Shaun`s Death By Numbers

[Sean 6,163]

Scoreboard updated for Sacks:

 

The Unknown Man:74

gcreptile:65

Captain Chorizo:58

Sir Creep:58

Death Impends:58

Morbidkid :33

Handrejka:33

Bibliogryphon:33

Grim up North :33

Rotten Ali:33

Shaun of the Dead :33

Maryportfuncity:33

msc:0

 

Apologies for the delay just got off a 12 hour shift! Surprised Sacks went so quickly after his last article. At least he didn`t linger though! Only 2 teams in total missed out Sacks (one being gcreptile which loses him the lead) which makes him one of if not the most popular pick.

[maryportfuncity 10,363]

Scoreboard updated for Sacks:

 

The Unknown Man:74

gcreptile:65

Captain Chorizo:58

Sir Creep:58

Death Impends:58

Morbidkid :33

Handrejka:33

Bibliogryphon:33

Grim up North :33

Rotten Ali:33

Shaun of the Dead :33

Maryportfuncity:33

msc:0

 

Apologies for the delay just got off a 12 hour shift! Surprised Sacks went so quickly after his last article. At least he didn`t linger though! Only 2 teams in total missed out Sacks (one being gcreptile which loses him the lead) which makes him one of if not the most popular pick.

 

 

Ooooh, a proper dead pool has broken out. Nice one!

[Sean 6,163]

Indeed and there is potential for a hell of a lot of hits.The points might even get to 4 digits!

[Sean 6,163]

It just struck me that I have not specified what happens in the event of a tie.If a tie occurs the winner will be decided based upon the number of hits they have.If that is the same also then I will calculate the mean average age of the players hits and the player with the youngest mean average of hits will be crowned winner.If that fails then it is a tie.

[Guest grim up north]

If they tie and have same number of hits then will they not also by natural calculation have the same mean average age of hits so your third tiebreaker would fail to resolve on every occasion?

 

Perhaps another option (although more work) would be the youngest average age of the remaining survivors on each list?

[gcreptile 10,608]

Ah, back from a holiday... When I heard the news of Sacks' death I thought I might have picked him out of laziness after running out of names, but I didn't because I kind of wanted him to stay alive for 2016 so I could pick him then - which was an illogical decision anyway because IF he had survived the year, everyone and their dog would have picked him, too, so point-wise there was no real relative benefit in it. Ah, stupid me...

 

Edit: The same kind of thinking will rob me of points for Howard Marks, of course.

[Sean 6,163]

Ah, back from a holiday... When I heard the news of Sacks' death I thought I might have picked him out of laziness after running out of names, but I didn't because I kind of wanted him to stay alive for 2016 so I could pick him then - which was an illogical decision anyway because IF he had survived the year, everyone and their dog would have picked him, too, so point-wise there was no real relative benefit in it. Ah, stupid me...

 

Edit: The same kind of thinking will rob me of points for Howard Marks, of course.

Interesting you should mention Marks.I googled him earlier and found that he has a new documentary revealing that he was actually a prolific ectasy dealer as well.He looked a bit better than he did a few months ago but maybe that was just because his hair has grown back after chemo.He revealed his involvement in supplying ectasy as he "didn`t give a fuck anymore" , I don't think I would either in his shoes.

[Sir Creep 7,056]

http://m.legacy.com/guestbooks/DignityMemorial/guestbook.aspx?n=James-R-Messenger&pid=174685367

 

As I've posted in Possibilities thread, it's been discovered that James R. Messenger is dead! However---it was in April, so no points and a big hole in my list :-( lol ugh

SC

[Sean 6,163]

http://m.legacy.com/guestbooks/DignityMemorial/guestbook.aspx?n=James-R-Messenger&pid=174685367

 

As I've posted in Possibilities thread, it's been discovered that James R. Messenger is dead! However---it was in April, so no points and a big hole in my list :-( lol ugh

SC

I have absolutely no idea who James R Messenger was but seeing as the Doug Stanthorpe site gave you the points and the link you gave seems legit I am confident that he is indeed deceased whoever the hell he was.Can you please enlighten me as to who he was out of personal curiosity?Anyhow you gave me a substiute for Amy Watts that is now on my master list so it is only right that you get to pick another name.Who would you like?This option will of course be open to anyone who has a candidate that died before they entered the game but wasn`t reported on.

[Sean 6,163]

Dickie Moore has died at 89 five days shy of his 90th Birthday.I think only I picked him but if anyone else did let me know.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/usshowbiz/article-3230008/Legendary-former-child-actor-Dickie-Moore-husband-famous-actress-Jane-Powell-dead-89.html.Here`s a qualifying obit from the mail which seems to put his marriage to Jane Powell above his acting accomplishments.

