Exu 250 Posted January 18, 2017 Don't know if other members have done the same, I'd be surprised if somebody hasn't, but as a sideline to the 2017 Death List I thought I'd compile a mini list of ten comprising of people that I know personally. Obviously I would have difficulty in posting this in case a friend, relative or acquaintance found that they were on it! Anyway, last Thursday I got my first hit with a work colleague's mother. I think I'm going to hell, but the consolation is that I might appear on my own list one day. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,368 Posted January 18, 2017 An old work colleague of mine who has terminal cancer would be top of the list followed by an old schoolfriend and crush of mines mother.My great aunt who has alzheimers would be on there as would my late uncles partner who is 91 but still fairly sprightly as well as my Godmothers mother who is in bad shape.I would also put a notable neighbour of mine who has alzheimers and before everyone asks he isnt on my DDP as I figured he would only get a local obit.He may get a QO but it was a gamble not worth taking.Also it would have felt wrong somehow to put someone I know personally on a list Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted January 18, 2017 An old work colleague of mine who has terminal cancer would be top of the list followed by an old schoolfriend and crush of mines mother.My great aunt who has alzheimers would be on there as would my late uncles partner who is 91 but still fairly sprightly as well as my Godmothers mother who is in bad shape.I would also put a notable neighbour of mine who has alzheimers and before everyone asks he isnt on my DDP as I figured he would only get a local obit.He may get a QO but it was a gamble not worth taking.Also it would have felt wrong somehow to put someone I know personally on a list And possibly arouse the interest of the local constabulary. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,344 Posted January 18, 2017 Don't know if other members have done the same, I'd be surprised if somebody hasn't, but as a sideline to the 2017 Death List I thought I'd compile a mini list of ten comprising of people that I know personally. Obviously I would have difficulty in posting this in case a friend, relative or acquaintance found that they were on it! Anyway, last Thursday I got my first hit with a work colleague's mother. I think I'm going to hell, but the consolation is that I might appear on my own list one day. I would put my husband´s aunt who is well over 95 and who also happens to be a kunt on my list. And her jack-arsh son who has tricked several relatives into giving him lots of money he will never pay back - disgnosed with rapid-spreading prostate cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,147 Posted January 18, 2017 I have a local Deathlist with 25 people. Last year I scored 5 hits out of 20 names. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,619 Posted January 18, 2017 Honestly, I must admit that I have thought about this before. I've never actually done it (it does seem like a sick idea, even for me), but I assume I'd get maybe 2 hits in 2015 with my great-grandmother and my great-uncle who had cancer. Probably 0 hits in 2016. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,942 Posted January 18, 2017 This just seems wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,267 Posted January 18, 2017 On my private list, I have Donald Trump, Robert Mugabe, Charles Manson, Ian Brady... Oh wait. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WednesdayAddams 103 Posted January 18, 2017 Have to say that would cross a line for me personally. The reason why I think all this death list lark is a light hearted hoot is because I have no connection to those whose death I am trying to predict. I've got no privileged access to information and I can't upset anyway by contemplating the demise of people I have never met nor will ever meet. Plus it's more challenging than sticking a tenner on a horse. But the caveat, of course, is no one has to adhere to anyone's morals except their own. It's all cool so long as no one gets hurt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,677 Posted January 18, 2017 I haven't ever done a private deathlist, though Clive Dunn was on my Corporal Deathlist. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted January 18, 2017 I use family funerals as an opportunity to work out which mourner will be the next to go and my score is currently seven out of eight. I've never told anyone about this before. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exu 250 Posted January 18, 2017 On my private list, I have Donald Trump, Robert Mugabe, Charles Manson, Ian Brady... Oh wait. You are obviously a well connected bloke! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exu 250 Posted January 18, 2017 I use family funerals as an opportunity to work out which mourner will be the next to go and my score is currently seven out of eight. I've never told anyone about this before. Confession is good for the soul! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,147 Posted January 18, 2017 Oh, well, it is not so easy to work on a local range. No newspapers, gofundme, dailymail (yes, I mean it's not a newspaper) and death forums, only isolated news by a 80 yearl old neighbour. And it's six years I put the same over 100 person and she does not die. I'll let you know when she goes if she does before me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,942 Posted January 19, 2017 I use family funerals as an opportunity to work out which mourner will be the next to go and my score is currently seven out of eight. I've never told anyone about this before. Weddings are good for it too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarolAnn 926 Posted January 19, 2017 My private deathlist: Laptop Car Refrigerator (which is making strange sounds Clothes dryer My skin's elasticity My attitude (already dead) Lithium effectiveness Patience (whoops) If my coffeepot dies it's all over - I'm going with it. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,543 Posted January 19, 2017 Being a pessimistic sort, I would be top of my own list. A few folk I've known have been mentioned on these forums in the past, and I wouldn't have picked them for the DDP, though in most cases, nobody got to pick them! But no, not a private list, or a DDP list, or a forum list, or anything: I have a few likely QO folk in my family (including a parent) but I wouldn't dream of including on a list - huge difference between being fond of Tony Benn, and being fond of your dad - and there's a very sick relative* who might sneak a QO but whom I have no intention of mentioning even after their death. *One drawback of Deathlist life: when you realise someone's health is grimmer than they do, through their diagnosis... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toldyouiwasill 21 Posted January 19, 2017 when i was a cabbie we used to do a list of our regular customers always managed a few hits 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
