The Hare's Death Pool

[Toast 16,156]

1 hour ago, YoungWillz said:

Well, it's certainly an obituary. I'm inclined to allow it as it's from Legacy.com...specialist website? Gawd, why do you make things difficult?

I'd see that more as a death announcement.

I've noticed that local papers, etc, have begun to refer to death notices in the personal columns as "obituaries".

[YoungWillz 21,076]

Have until the early hours of Saturday morning before the next update. Plenty of time of Sir C to get that email off to the Mail. He'll need to if he's to get DDP points which are possibly more craved....

[Sir Creep 7,070]

23 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Have until the early hours of Saturday morning before the next update. Plenty of time of Sir C to get that email off to the Mail. He'll need to if he's to get DDP points which are possibly more craved....

Actually my mind was doing other things than thinking yesterday.  The original link to the Hartford Courant(newspaper) has a link to her obit, which they've parked on Legacy.  So it's in the Hartford Courant.  I got all excited and opened the actual obit when in fact I should have back-tracked.
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[Sir Creep 7,070]

23 hours ago, Toast said:

I'd see that more as a death announcement.

I've noticed that local papers, etc, have begun to refer to death notices in the personal columns as "obituaries".

Did.......

did you just attempt some mental gymnastics to distinguish something called a 'death announcement' and something called an 'obiturary'?  LMAO
Well let's see who the DL mental wunderkinds are who buy that argument being made whilst dancing on the head of a pin. 

In the strange lands I come from an obituary is -- wait for it -- an announcement of one's death.  Without looking up webster.com...I'm guessing that is pert near the exact definition.  Nathaniel would be proud.  And at the same time disappointed.
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[YoungWillz 21,076]

No real distinction in this pool between DN and Obit. Hartford, fine....

 

Awaiting Camm news, but I'm off out for the rest of the day.

[Toast 16,156]

2 hours ago, Sir Creep said:

Did.......

did you just attempt some mental gymnastics to distinguish something called a 'death announcement' and something called an 'obiturary'?  LMAO
Well let's see who the DL mental wunderkinds are who buy that argument being made whilst dancing on the head of a pin. 

In the strange lands I come from an obituary is -- wait for it -- an announcement of one's death.  Without looking up webster.com...I'm guessing that is pert near the exact definition.  Nathaniel would be proud.  And at the same time disappointed.
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It is a distinction between the paid announcements column in a newspaper and a biographical article published after the person's death in the section headed 'Obituaries'.

[YoungWillz 21,076]

6 hours ago, Toast said:

It is a distinction between the paid announcements column in a newspaper and a biographical article published after the person's death in the section headed 'Obituaries'.

This is correct. However, as I've said, for this pool (only?) there's no real distinction.

 

However, I'll be cracking down next year on this type of pick as far as I can without pissing on Deathray's original rules....

[Sir Creep 7,070]

7 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

This is correct. However, as I've said, for this pool (only?) there's no real distinction.

 

However, I'll be cracking down next year on this type of pick as far as I can without pissing on Deathray's original rules....

 

Hold on.  Not sure the inference toward ‘my kind of pick’ or me as a DP’er is warranted.  Her inclusion rests solely at a doorstep and it isn’t mine.

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“On 12/31/2017 at 17:06,  YoungWillz said: 

However, after due consideration, I'm only going to rule out Karen Land. She's ill. She's raising money for herself. Doesn't meet the criteria. Podermanski scrapes in as she is trying to help others with her blogging - really close.

 

Pick another body please Sir C.

Understood.  Agree with her getting the boot.  IN fact I'd have agreed to both.   In fact, out of integrity for the game, I suggest you cut Podermanski.
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[YoungWillz 21,076]

Not saying she would even be ruled out, Sir C. Tbh, there's a lot of leeway in this pool, a lot! Have you seen some of the picks out there?

 

Anyway, it does seem that, shall we say the edgier pick people, just don't win in any event imo. There's enough people with just enough fame to get by every year it seems.  Plus the edgier picks tend to die earlier, mainly because they are "nailed on certs" in December of the previous year. That's possibly the curse of the Hare's Pool, ha!

 

December makes fools of us all, whether that's the previous December or the December of the competition.....

