time 8,594 Posted January 1, 2019 My two teams are as they were last year, except the following replacements for the dead folk times-up team - Tony Murray (98 year-old businessman) ...and its goodnight from him - Ronan O'Rahilly (Radio Caroline), Rony Robinson (playwright, radio presenter) & Ronald Wayne (Apple) so I obviously won't be winning, but surely must improve on last years' performance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted January 1, 2019 Here’s Day In The Death 2019. All of my survivors have been sacked apart from Ricksen, who I promoted to joker: 1. Fernando Ricksen (joker) 2. Fatima Ali 3. Samu Anoa'i 4. Gerard Basset 5. Susan Bayh 6. Kathleen Blanco 7. Edmund Capon 8. Johnny Clegg 9. Tim Conway 10. Barry Du Bois 11. Andrew Fairlie 12. Bob Hawke 13. Lee Kerslake 14. Andrew McGahan 15. Michael Murphy 16. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho 17. Genesis P-Orridge 18. Arash Sadeghi 19. Jimmy Spicer 20. Jean-Louis Trintignant 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted January 1, 2019 Hopefully nobody picked Adrienne Cullen, @Spade_Cooley, as she seems to have died on 31 December: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/warrior-who-fought-against-hospital-negligence-dies-at-58-5ft79jw8d?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1546345524 I see G3mma Epst3in was picked and as previously confirmed she died around Christmas 2018. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/cancer-patient-who-filled-cups-13796989 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Going Underground 74 Posted January 1, 2019 I see Aussie murderer Michael Murphy has been picked. Bugger, he was my hope of a unique. I think my only unique pick hope now is another (ex) jail bird, Alan Aspin. Obit chances might be slim though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted January 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, Going Underground said: I see Aussie murderer Michael Murphy has been picked. Bugger, he was my hope of a unique. I think my only unique pick hope now is another (ex) jail bird, Alan Aspin. Obit chances might be slim though. Obit chances are slim indeed, as I picked him for 2017 and he died then without any obit. Sorry to inform you on that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Going Underground 74 Posted January 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Obit chances are slim indeed, as I picked him for 2017 and he died then without any obit. Sorry to inform you on that. Shit. Do I get a sub in Spade? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted January 1, 2019 1 minute ago, Going Underground said: Shit. Do I get a sub in Spade? Yep, a subs' bench swap will take place here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,903 Posted January 1, 2019 My Three Theme Teams Team 1 From Z cars to Dead Stars [ theme, Z-Cars actors] Frank Windsor Joss Ackland Brian Blessed Kenneth Cope Mark Eden Barbara Shelley Henry Woolf Colin Jeavons Heather Chasen Bill Treacher Windsor Davies Geoffrey Palmer Paul Darrow Frank Williams Vivian Pickles Jill Gascoigne Milton Johns Jeremy Kemp Hugh Futcher June Brown Team 2 Grim Reaper we're needed [Theme, Avengers TV Series Alumni] Gerald Harper Honor Blackman Vernon Dobtcheff Bernard Cribbins Christopher Benjamin William Gaunt David Graham peter Bowles Freddie Jones John Savident Harry Landis Stuart Damon Julian chagrin Juliet Hamer Diana Rigg Linda Thorsen Julian Glover Caroline Blakiston James Belchamber Ray Austin {Stuntman/director} Subs - Tony Caunter, Donald Sutherland, Anneke Wills, Team 3 Well Done If You Got These at Home {Theme, folk who have been on Pointless Celebrities } Linda Nolan Barry Cryer Nicholas Parsons Jean Boht Victor Maguire Roy Wood Anna Karen Liz Carr Tricia Penrose Roy Hudd Jean Ferguson Tina Malone Paul Darrow Henry Kelly Amanda Barrie Tom O'Connor Dee Dee Wilde Derek Martin Lionel Blair Bernard Cribbins Subs - Nerys Hughes, Peter Purves, Sally Thomsett 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Going Underground 74 Posted January 1, 2019 25 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Yep, a subs' bench swap will take place here. Cheers Here's team Going Underground which is pretty much a mixture of what many others have got. Forgot about Fernando Ricksen though. Andrew Fairlie (joker) Gerard Basset Dewayne Johnson Fatima Ali Leah Bracknall Kathleen Blanco Amy Price Barry Du Bois Linda Nolan Julian Fiano Marieke Vervoort Lee Kerslake Steffan Lewis Paul Dewar Michael Murphy Bill Heine Nobby Stiles Fred Rister Bill Turnbull Manohar Parrikar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 1, 2019 3 hours 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. Fred Rister - music producer Oh I can't disagree more mate. But his death is certain, so maybe a side wager that goes to charity or summat? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 1, 2019 Well it took less than an hour, and one post by @YoungWillz to see my DDP chances disappear. Pauline Hunt HAD to be a unique pick, and now she isn't. Blew my Joker on her....shoulda went to Ricksen smh. Oh well there's always next year. Thanks Y-Dub. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted January 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: Oh I can't disagree more mate. But his death is certain, so maybe a side wager that goes to charity or summat? Well, you make considerably more dough than I do but I see no harm in a small donation (in the region of £5) to charity if wrong. 1 minute ago, Sir Creep said: Well it took less than an hour, and one post by @YoungWillz to see my DDP chances disappear. Pauline Hunt HAD to be a unique pick, and now she isn't. Blew my Joker on her....shoulda went to Ricksen smh. Oh well there's always next year. Thanks Y-Dub. Remember Hunt is a very local case for Willz and I - the hospital involved (which is crap) is within walking distance for me. So she's been all over our local press. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,957 Posted January 1, 2019 Right then, here's TJS for 2019: Fernando Ricksen (joker) Fatima Ali Gerard Basset Susan Bayh Kathleen Blanco Leah Bracknell Billy Clayton Johnny Clegg Tim Conway Chris Doleman Andrew Fairlie Clive James Lee Kerslake Helen Legh Andrew McGahan Sutopo Purwo Nugroho Ronald J. Shurer Jean-Louis Trintignant Suzanne Whang Rachel Zoll 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted January 1, 2019 Here's my effort. Hoping to beat my worst ever finish of 28th place in 2018. I'm definitely dining out on past glories these days. Andrew Fairlie (joker) Bernice McCabe Amer Deghayes Fatima Ali Samu Anoa’i Julian Fiano Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fernando Ricksen Lee Kerslake Peter Tork Dennis Goldberg Michael Robinson Andrew McGahn Jean-Louis Trintignant Dean Hoyle Kate Figes Shirley Boone Kathleen Blanco Norm Coleman Gerard Basset Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,957 Posted January 1, 2019 Oh and my Decaying Orbit-uaries theme team is largely the same as before, bar deaths. Walter Cunningham, Francis Graham-Smith, Gene Kranz, Eugene Parker, Roger Penrose, and Arnold Wolfendale all stepped in the place of those who died last year, and Katherine Johnson was promoted to captain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ethnic cleansing 26 Posted January 1, 2019 Here is my entry. Ethnic Cleansing 1) Fatima Ali - Top Chef (Bravo) Joker 2) Johnny Clegg 3) Greg Gilbert 4) James Harris 5) Andrew McGahan - Australian Novelist 6) Michael Robinson - Irish Footballer 7) Nobby Stiles 8) Julie Strain - B Movie Actress 9) Lee Kerslake - Musician 10) Fernando Ricksen 11) Steffan Lewis 12) John Andretti 13) Leah Bracknell 14) George Alagiah - Journalist 15) John Cocks 16) Andrew Fairlie - Scottish Chef 17) Melissa Young - 2005 Miss Wisconsin and Trump supporter 18) Chris Wilson - Australian Blues Musician 19) Dewayne Lee Johnson - Landscaper won lawsuit vs Monsanto 20) Gerard Basset Subs - Terry Jones - Linda Nolan - Bill Turnbull 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 281 Posted January 1, 2019 Here's mine. Going for a road racing motorcyclist as a joker paid off last year, so doing it again! 1. Conor Cummins (road racing motorcyclist) 2. Johnny Clegg 3. John McCririck 4. Yoko Ono 5. Clive James 6. Leah Bracknell 7. Fernando Ricksen 8. Genesis P-Orridge 9. Peter Lorimer 10. Ali Bongo (President of Gabon) 11. Willie Nelson 12. Lee Kerslake 13. John Prine 14. Dick Gaughan 15. Peter Tork 16. Shane McGowan 17. Brian Wilson 18. George Alagiah 19. Stirling Moss 20. Jimmy Greaves 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 1, 2019 2 hours ago, msc said: Well, you make considerably more dough than I do but I see no harm in a small donation (in the region of £5) to charity if wrong. Remember Hunt is a very local case for Willz and I - the hospital involved (which is crap) is within walking distance for me. So she's been all over our local press. Well I chased down her and her husband's FB pages to find out her birthday, cuz if she was turning 50 in February or summat, she wasn't joker material (like she is at 49). Her birthday is I believe early August, so we have over half a year for her to drop over and gain a point. Or double a point in my case lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted January 1, 2019 7 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: Well I chased down her and her husband's FB pages to find out her birthday, cuz if she was turning 50 in February or summat, she wasn't joker material (like she is at 49). Her birthday is I believe early August, so we have over half a year for her to drop over and gain a point. Or double a point in my case lol Do you ever get the feeling you might be taking this lark far too seriously? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted January 1, 2019 2 hours ago, DevonDeathTrip said: Dean Hoyle Huddersfield Town? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted January 1, 2019 1 hour ago, msc said: Huddersfield Town? Ah yes, Dean Hoyle. A very great man, revered by the Huddersfield faithful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted January 1, 2019 To Kill A Gabor Sister 2019 1. Fatima Ali 2. John Andretti 3. Samu Anoa'i 4. Gerard Basset 5. Susan Bayh 6. Kathleen Blanco 7. Johnny Clegg 8. Tim Conway 9. Jason DeLisle 10. Barry du Bois 11. Andrew Fairlie 12. Bill Freehan 13. Clive James 14. Lee Kerslake 15. Larry Langford 16. Karen Lewis 17. Sacheen Littlefeather 18. Fernando Ricksen (JOKER) 19. Fred Rister 20. Jean Louis Trintignant 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean the Irish Bastard 8 Posted January 1, 2019 Following a top 10 finish thanks to Mr Ricketts, Dead Ends returns for 2019 with... Leah Bracknell (Joker) Julie Strain Edmund Capon Steve Gleason Greg Gilbert Fernando Ricksen Pete Frates Johnny Clegg Gerard Basset Kathleen Blanco Marieke Vervoort John Andretti Michael Robinson Nobby Stiles Noel Conway Bill Heine John Cocks Genesis P-Orridge Clive James Dana Scatton And on the substitute bench: Valerie Harper Carl Piddington John McCririck I’m not expecting to finish quite so highly this year as a line fault at home has clobbered our broadband (and even the landline) over the last few days and there is next to no phone signal out where we live, but that considered I’m just happy to have scraped together a team at all given our limited resources at the critical time (traditionally I do all the work on 30th and 31st - might not leave it so late in future!!) Glad to see more variation among the picks this year, should be very interesting... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted January 1, 2019 I predict the List of the Lost might be rather long this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted January 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, DevonDeathTrip said: I predict the List of the Lost might be rather long this year. Yup. Lots of folk being entered who'd have no business being in the forum pools let alone the bloody DDP. Do people actually read the rules. Might go through and start individually shaming DDP teams by turn soon for their idiocy,.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
