Death Pool 2008™

[streety]

New year. New rules. You now pick 10 celebrities...

W&B DEATH POOL 2008™

LEAGUE TABLE
[58] tom93 ■ Andy Rooney ■ Britney Spears ■ Paris Hilton ■ Amy Winehouse ■ Kevin Federline ■ Chris Hansen ■ The Queen ■ Mark Speight [42] ■ Robert Grant ■ Michael Jackson
[38] streety ■ Charlton Heston [84] ■ Zsa Zsa Gabor ■ Amy Winehouse ■ Betty Ford ■ Fats Domino ■ Norman Wisdom ■ Harold Pinter[78] ■ Ronnie Biggs ■ Fidel Castro ■ Russell Watson
[29] Mrs. Patty Potato ■ John Goodman ■ Kenny Richey ■ Gary Glitter ■ Barack Obama ■ Mwai Kibaki ■ Nicole Richie ■ Mark Speight [42] ■ Robert Downey Jr. ■ Angus Deayton ■ Fernando Alonso
[21] the basstard ■ Margaret Thatcher ■ Michael J Fox ■ Fidel Castro ■ Pete Doherty ■ Nigel Lawson ■ Geoffrey Howe ■ Edna Parker [115] ■ Buzz Aldrin ■ Peter Sallis ■ Kathy Staff [80]
[21] archbishop_josh ■ Ronnie Biggs ■ Norman Wisdom ■ Patrick Moore ■ Fidel Castro ■ The Queen ■ Tim Burton ■ Andrew Lloyd Webber ■ Russell Watson ■ Bo Diddley [79] ■ Bobby Robson
[16] Mr stabby ■ Norman Wisdom ■ Steven Hawkins ■ Muhammad Ali ■ Bobby Robson ■ Keith Richards ■ Osama Bin Laden ■ Katherine Joosten ■ Margaret Thatcher ■ Fidel Castro ■ Charlton Heston [84]
[14] Smartie ■ George Bush Snr. ■ Peter O'Toole ■ Neil Armstrong ■ Christopher Lee ■ Mickey Rooney ■ Humphrey Lyttleton [86] ■ Nancy Reagan ■ Jackie Stallone ■ Stan Lee ■ Dennis Norden
[10] Boyinabox ■ Jimmy Carter ■ Neil Armstrong ■ Diego Maradona ■ Mikhail Kalashnikov ■ Arthur C Clarke [90] ■ Ban Ki-moon ■ Condoleezza Rice ■ Kimi Räikkönen ■ Zara Phillips ■ Leslie Nielsen
[6] Cryomaniac ■ John Madden ■ George Bush Snr. ■ Sammy Baugh [94] ■ Donald Trump ■ Rosie O'Donnell ■ Paul McCartney ■ Bob Geldof ■ Jade Goody ■ Alex Jones ■ Avr1l Lavigne
[0] BlueIncaPilot ■ Amy Winehouse ■ Britney Spears ■ Pete Doherty ■ Pope Benedict XVI ■ Harvey Keitel ■ Alan Arkin ■ Diana Rigg ■ Stephen Hawking ■ Nelson Mandela ■ Keith Richards
[0] Paul12345 ■ Michael Winner ■ The Queen ■ Prince Phillip ■ Liza Minelli ■ Britney Spears ■ Bobby Robson ■ Jalal Talabani ■ Nouri al-Maliki ■ Pervez Musharraf ■ Jeff Stewart
[0] terrorbite ■ Dennis Norden ■ Michael Parkinson ■ John McCririck ■ Bruce Forsythe ■ Clint Eastwood ■ Ronnie Corbett ■ Tony Hart ■ Margaret Thatcher ■ June Brown ■ Ian Huntley
[0] Scrumpopolis ■ Tony Benn ■ Ian Paisley ■ Jimmy Saville ■ Prince ■ Howard Brown ■ LL Cool J ■ Hugo Chavez ■ Prince Andrew ■ John Prescott ■ Yasuo Fukuda
[0] argh ■ Lindsey Lohan ■ Paris Hilton ■ Britney Spears ■ Prince Harry ■ Angelina Jolie ■ Jean Chretian ■ George Bush Jnr. ■ Mwai Kibaki ■ Fidel Castro ■ Steve-O
[0] alexj9 ■ Micheal J Fox ■ Margaret Thatcher ■ Muhammad Ali ■ Dick Van Dyke ■ Gary Coleman ■ Ian McKellen ■ Micheal Jackson ■ John Cleese ■ Ronnie Corbett ■ Pete Doherty
[0] Socks ■ George Bush Snr. ■ Fidel Castro ■ Muhammad Ali ■ Nikki Sixx ■ Courtney Love ■ Bob Barker ■ Dick Clark ■ Britney Spears ■ Andy Rooney ■ Billy Graham
[0] Disgruntledgoat ■ Britney Spears ■ Michael Winner ■ Peter Stringfellow ■ Bruce Forsyth ■ Kirk Douglas ■ George Bush Snr. ■ Bobby Robson ■ Michael Jackson ■ Leslie Phillips ■ Jacques Chirac
[0] Midget ■ Bob Barker ■ Britney Spears ■ Amy Winehouse ■ Owen Wilson ■ Fidel Castro ■ Michael J Fox ■ Keith Richards ■ Bruce Forsyth ■ Michael Winner ■ John Forsythe
[0] swampmonkey ■ Britney Spears ■ Pete Doherty ■ Amy Winehouse ■ Liza Minnelli ■ Jimmy Saville ■ Osama Bin Laden ■ Steve Coogan ■ Ricky Gervais ■ Dick van Dyke ■ Fidel Castro
[0] 'Ello Guv'ner ■ Jalal Talabani ■ Nouri al-Maliki ■ Pervez Musharraf ■ Bruce Forsythe ■ Margaret Thatcher ■ Osama Bin Laden ■ Jimmy Saville ■ John Cleese ■ Pete Doherty ■ Amy Winehouse
[0] ynnekkenny ■ Britney Spears ■ Norman Wisdom ■ Katie Holmes ■ Clint Eastwood ■ Diego Maradona ■ Eminem ■ Amy Winehouse ■ Jimmy Saville ■ Dick van Dyke ■ Paul Daniels
[0] Nuclear Dave ■ Fidel Castro ■ Keith Richards ■ Barack Obama ■ Pete Doherty ■ Nelson Mandela ■ Prince Harry ■ Bobby Robson ■ Amy Winehouse ■ Diego Maradona ■ Ken Livingstone
[0] CheHamstera ■ Fidel Castro ■ Margaret Thatcher ■ Pervez Musharraf ■ Jimmy Carter ■ Nancy Reagan ■ Prince Philip ■ Prince Edward ■ Amy Winehouse ■ Clint Eastwood ■ Muhammad Ali
[0] nub ■ Edwin van der Sar ■ Gary Neville ■ Rio Ferdinand ■ Wes Brown ■ Cristiano Ronaldo ■ Ryan Giggs ■ Louis Saha ■ Wayne Rooney ■ Michael Carrick ■ Osama Bin Laden
[0] gruff ■ Henry Kissinger ■ Mickey Rooney ■ Amy Winehouse ■ Dick van Dyke ■ Kim Jung-Il ■ Zsa Zsa Gabor ■ Patrick Moore ■ Pervez Musharraf ■ Jimmy Carter ■ George Bush Snr.
[0] crab ■ Mwai Kibaki ■ Pope Benedict XVI ■ The Queen ■ Ken Dodd ■ Bruce Forsythe ■ Chris Tarrant ■ Kim Jung-Il ■ Margaret Thatcher ■ Richard Hammond ■ Fidel Castro
[0] happy-go-lucky ■ Pervez Musharraf ■ Bilawal Bhutto ■ Britney Spears ■ Michael Jackson ■ Iggy Pop ■ Prince Charles ■ Beth Ditto ■ 50 Cent ■ Tim Westwood ■ Pete Doherty
[0] Mister Qwerty ■ Britney Spears ■ Fidel Castro ■ Osama Bin Laden ■ The Queen ■ Heather Mills ■ Bob Geldof ■ Bilawel Bhutto ■ George Bush Snr. ■ Nelson Mandela ■ Ian McKellen
[0] BekyLou ■ Tom Cruise ■ Keith Richards ■ Patrick Swayze ■ Judy Finnegan ■ Richard Madeley ■ Kelly Osbourne ■ Boy George ■ The Queen ■ Tom Jones ■ Robbie Williams
[0] ZOIDBERG ■ Fidel Castro ■ Pope Benedict XVI ■ Amy Winehouse ■ Pete Doherty ■ Diego Maradona ■ Pele ■ Doug Ellis ■ George Bush Jnr. ■ George Bush Snr. ■ Prince Philip
[0] Taysmith ■ Fidel Castro ■ Amy Winehouse ■ Woody Allen ■ Keith Richards ■ Michael Winner ■ Buster Martin ■ Jimmy Saville ■ Muhammad Ali ■ Jason Donovan ■ Jesus
[0] Blue-Chameleon ■ Roger Bannister ■ Ann Widdecombe ■ Patrick Moore ■ Delia Smith ■ John Prescott ■ Terry Wogan ■ Ronnie Corbett ■ Norman Wisdom ■ Ken Dodd ■ Diego Maradona
[0] AngryPaul ■ Fidel Castro ■ Mwai Kibaki ■ Norman Wisdom ■ Amy Winehouse ■ Jeff Stewart ■ Peter Sallis ■ The Queen ■ Bruce Forsyth ■ Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ■ Tomoji Tanabe
[0] cydonia ■ Britney Spears ■ Victoria Beckham ■ Tom Cruise ■ Gene Hackman ■ Paul McCartney ■ Michael Richards ■ Ozzy Osbourne ■ Jack Osbourne ■ Hayden Penettiere ■ Justin Timberlake
[0] Shintaz ■ Margaret Thatcher ■ Britney Spears ■ Amy Winehouse ■ Michael Winner ■ The Queen ■ Tommy Lee Jones ■ Steve Coogan ■ Cher ■ Buzz Aldrin ■ Pope Benedict XVI
[0] Glitch ■ The Queen ■ Dick Van Dyke ■ Britney Spears ■ Paul McCartney ■ Ringo Starr ■ Jeremy Clarkson ■ Amy Whinehouse ■ Prince Harry ■ Prince Charles ■ Pete Doherty


KEY
substitutions in yellow ■ deaths in white

The rules are simple. You propose ten celebrities you believe will croak before 2359 on December 31st 2008 and if you're right, you'll be given points. The player with the most points at midnight on 31st December/1st January 2008/09 will be the winner.

THE RULES

Can be found here (http://forums.weebls-stuff.com/showpost.php?p=1843026&postcount=60)

HOW TO ENTER



Pick 10 celebrities who you think will die before 31st December 2008 which adhere to the rules.
Post or PM me your chosen 10.


PEOPLE WHO YOU MAY NOT KNOW

Can be found here (http://forums.weebls-stuff.com/showpost.php?p=1829869&postcount=34)

DUE TO CURRENT ILLNESSES YOU CANNOT CHOOSE

Any thoughts/comments on the death pool then feel free to PM me.

Let battle commence

[Paul12345]

This year I'll take it reasonably seriously as opposed to the majority of my comedy suggestions last year.

1) Michael Winner
2) The Queen
3) Prince Phillip
4) Liza Minelli
5) Britney Spears
6) Sir Bobby Robson
7) Jalal Talabani (President of Iraq)
8) Nouri al-Maliki (Prime Minister of Iraq)
9) Pervez Musharraf (Pakistan PM)
10) Jeff Stewart (Reg Hollis from The Bill cos I'm out of ideas and just saw this (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7178478.stm) but I suspect streety will disallow me choosing him)

Cheers Streety

[terrorbite]

1. Dennis Norden
2. Michael Parkinson
3. John McCririck
4. Bruce Forsythe
5. Clint Eastwood
6. Ronnie Corbett
7. Nicole Richie
8. Margaret Thatcher
9. June Brown
10. Ian Huntley

I'll unstick the old thread and stick this new one.

[Mr stabby]

I would say Ariel Sharon, as he is in a coma. But I guess that one isn't allowed.

1. Norman Wisdom
2. Steven Hawkins
3. Muhammad Ali
4. Bobby Robson
5. Keith Richards
6. Osama Bin Laden
7. Charles Bronson
8. Margaret Thatcher
9. Fidel Castro
10. Charlton Heston

[Scrumpopolis]

Carrying over from last year
1) Tony Benn
2) Ian Paisley
3) Jimmy Saville
4) Prince
5) Howard Brown (Halifax bloke)

and new comers

6) LL Cool J
7) Hugo Chavez
8) Prince Andrew
9) John Prescott
10) Yasuo Fukuda (Prime minister of Japan for no reason other than I randomly picked a national leader)

[Garry3]

1) John Goodman
2) Kenny Richey (Freed from death row)
3) Gary Glitter
4) Barack Obama (US presidential candidate)
5) Mwai Kibaki (Kenyan President)
6) Nicole Richie
7) Courtney Love
8) Robert Downey Jr.
9) Angus Deayton
10) Fernando Alonso

Die you bastards!

[argh]

1. Lindsey Lohan
2. Paris Hilton
3. Brittany Spears
(At least one of them will drive drunk and die I'm sure)
4. Prince Harry
(he has also been up to no good, I'm sure)
5. Angelina Jolie
(Maybe it's just wishful thinking)
6. Jean Chretian former Prime Minister of Canada
(I like him, but he's gettin old and in less than the best health.)
7. George Bush
(Lots of people want to get him and after the presidency, security will be laxer)
8. Mwai Kibaki President of Kenya
(Soo....much...political strife)
9. Fidel Castro
(He's almost already)
10. Steve-O (Jackass)
(I'm surprised he hasn't killed himself yet)

[alexj9]

1) Micheal J Fox
2) Margaret Thatcher
3) Muhammad Ali
4) Dick Van Dyke
5) Gary Coleman
6) Sir Ian McKellen
7) Micheal Jackson
8) John Cleese
9) Ronnie Corbett
10) Pete Doherty

[Socks]

1. George H. W. Bush - President of the USA
2. Fidel Castro - Cuban "Presidente"
3. Muhammad Ali - Retired Boxer
4. Nikki Sixx - Musician
5. Courtney Love - Druggy and Murderer.
6. Bob Barker
7. Dick Clark - US Gameshow host
8. Britney Spears
9. Andy Rooney
10. Billy Graham - Evangelist

[Disgruntledgoat]

1. Britney Spears
2. Michael Winner
3. Peter Stringfellow
4. Bruce Forsyth
5. Kirk Douglas
6. George Bush Snr.
7. Bobby Robson
8. Michael Jackson
9. Leslie Phillips
10. Jacques Chirac

[Midget]

1. bob barker
2. britney spears
3. amy winehouse
4. owen wilson
5. fidel castro
6. michael j fox
7. keith richards
8. bruce forsyth
9. michael winner
10. john forsythe

[swampmonkey]

Britney Spears
Pete Doherty
Amy Whinehouse
Liza Minnelli
Jimmy Saville
Osama Bin Laden
Steve Coogan
Ricky Gervais (please)
Dick van Dyke
Fidel Castro

