YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 2, 2015 Manoel de Oliveira gets 11 teams directed towards points. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3023159/Manoel-Oliveira-Portugal-director-dead-106.html *echo below he he* Edit: Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/02/manoel-de-oliveira-legendary-portuguese-director-dies-aged-106 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,315 Posted April 2, 2015 Manoel de Oliveira: Portuguese film director dead at 106: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3023159/Manoel-Oliveira-Portugal-director-dead-106.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 2, 2015 And Robert Schuller is welcomed by the angels. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3023214/Robert-Schuller-Crystal-Cathedral-megachurch-founder-dies.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,970 Posted April 2, 2015 Schuller's death means I've nabbed 7 DDP hits in not even four months, which isn't bad at all especially considering that was the same amount I got in the entirety of last year 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted April 2, 2015 Schuller's death means I've nabbed 7 DDP hits in not even four months, which isn't bad at all especially considering that was the same amount I got in the entirety of last year Aye, you're still on fire despite being pipped in the Deathrace. Respect DI. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,980 Posted April 2, 2015 Schuller's death means I've nabbed 7 DDP hits in not even four months, which isn't bad at all especially considering that was the same amount I got in the entirety of last year And with the condition Martin Crowe is in hit 8 is probably right around the corner for you as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 3, 2015 Thanks to Phantom. Sarah Brady gets a unique hit for one team in DDP. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3025115/Sarah-Brady-gun-control-activist-dies.html Edit: Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/04/gun-control-activist-sarah-brady-dies-aged-73 Lost still are Mar Dinkha IV and Evelyn Furtsch (Ojeda). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted April 4, 2015 Latest update... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 4, 2015 Latest update... Wittiest headlines ever! Excellent work as always TMIB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,525 Posted April 6, 2015 Tommy J Survives still gotta be the favourite at this point tbh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 6, 2015 Gertrude Weaver: 3 teams, 2 jokers. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3027960/Arkansas-woman-dies-116-6-day-reign-worlds-oldest-person.html Edit: Weaver's not dead, she's just gone into another loom. (would've been funnier if she was the Japanese one, but hey, I tried). Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11518696/Worlds-oldest-person-dies-aged-116.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 7, 2015 James Best of Dukes of Hazzard fame as Sheriff Rosco P Coltrane, gets three teams locked up with points. http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/dukes-hazzards-james-best-dies-5471976 ; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32208585 Edit: Telegraph Obit http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11520587/James-Best-actor-obituary.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 7, 2015 Someone Coynes it in with Tom Coyne...unique pick and joker. http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/update/2015-04-07/veteran-tyne-tees-presenter-tom-coyne-dies-aged-84/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 7, 2015 Stan Freberg: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/comedy-genius-stan-freberg-died-age-88-215529008.html#Q5hUEsF Edit: Guardian Obit (at last) http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/apr/09/stan-freberg Still looking for Prince Kardam, won't be long I'm sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manuel 30 Posted April 8, 2015 Stan Freberg: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/comedy-genius-stan-freberg-died-age-88-215529008.html#Q5hUEsF Still looking for Prince Kardam, won't be long I'm sure. Is this a suitable obit for Prince Kardam: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3029935/PRESS-DIGEST--Bulgaria--April-8.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 8, 2015 Ion Trewin, literary editor of Booker Prize, dies at 71, mentioned here. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/entertainment-arts-32108907 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Going Underground 74 Posted April 8, 2015 Ion Trewin, literary editor of Booker Prize, dies at 71, mentioned here. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/entertainment-arts-32108907 Nice spot. Now this is a biggie. DQSP and CrazyCarl don't have him either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 8, 2015 Ion Trewin, literary editor of Booker Prize, dies at 71, mentioned here. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/entertainment-arts-32108907 Nice spot. Now this is a biggie. DQSP and CrazyCarl don't have him either. Happy to oblige Here's an individual page all to himself http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32215518 Edit: Telegraph Obit for more details about birth etc http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11522836/Ion-Trewin-bookman-obituary.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,970 Posted April 8, 2015 Sweet, no longer joined at the hip with Crazycarl. Boosts a few other contenders like DDT and Trautmann into the top 20 as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 9, 2015 Thanks to Guest (cannot believe I'm saying that) and Devon Death Trip. Richie Benaud gets an unlucky thirteen teams lucky. http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/10/richie-benaud-obituary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 10, 2015 From baskets to caskets, Lauren Hill: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3033636/Lauren-Hill-dies-fighting-tumor-play-college-hoops.html Edit: Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/lauren-hill-student-who-realised-dream-of-playing-college-basketball-despite-terminal-cancer-diagnosis-passes-away-10167971.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted April 10, 2015 From baskets to caskets, Lauren Hill: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3033636/Lauren-Hill-dies-fighting-tumor-play-college-hoops.html That was quick. Personally, I'd prohibit the choice of people famous for being terminally ill, Kate Granger is another candidate. But then these are the rules, and the Daily Mail pretty much ensures that these people get obits as long as they were "uplifting" or "fighting bravely" and the like... Crazycarl is now falling behind, he's got some low-hanging fruits still in there, but also some weaker picks, in my opinion. DQSP would be on top if it wasn't for Ion Trewin. TJS has the more mainstream picks left while DQSP has the more interesting ones. Death Impends now needs his joker (Martin Crowe), and in this case he'll be almost impossible to beat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,525 Posted April 10, 2015 Hoping we see at least one major record broken this year, wonder if we can have four teams score three-figures in a season? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted April 10, 2015 As somebody who refuses to pick famous for being ill/dying picks and more and more coming to the conclusion that no matter how competitive a team I enter I'm not going to challenge the top of the leaderboard. I know there's an argument there fundraising warrants fame in it's own right, but I'm yet to buy it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted April 10, 2015 As somebody who refuses to pick famous for being ill/dying picks and more and more coming to the conclusion that no matter how competitive a team I enter I'm not going to challenge the top of the leaderboard. Not true. I didn't have any famous for being ill types in my 2008 team. I did in 2011 and 2012, but even if they hadn't died, I would still have won. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
