Windsor 2,142 Posted January 1, 2012 Joost van der Westhuizen is an interesting pick who I was actually aware of when choosing my picks. There is no doubt that he is ill and worth a shed load of points, but the prognosis in May 2011 was an 80% chance of living 2-5 years. That suggests to me that he will live to 2013 at least...unless I've read it wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 84 Posted January 1, 2012 Indeed, but ALS can be erratic. He also had a suspected heart attack in 2009. Plus if he does go, as you say, he's worth a few points It's a shame. I saw him play for the Boks against New Zealand in the 99 World Cup. Great player. Seems like a cursed squad too. Apparently Andre Venter from the same side has suffered with a spinal condition for over 5 years (and could well have been the better pick, had I known about it before I submitted), and Ruben Kruger died of brain cancer in 2010 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Going Underground 69 Posted January 1, 2012 Happy New Year Folks. Team: Going Underground Gregory Powell is a nailed on death for 2012 i reckon but worried about the Obit. Etta James (JOKER) Robin Gibb Paul Madeley Jorn Donner Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Roger Ebert Geoffrey Hughes Jim Stynes Xolile Mngeni Stefano Borgonovo Tayyip Erdogan Dennis Frederiksen Abdelbaset al-Megrahi Jon Lord Gordon McQueen Hugo Chavez Bill Janklow Gregory Powell (Onion Field Killer) Robert Mugabe Sir John Tavener Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Going Underground 69 Posted January 1, 2012 Theme team: 'We Request a Premier league Funeral' Famous Footy fans and their respective 20 current Premier league teams. (so it says on the internet anyway!) Al-Saadi Gaddafi – Liverpool Ronnie Biggs – Arsenal Richard Attenborough – Chelsea Warren Mitchell – Tottenham Hotspur Eddie Large – Manchester City Freddie Starr – Everton Jim Bowen – Blackburn Rovers Ruth Madoc – Swansea City Brian Walden – West Bromwich Albion Tony Selby – QPR Hosni Mubarak – Wigan Athletic Sir Jack Hayward – Wolverhampton Wanderers Ozzy Osbourne – Aston Villa Sir David Frost – Norwich City Tony Booth – Fulham Russell Watson – Manchester United John Lowe – Sunderland Frank Bough – Stoke City Brian Johnson – Newcastle United Peter Leonard Brooke – Bolton Wanderers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Grendel 137 Posted January 1, 2012 Extremely unoriginal and I doubt there are any unique picks. Reluctantly downgraded my next door neighbour (Duke of Roxburghe) from joker status and replaced him with a BeeGee, but he is still on my list Grendel's Graveyard: Robin Gibb (Joker) Guy Innes-Ker Muhammad Ali Abdelbaset Al Megrahi George Michael Prince Philip John Demjanjuk Etta James Ian Brady Michael Douglas Gary Carter Zsa Zsa Gabor Eli Wallach Lindsay Lohan Nelson Mandela Margaret Thatcher Peter Tobin Andy Williams Dick Cheney Sid Waddell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,465 Posted January 1, 2012 my list is pretty much run of the mill 1. Etta James (Joker) 2. Robin Gibb 3. Zsa Zsa Gabor 4. Billy Graham 5. Reg Presley 6. Geoffrey Hughes 7. Scott Hall 8. Margaret Thatcher 9. Dom Mintoff 10. Yitzhak Shanir 11. Andy Williams 12. Bill Woodson 13. Jerry Maren 14. June Foray 15. Gough Whitlam 16. Ronnie Biggs 17. Kitty Wells 18. Beverly Cleary 19. Tony Martin 20. Mohammed Ali Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 96 Posted January 1, 2012 1st time of entry, & I thought I'd try & be novel with 1 team - Morbid Midlands XX. If I'm lucky I've got some decent individual selections: Ed Doolan - Joker Ron Atkinson Anthony Bate Tom Coyne Sir Doug Ellis Ron Gray Vince Hill Gerard Houllier Frank Ifield Denny Laine David Lodge John McEnery Peter McEnery Tommy Mundon Richard Shepherd John Sillett Alan "Aynuk" Smith Bob Warman Frank Windsor Roy Wood Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Estuarian Float 91 Posted January 2, 2012 Ok here's the Star Dust team for 2012... It was a frantic final hour decision between Guy Innes-Ker and Superstar Billy. And I ended up picking Superstar. Im not so sure about that one now that my mind is sound... Wojciech Jaruzelski Vidal Sassoon Hosni Mubarak Etta James Zhuang Zedong Norman Spinrad Annette Funicello Superstar Billy Graham Geoffrey Hughes Mahinda Rajapaksa Marcia Strassman Robin Gibb Luis Alberto Spinetta Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi Nile Rodgers Gary Carter (joker) Hugo Chavez Yonni Barrios Ethan Zohn Raven Alexis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,924 Posted January 2, 2012 My 2 Theme teams Theme Team 1: ...and its goodnight from him, and him etc. Mostly the same as last year, 3 new players highlighted. 1. Ron Suart 2. Ronald Stevenson 3. Ron Smith 4. Ronald Searle 5. Ronnie Ronalde 6. Ronald Pellar 7. Ronnie Moore 8. Ronnie Masterson 9. Ronald Hines 10. Ronald Harwood 11. Ronnie Gilbert 12. Ron Flowers 13. Ronald Baron Fearn 14. Ronnie Dawson 15. Ronnie Walter Cunningham 16. Ronald Coase 17. Ronald Chesney 18. Ron Brown 19. Ron Braunstein 20. Ronald Atkins Theme Team 2: Roger and Out In a similar vein, except they're all Rogers, not Ronnies. 1. Roger Bannister, Sir 2. Roger Alton 3. Roger Angell 4. Roger Cook 5. Roger Corman 6. Roger Daltrey 7. Roger Ebert 8. Roger Milla 9. Roger Moore, Sir 10. Roger Penrose, Sir 11. Roger Norrington, Sir 12. Roger Whitaker 13. Roger Protz 14. Roger Sainsbury 15. Roger Sloman 16. Roger Smith 17. Roger Spottiswood 18. Roger Squires 19. Roger Taylor (This is the tennis player, not the Queen drummer. Or the Duran Duran drummer) 20. Roger Took Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,465 Posted January 2, 2012 Extremely unoriginal and I doubt there are any unique picks. Reluctantly downgraded my next door neighbour (Duke of Roxburghe) from joker status and replaced him with a BeeGee, but he is still on my list Grendel's Graveyard: Robin Gibb (Joker) Guy Innes-Ker Muhammad Ali Abdelbaset Al Megrahi George Michael Prince Philip John Demjanjuk Etta James Ian Brady Michael Douglas Gary Carter Zsa Zsa Gabor Eli Wallach Lindsay Lohan Nelson Mandela Margaret Thatcher Peter Tobin Andy Williams Dick Cheney Sid Waddell What is Guy Innes-Ker's condition at the moment? last I read he was receiving treatment in London but other than that news is a big vague on him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,142 Posted January 2, 2012 Extremely unoriginal and I doubt there are any unique picks. Reluctantly downgraded my next door neighbour (Duke of Roxburghe) from joker status and replaced him with a BeeGee, but he is still on my list Grendel's Graveyard: Robin Gibb (Joker) Guy Innes-Ker Muhammad Ali Abdelbaset Al Megrahi George Michael Prince Philip John Demjanjuk Etta James Ian Brady Michael Douglas Gary Carter Zsa Zsa Gabor Eli Wallach Lindsay Lohan Nelson Mandela Margaret Thatcher Peter Tobin Andy Williams Dick Cheney Sid Waddell What is Guy Innes-Ker's condition at the moment? last I read he was receiving treatment in London but other than that news is a big vague on him I dropped him due to lack of news too. He practically lives next door to Lady Grendel, so she may have some inside info. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,405 Posted January 2, 2012 my list regret putting michael le vell on the list now ,with the whole pedophile thing that was hanging over him and rumours on twitter that he was suicidal thought it was an ingenious pick haha . Jiang Zemin Michael Barrymore Ian Brady Vidal Sassoon Joost van der Westhuizen jimmy carter robin gibb Ron Paul Patrick Moore Fidel Castro tom finney bobby 'the brain' heenan Harper Lee Jim Bowen Zsa Zsa Gabor nelson Mandela Paul Gascoigne Ronnie biggs Ric flair Michael le vell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,405 Posted January 2, 2012 Joost van der Westhuizen is an interesting pick who I was actually aware of when choosing my picks. There is no doubt that he is ill and worth a shed load of points, but the prognosis in May 2011 was an 80% chance of living 2-5 years. That suggests to me that he will live to 2013 at least...unless I've read it wrong. I picked him for my ddp. ALS i think is the worst disease a human being can be stuck down with feel really bad for the guy. I have noticed quiet a few rugby players seem to get ALS wonder if there is a connection . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,783 Posted January 2, 2012 Jiang Zemin Michael Barrymore Ian Brady Vidal Sassoon Joost van der Westhuizen jimmy carter robin gibb Ron Paul Patrick Moore Fidel Castro tom finney bobby 'the brain' heenan Harper Lee Jim Bowen Zsa Zsa Gabor nelson Mandela Paul Gascoigne Ronnie biggs Ric flair Michael le vell I keep getting that Ron Paul confused with Ru Paul Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,397 Posted January 2, 2012 I have noticed quiet a few rugby players seem to get ALS wonder if there is a connection . Wikipedia's article about ALS has the following paragraph: The very high incidence of the disease among Italian soccer players (more than five times higher than normally expected) has raised the concern of a possible link between the disease and the use of pesticides on the soccer fields (several of which have been linked to neuronal toxicity). A 2004 Italian study trying to link a high incidence of ALS in soccer players to performance-enhancing drugs failed when the group was compared to cyclists that also used performance-enhancing drugs but without contracting ALS. A possible conclusion was that soccer players experience frequent head trauma (heading the ball, falls and collisions sustained during games) compared to cyclists who wear head protection and rarely have falls. Similar things may be at work in ruggers. Do boxers show a high incidence of ALS? regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 107 Posted January 2, 2012 Here's mine - Pooill Vaaish (not sure why some of the names are underlined) There are some fabulous lists so far but what do you mean Handrejka? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,397 Posted January 2, 2012 2. Akkerman, Jan Hey, what do you know I don't? regards, Hein http://www.chrisrand...chable-sleeves/ I see. As far as I know he's in solid health. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Estuarian Float 91 Posted January 2, 2012 I wanna know what everyone thinks about DDT's list. Think he'll be as tough this year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,142 Posted January 2, 2012 I wanna know what everyone thinks about DDT's list. Think he'll be as tough this year? Has he posted his list yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Estuarian Float 91 Posted January 2, 2012 I wanna know what everyone thinks about DDT's list. Think he'll be as tough this year? Has he posted his list yet? Im pretty sure thats his posted in the Deathrace thread with Xolile as the joker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,687 Posted January 2, 2012 Mary, you've got Lianne Smith twice on the same list! Here's mine, I reckon I've got at least one, and maybe two, uniques. Sir Anthony Tritton (some baronet guy DOB 4/3/27) - Joker Tony Nicklinson (wants to die) Etta James (singist) Robin Gibb (Bee Gees Dot Cotton Lookylikey) Billy Graham (God Botherer) Prince Philip (knobs the Queen) Abdelbaset Al Megrahi (DL faker/favourite) Zsa Zsa Gabor (Malingerer) Carla Laemmle (Really Old Lady) Artie Lange (Comedian/Nutter) Nancy Reagan (Walking Corpse) Margaret Thatcher (Everybody's Favourite Pick) Anna Wing (Best Thing About Eastenders) Nelson Mandela (Fashion Icon/Former President) David Crosby (from out of Crosby, Stills and Nash and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) Patty Andrews (an old lady with some sisters) David Blaine (Magician/Whackjob) Joao Havelange (former President of FIFA) Bob Holness (Blockbusters/Hoping He'll Put Himself On The HotSpot) Larry Hagman (Actor/God) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,288 Posted January 2, 2012 I wanna know what everyone thinks about DDT's list. Think he'll be as tough this year? Not a chance. I struggled a bit for ideas this year, so I doubt 2012 will be a vintage preformance. I'm a bit like the Ronnie O'Sullivan of deadpooling - unstoppable when it's going right, pretty average when it's going wrong . Anyway, here's my list. I'm hoping my joker will be a unique pick (probably no chance), is as ill as he says he is (possibly half a chance) and that he gets a UK obit (a pretty good chance). I'd also be very pleased if Joseph Kony gets shot to pieces. 1) Xolile Mngeni (Suspect in Anni Dewani murder case) JOKER 2) Jock Hobbs 3) Dame Lesley Strathie 4) Jon Lord 5) Sir Tom Finney 6) Joseph Kony 7) Bert Sugar (boxing journalist) 8) Etta James 9) Jim Stynes 10) Abdelbaset al-Mehrahi 11) Winnie Johnson 12) Masao Yoshida 13) Robin Gibb 14) Penny Marshall 15) Andrew Smith (Partner of Russell T Davies) 16) Rochus Misch 17) Miguel de la Madrid 18) Malam Bacai Sanha 19) Dr Anthonia Onuoha 20) Nelson Mandela Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryGreatness 96 Posted January 2, 2012 I wanna know what everyone thinks about DDT's list. Think he'll be as tough this year? Not a chance. I struggled a bit for ideas this year, so I doubt 2012 will be a vintage preformance. I'm a bit like the Ronnie O'Sullivan of deadpooling - unstoppable when it's going right, pretty average when it's going wrong . Anyway, here's my list. I'm hoping my joker will be a unique pick (probably no chance), is as ill as he says he is (possibly half a chance) and that he gets a UK obit (a pretty good chance). I'd also be very pleased if Joseph Kony gets shot to pieces. A friend of mine sent in Xolile in too, so he won't be unique. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,142 Posted January 2, 2012 I wanna know what everyone thinks about DDT's list. Think he'll be as tough this year? Has he posted his list yet? Im pretty sure thats his posted in the Deathrace thread with Xolile as the joker Oh right. It will be tough for him...because I'm going to win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,708 Posted January 2, 2012 Having seen DDT's team above, half of it seems pretty good picks to cark it this year, and some of the rest I don't know the current health of - Bert Sugar and Jon Lord for example. He'll be right up there. Though, its hard to say much beyond "they look good on paper" right now. I'm sure absolutely brilliant DDP teams on paper have been utterly bollocks in practice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
