Paul Bearer 6,086 Posted January 2, 2006 I didn't put Harry Patch in on those grounds but it does look like I'm the only one that hasn't got Lou Rawls in. Well bugger me!!!!!!!!! I haven't got him in my list either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempus Fugit 214 Posted January 2, 2006 I reckon the average age of my selection must be one of the highest at, 96.5 years old. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 42 Posted January 2, 2006 I reckon the average age of my selection must be one of the highest at, 96.5 years old. I stuck as many cancer suffers as I could on my list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempus Fugit 214 Posted January 2, 2006 I reckon the average age of my selection must be one of the highest at, 96.5 years old. I stuck as many cancer suffers as I could on my list. Cancer just isn't the guaranteed killer that it once used to be, damned medical advances now mean more people recover or live longer with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted January 2, 2006 I reckon the average age of my selection must be one of the highest at, 96.5 years old. I stuck as many cancer suffers as I could on my list. Cancer just isn't the guaranteed killer that it once used to be, damned medical advances now mean more people recover or live longer with it. Could be true in the means of Harold Pinter but a comment like that would be off - the wall if you said it to Lou Rawls.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted January 2, 2006 I didn't put Harry Patch in on those grounds but it does look like I'm the only one that hasn't got Lou Rawls in. I never put him on either. I had never heard of him before he got cancer. I don't even know what he does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted January 2, 2006 I've tried to pick those who appear to be riddled with cancer but try not to get excited about prostate or breast cancer or anything prefixed "benign" so Liz taylor stays out. Also left out WW1 vets and Lou Rawls because I didn't know who he was but accept he's famous enough. I should have added Longthorne but left him out too since he's so unfamous he wouldn't even get on one of those crappy celebrity shows even if he was well. You have to be able to hold your head up with these lists. There are no grub eaters among my choices. Sadly can't remember my list until the DDP goes up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sticky Threads 0 Posted January 2, 2006 I should have added Longthorne but left him out too since he's so unfamous he wouldn't even get on one of those crappy celebrity shows even if he was well. He used to, but probably wouldn't at the moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted January 2, 2006 Am I the only person NOT to have Henry Allingham in the line up? Didn't put him up either, nor Harry Patch. I prefer shaved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempus Fugit 214 Posted January 2, 2006 I've tried to pick those who appear to be riddled with cancer but try not to get excited about prostate or breast cancer or anything prefixed "benign" so Liz taylor stays out. Also left out WW1 vets and Lou Rawls because I didn't know who he was but accept he's famous enough. I should have added Longthorne but left him out too since he's so unfamous he wouldn't even get on one of those crappy celebrity shows even if he was well. You have to be able to hold your head up with these lists. There are no grub eaters among my choices. Sadly can't remember my list until the DDP goes up. The DDP will have sent you an email confirming your entry, this will contain your list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted January 2, 2006 So they had: Godot's Waiting List Team members: 1) Brooke Astor 2) Alan Bennett 3) Ronnie Biggs 4) Ray Bradbury 5) Ross Davidson (JOKER) 6) Michael Foot 7) Lucian Freud 8) Zsa Zsa Gabor 9) Rev Billy Graham 10) Charles Haughey 11) Eric Hobsbawm 12) Lady Bird Johnson 13) Sun Myung Moon 14) Rev Ian Paisley 15) Harold Pinter 16) Wendy Richard 17) King Sihanouk 18) John Spencer 19) Margaret Thatcher 20) Jeremy Thorpe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempus Fugit 214 Posted January 2, 2006 You have to be able to hold your head up with these lists. There are no grub eaters among my choices. These words from the chap who has Ross Davidson as his Joker, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted January 2, 2006 OK I accept Ross Davidson is hardly Laurence Olivier and that Brooke Astor and Lady Bird Johnson are only there for the ride but the rest are pretty cast iron for half a page in the Telegraph Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted January 2, 2006 You have to be able to hold your head up with these lists. There are no grub eaters among my choices. These words from the chap who has Ross Davidson as his Joker, I'm willing to bet an awful lot of people have Davidson as their joker. Simply because he's a dead cert and he's not over 80. I must admit to thinking he was under 50 myself, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IKYWN 6 Posted January 2, 2006 The list from Death Stalks Utd reads as follows: Patrick Moore Pete Doherty Michael Foot Kirk Douglas Margaret Thatcher Holly Johnson Norman Wisdom Brad Pitt (Joker) Ronnie Biggs Alexander Solzhenitsyn Vera Lynn Peter O'Toole Boris Yeltsin Ian Brady Clive Dunn Henry Kissinger Micky Rooney Eric Sykes Peter Sallis Leslie Phillips I'll be laughing like a drain if Brad Pitt cops it. . The advantage of death is that it can be sudden and unexpected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sticky Threads 0 Posted January 2, 2006 Do you think Angelina Jolie is going to bonk him to death? That's how I'd want to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slave to the Grave 26 Posted January 2, 2006 Well, I think it's ridiculous having Ross Davidson as a joker. Anyway, here's my team: Slave to the Grave: 1) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 2) Eve Arnold 3) Brooke Astor 4) Charles Aznavour 5) P. W. Botha 6) Ross Davidson (JOKER) 7) Phil Drabble 8) Gerald Ford 9) Glenn Ford 10) Rev Billy Graham 11) Larry Hagman 12) Lady Bird Johnson 13) Courtney Love 14) Bernard Manning 15) Augusto Pinochet 16) Harold Pinter 17) John Profumo 18) Lou Rawls 19) Henri Salvador 20) Kurt Waldheim It's nice to see someone else (Off with his Head) has picked Phil Drabble. Perhaps OWHH has some up to date info about his current condition. In particular, is he still alive? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Watch Beatle 41 Posted January 2, 2006 Team members: 1) Clarissa Churchill (second wife of Anthony Eden) I don't suppose you saw the TV programme presented by Cherie Blair (Booth?) about the surviving PMs other halves did you? It was shown just before Christmas. Only 4 remain if I remember correctly: Cherie, Norma Major, Clarissa Churchill and someone who completely escapes me - help anyone? Anyway, all were interviewed and your Clarissa seemed to be doing OK. There, that should do it for her! DWB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Oates 21 Posted January 2, 2006 Cap'n Ohtz's DDP selection 1) Muhammad Ali 2) Alan Bennett 3) Ross Davidson 4) Kirk Douglas 5) Michael Foot 6) Charles Forte 7) John Kenneth Galbraith 8) Rev Billy Graham 9) Charlton Heston 10) Jack Jones 11) Stanley Kunitz 12) Joe Longthorne 13) Sir Bernard Lovell 14) Maurice Papon 15) Harold Pinter 16) John Profumo 17) Lou Rawls (JOKER) 18) Mickey Rooney 19) King Sihanouk 20) Elizabeth Taylor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,399 Posted January 3, 2006 The Grey Horde's selection: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Ronnie Biggs David Bronstein Arthur C Clarke Maria Esther de Capovilla W. Mark Felt Rev Billy Graham Claude Levi-Strauss Patrick Moore General Vo Nguyen Giap Augusto Pinochet Harold Pinter (JOKER) John Profumo Ferenc Puskas Lou Rawls Chris Rea King Sihanouk Vasily Smyslov John Spencer Suharto regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted January 3, 2006 The Grey Horde's selection:King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Ronnie Biggs David Bronstein Arthur C Clarke Maria Esther de Capovilla W. Mark Felt Rev Billy Graham Claude Levi-Strauss Patrick Moore General Vo Nguyen Giap Augusto Pinochet Harold Pinter (JOKER) John Profumo Ferenc Puskas Lou Rawls Chris Rea King Sihanouk Vasily Smyslov John Spencer Suharto regards, Hein Thank goodness you picked Pinter as your joker MH, I was afraid that I had been left out on some vital information. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted January 3, 2006 Team members: 1) Clarissa Churchill (second wife of Anthony Eden) I don't suppose you saw the TV programme presented by Cherie Blair (Booth?) about the surviving PMs other halves did you? It was shown just before Christmas. Only 4 remain if I remember correctly: Cherie, Norma Major, Clarissa Churchill and someone who completely escapes me - help anyone? Anyway, all were interviewed and your Clarissa seemed to be doing OK. There, that should do it for her! DWB Yes I did see it. In my opinion, she looked a little ropey, hence the inclusion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,086 Posted January 3, 2006 Team members: 1) Clarissa Churchill (second wife of Anthony Eden) I don't suppose you saw the TV programme presented by Cherie Blair (Booth?) about the surviving PMs other halves did you? It was shown just before Christmas. Only 4 remain if I remember correctly: Cherie, Norma Major, Clarissa Churchill and someone who completely escapes me - help anyone? Anyway, all were interviewed and your Clarissa seemed to be doing OK. There, that should do it for her! DWB Mary Wilson? Harolds other half Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,399 Posted January 4, 2006 Well, the DDP 2006 website is up. I'm a bit miffed that my two chess players aren't unique picks, but my hopes are high that my team will improve on the eight hits it had in 2005. Good luck to all DL members with a team. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Pharmacist 0 Posted January 4, 2006 Well, the DDP 2006 website is up. I'm a bit miffed that my two chess players aren't unique picks, but my hopes are high that my team will improve on the eight hits it had in 2005. Good luck to all DL members with a team. regards, Hein I was a bit pissed off too! You cancelled me out, I thought no-one else would come up with them either. This is my first year of entry after not getting my act together last year. I did managed three unique picks including two I thought looked a bit dodgy during last year and one that I only fear might come true. I'd have had five unique picks with Bronstein and Smyslov. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
