Thoughts On The 2018 List

[Joey Russ 7,220]

My analysis person by person then

Kirk Douglas - Made a record tying 16 appearances. I suspect he might die right before he's able to reach 17 appearances, but I don't think it's certain

Leah Bracknell - I think this is 100% her year, and since I'm getting the Sam Simon/Crowe vibe from her, she'll be dead around early March

Herman Wouk - I think this is his year, considering he that he was on a nasal cannula back in July

Olivia de Havilland - Still believe that she'll live to be 110, so I don't think she'll be a hit next year

Prince Philip - Retired his royal duties last year. Think he will be gone by 2020, but I'm not sure when he'll be a hit

Billy Graham - Well, he's soldiering on to 100. And he's still slowly suffering from parkinson's

Betty White - Looks a bit weaker, but too much of a legend to be dropped. Still, I think she has years left in her

John McCain - Had glioblastoma since July and his prognosis is up to October 2018. Think he'll be long gone before then.

Linda Nolan - Has metastatic cancer, which could mean she may last a few years yet. Still, Bernie Nolan took a sudden turn for the worse in March, so it's not impossible.

Lord Carrington - Well he turns 99 this year, but he's still determined to breath

Javier Perez de Cuellar - Probably won't know anything about him till he dies

Pierre Cardin - Old fashion designer who's doing alright at the moment

Stan Lee - Lost his wife 6 months ago, and people who loses there spouses at this age often die within the following year, so I think he's likely

Stirling Moss - Said to be in poor health right now, so I think he's a likely hit

Tessa Jowell - Has glioblastoma and look terrible at her appearance at the house of the lord. Fucked

Doris Day - Unlikely hit, but she is old and probably undroppable for now on

Bob Dole - Was hospitalized last September, so I think he will die either this year or next year, cause I expect hospitalizations to continue

Bob Barker - Only news on him is the tabloid bullshit that is common. One of the safer bets to see out the year

Prunella Scales - Still suffering from dementia, but I don't think it has advanced enough yet

Jimmy Carter - Successfully beat cancer in 2015, it could relapse or he may easily see another year out

Leslie Phillips - Has been in poor health since 2014, it's more of a matter of when rather than if imo

Jill Gascoine - Think her dementia has advanced enough to probably kill her this year. Though Nobby is a much better bet to die, and he's not on the list

Vera Lynn - Chalking up her 10th appearance, she's still doing alright at 100, but don't get too comfortable on her certainly seeing the year out

Robert Mugabe - No longer the dictator of Zimbabwe. I'm not sure whether we'll be seeing any updates from him or not till his death

George Bush Sr - Continuing hospitalizations. It may take a while, but my gut feeling is that he's a goner this year

Charles Aznavour - One of many celebs who seems to be in good health at this point, and is not likely to die this year

Henry Kissinger - Same as Aznavour

Honor Blackman - Think she's healthy, but msc did say statistically she may die to the committee being good at sniffing out old actresses

Barbara Bush - Like her husband, she's currently in poor health, and if he goes, she goes as well imo

Dick Van Dyke - Very much active and one that I might be surprised at legitimately if he dies

Stanley Baxter - One of the more cult like picks, as in he might die, but it's not certain

Valery Giscard d'Estaing - He's merely just old. Jacques Chirac would've been a much better pick as he's actually ill

Mel Brooks - Though he may be healthy, I think he's a lock for the list till he dies

Pope Benedict - Said to be in poor health, so I think he'll die next year

Neil Simon - Currently at an advance stage of Alzheimer's, so he's certainly a likely hit

June Brown - Don't know much about her cause I'm a yank, but people are saying she's fine, so I'll go with them

Hosni Mubarak - Still think he'll last a while, but I think he has become more of a deathlist cult pick than anything

Sean Connery - While his death wouldn't surprise me, the last time I saw a picture of him he looked decent. Mind you, so did Hugh Hefner before he died

Louis Farrakhan - No idea on his health at all, and probably the pick that most surprised me tbh

