msc 18,397 Posted December 27, 2023 I've entered my annual team but to my great shock, for the first time ever in a decade, NO REJECTIONS. I've clearly gone full casual player! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,942 Posted December 28, 2023 At joint 10th right now thanks to a Gaston Glock end of year solo. If it holds, has to be a personal best given how I've been casual here well before I went casual in all the other deadpools. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 729 Posted December 28, 2023 Only 3 more hits to 200 in this pool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,008 Posted December 29, 2023 I'm planning on submitting an entry later today, there's nothing on the on-site rules about subs in case one of your picks dies before the game starts. Is it allowed to add a few extra names at the bottom of my email as long as I clearly identify them as substitute picks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,939 Posted January 1 My rejections this year: Brian Barczyk Frank Caprio Cairo Lima Denise Oliver-Velez Shuntaro Kanai (producer) 叶井俊太郎 Giovanni Arvaneh Steve McCoy Caprio is puzzling. Kanai would have been nice. Oliver-Velez is also a little unexpected, as they did allow Jane McAlevey and Harry Edwards, similar author/scientist/activist kind of people. My team 2024: Franz Beckenbauer Roy Battersby Jonnie Irwin Jack Hanna Eleonora Giorgi Harry Edwards Dikembe Mutombo Ustad Rashid Khan Jan AP Kaczmarek Rick "Black Bart" Harris Stuart Gray Roberta Flack Simon Cowell (SOS Wildlife) Antero Laukkanen Anders Vendel Steve "Mongo" McMichael John Okafor (Mr. Ibu) Joaquin Orellana Tanyeli Jimmy Carter Noam Chomsky Michael Tilson Thomas Chuwit Kamolvisit Charlie Bird Rob Burrow Marcel Nemec Kathy Brown Glen Cochrane Zack Orji Takuro Morinaga Sir Henry Mountcharles Jamal Yunos Lem Barney Joe Shannon (chef) Antti Törmänen Elisabeth Ohlson Niels Olsen James Whale Jane McAlevey Derek Draper Torsun Teichgräber was a painful early loss. I had to sub in last-minute hospitalization Zack Orji. Guess we'll see how that goes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,365 Posted January 1 The AO Deadpool is on for another year. While keeping my team's composition to myself, I'm happy to share rejected selections: Frank Caprio James Carter Cathcart Denise Oliver-Velez Rejected substitute selection: Mika Immonen Additionally, I needed a 5th sub pick after Cale Yarborough died on December 31st. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,063 Posted January 1 No reason to keep mine under wraps. He wouldn't let me have Theo Burrell I thought there was a US version of Antiques Roadshow, so would have thought AR experts would be notable enough. I didn't think he'd allow Stuart Gray, not being an international, so a bit narked to see he was accepted. Aimée, Anouk Ashton, John Beckenbauer, Franz Birdsong, Cindy Blessed, Brian Bowles, Stan Brittain, Clive Brokaw, Tom Burrow, Rob Doherty, Shannen Curry, Tim Draper, Derek Field, Frank Flack, Roberta Hadlee, Richard Hardy, Françoise Irwin, Jonnie Jacks, Terry Jackson, Jesse Jeremy, Ron Keith, Toby Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Lee, Jeanette Letby, Lucy Marsh, Jean McMichael, Steve Minnelli, Liza Murray, Patrick Myers, Dave Nolan, Linda Ranken, Andrew Rantzen, Esther Rea, Chris Rossington, Jane Sansom, Christopher (CJ) Stone, Sly Thomas, Michael Tilson Turner, Ted Whale, James Willis, Bruce 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,397 Posted January 1 1. Paul Auster (author) 2. Julia Baird (Australian TV presenter and writer) 3. Bajrakitiyabha (Thai Princess) 4. Charlie Bird (broadcaster and news presenter) 5. Kat Bjelland (musician, Babes in Toyland) 6. Black Bart (former pro-wrestler) 7. Rob Bolland (singer/songwriter, In The Army) 8. Kathy Brown (American singer, US dance charts number one) 9. Joe Bugner (boxer) 10. Rob Burrow (British rugby player) 11. Jimmy Carter (President) 12. Simon Cowell MBE (Wildlife presenter, not the music guy) 13. Christoph Daum (controversial German football manager) 14. Shannen Doherty (Prue/Heathers/90210 actress) 15. Derek Draper (former British political advisor, “Lobbygate” perpetrator) 16. Fedez (rapper) 17. Frank Field (British Labour statesman, ex-veteran MP) 18. Roberta Flack (music legend) 19. Andrea Gibson (American poet) 20. Eleonora Giorgi (Italian film actress) 21. David Graham (British TV legend – Thunderbirds/Dr Who/Peppa Pig etc etc) 22. Stuart Gray (Former Celtic player) 23. Jonnie Irwin (British TV presenter) 24. Erik Jensen (US TV actor, Leverage/Walking Dead/lots) 25. Toby Keith (country singer) 26. Nadine Koutcher (Belarussian opera singer) 27. Tony Lloyd (current UK Labour MP, former party chairman) 28. Malachy McCourt (actor, writer, political candidate) 29. Steve McMichael (NFL and wrestling star) 30. Patrick Murray (British TV star, Only Fools’ Mickey) 31. Dikembe Mutombo (former NBA player, Denver Nuggets) 32. Linda Nolan (singer and TV star) 33. Esther Rantzen (UK TV presenter) 34. Adrian Sutton (War Horse composer) 35. Nigel Starmer Smith (British sports commentator) 36. Sly Stone (music legend) 37. Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) 38. Paul Vachon (80s WWF wrestler) 39. James Whale (British radio presenter) 40. Bridgette Wilson (US film actress, Last Action Hero) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted January 1 Only had 2 rejections this year, which shocked me, honestly, given some of the names that went through. Submitted a lengthy list of subs this year expecting more would get the boot. Rejections: Theo Burrell, Frank Caprio Team: Airisto, Lenita (Finnish business leader, promoter of Finnish industrial and cultural exports, TV journalist, author and beauty pageant titleholder) Annand, Eddie (Scottish footballer) Bajrakitiyabha (Thai princess) Barenboim, Daniel (Argentine-born classical pianist and conductor) Barney, Lem (American former football cornerback) Battersby, Roy (British television director) Beckenbauer, Franz (German former professional football player and manager) Bolland, Rob (Dutch music producer) Burrow, Rob Cowell, Simon (conservationist) Doherty, Shannen Fauntroy, Walter (American pastor, civil rights activist, and politician) Field, Frank (Brit politician) Flatley, Michael (Lord of the Dance) Garbin, Tathiana (Italian retired tennis player) Giorgi, Eleonora (Italian actress) Jensen, Erik Jeremy, Ron (porn star) Bird, Charlie (Irish journalist) Laukkanen, Antero (Finnish politician) Lee, Jeanette (“Black Widow” pool player) Lewis, Stephen Henry (Canadian politician) Lugovoy, Andrey (Russian politician who poisoned Alexander Litvinenko) Marin, Jose Maria (former President of the Brazilian Football Confederation) McMichael, Steve Mutombo, Dikembe Myers, Dave (English television presenter) Nay, Kong (Cambodian musician) Nolan, Linda Pressler, Larry (former US Senator) Rantzen, Esther (English journalist and television presenter) Scolyer, Richard (Australian pathologist) Shau Kee, Lee (Hong Kong business magnate, investor, and philanthropist) Sinwar, Yahya (Hamas leader) Solomin, Yuri (Soviet and Russian actor and director) Sugaya, Daisuke (Nippon TV Announcer) Thomas, Michael Tilson Whale, James Williams, Corey ("Homicide", former pro basketball player) Yunos, Jamal (Sungai Besar Umno chief) Jensen and WIlliams went in for Burrell and Caprio Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 729 Posted January 1 Looks like this pool finished with exactly 200 hits. Congrats to @gcreptile who appears to be the champion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,210 Posted January 1 Alt obits actually doesn’t close till midway through the month, where stuff like youngest hit of the year gets awarded, so a bit early to officially congratulate him