football_fan 42 Posted December 30, 2005 Who did you select for your joker? If, you don't mind, I'm going to hold off naming him until the entries are in -just in case someone else chooses him. 1st Jan, I promise I will tell all - hell, if it isn't up on DDP already by then, I'll post me whole list. No problem. I understand. There are already over 150 entries for next year, so it is going to be some very stiff competition among the teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Standup 0 Posted December 30, 2005 Delurking (and registering) to say good luck to all in the 2006 pool, hopefully the Snuff Daddies can emerge from the middle of the pack this year. My entry has been sent so I can stop scanning the wires for the latest hospital admissions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grobler 35 Posted December 31, 2005 I'm RIGHT looking forward to DDP 06.... 2005 was my first attempt....and I'm hopeful of scoring better this year . However , a couple of my surefire unique picks are (I fear) going to be picked up by sicker and sadder people than me who scan the local news 24/7.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eejit 9 Posted December 31, 2005 Damn! Everyone's in front of me. Just a minute, young man. I'll have you know that I have a paltry 16 points with 3 hits (including joker) and am at position 67. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted January 1, 2006 Having been woken early to be wished Happy New Year (from someone who'd just got in I present to you my DDP 2006 list: 1 Henry Allingham 2 Gerald Ford 3 Maurice Papon 4 Ross Davidson 5 John Spencer 6 W. Mark Felt 7 Gloria Stuart 8 R.Sargent Shriver 9 Phil Taylor (Footballer) 10Charles Haughey 11Clarence Ray Allen (who is my joker-could be 12 points for one hit, that's why I wanted to keep quiet) 12Francis Pym 13Emiliano Mercado del Toro 14Ference Puskas 15Michael Foot 16Brooke Astor 17Alfredo Stroessner 18Tony Rolt (late entry caused by Harold Lawton dying on Xmas Eve) 19Yifthak Shamir 20Mohammad Zahir Shah Equal 17th was a real achievement last year, but this team I consider my strongest yet in 3 years of entering. Good luck to all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cup of Tea 3 Posted January 1, 2006 And when will the site be updated? Here my team called summet like Jodies Cuppas i think. Cant remember. 1) Henry Allingham 2) Brooke Astor 3) Joseph Barbera 4) Ingmar Bergman 5) Ian Brady 6) James Brown 7) 'Digger' Claude Choules 8) Michael Foot 9) Betty Ford 10) Gerald Ford 11) Michael J Fox 12) King Harald V of Norway 13) Charlton Heston (JOKER) 14) Al Lewis 15) Joe Longthorne 16) Shane MacGowan 17) Ruby Muhammad 18) Denis Norden 19) Harold Pinter 20) Charlie Watts I dont really expect to do to well its my first year in it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted January 1, 2006 Quick note to say happy new year to all at DDP. Thanks for the competion - I was only =26th in 2005. Looking forward to having a better year in 2006 with: Steven Adler, Ronnie Biggs, Ross Davidson, John Kenneth Galbraith, Gerald Ford, Charles Haughey, Charlton Heston, Saddam Hussein, Ladybird Johnson, Jack Kevorkian, Tammy Faye (Bakker) Messner, Augusto Pinochet, Lou Rawls, Ibrahim Rugova, Ron Santo, King Sihanouk, Aaron Spelling, My Joker - John Spencer (snooker), Liz Taylor & Margaret Thatcher. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted January 1, 2006 Damn! Everyone's in front of me. Just a minute, young man. I'll have you know that I have a paltry 16 points with 3 hits (including joker) and am at position 67. Young man? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted January 1, 2006 Windsor the Troll 1) Brooke Astor 2) Ronnie Biggs 3) W. Mark Felt 4) Gerald Ford 5) Zsa Zsa Gabor 6) Estelle Getty 7) Rev Billy Graham 8) Charles Haughey 9) Saddam Hussein 10) Charles Lane 11) Augusto Pinochet 12) Harold Pinter 13) Ibrahim Rugova 14) Coretta Scott King 15) Mohammed Zahir Shah 16) Major Bruce Shand 17) King Sihanouk (JOKER) 18) Malietoa Tanumafila II 19) King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV 20) Anna Wing 1/4 of my candidates are associated with Royalty. Just because...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 42 Posted January 1, 2006 My team ended up in 20th position for 2005. Looking forward to a much better 2006. ddp2006 Team: Meet Your Maker 1) Henry Allingham 2) Ronnie Biggs 3) Rudi Carrell 4) Hugo Bleicher 5) Ross Davidson (JOKER) 6) W. Mark Felt 7) John Kenneth Galbraith 8) Rev Billy Graham 9) Charles Haughey 10) Paul Hunter 11) Stanley Kunitz 12) Ruby Muhammad 13) Harold Pinter 14) Lou Rawls 15) Oral Roberts 16) Ibrahim Rugova 17) Yitzhak Shamir 18) King Sihanouk 19) John Spencer 20) Wendy Wasserstein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted January 1, 2006 We ended 60th = with only 4 hits. Here's hoping for a better year. Congrats to fallen sparrow who won it this (last) year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted January 1, 2006 Equal 42. Could have been better, could have been worse Here's my 2006 list Team name: Pooil Vaaish Team members: 1) Herb Alpert 2) April Ashley 3) Arthur C Clarke 4) John Cole 5) Gary Coleman 6) Leonard Fenton 7) Michael Foot 8) Albert Hofmann 9) Art Linkletter (JOKER) 10) Hugh Lloyd 11) Ricardo Montalban 12) Patrick Moore 13) John Mortimer 14) Maila 'Vampira' Nurmi 15) Svetlana Stalin 16) Dave Swarbick 17) Desmond Tutu 18) Chad Varah 19) Nicol Williamson 20) Mike Yarwood Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grobler 35 Posted January 1, 2006 I was equal 23rd..... Question.... How come EVERYONE has got John Spencer ?? I thought I had a unique joker pick when I accidentally surfed onto some non entity charity fund raiser account...and he was mentioned as suffering from the same terminal illness ! Anyway....heres this years winning entry .... 1) Richard Adams 2) Henry Allingham 3) Peter Coe 4) Bill Deedes 5) Basil D'Oliveira 6) Charlie Drake 7) Michael Foot 8) Gerald Ford 9) Charlton Heston 10) Jimmy 'Jinky' Johnstone 11) Harper Lee 12) Henry Lincoln 13) Joe Longthorne 14) Brian Mawhinney 15) Patrick Moore 16) Harold Pinter 17) Lou Rawls 18) Corin Redgrave 19) John Spencer (JOKER) 20) Rachel Squire theres some good'uns there eh ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted January 1, 2006 TO which Peter Coe do you refer? Actor, musician or Seb's dad?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted January 1, 2006 1) Patty Andrews 2) Joseph Barbera 3) Ronnie Biggs 4) Joey Bishop 5) Kitty Carlisle 6) Arthur C Clarke 7) Ronnie Corbett (Replacement for Col. Vaughan) 8) Glenn Ford 9) Estelle Getty 10) Steven Hill 11) Willis Lamb 12) Charles Lane 13) Harold Pinter (JOKER) 14) Lou Rawls 15) Max Roach 16) Fred Saberhagen 17) Ron Santo 18) Charles Townes 19) James Van Allen 20) John Archibald Wheeler If I get seven I'll be pretty psyched, but as long as one goes, I won't feel stupid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grobler 35 Posted January 1, 2006 Sebs Dad.... is there any other ? I bumped into him once in Broomhill (Sheffield)....Seb , I mean....not his dad....literally bumped into him...he was jogging towards the shops...and I was returning to my Univ. Halls of residence.... God...I need a drink.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted January 1, 2006 Well, google brought up a few "famous"** Peter Coes, that's why I asked... **Famous allegedly, but I've never heard of any of them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cup of Tea 3 Posted January 1, 2006 any idea when the new DDP will be up and running i presumed it was today but apparently not ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted January 1, 2006 The email said a few days. I take it that the DL band of complainers will be ready to point out any faults or mistakes? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempus Fugit 214 Posted January 1, 2006 The email said a few days.I take it that the DL band of complainers will be ready to point out any faults or mistakes? I imagine it takes a while to find pictures of all the obscure new people that have been picked. Must be a lot of work involved. They have my admiration for their efforts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grobler 35 Posted January 1, 2006 and its a bloomin' big entry as always...!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted January 1, 2006 The email said a few days.I take it that the DL band of complainers will be ready to point out any faults or mistakes? I imagine it takes a while to find pictures of all the obscure new people that have been picked. Must be a lot of work involved. They have my admiration for their efforts. I have pictures looked out for my obscure people - just incase. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted January 1, 2006 The email said a few days.I take it that the DL band of complainers will be ready to point out any faults or mistakes? I imagine it takes a while to find pictures of all the obscure new people that have been picked. Must be a lot of work involved. They have my admiration for their efforts. It is a bugger of a job. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eejit 9 Posted January 1, 2006 Team name: Eejit Team members: 1) Elizabeth Bolden 2) Ray Bradbury 3) Arthur C Clarke 4) Ross Davidson (JOKER) 5) Jerry Falwell 6) Michael Foot 7) Zsa Zsa Gabor 8) Estelle Getty 9) Gary Glitter 10) Lady Bird Johnson 11) Frankie Laine 12) Jerry Lewis 13) Joe Longthorne 14) Dame Vera Lynn 15) Emiliano Mercado del Toro 16) Richard O'Sullivan 17) Peter O'Toole 18) Augusto Pinochet 19) Harold Pinter 20) Kurt Waldheim 1 & 15 are the world's oldest Woman and Man - I'm a little uncertain of them getting any kind of obituary in Britain though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sticky Threads 0 Posted January 1, 2006 My first stab at this. Hoping for no points, obviously. Team name: You Can Have Zsa Zsa Over My Dead Body! Team members: 1) Brooke Astor 2) Ronnie Biggs (JOKER) 3) David Crosby 4) Ross Davidson 5) Olivia de Havilland 6) Alfredo Di Stefano 7) Tom Finney 8) Joan Fontaine 9) Gerald Ford 10) John Kenneth Galbraith 11) Paul Gascoigne 12) Larry Hagman 13) Lady Bird Johnson 14) Joe Longthorne 15) Bernard Manning 16) Peter O'Toole 17) Gail Porter 18) Elizabeth Taylor 19) Margaret Thatcher 20) Boris Yeltsin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites