msc 18,437 Posted August 8, 2017 This may sink like a stone, but fuck it, I'm ugly enough to deal with that. Right, every year around this time on (and earlier, and later), we get hundreds of posts about next years Deathlist top 50. Who should be dropped, who should be kept, who is a cert, etc etc. It's different from the "What do you think of the years list" because that's discussion after the fact, whereas this is all fantasy booking, for lack of a better term. Some of our own are keen to present entire lists of 50 names, listed out in great detail. Which are cool, but this clogs up numerous threads in the main Deathlist forum. So I suggest a "one size fits all thread" for all of those fantasy Deathlist booking bits. This. To start with the inevitable "Drop X" stuff, I'd say Javier de Cuellar. Boring pick. Very boring pick. But, he ain't going anywhere... Right, as you were. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted August 8, 2017 I mean, I can't be the only person who goes to check the Ideas thread only to see very very long lists of people. And they're cool enough, it's fun to see how accurate Shaun was in bumping off half his AUgust 2016 list for example, but if they're all in the one place, they're both easier to find for bragging rights, and less cumbersome? I dunno. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted August 8, 2017 Bring Ozzy Osbourne back. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,130 Posted August 8, 2017 21 minutes ago, msc said: To start with the inevitable "Drop X" stuff, I'd say Javier de Cuellar. Boring pick. Very boring pick. But, he ain't going anywhere... He's 97, so chances are he will be going somewhere before too long .... I'm not sure I agree with disqualifying people solely on the grounds that they're "boring" though. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,570 Posted August 8, 2017 In recent years I have posted my Shadow Team to the Crowd Sourced Deathlist group and the after New Year put it in my sig. This thread might make it a little too easy for some people and it is not like the committee will take any notice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted August 8, 2017 Aye, but I mean more: 5 minutes ago, Shaun of the Dead said: My latest 2018 DL suggestions: Keep: 1)Kirk Douglas 2)Billy Graham 3)Herman Wouk 4)Jake LaMotta 5)Gord Downie 6)Leah Bracknell 7)Nobby Stiles 8)King Michael of Romania 9)George H W Bush 10)Jerry Lewis 11)Prince Philip 12)Tony Booth 13)Jill Gascoine 14)Glen Campbell 15)Olivia de Havilland 16)Vera Lynn 17)Peter Carrington 18)Javier Perez de Cuellar 19)Fats Domino 20)Desmond Tutu 21)Leslie Phillips 22)Denis Norden 23)Stan Lee 24)Pierre Cardin 25)Liz Dawn Bring back: 1)Clive James 2)Murray Walker 3)Charles Aznavour 4)Nicholas Parsons 5)Jimmy Greaves 6)Gordon Banks 7)Stephen Hawking 8)Jacques Chirac 9)James Randi 10)Aretha Franklin 11)Paul Gascoigne 12)Ray Kennedy 13)Prunella Scales New entries: 1)Linda Nolan 2)Shane MacGowan 3)Kenny Sansom 4)Gerd Muller 5)Martin Peters 6)Ray Wilson 7)Trevor Peacock 8)John McCain 9)Johnny Hallyday 10)Jose Jose 11)Colin Meads 12)Stefan Karl Stefansson This is the sort of post I mean. It crops up a lot. Clutter. Maybe have them in their one place, instead of in many threads, many many threads. (No offence intended Shaun btw - example of a post rather than poster) I'd say it's just me being a grumpy sod, but then, we all know I'm a grumpy sod. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted August 8, 2017 Actually, it might be a good idea to pin it on the deathlist forums page so people can hopefully have a good idea to actually post it there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,923 Posted August 8, 2017 If you drop Perez he drops dead. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,551 Posted August 8, 2017 Something like this? keep 01. Kirk Douglas 02. Vera Lynn 03. Billy Graham 04. Lord Carrington 05. Prince Philip 06. Dennis Norden 07. Stan Lee 08. Olivia de Havilland 09. Herman Wouk 10. Tony Booth 11. Leah Bracknell 12. Gord Downie 13. Leslie Phillips 14. Javier Perez de Cuellar 15. Jake LaMotta 16. Michael of Romania 17. Betty White 18. Nobby Stiles 19. Queen Elizabeth 20. George Bush Sr. 21. Hugh Hefner 22. Pope Benedict 23. Bruce Forsyth 24. Glen Campbell 25. Liz Dawn bring back 26. Jacques Chirac 27. Clive James 28. Chuck Berry 28. Sean Connery 29. Prunella Scales 30. Stephen Hawking 31. Doris Day 32. Jimmy Greaves new 33. Ronnie Wood 34. Olivia Newton-Jon 35. John McCain 36. Glynis Johns 37. Jean Grand Duke of Luxembourg 38. Lys Assia 39. Johnny Hallyday 40. Barbara Bush 41. Charlotte Rae 42. Linda Nolan 43. Stefan Karl Stefansson 44. Harry Belafonte 45. Jerry Stiller 46. June Brown 47. Little Richard 48. Carol Channing 49. Colin Meads 50. Hans-Jochen Vogel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted August 8, 2017 12 minutes ago, Book said: Something like this? keep 01. Kirk Douglas 02. Vera Lynn 03. Billy Graham 04. Lord Carrington 05. Prince Philip 06. Dennis Norden 07. Stan Lee 08. Olivia de Havilland 09. Herman Wouk 10. Tony Booth 11. Leah Bracknell 12. Gord Downie 13. Leslie Phillips 14. Javier Perez de Cuellar 15. Jake LaMotta 16. Michael of Romania 17. Betty White 18. Nobby Stiles 19. Queen Elizabeth 20. George Bush Sr. 21. Hugh Hefner 22. Pope Benedict 23. Bruce Forsyth 24. Glen Campbell 25. Liz Dawn bring back 26. Jacques Chirac 27. Clive James 28. Chuck Berry 29. Sean Connery 30. Prunella Scales 31. Stephen Hawking 32. Doris Day 33. Jimmy Greaves new 34. Olivia Newton-Jon 35. John McCain 36. Glynis Johns 37. Jean Grand Duke of Luxembourg 38. Lys Assia 39. Johnny Hallyday 40. Barbara Bush 41. Charlotte Rae 42. Linda Nolan 43. Stefan Karl Stefansson 44. Harry Belafonte 45. Jerry Stiller 46. June Brown 47. Little Richard 48. Carol Channing 49. Colin Meads 50. Hans-Jochen Vogel Yes, except for the fact that Berry has been dead since March. You don't have Ronnie Wood yet, he could be Berry's replacement... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,923 Posted August 8, 2017 Assia and Vogel will never make it to the list. Bring back Bill Mayanard instead, he can't go on forever. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,551 Posted August 8, 2017 15 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Yes, except for the fact that Berry has been dead since March. You don't have Ronnie Wood yet, he could be Berry's replacement... Oh dear, my bad! Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,551 Posted August 8, 2017 1 minute ago, drol said: Assia and Vogel will never make it to the list. Bring back Bill Mayanard instead, he can't go on forever. Maybe not, but they would make the list much more different because they are not from the UK or US. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Predictor 1,018 Posted August 8, 2017 Keep 1. Kirk Douglas 2. Vera Lynn 3. Billy Graham 4. Phillip Windsor 5. Stan Lee 6. Herman Wouk 7. Bob Dole 8. Jimmy Carter 9. Leslie Phillips 10. Robert Mugabe 11. Jake Lamotta 12. King Michai 13. George Bush, Sr. 14. Hugh Hefner 15. Jerry Lewis 16. Pope Benedict 17. Bruce 4syth 18. Fats Domino 19. Hosni Mubarak 20. Desmond 2-2 21. 明仁 22. Glen Campbell 23. Liz Dawn Bring back 24. Dick Cheney 25. Stephen Hawking 26. Aretha Franklin 27. Sean Connery New 28. John McCain 29. Pele 30. Jacob Rothschild 31. Sidney Poitier 32. Buzz Aldrin 33. Barbara Walters 34. Dilip Kumar 35. Shannen Doherty 36. Olivia Newton-John 37. Lata Mangeshkar 38. Stanley Donen 39. Baby Peggy 40. Charlotte Rae 41. Dainelle Darrieux 42. Rupert Murdoch 43. Roman Polanski 44. Daisy Loongkoonan 45. Giorgio Napolitano 46. Super Gran (the new Dunn!) 47. Liliane Bettencourt 48. Michael Medwin 49. Gina Lollobrigida 50. Ingvar Kamprad Remove (dead) 1. Mary Tyler Moore 2. Joost van Westhuizen 3. David Rockefeller 4. Ian Brady 5. John Noakes 6. Peter Sallis 7. Errol Christie Remove (alive) 1. Lord Carrington 2. Denis Norden 3. Pierre Cardin 4. Olivia de Havilland 5. Tony Booth 6. Leah Bracknell 7. Gord Downie 8. Javier Perezzzzzzzzz.......*wakes up*......de Cuellar 9. Betty White 10. Nobby Stiles 11. Elizabeth Windsor 12. Jill Gascoine 13. Bob Barker 14. Doug Ellis 15. Honor Blackman 16. Ian St. John 17. David Prowse 18. Sandy Gall 19. Gay Byrne 20. Valerie Harper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted August 8, 2017 Nice list, Predictor, I like the internationality. Tensin Gyatso (Dalai Lama) maybe, as well. Ginger Baker Lewis Gilbert Mikis Theodorakis (now confined to wheelchair) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,903 Posted August 8, 2017 I'd like to see George Blake make his debut. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted August 8, 2017 Shane McGowan would be a horrible pick, as will most problematic drunk 55 year olds like Gazza. Please refrain from nominating any of them next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prophet 251 Posted August 8, 2017 I think we should remove Fats Domino, Betty White, Queen Elizabeth and David Prowse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted August 8, 2017 1 minute ago, Prophet said: I think we should remove Fats Domino, Betty White, Queen Elizabeth and David Prowse. We? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted August 8, 2017 Here are my suggestions for DeathList 2018: Keep: 1. Kirk Douglas 2. Vera Lynn 3. Peter Carrington 4. Billy Graham 5. Olivia de Havilland 6. Herman Wouk 7. Jake Lamotta 8. Leah Bracknell 9. Gord Downie 10. Javier Perez de Cuellar 11. King Michael of Romania 12. Jerry Lewis 13. Valerie Harper 14. Stan Lee 15. Hosni Mubarak 16. Robert Mugabe 17. Hugh Hefner 18. Liz Dawn 19. Desmond Tutu 20. Leslie Phillips 21. Prince Philip 22. George H. W. Bush 23. Jimmy Carter 24. Denis Norden 25. Pierre Cardin Bring Back: 1. Clive James 2. Stephen Hawking 3. Dick Van Dyke 4. Jimmy Greaves 5. Angela Lansbury 6. Aretha Franklin 7. Prunella Scales 8. Doris Day 9. Jacques Chirac 10. Abdelaziz Bouteflika New Names: 1. Olivia Newton-John 2. John McCain 3. Johnny Hallyday 4. Yasuhiro Nakasone 5. Colin Meads 6. Stefan Karl Stefansson 7. Linda Nolan 8. Monty Hall 9. Gina Lollobrigida 10. Barbara Bush 11. Lawrence Ferlinghetti 12. Burt Reynolds 13. Leslie Caron 14. Carol Channing 15. Glynis Johns Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted August 8, 2017 You start this @msc and Glen Campbell dies. What a great thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted August 8, 2017 7 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: You start this @msc and Glen Campbell dies. What a great thread. Tomorrow I'm starting the Javier Perez de Cuellar and Other Future Deathlist Centenarians thread... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted August 8, 2017 The big thing is trying to work out which legitimate British acting icons are now in the DL timeframe. Geoffrey Palmer's surely due a call up? Now Robert Hardy's dead, who else can look up disdainfully from a newspaper as well? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted August 8, 2017 Roy Dotrice? Bernard Hepton certainly feels Deathlisty, Peter "Jason King" Wyngarde is a possible too. Perhaps not an icon, but once seen, never forgotten... Outwith actors, Cribbins and Doddy are certainly, though both still rather active. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted August 8, 2017 suggestions for adding Franco Zeffirelli -Turns 95 in February,Knighted British Director who is too ill to travel from Rome to Florence Danielle Darrieux -Turns 101,one of France's biggest movie stars and would be a much needed underrrepresented Intl name Colin Meads-Is 50/50 to make it out of the year in his fight with Pancreatic Cancer,one of NZ's greatest Rugby players ever. Way more deathlist apporriate name then this year's Errol Christie Dilip Kumar-The 94 yo Bollywood Icon has spent the last few years in and out of the hospital,seems unlikely he would still be alive 16 months from now Liam Cosgrove- The former Ireland Taoiseach turns 98 next year and looked corpse like his last public appearance Stefan Karl Stefansson-If he is alive Jan 1 the Meme and child tv star will a top 10 pick in the DDP Valentina Cortese-The 94 yo Oscar nominated actress is confined to a wheelchair and has only been in public once since the death of her only child Jackie in 2015 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