 

Scoreboard:

gcreptile:65
Captain Chorizo:58
Sir Creep:58
Death Impends:58

Shaun of the Dead :58
Morbidkid :33
Handrejka:33
Bibliogryphon:33
Grim up North :33
Rotten Ali:33
Maryportfuncity:33
msc:0

[Sir Creep 7,056]

 

http://m.legacy.com/guestbooks/DignityMemorial/guestbook.aspx?n=James-R-Messenger&pid=174685367

 

As I've posted in Possibilities thread, it's been discovered that James R. Messenger is dead! However---it was in April, so no points and a big hole in my list :-( lol ugh

SC

I have absolutely no idea who James R Messenger was but seeing as the Doug Stanthorpe site gave you the points and the link you gave seems legit I am confident that he is indeed deceased whoever the hell he was.Can you please enlighten me as to who he was out of personal curiosity?Anyhow you gave me a substiute for Amy Watts that is now on my master list so it is only right that you get to pick another name.Who would you like?This option will of course be open to anyone who has a candidate that died before they entered the game but wasn`t reported on.

 

No I believe I must suffer the punishment of not performing due diligence, and that's NOT a euphemism.

SC

[gcreptile 10,608]

 

http://m.legacy.com/guestbooks/DignityMemorial/guestbook.aspx?n=James-R-Messenger&pid=174685367

 

As I've posted in Possibilities thread, it's been discovered that James R. Messenger is dead! However---it was in April, so no points and a big hole in my list :-( lol ugh

SC

I have absolutely no idea who James R Messenger was but seeing as the Doug Stanthorpe site gave you the points and the link you gave seems legit I am confident that he is indeed deceased whoever the hell he was.Can you please enlighten me as to who he was out of personal curiosity?Anyhow you gave me a substiute for Amy Watts that is now on my master list so it is only right that you get to pick another name.Who would you like?This option will of course be open to anyone who has a candidate that died before they entered the game but wasn`t reported on.

 

Uuh, I had also picked Mr. Messenger. I replace him with Howard Marks in that case.

[Sir Creep 7,056]

1.Susannah M. Jones b 1899

2.Emma Morano. b 1899 ---Joker

3.Gabe Nevins b 1991

4.Louis B Stokes b 1925

5.Aimee Willett b tbd (in her 20's)

6. Bhumibol Adulyadej b 1927

7.Valerie Harper b 1940

8.Joost van der Westhuizen b 1971

9.Nick Stahl b 1979

10.Mr Fuji b 1935

11.Oliver Sacks b 1932

12.Bart Starr b 1934

13.Mario Soares b 1924

14.Jose Lothario b 1934

15.Chris Washburn b 1966

16.Joseph Kony b 1962

17.Kristin Hallenga b 1986

18.Martin Crowe b 1962

19.Bryan Murray b 1942

20.Bryan Weidmeir b tbd

21.Seijun Suzuki b 1923

22.Anker Jorgensen b 1922

23.Christian F b 1961

24.Rudy Boesch b 1928

25.Porsche Briggs b 1987

26.Danielle Darrieux b 1917

27.Jackie Stallone b 1921

28.William H Gass b 1924

29.Grace Lee Boggs b 1915

30.Yasuhiro Nakasone b 1917

31.Guy Hamilton b 1922

32.Seymour Papert b 1928

33.Irwin Corey b 1914

34.Augie Nieto b 1958

35.Chuck Berry b 1926

36.Peter Sallis b 1921

37.Douglas Slocombe b 1912

38.Tex Winter b 1922

39.Howard Marks b 1946

40.Brakkus b 1962

41.Fedora Aleman b 1912

42.Bobbie Heine Miller b 1909

43.Sir Douglas Myers b 1939

44.Ian Brady b 1938

45.Salvatore DiMasi b 1945

46.Martin Foran b 1944 or 43?

47.Courtney Terry b 1987 or 88

48.Kate Granger b 1981

49.Christy Dignam b 1960

50.Steven LaTourette b 1954

Lol should I know who 23. Christian F b 1961 is?

[Sir Creep 7,056]

50 names on the fly (read: I put 3 hours into this lol)

 

First, actual DL names I suspect are suspect:

1. Zsa Zsa Gabor -- I want the few points

2. Martin Crowe

3. Denis Healey -- see Zsa Zsa

4. Olivia De Havilland -- see Zsa Zsa

 

Second, names from my DP teams:

5. Henry McCullough

6. "Superstar" Billy Graham

7. James R. Messenger

8. Oliver Sacks

9. Bart Starr

10. Magomed Abdusalamov

10a. Gerald Kaufman (Don't want to forget a By-Election Bingo name!)

 

Third, real fucking old people so I take advantage of scoring rules (hate the game not the playya):

11. Susannah Mushatt Jones (**JOKER**) playing the odds

12. Emma Moran

 

**speaking of which, are people b.1900 worth zero or 100?? lol

 

Fourth, people chosen by other teams in my DP that I didn't pick but like:

13. Steve Gleason

14. President James Earl Carter, Jr.

15. Dilip Kumar

16. Joe Jackson (father of the Jacksons)

17. Rob Ford

18. Carol Channing (I have it on Good Authority, and Good is one letter away from God)

19. Fats Domino

 

Fifth, a bunch of folks you people (and I) have so graciously shared info on here on the DL site: (sadly I haven't been keeping track all along)

20. Howard Marks

21. Amy Watts

22. John Schlegel

23. Bob Bennett

24. Keith Farnham

25. Mark Farren

26. Michel Delpech

27. Sumner Redstone

28. (See 10a above)

29. Nuon Chea

30. Grace Lee Boggs -- see Zsa Zsa

31. Khieu Samphan

32. Vladimir Bukovsky

33. Ray Columbus

34. Louis Stokes

35. Goran Hedzic

36. Governor Larry Hogan

37. Blackjack Mulligan

38. Vladimir Kara-Murza

39. Wesly Pipes

40. Vera Caslavska

41. Holly Woodlawn

42. Howard Davis, Jr.

43. Gaston Glock

44. Tony Adamowicz

 

Sixth, and lastly, a few names from research, not cuz they'll die, but rather to justify my time spent haha:

45. Andre Guelfi

46. Ken Kavanagh

47. Kevin Turner (NFL)

48. Eileen Fenton

49. Phyllis Tickle (she may not obit, but she will die. Let's take a chance)

50. Jack Van Impe (wth I'll take another chance; his studio is in Sterling Heights, MI, a northern suburb of Detroit, so it's kismet).

 

SirC

 

50 names on the fly (read: I put 3 hours into this lol)

 

First, actual DL names I suspect are suspect:

1. Zsa Zsa Gabor -- I want the few points

2. Martin Crowe

3. Denis Healey -- see Zsa Zsa

4. Olivia De Havilland -- see Zsa Zsa

 

Second, names from my DP teams:

5. Henry McCullough

6. "Superstar" Billy Graham

7. James R. Messenger

8. Oliver Sacks

9. Bart Starr

10. Magomed Abdusalamov

10a. Gerald Kaufman (Don't want to forget a By-Election Bingo name!)

 

Third, real fucking old people so I take advantage of scoring rules (hate the game not the playya):

11. Susannah Mushatt Jones (**JOKER**) playing the odds

12. Emma Moran

 

**speaking of which, are people b.1900 worth zero or 100?? lol

 

Fourth, people chosen by other teams in my DP that I didn't pick but like:

13. Steve Gleason

14. President James Earl Carter, Jr.

15. Dilip Kumar

16. Joe Jackson (father of the Jacksons)

17. Rob Ford

18. Carol Channing (I have it on Good Authority, and Good is one letter away from God)

19. Fats Domino

 

Fifth, a bunch of folks you people (and I) have so graciously shared info on here on the DL site: (sadly I haven't been keeping track all along)

20. Howard Marks

21. Amy Watts

22. John Schlegel

23. Bob Bennett

24. Keith Farnham

25. Mark Farren

26. Michel Delpech

27. Sumner Redstone

28. (See 10a above)

29. Nuon Chea

30. Grace Lee Boggs -- see Zsa Zsa

31. Khieu Samphan

32. Vladimir Bukovsky

33. Ray Columbus

34. Louis Stokes

35. Goran Hedzic

36. Governor Larry Hogan

37. Blackjack Mulligan

38. Vladimir Kara-Murza

39. Wesly Pipes

40. Vera Caslavska

41. Holly Woodlawn

42. Howard Davis, Jr.

43. Gaston Glock

44. Tony Adamowicz

 

Sixth, and lastly, a few names from research, not cuz they'll die, but rather to justify my time spent haha:

45. Andre Guelfi

46. Ken Kavanagh

47. Kevin Turner (NFL)

48. Eileen Fenton

49. Phyllis Tickle (she may not obit, but she will die. Let's take a chance)

50. Jack Van Impe (wth I'll take another chance; his studio is in Sterling Heights, MI, a northern suburb of Detroit, so it's kismet).