imo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted January 1 Al-Bahr Darwish, Iman (Egyptian singer) Alves, Lucia (Brazilian actress) Annand, Eddie (Scottish footballer) Bird, Charlie (Irish journalist, wiki) Black Bart (American wrestler, wiki) Blomqvist, Micke (Swedish vocalist & guitarist for Asta Kask) Brown, Kathy (American singer, link) Burrow, Rob (British rugby league footballer) Caveney, Graham (British author, link) Doherty, Shannen (American actress) Draper, Derek (British lobbyist) Gaines, Steve (American pastor, wiki) Gray, Stuart (British footballer, wiki) Irwin, Jonnie (British presenter) Jensen, Erik (American actor, wiki) Kamolvisit, Chuwit (Thai politician, wiki) Kang Hee-sun (Korean voice actress, wiki) Kavlak, Pevrul (Turkish trade unionist, wiki) Khan, Rashid (Indian musician, wiki) Koutcher, Nadine (Belarusian opera singer, wiki) Kragh, Martin (Swedish writer & economist, wiki) Lee, Jeanette (American pool player) Maharaj, Sudarshan (Canadian-Trinidadian ice hockey coach, link) McMichael, Steve (American football player & wrestler) Morinaga, Takuro (Japanese economist, wiki) Murray, Patrick (British actor, wiki) Ogura, Tomoaki (Japanese presenter, wiki) Ohlsson Wallin, Elisabeth (Swedish photographer, wiki) Olsen, Niels (Danish singer, wiki) Sallstrom, Sven-Olof (Swedish MP, wiki) Scolyer, Richard (Australian pathologist, wiki) Shannon, Joe (Irish chef, link) Spencer, Paul (British DJ, Dario G, wiki) Temonen, Olga (Finnish actress, wiki) Tilson Thomas, Michael (American conductor) Whale, James (British radio host) Williams, Corey (American basketball player & broadcaster, wiki) Yunos, Jamal (Malaysian political activist, wiki) Zavorotnyuk, Anastasia (Russian actress) Ziobro, Zbigniew (Polish politician, wiki) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,280 Posted January 2 (edited) My Team for 2024! 9/40 hits 1. Ashton, John (US Actor, film: Beverly Hills Cop) 2. Atkins, Ronnie (Danish Singer: Pretty Maids) 3. Bilton, Tim (UK Celebrity Chef) My only rejection. Replaced by my first sub. Faithful, Marianne (English Singer & Actress) 4. Bjelland, Kat (UK Singer) 5. Burrow, Rob (English Rugby player) 6. Buzzi, Ruth (US Actress) 7. Carter, Jimmy (Former US President, Nobel Peace Prize winner) 8. Chamarro, Violetta (Nicaragua’s First female president) 9. Doherty, Shannen (US Actress) 10. Draper, Derek (UK Political Advisor, Author) 11. Evert, Chris (US Tennis Player) 12. Field, Frank (British Politician) 13. Gall, Sandy (Scottish Journalist) 14. Gilbert, Rhod (Welsh Comedian & presenter) 15. Godley, Janey (Scottish stand-up Comedian) 16. Hanna, Jack (Celebrity Animal trainer) 17. Hogan, Paul (Australian Actor) 18. Irwin, Jonnie (English Television Presenter) 19. Jeremy, Ron (US Porn Star & Rapist) 20. Keith, Toby (US Country Singer) 21. Keltie, Kate (Australian Actress) 22. Kilmer, Val (US Actor) 23. Laine, Cleo (English Singer) 24. Lee, Jeanette (Champion Pool Player) 25. Niell, Sam (New Zealand Actor) 26. Nolan, Linda (UK Singer) 27. Ono, Yoko (Japanese avantgarde performance artist) 28. Patton, Mark (US Actor) 29. Pope Francis (Head of Catholic Church) 30. Rea, Chris (English Singer) 31. Reardon, Ray (UK Snooker Player) 32. Robertson, Gavin (Australian Cricketer) 33. Rollins, Sonny (US Jazz Saxophonist) 34. Starmer-Smith, Nigel (English rugby player) 35. Tebbit, Norman (British Politician) 36. Taylor, Andy (English Gitartist Duran Duran) 37. Walesa, Lech (Polish President, Union Leader) 38. Whale, James (British Radio Presenter) 39. Willis, Bruce (US Actor) 40. Woodward, Joanne (US Actress) Edited November 2 by theoldlady Deaths of Godley, Ashton, Reardon, Doherty, Burrow, Field, Keith, Irwin & Draper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,531 Posted January 2 Alex Katz Anita Kupsch Bajrakitiyabha, Princess of Thailand Bruce Willis Christoph Daum 24.10.1953 - 24.08.2024 Claude Jarman Jr. Derek Draper 15.08.1967 - 03.01.2024 