Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted January 1, 2014 Team Name: Lard Bazaar Joker (Pick 1): Josh Brookes (Motorcycle racer, born 28/04/83 in Sydney) Pick 2: Zsa Zsa Gabor Pick 3: Reverend Billy Graham Pick 4: Carla Laemmle Pick 5: Pete Murray (Radio and TV presenter) Pick 6: Nancy Reagan Pick 7: Carol Lee Scott (Grotbags) Pick 8: Joao Havelange Pick 9: Alwen Harris (Wife of alleged sex case Rolf) Pick 10: Chris Woodhead (Previous Chief Inspector of Schools) Pick 11: Jimmy Hill Pick 12: Stuart Hall Pick 13: Valerie Harper Pick 14: Marc Marquez (Motorcycle racer) Pick 15: Mickey Rooney Pick 16: Lynda Bellingham Pick 17: Queen Fabiola of Belgium Pick 18: Dora Bryan Pick 19: Sue Townsend (Author) Pick 20: Sally Farmiloe (Actress/shagged Jeffrey Archer) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,953 Posted January 1, 2014 1. Katherine Crowe 2. Steve Evans (Wolverhampton councilman and magician - but really more a famous for terminal illness, who's chummy enough with the BBC that I'm sure he'll get something) 3. Sally Farmiloe 4. George Fernandes (former Defence Minister of India) 5. Rev. Billy Graham 6. Kate Granger 7. Valerie Harper 8. Clive James 9. Wojciech Jaruzelski 10. Wilko Johnson 11. Ritchii Kara 12. Casey Kasem 13. Andrew Madoff 14. John McCabe (composer) 15. Wubbo Ockels 16. Mike Porcaro 17. Scott Putesky (aka Daisy Berkowitz) 18. Michael Schumacher 19. Sam Simon 20. Joost van der Westhuizen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 1, 2014 (edited) Happy New Year everybody! They're Dead Y'Know! Wilko Johnson (J) Dennis Davis (Bowie's drummer in the mid-70s) Major John Freeman Jack Good (Producer of 6-5 Special & Oh Boy!) Mikhail Gorbachev Valerie Harper Bobby Heenan Jimmy Hill Barry Hines Richard Hoggart General Wojciech Jaruzelski Mikhail Kalashnikov Casey Kasem Helmut Kohl Joseph Kony Bess Meyerson Olaf Pooley (Actor in Dr Who & Star Trek TNG) Leslie Randall (Sitcom actor) Joost van der Westhuizen Douglas Wilmer Good luck everyone... Edited January 1, 2014 by themaninblack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Predictor 1,018 Posted January 1, 2014 I think you just about avoided a fine for public indecency there. Yeah, that was a close one! Well, it's back on again now: http://freetexthost.com/aendlzbgas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,434 Posted January 1, 2014 DDP 2014 Pan Breed Sam Simon (joker), Sally Farmiloe, Wilko Johnson, Casey Kasem, Valerie Harper, George Cole, G Garcia Marquez, Pat Rice, Jimmy Hill, Liz Dawn, Asa Briggs, Joost vd Westhuizen, Chris Woodhead, Chris Moncrieff, Tony Benn, Ryan Buell, Ian Watkins, Helen Fawkes, Albert Reynolds, Joe McGinniss The defence of that pivotal 188th place starts here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted January 1, 2014 Sovereign - Reaper 1) JOKER Wilko Johnson 2) Joost van der westhuizen 3) George h. w bush senior 4 ) sam simon 5) Valerie harper 6) kate granger 7) Katherine Crowe 8) wojcech Jaruzelski 9) sally farmiloe 10) Clive James 11) Billy Graham 12) Tony Benn 13) zsa zsa gabor 14) vera lynn 15) kirk douglas 16) saif gaddafi 17) Superstar Billy Graham 18) stuart hall 19) Fats domino 20) isabel peron Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted January 1, 2014 The Dead Cows Katherine Crowe (Joker) Ritchii Kara Sally Farmiloe Muhammad Ali Sam Simon Jerry Lewis Tony Benn Valerie Harper Fergie Frederiksen Mike Porcaro Kate Granger Sandy Jardine Clive James Joost van der Westhuizen Frank Lucas Superstar Billy Graham Liz Dawn Michael Parkinson Scott Hall Wilko Johnson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EGN 121 Posted January 1, 2014 They're Dead Y'Know! {snip} Mikhail Kalashnikov {snip} He's dead Y'know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted January 1, 2014 Octopus of Odstock Sam Simon (JOKER) Suchitra Sen Katherine Crowe Albert Reynolds Daisy Berkowitz Sally Farmiloe Kristina Fetters Kai Fu Lee Joost van der Westhuizen (I don't think he'll die this year, but too big a risk to drop him - if I hadn't dropped Bernie Nolan, then maybe I would've won in 2013) Barry Hines Wilko Johnson Yahya Jammeh Andrew Madoff Pat Rice Mike Porcaro Andrew Florent Vojislav Seselj Rev. Billy Graham Chris Woodhead Tito Vilanova I'll be suprised if I end up with any unique hits, most names have cropped up already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted January 1, 2014 So here's the defending entry... Joker (Pick 1): Steve Evans Pick 2: Claudio Abbado Pick 3: Amiri Baraka Pick 4: Mike Burney Pick 5: Bobby Eaton Pick 6: Yosra El-Essawy Pick 7: Sally Farmiloe Pick 8: Kristina Fetters Pick 9: Reverend Billy Graham Pick 10: Valerie Harper Pick 11: Clare Hollingworth Pick 12: Wilko Johnson Pick 13: Ritchii Kara Pick 14: Casey Kasem Pick 15: Marlise Munoz Pick 16: Paul Revere Pick 17: Sam Simon Pick 18: Lynne Stewart Pick 19: Mel Stottlemyre Pick 20: Chen Ziming Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 1, 2014 They're Dead Y'Know! {snip} Mikhail Kalashnikov {snip} He's dead Y'know. That's what happens when you cut 'n paste the original list sent before Mr AK-47 popped his clogs! Rev Billy Graham is in his place... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garn2 34 Posted January 1, 2014 New year, new name, new regrets... Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Colin Bloomfield Katherine Crowe Sally Farmiloe Helen Fawkes Kate Granger Valerie Harper Fred Ho Sandy Jardine Wojciech Jaruzelski Wilko Johnson Ritchii Kara (Joker) Andrew Madoff Joe McGinniss Mike Porcaro Scott Putesky Michael Schumacher Sam Simon Lynne Stewart Joost van der Westhuizen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshman 31 Posted January 1, 2014 Team Name: Welshman Valerie Harper (Rhoda) Joker Zsa Zsa Gabor Luise Rainer Sally Farmiloe Wilko Johnson Alice Munro Helen Fawkes Carla Laemmle Scott Mitchell Putesky (Daisy Berkowitz) Peter Max I.M.Pei David Rockerfeller Liam Cosgrave Olivia de Havilland Lawrence Ferlinghetti Joan Plowright Ryan Buell Dora Bryan Valery Giscard D'estaing Dr. Ruth Westheimer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted January 1, 2014 Sigged all my teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Estuarian Float 97 Posted January 1, 2014 Sigged all my teams. Did you mean to list Joan Fontaine?... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted January 1, 2014 Sigged all my teams. Did you mean to list Joan Fontaine?... Didn't realise she'd died, I'll update. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted January 1, 2014 M6 Toll(ed) as in the autosig - another bunch of largely West Midland misfits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 84 Posted January 1, 2014 Completely missed Farmiloe, Berkowitz and Madoff. Need to revise my search engine terms... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Estuarian Float 97 Posted January 1, 2014 Well.. I guess my only hope left of having a unique pick is in Marina Khodorkovskaya. Does anyone have her? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert Trautmann 58 Posted January 1, 2014 Looks like Ritchii Kara is the big miss for me this year, there's always one.... Much more conservative effort from me this year, research levels not what they were: Sam Simon (J) Wilko Johnson Sally Farmiloe Elie Wiesel Kate Granger Katherine Crowe Rubin Carter Valerie Harper Helen Fawkes Sandy Jardine Casey Kasem Scott Putesky Kate Gross Clive James Christy Dignam Reverend Billy Graham Albert Reynolds Robert Schuller Carman Licciardello (Wouldn't be a DDP season without a hit with no obit) Mark Evans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Miser 18 Posted January 1, 2014 Joker (Pick 1): Kate Granger Pick 2: Wilko Johnson Pick 3: Helen Fawkes. Pick 4: Katherine Crowe Pick 5: Valarie Harper Pick 6: Marcia Strassman. Pick 7: Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski. Pick 8: Billy Graham (Rev) Pick 9: Clive James Pick 10: Liz Dawn Pick 11: Felix Glenny Pick 12: Sam Simon Pick 13: Ryan Buell Pick 14: Joost Van de Westhuizen Pick 15: Casey Kasem Pick 16: Sharon Jones (Dap Tones) Pick 17: Robin Roberts (Female Broadcaster) Pick 18: Umarov Dokka Pick 19: Sandy Jardine Pick 20: Jack Ramsey (Basketball) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Body Snatcher 44 107 Posted January 1, 2014 Well here is mine... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EGN 121 Posted January 1, 2014 And mine. No uniques i shouldn't imagine, but a deliberate attempt to mix low hanging fruit with slightly higher pointing, less likely picks. Because that worked out so well for me last year... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,551 Posted January 1, 2014 First time deadpoolin'... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eejit 9 Posted January 1, 2014 Here's mine - I see that my only hope of a unique (Christy Dignam) has been dashed already Team Name: Eejit Joker (Pick 1): Billy Graham Pick 2: Christy Dignam Pick 3: Clive James Pick 4: Fidel Castro Pick 5: Helen Fawkes Pick 6: Ian Paisley Pick 7: Kate Granger Pick 8: Katherine Crowe Pick 9: Kirk Douglas Pick 10: Michael Schumacher Pick 11: Muhammad Ali Pick 12: Robert Mugabe Pick 13: Sally Farmiloe Pick 14: Sam Simon Pick 15: Scott Putesky Pick 16: Tito Vilanova Pick 17: Valerie Harper Pick 18: Wilko Johnson Pick 19: Wojciech Jaruzelski Pick 20: Zsa Zsa Gabor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
