Dead Pool 2011

uh, I said wasn't going to do it; I don't think anybody should, but since the deadline's been extended, somebody might.

If someone dies before Jan. 8, only the people who have already submitted lists will be able to collect points.

I had the thought too, immediately squelched it. xp

classitup indeed

never felt so completely justified hitting that sb

jaymc, I got a question re: notability. If someone does not say have a wikipedia or nndb entry themselves, but is the spouse of someone who does, are they notable enough for inclusion in the pool?

Earlier I told Jeff that Maggie Daley -- who's in the same situation -- was OK. Upon reflection, however, I'm going to nix that. I think it's better if the same eligibility rules apply across the board. So no, you can't pick Lura Lynn Ryan.

As far as Giffords, to be perfectly honest I don't see a reason why she wouldn't be allowed. It's on your conscience, though.

itt deadpoolers get sanctimonious

yeah really, does class have any place in a dead pool?

I draw the line at publishing a NYTimes bestseller of violent, inflammatory rhetoric aimed at regarding people on my Dead Pool list.

yah i remember the year i did this and i literally just pulled it out of my ass and also got patrick swayze bc everybody got patrick swayze. it was bittersweet scoring points off merce cunningham.

http://www.fancydress99.co.uk/f-5/wid6852T/Skull-Mask-W-Velvet-Top-Hat-Hair---Halloween-.jpg

jaymc, I was going to pick someone way more longshot than that, but ok.

gonna go for a Dead Pool classics list, ostensibly to show how poor how such classic choices were (i.e. the blood is not on my hands, i.e. the most cowardly of deadpooling).

Courtney Love
Pete Doherty
Lindsay Lohan
Britney Spears
Amy Winhouse
Kerry Katona
Drew Barrymore

um I don't know who else. So some wrestlers too

Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
Triple H
Hulk Hogan
The Ultimate Warrior
Big Show

and a few randoms

Tom Cruise
Hugo Chavez
Taylor Momsen

Deadpool ethics 101

2 momsen votes already!

ultimate warrior is ded right

Pretty sure Warrior will never die, and is therefore a wasted Dead Pool pick.

ha, didn't notice that there'd been a Momsen before me. It is inevitable.

Eventually there'll be a time when the only things walking this land are cockroaches, Jake 'The Snake', and Ultimate Warrior.

Warrior's in p good health. As is all those wrestlers bar Jake Roberts. But if there is a God, Warrior (his actual name now btw) would be raped, mutilated and murdered.

Daniel Radcliffe
Rupert Grint
Emma Watson
Robert Pattinson
Kristen Stewart
Taylor Lautner
Kaya Scodelario
Lisa Backwell
Merveille Lukeba
Miley Cyrus
Lindsay Lohan
Matthew Newton
Brendan Fevola
Ben Cousins
Ricky Ponting

Ha, nice use of the dp-curse there.

dp-curse?

deadpool curse.

3s? That wasn't the plan but I'll go with it.

Er? I just meant "voting for someone is like jinxing them" as you'd listed a bunch of twats is all.

ahahahahaha okay, I'm just going for points tbh

as in, y'know, teen heartthrob dies, I get 82 points

yah u just need a stewart pattinson car crash and uv made the list

jaymc, I would like to substitute Adam Yauch for Ken Hom. Thank you.

Got it.

Here's my list:

King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Tariq Aziz
Fidel Castro
Aretha Franklin
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Christopher Hitchens
Etta James
Kim Jong Il
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Helmut Kohl
Hosni Mubarak
Jonathan Pollard
Ariel Sharon
Elizabeth Taylor
Margaret Thatcher

do you know what kim jong il wants his epitaph to be "I told you I was kim jong il" big spike milligan fan

looool

All right, I think everything is finalized, with the exception of a couple people who filed incomplete lists. (I've e-mailed them.)

35 participants this year, which is pretty good.

Here are the top picks:

23
Aretha Franklin

19
Christopher Hitchens

14
Kim Jong Il

13
Michael Douglas

9
Dick Cheney
Fidel Castro
Lindsay Lohan

8
Chuck Berry
Gerry Rafferty

7
Zsa Zsa Gabor

6
Larry Hagman
Elizabeth Taylor
Margaret Thatcher

5
Annette Funicello
Eleanor Mondale
Nancy Reagan
Ariel Sharon

4
Muhammad Ali
Dennis Frederiksen
Steve Jobs
Harmon Killebrew

Also, I've tried to be meticulous, but please let me know if you see an error on the spreadsheet.

Queen of Soul gets last laugh on ILX

I am only on the spreadsheet 12x...?

You're right -- thanks for catching that.

Actually, it looks like a few names at the beginning of the alphabet were accidentally deleted:

Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi
Abe Vigoda
Amy Winehouse

(You just happened to pick all three of them.)

This also means that Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi should've appeared on the "most-picked" list, with six players selecting him.

Dag, missed the deadline again.

Actually, it looks like a few names at the beginning of the alphabet were accidentally deleted:

A few others as well. But I think I've got it all back to normal now.

Cheers jaymc.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/10/michael-douglas-on-today-ive-got-cancer-beat/

My immediate reaction was "arrrgh FUCK!" followed by a pretty instantaneous and much greater "Holy shit, dude, how could you think that?"

is this what ILX DP does to you?

Huh. I thought it was at stage IV, which indicates that it had metastacized. Shit, I'll be happy as hell if Michael Douglas doesn't die this year. I just thought he was a sure thing.

metastasized

Just found out Cloris Leachman is not dead! Oh my god I am so happy.

he may make it into next year or even 2013, but it's rare to really "cure" stage 4 cancer.

David Nelson. All members of the Ozzie & Harriett family are now gone.

Since that's not strictly Dead Pool content (it doesn't look like anyone picked him), I've started a new thread:

Rolling RIP/obituary thread - 2011 edition