Denis Norden - Still said to be in poor health, and I think it is his year this year

Ian St John - Look very good last time I saw his picture, yet he still on the list and not Nobby. Stage 4 cancer may kill him, but he got a while left imo

Jimmy Greaves - A much safer bet to die than Jimmy Greaves, but he's still 50/50 imo

Valerie Harper - Medicine is starting to wear off, but she may or may not be a hit this year, another 50/50 bet

Clive James - Quit working for the Guardian now, and it's been awfully quiet with him. Imo, he's fucked

Stephen Hawking - Well, als will kill him eventually, but he's more likely to survive the year than not

Ronnie Wood - Lung cancer is currently in remission, but if the lung cancer does return (and lung cancer has been known to be a real deadly killer when it comes back), it might be a well paid off gamble in the year

Olivia Newton-John - Think she'll easily see 2019, but on solely for the just in case she dies

Joni Mitchell - She has been in poor health, so she's certainly not the worst pick on the list

Paul Gascoigne - I'm in shock in why he returned. He might be dead by 60 (and I say might very warily), but I doubt he'll die this year

Mark E Smith - Has been cancelling a bunch of concerts recently and is currently not in the best health right now. He's a decent bet to die, and I have a gut feeling he will go this year

 

In short, I don't expect this to be a record breaking year, but I think this may due better than we expect. 

 

 

 

[Joey Russ 7,220]

If the likely hits in my opinion all goes through (Bracknell, Wouk, McCain, Lee, Moss, Jowell, Gascoine, Phillips, both Bushes, Benedict, Simon, Norden, James, and Smith) then it will be at 15. Inevitably, a few of these will soldier on into the following year, but there will also be others that aren't as likely but they will go. So I don't think it's all that bad, but it won't be enough to break the record, imo...

[FixedBusiness 407]

Just giving my "two cents" on the list, I think it's a good list with some interesting picks but like Joey said, don't think it will be enough to beat 17. I also dislike the exclusion of Nobby Stiles as I have said but fair enough.

[TheFunkyPhantom 53]

Quite a pedestrian list,tbh. Probably the least forward thinking of recent years and largely a carry over in a hope of picking up the 'fine particles' that keep repeatedly slipping through the net! 2018 might well prove to be a thin year for public oitpourings of faux grief and candlelit vigils: and therein lies the cerebral challange! Showbiz and politics are full of dissolute characters;with the former being of a seeming self destructive

bent as soon as they get their first sniff of adulation.This should be like shooting fish in a barrel :-)  My first impression  of DL18 is of overwhelming indifference. Probably no more than nine-with the greater part of that only coming through towards the end of the year: traditionally known as pneumonia season when nursing home managers have a good clear out and place the beds of their most noisome charges under that window that never seems to fully close properly

[Sir Creep 7,070]

I believe I posted this in the wrong thread, oh well.

The holdovers are decent picks, the new additions however I find truly awful, save for 2 or 3.  

Joni Mitchell and Mark E Smith?  Maybe DL 2021.  Talk about ‘Inverse DP ready’...

SC

[Sir Creep 7,070]

3 hours ago, Joey Russ said:

My analysis person by person then

*snip*

 

 Want you to look up the word ‘narcissist’. Here.

I assure you, no one gives a shit.  I know that sounded mean, think of it more like we are at a party and as your best mate I’ve pulled you aside to tell you you’ve got parsley in your teeth and toilet paper caught on your shoe.

SC

[charon 4,943]

Farrakhan a bolt from the blue, and Jill Gascoine a gamble.

 

Ian St J is just 'no'.

[Bentrovato 1,085]

Thought QEII should have stayed. But then again she is quite resilient. As shown by the fact that she did not top herself when she found out that an American, and an actress,  was joining the clan. What Philip had to say about it is scary to imagine.

[John Key 747]

4 hours ago, Prophet said:

A Question for all members: Who do you think is the worst Deathlist pick this year?

My personal Top 5:

1. Ronnie Wood

2. Joni Mitchell

3. Paul Gascoigne

4. Mel Brooks

5. Dick van Dyke

Are there any competitions based around the actual deathlist? I see one that I don't fully understand yet with the most common DDP names. Inverse for the actual deathlist? I'm usually just a lurker of the deathlist. 

 

I like some of the deathlist but some I feel were chosen just because they were famous old people. Might be a good list in terms of numbers, so many old people and a few guaranteed to die. 

[theoldlady 2,297]

5 hours ago, Prophet said:

A Question for all members: Who do you think is the worst Deathlist pick this year?

My personal Top 5:

1. Ronnie Wood

2. Joni Mitchell

3. Paul Gascoigne

4. Mel Brooks

5. Dick van Dyke

I saw a news clip of Dick van Dyke doing a soft-shoe dance at a charity event in 2017! The man is still dancing and he is over 90 years old. So I would say he is the worst pick. Betty White is still working. If she were sick the American insurance companies would not take the risk to insure her - that is a requirement for most TV and Movie productions in the USA. 

[Exu 250]

Reckon there will be a dozen hits, but life is so fragile and uncertain which is why this site is so fascinating in the first place. Off to see my mother-in-law later and she will be wanting to see who is on the list as even she has developed a morbid curiosity on the subject ( I'd never have thought t!)

[Grim Up North 3,725]

Joey - thanks for the detailed review - saved me looking down the list myself.

 

I don't see a whole lot of certainties on the list so a good year will require a lot of old people going which is possible but a bit of a lottery.

 

Pleased to see James back and Lizzie gone but would have expected Nobby and also Peter Lorimer to make the list possibly in the place of The Saint and Greavesie Show.

 

PS Joey based on your review I'm thinking of starting a thread - Who will die first Jimmy Greaves or Jimmy Greaves - it's 50:50 apparently (and don't you dare go back and edit it!)

[Book 3,551]

There are 15 women on the DL (in relation to last year's 10) and 4 of them are inside the Top10! Well done, Committee!

First I counted 18 women but at a closer look I discovered that Leslie, Valery and Mel were males! Oh, and Sandy (Gall) isn't on the list anymore!

 

There are some expected new entries like Olivia Newton-John, Tessa Jowell, John McCain, Linda Nolan and Barbara Bush beside other nice debuts like Joni Mitchell, Mark E. Smith, June Brown and even Ronnie Wood.

 

I'm not sure what to say about Charles Aznavour, Dick van Dyke, Paul Gascoigne and novice Mel Brooks because they seemed to be ok or fit or fine or healthy, what I've read in their threads.

 

Also I would have appreciated a new No.1, it could have been a little highlight. And that's what I'm missing on this year's list: a highlight, a wow-effect, a little more creativity.

 

But at leat a solid list without a doubt.

 

 

[Joey Russ 7,220]

3 hours ago, Sir Creep said:

 

 Want you to look up the word ‘narcissist’. Here.

I assure you, no one gives a shit.  I know that sounded mean, think of it more like we are at a party and as your best mate I’ve pulled you aside to tell you you’ve got parsley in your teeth and toilet paper caught on your shoe.

SC

People do this every year, so I’m not sure why you are complaining about me saying my opinion this year. Nothing wrong with that.

2 hours ago, Grim Up North said:

PS Joey based on your review I'm thinking of starting a thread - Who will die first Jimmy Greaves or Jimmy Greaves - it's 50:50 apparently (and don't you dare go back and edit it!)

I won’t, but I will say I obviously meant Ian St John rather than Greaves...

[Weebl 216]

Didn't actually realise how active Charles Aznavour and Dick Van Dyke still are yet I picked them for my own shadow list!

 

Ronnie Wood, Paul Gascoigne and Mark E. Smith are all IMHO poor picks.

[Prophet 251]

10 minutes ago, Weebl said:

Didn't actually realise how active Charles Aznavour and Dick Van Dyke still are yet I picked them for my own shadow list!

