msc 18,442 Posted January 1, 2017 Genuine LOL - my only likely unique pick is your bloody joker, Sir Creep! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IsoltSayre 3 Posted January 1, 2017 As a novice at this, I've sent in two teams but am yet to receive a confirmation (one on the 30th December) NZT. Just checking it's all legit and also making sure I haven't fucked up somewhere along the path. Might send in a third team for larks. I sent my team in just prior to Christmas and got my confirmation New Year's Eve if that's a help. Plus before I got my confirmation he said he had processed 200 teams. Fair play to the guy, I couldn't do his job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted January 1, 2017 I picked her as well. Will post mine after sleep. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 1, 2017 Well I've sent mine in. I look forward as always to finding out who is actually completely fine and who managed to evade my search terms. And that leaving off a certain hit for someone worth potentially a few more points is probably a poor idea... Haha I love that 'completely evaded my search terms' that's how I feel, I wonder how they were located. I still have zero idea how anyone searches gofundme or Twitter etc looking for someone mentioning 'dying' or 'stage 4' or whatever. But it must be possible. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,980 Posted January 1, 2017 Sir Creep - Cancel My Appointments Patrick Bowlen Colin Butts Rico Constantino Errol Christie Rayya Elias (Joker) Scott Hamilton Mo Haque Sasha Lokovic Tracy McGiffin Sir Colin Meads Vincent Mullins Richard Overton Nabeel Qureshi Simon Ricketts Peter Skellern Mario Soares Valeri Spiridinov John Wetton Mike IX Williams Paul Van Zandvliet Sub: PM Patrick John Note: after realizing I totally forgot Glen Campbell I sent an immediate email saying put Campbell in for Wetton, so it sure the ruling. I'll be the only dolt without Glen Campbell otherwise. Good luck everyone! SC Wetton is a dead cert,assuming Campbell goes and Wetton doesn't make drop 40(most likely) it's only a net 1 point loss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IsoltSayre 3 Posted January 1, 2017 Well I've sent mine in. I look forward as always to finding out who is actually completely fine and who managed to evade my search terms. And that leaving off a certain hit for someone worth potentially a few more points is probably a poor idea... Haha I love that 'completely evaded my search terms' that's how I feel, I wonder how they were located. I still have zero idea how anyone searches gofundme or Twitter etc looking for someone mentioning 'dying' or 'stage 4' or whatever. But it must be possible. SC This is how Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,972 Posted January 1, 2017 As mentioned in chat, I figured Rayya Elias would be the 2017 Bob Benmosche. The lock who evades public mention, but you know will be on a fair few contender's lists. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,442 Posted January 1, 2017 As mentioned in chat, I figured Rayya Elias would be the 2017 Bob Benmosche. The lock who evades public mention, but you know will be on a fair few contender's lists. Aye. I was hoping you lot would just forget, being distracted elsewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JiroemonKimura 95 Posted January 1, 2017 Sir Creep - Cancel My Appointments Patrick Bowlen Colin Butts Rico Constantino Errol Christie Rayya Elias (Joker) Scott Hamilton Mo Haque Sasha Lokovic Tracy McGiffin Sir Colin Meads Vincent Mullins Richard Overton Nabeel Qureshi Simon Ricketts Peter Skellern Mario Soares Valeri Spiridinov John Wetton