Dead Pool 2019

Rules still are generally the same as in previous years...

Post in this thread a list of 15 celebrities or other notable people. Please try to be reasonable with the notoriety and species.

If a Wikipedia search on one of your picks directs to a disambiguation page or to someone else with the same name, please indicate which one you mean by appending the person's profession in parentheses, e.g. "(actress)" or "(football player)."

As usual, points are awarded based on the formula (100 - [age at death]). So picking Willow Smith (at 11) would get you a lot more points than picking Kirk Douglas (at 95), were both to die.

Please post your lists to this thread by January 9 2019. No lists will be accepted after that date. If someone dies before Jan. 9, only the people who have already submitted lists will be able to collect points. You may also revise your list at any time before Jan. 9; after that, you'll be locked in.

Louis CK
Queen Elizabeth II
Donald Knuth
Joni Mitchell
Bill Cosby
Joe Mantegna
Chelsea Manning
Itzhak Perlman
Tao Lin (“alt-lit” writer)
Ian McKellen
Orrin Hatch
Ruth Bader-Ginsburg
Bob Dylan
Topol (Chaim Topol)
Barry Manilow

Micheal Caine
David Jason
Prince Phillip
David Dimbleby
Sonny Rollins
Bridgitte Bardot
Henry Kissinger
Robert Mugabe
Jimmy Greaves
Clive James
Joan Collins
Nicholas Parsons
Prunella Scales
Michael Barrymore
Kenny Burrell

I’ll do mine later - I always do badly at this but given that I just throw out a bunch of names at random I’d be kind of unnerved if I did well

even a hopeless loser like myself managed to win a deadpool bet against you, your that bad!

I was going to nom Frank Field, but went for Dimblebore instead. Just getting that in, for if something occurs..

Chris Brown (woman-beating R&B singer)
Jimmy Carter
Ron Carter (jazz bassist)
Pete Davidson (Saturday Night Live castmember)
Kirk Douglas
Blake Judd (leader of metal band Nachtmystium)
Jerry Lee Lewis
George R.R. Martin
Iggy Pop
Little Richard
Keith Richards
Wayne Shorter
McCoy Tyner
Donald Trump
Queen Elizabeth II

olivia newton john
6ix9ine
henry kissinger
robert mugabe
demi lovato
alec baldwin
queen elizabeth
johnny rotten
chris brown (pop star)
tom seaver
david miscavige
liza minnelli
artie lange
charlie sheen
allison mack

i like how i’m not the only one who thought of kissinger and mugabe together

Worst ever The Odd Couple remake ever....

Started writing one of these but stopped. I feel like its bad karma.

I like to mix it with ppl who I like and certainly don't want to die with some true lowlifes, who you could happily liquidate without incurring bad karma.

Actually tbh there's only 2 on my list I'd be sad about dying, so stoked for the points I make in '19.

The real way to win seems like it would be to pick 15 young people with known or suspected drug problems. But the idea of doing that feels wrong somehow.

Picking people in their nineties can’t be a winning strategy. Maybe you get a few points to put you over the edge but not enough to make the playoffs.

I'm not in it to win - I picked a mix of people who are likely to die because they're ancient (the jazz musicians, Carter, Douglas, Queen Elizabeth) and people with known mental or drug problems or enemies or both (Brown, Davidson, Judd), and one person I really wish would die (guess!).

Had no idea jerry lee lewis was still alive btw

Prince Louis of Cambridge (born 23 April 2018)
Prince Gabriel, Duke of Dalarna (born 31 August 2017)
Prince Alexander, Duke of Södermanland (born 19 April 2016)
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (born 2 May 2015)
Princess Gabriella, Countess of Carladès (born 10 December 2014)
Prince George of Cambridge (22 July 2013)
Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland (born 23 February 2012)
Prince Vincent of Denmark (born 8 January 2011)
Savannah Phillips (great-granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II)(born 29 December 2010)
Prince Henrik of Denmark (born 4 May 2009)
Princess Eléonore of Belgium (born 16 April 2008)
Princess Isabella of Denmark (born 21 April 2007)
Prince Hisahito of Akishino (born 6 September 2006)
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005)
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (born 21 January 2004)

I like it!