['Ello Guv'ner]

Jalal Talabani
Nouri al-Maliki
Pervez Musharraf
Bruce Forsythe
Margaret Thatcher
Osama Bin Laden
Jimmy Saville
John Cleese
Pete Doherty
amy winehouse

[ynnekkenny]

1. Britney Spears
2. Norman Wisdom
3. Katie Holmes
4. Clint Eastwood
5. Maradona
6. Eminem
7. Amy Winehouse
8. Jimmy Saville
9. Dick Van Dyke
10. Paul Daniels

ps yay! glad its back in a morbid sort of way

[Boyinabox]

ctrl-v

1) Jimmy Carter
2) Neil Armstrong
3) Diego Maradona
4) Mikhail Kalashnikov
5) Arthur C Clarke

Hello

6) Ban Ki-moon
7) Condoleezza Rice
8) Kimi Räikkönen
9) Zara Phillips
10) Leslie Nielsen

[BlueIncaPilot]

Already PM'd yesterday :D

Ain't never played before.

[Nuclear Spoon]

Think I'll have a go at this this year.

1. Fidel Castro - ex-Cuban president
2. Keith Richards - Rolling Stones guitarist
3. Barack Obama - Democrat candidate for presidential race
4. Pete Doherty - drug-addict "musician"
5. Nelson Mandela
6. Prince Harry
7. Sir Bobby Robson
8. Amy Winehouse
9. Maradona
10. Ken Livingstone

[Smartie]

And here are this years runners and riders....

1. George Bush Snr (former american president)
2. Peter O'Toole (actor)
3. Neil Armstrong (1st man on the moon)
4. Christopher Lee (actor)
5. Mickey Rooney (actor)
6. Humphrey Lyttleton (BBC Radio 4 presenter)
7. Nancy Reagan (former first lady)
8. Jackie Stallone (plastic mother of Sylvester)
9. Stan Lee (D.C. Comics)
10. Dennis Norden (British TV Git)

[CheHamstera]

Chosen - sorted!

1. Fidel Castro
2. Margaret Thatcher
3. Pervez Musharraf (Pakistan PM)
4. Jimmy Carter (ex-US President)
5. Nancy Reagan
6. Prince Philip
7. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (Queen’s cousin)
8. Amy Winehouse
9. Clint Eastwood
10. Muhammad Ali

[streety]

Table semi-updated. I will do the rest when I get home from work...

[friendly spoon]

1.Edwin van der Sar
2.Gary Neville
3.Rio Ferdinand
4.Wes Brown
5.Cristiano Ronaldo
6.Ryan Giggs
7.Louis Saha
8.Wayne Rooney
9.Michael Carrick
10.Osama

[gruff]

Wahey! Here we go again!

1. Henry Kissinger
2. Mickey Rooney
3. Amy Winehouse
4. Dick van Dyke
5. Kim Jung-Il
6. Zsa Zsa Gabor
7. Patrick Moore
8. Pervez Musharraf
9. Jimmy Carter
10. George H.W. Bush

[crab]

Mwai Kibaki (president of Kenya)
Pope Benedict (the Pope)
Queen Elizabeth II (the Queen of England and all glorious dominions, principalities and annexed countries (looking at you, Scotland) thereof)
Ken Dodd (a comedian)
Bruce Forsythe (a comedian)
Chris Tarrant (a presenter)
Kim Jung-Il (beloved Führer of North Korea)
Margaret Thatcher (ex-british PM)
Richard Hammond (currophile)
Fidel Castro (most equal of all the Cubans)

IN THAT ORDER

[happy-go-lucky]

1) Musharraf (pakistani president)
2) Bilawal Bhutto (Benazir Bhutto's son)
3) Britney Spears
4) Michael Jackson
5) Iggy Pop
6) Prince Charles
7) Beth Ditto
8) 50 cent
9) Westwood
10) Pete Doherty

[streety]

Thanks for all the entries guys. I had nearly finished updating the league table on Saturday when the forum went down for 5 mexican minutes. Luckily, I have all the shenanigans saved in a word file at home. Phew!

[fubby_gibgib]

Is it still can be choosing?

Or do the date ended of the time whens the entries has to be gived?

[streety]

You can enter whenever you like.

[Mister Qwerty]

1) Britney Spears
2) Fidel Castro
3) Osama Bin Laden
4) The Queen
5) Heather McCartney
6) Bob Geldof
7) Bilawal Bhutto
8) George Bush Sr
9) Nelson Mandela
10) Ian McKellen

[streety]

Table partially updated.

Mr stabby You need to make a different pick. Charles Bronson is already dead.

I will do the rest when I get rid of this norovirus.

[BekyLou]

I feel kinda bad doing this...but here goes anyway...

1. Tom Cruise
2. Keith Richards
3. Patrick Swayze
4. Judy Finnegan
5. Richard Madeley
6. Kelly Osbourne
7. Boy George
8. The Queen
9. Tom Jones
10. Robbie Williams

[terrorbite]

You've got Smartie on the list twice :)

[ZOIDBERG]

1. Fidel Castro
2. Pope Benedict XVI
3. Amy Winehouse
4. Pete Doherty
5. Diego Maradona
6. Pele
7. Doug Ellis (ex-Villa owner)
8. George W Bush
9. George H W Bush
10. Prince Philip

[tom93]

1. Andy Rooney (60 Minutes contributor in America)
2. Britney Spears
3. Paris Hilton
4. Amy Winehouse
5. Kevin Federline (Britney's Ex-Hubby)
6. Chris Hansen (Host of Dateline: To Catch A Predator in America)
7. Queen Elizabeth II
8. Mark Speight (Children's TV-Host whose fiancee recently died suspiciously)
9. Robert Grant (Fundamentalist Christian in US. Since Jerry Falwell died in 2007, I think it's worth a try...)
10. Michael Jackson

[streety]

Table is updated. I will use this post to update the celebrities that I haven't heard of...

PEOPLE WHO I DON'T KNOW



Alan Arkin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Arkin) - Actor
Alex Jones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Jones_%28radio%29) - Radio Presenter
Andy Rooney (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Rooney) - Broadcaster
Ban Ki-moon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ban_Ki-moon) - UN Secretary General
Barack Obama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama) - US President Elect
Billy Graham (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Graham) - Evangelist
Bob Barker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Barker) - US Game Show Host
Buster Martin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buster_Martin) - Oldest employee in the UK
Chris Hansen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hansen) - US Journalist
Dick Clark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Clark) - US Game Show Host
Edna Parker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_Parker) - Oldest person in the World
Hugo Chavez (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Chavez) - President of Venezuela
Jalal Talabani (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalal_Talabani) - President of Iraq
Jean Chrétien (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Chr%C3%A9tien) - Former Canadian Prime Minister
Jeff Stewart (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Stewart_%28actor%29) - Actor best known as Reg Hollis in The Bill
John Forsythe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Forsythe) - Actor
Kathy Staff (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Staff) - Played Nora Batty in Last of the Summer Wine
Kenny Richey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Richey) - Previously on Death Row
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad) - President of Iran
Mwai Kibaki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mwai_Kibaki) - President of Kenya
Nikki Sixx (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Sixx) - Musician
Nouri al-Maliki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouri_al-Maliki) - State President of Iran
Pervez Musharraf (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pervez_Musharraf) - President of Pakistan
Robert Grant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Grant_%28Christian_Leader%29) - Fought for Christian rights in America
Sammy Baugh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Baugh) - Retired American Football player
Tamoji Tanabe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomoji_Tanabe) - Oldest man in the World
Yasuo Fukuda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuo_Fukuda) - President of Japan

[Boyinabox]

Streety, have you been living under a rock for the last year?

[streety]

Streety, have you been living under a rock for the last year?

No but I don't get a chance to watch the news. I have heard of the political entires but I wouldn't be able to tell you much about them from just a name. A lot of them sound the same...

I will update the table in a sec with my entry :)

Here it is...

Charlton Heston ■ Zsa Zsa Gabor ■ Amy Winehouse ■ Betty Ford ■ Fats Domino ■ Norman Wisdom ■ Harold Pinter ■ Ronnie Biggs ■ Fidel Castro ■ Russell Watson

[Smartie]

Surely given Ariel Sharon is in a coma (and for all intents and purposes is clinically dead as he's in a persistent vegitative state), he isn't allowed?

[streety]

Surely given Ariel Sharon is in a coma (and for all intents and purposes is clinically dead as he's in a persistent vegitative state), he isn't allowed?

I didn't know that. I'll take him out.


Not in that way :ninja:

[Socks]

Did anyone put Bobby Fischer in their list? Because he died yesterday.

[Smartie]

You can always check the listing in the first post, but the answer is no.

[streety]

Did anyone put Bobby Fischer in their list? Because he died yesterday.
All that typing and you don't even look at the front page.

¬_¬

[Taysmith]

Fidel Castro
Amy Winehouse
Woody Allen
Keith Richards
Michael Winner
Buster Martin (UK's oldest employee at 101)
Jimmy Saville
Muhammed Ali
Jason Donovan
Jesus

[streety]

Jesus?

[Blue-Chameleon]

Some of these I'll be sad to see go, others, not so much...

1. Roger Bannister (First man to run a 4 minute mile)
2. Ann Widdecombe
3. Sir Patrick Moore
4. Delia Smith
5. John Prescott (former Deputy Prime Minister)
6. Terry Wogan
7. Ronnie Corbett
8. Norman Wisdom
9. Ken Dodd
10. Diego Maradonna

[Midget]

Buster Martin (UK's oldest employee at 101)
lol

you do know you'll get negative points if he dies?

edit: oh no, there's special a rule for 100+ people... you'll get 1 point

[streety]

lol

you do know you'll get negative points if he dies?

edit: oh no, there's special a rule for 100+ people... you'll get 1 point

Considering how many people got 0 points last year, it is a good tactic to pick someone really old.

[basstard]

Hello I would like to enter please.

Four of my five from last year reappear (the fifth actually died) :

Margaret Thatcher, Michael J Fox, Fidel Castro, Pete Doherty.

