Spade_Cooley 9,601 Posted January 1, 2011 THE INAUGURAL INVERSE DEAD POOL Hello there! I'm forgotten rapper Ja Rule, you may remember me from that song where I shouted "WE LIVIN IT UP" over and over again. Well, thanks to improved diet and Barack HUSSEIN Obama's socialist Obamacare programme, celebrities are indeed "livin' it up" more and more, some of them even reaching into the 100s. This can be tricky for a deadpooler, as in order to gain points in this sport, traditionally you've needed people to die. Well... not anymore. Below are the 51 most picked, still alive as of January 17, 2011 celebrities on this year's DerbyDeadPool. All you need to do are pick the 25 you feel are most likely to see out 2011, ranking them from 1 to 25. Everyone starts at 0 points. If your #1 pick dies before January 1st, 2012, you lose 25 points. Your #2 pick, 24 points, and so on and so forth. The person with the score closest to zero at the end of the year wins, and let me tell you I know all about winning, as I took home the Source Magazine 2004 "Phat Tape Song of the Year" award for "Clap Back". ALL ENTRIES CAN BE SEEN HERE Al Megrahi, Abdelbaset Ali, Muhammad Attenborough, Richard Baker, Danny Ballesteros, Seve Biggs, Ronnie Borgnine, Ernest Breuning, Walter Castro, Fidel Cheney, Dick Choules, "Digger" Claude Dawn, Liz de Havilland, Olivia Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Michael Dunn, Clive Falk, Peter Ford, Betty Forsyth, Bruce Franklin, Aretha Gabor, Zsa Zsa Gascoigne, Paul Graham, Rev Billy Hawking, Stephen Healey, Denis Hitchens, Christopher Hughes, Geoffrey Jong-Il, Kim Klugman, Jack Lewis, Jerry Lohan, Lindsay Lynn, Vera Mandela, Nelson Marshall, Penny Moore, Patrick Morgan, Harry Mugabe, Robert Neilson, Donald Niemeyer, Oscar Norden, Denis Philip, Prince Reagan, Nancy Rooney, Mickey Sanborn, Eunice Shamir, Yitzhak Sharon, Ariel Sykes, Eric Taylor, Elizabeth Thatcher, Margaret Wallach, Eli Wing, Anna Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert Trautmann 58 Posted January 1, 2011 I know the last thing this sub-forum needs is yet another dead pool variant, but I always thought if I had absolutely any aptitude for chess at all I'd much prefer to play suicide chess than the standard variant. So the idea I had was.... When the full DDP picks are announced in the next couple of weeks, I post up the 50 most common selections for 2011, minus anyone who carks it before, say, mid-January. The rules are simple, each player picks the 25 of those celebs they feel are most likely to see out 2011, ranking them from 1 to 25. Everyone starts at 0 points. If your #1 pick dies before January 1st, 2012, you lose 25 points. Your #2 pick, 24 points, and so on and so forth. The person with the score closest to zero at the end of the year wins. Any interest whatsoever? I like it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted January 1, 2011 I know the last thing this sub-forum needs is yet another dead pool variant, but I always thought if I had absolutely any aptitude for chess at all I'd much prefer to play suicide chess than the standard variant. So the idea I had was.... When the full DDP picks are announced in the next couple of weeks, I post up the 50 most common selections for 2011, minus anyone who carks it before, say, mid-January. The rules are simple, each player picks the 25 of those celebs they feel are most likely to see out 2011, ranking them from 1 to 25. Everyone starts at 0 points. If your #1 pick dies before January 1st, 2012, you lose 25 points. Your #2 pick, 24 points, and so on and so forth. The person with the score closest to zero at the end of the year wins. Any interest whatsoever? Like it. I'll give you a hand if you want to count and sort the 50 top picks - we can feed that back to TMIB's inaine analysis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Six 23 Posted January 1, 2011 I might actually get somewhere in an inverse deadpool. I'm in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 592 Posted January 1, 2011 I'll give it a shot in this game. I'm in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,673 Posted January 1, 2011 I'm a sucker for dead pools, especially when someone else organises them. I'll give this a gan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,655 Posted January 1, 2011 A neat twist, so I'm in. (well I will be when it starts, hopefully). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarolAnn 926 Posted January 2, 2011 Oooohhh, I like it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vaagheid 141 Posted January 2, 2011 I am intersted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.3374 1 Posted January 9, 2011 As I run the Stupid Questions League sub-forum elsewhere, or do a lot in the running, if it's just an "enter and some other sucker sorts it out" thing, yeah, I'm game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Madame Defarge 21 Posted January 9, 2011 OK. We'll see if I can pick the survivors on purpose. It's pretty much what I've been doing at Hartlepool for the last two years without even trying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,601 Posted January 17, 2011 Rules and your field is in the first, now edited, post... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,673 Posted January 18, 2011 Do we post the teams on here, PM you or either? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,601 Posted January 18, 2011 Best to send an instant message or, if you can't work out these new-fangled internet forums, mail me at juror8 at gmail dot com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,673 Posted January 18, 2011 Aye well, you've already got my band of survivor-types as a PM message herabouts. Let battle commence soon, or summat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,126 Posted January 18, 2011 List PM'd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted January 18, 2011 Just worked my best list - quite happy with it. p.s. 21jan2011 now very happy with it and its going in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,601 Posted January 22, 2011 Seven entries so far, quite pleased with that. Remember you gotta be in it to win it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Six 23 Posted January 22, 2011 I've just sent my list in. Those poor people don't stand a chance now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,601 Posted January 24, 2011 13 entries in so far, plus one that needs rework. This means I'm gonna have to keep this thread updated throughout the year, rather than just casually forget about it after two weeks. Damn. Fed the entries so far into the spreadsheet, four celebs remain unpicked, while two have been picked on every entry so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Madame Defarge 21 Posted January 24, 2011 I just PM'd my list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,655 Posted January 24, 2011 Mine is also submitted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,126 Posted January 24, 2011 13 entries in so far, plus one that needs rework. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