 

 

[msc 18,487]

If the person was allowed in December, the points should stand providing a suitable obit arrives.  I let in folk accidentally for the Cup that shouldnt have stood, it was my fault, not the contestants.  IMO of course.

 

Creep, he said "those types of picks" not "your type" - no one's picking on you.

 

Right, everyone chilled? Great.

 

Excuse curtness, been 5 hours in A&E with youngest. Everythings OK though.

[YoungWillz 21,076]

They know it's all over for Ray Wilson, scoring for two teams in the first half.

[gcreptile 10,979]

My pick Derek Yancik died two days ago:

 

http://www.wickedlocal.com/news/20180515/blackstone-valley-tech-football-coach-derek-yancik-died-monday

[YoungWillz 21,076]

19 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

My pick Derek Yancik died two days ago:

 

http://www.wickedlocal.com/news/20180515/blackstone-valley-tech-football-coach-derek-yancik-died-monday

Fair dos, I cannot catch them all. A salutary reminder to players that those outlying picks might need to be brought to my attention.

 

Going to be some shuffling about on the next leaderboard, coming soon....

[YoungWillz 21,076]

Whoever was a Camm whore, points! https://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/view,britains-oldest-person-bessie-dies-age-113-in-moorgate-care-home_27119.htm

[Bibliogryphon 9,592]

28 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Whoever was a Camm whore, points! https://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/view,britains-oldest-person-bessie-dies-age-113-in-moorgate-care-home_27119.htm

That won't be good enough for DDP though. 

[gcreptile 10,979]

Phew, just barely, but it is enough...

[Sir Creep 7,070]

 

That's just a reboot of Wiki.  It's a total bullshit source.

"Bessie reached 113 years and 325 days, which made her the tenth-oldest person in the world known to the Gerontology Research Group which compiles a database of the oldest living people."  
Until THAT source shows it's primary source (they aren't one) it's GIGO.  It lists two abstracters/verifiers by name for her record, but I think that pertains to her verified birth, not death.  Assuming it's her death, arguendo, then I need to know how THEY know she is dead.

I mean yeah it'll qualify here but that's a terrible precedent.  Someone reboots fake news and we count it as news.  OK.  Noted.
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[Toast 16,156]

1 hour ago, Sir Creep said:

 

That's just a reboot of Wiki.  It's a total bullshit source.

"Bessie reached 113 years and 325 days, which made her the tenth-oldest person in the world known to the Gerontology Research Group which compiles a database of the oldest living people."  
Until THAT source shows it's primary source (they aren't one) it's GIGO.  It lists two abstracters/verifiers by name for her record, but I think that pertains to her verified birth, not death.  Assuming it's her death, arguendo, then I need to know how THEY know she is dead.

I mean yeah it'll qualify here but that's a terrible precedent.  Someone reboots fake news and we count it as news.  OK.  Noted.
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You're being ridiculous.   The Rotherham Advertiser is her local paper, and they have been reporting on her regularly.  They will have a contact at the care home.

[YoungWillz 21,076]

She dead. Death reported in a qualifying source. I don't have to look any further.

 

Leaderboard around midnight....

[YoungWillz 21,076]

Tenth Leaderboard 2018: (*=Joker)

 

1st: gcreptile: 596 Points [7/25]

(Manikan; Olivera; J Cooper; Elvy; Tajima; Camm; Yancik)

 

2nd: msc - 448 Points [9/25]

(*Elias; Cryne; Alcock; Stokes; Miller; Nevin; Lafaye; DeKoven; Jowell)

 

3rd: Prophet - 434 Points [5/25]

(Graham; Groening; Hawking; Tajima; R Wilson)

 

4th: NiceGuyEddie - 427 Points [6/25]

(Cryne; Olivera; Miller; Shore; Tajima; Camm)

 

5th: Captain Chorizo - 408 Points [8/25]

(Monson; Elias; Alcock; Kit; L. Gilbert; Goodwin; Shore; Jowell)

 

6th: drol - 326 Points [8/25]

(Elias; Zarin; Cryne; Alcock; Miller; Tsvangirai; Nevin; Jowell)

 

7th: Sir Creep - 318 Points [5/25]