Lol

xpx
might need a bit of friendly help from ISIS as well as death to push you above the playoffs.

Michael Howard
Lindsay Lohan
Jimmy Carter
Goldie Hawn
Noel Edmonds

Queen Elizabeth II
Henry Kissinger
Gina Rinehart
Rupert Murdoch
Celine Dion

Why the division between the two groups

Thought it was 10!

Milo Yiannopolis
Barbara Hershey
John Travolta
Enya
Prince Edward

xp I find it easier to divide lists up into 5s (it’s also an ice thing)

*ocd ffs

might need a bit of friendly help from ISIS as well as death to push you above the playoffs.

summary execution of every royal family in Western Europe, long overdue eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano — I'm not too picky about the method as long as I get to claim my fake internet points

Don’t put these curses on enya and lindsay lohan xps

Olivia Newton-John
John McCririck
Artie Lange
Rishi Kapoor
Jordan Peterson

(5/15)

I'll do the rest later.

Jordan Peterson

Come on, scurvy!

Andrew Anglin (fascist)
James Alex Fields Jr. (murderer)
Ronald Gray (serial killer)
Tony Cox
Bushwick Bill
John McAfee
Penn Jillette
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"Lulu" and "Nana" (2)

Started writing one of these but stopped. I feel like its bad karma.

― 💫 (Trϵϵship), Tuesday, January 1, 2019 7:17 AM (seven hours ago)

One of the spookier times in these threads was during the 2009 pool when this happened.

I'm so bad at this game, I don't think I've ever scored a single point.

― Tuomas, Thursday, June 25, 2009 12:20 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

You realize you were the only person that picked Michael Jackson, right? The timing is almost eerie.

― great gabbneb's ghost (jaymc), Thursday, June 25, 2009 2:58 PM (nine years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

:o

― the funk soul custos (country matters), Thursday, June 25, 2009 2:59 PM (nine years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Nostruomus

― velko, Thursday, June 25, 2009 3:02 PM (nine years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

All right, Tuomas, you got your wish: you're in 4th place now.

― great gabbneb's ghost (jaymc), Thursday, June 25, 2009 3:28 PM (nine years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

tuomas killed michael

― i want to marry a pizza (gbx), Thursday, June 25, 2009 3:28 PM (nine years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Genuinely a bit spooked out by Tuomas here :-0

― ailsa, Thursday, June 25, 2009 4:11 PM (nine years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Good job Tuomas! ::terrorist fist bump::

― Beanbag the Gardener (WmC), Thursday, June 25, 2009 4:13 PM (nine years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this. is. amazing.

― Great Scott! It's Molecular Man. (Ste), Thursday, June 25, 2009 5:46 PM (nine years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

@TUOMAS, I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WERE SO FAR BEHIND
-about 4 hours ago from heaven

― Eazy, Thursday, June 25, 2009 5:58 PM (nine years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

6ix9ine
Michael Caine
Elton John
Elvira
Andrew "Dice" Clay
Chris Christie
Philip Glass
Corey Feldman
Wes Scantlin
Peter Murphy
Randy Quaid
Jenna Morasca
Alex Jones
Eric Erickson
Jimmy Swaggart

tony blair
pope francis
qe2
philip the greek
michael heseltine
conor mcgregor
paul mcgrath
eamon dunphy
roy keane
niall quinn
big jack
miley cyrus
justin bieber
martin jol
gary doherty

mix of wish, expect and free-form association, same as my meeting prep rly

Eminem
Bernie Sanders
Neil Young
Michael Vick
Roseanne Barr
Sly Stone
Joan Didion
Azealia Banks
PewDiePie
Star Jones
Sharon Osbourne
Troy Polamalu
David Blaine
Sasha Grey
Stone Cold Steve Austin

Clint Eastwood
Bob Dylan
Paul McCartney
Artie Lange
Lil Wayne
Lil Pump
Ozzy Osbourne
Elvis Costello
McCauley Culkin
Ariana Grande
Pete Davidson
Genesis P-Orridge
Dylan Carlson
Ariel Pink
Joni Mitchell

A gimme, for anyone who wants it: Harry Reid.

