Wormfarmer 427 Posted June 5, 2017 2 hours ago, Toast said: What's wrong with starting on 30 June and having entries PM'd to you? Give people a chance to consider and assemble a team without influence. I hate these pools that "start now and here's my team before the rest of you have had a chance". And you can fuck right off with your "protected" names. I guess I missed the last part on my first read through. Sorry to have offended with my idea for a different approach to a new pool. I am glad you won't be participating though, even if I don't get 12 people, I don't need that kind of input. Supposed to be fun, not stir up anger. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted June 5, 2017 1 )Ronald Atkins ( b 1916) 2)Leah Bracknell (b 1964) PROTECTED 3)Lord Peter Carrington (b 1919) 4)Gord Downie (b 1964) 5)Eberhard van der Laan (b 1955) PROTECTED 6)Louis Farrakhan (b 1933) 7)Billy Graham (b 1918) 8)Helen Fawkes (b 1971) 9)I.M Pei (b 1917) 10)Javier Perez de Cuellar (b 1920) 11)Kenneth Kaunda (b 1924) 12)Jeanne Little (b 1938) 13)Michael Of Romania (b 1921) PROTECTED 14)Denis Norden (b 1922) 15)Olivia de Havilland (b 1916) 16)Paula Tilbrook (b 1930) 17)Quentin Blake (b 1932) 18)Robert Mugabe (b 1924) 19)Sheila Mercier (b 1919) 20)Tony Booth (b 1931) PROTECTED 21)Ursula Andress (b 1936) 22)Valerie Harper (b 1939) 23)William Russell (b 1924) 24)Xi Jingping (b 1953) 25)Mike Yarwood (b 1941) 26)Zizi Jeanmaire (b 1924) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,076 Posted June 6, 2017 Right, here's the Young Willz "Letters Pray For Them" team: A. Clive Allen (b. 1961) B. Barbara Bach (b. 1947) C. Brian Cant (b. 1933) D. Dave Bartholomew (b. 1918) - PROTECTED E. Erik Estrada (b. 1947) F. Edward Furlong (b. 1977) G. Lewis Gilbert (b. 1920) H. Hugh Hefner (b. 1926) I. Iggy Pop (b. 1947) J. Joseph Jackson (Father of the Jacksons Pop Group, b. 1928) K. Olga Korbut (b. 1955) L. Lyndon LaRouche (b. 1922) M. Ennio Morricone (b. 1928) - PROTECTED N. Nichelle Nichols (b. 1932) O. Oskar Groning (b. 1921) P. Leslie Phillips (b. 1924) Q. Randy Quaid (b. 1950) - PROTECTED R. Sumner Redstone (b. 1923) S. Sidney Poitier (b. 1927) T. Edward Tudor-Pole (b. 1955) U. Albert Uderzo (b. 1927) V. Jan-Michael Vincent (b. 1944) W. Anna Wintour (b. 1949) X. Xavier Waterkeyn (b. 1965) Y. Malcolm Young (b. 1953) - PROTECTED Z. Zinedine Zidane (b. 1972) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted June 6, 2017 I agree with Joey Russ. I don't like the protected candidate rule. I will still be submitting a team but I hope this characteristic can be changed next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted June 6, 2017 A - Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi (1971) B - Bobby Heenan (1944) C - Glen Campbell (PROTECTED) (1936) D - Gord Downie (1964) E - Clarissa Eden (1920) F - June Foray (1917) G - George H.W. Bush (PROTECTED) (1924) H - John Hume (1937) I - Iris Apfel (1921) J - Katherine Johnson (1918) K - Asghar Khan (1921) L - Loretta Lynn (1932) M - Jerry Maren (1920) N - Olivia Newton-John (1948) O - Orrin Hatch (1934) P - Boris Pahor (1913) Q - Quincy Jones (PROTECTED) (1933) R - Roberta McCain (1912) S - Prunella Scales (1932) T - Prem Tinsulanonda (1920) U - Kim Jong Un (1983) V - Vera Lynn (1917) W - Walter Mondale (1928) X - Xxxtentacion (1998) Y - Yoko Ono (1933) Z - Lofti A. Zadeh (PROTECTED) (1921) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 587 Posted June 6, 2017 A - Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi B - Daisy Berkowitz (PROTECTED) C - Carol Channing D - Gord Downie E - James Earl Jones (PROTECTED) F - Nannette Fabray G - Rev. Billy Graham H - Valerie Harper (PROTECTED) I - Doug Insole J - Jerry Lewis K - Helmut Kohl L - Dame Vera Lynn M - Robert Mugabe N - Olivia Newton-John O - Nancy Olson P - Javier Perez de Cuellar Q - Dan Quayle R - Charlotte Rae S - Eva Marie Saint T - Norman Tebbit U - Gudrun Ure V - Dick Van Dyke W - Herman Wouk (PROTECTED) X - Xi Jingping Y - Chuck Yeager Z - Jiang Zemin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted June 6, 2017 Um, Christie already got protected. Edit: he got it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,592 Posted June 7, 2017 Alphabetically by surname Brian Aldiss Bob Barker *PROTECTED* Carol Channing *PROTECTED* Doris Day *PROTECTED* Bella Emberg Fenella Fielding Gary Glitter Robert Hardy Ray Illingworth Wilko Johnson Kenneth Kaunda *PROTECTED* Don Lusk Michael Moorcock Nichelle Nicholls Yoko Ono Boris Pahor Mary Quant Ray Readon Sheila Steafel Barbara Taylor-Bradford Gudrun Ure Max Von Sydow Mary Wilson Ni Xiong Mike Yarwood Jacob Zuma Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 427 Posted June 9, 2017 On 6/7/2017 at 03:11, Bibliogryphon said: Alphabetically by surname Brian Aldiss Bob Barker *PROTECTED* Carol Channing *PROTECTED* Doris Day *PROTECTED* Bella Emberg Fenella Fielding Gary Glitter Robert Hardy Ray Illingworth Wilko Johnson Kenneth Kaunda *PROTECTED* Don Lusk Michael Moorcock Nichelle Nicholls Yoko Ono Boris Pahor Mary Quant Ray Readon Sheila Steafel Barbara Taylor-Bradford Gudrun Ure Max Von Sydow Mary Wilson Ni Xiong Mike Yarwood Jacob Zuma Well done! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted June 10, 2017 Please tell me if I'm doing something wrong a mix of first and last names here A - Emperor Akihito B - Gordon Banks C - Beverly Cleary D - Dick van Dyke *PROTECTED* E - Doug Ellis F - William Frankland G - Jimmy Greaves H - Stuart Hall I - Ingvar Kamprad J - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg *PROTECTED* K - Ken Dodd L - Stan Lee M- Jerry Maren *PROTECTED* N - Norman Lloyd *PROTECTED* O - Olivia Newton-John P - I. M Pei Q - Queen Elizabeth (I know the Queen shouldn't really count, but everybody else was taken, just ask me and I'll change it if I need to) R - Keith Richards S - Nobby Stiles T - Jalal Talabani U - Ursula Andress V - Val Kilmer W - Ray Wilson X - Xi Jingping Y - Chuck Yeager Z - Zhu Rongji Again, tell me if I did something wrong or if one of the names I picked was already protected (I did look hard). This looks like a very fun deadpool by the way. Thanks a lot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted June 10, 2017 1 hour ago, FixedBusiness said: Please tell me if I'm doing something wrong a mix of first and last names here A - Emperor Akihito B - Gordon Banks C - Beverly Cleary D - Dick van Dyke *PROTECTED* E - Doug Ellis F - William Frankland G - Jimmy Greaves H - Stuart Hall I - Ingvar Kamprad J - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg *PROTECTED* K - Ken Dodd L - Stan Lee M- Jerry Maren *PROTECTED* N - Norman Lloyd *PROTECTED* O - Olivia Newton-John P - I. M Pei Q - Queen Elizabeth (I know the Queen shouldn't really count, but everybody else was taken, just ask me and I'll change it if I need to) R - Keith Richards S - Nobby Stiles T - Jalal Talabani U - Ursula Andress V - Val Kilmer W - Ray Wilson X - Xi Jingping Y - Chuck Yeager Z - Zhu Rongji Again, tell me if I did something wrong or if one of the names I picked was already protected (I did look hard). This looks like a very fun deadpool by the way. Thanks a lot! Maren is protected by me. Edit: nevermind. Could have sworn he was. edit 2: i think what I meant was that you can't protect Maren since I already have him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted June 10, 2017 18 minutes ago, Zsa Zsa's leg said: Maren is protected by me. Edit: nevermind. Could have sworn he was. edit 2: i think what I meant was that you can't protect Maren since I already have him. It's prevents future teams from picking them, teams that already have them beforehand are safe. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 427 Posted June 10, 2017 1 hour ago, FixedBusiness said: Please tell me if I'm doing something wrong a mix of first and last names here A - Emperor Akihito B - Gordon Banks C - Beverly Cleary D - Dick van Dyke *PROTECTED* E - Doug Ellis F - William Frankland G - Jimmy Greaves H - Stuart Hall I - Ingvar Kamprad J - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg *PROTECTED* K - Ken Dodd L - Stan Lee M- Jerry Maren *PROTECTED* N - Norman Lloyd *PROTECTED* O - Olivia Newton-John P - I. M Pei Q - Queen Elizabeth (I know the Queen shouldn't really count, but everybody else was taken, just ask me and I'll change it if I need to) R - Keith Richards S - Nobby Stiles T - Jalal Talabani U - Ursula Andress V - Val Kilmer W - Ray Wilson X - Xi Jingping Y - Chuck Yeager Z - Zhu Rongji Again, tell me if I did something wrong or if one of the names I picked was already protected (I did look hard). This looks like a very fun deadpool by the way. Thanks a lot! I like your list. I meant to include a rule prohibiting prefixes like "Queen" and "Emperor" from counting, but I forgot, so let's be cool and allow it for this year. We will treat Queen as a first name however, should you hit. Joey is correct, your protected picks are fine, but they do not affect those names already on submitted lists, only for those lists that may come later. Also, note that Dick Van Dyke will be treated as a first name only, since his last name is Van Dyke, which begins with a V. Thanks for playing. You can change the Queen if you want to, or you can play her as it stands, but decide before the next list comes in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 427 Posted June 10, 2017 On 6/6/2017 at 15:18, The Unknown Man said: A - Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi B - Daisy Berkowitz (PROTECTED) C - Carol Channing D - Gord Downie E - James Earl Jones (PROTECTED) F - Nannette Fabray G - Rev. Billy Graham H - Valerie Harper (PROTECTED) I - Doug Insole J - Jerry Lewis K - Helmut Kohl L - Dame Vera Lynn M - Robert Mugabe N - Olivia Newton-John O - Nancy Olson P - Javier Perez de Cuellar Q - Dan Quayle R - Charlotte Rae S - Eva Marie Saint T - Norman Tebbit U - Gudrun Ure V - Dick Van Dyke W - Herman Wouk (PROTECTED) X - Xi Jingping Y - Chuck Yeager Z - Jiang Zemin Great list. I just wanted to point out that James Earl Jones is a bit of a condundrum. His last name is Jones, not Earl-Jones, so his middle name is Earl. Since you are playing him under the E, and I didn't prohibit middle names specifically, I will score you a first name hit if he dies. He is always referenced with his middle name included, so I'll be lenient. I am going to regret it if anyone wants Michael J. Fox under the "J" though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted June 10, 2017 Thanks a lot. I'll keep Emperor and Queen. Also, yes that's what I was thinking for Dick van Dyke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 427 Posted June 18, 2017 Well, we have had a few hits already. I am aware of Errol Christie, Paul Van Zandvliet, and Helmut Kohl. Paul VZ is such an obscure name in the states that even Wikipedia doesn't have a page on him. So i don't know if he qualifies yet. I am watching the Derby's page to see if he gets the OK there. If he does, the current scores will be: Wormfarmer - 9 (Christie, Van Zan) GC Reptile - 8 (Christie, Van Zan) The Unknown Man - 2 (Kohl) With both Christie and Van Z earning the 1937 bonus. Help me police your lists, there are a lot of unrecognizable names on them that might not make obits in the US. We have 8 lists so far, and I have compiled an excel file with all the lists together. I tried to attach it here, but the file type was not compatible. If anyone wants a copy emailed to them I will do it. I will try to do updates every couple of weeks if needed, or more often if there is a rush of hits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted June 18, 2017 I picked Helen Fawkes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted June 18, 2017 Zandvliet should be fine, he already received a BBC obit, which counts for DDP purposes, so he should be safe. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 427 Posted June 18, 2017 Well, if Ms Fawkes has passed, that would make the scores more like this: Wormfarmer - 13 (Christie, Van Zan, Fawkes) GC Reptile - 8 (Christie, Van Zan) Shaun of the Dead - 3 (Fawkes) The Unknown Man - 2 (Kohl) . . . with Fawkes of course also earning the 1937 bonus. I guess this pool got started just in time. There were a lot of feeble corpses out there waiting to drop! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted June 18, 2017 Helen Fawkes got a full BBC article mentioning her illness and death.No way is she still alive. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,076 Posted June 19, 2017 Brian Cant is my first hit on this pool. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40335213 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted June 19, 2017 Hi: Thanks for running this dead pool. I decided to enter it in this dead pool, but only with this special line up I have made. A: Charles Aznavour B: Frank Bruno (Protected) C: Sean Connery D: Mike Ditka (Protected) E: Edmund White F: Bruce Forsyth G: George Lineker H: Holly Johnson I: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (hope this is ok for the letter I) J: David Jenkins K: Henry Kissinger L: Leo Beenhakker M: Mr T N: Nick Leeson O: Ozzy Osbourne (Protected) P: Peter Alliss Q: Queen Elizabeth R: Rex Williams S: Shaun Ryder T: Terry Waite U: Gudrun Ure V: Vera Lynn W: Brian Wilson (Protected) X: Lui Xiang Y: Chuck Yeager Z: Franco Zeffereli I'll admit, it's a shame Zsa Zsa Gabor isn't alive today, cause she definitely would've made the line up if she was... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 427 Posted June 20, 2017 Thanks for joining, JR. We'll give you Saif, the Queen, and Mr. T. What the heck, it's just for fun, yeah? But if we go for prizes next year I might have to tighten up on the rules as to what constitutes a name. Even with your holding back, there are some names here I don't think I've seen before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted June 20, 2017 I felt like I needed to get some sort of team in. So I thought of this one. (Someone get the joke minus u,x,y, and z please...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
