Derby Dead Pool 2017

[gcreptile 10,964]

55 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:

To my chances...

 

Ah well, still a sensational result for your first year. Take a look at the older DDPs and see how Spade and DDT started... It all has to begin somewhere.

[msc 18,438]

MSN UK covering Sasha Lakovic. You've got to laugh...

[themaninblack 2,112]

Hit rate by the end of April:

 

2016: 117

2017: 106

[RadGuy 1,614]

11 minutes ago, themaninblack said:

Hit rate by the end of April:

 

2016: 117

2017: 106

Quite interesting... while we are behind now, I reckon we could catch up to last year because a lot of the low-hangers haven't been plucked off the branch by the Reaper yet.

 

Anyways, I'm kind of curious as to when the next update will be. It's been 2 weeks now without one, but obviously that's understandable because there have only been 4* front-page-able deaths so far. By that I mean those who will have write-ups on the front page because they received obits and aren't FFBI Vault material. It is usually standard for there to be 6+ of these deaths before an update.

 

So I wonder if TMIB will just say "fuck it" and make a small update, or wait a couple more days for some more carkers.

 

*This is assuming TMIB feels like writing about the 146-year-old Indonesian liar, rather than just stuffing him in the Vault. If he is Vault-bound, only 3 front-page-able deaths.

[Joey Russ 7,220]

Anyone willing to do a stat on all the current top 20 survivors like last April?

[themaninblack 2,112]

51 minutes ago, RadGuy said:

So I wonder if TMIB will just say "fuck it" and make a small update, or wait a couple more days for some more carkers.

Uncanny...

[drol 11,924]

My last hit was Peter Skellern. I'm definitely losing faith in the Reaper.

[Sean 6,314]

2 minutes ago, drol said:

My last hit was Peter Skellern. I'm definitely losing faith in the Reaper.

I think Skellern was my list hit too!This is an almost unbelievably slow year.

[YoungWillz 21,032]

Round Up #12 (Olympic Bobsledders Go Downhill Special)

 

Lionel Augustus Martin (Saxa): https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/2389-dead-pop-stars/?do=findComment&comment=306133 (Carried Over)

Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/may/12/lionel-martin-saxa-obituary

 

Lukas Ammann: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/7873-foreign-personalities-from-stage-screen-politics-and-life/?do=findComment&comment=306165 (Carried Over)

Awaiting Obit.

 

Timo Makinen: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/7092-the-chequered-flag/?do=findComment&comment=306313 (Carried Over)

Sky Sports Obit: http://www.skysports.com/motorsport/news/15749/10863727/rally-legend-timo-makinen-has-died-at-the-age-of-79

 

Gholamreza Pahlavi: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8985-non-british-royals/?do=findComment&comment=306523

Awaiting Obit.

 

Debbie Blackhurst: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8362-your-personal-survivors/?do=findComment&comment=306825

Awaiting Obit.

 

Geoffrey Bayldon: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/9034-the-dead-of-2017/?do=findComment&comment=306962

Daily Mirror Obit: http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/geoffrey-bayldon-dead-worzel-gummidge-10401475?service=responsive

 

Vicki Letele: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/9061-the-deathlist-cup/?do=findComment&comment=307500

Awaiting Obit.

 

Ian Brady: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/464-50-ian-brady/?do=findComment&comment=307517 (ITV Obit In Link)

 

Jean Fritz: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/7417-jane-jayne-jeanne-jean-and-joan/?do=findComment&comment=307778

Awaiting Obit.

 

Roger Ailes: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/9034-the-dead-of-2017/?do=findComment&comment=307961

Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/may/18/roger-ailes-dead-fox-news-ceo-chairman

 

Dina Merrill: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/9034-the-dead-of-2017/?do=findComment&comment=308390

Daily Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4533814/Heiress-actress-Dina-Merrill-passes-away-aged-93.html

 

Roger Moore: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/1499-james-bond-007-connerymoorevillains-etc/?do=findComment&comment=308445 (BBC Obit In Link)

 

[drol 11,924]

Just now, Shaun of the Dead said:

I think Skellern was my list hit too!This is an almost unbelievably slow year.

I have faith Hart, Meads, Gilbert, Christie, Bracknell (j), Downie, Campbell, Ricketts, Michael and probably Darc will go, but will I be still here?

[msc 18,438]

Skellern? Oh la la...

 

Since Coward, here.

[Joey Russ 7,220]

Hm. For me, I'll say that I have Booth, Campbell, Christie, Downie, Gilbert, Meads, one of Ricketts or Stefansson, and one of Baghdadi, Brady, and Loughlin dying. So about 8 left imo. But who knows.

[Sean 6,314]

5 minutes ago, drol said:

I have faith Hart, Meads, Gilbert, Christie, Bracknell (j), Downie, Campbell, Ricketts, Michael and probably Darc will go, but will I be still here?

My bad Lynne Stewart was the last hit.I am banking on Christie (my joker) Smith Hart Nobby Stiles Pete Frates Helen Fawkes and Daisy Berkowitz to save me from humiliation.Came 20th last year.Cant see that happening this year.

[Death Impends 7,959]

Feels more and more like we're in for a 2009 type year where most of the heavy hitters check out but many of them wait until the summer months to do so.

[Bibliogryphon 9,571]

Jan and Feb were quite busy but March, April and May less so. I am expecting a flurry of deaths across June, July.

[Deathray 2,940]

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[Gooseberry Crumble 5,337]

On 2017-5-7 at 21:56, Bibliogryphon said:

Jan and Feb were quite busy but March, April and May less so. I am expecting a flurry of deaths across June, July.

I wouldn't rule out May getting quite busy later on and by that I mean the month not the Prime Minister zig zagging around the country saying strong and stable! 

The month is still young 

[Bibliogryphon 9,571]

I haven't had a hit on my 1000 name longlist since 08 April

 

[maryportfuncity 10,645]

17 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said:

I haven't had a hit on my 1000 name longlist since 08 April

 

 

 

If you've got a 1000 name longlist do you mind giving me a hint as to what line of work you're in. I'm actively seeking summat that'd maintain my salary but ask for fewer hours a week from me than the current slave-drivers want.

[Grim Up North 3,725]

Come on Mary - 15,550 posts says your nose isn't that close to the grindstone!

[Bibliogryphon 9,571]

1 hour ago, maryportfuncity said:

 

 

If you've got a 1000 name longlist do you mind giving me a hint as to what line of work you're in. I'm actively seeking summat that'd maintain my salary but ask for fewer hours a week from me than the current slave-drivers want.

I do a fair bit of foreign travel on my own and I don't drink. Perfect time to research.

[maryportfuncity 10,645]

2 hours ago, Grim Up North said:

Come on Mary - 15,550 posts says your nose isn't that close to the grindstone!

 

 

I'm an Anglican bishop - the stress never leaves me; even when I'm posting here

[Deathray 2,940]

2 hours ago, maryportfuncity said:

 

 

If you've got a 1000 name longlist do you mind giving me a hint as to what line of work you're in. I'm actively seeking summat that'd maintain my salary but ask for fewer hours a week from me than the current slave-drivers want.

 

To be fair by the looks of it he gets paid to jetset all over the world for the government or a large international firm. Needs something to do with all that time in airport waiting lounges. 

[Bibliogryphon 9,571]

It is actually quite a small firm but this past week I have stayed in six different hotels and visited six factories. Not glamorous.

[Joey Russ 7,220]

You know, the fact that it looks like one of my gambles is probably going to pull through is probably the greatest achievement I can ask for in my debut DDP year. You gain nothing if you don't take risks, but Brady is a well played gamble imo.