gcreptile 11,078 Posted July 26, 2017 3 hours ago, Going Underground said: Right chalk me up for a Unique on Sonny West please TMIB Sonny died in May but failed to get an obit but luckily for me his cousin Red who was also a member of the Memphis Mafia died a few weeks ago. Sonny's death gets a mention in this Daily Mail article. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4715764/Actor-Red-West-longtime-Elvis-confidant-dies.html Now we know what needs to happen to give Jagraj Singh an obit: Sunny Hundal must die! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted July 26, 2017 Was perusing the DDP today when I spotted the theme team; If he's so Smart how Come He's Dead? Currently cruising under the radar on no hits - how many of these will see 2018 Buzz ALDRIN Zhores ALFEROV Jack COHEN Martin COOPER Brian Edward COX Geena DAVIS Richard DAWKINS Bill GATES Margaret HAMILTON Stephen HAWKING Garry KASPAROV Richard LEDERER I. M. PEI James RANDI Clive SINCLAIR Simon SINGH Robert SOLOW Marilyn VOS SAVANT Dr James WATSON James WOODS 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,078 Posted July 26, 2017 17 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: Was perusing the DDP today when I spotted the theme team; If he's so Smart how Come He's Dead? Currently cruising under the radar on no hits - how many of these will see 2018 Buzz ALDRIN Zhores ALFEROV Jack COHEN Martin COOPER Brian Edward COX Geena DAVIS Richard DAWKINS Bill GATES Margaret HAMILTON Stephen HAWKING Garry KASPAROV Richard LEDERER I. M. PEI James RANDI Clive SINCLAIR Simon SINGH Robert SOLOW Marilyn VOS SAVANT Dr James WATSON James WOODS Alferov invented the "heterotransistor". That's the machine that makes everybody gay, isn't it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted July 26, 2017 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: Alferov invented the "heterotransistor". That's the machine that makes everybody gay, isn't it? Dunno IS everybody gay? That might be your answer right there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,043 Posted July 26, 2017 3 hours ago, maryportfuncity said: Was perusing the DDP today when I spotted the theme team; If he's so Smart how Come He's Dead? Currently cruising under the radar on no hits - how many of these will see 2018 Buzz ALDRIN Zhores ALFEROV Jack COHEN Martin COOPER Brian Edward COX Geena DAVIS Richard DAWKINS Bill GATES Margaret HAMILTON Stephen HAWKING Garry KASPAROV Richard LEDERER I. M. PEI James RANDI Clive SINCLAIR Simon SINGH Robert SOLOW Marilyn VOS SAVANT Dr James WATSON James WOODS Margaret Hamilton... surprisingly she wasn't on my space theme team longlist. Well took care of that just now... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pedro67 234 Posted July 27, 2017 Mate (obits 'r'us) was looking for some inspiration for his team ages ago,and I threw him some names I was toying with inc June Foray. Lesson learned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted July 28, 2017 On 7/26/2017 at 13:05, maryportfuncity said: Was perusing the DDP today when I spotted the theme team; If he's so Smart how Come He's Dead? Currently cruising under the radar on no hits - how many of these will see 2018 Buzz ALDRIN Zhores ALFEROV Jack COHEN Martin COOPER Brian Edward COX Geena DAVIS Richard DAWKINS Bill GATES Margaret HAMILTON Stephen HAWKING Garry KASPAROV Richard LEDERER I. M. PEI James RANDI Clive SINCLAIR Simon SINGH Robert SOLOW Marilyn VOS SAVANT Dr James WATSON James WOODS Geena Davis and James Woods.... *drums fingers on table top*..... Guess I don't get the 'theme' after all. Which is why I'm not listed. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,231 Posted August 2, 2017 Next update is going to be huge.... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,267 Posted August 3, 2017 51 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Next update is going to be huge.... Parseghian will probably be pushed to the update afterwards because he's an August death, but even without him, it'll still be a massive update. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,146 Posted August 3, 2017 For the List of the Lost Luigi Baldan, Italian Resistance fighter who died on February the 3rd and did not obit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,879 Posted August 3, 2017 Former DDP pick Ian Graham, an academic, pegged it 2 days ago:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Graham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted August 5, 2017 At long last, an update... 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,267 Posted August 5, 2017 Lol. Jagraj Singh is considered only for being ill and dying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted August 5, 2017 One never wants to upset Sikhs, a lesson I learned from Indira Gandhi... 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,543 Posted August 5, 2017 Ah, in tribute to the headliner: I remember Hywel Bennett best from the Endless Night adaptation from 72. Agatha Christie wasn't a fan, and I couldn't understand why as I was watching it: it was keeping fairly faithful to the book. (Especially compared to recent ITV offerings...) Then, suddenly*, with 10 mins left, Britt Ekland takes all her clothes off! Poor old Hywel Bennett was somewhat overshadowed. *As suddenly as you can get for 70s film with Britt Ekland in it... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,368 Posted August 5, 2017 Out of interest TMIB how many hits have there been in the DDP since its inception? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,231 Posted August 6, 2017 From Stats: 2285 to end of 2016. From Scoreboard: 156 in 2017 (not including August hits) I'd say 2441 on that basis (with a couple to come). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,267 Posted August 6, 2017 32 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: From Stats: 2285 to end of 2016. From Scoreboard: 156 in 2017 (not including August hits) I'd say 2441 on that basis (with a couple to come). A couple would probably be an understatement lol... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,231 Posted August 6, 2017 Round Up #19 (We're Having A Heatwave, A Tropical Heatwave Special) Ara Parseghian: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/6479-hospitalised/?do=findComment&comment=318147 (Carried Over) Daily Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4753566/Ara-Parseghian-won-2-titles-Notre-Dame-died-94.html Giovanni Benedetti: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/5605-from-cleric-to-relic/?do=findComment&comment=318249 (Carried Over) Awaiting Obit. Robert Hardy: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8599-robert-hardy/?do=findComment&comment=318278 (BBC Obit In Link) (Carried Over) Doug Insole: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/7857-cricket-thread-only-mad-dogs-and-englishmen/?do=findComment&comment=318639 BBC Obit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/40844055 Betty Cuthbert: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/598-olympic-deathsdead-medallists/?do=findComment&comment=318718 Daily Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4766326/Australian-Olympic-gold-medallist-Betty-Cuthbert-dies.html Darren Daulton: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/3726-baseball/?do=findComment&comment=318735 Daily Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4766806/Former-All-Star-catcher-Darren-Daulton-dies-55.html Laurie Brokenshire: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/9034-the-dead-of-2017/?do=findComment&comment=318740 Times Death Notice: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetimes-uk/obituary.aspx?n=laurence-philip-brokenshire-laurie&pid=186341697 Barbara Cook: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8379-ooos-ddp-farewell-list/?do=findComment&comment=318882 The Sun Obit: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4199955/barbara-cook-dead-at-89-broadway-legend-dies-of-respiratory-failure/ Glen Campbell: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8150-43-glen-campbell/?do=findComment&comment=318953 BBC Obit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40870474 Jorge Zorreguieta: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/9034-the-dead-of-2017/?do=findComment&comment=319074 (Express Obit In Link) Kevin Murray: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/9062-the-rolling-probabilistic-ddp-scoreboard/?do=findComment&comment=319234 Times Obit: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/flatcap-suspect-in-regency-hotel-shooting-dies-at-home-wlkp3tlwr Polly Haydock: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8709-only-famous-for-being-ill-and-dying/?do=findComment&comment=319389 Express Obit: http://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/841371/Peter-Kay-care-share-fan-Polly-Haydock-cancer-death Yisrael Kristal: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/145-worlds-oldest/?do=findComment&comment=319422 Daily Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-4782640/Worlds-oldest-man-dead-Israel-113-media.html Bryan Murray: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/7081-ice-hockey-players/?do=findComment&comment=319606 Daily Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4785366/Longtime-NHL-coach-GM-Bryan-Murray-dies-74-cancer.html Ronald Hines: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/9034-the-dead-of-2017/?do=findComment&comment=319877 Awaiting Obit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,543 Posted August 6, 2017 Catherine Nevin still going to supreme court to get her husbands estate. Article in Irish Business Post, behind paywall. No references to ill health in the public court documents. Vojislav Seselj comes to mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,267 Posted August 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, msc said: Catherine Nevin still going to supreme court to get her husbands estate. Article in Irish Business Post, behind paywall. No references to ill health in the public court documents. Vojislav Seselj comes to mind. So does Gary Haggarty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,543 Posted August 6, 2017 8 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: So does Gary Haggarty. Didn't pick him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,619 Posted August 10, 2017 Hmm, taking a look at my team, there's 4 people still living on there I'd give a 50%+ chance of dying this year: Bracknell, Downie, King Michael, and Stefan Karl. That would put me at 150 points and 13/20 picks dead. Hopefully still in the top 10, likely not still in the top 5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,267 Posted August 11, 2017 It hasn't even been one week, and already it's looking like it's going to be another massive update. Wonder if we'll claw at the hits per year record again... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted August 11, 2017 I'm aware we've written off Cancel My Appointments, but as we hope against hopes for a top 20 finish, know that beyond a Campbell HIT and Elias being our joker, that unique pick Nabeel Qureshi has been in hospital three weeks now. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites