ebless 203 Posted October 15, 2017 My current 2018 suggestions Keep Kirk Douglas Vera Lynn Billy Graham Lord Carrington Duke of Edinburgh Denis Norden Pierre Cardin Stan Lee Olivia De Haviland Herman Wouk Bob Dole Leah Bracknell Gord Downie Leslie Phillips Robert Mugabe Jerez Perez De Cueller King Michael of Romania Nobby Stiles Jill Gascoine Bob Barker George Bush Sr Hosni Mubarak Desmond Tutu Gay Byrne Valerie Harper Bring back Jacques Chirac Clive James Prunella Scales Jimmy Greaves Doris Day Murray Walker New Tessa Jowell Linda Nolan Shane McGowan Richard Baker Stanley Baxter Stan Bowles Roger Bannister Martin Peters Ray Wilson (footballer) Malcolm Young Rolf Harris Johnny Halliday Gudrun Ure Harry Belafonte Charlotte Rae Sheila Mercier Kenny Samson Pete Murray Olivia Newton-John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,582 Posted October 15, 2017 Well I am going to start working on the draft list for my Work's 2018 game so expect total carnage as all my hard work goes to pot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,327 Posted October 15, 2017 If the DL was made up entirely of new entries I would go with these 50 1)John McCain 2)Olivia Newton John 3)Patrick Cryne 4)Daisy Berkowitz 5)Gerd Muller 6)Ray Wilson 7)Martin Peters 8)Joanne Woodward 9)Roger Bannister 10)Stirling Moss 11)Neil Simon 12)Don Burrows 13)Charlotte Rae 14)Tessa Jowell 15)Monica Vitti 16)Suzanna Leigh 17)Johnny Hallyday 18)Jose Jose 19)Charles K Kao 20)Peter Lorimer 21) David Cassidy 22)Malcolm Young 23)George Fernandes 24)Wendy Beckett 25)Linda Nolan 26)Christy Dignam 27)Stevie Chalmers 28)Billy McNeill 29)Peter Bonetti 30)Li Teng_Hui 31)Mary Warnock 32)Baronness Trumpington 33)June Brown 34)Ken Dodd 35)Douglas Hurd 36)Andrew Fairlie 37)Paul Madeley 38)Freddie Starr 39)Alain Delon 40)Max Clifford 41)Rolf Harris 42)Stuart Hill 43)John Paul Stevens 44)Charles P Schultz 45)Eric Clapton 46)Ric Flair 47)Bill Cosby 48)Trvor Peacock 49)Norman Lloyd 50)Leonard Fenton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,582 Posted October 15, 2017 2 hours ago, Sean said: If the DL was made up entirely of new entries I would go with these 50 44)Charles P Schultz Do you mean George P Schultz? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted October 15, 2017 3 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: 2 hours ago, Sean said: If the DL was made up entirely of new entries I would go with these 50 44)Charles P Schultz Do you mean George P Schultz? No. He's predicting the first person to be a hit for the deathlist twice clearly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,582 Posted October 15, 2017 Some good names on there but some don't feel deathlisty. I think Baroness Trumpington deserves a place just for the interview she gave on Radio 4 when asked "Why are you retiring?" She replied "Because I'm so bloody old" Next Dunn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,327 Posted October 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Bibliogryphon said: Do you mean George P Schultz? Yes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,327 Posted October 15, 2017 I missed off Billy Connolly Terry Jones Harley Race Superstar Billy Graham Dennis Hastert Charles Manson Burt Reynolds Jimmy Armfield Stan Bowles Barbara Walters and John Hume.The committee in short are spoilt for choice for new entries next year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted October 17, 2017 Hmm.... the Undroppables: 1. Kirk Douglas (too big, too old) 2. Prince Philpp (too big, too retired) 3. Stan Lee (judging by little tidbits) 4. Bob Dole (as mentioned in his thread) 5. Leah Bracknell (too ill) 6. Gord Downie (too ill) 7. Robert Mugabe (getting there) 8. King Michael (too ill) 9. George Bush Sr. (too big, too ill) 10. David Prowse (wait and see) 11. Pope Benedict (as above) 12. Desmond Tutu (my personal opinion) 13. Gay Byrne (we have to if the new medication works) 14. Valerie Harper (we have to see if the new medication works) 15. Perhaps Billy Graham? (too invested in him) 16. Perhaps Olivia De Havilland? (too invested in her) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted October 17, 2017 I would assume Vera Lynn and Fats Domino are undroppable as well due to the amount of appearances, their level of fame, and, at least in the case of Vera Lynn, age... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,467 Posted October 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Hmm.... the Undroppables: 1. Kirk Douglas (too big, too old) 2. Prince Philpp (too big, too retired) 3. Stan Lee (judging by little tidbits) 4. Bob Dole (as mentioned in his thread) 5. Leah Bracknell (too ill) 6. Gord Downie (too ill) 7. Robert Mugabe (getting there) 8. King Michael (too ill) 9. George Bush Sr. (too big, too ill) 10. David Prowse (wait and see) 11. Pope Benedict (as above) 12. Desmond Tutu (my personal opinion) 13. Gay Byrne (we have to if the new medication works) 14. Valerie Harper (we have to see if the new medication works) 15. Perhaps Billy Graham? (too invested in him) 16. Perhaps Olivia De Havilland? (too invested in her) Undroppables? Kirk, Lynn, Rev Billy, Carrington, Prince Philip, Norden, Stan Lee, Olivia, Wouk, Dole, Bracknell, Carter, Downie, Leslie, Mugabe, JP de Ceullar, Michael, Stiles, QEII, Bush Sr, Benny, Domino, Akihito, Harper. Which is 24. Either too ill, or too big and ill, or too invested in them, or part of the furniture. Or Jimmy Carter, and Presidents only leave one way... Bit of a log jam at the top! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted October 17, 2017 1 minute ago, msc said: Undroppables? Kirk, Lynn, Rev Billy, Carrington, Prince Philip, Norden, Stan Lee, Olivia, Wouk, Dole, Bracknell, Carter, Downie, Leslie, Mugabe, JP de Ceullar, Michael, Stiles, QEII, Bush Sr, Benny, Domino, Akihito, Harper. Which is 24. Either too ill, or too big and ill, or too invested in them, or part of the furniture. Or Jimmy Carter, and Presidents only leave one way... Bit of a log jam at the top! I think Carrington can be safely dropped and picked up again later. De Cuellar would't even really count as a miss if he died... I mean, nobody would "really" care. QE II was a "precautionary measure" for this year. But she's ok it seems. I thought about Wouk. Norden is too boring for me as a non-Brit, same for Stiles (though a good pick, he's not unique enough as a member of the Club of 66) and Phillips. Fats Domino is nice too have. They probably won't drop him because they missed Chuck Berry. Akihito is going to last 2-3 years, I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted October 17, 2017 Phillips has his fair share of health issues, so I would honestly keep him next year. That, and there’s nothing wrong with some British culture that I may not recognize immediately. That’s one of the better part for the deathlist imo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,467 Posted October 17, 2017 2 minutes ago, gcreptile said: I think Carrington can be safely dropped and picked up again later. De Cuellar would't even really count as a miss if he died... I mean, nobody would "really" care. QE II was a "precautionary measure" for this year. But she's ok it seems. I thought about Wouk. Norden is too boring for me as a non-Brit, same for Stiles (though a good pick, he's not unique enough as a member of the Club of 66) and Phillips. Fats Domino is nice too have. They probably won't drop him because they missed Chuck Berry. Akihito is going to last 2-3 years, I guess. Ah I was trying to think inside the heads of the mystery Cmme rather than personal taste. JPdC has been on the last 4 lists, someone likes him. Domino's been on 9. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,975 Posted October 17, 2017 Hm, I would definitely keep till they die (note I, so not including ones like old UN guy you know will stay regardless...): The 100 club (has the DeathList ever dropped a centenarian? bar the nonentity fluke that was Ruby Muhammad...): 1. Kirk 2. Vera 3. Olivia 4. Wouk Not 100 but close enough: 5. Rev Billy 6. Lord Carrington Major public figures who are old or ill enough: 7. Phil the Greek 8. Carter 9. RobertMugabe 10. Her Majesty 11. Bush 41 12. Benny 16 13. Tutu Mid-90s folk who seem on the decline enough to warrant sticking with: 14. Stan the Man 15. Dole 16. Phillips Cancer folk: 17. Bracknell 18. Downie 19. Mihai 20. Rhoda (even if the new medication sees some success, IMO the fact that the first one stopped working to begin with is enough to move her from "on-and-off pick" to "undroppable") A DL tradition more interesting than Javier: 21. Fats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted October 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Joey Russ said: I would assume Vera Lynn and Fats Domino are undroppable as well due to the amount of appearances, their level of fame, and, at least in the case of Vera Lynn, age... Herman Wouk should also been a certain for next year. he is the oldest one and he is very ill..... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Life Is Beautiful 716 Posted October 17, 2017 50 minutes ago, TomTomTelekom said: Herman Wouk should also been a certain for next year. he is the oldest one and he is very ill..... I wouldn't call using an oxygen tank at 102 being very ill, but yes, he's undroppable. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Life Is Beautiful 716 Posted October 17, 2017 Jimmy Carter should also stay until the end, it would be a shame to get Nixon, Reagan and Ford and then miss him. He's 93 and near the peak of the US president's age, let's not forget that. Also, de Cuellar should stay as well for being so universally acclaimed. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) Come on, guys, take this to the appropriate thread. https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/9188-next-years-deathlist-creativity-thread/ Edited October 18, 2017 by Death Impends Should've done this earlier, but moved related posts from the Benedict thread 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,327 Posted October 17, 2017 In terms of the 25 who should not be dropped 1)Herman Wouk _Too old and ill 2)Olivia de Havilland _Very old and has been on too many former lists 3)Kirk Douglas_DL Icon cannot be dropped 4)Vera Lynn_Same as Kirk 5)Billy Graham_Been on too many lists and incredibly frail. 6)Lord Carrington_Not a DL fave but very old and notable 7)Javier Perez de Cuellar_A bit of a folk hero and looks very ill. 8)Prince Philip_Too famous and frail to drop. 9)King Michael_Two types of cancer and permanent hospital resident. 10)Denis Norden_Something of a British institution and over 95. 11)Pierre Cardin_An iconic name Dl would not risk. 12)Stan Lee :His failing sight recently deceased wife and icon status make him undroppable 13)Bob Dole :In poor health 14)Bob Barker :Ill and very old. 15)Doug Ellis:Seems a DL cult favourite 16)Robert Mugabe:Too infamous plus his namesake will have pissed the committee off no doubt. 17)George H W Bush _Very ill and very famous 18)Jimmy Carter :Too famous 19)Pope Benedict:Too famous 20)Fats Domino:Been on too many lists to drop 21)Hosni Mubarak:Semi Dl regular.Cult pick. 22)Valerie Harper:Too ill to drop. 23)Nobby Stiles:Too ill and iconic to drop 24)Gord Downie:Way too ill to drop 25)Leah Bracknell:Way too ill to drop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,327 Posted October 17, 2017 The toughest drops should we not break the record are Tutu and Gall.QE2 is so healthy that missing her although would be a huge miss could be defendable. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted October 17, 2017 47 minutes ago, Life Is Beautiful said: de Cuellar should stay as well for being so universally acclaimed. de Cuellar is the new Clive Dunn, it seems 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Life Is Beautiful 716 Posted October 17, 2017 On 08/08/2017 at 15:14, 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... YOU'RE very boring! YOU'RE very boring! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,467 Posted October 18, 2017 ^ I've never claimed otherwise! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,342 Posted October 22, 2017 I've got a feeling there will be a few more women on next year's list. Perhaps around 15? Some possibilities include Doris Day Loretta Lynn Mary Wilson (widow of Harold Wilson) Barbara Bush Olivia Newton John Linda Nolan Barbara Walters Joan Plowright Diana Athill Della Reese Clarissa Eden 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
