gcreptile 10,972 Posted December 8, 2017 Bobby Zarin? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted December 8, 2017 Is this a trick question, and its John B. Anderson? I know, I suspect everything's a trick question, its my trusting Scottish nature. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted December 8, 2017 Donald Trump? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,976 Posted December 9, 2017 Jamie Farr, to continue the trend of M*A*S*H stars dying on NYE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted December 9, 2017 Leah Bracknell? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert Trautmann 58 Posted December 9, 2017 On 05/12/2017 at 23:20, CaptainChorizo said: Golden Slumbers until January I prefer Pep time personally... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,049 Posted December 10, 2017 Round Up #29 (Slay Bells Sting, Are You Listening? Special) Max Clifford: BBC Obit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42300593 Keith Chegwin: BBC Obit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42313706 Duffy Ayers: Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/dec/11/duffy-ayers-obituary Fred Doocy: Awaiting Obit. Ana Maria Vela Rubio: Daily Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5185747/Europes-oldest-woman-dies-month-celebrating-116th.html Sharon Laws: BBC Obit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/42377545 Heinz Wolff: BBC Obit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42378765 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,087 Posted December 13, 2017 Cheggers goes pop Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted December 16, 2017 If Sharon Laws obits my main team will have finally surpassed last year's score. What a struggle... the 50:50 gambles didn't work (Ricketts, Stefan Karl), some lasted longer than expected (especially my joker), some I shouldn't have picked (Nevin, Spiridonov). At least I hit my targets (for now). Every team scored higher than last year and I improved on last year's 8th place, with the B-Team barely holding 7th place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted December 16, 2017 46 minutes ago, gcreptile said: If Sharon Laws obits my main team will have finally surpassed last year's score. What a struggle... the 50:50 gambles didn't work (Ricketts, Stefan Karl), some lasted longer than expected (especially my joker), some I shouldn't have picked (Nevin, Spiridonov). At least I hit my targets (for now). Every team scored higher than last year and I improved on last year's 8th place, with the B-Team barely holding 7th place. Amusingly I appear to have done a Gcreptile 2016: the combined score from Pan Breed and the Reserves would have had me near the top with better judgement on the one team! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted December 16, 2017 BBC obit for Laws: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/42377545 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted December 16, 2017 43 minutes ago, msc said: Amusingly I appear to have done a Gcreptile 2016: the combined score from Pan Breed and the Reserves would have had me near the top with better judgement on the one team! An interesting game of "If only...". But this year I realized how much more difficult it is to select 20 instead of 40. Some just don't make the cut but become hits. I would never have picked Julia Perez if I could have only fielded one team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted December 16, 2017 I honestly do expect a top 5 placing from The Love Boat next year gcreptile, you definitely have great potential. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted December 16, 2017 Latest update... 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,049 Posted December 17, 2017 Round Up #30 (Strictly Apprentice Masterchef Finals Week Special) Keely Smith: Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/dec/17/keely-smith-obituary Derek Morgan: BBC Obit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/42182257 Randolph Quirk: Telegraph Obit: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/12/22/lord-quirk-obituary/ Edu Ferreira: Daily Star Obit: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/669357/edu-ferreira-dead-boavista-portugal-football-striker-cancer-christmas-tragedy Johnny Bower: Daily Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-5214093/Maple-Leaf-great-Hall-Famer-Johnny-Bower-dies-93.html Rose Marie: Daily Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-5219547/Actress-Rose-Marie-Dick-Van-Dyke-Show-fame-dies-94.html Peter Carrie: Daily Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-5220783/War-veteran-evacuated-Dunkirk-dies-aged-102.html Sue Grafton: Daily Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-5221649/Mystery-writer-Sue-Grafton-dies-California.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted December 17, 2017 21 hours ago, Joey Russ said: I honestly do expect a top 5 placing from The Love Boat next year gcreptile, you definitely have great potential. Thank you, but the field is getting bigger and bigger. Lots of people are contenders, including you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,976 Posted December 20, 2017 I believe this counts as a QO for Derek Morgan: Here's a BBC Sport article listing various sports personalities who died this past year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted December 20, 2017 All they needed to do was add Sasha Lakovic to that list... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted December 21, 2017 Looking back at the list of the lost for the last ten days, who do you think is the biggest surprise into the list of the lost? The answer is clearly Ben Suisala, how dare the Daily Mail not cover his story again after the first time... I’m only kidding. In all seriousness though, I think it’s very hard to beat Abdul Halim of Kedah. He was the second longest living ruling monarch at that time, which I would’ve guessed it should’ve been a sure fire obit, but he didn’t obit outside his own country even... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted December 21, 2017 I'm always legit surprised when a Nobel Prize winner doesn't pick up a QO, so Nicolaas Bloembergen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,976 Posted December 21, 2017 Anna Raccoon surprised me, mostly as I thought the QO sources who covered her challenging Corbyn's seat couldn't resist doing a follow up once she croaked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted December 21, 2017 2 hours ago, msc said: I'm always legit surprised when a Nobel Prize winner doesn't pick up a QO, so Nicolaas Bloembergen. Agreed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted December 24, 2017 On 21/12/2017 at 18:45, gcreptile said: Agreed Just a suggestion but... Q/O here are major papers and the like mentioning the death and most of the British broadsheets have major sections detailing what's happened over the year. You sure there isn't some corner dropping in the name amongst a list of significant deaths? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 27, 2017 On 12/21/2017 at 12:24, Death Impends said: Anna Raccoon surprised me, mostly as I thought the QO sources who covered her challenging Corbyn's seat couldn't resist doing a follow up once she croaked. Along those lines, Dehmelt. Admittedly many of the lost I didn’t know, but I probably search for their obits once a month, and learn who they are and frankly many of them deserved favor. Agreed re: Nobel winners, I mean cmon... SC edit lol sorry was supposed to attach w Nobel Prize post, but I’m pecking on my phone so got lost.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted December 27, 2017 Dehmelt and Bloembergen are the main reason why the New York Times should become a source of QOs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