 

Ronnie Wood, Paul Gascoigne and Mark E. Smith are all IMHO poor picks.

Especially Ronnie Wood and Paul Gascoigne.

[Life Is Beautiful 716]

8 hours ago, Joey Russ said:

 

Jimmy Greaves - A much safer bet to die than Jimmy Greaves, but he's still 50/50 imo

 

 

 

 

 

[Vinegar Tits 605]

Gazza - I'd wait for him to either have a serious relapse or needing a liver transplant before putting him back on the list.

 

Joni - has been seen out and about in recent months and didn't look too bad all things considering. She's not getting any younger and I can see her being the first of the LA Canyon lot still with us to go. But this year? Hopefully not.

 

Aznavour/Van Dyke/Brooks - all increasingly ancient but seem to be in great health and currently very active.

 

A decent, solid list though I'd be surprised at too many hits other than the terminal cases.

 

 

 

 

[msc 18,436]

Oh go on, then:

 

Kirk Douglas - Older than last year, will go one of these days and is stuck on the Deathlist till that day.

Leah Bracknell - Will almost certainly die in 2018. Avg takes her to about March-May time, if she survives December, she'll outdo Errol Christie!

Herman Wouk - Ancient and looking quite frail last year. Think this is him.

Olivia de Havilland - Still seems full of life. Hope for all of us that advanced old age doesn't mean dementia, care homes or lose of personality.

Prince Philip - On the downward slope now, aging increasingly and retired last year. I think he'll see the World Cup but Remembrance Day might be more of an issue.

Billy Graham - Dunno how he's still alive. His god doesn't want him.

Betty White - Seems fairly active.

John McCain - Fucked. Glioblastoma AND more tumours on top of that. Ted Kennedy lived about 16 months with it, that'd take McCain to November, and if he manages that, he'll have done very very well.

Linda Nolan - Wasted pick for now. Incurable cancer but treatable and it hasn't spread yet...

Lord Carrington - Very old, still in good nick despite his age. Could do a Healey one of these days, but seems less frail than Denis.

Javier Perez de Cuellar - That guy!

Pierre Cardin - Old but I know little else.

Stan Lee - Another who looks to be on the downward slope. Could be this year, could linger on. Still seems active for his age?

Stirling Moss - OoO says he wont see 90. I trust OoO's judgement on motorsport people.

Tessa Jowell - High grade brain tumour, looked like a ghost warmed up at Christmas. Likely fecked.

Doris Day - Really old, survived a train crash in the 1930s. Must be made of strong stuff.

Bob Dole - Think he's on the list till he drops now, but he's not looked great for some time, so that might not be too long away.

Bob Barker - Really?

Prunella Scales - The last canal journey looked like a goodbye. Not in the sense of her going immediately, but in the sense she can no longer do TV. If that's the case though, I think someone who desperately wants to do their job might go downhill faster than expected. 2018/19.

Jimmy Carter - On till he drops, but seems far too healthy for now.

Leslie Philips - Frail and rarely seen. Seen last year, looked frail. One of those "how are they still going?" names.

Jill Gascoine - Said to be on the road out.

Vera Lynn - Good for her age, but misses a few things due to age.

Robert Mugabe - Still posting on this forum. Might be one of those out of power swiftly snuffs it types.

George Bush Sr - Looks frail, lots of health issues, long year ahead for him.

Charles Aznavour - Seems too active.

Henry Kissinger - A cant miss, imo.

Honor Blackman - Looked in fine nick in that Bond doc, but apparently it was a repeat. Had a bad stroke few years back.

Barbara Bush - Looked worse than George at that concert in November. One goes, other will follow, imo.

Dick Van Dyke -  Far too healthy.

Stanley Baxter - I like this pick. Even if he's not likely to die in 2018.

Giscard d'Estaing - Thought if he were going to be on the Deathlist he would have been years ago.

Mel Brooks - Old, Deathlisty, but active.

Pope Benedict - On till he drops.

Neil Simon - end stage dementia, notable, likely good pick here.

June Brown - Interesting pick. I think she should see out 2018 though. Mind you, if her career ends...

Mubarak - Lying sod.

Sean Connery - Back at long last. Looked really good at the US Open imo but other reports say frail. Not been in great health for many years hence the surprise of that US Open appearance.

Louis Farrakhan - Deathlist in recent years is very good at bringing back an old Deathlist pick right in time for them to die - George Cole, Ali, etc. So this might be a clever pick.

Denis Norden - Really old and doesn't work as much now due to eye issues. Feels like a 2018 pick, this years Sallis.

Ian St John - Statistics bugger him, but... perhaps he got better. Either way he ain't telling us, and I'm less sure on him than I was last year, considerably.

Jimmy Greaves - A pale shadow of himself, has the sense of the someone on the road out.

Valerie Harper - Not sure when or where, tbh. She's defying medical science! (Warning - exaggeration preceeded)

Clive James - Now MIA. For a man who talks about everything, that's worrying.

Stephen Hawking - His year to come back on the list. Like Randi but he got dropped entirely.

Ronnie Wood - A punt pick, but maybe a good one.

Olivia Newton John - Bad pick imo.

Joni Mitchell - Surely out of danger now?

Gazza - Usual view on bad pick.

Mark E Smith - It's a punt, but maybe a good one.

 

So that gives me a baseline of 14, apparently: Brackers, Wouk, McCain, Moss, Jowell, Scales, Philips, Gascoine, Bush Sr, Barbara Bush, Simon, Norden, Greaves and Clive James. If true, that's a far better list in potential than it looked at midnight.

 

 

[Bibliogryphon 9,570]

11 hours ago, Prophet said:

A Question for all members: Who do you think is the worst Deathlist pick this year?

My personal Top 5:

1. Ronnie Wood

2. Joni Mitchell

3. Paul Gascoigne

4. Mel Brooks

5. Dick van Dyke

Probably Mel Brooks

 

DVD and Charles Aznavour close behind though.

[Weebl 216]

54 minutes ago, msc said:

Oh go on, then:

 

Kirk Douglas - Older than last year, will go one of these days and is stuck on the Deathlist till that day.

Leah Bracknell - Will almost certainly die in 2018. Avg takes her to about March-May time, if she survives December, she'll outdo Errol Christie!

Herman Wouk - Ancient and looking quite frail last year. Think this is him.

Olivia de Havilland - Still seems full of life. Hope for all of us that advanced old age doesn't mean dementia, care homes or lose of personality.

Prince Philip - On the downward slope now, aging increasingly and retired last year. I think he'll see the World Cup but Remembrance Day might be more of an issue.

Billy Graham - Dunno how he's still alive. His god doesn't want him.

Betty White - Seems fairly active.

John McCain - Fucked. Glioblastoma AND more tumours on top of that. Ted Kennedy lived about 16 months with it, that'd take McCain to November, and if he manages that, he'll have done very very well.

Linda Nolan - Wasted pick for now. Incurable cancer but treatable and it hasn't spread yet...

Lord Carrington - Very old, still in good nick despite his age. Could do a Healey one of these days, but seems less frail than Denis.

Javier Perez de Cuellar - That guy!

Pierre Cardin - Old but I know little else.

Stan Lee - Another who looks to be on the downward slope. Could be this year, could linger on. Still seems active for his age?

Stirling Moss - OoO says he wont see 90. I trust OoO's judgement on motorsport people.

Tessa Jowell - High grade brain tumour, looked like a ghost warmed up at Christmas. Likely fecked.

Doris Day - Really old, survived a train crash in the 1930s. Must be made of strong stuff.

Bob Dole - Think he's on the list till he drops now, but he's not looked great for some time, so that might not be too long away.

Bob Barker - Really?

Prunella Scales - The last canal journey looked like a goodbye. Not in the sense of her going immediately, but in the sense she can no longer do TV. If that's the case though, I think someone who desperately wants to do their job might go downhill faster than expected. 2018/19.

Jimmy Carter - On till he drops, but seems far too healthy for now.

Leslie Philips - Frail and rarely seen. Seen last year, looked frail. One of those "how are they still going?" names.

Jill Gascoine - Said to be on the road out.

Vera Lynn - Good for her age, but misses a few things due to age.

Robert Mugabe - Still posting on this forum. Might be one of those out of power swiftly snuffs it types.

George Bush Sr - Looks frail, lots of health issues, long year ahead for him.

Charles Aznavour - Seems too active.

Henry Kissinger - A cant miss, imo.

Honor Blackman - Looked in fine nick in that Bond doc, but apparently it was a repeat. Had a bad stroke few years back.

Barbara Bush - Looked worse than George at that concert in November. One goes, other will follow, imo.

Dick Van Dyke -  Far too healthy.

Stanley Baxter - I like this pick. Even if he's not likely to die in 2018.

Giscard d'Estaing - Thought if he were going to be on the Deathlist he would have been years ago.

Mel Brooks - Old, Deathlisty, but active.

Pope Benedict - On till he drops.

Neil Simon - end stage dementia, notable, likely good pick here.

June Brown - Interesting pick. I think she should see out 2018 though. Mind you, if her career ends...

Mubarak - Lying sod.

Sean Connery - Back at long last. Looked really good at the US Open imo but other reports say frail. Not been in great health for many years hence the surprise of that US Open appearance.

Louis Farrakhan - Deathlist in recent years is very good at bringing back an old Deathlist pick right in time for them to die - George Cole, Ali, etc. So this might be a clever pick.

Denis Norden - Really old and doesn't work as much now due to eye issues. Feels like a 2018 pick, this years Sallis.

Ian St John - Statistics bugger him, but... perhaps he got better. Either way he ain't telling us, and I'm less sure on him than I was last year, considerably.

Jimmy Greaves - A pale shadow of himself, has the sense of the someone on the road out.

Valerie Harper - Not sure when or where, tbh. She's defying medical science! (Warning - exaggeration preceeded)

Clive James - Now MIA. For a man who talks about everything, that's worrying.

Stephen Hawking - His year to come back on the list. Like Randi but he got dropped entirely.

Ronnie Wood - A punt pick, but maybe a good one.

Olivia Newton John - Bad pick imo.

Joni Mitchell - Surely out of danger now?

Gazza - Usual view on bad pick.

Mark E Smith - It's a punt, but maybe a good one.

 

So that gives me a baseline of 14, apparently: Brackers, Wouk, McCain, Moss, Jowell, Scales, Philips, Gascoine, Bush Sr, Barbara Bush, Simon, Norden, Greaves and Clive James. If true, that's a far better list in potential than it looked at midnight.

 

 

 

That's a good analysis. The last five on this year's list are probably the most questionable picks.

 

I had definitely underestimated how unwell Mark E. Smith actually is.

[drol 11,921]

It's my turn to piss Sir Creep, I think:

 

Kirk Douglas: at 102, having suffered a heart attack 20 years ago and being a legend of DL, death can not be far away. He has a good chance to die, I say 63%

Leah Bracknell: She cheated Death last year. Can't do the same again. 98%

Herman Wouk: Wheelchair bound, 103, nasal cannula. Whiìy is he still here? 85%

Olivia de Havilland: perfect health. Sharp and active. Forget her for 2018, bad pick. 15%

Prince Philip: He's had some health issues, infections, heart problems but seems to be OK nowadays. Not more than 35%

Billy Graham: Unbelievable he is still here. He's had Parkinson's for 26 years! 89%

Betty White: No, forget her. Bad pick. 15%

John McCain: He seems a dead cert, not like Bracknell, but near. 90%

Linda Nolan: Yes, she has metastatic cancer and all, but she is not in immediate danger. I'd say 65%

Lord Carrington: Perfect health. Bad pick. 26%

Javier Perez de Cuellar: Frail and wheelchair bound. Almost surely his year. 79%

Pierre Cardin: Good health and still active. Bad pick. 30%

Stan Lee: No danger for him, forget him again. Bad Pick. 24%

Stirling Moss. Has spent months in hospital with infection. Great pick. 88%

Tessa Jowell: Glioblastoma. Almost no chances of seeing 2019. 96%

Doris Day: Sharp as a tick and healthy. Bad pick. 32%

Bob Dole: Pressure problems and heart disease make him a good candidate. 63%

Bob Barker: Great shape and The National Enquirer just gave him another 10 years to live. Bad pick. 31%

Prunella Scales: How the hell? She is still in early stages of Alzheimer's and relatively young. No Wayyyyyyy. Bad bad pick. 20%

Jimmy Carter: He has beat cancer. Seems to be ok. 38%

Leslie Phillips: Multiple strokes and seizures, wheelchair bound, prone to pneumonia. It's your year, Leslie. 86%

Jill Gascoine: Late stages of Alzheimer's. Has good possibilities indeed. 76%

Vera Lynn: Forget her. 21%

Robert Mugabe: No No No. Bad pick.15%

George Bush Snr.: pneumonia and Parkinson's. He's hard, but it could be his year, finally. 82%

Charles Aznavour: AAARGH! Still performing reguarly, great health physical and mental. BAD BAD BAD PICK. 12%

Henry Kissinger: No health issues, only old. 31%

Honor Blackman: AGAAAAAIIIN! BAD BAD Pick. 15%

Barbara Bush: She does not look so terrible. I think she still has some years to live. 41%

Dick van Dyke: Performing everywhere at 92! BAAAAD Pick. 12%

Stanley Baxter: No news of him for a long time. Seems ominous. 68%

Valery Giscard d'Estaing: Active, healthy, sharp. Why the hell did you pick him? Bad pick. 21%

Mel Brooks: Still out and about, death is very far. Bad bad pick. 14%

Benedict XVI: Bla bla. Too early. 28%

Neil Simon: Advanced Alzheimer's will make it. Great pick. 72%

June Brown: Old and random. 37%

Hosni Mubarak: Sorry, but this fraudster will go on for year. Wasted spot. 12%

Sean Connery: He looks great and has no health issues. Forget him. Bad pick. 22%

Louis Farrakhan: We all want to see him dead, but he appears to be in great shape. Bad pick. 23%

Denis Norden: Blind and retired. The end is near. 88%

Ian St. John: Picked over Nobby Stiles! Bad pick. 23%

Jimmy Greaves: Yes, strokes, cancer, bla bla. 58%

Valerie Harper: Cancer will get her, but not a cert for 2018. 55%

Clive James: Finally his year, certainly. 89%

Stephen Hawking: He is a robot ad robot do not die. 33%

Ronnie Wood: Worst. Pick. Ever. 5%

Olivia Newton-John: Metastatic cancer, but I do not think she will die. Let's say 65%

Joni Mitchell: Stroke and frail, but the decline seems to be more mental (Morgellons) than physical. 44%

Paul Gascoigne: Oh, guys, why? Bad bad bad bad pick. 6%

Mark E. Smith: he has some problems. What we do not know, but that's enough. 61%

 

Overall normal list. 13 Hits seems legit.

 

[msc 18,436]

8 minutes ago, Weebl said:

 

That's a good analysis. The last five on this year's list are probably the most questionable picks.

 

I had definitely underestimated how unwell Mark E. Smith actually is.

 

He's got a respiratory illness, and its enough to cancel gigs and look hellish but no one knows how ill he is.

[Weebl 216]

23 minutes ago, msc said:

 

He's got a respiratory illness, and its enough to cancel gigs and look hellish but no one knows how ill he is.

 

If you check out his thread you'll see what I wrote about him - basically I saw him live not all that long ago and he didn't look great then and it sounds like he's only gone downhill since then!

[Joey Russ 7,220]

16 hours and still no hits. I’m NOT happy.