charon 4,943 Posted January 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Grim Up North said: wow - that really is surprising - good luck with it must be a good chance he won't make it to 2020. That might be a bold statement with hindsight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted January 11, 2019 6 minutes ago, charon said: That might be a bold statement with hindsight I've got 2020 vision. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted January 12, 2019 Well... Coda 2 now has the minimal target of outperforming Coda 1! We both picked Mikis Theodorakis. I rejected Leontyne Price. Coda 1 picked Yoko Ono, I picked her ex-husband. Very happy to see 5 unique picks on my team. Just a slight disappointment that Jacci Woodcock wasn't one - that other team did not forget her! But quite lucky to have Paul Volcker unique. Let's see how it goes. I quite confidently expect an overall improvement over last year - on all fronts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 12, 2019 21 hours ago, Death Impends said: Klein is my biggest "whoops" as far as names completely evading my radar go. One blink and you miss it Mail article about his health, and I blinked! The finds I did make more than make up for this miss, mind, and he's not an 100% cert anyway. Are you insinuating all 20 names you chose ARE 100% certs? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted January 12, 2019 19 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Sir Michael Atiyah dead: The NYT got in there first, but finally the BBC produce a QO: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46850763 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,410 Posted January 12, 2019 All Quiet on the Westerns Front jokered William Phipps, who died last June. Their team needs a new joker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 12, 2019 Just now, Clorox Bleachman said: All Quiet on the Westerns Front jokered William Phipps, who died last June. Their team needs a new joker owner. FTFY 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted January 12, 2019 Also, now we're up, good to see Big Iain playing! Always nice to see the DDP's father taking part. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marinade 18 Posted January 12, 2019 Hello. I can't believe I've been doing this for 11 years. The frequency of my picks is: 168, 144, 113, 103, 62, 59, 59, 52, 35, 29, 27, 6, 6, 5, 5, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1. This is barely of interest to me, so I can only imagine of how little interest it is to anyone else. Good luck! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,518 Posted January 12, 2019 One thing I find mildly interesting is, despite being young, having a life completely devoid of any health issues, not being a known partier or drinker, or indeed even being that famous at all, Maude Apatow has been DDP picked three years in a row - every single year she's been eligible for. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,518 Posted January 12, 2019 OK.... so theme team descriptions are in, the celebs are all in alphabetical order, the two dead guys I've spotted so far have been removed, there's no longer two listings for Sikrit, Queen Mother of Thailand, front page is up to date... I'm gonna declare the 2019 DDP officially open. I put about £150 of my own money into getting the site transferred to a new host, sorting out a logo, buying a Wordpress design and hiring an IT guy from Pakistan to sort out the VBscript issues that were stopping the site for the past week. I was happy to give back to the DDP community, but if any of you want to buy me a virtual coffee you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/spadecooley 12 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,556 Posted January 12, 2019 The side is really looking fantastic, Spade!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,036 Posted January 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: OK.... so theme team descriptions are in, the celebs are all in alphabetical order, the two dead guys I've spotted so far have been removed, there's no longer two listings for Sikrit, Queen Mother of Thailand, front page is up to date... I'm gonna declare the 2019 DDP officially open. I put about £150 of my own money into getting the site transferred to a new host, sorting out a logo, buying a Wordpress design and hiring an IT guy from Pakistan to sort out the VBscript issues that were stopping the site for the past week. I was happy to give back to the DDP community, but if any of you want to buy me a virtual coffee you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/spadecooley Cheers Spade, that's amazingly quick. Ok, now for the ones I noticed: Dianne Feinsten - also listed under Dianne Fienstein - I presume Biblio's made a spelling error. Gerhard Richter - I presume those folk listed under Gerard Richter also meant this guy. David Graham - I'm assuming that's this guy, rather than the cricketer, given the teams but one might have picked the cricketer...I dunno. Tbh, that's all I could find. Hope this helps. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted January 12, 2019 Awesome stuff, Spade. I tip my hat to you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,903 Posted January 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Cheers Spade, that's amazingly quick. Ok, now for the ones I noticed: Dianne Feinsten - also listed under Dianne Fienstein - I presume Biblio's made a spelling error. Gerhard Richter - I presume those folk listed under Gerard Richter also meant this guy. David Graham - I'm assuming that's this guy, rather than the cricketer, given the teams but one might have picked the cricketer...I dunno. Tbh, that's all I could find. Hope this helps. Thank YoungWillz, was going to mention that my David Graham is the actor. Well done though to Mr Cooley as always. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted January 12, 2019 Thanks Spade, I've bought you three coffees 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted January 12, 2019 Very well done, Spade, thank you for all the hard work! And quite fast, too - I suspect that you are building a structure that speeds up the process for the future. The site now looks like it belongs in this decade, ha! I can only guess how hard it must be to build on a 15-year old system and to adapt it to the smartphone world. So the work isn't completely done yet? Well, looks like you are on the right track. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,036 Posted January 12, 2019 Just noticed there's a slideshow!! Awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted January 12, 2019 Great job, Spade! Thanks for your hard work and for modernizing the DDP website. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted January 12, 2019 Nicely done Spade. So the person who I thought would most likely be unique is also picked by someone else, yet I somehow got a unique pick on someone I didn’t think have a chance of being unique. Weird world sometimes... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pedro67 232 Posted January 12, 2019 49 minutes ago, DevonDeathTrip said: Thanks Spade, I've bought you three coffees Me to. Thanks for all your efforts Somehow applicable. Ration yourself :-) https://www.deathwishcoffee.com/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted January 12, 2019 One info that needs changing on the DDP bio is the birthday of Andrew Fairlie. His bio said he was born in 1953, yet articles of him stepping down mentioned he was 54. Obviously the age and the birthday on his bio doesn’t match. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,518 Posted January 12, 2019 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Cheers Spade, that's amazingly quick. Ok, now for the ones I noticed: Dianne Feinsten - also listed under Dianne Fienstein - I presume Biblio's made a spelling error. Gerhard Richter - I presume those folk listed under Gerard Richter also meant this guy. David Graham - I'm assuming that's this guy, rather than the cricketer, given the teams but one might have picked the cricketer...I dunno. Tbh, that's all I could find. Hope this helps. Good work. Weirdly enough the system had defaulted David Graham to the very, very, very obscure cricketer, and not the "would get an obit on the evening news" actor. And had been for years. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,036 Posted January 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: One info that needs changing on the DDP bio is the birthday of Andrew Fairlie. His bio said he was born in 1953, yet articles of him stepping down mentioned he was 54. Obviously the age and the birthday on his bio doesn’t match. My info says he was born c 1964, that would tally with what you say Joey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted January 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: My info says he was born c 1964, that would tally with what you say Joey. Joey mistyped 1963 I think, which is the actors dob not the chefs. He's 1964. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
