sub Brenda Milner moves up to take the spot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,765 Posted Friday at 11:43 Both Christopher Benjamin and Joan Plowright were dropped from my team this year which as long as I can get some autumn hits seems sensible but a bird in the ground is worth two in the bush. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 783 Posted Friday at 11:53 This is one game I like being at zero hits in January. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhoamI 36 Posted Friday at 22:07 I'm surprised no one has picked Dawn Fraser. I had her on my list in my head but that is as far as it went. She took a bad fall before Christmas and had a hip replaced as well as broken ribs. And she is 87 now....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 586 Posted Friday at 22:25 10 hours ago, Captain Hemlock said: This is one game I like being at zero hits in January. I can see that. Though it is better then not getting any points at all if at the end of the year they do not become a hit. Who knows that 7 to 17 points could make a big difference if the game is close towards the end, and may have the potential of winning someone the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