Daniella Westbrook
Paul Gascoigne
Brian Harvey
Pete Doherty
David Jason
Demi Lovato
Ariana Grande
Leah Bracknell

more to follow

Rolf Harris
Gen P orridge
Tuesday Weld
Diana Rigg
Liam gallagher
Dick Van Dyke
Tim (cardiacs)
Anna Cartaret
Missy Elliot
Bisham Bedi
The dalai lama
Brad Pitt
Charlie Reid of the proclaimers
Kevin Spacey
Donald Trump

Kirk Douglas is 101 so if he finally snuffs it this year unperson will score -1 point

BTW the Tony Cox on my list is the Bad Santa actor, b. 1958.

Do we allow everyone time to put Billy Connolly in, or just give everyone 34 points?

And apparently Jeremy Hardy too, according to his twitter

imo we trust everyone to be sporting about foregonely conclusive goners & leave them off

while there are still Royals to brown-nose + curtsy to, there might still be some life left in the Big Yin yet, and he might have an epic poem to write (about his extraordinary odyssey up Prince Charles' butthole).

http://fezpage.tripod.com/billy.jpg

upvoted u for racism

I found that viz cartoon about him being a bungling royal broon-noser totally hilarious at the time tbh.

Quite rightly.

Since we've been talking about the miraculous survival of Clive James this morning, let us not forget his repulsive drooling and slavering over Princess Diana.

before or after

lol! he should have given the paramedics a chance.

imo we trust everyone to be sporting about foregonely conclusive goners & leave them off

It's true, this is a gentle-person's game.
Replace Penn Jillette with Billy Connolly on my list.

Prince Philip
Genesis P-Orridge
Clive James
Candi Staton
Bryan Robson
Val Kilmer
Ian McKellen
Olivia Newton-John
Nicky Henson
David Bellamy
Ryan O'Neal
Shirley Williams
Stephen Fry
Rod Laver
Margaret Atwood

Donald Trump
6ix9ine
Olivia Newton John
Clive James
Bill Turnbull
Leah Bracknell
Linda Nolan
Fernando Ricksen
Paul Gascoigne
David Jason
Valerie Harper
Glenn Hoddle
Jimmy Greaves
Michael Schumacher
Pele

almost if not all of my picks were originals, because it's more important for me to be the only one who was right about one of these people than it is to win the competition.

Billy Connolly now says he's not dying, but I'll stick with him.

if someone convinces him the afterlife is populated with royals waiting to be brown-nosed + curtseyed to, and receptive tv audiences that laugh at every witless utterance from a complete bellend, that cunt will be booking dignitas check-up already.

Donald Trump
Mick Jagger
Mary Kate & Ashley
Dionne Warwick
William Reid (JAMC)
Sly Stone
Burt Bacharach
John Cale
Anne Coulter
Walt Goggins
Noel Gallagher
Machine Gun Kelly
OJ Simpson
Dave Foley

Walt Goggins

how dare you!

At least our dear Walton is safe.

Hosni Mubaraq
Sean Connery
Joni Mitchell
Bill Cosby
Jerry Stiller
George Soros
Phil Spector
Harvy Weinstein
Roman Polanski
Yoko Ono
Woody Allen
Ron Jeremy
Diego Maradona
Barbara Walters
Gene Hackman

Walton seems happy and healthy these days. That pick was more to prepare myself for the terrifying fact that some day he will be gone from this world.

Jack Nicholson
Harvey Weinstein
Phil Lesh
Julie Andrews
Wolf Blitzer
Steve Higgins
Betty White
Frank Oz
Chevy Chase
John Madden
Macaulay Culkin
Bud Selig
Jim Irsay
Selena Gomez
John Mellencamp

I don't think Billy Connolly ever meant to insinuate he was a prime dead pool candidate, which is why I didn't pick him.

Houellebecq looks quite deathly these days, but that prick tries so hard to die both in his novels and garbage unwatchable doc movies, you get the feeling it is all part of his tryhard shtick he will be one of them classic evil racist paedos that lives well into their 90's.

Walt Goggins won't die for decades, handsome skinny fuckers never feel like dying!

Dude is 85% forehead.

Nick Cave
Roseanne Barr
Gérard Depardieu
Jeff Goldblum
Marie Kondo
Martin Amis
Patti Smith
Charlie Kaufman
Richard Ayoade
Michael J Anderson
Ishmael Reed
Claire Denis
Passenger
Grimes
Stewart Lee

fp for that last one

Woody Allen
Julian Assange
Mario Balotelli
Roseanne Barr
Kellyanne Conway
Snoop Dogg
Boris Johnson
Alex Jones
Juice WRLD
Grimes
Kate Moss
Nardwuar
Cristiano Ronaldo
Harvey Weinstein
Kanye West

^ quality list there

Marie Kondo will outlive every current ilxor

xp

Ty Aimless! As Deems said, it's a mix of hoping and "I don't like it either" choices.

Marie Kondo will outlive every current ilxor

she is a magical Japanese gremlin that lives in the bottom of your sock drawer, folded carefully into the shape of an envelope

Sounds fun

Tom Robbins
Terry Jones (Python)
Artie Lange
Harry Reid
R. Kelly
Harvey Weinstein
Jan-Michael Vincent
Little Richard
Peter Tork
Heather Locklear
Linda Ronstadt
Demi Lovato
Phil Spector
Sinead O'Connor
A. J. Foyt

Well, I can't do worse than last time:

Joan Collins
Olivia de Havilland
Kylie Minogue
Doris Day
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
Barbara Windsor
Petula Clark
Melanie Brown (Mel B)
Tom Jones
Kenneth Clarke MP
Noddy Holder
Pete Waterman
Clive Swift (actor)
Clive James
Clive Anderson

Nice set of Clives there.

pete davidson
ariana grande
johnny depp
mickey rourke
6ix9ine
lil xan
chris kattan
demi lovato
rami malek
justin bieber
cara delevingne
matthew perry
elizabeth windsor
elon musk
donald trump

still don't understand putting centenarians on a deadpool list

This, and a post on the oldest person thread, makes me think I don't know the dead pool rules.

(oh, they are in the first post)

ET got Peter Tork and Jan-Michael Vincent.

^ You're not doing too badly yourself, what with John McCririck and Bushwick Bill on your list.

I had Valerie Harper.

So yeah I'm calling abanana for this, but I'll await the official count. I got Clive James and David Bellamy.

Goose egg. L’chaim!

John McCririck - age 79
Bushwick Bill - age 52

I got 69 points.

nice

i got 5 (for mugabe)

here's the 2020 version

Dead Pool 2020

And apparently Jeremy Hardy too, according to his twitter

― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, January 3, 2019 11:02 AM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink

Thanks a lot me a year ago for making me now sad

looks like le bateau won from juice wrld rip

Clive James (20 points), Valerie Harper (20 points), Leah Bracknell (45 points), Fernando Ricksen (57 points)

gives me 142 points

props

I got 60 points. Can't remember what made me put Nicky Henson but now I'm sad

I got Jan-Michael Vincent (26pt) and Peter Tork (23pt) for 49 points total