FixedBusiness 407 Posted December 31, 2019 Submitted all my teams, good luck all. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eesti 151 Posted December 31, 2019 Who do you guys think will be the most popular joker? Seems like Ricksen and Vervoort are dead and there are not many too good young dead certs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,605 Posted December 31, 2019 21 minutes ago, Eesti said: Who do you guys think will be the most popular joker? Seems like Ricksen and Vervoort are dead and there are not many too good young dead certs. Tom Smith or George Aliaigh ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YorkshireBanker 168 Posted December 31, 2019 Team Name-Roasting Bodies In Redcar 1-Vera Lynn 2-Bobby Brown(Rangers Legend) 3-Bobbi Brown(Bobbi Brown Cosmetics) 4-Judith Magre 5-Margaret Stuart Barry 6-Aaron Carter 7-Daniel arap Moi 8-Michael Verhoeven 9-Medea Amiranashvili 10-David Gulpilil 11-Freeman Dyson 12-Chris Doleman 13-Roger Scruton 14-Lynne Reid Banks 15-Mary Ward (actress) 16-Anne Baker(writer) 17-Demi Lovato 18-Jean-Claude Carriere 19-Shin Kyuk-ho 20-Jill Knight(Parliament) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,976 Posted December 31, 2019 Thumbs up for Michael Verhoeven! I once saw him personally because he owned the cinema down the street. He has sold it and his other cinema though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,605 Posted December 31, 2019 Teams submitted. Good luck everyone. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted December 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Eesti said: Who do you guys think will be the most popular joker? Seems like Ricksen and Vervoort are dead and there are not many too good young dead certs. Tom Smith...... or possibly Lee Kerslake or Genesis P-Orridge All the other 'cult picks' of the year are too old for DDP use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,977 Posted December 31, 2019 Submitted my team, which confessedly is fairly conventional. While I'm keeping hopeful of a top 10 spot, I doubt there's that extra oomph for an outright win. All I personally wanted is one DDP win, and with that likely to finally happen, and the way life is shifting meaning I likely won't have as much time for extensive research, I now shift to a more relaxed approach, largely picking the (competitive) names I want to pick, even if some others are better coldly logically. Good luck to all! (and of course, if I lose the lead within the remaining hours, then that's a sign from the deadpool Gods I shouldn't bother trying to win anyway... ) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eesti 151 Posted December 31, 2019 6 minutes ago, Kinnock said: Tom Smith...... or possibly Lee Kerslake or Genesis P-Orridge All the other 'cult picks' of the year are too old for DDP use. Would David Hagen get obit? He also seems like a dead cert to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted December 31, 2019 5 minutes ago, Eesti said: Would David Hagen get obit? He also seems like a dead cert to me. If the Scottish papers are back as QO sources (I've lost track...) then yes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted December 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, Kinnock said: If the Scottish papers are back as QO sources (I've lost track...) then yes. Herald is back as a QO, yes, but Hagen would get a BBC obit no bother. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eesti 151 Posted December 31, 2019 6 minutes ago, Kinnock said: If the Scottish papers are back as QO sources (I've lost track...) then yes. As I am not familiar with the British media, what would the rules say in plain language. Would David Hagen get obit? OBITUARY QUALIFICATION:To win points, there must be the mention of a celebrity's death on a national online news source: BBC*: bbc.co.uk/news (and all subsections, including the previously banned local news pages) bbc.co.uk/sport bbc.co.uk/newsbeat And from the UK versions of the following: telegraph.co.uk thetimes.co.uk ft.com theguardian.com dailymail.co.uk express.co.uk dailystar.co.uk thesun.co.uk mirror.co.uk morningstaronline.co.uk inews.co.uk heraldscotland.com (As of 1/1/2018, the death announcements section of broadsheet websites, which members of the general public can pay for listings, are excluded) ...and from these news sites: uk.reuters.com news.sky.com/uk skysports.com itv.com/news* (this includes local news pages) channel4.com/news The notice of death must be in written English. Video links are only accepted if the strapline mentions the celeb’s passing. The following news sources are excluded as from 1st January 2016: Huffington Post UK, MSN UK, Yahoo UK, Scotsman, Daily Record, STV and UTV. Independent has now been removed as of 1st January 2017 as it no longer has a regular print edition. i is a valid obit source as of 1/1/2018. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted December 31, 2019 1 minute ago, msc said: Herald is back as a QO, yes, but Hagen would get a BBC obit no bother. Ah yeah - I keep forgetting the sports pages counts so he won't fall into the old 'headlines sports pages but nothing in news' trap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted December 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, Kinnock said: Ah yeah - I keep forgetting the sports pages counts so he won't fall into the old 'headlines sports pages but nothing in news' trap. No, remember I fell into the "Pick actually got a mention on the BBC news but not on the one page of the BBC that counted as a QO" trap* in 2017-ish so yeah the whole bbc.co.uk counts. *OK, they were a bit fringey of a candidate but by the 5th BBC obit that didn't count for him I was started to feel trolled a little bit... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eesti 151 Posted December 31, 2019 Thank you guys for the input! I decided to put him on the bench, because even though there is no QO fear anymore I think that he might hang on a little. Usually MND doesn't kill with 1-2 years. I sent my team and theme team in and hope top 10 finish for my 10th appearance at the DDP. So far my best is 12th in 2016. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Going Underground 74 Posted December 31, 2019 OK that's team 'Going Underground' in again 15th time lucky Off out on the pop. Happy New Year all. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,530 Posted December 31, 2019 David Quantick's Showbiz Pals have now been filed for the first time in two years. Spent the past 48 hours with food poisoning and no sleep so if I fuck it up completely this year, that's my excuse. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted December 31, 2019 Here is my theme team I sent in. I'll post the other two for y'all tomorrow Team Theme name: They Just Keep Dye-ing! 1. Alissa White-Gluz (death metal singer) (Joker) 2. Hayley Williams (Paramore singer) 3. Billie Eilish (pop singer) 4. Katy Perry (pop singer) 5. Nicki Minaj (pop singer) 6. Lena Dunham (actress) 7. Jennifer Hudson (singer) 8. Avril Lavigne (singer) 9. Pink (singer) 10. Lily Allen (singer) 11. Kelly Osbourne (singer, daughter of Ozzy and Sharon) 12. Lady Gaga (singer) 13. Cyndi Lauper (singer) 14. Rihanna (singer) 15. Pixie Geldof (daughter of Bob, singer) 16. Shirley Manson (Garbage vocalist) 17. Jonah Hill (actor) 18. Awsten Knight (Waterparks singer) 19. Boy George (singer) 20. Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance singer) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted December 31, 2019 Good luck to everyone. Here is my team. The End of the World As We Know It George Alagiah John Andretti Frankie Banali Olivia de Havilland Chris Doleman Kirk Douglas Ruth Bader Ginsburg David Gulpilil Terry Jones Lee Kerslake Giorgio Napolitano Olivia Newton-John Javier Perez de Cuellar Isabel Peron Prince Philip Genesis P-Orridge Nobby Stiles Bernard Tapie Alex Trebek (Joker) Jean-Louis Trintignant 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted December 31, 2019 Stone cold sober and my team is in. No inebriated last minute alterations this time and no religious figure or terrorist either. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted December 31, 2019 12 hours ago, Eesti said: Who do you guys think will be the most popular joker? Seems like Ricksen and Vervoort are dead and there are not many too good young dead certs. Alex trebek . Nobby stiles. Even though both not young. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted December 31, 2019 I've not seen the teams yet but I'm about 90% sure Genesis Porridge makes the Drop 40 so he might be a very popular joker in 2020. Others with a decent shot at Drop 40 bonus who might be popular jokers are David Gulpilil and Chris Doleman. One of those is my 2020 Pan Breed joker. Not exactly a hidden name! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,329 Posted December 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, msc said: I've not seen the teams yet but I'm about 90% sure Genesis Porridge makes the Drop 40 so he might be a very popular joker in 2020. Others with a decent shot at Drop 40 bonus who might be popular jokers are David Gulpilil and Chris Doleman. One of those is my 2020 Pan Breed joker. Not exactly a hidden name! I picked P-Orride and Gulpilil.Was not sure Doleman would obit so I didn't pick him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted December 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, Sean said: I picked P-Orride and Gulpilil.Was not sure Doleman would obit so I didn't pick him. There are some posters on this forum who, and I mean this as a massive compliment and tremendous respect btw, are sort of bellwether teams for the Drop 40. When they pick the terminally sick names you know they are getting huge traction across the forum. So far a few of them have posted public teams across the forum, and 5 names have appeared everywhere: Trebek unsurprisingly, Porridge, Gulpilil (will I Learn to spell his name by obit time?) and Doleman, and actually Frankie Banali, which surprises me. But they seem the top tips right now for new ill Drop 40ers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,329 Posted December 31, 2019 5 minutes ago, msc said: There are some posters on this forum who, and I mean this as a massive compliment and tremendous respect btw, are sort of bellwether teams for the Drop 40. When they pick the terminally sick names you know they are getting huge traction across the forum. So far a few of them have posted public teams across the forum, and 5 names have appeared everywhere: Trebek unsurprisingly, Porridge, Gulpilil (will I Learn to spell his name by obit time?) and Doleman, and actually Frankie Banali, which surprises me. But they seem the top tips right now for new ill Drop 40ers. I picked Banali as I came to the conclusion he would obit almost certainly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