And 6 new guys :

Nigel Lawson, Geoffrey Howe, Edna Parker, world's oldest woman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_Parker), Buzz Aldrin, Peter Sellers, and Kathy Staff (plays Nora Batty on Last of the Summer Wine).

edit - Peter Sallis, not Peter Sellers (who died 20 years ago!)

[Munkee]

Peter Sellers is already dead! He passed away in the early 1980's.

[basstard]

Peter Sellers is already dead! He passed away in the early 1980's.

Oops! Sorry.

I can't spell. I meant Peter Sallis, voice of Wallace and in Last ... Wine.

[Sorcha]

I bet no one put down Heath Ledger... :( *sobs some more*

[AngryPaul]

[1] Fidel Castro
[2] Mwai Kibaki
[3] Norman Wisdom
[4] Amy Whinehouse
[5] Jeff Stewart
[6] Peter Sallis
[7] The Queen
[8] Bruce Forsyth
[9] Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
[10] Tomoji Tanabe

[streety]

League Table Updated.

Still waiting on Mr Stabby and Taysmith to answer my questions about their picks.

[archbishop_josh]

1) Ronnie Biggs
2) Norman Wisdom
3) Patrick Moore
4) Fidel Castro
5) Queen Elizibeth
6) Tim Burton
7) Andrew Lloyd Webber
8) Russel Watson
9) Bo Diddley
10) Bobby Robson

[Taysmith]

Yeah streety, I'll put Jesus in as I can't think of another. Or, alternatively, Jeremy Beadle :(

[terrorbite]

Can I substitute my Nicole Richie for Tony Hart? Sex (the forum member I hasten to add) reminded me of him :D

[Mr stabby]

League Table Updated.

Still waiting on Mr Stabby and Taysmith to answer my questions about their picks.

Woah sorry I haven't checked the thread.

Erm, replace him with ... Katherine Joosten. She plays a character in Desperate Housewives, and she also played in Scrubs in the episode "My Old Lady"

[Disgruntledgoat]

Jeremy Beadle:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7217342.stm

I don't think anyone had him...

[Smartie]

Miles Kingston (journo)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7219533.stm

Again, no-one had him (but worth posting so no- one can accidently choose him in future)

[streety]

THE RULES



Every entrant must submit a list of ten celebrities who they believe will pass away before midnight on 31st December 2008.
All chosen celebrities must be human and must be real people (ie no characters from soaps or film)
All chosen celebrities must be named in the entry (ie no entires of Pope What's-his-name or "the oldest man in the world") - If they are a celebrity who is not likely to be recognised by the majority of the entrants, please add a simple not to explain who (s)he is (ie "Margaret Thatcher - ex-British Prime Minister").
Anyone caught murdering their target will be sent to bed without any supper and will not receive their Death Pool points (and you may also face up to life imprisonment or even the death penalty depending on where you live). Other entrants will receive their points as normal.
In order to qualify as a celebrity, the entrant must be famous enough to get an obituary in a major British/American newspaper or on the BBC website upon their death.
Up to three substitutions may be made throughout the year (one substitute only if you enter after 2359 on 15th June 2007), although a points penalty will be imposed if this person then dies. A person cannot be substituted after it is widely announced that they are terminally ill or have been hospitalised after suffering serious injuries in an accident. This rule also applies to new entrants
In the event of a tie at the end of the competition, the winner will be the entrant with the highest number of correct nominations through the year. If it is still a tie, the player with the lowest average age for their dead entrants will be the winner. If it's still a tie, then it's a draw. This game really isn't that important.
You canot pick someone who has been sentenced to die within the next year. If their penalty is reduced you will be allowed to pick them.
You may not pick someone if it has been publicised that they are suffering from a long term illness like cancer. I will make exceptions depending on the illness.

[Shintaz]

1. Margaret Thatcher
2. Britney Spears
3. Amy Winehouse
4. Michael Winner
5. The Queen
6. Tommy Lee Jones
7. Steve Coogan
8. Cherilyn Sarkisian (Cher)
9. Buzz Aldrin
10. Pope Benedict XVI

[friendly spoon]

Does having Osama count if they find out hes already dead?

[streety]

Depends on the time of death...

[Mister Qwerty]

Did anyone have Roy Scheider (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/11/MNMTV05P6.DTL)?

[streety]

Nope. I had him in my shortlist but didn't choose him.

[streety]

On the front page of the paper it says that Patrick Swayze is on his way out...

Only one competitor has him.

[Paradigm^]

I thought this thread was announcing a new party at Barrymore's house.

[BekyLou]

On the front page of the paper it says that Patrick Swayze is on his way out...

Only one competitor has him.

I totally forgot I picked him!

[gruff]

On the front page of the paper it says that Patrick Swayze is on his way out...

Only one competitor has him.


Apparently it's a rumour or something. However I believe it's true he has pancreatic cancer unfortunately, and the survival rates are very low. Someone told me he has something like 5 weeks to live.

[CoX]

Apparently it's a rumour or something. However I believe it's true he has pancreatic cancer unfortunately, and the survival rates are very low. Someone told me he has something like 5 weeks to live.I heard that too. Its true he has pancreatic cancer, but a statement from him/his family/his agent says that the outlook is much more "optimistic" than the rumoured 5 weeks.

EDIT: Oh, didn't know I hadn't entered yet. I'll have to come up with a list.

[Shintaz]

1. Margaret Thatcher
2. Britney Spears
3. Amy Winehouse
4. Michael Winner
5. The Queen
6. Tommy Lee Jones
7. Alan Partridge
8. Cherilyn Sarkisian (Cher)
9. Buzz Aldrin
10. Pope Benedict XVI

1. Add me to the list please! :(
2. cydonia is on the list twice at the bottom.

[streety]

Your wish is my cabbage.

[Smartie]

Dropping like bloody flies at the moment:

Brian Wilde (Porridge, Last OTSW)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7306954.stm

Paul Schofield (actor)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7306378.stm

Arthur C Clarke (author - 2001: A Space Odyssey)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7304004.stm

And of course director Anthony Minghella
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7302841.stm

[gruff]

Re. Shintaz's list, isn't Alan Partridge a fictional character?

[Boyinabox]

Arthur C Clarke is dead?

Shit. :(

[Shintaz]

Re. Shintaz's list, isn't Alan Partridge a fictional character?

lul, I meant the guy that acted as him, had a slight moment of thickness. Thank you for pointing it out, I knew who I meant. :)
Please can the person "Alan Partridge" on my list be changed to "Steve Coogan" (the actor that plays him)

[Boyinabox]

I just want to point out Arthur C Clarke was on my list.

I'm really miffed about this, it wasnt in any of the papers while I was away. :(

[gruff]

lul, I meant the guy that acted as him, had a slight moment of thickness. Thank you for pointing it out, I knew who I meant. :)
Please can the person "Alan Partridge" on my list be changed to "Steve Coogan" (the actor that plays him)


He'd better not die as I'm going to see him later this year. :)

[streety]

The first points are scored then...

WELL DONE TO BOYINABOX!

[glitch]

The Queen
Dick van Dyke
Britney Spears
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
Jeremy Clarkson
Amy Winehouse
Prince Harry
Prince Charles
Pete Doherty

[Cryomaniac]

Kind of late, but anyway:


01: John Madden
02: George Bush Snr.
03: Sammy Baugh (former American football player, he's 93)
04: Donald Trump
05: Rosie O'Donnell
06: Paul McCartney
07: Bob Geldof
08: Jade Goody
09: Alex Jones (conspiracy theorist)
10: Avr!l Lavigne

[Smartie]

Charlton Heston dies at 84.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7332960.stm

Stabby & Streety both had him listed.

[AngryPaul]

I heard the news. I thought of this thread.

I am a bad man.

[streety]

I heard the news. I thought of this thread.

I am a bad man.
Yes... Yes you are...

I thought to myself... I wonder if I have him ^_^
I am also a bad man.

-EDIT-
Just realised the section "HOW TO SCORE POINTS" has disappeared. I could have sworn I gave extra points if your entrants die in order. Nevermind... Looks like I have lost out!!

[Garry3]

Congrats guys :)

In other news I'm not a big fan of the new BBC website :(

[Boyinabox]

I heard the news. I thought of this thread.

I am a bad man.
Same.
Interesting to see just how many people have had their selection die already compared to last year.

Also, he was 84? Thats me out of #1. :(

[streety]

Same.
Interesting to see just how many people have had their selection die already compared to last year.

Also, he was 84? Thats me out of #1. :(
Could have been more if I didn't lose the original points scoring system. I think the points were doubled if you got the first one correct

[Garry3]

Hi streety, could I please substitute Courtney Love for Mark Speight?

[Mr stabby]

Table partially updated.

Mr stabby You need to make a different pick. Charles Bronson is already dead.

I will do the rest when I get rid of this norovirus.

wait just one second, I meant the British prisoner, he is still alive, stick him back in please streety, replace Bin Laden with him :)

[gruff]

Looks like Mark Speight is dead

[Boyinabox]

Mrs. Patty Potato has won the game.

[Midget]

58 points (- whatever the substitution penalty is) for patty :o

[Disgruntledgoat]

Although surely if Mark Speight killed himself before patty substitued then it doesn't count.

I think Mrs. Patty Potato did it. How else did he know. :O

[Midget]

he went missing on the same day patty subbed him, so i'm guessing he probably wasn't dead that soon

[streety]

i'm allowing it...

[Smartie]

No-one will have her but I'm posting it in tribute.

Hazel Court, (1926-2008) horror actress who starred in 3 classic Hammer Horror Roger Corman movies with the incredible Vincent Price. (The Raven, Masque of the red Death, The Premature Burial).

Terrible year for 'celebrities' so far.

[Smartie]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7367385.stm

My first one of the year.

[gruff]

George Carlin passed away:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ina7M8zC1QQGSxe-e-PxBrf9kl0gD91FUKHO0

Also so did Bo Diddley and Yves Saint Laurent. Don't think anyone had any of these.

[argh]

I was wondering why the paper kept talking about Yves Saint Laurent. (It was in the lifestyles section and I couldn't bring myself to read a whole article, but I didn't see he dies when I skimmed it. I figured he either died or had a birthday or something.)

[ZOIDBERG]

archbishop_josh had Bo Diddley.

[streety]

I have neglected the thread. I will update the league when I get back from pitching a tent.

[Mr stabby]

Thats one huuuge tent.

[streety]

Thats one huuuge tent.

It was a mighty beast. I nearly blacked out at one stage.

[terrorbite]

It seems tom93 also had Mark Speight but hasn't got his points.

[Disgruntledgoat]

Isaac Hayes is dead.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7552986.stm

[BekyLou]

Bernie Mac

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/aug/11/culturaltrips

Only just found out :(

[streety]

I have neglected the thread. I will update the league when I get back from pitching a tent. can be arsed :angel:

[streety]

BREAKING NEWS
The table has finally been updated :eek:

[Garry3]

tom93 and I both got the same guy but he has double my points

[streety]

tom93 and I both got the same guy but he has double my points
You transferred him in and Tom93 had him in from the start.

[Disgruntledgoat]

Paul Newman:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7639614.stm

[tom93]

man i didn't even remember that i put mark speight in
that is weird and awesome

brb, dropping the kids off at the death pool

[streety]

Paul Newman:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7639614.stm

No one had him...

[glitch]

Michael Crichton died (although no-one had him)

sucks.

[Garry3]

That does indeed suck, ER is fantastic and shall be disappearing with him as this is the last season :(

[harryashfield]

Heres one:

Obama has just been made President of The USA. I know it's a little of the thread topic, but how long would you give it before some crazy redneck white supremicist tries to kill him?

I'd say less than 6 months. :(

[Garry3]

Very unlikely any attempt would be successful due to decurity though, even George Bush had an attempted grenade attack fail.

[howdoyouthink]

Thank you very much.

[duckmanTTF]

Kathy Staff

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7782250.stm

the basstard picked her

[Smartie]

Harold Pinter (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7799708.stm)(Streety had him)

Eartha Kitt (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7799852.stm)

[streety]

I'm onto it...
Need to update the table and check everyone's picks.

TABLE UPDATED
I have updated the table. If any of the picks have been missed, please post and I will sort the points out.

Since my last updated there have been a few deaths but tom93 is still on top of the table. Will anyone pop their clogs before 2009 and knock tom off the top...?

[Boyinabox]

I suppose congratulations to Tom93 are in order. Well done!
Such a shame though, in '07 I don't think there was a single death from our picks, this year nine. Damn the Reaper and his seeming inability to take Bin Laden, Mugabe, Castro and the like instead. :(

[Disgruntledgoat]

Congrats tom!

I enjoyed this brutal game that makes light of celebrity death greatly.

I await 2009's edition with great excitement!

[tom93]

hooray!

[streety]

await 2009's edition with great excitement!
I will try and pull my finger out and get a thread started. Think we need some new rules and ways to score points.

Any suggestions?

[Boyinabox]

Maybe having more notable figures worth more points?
Dunno how you'd sort them though.

[Disgruntledgoat]

I can't think of much past adding more names to each person's list.

[glitch]

maybe you get bonuses or penalties if someone you selected last year croaks it during this year. or points should be split among everyone who got a certain person (so you get more points if you were the only one to select someone)

in any case, we should get moving on this, there's only 362 days left!

[streety]

Thanks for the suggestions guys.
I will be creating a new thread tomorrow (i promise*)




*Fingers may have been crossed

[Smartie]

Suggestions:

-out of your chosen people, 1 must be under 30
-still excluding people with potentially deadly/terminal illnesses

points scoring suggestions:
-10 points for every celeb plus a bonus for the age ie 1pt if over 70, 2 pts if over 50, 3pts if over 30, 5pts if under 30
-bonuses are not awarded on substitutions so to avoid the Mark Speight rule (after his missus croaked it was pretty obvious he may try something daft so people did substitutions)

Just some things I had kicking round in my brain to simplify things.

I've already made my list for this year! hehe. (I was bored today)

[terrorbite]

Those suggestions are all well and good Smartie, but they're meant to be suggestions for how people can actually score points, instead of the vast majority ending on 0 again. Your ideas mostly just make it harder :)

I think the only way to make it work better is to have double the amount of people each.

[Smartie]

the problem is it's nigh on impossible to predict such a thing.
even the 'official death list 2008' only hit 14/50 people listed, and their list is allowed to include the terminally ill (ariel sharon, patrick swizzle etc).

so the only realistic way for people to get more is include to the ill people.
which we could, but not allow them a bonus.

[Emubas]

Surest way to score points is to go out and bump people off yourself, really, like in that Dirty Harry film.

[Cydonia]

No complex rules, it's not like it's a big honour or skill behind winning the Death Poll. :D

I say double the allowed names, and get this thing started ASAP!

[streety]

Congratulations to tom93
For winning the Death Pool 2008. Your choice of Mark Speight could not be matched. A special mention goes out to the basstard and me for having more than one celebrity die.

A new thread has been setup for you 2009 picks... HERE!!! (http://forums.weebls-stuff.com/showthread.php?t=76784)