(Elias; Falkholt; Miller; Podermanski; Jowell)

 

8th: The Dead Cow - 316 Points [4/25]

(Sawyer; Lafaye; B. Bush; Jowell)

 

9th: The Unknown Man - 288 Points [6/25]

(Elias; Cryne; Miller; Tsvangirai; Graham; Jowell)

 

10th: Grim Up North - 282 Points [6/25]

(Elias; Cryne; Alcock; Miller; Goodwin; Jowell)

 

11th: FujimoriNoMorey - 265 Points [4/25]

(Cryne; Miller; Shore; B. Bush)

 

12th: Death Impends - 262 Points [5/25]

(Killen; Kit; Graham; Dorfles; Tajima)

 

13th: the_engineer - 258 Points [5/25]

(Falkholt; Sawyer; Miller; Graham; Jowell)

 

14th: Book - 254 Points [3/25]

(Le Guin; B. Bush; Coates)

 

15th: Phantom of the Midway - 250 Points [4/25]

(Smith; Tsvangirai; Fabray; Jowell)

 

16th: Grigori: 233 Points [3/25]

(Kit; Hawking; Camm)

 

=17th: Joey Russ - 212 Points [4/25]

(Smith; Olivera; Graham; Tajima)

 

=17th: Whoaml - 212 Points [4/25]

(Malone; Graham; Bannister; Lucas)

 

19th: Toast - 209 Points [4/25]

(Elias; Miller; Bannister; B. Bush)

 

20th: Pedro67 - 206 Points [2/25]

(Hawking; R Wilson)

 

21st: Sean - 182 Points [2/25]

(Graham; Jowell)

 

=22nd: John Key - 157 Points [2/25]

(Graham; B. Bush)

 

=22nd: mr whit - 157 Points [2/25]

(Graham; B. Bush)

 

24th: Torva Messor - 134 Points [2/25]

(Elias; Jowell)

 

25th: Widows Peak - 123 Points [2/25]

(Graham; Hawking)

 

26th: Bibliogryphon - 119 Points [2/25]

(*Hauxwell; Bannister)

 

27th: Fixed Business - 113 Points [3/25]

(Monson; Graham; Goodwin)

 

28th: Deathray - 106 Points [1/25]

(B. Bush)

 

29th: Wormfarmer - 70 Points [2/25]

(Sawyer; Nevin)

 

30th: YoungWillz - 0 Points [0/25]

[YoungWillz 21,076]

So there we have it for now. A few movers and shakers though the top few maintain their positions, with gcreptile extending his lead for now.

 

I'm sleepwalking my way into the second half of the year, cosseting my list of survivors, all 25 of them! Stay close, my pretties....

 

Now the next leaderboard will, as last year, show where you were last year if you entered so you can compare your hit numbers and scores with 12 months ago.

 

Good luck!

[YoungWillz 21,076]

Only one gamer has a hit with Totalbiscuit. https://www.gameplanet.co.nz/news/g5b07489d4b806/YouTuber-and-critic-John-TotalBiscuit-Bain-dies-at-33/

 

That'll teach him to Hob Nob with a pick with Digestive problems, however he's a slam dunk.

[YoungWillz 21,076]

Ten teams had Dean Francis who goes from the ring to a box. Still an early knockout in the great scheme....

[YoungWillz 21,076]

Saturo Anzaki does the business for one team here.

[YoungWillz 21,076]

Eleventh Leaderboard 2018: (*=Joker) [Last Year = Points; Hits; Position on Leaderboard. DNE=Did Not Enter]

 

1st: gcreptile: 740 Points [8/25] (LY: 378 Points; 7 Hits; Third)

(Manikan; Olivera; J Cooper; Elvy; Tajima; Camm; Yancik; Francis)

 

2nd: Grim Up North - 714 Points [9/25] (LY: 259 Points; 5 Hits; Sixth Equal)

(Elias; Cryne; Alcock; Miller; Goodwin; Jowell; Bain; Francis; Anzaki)

 

3rd: msc - 592 Points [10/25] (LY: 349 Points; 8 Hits; Fourth)

(*Elias; Cryne; Alcock; Stokes; Miller; Nevin; Lafaye; DeKoven; Jowell; Francis)

