Dr_T 254 Posted January 1, 2019 Is there a chance that Fatima Ali won't obit? i would have selected her as my joker if I thought the QO was certain but went with Bracknell instead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,941 Posted January 1, 2019 7 minutes ago, drol said: Richard Overton is actually dead, Deathray. Cheers. I didn't think to check Shot in the Dark for people who died I have that low a hope for it. Anyway, 2 deaths before the starting gun ain't bad. 6 minutes ago, Dr_T said: Is there a chance that Fatima Ali won't obit? i would have selected her as my joker if I thought the QO was certain but went with Bracknell instead. She's a Daily Mail cancer copy staple, she'll obit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,662 Posted January 1, 2019 This year's Carkers Convention - A Khan/Overton/Ali free zone! DDP 2019 Leah Bracknell – joker John Andretti Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Kathleen Blanco Keith Cass Johnny Clegg Noel Conway Tim Conway Tony Drewitt-Barlow Rex Garrod Bob Hawke Syed Ashraful Islam Lee Kerslake Fernando Ricksen Michael Robinson Nobby Stiles Peter Tork Jean-Louis Trintignant Marieke Vervoot Larry Wallis Subs Bill Heine Manohar Parrikar 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Predictor 1,018 Posted January 1, 2019 Decided yesterday to do a last-minute theme team. No email confirmation yet, but I hope it will be approved as a valid theme team eventually. Olivia and Company (Olivia de Havilland's co-stars throughout her career who are still alive). Will it do any better than that dud of a Disney movie from 1988? Time will tell... 1. Ursula Andress - The Fifth Musketeer (1979) 2. Lesley Anne-Down - Pope Joan (1972) & Murder Is Easy (1982) 3. Candice Bergen - The Adventurers (1970) 4. Tommy Berggren - The Adventurers (1970) 5. James Caan - Lady in a Cage (1964) 6. Michael Caine (joker) - The Swarm (1978) 7. Richard Chamberlain - The Swarm (1978) 8. Audrey Dalton - My Cousin Rachel (1952) 9. Bruce Dern - Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) 10. Lee Grant - The Swarm (1978) 11. George Hamilton - Light in the Piazza (1962) 12. James Earl Jones - Roots: The Next Generations (1979) but appearantly not. 13. Marilyn Knowlden - Anthony Adverse (1936) 14. Mickey Kuhn - Gone With the Wind (1939) 15. Ian McShane - The Fifth Musketeer (1979) 16. Yvette Mimieux - Light in the Piazza (1962) 17. Franco Nero - Pope Joan (1972) 18. Gene Reynolds - Santa Fe Trail (1940) 19. Katharine Ross - The Swarm (1978) 20. Liv Ullmann - Pope Joan (1972) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,489 Posted January 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Grim Up North said: Oh it's going to be a long and horrible first dead pooling day of 2019 watching team after team publish Fatima Ali as their joker. Totally missed her. Well, I need to wake up properly before I find my list, but as a spoiler, you ain't going to like my joker! 7 hours ago, Clorox Bleachman said: Bleaching the Bottom of the Barrel Main Team 1. Fatima Ali (chef) 2. Gerard Basset (sommelier) 3. Kathleen Blanco (Louisiana Governer) 4. Violeta Chamorro (Nicaraguan President) 5. Johnny Clegg (anti-Apartheid rocker) 6. Tim Conway (actor) 7. Kirk Douglas (Golden Age of Hollywood survivor) 8. Andrew Fairlie (chef) 9. Bob Hawke (Oz PM) 10. Clive James (author and broadcaster) 11. Deborah "Bowelbabe" James (cancer podcaster) 12. Dewayne "Lee" Johnson (Monsanto man) 13. Lee Kerslake (drummer) 14. Andrew McGahan (novelist) 15. Leslie Phillips (posh actor) 16. Genesis P-Orridge (genderless musician) 17. Fernando Ricksen (footballer) [JOKER] 18. Nobby Stiles (World-Cup-winning footballer) 19. Thuy Thanh Truong (entrepreneur) 20. Jean-Louis Trintignant (actor) Terror of the Vervoorts Terror of the Vervoorts! That's brilliant. Also, on paper alone, that main team looks the most promising by a DDP debut team in many years. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,360 Posted January 1, 2019 I nearly missed the fact that Gerard Basset was now gravely ill and it was only when I saw him picked on various team entries in the last few days that I realised there was another reason, apart from me being a pioneering trendsetter. So he's back in, although I'm still not convinced of his obituary chances. Some great teams so far. Good luck everyone - picks and contestants alike. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,004 Posted January 1, 2019 Here we go. Drollercoaster: 1)Andrew McGahan (J): he's Australian, so coverage is guaranteed, no? 2)Kerri Parker 3)Samu: wrestlers tend to die young... 4)Bill Heine: Barely alive at the end of this year, running out of life expectancy. 5)John McCririck: For how bad he looks 6)Harry Reid: Has been very quiet lately. 7)Johnny Clegg: Seems to be holding his own, but still it is pancan. 8)Leah Bracknell: Will survive the year 9)Fernando Ricksen: Did not want to miss him 10)Kathleen Blanco: Dead cert 11)Steffan Lewis: Terminal, danger not immediate, but who knows. 12)Beth Chapman: Came in as a sub for Ricketts. Get fooled again by a reality star? 13)Richard Hadlee: Seriously ill 14)Bill Freehan: Dead cert, but will he obit? 15)Gerard Basset: Deathrace material 16)Barry DuBois 17)Lee Kerslake 18)Andrew Fairlie 19)Greg Gilbert: Pick that sucks, but I don't want to miss him like Stefansson last year 20)Pat Smullen: Nah, you can't beat pancan at your age Plan B from Outer Space: 1)Kerri Parker (J) 2)Nobby Stiles 3)John Andretti 4)Bernard Tapie: wasted pick 5)Denis Goldberg 6)Luton Shelton 7)Nadia Toffa: unique, I think. Italian popular journalist at second bout with cancer. Risky risky obit. 8)Kevin McIntyre: Chairman of FERC, unlikely to obit 9)Christy Dignam 10)Milan Kundera: writer with serious congestive heart failure, msc. 11)Sacheen Littlefeather 12)Jean-Louis Trintignant 13)Barry DuBois 14)Violeta Chamorro 15)Pete Frates 16)Kathleen Blanco 17)Andrew Fairlie 18)Johnny Clegg 19)Gerard Basset 20)Steffan Lewis Theme team: Complications from a fall 1)Violeta Chamorro (J) 2)Daniel arap Moi 3)Le Duc Anh 4)Robert Mugabe 5)Mwai Kibaki 6)Yasuhiro Nakasone 7)Arnaldo Forlani 8)Jacques Chirac 9)Milos Jakes 10)Ali Hassan Mwiniy (sub for Shehu Shagari) 11)Javier Perez de Cuellar 12)Francisco Morales Bermudez 13)Luis Echeverria 14)Lee Teng-hui 15)Jean de Luxembourg 16)Nuon Chea 17)Jiang Zemin 18)Bob Hawke 19)Ali Bongo 20)Karolos Papoulias Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
viGnoS 18 Posted January 1, 2019 my 2019 main list, expected score 144 Steffan Lewis (joker) Nobby Stiles Bernard Tapie Clifford Harper Noel Conway Wolfgang Bosbach Jerry Remy Johnny Clegg George Alagiah Bill Turnbull Val Kilmer Christy Dignam Leah Bracknell Arthur Dumbliauskas Dewayne Johnson Sonali Bendre Vincent Lambert Fernando Ricksen Gemma Epstein Leo Jones theme list #metoo (only girls), expected score : 148Sonali Bendre (joker) Philomena Lynott Valerie Harper Olivia Newton-John Amy Price Linda Nolan Leah Bracknell Helen Galer Julie Allen Diane Hannaby Beth Chapman Shannen Doherty Daniella Westbrook Caroline Richards Marieke Vervoort Deborah James Gemma Epstein Natasha Shannahan Pixee Fox Jordan Dawes second theme list, football player & related, expected score : 65 Nobby Stiles (joker) Mário Zagallo Peter Swan Ian St John Pelé Jimmy Greaves Alex Ferguson Bernard Tapie Gerd Müller Peter Lorimer Stan Bowles Pat Rice Michael Robinson Diego Maradona Pierre Ménès Paul Gascoigne Fernando Ricksen Eric Abidal Carl Ikeme Jordan Dawes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,552 Posted January 1, 2019 Looks like we're over 500 teams this year. I will now spend New Year's Day battling an amarone hangover while entering them all into a spreadsheet. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,489 Posted January 1, 2019 Aha Drol, not one I considered but yeah, big name. Although I think more people know of the book than who wrote it (a bit like Gabriel Garcia Marquez or whoever wrote Tuesdays with Morrie). 20 minutes ago, DevonDeathTrip said: I nearly missed the fact that Gerard Basset was now gravely ill and it was only when I saw him picked on various team entries in the last few days that I realised there was another reason, apart from me being a pioneering trendsetter. So he's back in, although I'm still not convinced of his obituary chances. Some great teams so far. Good luck everyone - picks and contestants alike. One thing that might push him closer to an obit is his OBE. Mind you, I elected not to promote his New Zealand counterpart to the main team, even though he won the top wine prize twice in a row. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,552 Posted January 1, 2019 Also, not to shame individuals by name, but one Deathlist forum regular selected Ayn Rand in their team this year. Who died before the Falklands War took place. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,941 Posted January 1, 2019 13 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Looks like we're over 500 teams this year. I will now spend New Year's Day battling an amarone hangover while entering them all into a spreadsheet. Fucking hell, I don't envy your your task. 6 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Also, not to shame individuals by name, but one Deathlist forum regular selected Ayn Rand in their team this year. Who died before the Falklands War took place. Someones going to look at my teams on the previous page with her still in it and shame me! So I'll take the hit. My apologies I really should have caught that, think I sent the team off before gcreptile pointed this out via PM regards my DL prediction entry (my DDP entry being a top 20 or so cull from that). As I said to him fuck knows how that one happened.... died nye on a decade and half before i was born for fuck sake! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted January 1, 2019 TEAM NAME - Sovereign-Reaper 1) Fernando Ricksen - ex-Footballer (JOKER) 2) Leah Bracknell - Actress 3) Robert mugabe - ex-dictator and racist 4)Simon Ricketts - journalist subbed for linda nolan 5) Pete Frates - ice bucket challenge inventor 6) Lee Kerslake - Drummer 7)Noel Conway - right to die campaigner 8)Steve Gleason - ex american footballer ALS sufferer 9) Fatima Ali - TV show chef 10) Clive James - writer, journalist 11) Barry Du Bois - TV personality,designer 12)jose jose - mexican singer 13) chris wilson - australian musician 14)amy price - katie prices mum 15)bill heine - radio broadcaster 16)John Mccririck - TV presenter 17)Johnny Clegg - south african musician 18)samu anoa'i - wrestler 19) DeWayne Lee Johnson - poisoned by monsanto won court case 20) Nobby stiles - ex footballer SUBS 1)linda nolan 2)marieke vervoort 3)bob dole Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Predictor 1,018 Posted January 1, 2019 DDP 2019 - Predictor's Predictions Spoiler 1. Susan Bayh (b. 1959): American attorney who's gone under the radar in this forum. Had brain cancer surgery earlier last year. Obitability is unclear, but her husband is seemingly notable enough for Dailymail to have reported on her illness. 2. Leah Bracknell (b. 1964): British actress. Didn't select her last year, but decided to go with an easy, mainstream D40 pick here. JOKER 3. Wilford Brimley (b. 1934): For the 6th time in a row, this obese diabetes-ridden octogenarian American actor makes the cut. He just keeps on going, it's impressive. 4. Jimmy Carter (b. 1924): Former US president. At that age, and with the health issues in recent years, he could really go at any time. A probable D40 pick? 5. Princess Christina of Netherlands (b. 1947): From one Princess Christina (had Mrs. Magnuson in the last two years) to another. Dutch royalty who I read somewhere has bone cancer since the summer. 6. Clemens Cornielje (b. 1958): Sorta regretted this one the moment I had pressed "send". He is a Dutch politician who served as the King's Commissioner in one of the country's provinces. He has had recurrent bouts of cancer, the latest one in 2017, which has prompted him to leave his job. The regret? Notability, of course. Never been mentioned on this site before. 7. Glenn Fabry (b. 1961): British comic book artist who was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2018. Obitability is dubious, as I don't know if his body of work is enough for the relevant UK media to take note. Never been mentioned on this site before. 8. Clifford Harper (b. 1949): British illustrator who worked for Guardian for well over 20 years. Posted about him a while ago. His GoFundMe page indicates that he finally got a kidney donor, and his cancer was successfully treated in 2017. So his death might not be imminent, but I'll gamble. 9. Katherine Jackson (b. 1930): MJ's mum. Sometimes, an eldery widow(er) doesn't cope well with their other half gone. And she's frail/old enough already. 10. Crispian Jago (b. 1966): A British skeptics blogger. Probably my least certain pick in terms of getting an obituary. Had he been any other nationality, I wouldn't have selected him for the DDP. Was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2016. Never been mentioned on this site before. 11. Lennart Johansson (b. 1929): Former UEFA president. My token Swede for this year. Lost his wife Lola about a year ago, and has had a stroke in the past. 12. William Lee (b. 1941): Irish bishop who retired in 2013 due to health problems. Was criticized in 2010 for not doing anything about child abuse. 13. Olivia Newton-John (b. 1948): Keeping her from last year. 14. Fernando Ricksen (b. 1976): Dutch footballer with ALS. See description for Bracknell. 15. Alf Smith (b. 1908): AS usual, wanted to pick at least one 110+. Males don't live as long as females, and between Smith and Weighton, the former appeared less spry on their birthday. 16. Jean-Louis Trintignant (b. 1930): Another 'flavour of the month' pick. The French actor looks to be a dead cert, and it's good to have some internationality in your team. 17. Val Valentino (b. 1956): I used to watch his magic show when younger! By what I have read, he doesn't want his terminal prostate cancer treated with conventional means. Maybe he will use some of his magic tricks? 18. Barbara Walters (b. 1929): American journalist. Her old age, and increasing reclusiveness makes her an astute pick. And it seems, the esteemed committee agrees with that. 19. Joanne Woodward (b. 1930): How long has she had Alzheimer's/dementia now? She's my "Classic Hollywood stars" pick for this year. 20. Hsing Yun (b. 1927): A Taiwanese buddhist who founded one branch of buddhist movement. Should be highly obitable, and had several health probs in the past. Oh, and isn't he just the most adorable old dude you've ever seen? Seriously, just google him and see for yourself. If anyone can create peace on earth, it's him!!!!!! tl;dr: 1. Susan Bayh 2. Leah Bracknell (Joker) 3. Wilford Brimley 4. Jimmy Carter 5. Princess Christina of Netherlands 6. Clemens Cornielje 7. Glenn Fabry 8. Clifford Harper 9. Katherine Jackson 10. Crispian Jago 11. Lennart Johansson 12. William Lee 13. Olivia Newton-John 14. Fernando Ricksen 15. Alf Smith 16. Jean-Louis Trintignant 17. Val Valentino 18. Barbara Walters 19. Joanne Woodward 20. Hsing Yun 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,611 Posted January 1, 2019 The A team. Doris Day Shelia Mercer Leah Bracknell. Loretta Lynn. Vera Lynn Kirk Douglas. Olivia Newton-John. Barbara Walters Nobby Stiles Prince Philip. Queen Elizabeth Robert Mugabe Glynis Johns John McCririck Leslie Phillips Olivia de Havilland Jill Gascoigne Paul Flynn- Joker Pope Benedict Sidney Poitier The B Team Mikhail Gorbachev Jimmy Carter Rosalynn Carter John Hume Joanne Woodward Clive James Prunella Scales Trevor Peacock Joan Plowright Jean of Luxembourg Jacques Chirac Alberto Fujimori Bob Dole Yoko Ono Cliff Richard Ruth Bader Ginsburg Jane Powell George Alagiah - Joker Bill Turnbill Imelda Marcos Eastenders