 

SirC

 

Found another boner: 21. Amy Watts has been dead for five months now.

SC

[Handrejka 1,878]

 

1.Susannah M. Jones b 1899

2.Emma Morano. b 1899 ---Joker

3.Gabe Nevins b 1991

4.Louis B Stokes b 1925

5.Aimee Willett b tbd (in her 20's)

6. Bhumibol Adulyadej b 1927

7.Valerie Harper b 1940

8.Joost van der Westhuizen b 1971

9.Nick Stahl b 1979

10.Mr Fuji b 1935

11.Oliver Sacks b 1932

12.Bart Starr b 1934

13.Mario Soares b 1924

14.Jose Lothario b 1934

15.Chris Washburn b 1966

16.Joseph Kony b 1962

17.Kristin Hallenga b 1986

18.Martin Crowe b 1962

19.Bryan Murray b 1942

20.Bryan Weidmeir b tbd

21.Seijun Suzuki b 1923

22.Anker Jorgensen b 1922

23.Christian F b 1961

24.Rudy Boesch b 1928

25.Porsche Briggs b 1987

26.Danielle Darrieux b 1917

27.Jackie Stallone b 1921

28.William H Gass b 1924

29.Grace Lee Boggs b 1915

30.Yasuhiro Nakasone b 1917

31.Guy Hamilton b 1922

32.Seymour Papert b 1928

33.Irwin Corey b 1914

34.Augie Nieto b 1958

35.Chuck Berry b 1926

36.Peter Sallis b 1921

37.Douglas Slocombe b 1912

38.Tex Winter b 1922

39.Howard Marks b 1946

40.Brakkus b 1962

41.Fedora Aleman b 1912

42.Bobbie Heine Miller b 1909

43.Sir Douglas Myers b 1939

44.Ian Brady b 1938

45.Salvatore DiMasi b 1945

46.Martin Foran b 1944 or 43?

47.Courtney Terry b 1987 or 88

48.Kate Granger b 1981

49.Christy Dignam b 1960

50.Steven LaTourette b 1954

Lol should I know who 23. Christian F b 1961 is?

 

 

Maybe. Her biography was required reading at school.

 

For those not in the know she was a German teenager who wrote about her experiences as a drug addict and homeless person. Her story was later made into a film. Things have continued to be quite grim for her.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiane_F.

[Sir Creep 7,056]

I found it a clever ploy.

"Jim B" covers a lot of territory I'd imagine.

"Bhumibol A" a bit more limiting.

SC

[gcreptile 10,608]

Re: Clever ploys, I accidentally put Billy Graham twice on my team. I pondered pretending I chose the wrestler Billy Graham, but decided against it because he's too fine so there was no upside to it.

[Sean 6,163]

Scoreboard:Updated for Sewell.Well that certainly has shaken things up a bit.Turns out Sewell wasn`t as popular as I thought (well I did tell you all he was ill)any mistakes let me know.

The Unkown man :105

Death Impends:89

Shaun of the Dead :89
gcreptile:65
Maryportfuncity:64
Morbidkid :64
Bibliogryphon:64
Grim up North :64
Handrejka:33
Rotten Ali:33
msc:0

[Handrejka 1,878]

Scoreboard:Updated for Sewell.Well that certainly has shaken things up a bit.Turns out Sewell wasn`t as popular as I thought (well I did tell you all he was ill)any mistakes let me know.

Death Impends:89

Shaun of the Dead :89

gcreptile:65

Maryportfuncity:64

Morbidkid :64

Bibliogryphon:64

Grim up North :64

Handrejka:64

Rotten Ali:33

msc:0

 

I didn't have Sewell I'm afraid.

[Sean 6,163]

Apologies handrejka.I have edited the scoreboard accordingly.

[gcreptile 10,608]

The Unknown Man is missing from the scoreboard, unless he has withdrawn in secrecy.

[The Mad Hatter 1,092]

The Unknown Man is missing from the scoreboard, unless he has withdrawn in secrecy.

the answer to that question is unknown, man

[Sean 6,163]

Amended accordingly he was of course in it all the time and has not resigned and why would he seeing as he is winning.Apologies for the mistakes.I have a chest infection so maybe a bit out of it .Don`t worry though I doubt I am on the way out but if I am I won`t obit unless I die in an outrageous fashion so don`t get too excited.

[maryportfuncity 10,363]

Aye, Sewell has just increased my appreciation of old masters. Crowe's current doddering is also whetting my apetite for this dead pool, since he's my joker.

[Bibliogryphon 9,222]

At least this game means that the Deaths of Sacks and Sewell did not go to waste. Respectable joint 5th with lots of points still on the board.