maryportfuncity 10,660 Posted June 17, 2016 So, in a pathetic effort to inject a little life into this tepid thread... Will we have the podium complete by the end of the longest day? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted June 17, 2016 My pick is on his deathbed so quite possibly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,076 Posted June 17, 2016 Here's what I have: Kate Granger - Still getting treatment and more lucid than earlier reported. Bernie Worrell - On his way out. Matter of hours rather than days. Thai King - allegedly recovering well from his recent heart op. Walter Scheel - no news is good news for this one. Leslie Phillips - no news is good news for this one. Liz Smith - recent hoax death, but nothing much. Shelby Westbrook - no news is good news for this one. Pope Emeritus Benedict - party organised for June 28 to celebrate 65 years as a priest. Hm. Rowena Kincaid - nothing since readmission to hospital for pneumonia treatment earlier in the month. Billy Graham - seemingly immortal. Tony Booth - no news is good news for this one. Geoffrey Bayldon - no news is good news for this one. King Michael of Romania - operation in March, tax trouble in May, dead in June? Marietta Giannakou - still in intensive care after heart attack? Irving Kanarek - no news is good news for this one. Lady Susan Renouf - still receiving palliative care? Bruce Langhorne - still in hospice, dying since December 2015. Zsa Zsa Gabor - seemingly immortal. Emma Morano - had a birthday, still kicking. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youwanticewiththat 611 Posted June 18, 2016 I hope Cat gets the bronze. Might distract him from the skies for a nano-second. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,660 Posted June 18, 2016 Here's what I have: Kate Granger - Still getting treatment and more lucid than earlier reported. Bernie Worrell - On his way out. Matter of hours rather than days. Thai King - allegedly recovering well from his recent heart op. Walter Scheel - no news is good news for this one. Leslie Phillips - no news is good news for this one. Liz Smith - recent hoax death, but nothing much. Shelby Westbrook - no news is good news for this one. Pope Emeritus Benedict - party organised for June 28 to celebrate 65 years as a priest. Hm. Rowena Kincaid - nothing since readmission to hospital for pneumonia treatment earlier in the month. Billy Graham - seemingly immortal. Tony Booth - no news is good news for this one. Geoffrey Bayldon - no news is good news for this one. King Michael of Romania - operation in March, tax trouble in May, dead in June? Marietta Giannakou - still in intensive care after heart attack? Irving Kanarek - no news is good news for this one. Lady Susan Renouf - still receiving palliative care? Bruce Langhorne - still in hospice, dying since December 2015. Zsa Zsa Gabor - seemingly immortal. Emma Morano - had a birthday, still kicking. Above and beyond, cheers for the form guide fella I think they'll all see 22 June, but some of them won't see much daylight beyond that - Worrell for one, probs Granger too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,660 Posted June 21, 2016 A few hours to go but we're short of one person on the podium, right? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Switch 141 Posted June 21, 2016 A few hours to go but we're short of one person on the podium, right?I will gladly accept that place if nobody else claims it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted June 22, 2016 So there we have it: 19 survivors of the inaugural Midsummer Madness. I'm astonished so many have made it and, with all due respect to our esteemed champion Spade, even he picked possibly the least famous person imaginable in order to win. Do we ignore this thread now until next summer or do we merrily tick off our contenders one-by-one (assuming of course that at least SOME of the 19 don't make it to the starting line next year) as the year goes by? Or do we have a game to see how many go between now and next June? Think I'd go with....8 more deaths before next year. Just don't ask me which 8. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted June 22, 2016 So there we have it: 19 survivors of the inaugural Midsummer Madness. I'm astonished so many have made it and, with all due respect to our esteemed champion Spade, even he picked possibly the least famous person imaginable in order to win. Do we ignore this thread now until next summer or do we merrily tick off our contenders one-by-one (assuming of course that at least SOME of the 19 don't make it to the starting line next year) as the year goes by? Or do we have a game to see how many go between now and next June? Think I'd go with....8 more deaths before next year. Just don't ask me which 8. It will be more than 8.Granger Worrell Renouf Langhorne Kincaid and Booth will all be dead within 6 months at most.As for the others none of them look like they have a year in them.I reckon there will be about 5 survivors next year including Zsa Zsa. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,487 Posted June 22, 2016 So there we have it: 19 survivors of the inaugural Midsummer Madness. I'm astonished so many have made it and, with all due respect to our esteemed champion Spade, even he picked possibly the least famous person imaginable in order to win. Do we ignore this thread now until next summer or do we merrily tick off our contenders one-by-one (assuming of course that at least SOME of the 19 don't make it to the starting line next year) as the year goes by? Or do we have a game to see how many go between now and next June? Think I'd go with....8 more deaths before next year. Just don't ask me which 8. Well, you know, it's as Gary Lineker said: Deadpooling is a simple game. Twenty-one names are ambulance chased by a group of ghouls for a length of time and at the end, David Quantick's Showbiz Pals win. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,156 Posted June 22, 2016 I didn't realise that people who are not famous were eligible picks. Personally I feel that it crosses a line. Someone is going to pick their granny, or a cancer-stricken neighbour. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted June 22, 2016 Liking Jiroemon's chances, tbh: http://www.ekathimerini.com/209128/article/ekathimerini/news/new-democracy-mep-giannakou-in-intensive-care-after-heart-attack It is anyones game.Every candidate is bloody brilliant in terms of extreme old age serious illness or both.Would not at all be surprised if 10 go before the 21st.Maybe the one who finishes last should get given something horrible like a kick up the arse by Maryport.Would drag the competition out a little longer So there we have it: 19 survivors of the inaugural Midsummer Madness. I'm astonished so many have made it and, with all due respect to our esteemed champion Spade, even he picked possibly the least famous person imaginable in order to win. Do we ignore this thread now until next summer or do we merrily tick off our contenders one-by-one (assuming of course that at least SOME of the 19 don't make it to the starting line next year) as the year goes by? Or do we have a game to see how many go between now and next June? Think I'd go with....8 more deaths before next year. Just don't ask me which 8. It will be more than 8.Granger Worrell Renouf Langhorne Kincaid and Booth will all be dead within 6 months at most.As for the others none of them look like they have a year in them.I reckon there will be about 5 survivors next year including Zsa Zsa. While I have no doubt there are some sure fire hits on the list, you'll forgive me for lacking a certain amount of confidence in your certainty Shaun, given your previous prediction as the game began... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,592 Posted June 22, 2016 I didn't realise that people who are not famous were eligible picks. Personally I feel that it crosses a line. Someone is going to pick their granny, or a cancer-stricken neighbour. To be fair the winning pick went during his 15 minutes and got the necessary in the rules of the game. Pity otherwise I would have won! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,660 Posted June 22, 2016 I didn't realise that people who are not famous were eligible picks. Personally I feel that it crosses a line. Someone is going to pick their granny, or a cancer-stricken neighbour. To be fair the winning pick went during his 15 minutes and got the necessary in the rules of the game. Pity otherwise I would have won! Aye, low hanging enthusiast that I am I'm still precious that picks have had their fifteen minutes and not greatly given to people picking their own granny.Obviously if the second in line to the throne should choose to enter we'd allow him to pick his granny! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted June 25, 2016 Bernie Worrell has died.Do I get bronze? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,547 Posted June 25, 2016 I didn't realise that people who are not famous were eligible picks. Personally I feel that it crosses a line. Someone is going to pick their granny, or a cancer-stricken neighbour. He was janitor of the year for all of the US! That's equivalent to a Nobel imho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted June 25, 2016 Bernie Worrell has died.Do I get bronze? He did die on Midsummer's Day - 24th June. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,660 Posted June 26, 2016 Bernie Worrell has died.Do I get bronze? Yeah, of course 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,660 Posted June 26, 2016 So, there's precious little tension left in this deadpool; unless our low hangers can score more deaths that the DL 50 by the close of the year's business Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,660 Posted July 8, 2016 So, we made the end of June and a week with only two dead, right? So much for their low hanging credentials, eh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,076 Posted July 8, 2016 Three...Lewis, Waldo and Worrell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,660 Posted July 8, 2016 Three...Lewis, Waldo and Worrell. Aye, sorry, my bad - still 18 breathers, mind. Not as low hanging as we once thought. So, will this list overtake the DL for body count by 31 Decemeber? 1. Grim up North: Dr Kate Granger - DEAD 2. Sean of the Dead: Bernie Worrell - DEAD 3. Bibliogryphon: Janet Waldo - DEAD 4. Rotten Ali: Bhumibol Adulyadej 5. Captain Chorizo: Walter Scheel 6. Youwantricewiththat: Leslie Philips 7. Time: Liz Smith 8. Pedro 67: Shelby Westbrook 9. Young Willz: Pope Emeritus Benedict 10. Spade Cooley: Jerome Lewis - DEAD 11. msc: Rowena Kincaid 12. Rockhopperpenguin: Billy Graham 13. Cat O’ Falk: Tony Booth 14. Toast: Geoffrey Bayldon 15. RadGuy: Former King Michael of Romania 16. JiroemonKimura: Marietta Giannakou 17. Handrejka: Irving Kanarek 18. Gcreptile: Lady Susan Renouf - DEAD 19. Death Impends: Bruce Langhorne 20. RoverAndOut: Zsa Zsa Gabor 21. Maryportfuncity: Emma Morano 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted July 14, 2016 Lady Susan Renouf takes us to 4/21 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,660 Posted July 18, 2016 List two posts above duly amended. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,660 Posted July 26, 2016 Dr Kate brings up a top five, 16 to go on this. We're catching the official Deathlist. That'll get the mass shootings off the front pages, eh? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
