FixedBusiness 407 Posted December 29, 2018 Last year, I only had one name rejected: Jackie Stallone. Fair nuff, as I guess she's pretty far on the side of being Fringes of Fame. I was going to put Steffan Lewis this year but thought against it since his Wiki article is a stub, and I usually try to put people with enough info on their Wiki (atleast) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,301 Posted December 29, 2018 1 rejected because he died today: Simon Ricketts My replacement was accepted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted December 29, 2018 Just now, theoldlady said: 1 rejected because he died today: Simon Ricketts My replacement was accepted. Ricketts would’ve been rejected regardless of whether he lived or die, so you would’ve done a replacement anyways... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted December 29, 2018 Sent my team in as well. Now to wait and see who gets the axe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted December 30, 2018 I overall am planning on staying mum for alt Obits next year. However, I can confirm that I did have Hector Timerman on my alt Obits team, and as such will need to replace him now... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted December 30, 2018 Revision of my announcement on rejected picks. Due to confusion over one selection - given there were two gentlemen who might've fit the description - one previously rejected pick has, upon clarification, been accepted. Therefore, I had 13 rejected picks, along with two disallowed substitute picks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted December 30, 2018 Who the fuck are you guys picking who are so fringes of fame they can't get into this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted December 31, 2018 3 hours ago, Deathray said: Who the fuck are you guys picking who are so fringes of fame they can't get into this? If you can wait until January 1st, I'll name the rejected picks for whom I had to select replacements. It'll give you an idea of the threshold of fame required for a pick to qualify. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted December 31, 2018 11 rejections, some of them, in my opinion, too strict - or at least, unbalanced. Other minor picks get through. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mischief Girl 44 Posted December 31, 2018 First time player, list submitted. Good luck, everyone! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 31, 2018 2 hours ago, gcreptile said: 11 rejections, some of them, in my opinion, too strict - or at least, unbalanced. Other minor picks get through. I put Ruthie Tompson as a joke just in case others had. She has no business passing the threshold, but did. However Miss U.K. pageant winner does not. Shtooopid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,051 Posted December 31, 2018 1. Anoa’i, Samu (wrestler) 2. Alagiah, George (British presentation) 3. Bentley, Eric (American critic) 4. Blanco, Kathleen (American politician) 5. Bracknell, Leah (British actress) 6. Chalandon, Albin (French politician) 7. Chamorro, Violeta (nicaragua former nicaragua president) 8. Chirac, Jacques (former french president)9. Clegg, Johnny (singer) 10. Delair, Suzy (French actress) 11. De Lapparent, Hubert (French actor) 12. De Obaldia, René (French writer) 13. Destouches, Lucette (French dancer) 14. Dumas, Roland (French politician) 15. Gascoigne, Paul (British footballer) 16. Gascoigne, Jill (actress) 17. Geering, Lloyd (theologian)18. Hutchinson Guest, Ann (American dancer) 19. James, Clive (TV presenter) 20. Kerslake, Lee (drummer) 21. Knoll, Florence (American designer)22. Little Richard (American singer) 23. Lovato, Demi (American singer) 24. Marchand, Robert (French cyclist) 25. McCririck, John (English television horse-racing pundit)26. Munk, Walter (American oceanographer) 27. Nelson, Willie (country singer)28. Newton John, Olivia (singer and actress) 29. Norgaard, Lise (danish writer) 30. Ping, Song (Chinese politician) 31. Popper, Frank (French artist)32. Ricksen, Fernando (football player) 33. Rui, Li (Chinese politician) 34. Simonot, Renée (French actress) 35. Segghizi, Cecilia (italien pianist) 36. Stiles, Nobby (British footballer) 37. Tompson, Ruthie (American animator)38. Trelles, Ignacio (Mexican football coach) 39. Trintignant, Jean-Louis (French actor) 40. Turnbull, Bill (British journalist) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted January 1, 2019 20 hours ago, Sir Creep said: I put Ruthie Tompson as a joke just in case others had. She has no business passing the threshold, but did. However Miss U.K. pageant winner does not. Shtooopid. I had a literal princess that wasn’t accepted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted January 1, 2019 On 29/12/2018 at 19:04, Death Impends said: Aye, knew it was posted in good faith, just making sure we're all clear. This can be unhidden now presumably? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,975 Posted January 1, 2019 Right - on it in a moment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted January 1, 2019 Ok, first of all, the ones who replaced those who didn't get through: Bly, Robert (US author) Buchan, Watty (Scottish punk rock musician) Crumb, George (US avantgarde composer) Hawke, Bob (former Australian prime minister) Kumar, Dilip (Bollywood legend) Lorimer, Peter (Scottish football player in the premier league) Reid, Harry (former Democratic Senate leader) Stiles, Nobby (UK soccer player, at the '66 World Cup) Watson, Bob (18 years in the MLB, Yankee's executive) Williams, John (film composer of the Star Wars movies) Zagallo, Mario (brazilian soccer player and coach) The "original" ones: Fernando Ricksen Lee Kerslake Andrew McGahan Lil Xan 6ix9ine Sacheen Littlefeather Kathleen Blanco Genesis P-Orridge Jean-Louis Trintignant Chris Wilson Paul Volcker Samula Anoa'i Chris Doleman Rodion Ladislau Rosca (Rodion GA) Bill Freehan Mark Howard Johnny Harris Jeff Blackshear Steve Smith Michiro Endo Artie Lange Barbara Hammer Lars Hogh Joe Kadenge Greg Gilbert Johnny Clegg Tommy Donbavand Roger Mayweather Edgar Bear Runner Who didn't get through: Stacy Title Sutopo Purwo Nugroho "Little Queenie" Harris Dave Agosti Susan Bayh Sir Peter Jonas Rick Elias Jimmy Spicer Bobby Joe Maxwell (Skid Row Stabber suspect) Julie Brougham (Boo...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 1, 2019 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: Who didn't get through: Stacy Title Sutopo Purwo Nugroho "Little Queenie" Harris Dave Agosti Susan Bayh Sir Peter Jonas Rick Elias Jimmy Spicer Bobby Joe Maxwell (Skid Row Stabber suspect) Julie Brougham (Boo...) I can see why I guess. Maybe Bayh but really who is she other than a celeb's wife. None of these are Miss United Kingdom (Kerri Parker), and she got the ax. Along with Pat Boone's wife Shirley (herself an actress, but hey); Simon Ricketts, and Rep. Jean Price. And Lloyd Klein. Those were my below the line names. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 1, 2019 Good luck to everyone for the 2019 AO Deadpool. As with 2018, I'm going to keep my list to myself. However, I will reveal the 13 rejected picks from my original list and 2 rejected substitutions. Additionally, this is my first year in the Derby Dead Pool where I am 'Fade to Black'. Team has been posted in the 2019 Derby Dead Pool thread. Decide for yourself whom I may have also included in the 2019 AO Deadpool. Here are the 13 rejected picks from my original list: 1) Fatima Ali 2) Susan Bayh 3) Kate Bowler 4) Elyana Emrizal 5) Andrew Fairlie 6) Emily Levine 7) Josephine Mandamin 8) John Mendelsohn 9) Sutopo Purwo Nugroho 10) Anibal Pachano 11) Anne Parsons 12) Jimmy Spicer 13) Catherine Wreford And the two rejected substitution picks 1) Glenn Fabry 2) Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted January 1, 2019 6 of your picks were also rejected for me. Will reveal full list of rejects tomorrow... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted January 1, 2019 My full list of rejected picks (* - denoted as having a wiki page) Juliet Ace * Fatima Ali Gerard Basset * Spencer Bohren * Jim Button Beth Chapman Billy Clayton Noel Conway Keith Cullen Steve Davis Louise Downing Tony Drewitt-Barlow Glenn Fabry * Andrew Fairlie * Hayato Fujita * Anne Graham Lotz * Bill Heine * Jamil Jivani * DeWayne Johnson * Steffan Lewis * Wade MacLeod * Anne Parsons Vicky Phelan Princess Christina (of the Netherlands) Arash Sadeghi * Stephen Schulman Jimmy Spicer * Julie Strain * Thuy Thanh Truong * Marieke Vervoort * Catherine Wreford * Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,448 Posted January 1, 2019 Rejected Alt Obit picks 1. Ian Stewart - Rugby player 2. Thuy Thanh Troung 3. Skovgaard - who died in between sending email and Hulka's first response 4. Denis Richardson - US politician 5. Bishop Quinn 6. Kerri Parker 7. Rhys Oakley - another rugby player 8. Michael Murphy - murderer 9. Bobby Joe Maxwell 10. Cathy Macphail 11. Lloyd Klein 12. Deborah James 13. Julian Fiano 14. Andrew Fairlie 15. Billy Clayton 16. Spencer Bohren 17. Gerard Bassett 18. Fatima Ali 19. Anne Graham Lotz And because the secrecy doesn't really matter to me.... Pan Breed 2019, Alt Obits version 1. Andretti, John (racing driver) 2. Bendre, Sonali (Big Bollywood star) 3. Blackshear, Jeff (Baltimore Ravens player) 4. Blanco, Kathleen (former Governor of Louisiana) 5. Bosbach, Wolfgang (German politician, former Christian Democrats Deputy leader 2000-9) 6. Callil, Dame Carmen (Writer, critic, Founder of Virago Press) 7. Clegg, Johnny (South African singer/songwriter) 8. Coleman, Norm (US Senator, Minnesota) 9. Conway, Tim (American comedian) 10. Curley, Tim (Penn State abuse scandal criminal, Athletic Director) 11. Dewar, Paul (Canadian politician and union leader) 12. Du Bois, Barry (TV presenter, The Living Room) 13. Dugan, John (horror film actor, Texas Chainsaw Massacre) 14. Freehan, Bill (baseball star) 15. Roman Reigns 16. Goldberg, Denis (South African leading anti-apartheid campaigner) 17. Howard, Mark (record producer, worked with Dylan, REM, U2, etc) 18. Islam, Syed Ashraful (Bangladeshi statesman) 19. Jones, Terry (Monty Python) 20. Kerslake, Lee (rock drummer – Uriah Heep, Ozzy) 21. Koch, David (US businessman) 22. McCafferty, Dan (lead singer, Nazareth) 23. McCririck, John (British TV sportscaster, entertainer) 24. McGahan, Andrew (Australian award winning novelist/screenwriter) 25. Millen, Matt (Oakland Raiders/49ers star) 26. Mzembi, Walter (Zimbabwean statesman and Mugabe loyalist) 27. Parrikar, Manohar (Indian politician, Goan leader) 28. P-orridge, Genesis (singer-songwriter, Throbbing Gristle) 29. Rensenbrink, Rob (Dutch World Cup final footballer) 30. Ricksen, Fernando (Dutch international footballer/ex-Rangers star) 31. Rister, Fred (music producer – David Guetta) 32. Samu, Headshrinker (WWF wrestler of the 1990s, tag champ) 33. Starr, Bart (Green Bay Packers star) 34. Stiles, Nobby (World Cup winner) 35. Tapie, Bernard (French politician, football owner, TV star and criminal) 36. Lewis, Karen 37. Toro, Jorge (World Cup footballer, scored winner in infamous Battle of Santiago) 38. Trintignant, Jean Louis (Famous French actor) 39. Wilson, Chris (Australian blues musician) 40. Wurtzel, Elizabeth (Prozac Nation author) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,602 Posted January 1, 2019 My Team. Alagiah , George (Newsreader) Bader Gingburg, Ruth (Supreme Court Judge Blanco, Kathleen (Former Louisiana Governor). Bracknall, Leah (Actress) Carter, Jimmy (Former US President) Carter, Rosalynn (Former First Lady) Chirac, Jacques (Former French President) Day, Doris (Actress and Singer) Of Luxeumbourg, Jean (Former head of State) Dole, Bob (Former Senator) Douglas, Kirk (Actor) Flynn, Paul (British MP) Fujimori, Alberto (Former president of Peru). Gasgoine, Jill (Actress) Gorbachev, Mikhail (Former President of Russia) De Haviland, Olivia (Actress) Hawke, Bob (Former Australian Prime Minster) Hume, John (Nobel Peace Prize Winner) Johns, Glynis (Actress) Kissinger, Henry (Politician) Lynn, Loretta (Singer) Lynn, Vera (Singer) Marcos, Imelda (Former First Lady and Senator of the Philippines) McCririck, John (Broadcaster) Mercer, Shelia (Actress) Prince Philip (Consort to the Head of State) Mugabe, Robert (Former President) Newton – John (Olivia) – Singer and Actress. Peacock, Trevor (Actor) Peron, Isabel (Former President) Philips, Leslie (Actor) Poitier, Sidney (Actor) Powel, Jane (Actress) Pope Benedict (Former Pope) Stiles, Nobby (Footballer) Turnbill, Bill (Newsreader) Walters, Barbara (Newsreader) Woodward, Joanne (Actress) Windsor, Barbara (Actress) Queen Elizabeth (Head of State) All Acepted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 1, 2019 1 hour ago, msc said: Rejected Alt Obit picks 1. Ian Stewart - Rugby player 2. Thuy Thanh Troung 3. Skovgaard - who died in between sending email and Hulka's first response 4. Denis Richardson - US politician 5. Bishop Quinn 6. Kerri Parker 7. Rhys Oakley - another rugby player 8. Michael Murphy - murderer 9. Bobby Joe Maxwell 10. Cathy Macphail 11. Lloyd Klein 12. Deborah James 13. Julian Fiano 14. Andrew Fairlie 15. Billy Clayton 16. Spencer Bohren 17. Gerard Bassett 18. Fatima Ali 19. Anne Graham Lotz And because the secrecy doesn't really matter to me.... Pan Breed 2019, Alt Obits version 1. Andretti, John (racing driver) 2. Bendre, Sonali (Big Bollywood star) 3. Blackshear, Jeff (Baltimore Ravens player) 4. Blanco, Kathleen (former Governor of Louisiana) 5. Bosbach, Wolfgang (German politician, former Christian Democrats Deputy leader 2000-9) 6. Callil, Dame Carmen (Writer, critic, Founder of Virago Press) 7. Clegg, Johnny (South African singer/songwriter) 8. Coleman, Norm (US Senator, Minnesota) 9. Conway, Tim (American comedian) 10. Curley, Tim (Penn State abuse scandal criminal, Athletic Director) 11. Dewar, Paul (Canadian politician and union leader) 12. Du Bois, Barry (TV presenter, The Living Room) 13. Dugan, John (horror film actor, Texas Chainsaw Massacre) 14. Freehan, Bill (baseball star) 15. Roman Reigns 16. Goldberg, Denis (South African leading anti-apartheid campaigner) 17. Howard, Mark (record producer, worked with Dylan, REM, U2, etc) 18. Islam, Syed Ashraful (Bangladeshi statesman) 19. Jones, Terry (Monty Python) 20. Kerslake, Lee (rock drummer – Uriah Heep, Ozzy) 21. Koch, David (US businessman) 22. McCafferty, Dan (lead singer, Nazareth) 23. McCririck, John (British TV sportscaster, entertainer) 24. McGahan, Andrew (Australian award winning novelist/screenwriter) 25. Millen, Matt (Oakland Raiders/49ers star) 26. Mzembi, Walter (Zimbabwean statesman and Mugabe loyalist) 27. Parrikar, Manohar (Indian politician, Goan leader) 28. P-orridge, Genesis (singer-songwriter, Throbbing Gristle) 29. Rensenbrink, Rob (Dutch World Cup final footballer) 30. Ricksen, Fernando (Dutch international footballer/ex-Rangers star) 31. Rister, Fred (music producer – David Guetta) 32. Samu, Headshrinker (WWF wrestler of the 1990s, tag champ) 33. Starr, Bart (Green Bay Packers star) 34. Stiles, Nobby (World Cup winner) 35. Tapie, Bernard (French politician, football owner, TV star and criminal) 36. Lewis, Karen 37. Toro, Jorge (World Cup footballer, scored winner in infamous Battle of Santiago) 38. Trintignant, Jean Louis (Famous French actor) 39. Wilson, Chris (Australian blues musician) 40. Wurtzel, Elizabeth (Prozac Nation author) Interesting to learn Cathy MacPhail was rejected. She was on my shortlist and very nearly included in both my original list and as a substitute for a rejection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted January 1, 2019 Well, I said that I wasn’t going to reveal my main team, but here is all 22 people that were rejected from Alt Obits by me: Fatima Ali Gerard Basset Susan Bayh Gary Bigeni Spencer Bohren Edmund Capon Paul Cosford Andrew Fairlie Mike Gasparato Paul Jack Melanie Krahmer Larry Langford Emily Levine Derek Maitland Michael Murphy Sutopo Purwo Nugroho Billy Pon Dennis Richardson Nanci Ryder Arash Sadeghi Jimmy Spicer Thuy Thanh Truong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites