RadGuy 1,614 Posted April 19, 2017 45 minutes ago, gcreptile said: That's incredible 18pts for Shameless (and probably the achievement of one of my goals in deadpooling for this year, being player of the month). Shameless is now at 78pts with 5 hits. A triple-digit score is in sight (on January 2nd I predictedca score of 105pts, see the DDP thread.) Great job, man! I believe you're now at 33 points for April, I'd be proud to pass on the Player-of-the-Month torch to ya. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted April 27, 2017 A random observation I noticed, Heidi Loughlin, someone who tweets a lot, hasn't made a tweet since Sunday. This could mean nothing or this could lead into a decisive hit... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,101 Posted April 28, 2017 7 hours ago, Joey Russ said: A random observation I noticed, Heidi Loughlin, someone who tweets a lot, hasn't made a tweet since Sunday. This could mean nothing or this could lead into a decisive hit... I haven't tweeted for months. Does that mean nothing, or lead to a 'never heard of him' hit? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted April 28, 2017 Ah, it's usually different for those with terminal illness. Lack of social media often means that they're too ill to post. But I think your point is clever too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,438 Posted April 28, 2017 7 hours ago, Paul Bearer said: I haven't tweeted for months. Does that mean nothing, or lead to a 'never heard of him' hit? Can't. We already had a Deathlist miss with you back in 2013. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted April 30, 2017 Kirsty Keep gets loads of local coverage in and around Kent. Her GoFundMe page is still well short of two thirds of her £100,000 target. https://www.gofundme.com/8pnwn724 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted April 30, 2017 Facebooked posts suggests Ben Suisala passed away today... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted April 30, 2017 A crucial hit for my chances if the obit arrives... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted May 1, 2017 Re Ben Suisala half the first page when I chased his death on Firefox was dead pooling activity, including us. No sign there he's even dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted May 1, 2017 On 4/4/2017 at 14:50, Shaun of the Dead said: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/theresa-mays-cruel-cuts-cost-10155652?ICID=FB_mirror_main : A 51 year old man called Alan has hit the headlines by protesting government cuts to bereaved families from his death bed.Has tonsil cancer that has spead to his lungs and chest.Dont know how useful he will be in any Dead Pool as he hasnt given a surname to the media.Might be good the Elizabethan Deadpool if he sticks around I guess.Risky obit chances though. Victoria Derbyshire reports that 'Alan' has died. https://twitter.com/vicderbyshire/status/858994354500882432 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted May 1, 2017 Ok, yes, according to Facebook he died (Ben Suisala). Since he lives in New Zealand, he might already have died in May, by the way. If he obits, Shameless jumps to 2nd place. But I think he died "too late". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,438 Posted May 1, 2017 6 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Ok, yes, according to Facebook he died (Ben Suisala). Since he lives in New Zealand, he might already have died in May, by the way. If he obits, Shameless jumps to 2nd place. But I think he died "too late". Hey, think of those of us who went for the kamikaze approach to the DDP this year. Three List of the Lost candidates already! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted May 1, 2017 You weren't the only ones though ;). Sims barely obited and who knows what happens with Kobayashi, Singh, Perez, DDTs picks.... It just happened so that your risky picks died first. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,438 Posted May 1, 2017 11 minutes ago, gcreptile said: You weren't the only ones though ;). Sims barely obited and who knows what happens with Kobayashi, Singh, Perez, DDTs picks.... It just happened so that your risky picks died first. I think Cameron-Blackie will obit but his other two are risky due to BBC local pages not counting anymore. I could do with Perez/Kobayashi/Singh living into 2018. The big four - Christie, Downie, Bracknell, Nevin - are all still breathing, which muddies the picture right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted May 1, 2017 43 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Since he lives in New Zealand, he might already have died in May, by the way. Actually, when I checked Facebook posts about Suisala's death last night, I calculated that the posts started flowing in at 9:00PM on April 30th, New Zealand Time. So he still died in April. Which means, as I said in the DDP thread, that an obit would make Shameless one of the greatest Players of the Month ever, with 58 points! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted May 1, 2017 Really??? Didn't DDT have some 70+ pts last year? But I'm not sure at all. Edit: Ah, "one of the", not: "the". Yes, true. It's third place or something like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,438 Posted May 1, 2017 Record is DDT with 64, iirc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted May 1, 2017 25 minutes ago, msc said: Record is DDT with 64, iirc. Think Bert also got that the same month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 1, 2017 The UK’s longest-serving patient has died after spending 54 years in the same NHS hospital. James Morris, a war veteran, was initially admitted with a broken leg in 1962 at the age of 21. However, he suffered a cardiac arrest on the operating table and was left in a vegetative state, meaning he never went home. He passed away last month at the age of 75, and is thought to have spent the longest time in a single hospital across the entire NHS network. About time he quit living off the working class, the goddamn remora. SC (Edit: Knowing the top drawer UK medical industry, they probably still are working on a diagnosis) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted May 1, 2017 You had me hoping for a minute... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted May 1, 2017 5 hours ago, Joey Russ said: Think Bert also got that the same month. Actually, it was Crossing the Styx. Don't know who they are on the forum, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted May 2, 2017 His funeral (Ben Suisala) is going to happen on the 4th, so I think that's his last chance to obit. Otherwise, my team is screwed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted May 3, 2017 Kevin Carey, cancer fundraiser. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/brave-kevin-carey-loses-brain-tumour-battle-our-beautiful-gladiator-has-been-set-free-says-heartbroken-family-35676186.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted May 8, 2017 Valeri Spiridonov no longer no. 1 target for the world's first head transplant. It's now going to be a Chinese guy: http://www.newsweek.com/head-transplant-sergio-canavero-valery-spiridonov-china-2017-591772 Though I think I read that on this forum before... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted May 17, 2017 Polly Haydock, cancer mum and a Shameless reject, but picked by four DDP teams, gets more support from Peter Kay: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/peter-kay-live-blackpool-tickets-13046937 He already staged a charity show for her benefit which catapulted her into the news in the first place, now there'll be a second one next month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
