Phantom 2,533 Posted December 22, 2009 Here's a list that "researchers" might be interested in. Some of the people mentioned might have recovered or died. Others might not get UK obits and I've completely forgotten who some of them are. Anyway, at some point in the past, I've considered them all for deadpools. To the person who joined DL especially to send me fan mail , this is for you: [snip] Mick Cocks [snip] Scrub Mick Cocks (ooer missus, sounds painful). Maybe Rose Tattoo should have their own thread - that's four dead in the past four years and five all together ... all from cancer. Watch out, Angry. He could have fought on for another 10 days. oh well that's another one pencilled in for next year that I need to cross off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Estuarian Float 97 Posted December 22, 2009 I think I made three unique suggestions, so I'll address those... Ethan Zohn -has been reported recently that he is doing better and that his cancer has been "vaporized." Jenn Lyon -Sadly to say, she is a safe bet unless youre looking for a British obit. Gloria Stuart -As I said before, she turns 100 in 2010, so I thought it would be too ironic to miss, playing 100 year-old Rose in 'Titanic.' That's why she's in my 2010 DDP. Cant wait to play DDP for the first time, and maninblack, I'm sure you'll do a great job taking over. I've entered myself as "Star Dust." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,684 Posted December 22, 2009 Here's how it goes down. The committee will meet, as usual, at the ********* pub in ******** on or about the 31st December 2009. At least two of them will be DL semi-regulars. They will pick 50 most worthy names, and I am assured that CP's recent excellent summation will be of valuable use. I have it on good authority that Mr Ballesteros will be absent from the 2010 list. Fuck, I've just twunted myself. (Edit: Not quite.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest_vaagheid_* Posted December 23, 2009 Here we go for this year. The following people and their illnesses/frailties are listed in full detail in the first post of this thread. To allow for ease of review by the DL committee, I have divided them into four categories and left only their names. More information can be found in the first post. Anyone's free to yell and scream at me to move people around, as it's all very subjective. Also, "questionable fame" does not mean that I think the person isn't "famous". Rather, it corresponds to whether or not I think the person will get a proper UK obit. list..... Canadian Paul, I am currently adjusting/changing the names on my list. The one that sticks out is the oldest name on my DDP, Louise Bourgeois, I really like to make room on my list but just can't drop her unless I am surden that she has a good chance of making it till 2011. Could you or one of the other specialists here (DevonDeathTrip, Maryportfuncity, Rotten Ali ......) please tell me what her chances are. Sorry, that Im didn't log in. I am nearing the 500 posts and wanted to save that one atleast till the end of the year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,642 Posted December 23, 2009 Here we go for this year. The following people and their illnesses/frailties are listed in full detail in the first post of this thread. To allow for ease of review by the DL committee, I have divided them into four categories and left only their names. More information can be found in the first post. Anyone's free to yell and scream at me to move people around, as it's all very subjective. Also, "questionable fame" does not mean that I think the person isn't "famous". Rather, it corresponds to whether or not I think the person will get a proper UK obit. list..... Canadian Paul, I am currently adjusting/changing the names on my list. The one that sticks out is the oldest name on my DDP, Louise Bourgeois, I really like to make room on my list but just can't drop her unless I am surden that she has a good chance of making it till 2011. Could you or one of the other specialists here (DevonDeathTrip, Maryportfuncity, Rotten Ali ......) please tell me what her chances are. Sorry, that Im didn't log in. I am nearing the 500 posts and wanted to save that one atleast till the end of the year. Haven't a clue on her chances, she's very old but that's about the sum of knowledge re the threats to her life. Obit-assured given the body of work and long time achievements in her field. I'm also holding back a post, I think I'll wait for post 10,000 to confess to being an Anglican archbishop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted December 23, 2009 How about the Duke of Roxburghe, Guy Innes-Ker. He is very rich, a friend of Prince Andrew, and has cancer of the oesophagus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted December 24, 2009 I think I made three unique suggestions, so I'll address those... Jenn Lyon -Sadly to say, she is a safe bet unless youre looking for a British obit. Here are some pictures from her at a Survivor viewing party from this weekend http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2496/419471..._3c2fd79d42.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2599/419470..._925b498fb9.jpg She looks like she is almost withering physically under the huge trenchcoat . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Newstreet Boys Death Squad Posted December 24, 2009 Sara Payne in critical condition . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Grendel 139 Posted December 24, 2009 How about the Duke of Roxburghe, Guy Innes-Ker.He is very rich, a friend of Prince Andrew, and has cancer of the oesophagus. I'll be keeping tabs on him Winnie, he's my next door neighbour . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Estuarian Float 97 Posted December 24, 2009 I think I made three unique suggestions, so I'll address those... Jenn Lyon -Sadly to say, she is a safe bet unless youre looking for a British obit. Here are some pictures from her at a Survivor viewing party from this weekend http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2496/419471..._3c2fd79d42.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2599/419470..._925b498fb9.jpg She looks like she is almost withering physically under the huge trenchcoat . ok. maybe not. I was going by what Coby Archa said about her cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chicago103 41 Posted December 27, 2009 I suggest that we keep Betty Ford (the late former President Gerald Ford's wife) even though there has been virtually no real news about here in three years since her husband's funeral. The fact that there is so little news could be a sign, even when she turned 90 there was no significant news, not even after doing a google search. She is now 91 and will turn 92 this coming April. There is no indication she has communicated with the President of First Lady Obama even though even the nearly as old Nancy Reagan has. If anything we should take Nancy Reagan off the list in order to keep Betty Ford on it, I think Nancy Reagan will be around a few more years. Betty Ford will die before any other US President or First Lady. Other US political nominations: Strongly reccomend Rober Byrd: 92 year old senator from West Virginia has had a staph infection this past year, has been seen in a wheelchair alot and the death of his close friend Ted Kennedy couldnt have been good for him. At Obama's innauguation luncheon he also collapsed shortly after Ted Kennedy did. Wild card, somewhat reccomend George H.W. Bush: 85 year old former president and father to George W Bush; on one hand he skydived on his 85th birthday on June 12th and looked good but on the other hand in late August he was the only former President to be absent from Ted Kennedy's funeral with little explanation besides some media sources citing mobility or health problems and the feeling that George W Bush can represent the Bush famiy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Miser 18 Posted December 27, 2009 I suggest that we keep Betty Ford (the late former President Gerald Ford's wife) even though there has been virtually no real news about here in three years since her husband's funeral. The fact that there is so little news could be a sign, even when she turned 90 there was no significant news, not even after doing a google search. She is now 91 and will turn 92 this coming April. There is no indication she has communicated with the President of First Lady Obama even though even the nearly as old Nancy Reagan has. If anything we should take Nancy Reagan off the list in order to keep Betty Ford on it, I think Nancy Reagan will be around a few more years. Betty Ford will die before any other US President or First Lady. Other US political nominations: Strongly reccomend Rober Byrd: 92 year old senator from West Virginia has had a staph infection this past year, has been seen in a wheelchair alot and the death of his close friend Ted Kennedy couldnt have been good for him. At Obama's innauguation luncheon he also collapsed shortly after Ted Kennedy did. Wild card, somewhat reccomend George H.W. Bush: 85 year old former president and father to George W Bush; on one hand he skydived on his 85th birthday on June 12th and looked good but on the other hand in late August he was the only former President to be absent from Ted Kennedy's funeral with little explanation besides some media sources citing mobility or health problems and the feeling that George W Bush can represent the Bush famiy. I'd wildcard Byrd. I'd go Carter before Bush (old). Bush is still jumping out of planes...Carter is apologizing to Isreal. Advantage Bush SR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anonymous Posted December 27, 2009 I'd also consider either Robert Mugabe or (more likely) Morgan Tsvarangai (Sp?). There just isn't room for both of them in Zimbabwe government, and while Mugabe is probably the more likely to "off" his counterpart, Mugabe is quite old in a country not famous for life expectancy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anonymous Posted December 27, 2009 Here we go for this year. The following people and their illnesses/frailties are listed in full detail in the first post of this thread. To allow for ease of review by the DL committee, I have divided them into four categories and left only their names. More information can be found in the first post. Anyone's free to yell and scream at me to move people around, as it's all very subjective. Also, "questionable fame" does not mean that I think the person isn't "famous". Rather, it corresponds to whether or not I think the person will get a proper UK obit. For reference, two days short of a year from the last list: 10 of 29 (Birch, Hopper, Eunice and Edward Kennedy, Novak, Pavle, Richard, Robson, Swayze, Tsien) from Famous Enough and Sick Enough are dead and all got suitable DDP/DL obits. 12 of 115 (Blackham, Dean, Fawcett, Ginzburg, Goody, Ludovic Kennedy, Levi-Strauss, Llewellyn, Mortimer, Roberts, Sundaravej, Upward) from Famous Enough but Risky are dead. I believe that all got suitable DDP/DL obits... not sure about Blackham... 6 of 35 (Atkins, Dunne, Ejercito, Frenzel, Krulak, Xianlin) from Questionable Fame but Sick Enough are dead. Frenzel was already long dead, which speaks to his fame, and I think that of the others, only Atkins and Dunne got the obits. 7 of 44 (Ayala, Clijsters, Keel, Knoxall, Seals, Sutton, Triola) from Questionable Fame and Risky are dead. I think about half got obits... Knoxall certainly did not. So with all that, here's my analysis for next year: Famous Enough and Sick Enough: Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi José Alencar Muhammad Ali Ronnie Biggs Jane Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton Basil D'Oliveira Peter Falk Laurent Fignon Michael Foot (maybe not sick enough, but who can risk missing out on the obvious tagline here???) Betty Ford David Hart Ernie Harwell Stephen Hawking Johannes Heesters Raymond Hewlett Dennis Hopper Ray Kennedy Jack Kyle Peter MacBeth Simon MacCorkindale Edwin Morgan Roy Morrison Donald Neilson Nancy Reagan Yitzhak Shamir Ariel Sharon Sargent Shriver Mike Soper Adolfo Suarez Margaret Thatcher (maybe not as sick as most, but certainly wouldn't be a good one to miss) Abigail Van Buren Nicholas Winton Norman Wisdom Famous Enough but Risky: Steven Adler Paul Allen Patty Andrews Shoko Asahara Richard Attenborough HRH Jean Benoit Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano Seve Ballesteros Bob Barker Martin Bashir Captain Beefheart Melissa Bell Jean-Paul Belmondo Nursat Bhutto Lionel Blue Ian Brady Algirdas Brazauskas Asa Briggs Ivor Broadis Elliott Carter Fidel Castro Frederick Chiluba Jacques Chirac Ronald Coase Winston Churchill Natalie Cole Robbie Coltrane Don Cornelius Liz Dawn Del Deanus John Demjanjuk Phyllis Diller Ronnie James Dio Fats Domino Kirk Douglas Roy Douglas Duke of Wellington Roger Ebert Blake Edwards John Edrich Eddie Fisher Andy Fordham Annette Funicello Zsa Zsa Gabor Seán Garland Terri Garr Paul Gascoigne Vo Nguyen Giap Miep Gies Ruth Bader Ginsburg Billy Graham Bryant Gumbel Larry Hagman Johnny Hallyday Abu Hamza al-Muhajir David Hasselhoff Václav Havel João Havelange Alex Higgins Lena Horne Ian Huntley Alan Igglesden Ronald Isley Warren Jeffs Frank Kelly Moss Keane Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Abdul Qadeer Khan Edgar Ray Killen B.B. King Jack Klugman Girija Prasad Koirala Bruce Langhorne Ian Lavender Jerry Lewis Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland Greg Louganis Bernard Lovell Simon Mann Ian McCartney Mitch Miller Dom Mintoff Rita Levi Montalcini Patrick Moore Robert Mugabe Pervez Musharraf Oscar Niemeyer Roger Norrington Teodoro Obiang Nguema Isabel Peron Chapman Pincer Rosemary Pitman Terry Pratchett Erich Priebke Tul Bahadur Pun Peter Quaife Luise Rainer Lisa Ray Arthur Robinson Dora Jessie Saint Angela Scoular Edward Short, Baron Glenamara Than Shwe Vincent Siew King Norodom Sihanouk Karen Sinclair Cyril Smith Liz Smith Sonique Arlen Specter George Steinbrenner Mel Sterland Gloria Stuart Zeljko Sturanovic Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud Charles Taylor Elizabeth Taylor Jeremy Thorpe Maura Tierney Zdravko Tolimir Peter Tork Roy Ward Baker Kurt Westergaard Gough Whitlam Maurice Vincent Wilkes Robin Williams Willard Wirtz Questionable Fame but Sick Enough: Vasily Aleksanyan Al Anderson Philip Berg Isaac Bonewits Philip Carlo Mick Cocks Gene Colan Leila Denmark Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton Sara Douglass Melvin Dummar Patricia Dunn Lady Fiona, The Countess Of The Arran Islands Charles E. Friedgood Daniel Geiges Rose Gray Mark Halsey Hazel Hawke Derryn Hinch Dolores Hope Ferlin Husky George Kimball Tuli Kupferberg Jenn Lyon David Marshall Ann Maxwell Ndaye Mulamba Vice Marshal Jo Myong-rok David Piper Paul Quarrington Jack Ramsay Charles Sabine Ron Santo Leonard Skinner Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana Kevin White Chris Woodhead Ethan Zohn Questionable Fame and Risky: Martin Allen Frances Bay Judith Binney Stefano Borgonovo Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo Nuon Chea Jack Chick Joe Cook Mike Craig Jay Dobyns James Joseph Dresnok Peter Dula Devi Dura Wayne Dyer Doug Fieger Dale Griffin Rob Grill Irving Kanarek Barbara Kent Jim Koerber Paul Kraus Scott LeDoux Marshall Lytle Emilio Eduardo Massera Shih Ming-te Berniece Baker Miracle Fehmi Naji Roy Neuberger Abdullah Öcalan Hiroo Onoda Barry Penner Sonia Peres Ieng Sary Willi Schludecker Riad Seif Bob Sheppard Malcolm Simmons Joe Simon Chuck Strahl Naim Süleymanoğlu Earl Wild Jan Wilson Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ronnie Biggs is a must... legacy. Hawking is probably, unfortunately, not long for survival. Even minor illnesses could trigger serious and complex consequences unknown in a healthy body. Ariel Sharon has already been claimed as dead several years ago and is ineligible. Demjanjuk (too many j's for my liking) seems includable. No more Roddy Pipers please.... and I hope on a related note, you never included Exotic Adrian Street when he was fighting throat cancer. I can't really go through the whole list... Fidel Castro is an interesting animal in that a relapse of his 2009 condition could kill him, but absent that, he's a pretty solid guy. Still, the vulgar tagline might be worth including him. Nancy Reagan just doesn't seem quite likely although both her and Betty Ford (and Barbara Bush) are on the horizon. They fall, at least to me, into the "wildcard" area - certainly considerable, but probably not expected. Definitely - I think they caught Seve's cancer in time, so he should not receive the deathlist curse. Of course not the Pope (unless crazy people keep knocking him around like a pinball machine)...As mentioned in another post, Mugabe and Tsvangarai both deserve consideration. And, of course, Mandela. Mugabe and Mandela have achieved extreme ages in regions where life expectancy is not very high, and Tsvangarai is a political target. Also - and I forget the name... what about the former "White" leader in South Africa? Is he still alive? Regarding the one who "beat" pancreatic cancer. You don't beat pancreatic cancer - I lost my mother to it. Put her on, although I pray that I am wrong. Betty Ford and Nancy Reagan... potential victims every year due to the stress of losing and missing a spouse in old age. Nancy lost Ron many years before due to Alzheimer's and its tragic effects, but when you put yourself in their emotional shoes, you know how much courage it takes for them to carry on. Anyway - Merry Belated Christmas and a great new year! 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Guest Florian Posted December 27, 2009 Willem de Klerk was the white leader you might be referring to. He is only 73 and no news of his health declining have been published lately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted December 27, 2009 Regarding the one who "beat" pancreatic cancer. You don't beat pancreatic cancer - I lost my mother to it. Put her on, although I pray that I am wrong. A very small proportion of people do survive the illness. Candye Kane, Colin Friels, Ronnie Hawkins and Marilyn Horne are still here and cancer free. The jury is probably still out of Steve Jobs' eligibility to join this rather elite club. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted December 28, 2009 Can Akmal Shaikh make it to 2010? Doesn't look good. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted December 29, 2009 Can Akmal Shaikh make it to 2010? Doesn't look good. regards, Hein He should be executed right.....about.....now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest justsomeboredperson Posted December 29, 2009 Sara Payne in critical condition . Oops meant to post something of news worthyness, but my money is on her for first death of 2010 - her family are preparing for worst, but "responding well" to treatment is current news... hmm tough one ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Miser 18 Posted December 29, 2009 Can Akmal Shaikh make it to 2010? Doesn't look good. regards, Hein He should be executed right.....about.....now! If you mess with the bulll...you get the horns....RIP...I'm sure that he would have cured cancer otherwise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,642 Posted December 29, 2009 Given the Chinese lack of sympathy to a man who was clearly mentally ill, it makes you wonder how Gazza got out of the country alive! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
888-333 12 Posted December 29, 2009 Sara Payne in critical condition . Oops meant to post something of news worthyness, but my money is on her for first death of 2010 - her family are preparing for worst, but "responding well" to treatment is current news... hmm tough one ! Can Akmal Shaikh make it to 2010? Doesn't look good. regards, Hein He should be executed right.....about.....now! If you mess with the bulll...you get the horns....RIP...I'm sure that he would have cured cancer otherwise Dead! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted December 29, 2009 Can Akmal Shaikh make it to 2010?Doesn't look good.He should be executed right.....about.....now! Done. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mabus Posted December 31, 2009 Mikhail Kalashnikov famous for designing the AK-47 assault rifle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AberaCadaver 0 Posted December 31, 2009 Mikhail Kalashnikov famous for designing the AK-47 assault rifle. Why? I can't find anything on him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites