Spade_Cooley 9,547 Posted April 4, 2011 10,000 forum points to anyone who can guess who it's going to be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,206 Posted April 4, 2011 Oswald Morris Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted April 4, 2011 Oswald Morris We are currently at about 945-6 now aren't we? I'll go for Ronnie Biggs (even though it's most likely to be someone I've never heard of). Edit: Just read the email...we are a bit closer to the 1000 than I though. So Zsa Zsa Gabor is my choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert Trautmann 58 Posted April 4, 2011 Christopher Hitchens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,156 Posted April 4, 2011 Am I allowed to guess Clive Dunn? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,547 Posted April 4, 2011 Random number/"insight" generator has plumped for Reg Turnill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted April 4, 2011 Random number/"insight" generator has plumped for Reg Turnill. That'll be one of mine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,626 Posted April 4, 2011 [optimism] Maggie Thatcher [/optimism] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,660 Posted April 5, 2011 Ian Brady Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,800 Posted April 5, 2011 Peter O'Toole. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,117 Posted April 5, 2011 It would be disapointing if it wasn't a biggie. I'll go for Nelson Mandela Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted April 5, 2011 Annette Funicello Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted April 5, 2011 <--- I'll go with a big name too - Kirk Douglas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,990 Posted April 7, 2011 Elliot Carter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,547 Posted April 13, 2011 With Buster Martin and Ronnie Coyle, how deep are we in now? We must be looking at within the next two weeks. For synchonicity's sake it'd be nice if it was Danielle Mitterrand but I feel in true DDP style it's going to be either "the relative of someone famous" or "someone who isn't famous but wrote about their cancer in a newspaper thinkpiece so they get a nice obit when they pop off instead". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted April 13, 2011 With Buster Martin and Ronnie Coyle, how deep are we in now? We must be looking at within the next two weeks. For synchonicity's sake it'd be nice if it was Danielle Mitterrand but I feel in true DDP style it's going to be either "the relative of someone famous" or "someone who isn't famous but wrote about their cancer in a newspaper thinkpiece so they get a nice obit when they pop off instead". Yes, it's all gone a bit pacy in the last few days. 992 by my calculations. We could get to three figures by Easter or the Royal Wedding.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted May 2, 2011 Folks, It's a three-way tie for number 1000 between Osama bin Laden, Ted Lowe and Henry Cooper! It'll all be decided by what the HTML page generator puts on the top of the list... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,547 Posted May 2, 2011 Three worthy contenders. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted May 2, 2011 Three worthy contenders. It could well be Osama. If he was killed in the early hours of 2nd May BST, then he's number 1000... EDIT: Time of death must be based on where he was, not GMT/BST. However, If he died in Pakistan, as it is several hours ahead of UK/USA, then there's a fair chance he did die in Pakistan on 2nd May... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted May 2, 2011 Three worthy contenders. It could well be Osama. If he was killed in the early hours of 2nd May BST, then he's number 1000... EDIT: Time of death must be based on where he was, not GMT/BST. However, If he died in Pakistan, as it is several hours ahead of UK/USA, then there's a fair chance he did die in Pakistan on 2nd May... According to an article on the BBC he must have been killed between 9-10pm BST on 1st May. Thats 1am on 2nd May in Pakistan Looks like Twitter has a use after all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted May 2, 2011 Three worthy contenders. It could well be Osama. If he was killed in the early hours of 2nd May BST, then he's number 1000... EDIT: Time of death must be based on where he was, not GMT/BST. However, If he died in Pakistan, as it is several hours ahead of UK/USA, then there's a fair chance he did die in Pakistan on 2nd May... According to an article on the BBC he must have been killed between 9-10pm BST on 1st May. Thats 1am on 2nd May in Pakistan Looks like Twitter has a use after all. Well unless someone else has died/died and got proper obit before 2nd May, I can semi-officially confirm that Osama bin Laden is indeed the 1000th hit in DDP History. God Bless America! There'll be a double-email tonight covering the last hits of April and this historic moment... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted May 2, 2011 Barak Obama timed the death of bin liner perfectly !!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
