Sean 6,309 Posted October 10, 2014 My bad ! I replaced 7 with Stan Lee.I do think Tony Bennett is probably the least likely to die on the whole list though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,569 Posted October 15, 2014 This is so frustrating. It is over a month since Paisley went and at the time I thought we were on a roll after two deaths in August. There is so much potential on the list all of the top 10 could keel over at any moment. But even the deaths that are happening off-list are either relatively obscure or complete shocks (like Lynsey de Paul).I am waiting for a big one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,309 Posted October 17, 2014 Sam Simon will be pretty soon I reckon.Billy Graham is probably only a cough away from meeting the lord too.I hope Brady is next though we have lost too many legends this year so it would be nice to have a death that we can all feel happy about. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted October 17, 2014 I wouldn't feel happy about Ian Brady going cause he is on my 2015 DDP shortlist Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fergie86 374 Posted October 17, 2014 I think also that Sam Simon will be gone sooner rather than later, hope Ian Brady will also go in a painful, agonising death. Also surely it is time for Zsa Zsa to kick the bucket, well it probably was about 5 years ago to be honest. Hopefully we will get another 3 or 4 deaths before the year is out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted October 17, 2014 I think also that Sam Simon will be gone sooner rather than later, hope Ian Brady will also go in a painful, agonising death. Also surely it is time for Zsa Zsa to kick the bucket, well it probably was about 5 years ago to be honest. Hopefully we will get another 3 or 4 deaths before the year is out. It is a bit hard to kick something when you only have one leg. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,129 Posted October 17, 2014 I think also that Sam Simon will be gone sooner rather than later, hope Ian Brady will also go in a painful, agonising death. Also surely it is time for Zsa Zsa to kick the bucket, well it probably was about 5 years ago to be honest. Hopefully we will get another 3 or 4 deaths before the year is out. It is a bit hard to kick something when you only have one leg. Inadvisable, at least. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,309 Posted October 17, 2014 Unless you borrow one from Rolf Harris! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fergie86 374 Posted October 17, 2014 Unless you borrow one from Rolf Harris! Not the best person to borrow one from, who knows were it will of been. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted October 17, 2014 I think also that Sam Simon will be gone sooner rather than later, hope Ian Brady will also go in a painful, agonising death. Also surely it is time for Zsa Zsa to kick the bucket, well it probably was about 5 years ago to be honest. Hopefully we will get another 3 or 4 deaths before the year is out. It is a bit hard to kick something when you only have one leg. Actually, it's usually not that hard. If you are sitting comfortably in your wheelchair, with your buttocks resting firmly on the seat, you can easily kick a bucket. Of course, given the general state of health of this particular old lady (ZsaZsa), it might be a somewhat more demanding challenge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,569 Posted November 6, 2014 Today is day 311. Interestingly we are only one death behind 2013 at the same time last year but on a pro-rate basis will struggle to get into double figures. Hopefully December Will Be Magic (tragic?), Again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted November 9, 2014 December seems to always have a lot of low hanging fruit die off. It's just a matter of whether some of those will be low hangers the deathlist committee nominated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,569 Posted November 14, 2014 In some ways our lack of success in 2014 could pave the way for a good 2015 if we keep the right contenders in. Should we be looking towards those in their 70s & 80s who have faded from public view rather than having a large number of high profile 90+ candidates? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted November 14, 2014 If you can't get into double figures for the 3rd in 5 years it's pretty grim.how have standards slipped so much lately? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,569 Posted November 19, 2014 I am sure that the overall deathrate has slowed. Not just the picks on the list but famous people in general. The only one on my radar I have lost in the past couple of weeks is Glen Larson and my radar is about 1350 names. Next year I am going to keep stats on my very long list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,569 Posted November 27, 2014 If we had managed the same rate as the DDP Drop 40 then we would be on 14 hits right now but it is intersting to note that none of the top ten picks have gone this year. Will 2014 go down as the year of the liars? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,309 Posted November 27, 2014 Yeah but some of the DDP hits such as Crowe and Farmiloe aren`t big enough for the Deathlist.We do have a lot of the names in common with them though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,953 Posted November 27, 2014 If no one between the DDP's top 9 and Simon goes in the next month then this will be the first year in which the sole most popular DDP hit (as it stands, Jaruzelski) wasn't picked by the DL that year. (the closest to that before is 1999 in which the most popular hit was a tie between Nimmo/DiMaggio, the former wasn't on the DL but the latter was) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,569 Posted November 28, 2014 This might be an excuse for the low deathrate this year but if you believe the labelling of the axis on the graph then almost a third of the UK population should have died. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,569 Posted January 6, 2015 The death of Luise Rainer on 30th of December is the equivalet of a controversial penelty in extra time allowing a score draw between the nay sayers and the list supporters. Getting into double figures is a significant milestone and if we can carry the momentum on into 2015 we could be looking at 12-15 dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted January 6, 2015 The death of Luise Rainer on 30th of December is the equivalet of a controversial penelty in extra time allowing a score draw between the nay sayers and the list supporters. Getting into double figures is a significant milestone and if we can carry the momentum on into 2015 we could be looking at 12-15 dead. In non-diplomat talk (you sounds like one), that means getting onto double figures at the last minute saved their asses. Yeah I know I only finished with nine but hey... I'm not the so-called "esteemed" one here am I? No idea what's gonna happen with their lot this year but I'm annoyed they didn't put S-*gets shot* 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
