Guest Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Seeing as no thread has been created yet, here we are. Sure nearly everyone knows the drill now, but if anyone needs a reminder of the rules (as stolen from a previous thread)... THE BASICS: Pick 10 different celebrities who are alive as at 1st January 2013, but who, in your opinion, will no longer be with us by 31st December 2013. Nominate one of them as your "joker". For each celeb demise that you guess correctly, you'll score points, and if your joker sadly passes away, your grief will be alleviated by the fact that you'll score double points. The Person with the most points at the end of the year will, unsurprisingly, be deemed to be the winner. In the event of a dead heat on points, the winner will be selected according to the following criteria, applied in this order: The most hits (i.e. correctly-chosen deceased celebs). The youngest average age of hits. OTHER RULES: All of your chosen celebs must be: Human. At least 18 years old as at 1st January 2013. Actual real-life people, not characters out of soap operas and the like. Named individuals, not just "Pope Wotsisface" or "the oldest person in the world". Players must not murder their chosen celebs. That's cheating, and cheating is wrong. The date of death is taken as that in the country/region where the person died, i.e. local time is used. If the time of death is reported as exactly midnight local time, the date of the day just beginning is used. This may be relevant in deciding bonuses (see below). DEFINITIONS: "Celebrity" means someone who, upon their death, gets a written obituary in a British national newspaper or on the BBC News website. This does mean that you can't always be sure when picking your team whether each person will be famous enough or not, but that's all part of the game. "Obituary" simply means an article which mentions the fact that the person has died. It doesn't have to be the conventional biographical write-up. "Alive" means drawing breath, not decomposing, that kind of thing. "No longer with us" is the opposite of the above. "Death" means the transition from the former to the latter. The death of a career (e.g. Michael Jackson) doesn't count. SCORING:The value of the basic death depends on the person's age: 16-29 years: 12 points 30-49 years: 10 points 50-59 years: 9 points 60-69 years: 8 points 70-79 years: 7 points 80-89 years: 6 points 90-99 years: 5 points 100-109 years: 4 points 110+ years: 3 points On top of this, bonus points are awarded as follows: Unique pick: +1 if you were the only competitor to pick that person. Unlucky 13: +2 for a celeb who dies on the 13th of any month. Unnatural causes: +3 for murder, suicide or accident (but not State executions). Party pooper: +5 for a celeb who dies on their birthday or Xmas Day. Joker: Take the total of all the above and double it. Either way here's my picks to start things off: Margaret Thatcher George Bush Sr. Bruce Forsyth Mick Jaggar Joan Rivers Axl Rose Prince Philip David Attenborough (please don't let it be so ) Lindsay Lohan Piers Morgan (Joker) EDIT: Swapped Barbara Harris for Prince Philip as I'm not sure she'd be famous enough to get an obituary in the papers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 John Boehner Bob Barker Hugh Heffner Justin Bieber Oprah Christopher Lee Honey Boo Boo Al Roker Kristen Stewart George Lucas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Edward Furlong Mike Meyers Courtney Love Peter O'Toole Lindsey Lohan Marylin Manson Betty White Christopher Lee (good one, Rubin... I'll be taking that one) Dave Foley Kirk Douglas (joker) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Zsa Zsa Gabor Nelson Mandela George H. W. Bush Fidel Castro Hugo Chavez Kim Jong-Un (Joker) Sly Stone Fumihiko Maki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cear Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 may I update my list with each post? unable to think of ten right now. Piers Morgan (I think he ironically will get shot) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 terry pratchett bruce forsyth prince phillip brian blessed dolly parton mick jagger rhianna (joker) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Gary Glitter Haruki Murakami Don DeLillo Alex Jones Dina Lohan Keenan Thompson Janet Reno William "The Refrigerator" Perry Tina Turner Stephen Hawking (Joker) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ron Manager Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Robert Mugabe Hugo Chavez George Bush Sr. P.D. James Ray Liotta Muhammad Ali Jack Nicholson Romain Grosjean (joker) Madeleine Albright Paul Gascoigne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian trageskin Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 obama justin bieber tom cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Pat Robertson Amanda Bynes Billy Graham Hugo Chavez George Bush Sr. Jimmy Carter Betty White Zsa Zsa Gabor Dick Cheney Charlie Sheen (joker) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergeantk Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Chevy Chase Mick Jagger Paul McCartney Bob Barker Bam Margera Lindsay Lohan (this one will be tragic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halisray Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 this thread is morbid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDO Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Hugo Chavez for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I'll definitely second: Hugo Chavez Lindsay Lohan (and, following her, Lina Lohan is a good pick) Christopher Lee Edward Furlong Zsa Zsa Gabor (she's not dead yet?) Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela are good picks too, obviously And add a few of my own: Mel Gibson Lil Wayne Lady Gaga one of the two Olsen Twins McCaulay Culkin Marilyn Manson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spratters Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Prince Harry Barry Scott Margaret Thatcher(Joker) - And if I get this one I'm allowed to dance on her grave. Alex Ferguson Terry Pratchett Cliff Richard John McAfee George Michael Judi Dench David Bowie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOCfan Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I'm always reluctant to participate in dead pools as I worry I'd be inviting voodoo upon myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Coalbucket PI Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Jamie Oliver Bobby Womack Harrison Ford Emili Sande Eric Pickles Vanessa Feltz Nick Nolte Judy Finnegan Triple H Rio Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Nick Stahl Lindsay Lohan Prince Phillip George Bush Sr Castro (I thought he was already dead?) Mandela Edward Furlong Kirk Douglas The Pope(??) Peter O'Toole (thought he was dead as well) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 katt williams nelson mandela kirk douglas bob dole stan lee roger ebert nick nolte tom sizemore lindsay lohan ed asner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root5 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Clint Eastwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpyLoo Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Jaleel White Leonard Cohen Bill Bellamy Axl Rose Steve Martin Stephen King George Clinton J.D. Salinger Steve Buscemi Kristen Stewart (wildcard) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 jd salinger died a couple years ago. maybe pick thomas pynchon instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpyLoo Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Jaleel White Leonard Cohen Bill Bellamy Axl Rose Steve Martin Stephen King George Clinton J.D. Salinger Alex Jones Steve Buscemi Kristen Stewart (wildcard) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blir Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Lindsay Lohan Bill Murray John McAfee Margaret Thatcher Barack Obama Jack Whitehall (wishful thinking more than anything) Piers Morgan Muhammad Ali Gary Glitter Ralph Fiennes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Ralph Fiennes lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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