 

4th: Prophet - 578 Points [6/25] (LY: DNE)

(Graham; Groening; Hawking; Tajima; R Wilson; Francis)

 

5th: Captain Chorizo - 552 Points [9/25] (LY: 156 Points; 3 Hits; Eighteenth)

(Monson; Elias; Alcock; Kit; L. Gilbert; Goodwin; Shore; Jowell; Francis)

 

6th: drol - 470 Points [9/25] (LY: 204 Points; 4 Hits; Thirteenth)

(Elias; Zarin; Cryne; Alcock; Miller; Tsvangirai; Nevin; Jowell; Francis)

 

7th: The Dead Cow - 460 Points [5/25] (LY: 225 Points; 5 Hits; Ninth)

(Sawyer; Lafaye; B. Bush; Jowell; Francis)

 

8th: NiceGuyEddie - 427 Points [6/25] (LY: DNE)

(Cryne; Olivera; Miller; Shore; Tajima; Camm)

 

9th: Death Impends - 406 Points [6/25] (LY: 251 Points; 7 Hits; Eighth)

(Killen; Kit; Graham; Dorfles; Tajima; Francis)

 

10th: the_engineer - 402 Points [6/25] (LY: DNE)

(Falkholt; Sawyer; Miller; Graham; Jowell; Francis)

 

11th: Toast - 353 Points [5/25] (LY: 213 Points; 5 Hits; Twelfth)

(Elias; Miller; Bannister; B. Bush; Francis)

 

12th: Sir Creep - 318 Points [5/25] (LY: 443 Points; 7 Hits; Second)

(Elias; Falkholt; Miller; Podermanski; Jowell)

 

13th: The Unknown Man - 288 Points [6/25] (LY: 177 Points; 2 Hits; Sixteenth)

(Elias; Cryne; Miller; Tsvangirai; Graham; Jowell)

 

14th: FujimoriNoMorey - 265 Points [4/25] (LY: DNE)

(Cryne; Miller; Shore; B. Bush)

 

15th: Book - 254 Points [3/25] (LY: 31 Points; 2 Hits; Twenty third)

(Le Guin; B. Bush; Coates)

 

16th: Phantom of the Midway - 250 Points [4/25] (LY: 178 Points; 4 Hits; Fifteenth)

(Smith; Tsvangirai; Fabray; Jowell)

 

17th: Grigori: 233 Points [3/25] (LY: DNE)

(Kit; Hawking; Camm)

 

=18th: Joey Russ - 212 Points [4/25] (LY: 705 Points; 8 Hits; First)

(Smith; Olivera; Graham; Tajima)

 

=18th: Whoaml - 212 Points [4/25] (LY: 222 Points; 5 Hits; Eleventh)

(Malone; Graham; Bannister; Lucas)

 

20th: Pedro67 - 206 Points [2/25] (LY: 122 Points; 2 Hits; Twenty first)

(Hawking; R Wilson)

 

21st: Sean - 182 Points [2/25] (LY: 259 Points; 4 Hits; Sixth Equal)

(Graham; Jowell)

 

=22nd: John Key - 157 Points [2/25] (LY: DNE)

(Graham; B. Bush)

 

=22nd: mr whit - 157 Points [2/25] (LY: DNE)

(Graham; B. Bush)

 

24th: Torva Messor - 134 Points [2/25] (LY: DNE)

(Elias; Jowell)

 

25th: Widows Peak - 123 Points [2/25] (LY: 0 Points; 0 Hits; Twenty fourth)

(Graham; Hawking)

 

26th: Bibliogryphon - 119 Points [2/25] (LY: 195 Points; 3 Hits; Fourteenth)

(*Hauxwell; Bannister)

 

27th: Fixed Business - 113 Points [3/25] (LY: DNE)

(Monson; Graham; Goodwin)

 

28th: Deathray - 106 Points [1/25] (LY: 272 Points; 4 Hits; Fifth)

(B. Bush)

 

29th: Wormfarmer - 70 Points [2/25] (LY: DNE)

(Sawyer; Nevin)

 

30th: YoungWillz - 0 Points [0/25] (LY: 157 Points; 2 Hits; Seventeenth)