Lafaucheuse 3,652 Posted December 14, 2020 14 minutes ago, The Daredevil said: Headline suggestions for some 2020 remainders Prince Philip- DeathList Phil-up Dick Van Dyke- Dead Van Dyke, or Vanishing Breed, that’s him Emperor Akihito- Ak hito for The DeathList Pierre Cardin- Gone In Style Bob Dole- A Dole kind of death Murray Walker- End of the Race for Walker Leon Spinks- Another DL knockout Betty White- Right about White Angela Lansbury- Death, She Wrote Bob Barker- The Price Was Death Alan Greenspan- Lifespan over for Greenspan Henry Kissinger- Goodbye Kiss for Henry Jimmy Carter- Carter becomes next departer Leslie Phillips- Ding Dong! Bell has rung for Phillips Tony Bennett- Crooner could have gone sooner Harry Belafonte- End of the Line Prunella Scales- Syb-ill now in Fawlty Towers’ Book of Remembrance Jacques Delors- Bad luck for Jacques Willie Nelson- Off The Road Now John Edrich- Edrich batted out Shane MacGowan- Such a Shane Lester Piggott- Piggott has fallen Joanne Woodward- DeathList “Winning” Tom Smith- Full time for Smith Jean-Marie Le Pen- Le Pen’s French toast Le Pen’s french toast was already used for Jacques Chirac last year if I remember well... I would propose : - Deathlist less Leslie for Leslie Phillips - Bob Down for Bob Dole - Betty turns grey for Betty White btw which are your favorites on previous list ? My top 3 are « Deathlist Scores with Dead-lee accuracy » (Stan Lee, 2018), « It’s Rainer but it doesn’t pour » (Luise Rainer, 2014) and « A DeathList in need has a friend in Deedes« (Bill Deedes, 2007) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daredevil 1,096 Posted December 14, 2020 17 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: Le Pen’s french toast was already used for Jacques Chirac last year if I remember well... I would propose : - Deathlist less Leslie for Leslie Phillips - Bob Down for Bob Dole - Betty turns grey for Betty White btw which are your favorites on previous list ? My top 3 are « Deathlist Scores with Dead-lee accuracy » (Stan Lee, 2018), « It’s Rainer but it doesn’t pour » (Luise Rainer, 2014) and « A DeathList in need has a friend in Deedes« (Bill Deedes, 2007) My favourites: Herbert Lom czechs out Guess Who’s Not Coming for Dinner (Katharine Hepburn/Stanley Kramer) Healey Brows Out (Denis Healey) End of a Vera (Vera Lynn) Ford Fiesta (Gerald Ford) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 3,652 Posted December 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, The Daredevil said: My favourites: Herbert Lom czechs out Guess Who’s Not Coming for Dinner (Katharine Hepburn/Stanley Kramer) Healey Brows Out (Denis Healey) End of a Vera (Vera Lynn) Ford Fiesta (Gerald Ford) Ford fiesta was a good one and Hepburn’s one deserves a honorable mention ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,762 Posted December 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: Ford fiesta was a good one and Hepburn’s one deserves a honorable mention ! Other faves: Gone With "The Wind" for Warren Zevon Walking in a Pinter Wonderland Albert Hoffmann - Legend Sadly Deceased Atkins Die-ette And of course, the one and obvious one they held onto for years: One Foot In The Grave. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 3,652 Posted December 14, 2020 7 minutes ago, msc said: Other faves: Gone With "The Wind" for Warren Zevon Walking in a Pinter Wonderland Albert Hoffmann - Legend Sadly Deceased Atkins Die-ette And of course, the one and obvious one they held onto for years: One Foot In The Grave. Completely forgot about the Pinter Wonderland but a great one !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 18, 2020 Prince Philip- Good Night Sweet Prince Dick Van Dyke- Van Dyke stars in Chitty Chatty Bing Dead Bob Dole- Bob Dole has no soul Leon Spinks- Leon Spink's final knockout. Henry Kissinger- Kissinger kisses life goodbye. Leslie Phillips- Ding Dead! Harry Belafonte- Belafonte is Dead-O Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 12,164 Posted December 18, 2020 This thread makes me cringe. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,844 Posted December 18, 2020 5 hours ago, The Quim Reaper said: This thread makes me cringe. A lot of them are embarrassingly lame, but there is the occasional gem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,762 Posted December 18, 2020 As they're all archived you can probably pinpoint the exact moment I started to regret my plan to give every DDP hit a pun headline... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,073 Posted January 25, 2022 Here's some I came up with: Bob Barker, come on down! Loretta Lynn- Coal Miner's Rotter June Brown- Death Picks Dot Cotton Dick Cheney- Dick's a Stiff Harry Belafonte- End of Day-Os Mel Brooks- Spaceballs: The Obituary Domo arigato, Mr. Akihito James Whale- Thar he goes! Burt Bacharach- Raindrops Keep Fallin' on the Dead 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 309 Posted January 25, 2022 Gloria Gaynor - she did not survive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,022 Posted January 25, 2022 Pele - Joga Finito That works as a pun on four levels I think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,844 Posted January 25, 2022 Currently working on images for new DDP picks, this person caught my eye. Tan Soo Khoon = Gon Too Soon? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