Dikembe Mutombo 25.06.1966 - 30.09.2024 Edmund White Enzi Fuchs Estelle Parsons Esther Rantzen Fedez Françoise Hardy 17.01.1944 - 11.06.2024 Frank Field 16.07.1942 - 23.04.2024 Franz Beckenbauer 11.09.1945 - 07.01.2024 James Whale Jimmy Carter Joe Kinnear 27.12.1946 - 07.04.2024 John Ashton John Kander Jonnie Irwin 18.11.1973 - 02.02.2024 Kathy Brown Linda Nolan Marianne Faithfull Michael Tilson Thomas Niels Olsen Nigel Starmer-Smith Norm Coleman Paul Spencer (Dario G) 19.05.1971 - 17.06.2024 Rainer Langhans Renee Taylor Rob Bolland Rob Burrow 26.09.1982 - 02.06.2024 Roberta Flack Ronnie Atkins Shannen Doherty 12.04.1971 - 13.07.2024 Simon Cowell 19.04.1952 - 09.06.2024 Steve McMichael Toby Keith 08.07.1961 - 05.02.2024 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,576 Posted January 2 Attenborough, David – (Broadcaster) Beckenbaur, Franz (Footballer) Brooks, Mel (Actor) Burrow, Rob (Rugby Player) Bugner, Joe (Boxer) Caine, Michael (Actor) Carter, Jimmy (Politician) Chomsky, Noam (Professor) Doherty, Shannen (Actress) Field, Frank (Politician) Flack, Roberta (Singer) Graham, David (Actor) Goodyear, Julie (Actress) Gordy, Berry (Record producer) Hurd, Douglas (Politician) Irwin, Johnnie (Broadcaster) Johns, Glynis (Actress) Keith, Toby (Singer) Duke of Kent (Royalty) Duchess of Kent (Royalty) Law, Denis (Footballer) Marcos, Imelda (First Lady) Marsh, Jean (Actress) Minnelli, Liza (Actress) Murdoch, Rupert (Businessman) Nelson, Willie (Singer) Nolan, Linda (Singer) Ono, Yoko (Singer) Rantzen, Esther (Broadcaster) Rollins, Sonny (Musician). Ross, Marion (Actress) Saint, Eva Marie (Actress) Scales, Prunella (Actress) Skinner, Dennis (Politician) Spencer, June (Actress) Tebbit, Norman (Politician) Van Dyke, Dick (Actor) Whale, James (Broadcaster) Willis, Bruce (Actor) Woodward, Joanne (Actress). This was my entry. No rejections. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yama 57 Posted January 3 11 hours ago, Book said: Bajrakitiyabha, Princess of Thailand She's already dead, since December 2022 according to some (reputable) reports, so it'll be a case of when her death is announced rather than when she actually dies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,576 Posted January 3 9 hours ago, Yama said: She's already dead, since December 2022 according to some (reputable) reports, so it'll be a case of when her death is announced rather than when she actually dies. Brain dead but presumably still on a ventilator for various reasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yama 57 Posted January 4 Brain dead = dead by any reasonable definition of what dying actually means. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,013 Posted January 6 Zagallo is a solo hit here for me and a daily double with Draper : 17 points 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Etushispushingupdaisies 136 Posted January 7 1 Atkins, Ronnie 2 Becker, Jason 3. Bilton, Tim (rejected and replaced with Christoph Daum) 4 Bjelland, Kat 5 .Brokaw, Tim 6 Burrell, Theo (replaced with Shannen Doherty 7 Buzzi, Ruth 8 Cathcart, James Carter (replaced with Eric Lamaze) 9 Cowell, SImon 10 Farnham, John 11 Field, Frank 12 Flack, Roberta 13 Gastineau, Mark 14 Gilbert, Rhod 15 Godley, Janey 16 Goodyear, Julie 17 Gray, Stuart 18 Hanna, Jack 19 Hardy, Francoise 20 Henwood, Dai 21 Irwin, Johnny 22 Jackson, Randy 23 Jensen, Erik 24 Keith, Toby 25 Keltie, Kate 26 Kooymans, George 27 Lee Jeanette 28 McClurg, Edie 29 Mccourt, Malachy 30 McMichael, Steve 31 Nolan, Linda 32 Perrine, Valerie 33 Rantzen, Esther 34 Robertson, Gavin 35 Starmer-Smith, Nigel 36 Taylor, Andy 37 Tilson, Michael Thomas 38 Whale, James 39. Willis, Bruce 40. Zavorotnyuk, Anastasia (Russian actress) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drunkasaskunk 194 Posted January 11 Am I missing something here? How can a "pick" be rejected? Surely they get a QUALIFYING obituary or they don't? Let us face it, it isn't you or I that makes someone newsworthy - it is the press / media. I have seen that - for some unknown reason - FRANK CAPRIO - a guy who has his own TV show and that I have heard of in the backwater of England (OK - SCOTLAND!!!!) So why ( and by whom) was he rejected? How the fuck was Tim Bilton, rejected yet replaced with Christoph Daum? What makes one more Pick-worthy (sic) than the other? I have always maintained that the media / Press should be the arbiters. If a headline says "mum-of-three, 26, dies days after ‘Brazilian bum-lift’ surgery in Turkey" then, they are clearly., NOT FAMOUS (otherwise it would say "singer / film director / former NATO President, 26, dies days after ‘Brazilian bum-lift’ surgery in Turkey") Why was Theo Burrell, an expert on a TV programme watched by MILIONS of people rejected but a ( and I quote) "A Jew who posed as Hitler Youth to survive war" was allowed as a scoring pick (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/11/world/europe/solomon-perel-dead.html) How often does the bloke or blokes that have the power of veto actually win this game? I might start my own game. All you have to do is pick 20 celebs aged under 25 - while I can pick people aged over 100. FUCKING MADNESS. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,618 Posted January 11 It's up to the host @drunkasaskunk. Don't like it? Don't join or form your own. As you mentioned Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,013 Posted January 11 15 hours ago, drunkasaskunk said: Am I missing something here? How can a "pick" be rejected? Surely they get a QUALIFYING obituary or they don't? Let us face it, it isn't you or I that makes someone newsworthy - it is the press / media. I have seen that - for some unknown reason - FRANK CAPRIO - a guy who has his own TV show and that I have heard of in the backwater of England (OK - SCOTLAND!!!!) So why ( and by whom) was he rejected? How the fuck was Tim Bilton, rejected yet replaced with Christoph Daum? What makes one more Pick-worthy (sic) than the other? I have always maintained that the media / Press should be the arbiters. If a headline says "mum-of-three, 26, dies days after ‘Brazilian bum-lift’ surgery in Turkey" then, they are clearly., NOT FAMOUS (otherwise it would say "singer / film director / former NATO President, 26, dies days after ‘Brazilian bum-lift’ surgery in Turkey") Why was Theo Burrell, an expert on a TV programme watched by MILIONS of people rejected but a ( and I quote) "A Jew who posed as Hitler Youth to survive war" was allowed as a scoring pick (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/11/world/europe/solomon-perel-dead.html) How often does the bloke or blokes that have the power of veto actually win this game? I might start my own game. All you have to do is pick 20 celebs aged under 25 - while I can pick people aged over 100. FUCKING MADNESS. I think the rejection comes from the lack of wiki page ain't it right ? which is surely debatable but as much as qualifying obits so Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,210 Posted January 11 Just now, Lafaucheuse said: I think the rejection comes from the lack of wiki page ain't it right ? which is surely debatable but as much as qualifying obits so Plenty of folks with Wiki pages in the past that got rejected for me and a handful that didn’t gotten through Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,939 Posted January 11 I .. think... they allow picks if they think that these people would obit even if they didn't have cancer at 50, but instead died of old age at 90. Still, I didn't expect all of my picks to come through. Irish cook Joe Shannon, while very prominent, doesn't have a wikipedia page. And I doubt he'd obit in 30 years long after his TV appearances. So in some cases, they really keep you guessing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
