Bibliogryphon 9,614 Posted April 27, 2019 There is often a period of intense activity which sees a close to vertical rise. The can come early but more often than not is mid year 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathtreat23 198 Posted April 27, 2019 On 14/04/2019 at 18:50, Arsewipe said: Even my 9 is looking a bit optimistic now. Were the DL committee on the piss all day before making their final list? Well it was New Years Eve when the list was released so they must have been celebrating the end of 2018 too much when this year's list was released-Surely either Leah Bracknell or Clive James are finally going to end their will they, won't they style games and finally give us out 2nd hit! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vaagheid 141 Posted May 13, 2019 On 15/02/2019 at 23:22, paddyfool said: All hail Vaagheid, our leader-for-now. Well... What a surprise, i lost this game. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted May 13, 2019 14 minutes ago, Vaagheid said: Well... What a surprise, i lost this game. King Vaagheid is dead. Long live King JiroemonKimura! ... Long may he reign ;-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted May 17, 2019 Events in Australia have meant that King JiroemonKimura's coronation was barely begun before his reign was over. Long live King markb4! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted May 17, 2019 King markb chokes on his inauguration speech. King Perfect Passing had best be wary of assassins in these turbulent times, it seems. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted July 7, 2019 King Perfect Passing dies peacefully in his sleep, after a truly amazing day of royal hedonistic debauchery. Long live King FixedBusiness! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted July 17, 2019 FixedBusiness' short reign is over, as he is ousted by a coup and quickly executed after a show trial for alleged dodgy dealings. Long live Queen MirandaGurl! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,142 Posted September 6, 2019 Who be our ruler now? I believe I was for a little while, but totally unnoticed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted September 6, 2019 Apologies for missing that update. With Harper's demise, so too ended the reign of MirandaGurl, and the boy king YoungWillz took the throne. This however, was missed by chroniclers at the time, causing some historians at a much later date to speculate that King YoungWillz was a mythical figure, after the manner of King Arthur. The facts remain that YoungWillz did have a short reign however, before being succeeded by King dean1991 with the demise of Mugabe. It seems doubtful that dean1991's reign will be nearly as long as that strongman's, however... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted September 26, 2019 Le roi dean1991 est mort. Bonne chance, Roi Arsewipe I! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted October 6, 2019 King Arsewipe, we hardly knew ye. Long live King Drol! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted October 6, 2019 I think we'll get more than 14 hits to be the 2nd best year ever.Bear in mind we only had one hit before May 13 when Doris Day died and there are lots of nonagerians and centenarians who've lingered on long past their sell by date. I have a feeling the last 3 months could be quite fruitful; ! I'm going to take a guess at 15 hits to end the year ! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,908 Posted October 6, 2019 23 minutes ago, CoffinLodger said: I think we'll get more than 14 hits to be the 2nd best year ever.Bear in mind we only had one hit before May 13 when Doris Day died and there are lots of nonagerians and centenarians who've lingered on long past their sell by date. I have a feeling the last 3 months could be quite fruitful; ! I'm going to take a guess at 15 hits to end the year ! I agree, this year could be good for DL!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,673 Posted October 6, 2019 I'd go about 15 too - Stiles is hanging on much in the manner he hung onto the legs of tricky strikers and there's known terminal illness in advanced states elsewhere in the surviving talent pool. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebless 203 Posted October 6, 2019 Either 14 or 15. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,255 Posted October 6, 2019 Gonna be conservative at this point and think it’s the typical 12 hits a year. Especially since all of the extremely likely hits have gone now (Hawke, Clegg, probably Wouk, and in hindsight McCririck). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philip 121 Posted October 6, 2019 13 with douglas dole and lynn being the final three hits Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 490 Posted October 7, 2019 8 hours ago, Joey Russ said: Gonna be conservative at this point and think it’s the typical 12 hits a year. Especially since all of the extremely likely hits have gone now (Hawke, Clegg, probably Wouk, and in hindsight McCririck). Yup, one a month sounds about right - there's a bunch of them terminal on the list I know, but with how long they've been in the "two months to live" stage, I have no trust in diagnoses anymore (looking at you, Bracknell). If those hits are either the centenarians or Carter, I think it would be good for next year's list - if they make it through the year, they're shoe-ins to remain on the list, and as I've said elsewhere, what the main list tends to lack is a bit of creative thinking for at least one or two of the names (which is to say, take a flyer on one of the younger lot that are ill/live a high risk party hard lifestyle. They may not get you a hit, but it'll make the list all the more interesting. My advice would be go 40s or 50s, and not ones like Bracknell that are terminal, but ones like van der Westhuizen or that one American actor whose name I can't recall who has early onset dementia/Alzheimer's/some sort of memory loss illness.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted October 7, 2019 I'd agree with one a month, so 12 or 13 in total. However, with no dead certs but plenty of low hanging fruit I wouldn't be surprised by anything in the 11 to 15 range. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Etushispushingupdaisies 136 Posted October 7, 2019 13-15, I think. The next are Jimmy Greaves, Kirk and Bon Dole, and possibly Prunella Scales and Nobby Stiles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arsewipe 202 Posted October 7, 2019 I was looking good until those three in the space of 5 days in May kickstarted things. Will end up being a bang average 12. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,614 Posted October 7, 2019 The second half of the year is closely mirroring 2018 albeit a few days behind. If we are going to do better than last year the we need a hit before 12th November. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dean1991 116 Posted October 8, 2019 The decade will be capped off with one of our 3 big centenarians going, I reckon. If not all of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted October 16, 2019 King Drol is dead. Long live King QTips! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
