YoungWillz 21,076 Posted June 20, 2017 11 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: 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...) Previous Deathlist picks I assume. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted June 20, 2017 9 hours ago, Wormfarmer said: 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. I actually wonder if the "Stefansson" of Stefan Karl counts as a last name. Icelandic people don't have family names. Björk's name for example, is Björk Gudmundsdottir, meaning "daughter of Gudmund". They are so few they don't need them (or they wanted to hide that it's all incest). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted June 26, 2017 Rapper xxxtentacion is a pick from me, and he's Suffering from a loss in the family and making multiple suicidal tweets and instagram posts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 427 Posted June 29, 2017 On 6/25/2017 at 22:16, Zsa Zsa's leg said: Rapper xxxtentacion is a pick from me, and he's Suffering from a loss in the family and making multiple suicidal tweets and instagram posts. I am sure he is a tough bastard and will seek appropriate therapy to shake it all off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted June 29, 2017 49 minutes ago, Wormfarmer said: I am sure he is a tough bastard and will seek appropriate therapy to shake it all off. Nope. Just canceled his entire tour after somebody threw a dildo at him during his last concert. He's also a former prisoner and got jumped at a previous concert. Can't seem to get away from trouble. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,592 Posted August 4, 2017 On 07/06/2017 at 11:11, 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 Robert Hardy a hit for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 427 Posted August 13, 2017 Sorry I have been away for awhile. I recently tripped on an escalator and fell down the stairs for an hour and a half. But seriously, current standings, as I know them to be, are as such among our 9 teams: Wormfarmer (Christie, Fawkes, Van Zandvliet, Sarosy) 13 pts GC Reptile (Christie, Van Zandvliet) 7 pts Zsa Zsa's Leg (Campbell, Foray) 4 pts Shaun of the Dead (Fawkes) 3 pts The Unknown Man (Kohl) 2 pts Young Willz (Cant) 2 pts Bibliogryphon (Hardy) 2 pts Fixed Business and Joey Russ nothing yet I apologize to GC Reptile, who somehow I credited with an extra point for Paul Van Zan in an earlier scoring update. He used Paul under his first name which only scores 1 pt. Somehow I gave him 2, plus the correctly added 1937 bonus. Let me know if I have missed any deaths, or if you think I have misscored any hits. A long way to go . . . . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted August 13, 2017 Lofti A. Zadeh is a hit for me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 13, 2017 So the guy invents the Pool, throws his list out there, and 'protects' my DDP solo Qureshi? Nice. I'm out. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 427 Posted August 13, 2017 3 hours ago, Zsa Zsa's leg said: Lofti A. Zadeh is a hit for me! That was quick. Since it is a standings changer, I will do another update: Wormfarmer (Christie, Fawkes, Van Zandvliet, Sarosy) 13 pts Zsa Zsa's Leg (Campbell, Foray, Zadeh) 8 pts GC Reptile (Christie, Van Zandvliet) 7 pts Shaun of the Dead (Fawkes) 3 pts The Unknown Man (Kohl) 2 pts Young Willz (Cant) 2 pts Bibliogryphon (Hardy) 2 pts Fixed Business and Joey Russ nothing yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,995 Posted August 14, 2017 Lotfi Zadeh is alive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted September 9, 2017 Lofti Zadeh is dead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted September 9, 2017 Hmm, forgot to check but in addition to Errol Christie and Paul Van Zandvliet I also scored with Connie Johnson, Colin Meads, John Wraw and Anthony Young. Connie Johnson BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-41199388 Colin Meads BBC: http://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/40991029 John Wraw Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/08/01/right-reverend-john-wraw-obituary/ Anthony Young Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4645604/MLB-pitcher-lost-record-27-row-dies-51.html Johnson, Wraw and Young were born after 1937. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted September 9, 2017 I just checked mine, I'm off the mark with Bruce Forsyth. Wouldn't be surprised if he was my only hit, mind you... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 427 Posted September 10, 2017 On 8/13/2017 at 08:53, Wormfarmer said: That was quick. Since it is a standings changer, I will do another update: Wormfarmer (Christie, Fawkes, Van Zandvliet, Sarosy) 13 pts Zsa Zsa's Leg (Campbell, Foray, Zadeh) 8 pts GC Reptile (Christie, Van Zandvliet) 7 pts Shaun of the Dead (Fawkes) 3 pts The Unknown Man (Kohl) 2 pts Young Willz (Cant) 2 pts Bibliogryphon (Hardy) 2 pts Fixed Business and Joey Russ nothing yet I had been waiting to see if the Lofti Zadeh issue would work itself out. There were conflicting sites that said he was alive and that he had died. Now I think the consensus is that he is indeed gone, so I won't have to retract the points. In my experience it is rare that there is a controversy about death, except in extreme coma situations, and even then if the heart is still beating I think you have to say the bugger is hanging in there! But we gather here today to crown a new leader with quite a spike in points - GC Reptile. He appears to have put together quite a solid list and has scored an impressive 4 additional hits since my last update. Also adding to his total in less spectacular fashion is The Unknown Man, and putting his first points on the board is Joey Russ. GC Reptile (Christie, Van Zandvliet, Wraw, Young, Johnson, Meads) 22 pts Wormfarmer (Christie, Fawkes, Van Zandvliet, Sarosy) 13 pts Zsa Zsa's Leg (Campbell, Foray, Zadeh) 8 pts Shaun of the Dead (Fawkes) 3 pts The Unknown Man (Kohl, Lewis) 3 pts Young Willz (Cant) 2 pts Bibliogryphon (Hardy) 2 pts Joey Russ (Forsyth) 2 pts Fixed Business - nothing yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted September 10, 2017 Wouldn't Zoltan Sarosy and Lofti Zadeh not count since they haven't received the required DDP obit, which you mentioned were part of the rules? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,592 Posted September 11, 2017 12 hours ago, Wormfarmer said: I had been waiting to see if the Lofti Zadeh issue would work itself out. There were conflicting sites that said he was alive and that he had died. Now I think the consensus is that he is indeed gone, so I won't have to retract the points. In my experience it is rare that there is a controversy about death, except in extreme coma situations, and even then if the heart is still beating I think you have to say the bugger is hanging in there! But we gather here today to crown a new leader with quite a spike in points - GC Reptile. He appears to have put together quite a solid list and has scored an impressive 4 additional hits since my last update. Also adding to his total in less spectacular fashion is The Unknown Man, and putting his first points on the board is Joey Russ. GC Reptile (Christie, Van Zandvliet, Wraw, Young, Johnson, Meads) 22 pts Wormfarmer (Christie, Fawkes, Van Zandvliet, Sarosy) 13 pts Zsa Zsa's Leg (Campbell, Foray, Zadeh) 8 pts Shaun of the Dead (Fawkes) 3 pts The Unknown Man (Kohl, Lewis) 3 pts Young Willz (Cant) 2 pts Bibliogryphon (Hardy) 2 pts Joey Russ (Forsyth) 2 pts Fixed Business - nothing yet What about my points for Brian Aldiss? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,076 Posted September 28, 2017 Hugh Hefner is my second hit on this pool. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41423845 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted October 30, 2017 Anna Irwin is a hit for me here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4796634/sgt-anna-irwin-loses-lung-cancer-battle/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 427 Posted November 4, 2017 On 9/10/2017 at 11:46, Wormfarmer said: GC Reptile (Christie, Van Zandvliet, Wraw, Young, Johnson, Meads, Irwin) 27 pts Wormfarmer (Christie, Fawkes, Van Zandvliet, Ahmed, Heenan, Downie) 26 pts Zsa Zsa's Leg (Campbell, Foray, Zadeh, Downie, Heenan) 15 pts The Unknown Man (Kohl, Lewis, Downie, Berkowitz) 11 pts Shaun of the Dead (Fawkes, Downie, Booth) 8 pts Young Willz (Cant, Hefner) 6 pts Bibliogryphon (Hardy, Aldiss) 5 pts Joey Russ (Forsyth) 2 pts Fixed Business - still nothing yet Other than the frisky discussion about the inaugural rules, the first issue of contention has come up. When I listed all the sources of obits that would qualify a name as dead, my intention was to say that if an obit appears in any of these sources, then there is no dispute that the person is dead. That was not so say that other reasonably reliable sources would not also qualify. However, upon some further research, I see that other pools (like the Derby, which is a huge one), do not allow a score unless the obit appears in the listed sources. For example, an obit for Nabeel Qureshi (who is on my list) appeared in the Washington Post (a presumably very reliable daily) but was not scored on the Windy City DP because that is not a listed source. Well, as someone suggested earlier on this thread, F*%# ME. So, I retract Sarosy from my score, and also withhold scoring of Qureshi, pending obits from the list. Nice use of my protected names, eh? Scores above are now edited and updated for every hit I am aware of - again, notify me if I have missed someone on your list! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted November 4, 2017 I have Jalal Talabani, don't I? (My list is on 2nd page) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,076 Posted November 18, 2017 Malcolm Young is my third hit on this pool. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42037566 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 427 Posted December 28, 2017 An end of the year update, as we have 3 new hits (King Michael, Malcolm Young and Talabani) that I am aware of, putting Fixed Business on the board at last. GC Reptile (Christie, Van Zandvliet, Wraw, Young, Johnson, Meads, Irwin) 27 pts Wormfarmer (Christie, Fawkes, Van Zandvliet, Ahmed, Heenan, Downie) 26 pts Zsa Zsa's Leg (Campbell, Foray, Zadeh, Downie, Heenan) 15 pts The Unknown Man (Kohl, Lewis, Downie, Berkowitz) 11 pts Young Willz (Cant, Hefner, M. Young) 11 pts Shaun of the Dead (Fawkes, Downie, Booth, Michael of Romania) 9 pts Bibliogryphon (Hardy, Aldiss) 5 pts Joey Russ (Forsyth) 2 pts Fixed Business - (Talabani) 2 pts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted December 28, 2017 Ahem sorry, I forgot to mention. Dmitri Hvorostovsky was a hit for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,592 Posted January 15, 2018 Bella Emberg a hit for me here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
