So that time once again to pick our three celebrities to die in 2020.
Deadline (ha) is Jan 1 at noon, Eastern Time. -5UTC.
It doesn't matter how they die,natural causes or not. And it's 1 point per death, regardless of age.
Only bonus (+25) is if it can be proven you killed said celebrity yourself.
Quote from: Josephus on December 28, 2019, 05:15:42 PM
So that time once again to pick our three celebrities to die in 2020.
Deadline (ha) is Jan 1 at noon, Eastern Time. -5UTC.
It doesn't matter how they die,natural causes or not. And it's 1 point per death, regardless of age.
Only bonus (+25) is if it can be proven you killed said celebrity yourself.
Do they have to be a celebrity?
Otherwise someone could off three named Languishites and at the same time kill any competitors getting too close to winning. :ph34r:
Plus the 78 points* would be equivalent of a triple word score in scrabble.
* assumes three named dead-pool candidates.
*not going near Salisbury this year*
Queen Elizabeth, Kirk Douglas, Prince Philip
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Boris Johnson.
Kirk Douglas, Olivia de Havilland, Vera Lynn.
Quote from: Eddie Teach on December 28, 2019, 05:54:17 PM
*not going near Salisbury this year*
Not even for its world famous 123m cathedral spire?
Not worth getting killed by Mongers to win this thread. :sleep:
Quote from: mongers on December 28, 2019, 05:45:25 PM
Quote from: Josephus on December 28, 2019, 05:15:42 PM
So that time once again to pick our three celebrities to die in 2020.
Deadline (ha) is Jan 1 at noon, Eastern Time. -5UTC.
It doesn't matter how they die,natural causes or not. And it's 1 point per death, regardless of age.
Only bonus (+25) is if it can be proven you killed said celebrity yourself.
Do they have to be a celebrity?
Otherwise someone could off three named Languishites and at the same time kill any competitors getting too close to winning. :ph34r:
Plus the 78 points* would be equivalent of a triple word score in scrabble.
* assumes three named dead-pool candidates.
Celebrities or Languishites.
I go:
Prince Philip
Jimmy Carter
Mick Jagger
Brexit will take its toll
1. Prince Philip
2. The Queen
3. Terry Jones :(
Prince Philip seems a cert.
How celebrity does one have to be? As surely it should be fairly easily to find a list of vaguely famous people who are ill.
Quote from: Tyr on December 29, 2019, 10:06:12 AM
Prince Philip seems a cert.
How celebrity does one have to be? As surely it should be fairly easily to find a list of vaguely famous people who are ill.
Celebrity enough that it gets reported in newsmedia... i mean, whatever.
John Lewis was diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic cancer, so that's not really a fair bet.
The capita CEO? :unsure:
US Congressman.
Hugh Downs
Betty White
George Shultz (former US Secretary of State)
Donald Trump
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Jack Nicholson
Quote from: Threviel on December 29, 2019, 05:40:52 AM
Kirk Douglas, Olivia de Havilland, Vera Lynn.
DING DING DING DING DING
Eddie too.
Congrats! :cheers:
My strategy of picking the oldest people I could think of bore fruit. (RIP Kirk)
+1
Quote from: Maladict on December 29, 2019, 08:57:43 AM
Brexit will take its toll
1. Prince Philip
2. The Queen
3. Terry Jones :(
Forgot about this :(
wow....we're doing well this year. I'll tally up scores later
Quote from: Josephus on February 06, 2020, 07:08:39 AM
wow....we're doing well this year. I'll tally up scores later
Age difference decides a tie break, right? :whistle:
First tie break is to award duplicated choices to the first person to pick them.
With the Corona Virus about to wipe out humanity, many people will win in 2020.
Quote from: alfred russel on February 06, 2020, 03:25:58 PM
With the Corona Virus about to wipe out humanity, many people will win in 2020.
If we're still alive :(
RIP Vera Lynn
We'll meet again, some sunny day.
Now we know what has become of her
Ian Holm passed away at 88
Carl Reiner dies at 98 (https://www.inquisitr.com/6139014/carl-reiner-dead/amp/)
Damnit, Carl was on my list last year. :mad:
Anyway, RIP Carl Reiner. :(
But Mel Brooks still has another 1906 years to go . . .
Perhaps he is the wandering Jew?
Quote from: Threviel on December 29, 2019, 05:40:52 AM
Kirk Douglas, Olivia de Havilland, Vera Lynn.
I picked the oldest stars I could find, in retrospect I feel ashamed.
Quote from: Threviel on July 26, 2020, 11:31:22 AM
Quote from: Threviel on December 29, 2019, 05:40:52 AM
Kirk Douglas, Olivia de Havilland, Vera Lynn.
I picked the oldest stars I could find, in retrospect I feel ashamed.
We have a winner!!
Alan Parker. :(
Wilford Brimley has died.
(https://meme.xyz/uploads/posts/t/40702-one-word-diabeetus.jpg)
I quite liked him as a character actor.
I mostly remember him from Our House. A friend and I were fans of the show around 1990 when it was on German TV.
(https://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/1185/ourhouseregionaltvguide1.jpg)
The fact that he was weirdly credible as a hitman in the Firm spoke of his ability, IMO.
On the opposite end of the spectrum he was simply incredible as a murderous alien life form in [spoiler]The Thing[/spoiler].
Quote from: Caliga on December 30, 2019, 09:40:07 AM
Hugh Downs
Betty White
George Shultz (former US Secretary of State)
Hugh Downs died on July 1st.
+1 Cal
Quote from: Caliga on December 08, 2020, 08:27:27 PM
Quote from: Caliga on December 30, 2019, 09:40:07 AM
Hugh Downs
Betty White
George Shultz (former US Secretary of State)
Hugh Downs died on July 1st.
+1 Cal
Nice. A late point, though, I dont think it's enough to win,
Only took Cal 4 months to notice?
I hope someone noticed earlier, or it would be a very sad story.
Quote from: Josephus on December 09, 2020, 07:16:01 AM
Nice. A late point, though, I dont think it's enough to win,
Right, Threviel already earned his 3 points.
I just picked the three oldest I could find. Makes me sad that I was correct.
Guiliani is one splash of water away from melting completely.
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on December 09, 2020, 07:15:13 PM
Guiliani is one splash of water away from melting completely.
If he's still alive by end of year you can pick him for 2021
Quote from: Caliga on December 30, 2019, 09:40:07 AM
Hugh Downs
Betty White
George Shultz (former US Secretary of State)
Shultz just died. RIP.
Quote from: Caliga on February 07, 2021, 07:49:30 PM
Quote from: Caliga on December 30, 2019, 09:40:07 AM
Hugh Downs
Betty White
George Shultz (former US Secretary of State)
Shultz just died. RIP.
I once played him in a 3 day long crisis management scenario set during a crisis over central America.
How did you get into character?
Quote from: Eddie Teach on February 07, 2021, 08:26:41 PM
How did you get into character?
Got a Princeton tattoo on his ass, of course.
Did you also make foolish investments? :)
Hey Cal, what did Screech croak from?
RIP Mary Wilson (of the Supremes). Only Diana Ross is remaining from the original line up. Florence Ballard died in the '70s; but even the pre-hit members Betty McGlown and Barbara Martin have also died. Ballard's replacement, Cindy Birdsong, who did sing with Diana Ross on some of the hits is still living.
Larry Flint. The guy who invented the vagina. :(
Quote from: Josephus on February 10, 2021, 06:11:46 PM
Larry Flint. The guy who invented the vagina. :(
I really like this. Pithy, profound. No irony. :cheers:
Larry may have invented it but Bob Guccione made it pretty.
Yeah, it's really sad about Screech. He had some sort of painful lump but he said he was afraid to go to the doctor for a while because people would make fun of him. His girlfriend finally convinced him to go and at that point he had stage 4 lung cancer. They started chemo but it was much too late. IIRC it was less than a month from diagnosis to death.