theme team- Around the Square. Around the Square. Daniella Westbrook (Joker) Barbara Windsor Bill Treacher Leonard Fenton June Brown Elizabeth Kelly Shelia Hancock Mona Hammond Derek Martin Peter Dean Kate Williams (Replaced June Whitfield Rudolph Walker Joan Holley Corrine Skinner-Carter Pam St Clement Heather Chasen Nicky Henson Anna Karen Lynda Baron Leslie Schofield I am not overly confident of hits on any teams to be honest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted January 1, 2019 Theme team ALS is BS 1) Noel conway -right to die campaigner joker 2) Steve Gleason - Ex american footballer 3) pete frates - ice bucket challenge creator 4) fernando ricksen - ex-footballer back up Joker 5)stephen darby - ex footballer 6) tim green - ex-american footballer 7) nanci ryder - publicist 8) Doddie weir - ex rugby union player 9) Augie Nieto - founder of life fitness 10)Daniel Klein - American computer scientist 11)suna kirac - turkish businesswoman and billionaire 12)michael soles - canadian ex football player 13)jason becker - american musisian 14)chris pendergast - ride for life living with ALS for over 25 years 15)Luton shelton - Jamaican footballer 16) ken waters - ex rugby player 17) Lenny Johnrose - ex footballer 18)Dr. Rahul Desikan - scientist studying ALS then diagnosed with it 19)Fr. Stephen Jasso - priest 20)Paris Lever - former british international gymnast Subs 1)father tony coote - priest with ALS and fundraiser 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,081 Posted January 1, 2019 43 minutes ago, viGnoS said: theme list #metoo (only girls), expected score : 148 Gemma Epstein As I pointed out in the Only Famous For Being Ill Thread, this young lady died around Christmas according to the Daily Mail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,941 Posted January 1, 2019 5 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: Eastenders theme team- Around the Square. Around the Square. Daniella Westbrook (Joker) Barbara Windsor Bill Treacher Leonard Fenton June Brown Elizabeth Kelly Shelia Hancock Mona Hammond Derek Martin Peter Dean Kate Williams (Replaced June Whitfield Rudolph Walker Joan Holley Corrine Skinner-Carter Pam St Clement Heather Chasen Nicky Henson Anna Karen Lynda Baron Leslie Schofield I am not overly confident of hits on any teams to be honest. Ran out of reactions but so glad to see this. Anyone put in an Emmerdle or Hollyoaks (ok that would be a waste of space) team to complete the set? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,489 Posted January 1, 2019 21 minutes ago, Predictor said: DDP 2019 - Predictor's Predictions Hide contents 17. Val Valentino (b. 1956): I used to watch his magic show when younger! By what I have read, he doesn't want his terminal prostate cancer treated with conventional means. Maybe he will use some of his magic tricks? Oh, The Masked Magician? That's a great spot, completely missed that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
viGnoS 18 Posted January 1, 2019 32 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: As I pointed out in the Only Famous For Being Ill Thread, this young lady died around Christmas according to the Daily Mail. thanks for the info, so Gemma might be replaced by Marieke Vervoort in my main team & Jen Taylor in theme team #1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,489 Posted January 1, 2019 OK, as the deadline is shut tight now, here is Pan Breed 2019! Pan Breed (JOKER) Fatima Ali - Top Chef reality star Fernando Ricksen Gerard Bassett OBE- wine expert guy Andrew Fairlie - chef Kathleen Blanco Dame Carmen Callil - founder of Virago, etc etc. Denis Goldberg Jean Louis Trintignant Johnny Clegg Lee Kerslake Leah Bracknell Andrew McGahan - sort of Guardian or bust Dr Bruce Reid - Essendon FC Doctor with the doping and the mesothelioma Billy Clayton - the young musician with cancer making waves Deborah James - Sun journo Vicky Phelan Kerri Parker - Playboy model, cancer, weed, etc Sutopo Purwo Nugroho - in charge of all the Indonesian disaster responses Barry Du Bois - Oz TV star John McCririck - annoying man on TV Callil is my hopeful unique, been keeping her quiet for ages. Dr Reid maybe one too, as I've heard some teams I assumed would nab him haven't so far. Drol has him in Deathrace but not here. Nugroho I thought would be potentially unique till mentioned on forum! McCririck the type of pick I always snub and regret (see Winner, Wetton, etc) so trying to outdo my own bad luck. McGahan the biggest obit risk, but I trust the wise heads here on him. Phelan the only real FFBI case but impossible to avoid on the news etc this last year or so. Oh, and Kerri Parker is the model Spade was talking about, pretty sure, but the stats on her health and her young age made her a worthwhile gamble on the 2019/2020 front. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,489 Posted January 1, 2019 Oh yeah, and here's the other crap theme team so they're all out in the open. THEME TEAM You'll Never Find Us in the Guardian Obits at Parties THEME - Folk who will likely die and be picked by other DDP teams but wont get the vaunted Guardian obit... or a Mirror obit...or even a copy and paste in the Daily Mail. Manohar Parrikar (JOKER) Joe Vento Chris Wilson - blues musician W.T. Johnson - US high school coach Bill Freehan - US sports star Fred Rister - music producer Sayed Ashraful Islam - politician Paul Dewar - Canadian MP Edmund Capon - artist Spencer Bohren - US blues musician Karen Lewis - US trade unionist Jeff Blackshear - Baltimore Ravens Denis Richardson - Oregon politician Tanya Gendle - fitness expert Derek Maitland - photographer Dave Agosti - musician John Cocks - NZ tv guy Andy Anderson - NZ wine guy Jonny Saville - MMA guy Gillian Lee - BBC film editor 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Predictor 1,018 Posted January 1, 2019 41 minutes ago, msc said: Oh, The Masked Magician? That's a great spot, completely missed that. Thanks. A search shows that he was namedropped just once on this forum back in summer. But the poster didn't provide any links or information, so I can see why this one might have been overlooked. Always did like the Masked Magician (and his assistants especially). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,489 Posted January 1, 2019 1 minute ago, Predictor said: Thanks. A search shows that he was namedropped just once on this forum back in summer. But the poster didn't provide any links or information, so I can see why this one might have been overlooked. Always did like the Masked Magician (and his assistants especially). I remember his show vividly from the time. Although some of us from school all watched the final episode together, and when the big reveal, the unmasking happened, he went "It is is, Valentino!" and a number of us kids immediately replied "Who the fuck is Valentino?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,986 Posted January 1, 2019 21 minutes ago, msc said: Oh yeah, and here's the other crap theme team so they're all out in the open. THEME TEAM You'll Never Find Us in the Guardian Obits at Parties THEME - Folk who will likely die and be picked by other DDP teams but wont get the vaunted Guardian obit... or a Mirror obit...or even a copy and paste in the Daily Mail. Manohar Parrikar (JOKER) Joe Vento Chris Wilson - blues musician W.T. Johnson - US high school coach Bill Freehan - US sports star Fred Rister - music producer Sayed Ashraful Islam - politician Paul Dewar - Canadian MP Edmund Capon - artist Spencer Bohren - US blues musician Karen Lewis - US trade unionist Jeff Blackshear - Baltimore Ravens Denis Richardson - Oregon politician Tanya Gendle - fitness expert Derek Maitland - photographer Dave Agosti - musician John Cocks - NZ tv guy Andy Anderson - NZ wine guy Jonny Saville - MMA guy Gillian Lee - BBC film editor groooaaannnn You'll get quite a few points out of that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