Mike IX Williams Paul Van Zandvliet Sub: PM Patrick John Note: after realizing I totally forgot Glen Campbell I sent an immediate email saying put Campbell in for Wetton, so it sure the ruling. I'll be the only dolt without Glen Campbell otherwise. Good luck everyone! SC Wetton is a dead cert,assuming Campbell goes and Wetton doesn't make drop 40(most likely) it's only a net 1 point loss. Vincent Mullins appears to already be dead: http://www.crawfordacrim.com/obituaries/Vince-Mullins/ I wouldn't put all my money on Campbell. Alzheimer's folks are kinda hard to predict. Peter Falk was diagnosed with the disease 8 years ago, and is still lingering on. Wait, Peter who? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted January 1, 2017 For the second year running, I submitted in a panic at exactly 23:59. Top New Year parties we have round here #1 Hits A theme team of people who've had a record peak at #1 in the UK Singles Chart (either solo or as part of a group). Last year's position is given in brackets, where applicable. 1: (new) Ray Thomas (The Moody Blues) 2: (new) Terry Jacks 3: (6) Peter Sarstedt 4: (2) Vera Lynn 5: (new) Len "Chip" Hawkes (The Tremeloes) 6: (11) Rolf Harris 7: (9) Billy Connolly 8: (3) Peter MacBeth (The Foundations) 9: (new) Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones) 10: (new) Eric Faulkner (Bay City Rollers) 11: (1) Sinéad O'Connor 12: (new) Vic Damone 13: (new) Kenny Rogers 14: (new) Diana Ross 15: (new) Justin Bieber 16: (new) Barry Gibb (The Bee Gees) 17: (new) Ken Dodd 18: (new) Chuck Berry 19: (new) Doris Day 20: (new) Avicii Dropped since last year: Mike Elliott (The Foundations) (4), Jane Morgan (5), Melissa Bell (Soul II Soul) (7) (who, by the way, I just realised wasn't even in the group when they had a #1, so wasn't eligible in the first place!), Marcia Barrett (Boney M.) (8), Ke$ha (10), Lena Martell (12), Robert Lee Smith (The Tams) (13), Craig Douglas (14), Charles Aznavour (15), Kenney Jones (Small Faces) (16), Norman Greenbaum (18), Ian McCredie (Middle of the Road) (19), and Judith Durham (The Seekers) (20). Only person to actually die last year was Kitty Kallen (17), who didn't get a qualifying obit anyway. Unpersons A theme team of Big Brother housemates (including Celebrity Big Brother and other spin-offs). Last year's position is given in brackets, where applicable. 1: (new) Marco Pierre White Jr (BB17) 2: (2) Jackie Stallone (CBB3) 3: (3) Bruce Jones (CBB12) 4: (5) Julie Goodyear (CBB10) 5: (7) Lionel Blair (CBB13) 6: (6) Lauren Harries (CBB12) 7: (new) Janice Dickinson (CBB16) 8: (new) Danniella Westbrook (CBB17) 9: (4) Carol McGiffin (CBB12) 10: (8) Jeremy Jackson (CBB15) 11: (14) Big Ron Atkinson (CBB12) 12: (18) John McCririck (CBB3) 13: (new) Ken Morley (CBB15) 14: (new) Christopher Biggins (CBB18) 15: (new) Liz Jones (CBB13) 16: (new) Carole Vincent (BB8) 17: (16) Gary Busey (CBB14) 18: (new) Tila Tequila (CBB16) 19: (new) Starboy Nathan (Celebrity Hijack) 20: (new) Ivana Trump (CBB7) Dropped since last year: Rebekah Shelton (1), Dustin Diamond (9), Alicia Douvall (10), Alexander O'Neal (11), Michael Barrymore (12), Paddy Doherty (13), Katie Hopkins (15), Paula Hamilton (17), Germaine Greer (19), and Derek Laud (20). Nobody on the team died last year. (Pete Burns was #32 in my salvage lot.) Strictly Corpse Dying A theme team of Strictly Come Dancing/Dancing with the Stars contestants, hosts, judges etc. Didn't have this one last year and knocked it off in about half an hour due to poor time management. You're welcome 1 (JOKER): Shannen Doherty 2: Bruce Forsyth 3: Valerie Harper 4: Tommy Chong 5: Rob Kardashian 6: Buzz Aldrin 7: Cloris Leachman 8: Sherri