maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted January 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Sir Creep said: Fun fun fun. It would be a death pool who can pick the person with the shittiest legal representation lol Yeah, or spot the biggest nut-job in the terrorists (i.e. the guy who'd never release a hostage) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr_T 254 Posted January 20, 2019 Some news for the Deathrace Also Rans Cup, the world's oldest man Masazo Nonako has died: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/20/worlds-oldest-man-masazo-nonaka-dies-in-japan-at-113 345 points for me and whoever else had him and is still bothering to keep score. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted January 21, 2019 Re keeping score - I'm kinda glad we hit the winning score before this deluge unleashed itself but double joker and massively favoured pick. This would have been a good enough obit: https://thewire.in/religion/siddaganga-seer-shivakumara-swami-obituary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted January 21, 2019 After Rex Bacchus I was one death away from the finish line so now I'm across and, as Sri Sri was my joker even plus one, so to say. My personal best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted January 26, 2019 The passing of American designer Florence Knoll aged 101 is a 'hit' for me indeed my first hit in this pool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,726 Posted February 2, 2019 14 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: Yeah, he'd have been a Deathrace biggie too, doubtless anyone keeping score in that dept will tell us if they've hit 2019 points. Andrew McGahan gets me there Mary (along with lots of other people I'm sure - 1st Feb is best yet - just need to work out how to half the number of days and I could be a contender! Tyler Trent Shirley Boone Andrew Fairlie Kaylea Callacher (joker) Andrew McGahan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,979 Posted February 2, 2019 My survivors are down to half: DEAD: Basset, Boone, Byrne, Deakin, Khan, Langford, McGahan, McIntyre, Sri Sri, Wilson ALIVE: Bartholomew, Capon, Conway, Johnson, Merk, Parrikar, Powlison, Ricksen, Romero, Strain Merk is on mend, so they won't all topple this year, but reaching 1/20 before 2020 still plausible Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted February 8, 2019 Missed out on a Deathrace win because the death of Derek Maitland wasn’t announced till a month after he died. Oh well... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted February 9, 2019 10 hours ago, Joey Russ said: Missed out on a Deathrace win because the death of Derek Maitland wasn’t announced till a month after he died. Oh well... Hmmm The rules are clear on that - once a win's declared it can't be undone. WTF was Maitland btw? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted February 9, 2019 25 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: Hmmm The rules are clear on that - once a win's declared it can't be undone. WTF was Maitland btw? Former war journo/photographer in Vietnam who later iirc worked for the BBC during the 80s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted February 9, 2019 *eyeroll* guessing there were 100 war photographers. So iow he was an employee. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted March 13, 2019 Jack Lyon a 'hit' for me in this pool. Lol oops I hadn't realised this pool had already been won and concluded!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted March 14, 2019 15 hours ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: Jack Lyon a 'hit' for me in this pool. Lol oops I hadn't realised this pool had already been won and concluded!! Won, and concluded!! Yeah, just a bit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 17, 2019 On 02/02/2019 at 08:58, Death Impends said: My survivors are down to half: DEAD: Basset, Boone, Byrne, Deakin, Khan, Langford, McGahan, McIntyre, Sri Sri, Wilson, Parrikar ALIVE: Bartholomew, Capon, Conway, Johnson, Merk, Parrikar, Powlison, Ricksen, Romero, Strain Merk is on mend, so they won't all topple this year, but reaching 1/20 before 2020 still plausible *revised* Along with anyone else what had him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,979 Posted June 23, 2019 On 02/02/2019 at 09:58, Death Impends said: My survivors are down to half: DEAD: Bartholomew, Basset, Boone, Byrne, Capon, Conway, Deakin, Johnson, Khan, Langford, McGahan, McIntyre, Parrikar, Powlison, Romero, Sri Sri, Wilson ALIVE: Merk, Ricksen, Strain Merk is on mend, so they won't all topple this year, but reaching 1/20 before 2020 still plausible Update in light of Bartholomew's death. Three lingerers left half a year past this Deathrace's commencement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted June 28, 2019 On 23/06/2019 at 19:23, Death Impends said: Update in light of Bartholomew's death. Three lingerers left half a year past this Deathrace's commencement. Can't say I've checked my team since we declared a winner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 929 Posted July 1, 2019 On 23/06/2019 at 19:23, Death Impends said: Update in light of Bartholomew's death. Three lingerers left half a year past this Deathrace's commencement. Halfway through the year and a mere 20 of my team remain alive. Safe to say I'm not the best at this 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted July 3, 2019 On 01/07/2019 at 18:15, BuffaloPhil said: Halfway through the year and a mere 20 of my team remain alive. Safe to say I'm not the best at this It's the taking part, and the banter There's likely a 2020 Deathrace, onwards and upwards! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 929 Posted July 5, 2019 On 01/07/2019 at 18:15, BuffaloPhil said: Halfway through the year and a mere 20 of my team remain alive. Safe to say I'm not the best at this Boom! and my joker is gone! At least it's not going to be a completely barren year! Thanks John McCririck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted October 8, 2019 On 01/01/2019 at 02:57, gcreptile said: Subs: Derek Maitland William Joplin (MMA) William Joplin dead: https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/bellator/former-bellator-fighter-william-joplin-dies-from-cancer/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,979 Posted October 10, 2019 On 08/10/2019 at 13:49, gcreptile said: William Joplin dead: https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/bellator/former-bellator-fighter-william-joplin-dies-from-cancer/ Even gets a Sun obit: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/mma/10096848/william-joplin-dies-pancreatic-cancer/ Could MMA be another of these "to watch" fields for deadpooling, in the vein of, say, how the amount of QO-worthy wrestlers has ballooned in recent years? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted October 10, 2019 5 hours ago, Death Impends said: Even gets a Sun obit: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/mma/10096848/william-joplin-dies-pancreatic-cancer/ Could MMA be another of these "to watch" fields for deadpooling, in the vein of, say, how the amount of QO-worthy wrestlers has ballooned in recent years? Quite remarkable. The Sun is doing the heavy lifting here, C-list wrestlers and MMA fighters with nicknames. Is it a trend or is it maybe just one interested writer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted October 10, 2019 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: Quite remarkable. The Sun is doing the heavy lifting here, C-list wrestlers and MMA fighters with nicknames. Is it a trend or is it maybe just one interested writer? The journalist who wrote it is a big MMA fan. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YorkshireBanker 168 Posted November 14, 2019 When does thread for Deathrace 2020 go up? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted November 22, 2019 On 14/11/2019 at 00:22, YorkshireBanker said: When does thread for Deathrace 2020 go up? Now - and s'cuse me hauling this relic back for a second but it helps ripping and pasting stuff for the 2020 thread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