Shepherd 9: Jimmy Tarbuck 10: Betsey Johnson 11: Paula Deen 12: Johnny Ball 13: Suzanne Somers 14: Russell Grant 15: Esther Rantzen 16: David Dickinson 17: John Sergeant 18: Ann Widdecombe 19: Anastacia 20: Len Goodman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted January 1, 2017 Right, here's my lot. Still Life Mao Kobayashi (joker) Mark Sims Clive James Gord Downie Leah Bracknell Errol Christie Paul Van-Zandvliet Mario Soares Tony Booth Alberto Fujimori Sara Coward Michael I of Romania Valery Spiridonov John Wetton Peter Skellern Tracy Mcgiffin Steve Sumner Smith Hart Glen Campbell Joost van der Westhuizen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,195 Posted January 1, 2017 Octopus of Odstock - Well, you never know... He'll be back but not as a contender... As a potential corpse? I sincerely hope not. Spade, definitely not. That ship sailed for me a long time ago. TMiB does a far far better job than I could ever have done/do. I've not really got time or inclination to enter a properly researched team but I have entered a theme team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 1, 2017 For what it's worth, here are my teams:The Man In Black's "The Pythons are Dying in the Wrong Order..."Terry Jones (J)John CleeseEric IdleTerry GilliamMichael PalinConnie BoothNeil InnesDavid SherlockBarry CryerRichard BakerDiddy David Hamilton(singer) LuluRingo StarrGwen TaylorChris LanghamCarole ClevelandCharles McKewonKenneth ColleyPatricia QuinnSimon JonesThe Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2017Kirk Douglas (J)Bruce ForsythHillary ClintonRobert WagnerJohn HillermanPeter CarringtonNorman TebbitBob DylanJack NicholsonSean ConnerySheila MercierClarissa EdenFreddie StarrFrank WilliamsMel BrooksEileen DerbyshireChuck BerryPrunella ScalesQueen Elizabeth IIBurt Reynolds 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted January 1, 2017 Right, here's my lot. Still Life Mao Kobayashi (joker) Mark Sims Clive James Gord Downie Leah Bracknell Errol Christie Paul-Van Zandvliet Mario Soares Tony Booth Alberto Fujimori Sara Coward Michael I of Romania Valery Spiridonov John Wetton Peter Skellern Tracy Mcgiffin Steve Sumner Smith Hart Glen Campbell Joost van der Westhuizen I'm surprised more people didn't go for Valery spiridonov . He will score good points ,will get obit , He is terminally ill and if he survives to the operation good chance he will die during it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted January 1, 2017 My teams (order in the email was different) The Love Boat 1. Leah Bracknell - joker 2. Errol Christie 3. Mao Kobayashi 4. Joost Van Der Westhuizen 5. Glen Campbell 6. Sara Coward 7. Gord Downie 8. Sharon Laws 9. Connie Johnson 10. Tracy McGiffin 11. Valeri Spiridonov 12. Dmitri Hvorostovsky 13. Rayya Elias 14. Mark Sims 15. Daisy Berkowitz 16. DJ Casper 17. Greg Gilbert 18. Simon Ricketts 19. Stefan Karl Stefansson 20. Catherine Nevin Subs: 1. King Michael of Romania 2. Bishop Geoffrey Robinson 3. Sir Owen Glenn The B-Team 1. Gary De Carlo - joker 2. Steve Hewlett 3. Steve Gleason 4. Nick Boles 5. Kevin Murray 6. Julia "Jupe" Perez 7. Ray Pfeifer 8. John Swinton of Kimmerghane 9. Colin Butts 10. Herbert Kretzmer 11. Colin Meads 12. Steve Sumner 13. Seiji Ozawa 14. Smith Hart 15. Bishop Eddie Long 16. Anthony Booth 17. Paul Van Zandfliet 18. Jimmy Snuka 19. Andrew Fairlie 20. Peter Skellern Sub: 1. Caroline Laws 2. Irene Triplett 3. Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. Shameless 1. Lisa Magill - joker 2. Aundrea Bannatyne 3. Heidi Loughlin 4. Sophie Sabbage 5. Jay Clark 6. Ben Suisala 7. Bobby Zarin 8. Irfon Williams 9. Cheyann Clark 10. Emma Houlston 11. Jessica (-Jayde) Allen 12. Leanne Hock 13. Juan Pedro Franco 14. Alan Aspin 15. Hannah Lyson 16. Gemma Nuttall 17. Natalie Daniells 18. Laura Saull 19. Kath Osmond 20. Sally Major Sub: 1. Jennie Yoo 2. Colin Baddiel 3. Kris Hallenga Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted January 1, 2017 And the two solutions to my allusions: The person I had inside knowledge of, about his cancer fight going well but who I expected to be picked by quite a few deadpoolers was.... Charles Bradley. But stomach cancer is tricky, we'll see... The person I wasn't sure if he's unique, because his age was a little high and who was a member of a one-hit-wonder group was Gary De Carlo. I pushed him to my second team. He looks like a DQSP pick, and the 7 base points were too few. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,442 Posted January 1, 2017 Pan Breed 2017 Gord Downie (joker) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Alan Aspin Leah Bracknell Colin Butts Errol Christie Sara Coward Rayya Elias Greg Gilbert Anna Holmlund Sasha Lakovic Tracy McGiffin Catherine Nevin Simon Ricketts Dr Mark Sims Stefan Karl Stefansson Steve Sumner Ben Suisala Joost van der Westhuizen Paul Van Zandvliet Not expecting much this year, though. 5th in 2016 was a major fluke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,903 Posted January 1, 2017 Octopus of Odstock - Well, you never know... He'll be back but not as a contender... As a potential corpse? I sincerely hope not. Spade, definitely not. That ship sailed for me a long time ago. TMiB does a far far better job than I could ever have done/do. I've not really got time or inclination to enter a properly researched team but I have entered a theme team. Sorry Octy, didn't mean to offend, I just remembered that someone had picked you before and wondered if they had again. For what it's worth these are my teams Team 1 Protectors, Persuaders and Prisoners in a Suitcase (Deceased) Theme : ITC actors/producers etc 1.Rodney Bewes 2.Kenneth Cope 3. Peter Wyngard 4.Cyril Frankel 5. Dudley Sutton 6. Sylvia Syms 7. Roy Dotrice 8. Mark Eden 9. Roger Moore 10. Fenella Fielding 11 Jacqueline Pearce 12. George C Cooper 13 Henry Woolf 14.John Fraser 15. Liz Fraser 16. Gerald Harper 17. Peter Sallis 18. Tony Booth 19. Martin Landau 20. Geoffrey Bayldon Subs, John Savident, Paul Darrow, Alan Curtis Team 2 Lynch Mob Theme - People associated with David Lynch 1 Robert Blake 2 Warren Frost 3 Harry Dean Stanton 4 Dean Stockwell 5 Michael Ontkean 6 Michael J Anderson 7 Lara Flynn Boyle 8 Piper Laurie 9 Russ Tamblyn 10 Max von Sydow 11 John Hurt 12 Freddie Jones 13 Sian Philips 14 Richard Beymer 15 Walter Olkewicz 16 Eric DaRe 17 Sheryl Lee 18 Angelo Badalamenti 19 Kenneth Welsh 20 Al Stroebel Team 1 Protectors, Persuaders and Prisoners in a Suitcase (Deceased) Theme : ITC actors/producers etc 1.Rodney Bewes 2.Kenneth Cope 3. Peter Wyngard 4.Cyril Frankel 5. Dudley Sutton 6. Sylvia Syms 7. Roy Dotrice 8. Mark Eden 9. Roger Moore 10. Fenella Fielding 11 Jacqueline Pearce 12. George C Cooper 13 Henry Woolf 14.John Fraser 15. Liz Fraser 16. Gerald Harper 17. Peter Sallis 18. Tony Booth 19. Martin Landau 20. Geoffrey Bayldon Team 2 Lynch Mob Theme - People associated with David Lynch 1 Robert Blake 2 Warren Frost 3 Harry Dean Stanton 4 Dean Stockwell 5 Michael Ontkean 6 Michael J Anderson 7 Lara Flynn Boyle 8 Piper Laurie 9 Russ Tamblyn 10 Max von Sydow 11 John Hurt 12 Freddie Jones 13 Sian Philips 14 Richard Beymer 15 Walter Olkewicz 16 Eric DaRe 17 Sheryl Lee 18 Angelo Badalamenti 19 Kenneth Welsh 20 Al Stroebel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Predictor 1,018 Posted January 1, 2017 Pan Breed 2017 Gord Downie (joker) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Alan Aspin Leah Bracknell Colin Butts Errol Christie Sara Coward Rayya Elias Greg Gilbert Anna Holmlund Sasha Lakovic Tracy McGiffin Catherine Nevin Simon Ricketts Dr Mark Sims Stefan Karl Stefansson Steve Sumner Ben Suisala Joost van der Westhuizen Paul Van Zandvliet Not expecting much this year, though. 5th in 2016 was a major fluke. My teams (order in the email was different) The Love Boat 1. Leah Bracknell - joker 2. Errol Christie 3. Mao Kobayashi 4. Joost Van Der Westhuizen 5. Glen Campbell 6. Sara Coward 7. Gord Downie 8. Sharon Laws 9. Connie Johnson 10. Tracy McGiffin 11. Valeri Spiridonov 12. Dmitri Hvorostovsky 13. Rayya Elias 14. Mark Sims 15. Daisy Berkowitz 16. DJ Casper 17. Greg Gilbert 18. Simon Ricketts 19. Stefan Karl Stefansson 20. Catherine Nevin Wow, I picked Catherine Nevin as well, and she was never (as far as I can tell) mentioned in the forum before. So while none of us will get a unique for her, I guess it is a good sign for me that I managed to select someone whom the really strong teams of Pan Breed & The Love Boat believe will a) die this year and b ) get an acceptable obit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,525 Posted January 1, 2017 So here we go: Sims, Mark (joker) Bracknell, Leah Bradley, Charles Briggs, Paul Brokenshire, Laurie Clark, Jay Christie, Errol Coward, Sara Downie, Gord Elias, Rayya Gilbert, Greg Hewlett, Steve Magill, Lisa Meads, Colin Nevin, Catherine Perham, Michael Singh, Jagraj Skellern, Peter Stefansson, Stefan Karl Wetton, John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,442 Posted January 1, 2017 Michael Perham should have shown up in one of my research tags ("bishop, cancer") so that's a schoolboy error of sorts. Like last year, Spade has 3 people I didn't think were ill enough. In 2016, all three of them subsequently died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted January 1, 2017 Reet - my performances hereabouts have been woeful of late Can this bunch bring about change in 2017? DDP TEAM Sara Coward – jk Colin Baddiel Tony Booth Leah Bracknell Pauline Cafferkey Glen Campbell Errol Christie Shannen Doherty Gord Downie Paul Gascoigne Anne Hamilton-Byrne Emma Morano John Noakes Martin Peters Brian Reader Kenny Sansome Peter Sarstedt Peter Skellern Mario Soares John Wetton Subs bench Nobby Stiles Terry Jones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted January 1, 2017 Jagraj Singh - I have him in the Deathrace. A QO will surprise me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,226 Posted January 1, 2017 So here's my official line up (and my joker haven't been mentioned yet): Suisala, Ben (joker) Al-Baghdadi, Abu Bakr Aspin, Alan Booth, Tony Brady, Ian Campbell, Glen Christie, Errol Coward, Sara Davies, Rick Downie, Gord Gilbert, Greg Loughlin, Heidi McGiffin, Tracy Meads, Colin Ricketts, Simon Sims, Mark Skellern, Peter Stefansson, Stefan Karl van der Westhuizen, Joost Wetton, John Before you ask about Brady, it's truly a case of the do you trust the criminal with terminal illness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted January 1, 2017 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Joker) Sara Coward Leah Bracknell Errol Christie Rayya Elias Susanne Cameron-Blackie Steve Pollard Greg Gilbert Collin Meads Valery Spiridonov Vincent Lambert Steve Sumner Gord Downie Eddie Long Steve Hewlett Les Mutrie Peter Skellern John Wetton Paul Briggs Clive James Hoping for an eleventh consecutive top twenty finish, but don't think I'm going to be challenging for the podium this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
