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Post by MSBNYY on Dec 31, 2010 12:56:45 GMT -5
Another solid year for predicting death, and our 2010 MVP is definitely Pete, who killed off quite a few people this year.
I personally had a terrible year as sadly, none of my 2010 picks died. Sure, I was able to scratch off Bob Sheppard, but he's been on my list since 2007. But Pete's list took a nice hit, as FOUR people from the last two years of picks died. That's awesome.
The lists still are growing, which gives you more people to root for. Here are the past picks, and the 2011 picks will be at the bottom.
Previous picks.
2007:
1. Bob Barker
2. Bob Shepard
3. Kirk Douglas
4. Mickey Rooney
5. Farrah Fawcett
2008:
6. Bobby Heenan
7. Betty White
8. Fidel Castro
9. Bobby Murcer
10. For the young pick--Brittney Spears.
The 2009 list.
11. Amy Weinhouse
12. Patrick Swayze
13. Kim Jong Il
14. Chyna
15. Elizabeth Taylor
2010:
16: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (US Supreme Court)
17. Peter Gammons
18. Margaret Thatcher
19 Steve Jobs
20. Kirstee Alley
2011:
21. Aretha Franklin
22. Michael Douglas (first father/son combo)
23. Noel Neill
24. Zsa Zsa Gabor
25. Judge Wapner
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Post by 4dogg on Jan 1, 2011 11:29:54 GMT -5
1.Jake Roberts
2.Ed Koch
3.Ron Wood
4.Mary Tyler Moore
5.Jack Nicholson
2010
1.Jimmie "JJ" Walker
2.John Madden
3.Artie Lange
4.Jerry Lee Lewis
5.Dr.Ruth
2009
1.Patrick Swayze
Danny Bonaduce
3.Jim Nabors
4.Bob Newhart
5.Charo
2008
1.John Madden
2.Danny Bonaduce
3.Jimmy Carter
4.Ozzy Osbourne
5.Jack LaLanne
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Post by Jason Giambi on Jan 1, 2011 17:36:48 GMT -5
Hmmmm I must think about this, as it is a very important thing, not to be taken lightly by any means.
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Post by MSBNYY on Jan 1, 2011 21:37:14 GMT -5
4Dogg--don't forget to cut and paste prior year's picks.
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Post by MSBNYY on Jan 3, 2011 7:33:12 GMT -5
My final 2 picks are now up.
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Post by Chris on Jan 3, 2011 15:47:41 GMT -5
Guys, just tallying the numbers, I have FOUR correct picks in 2010! 3 rollover deaths, and 1 current death (thanks for the strikethroughs, Balls): Bob Shepperd, John Wooden, George Steinbrenner, and Ernie Harwell. But to be clear, MVP honors go to those whose current year picks died that year? Rollover picks don't gain you consideration?
Going for 5 in 2011
Just to confirm - the rollovers are still intact, right?
2008/2009:
Lindsay Lohan,
Abe Vigoda
Tony Bennett
Jeff Conaway
OJ Simpson
George Steinbrenner, Ernie Harwell, and John Wooden (died in 2010)
2010:
Peter O'Toole
Rush Limbaugh
Vern Troyer
Gary Busey
Bob Shepperd (died in 2010)
I'll edit this post later with my complete 2011 picks.
So far I have...
2011:
Conrad Bain
Dick Clark
Willie Nelson (his lung collapsed in 2008)
Jimmy Carter
Vin Scully
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Post by MSBNYY on Jan 3, 2011 16:38:00 GMT -5
The rollovers are always in tact. Why not? No money involved, and it gives you more to root for.
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Post by Chris on Jan 3, 2011 17:29:26 GMT -5
Ah, so Pete had more than four last year?
Also, I see Nettles had Jimmy Carter last year ... does that mean I have to remove him from my picks this year?
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Post by Lindsey on Jan 3, 2011 19:39:05 GMT -5
2009:
Muhammad Ali
Betty White
Jerry Lewis
Elizabeth Taylor
Hugh Hefner
That was a good fucking list! stupid old people not croking....
2010:
Ronnie Biggs
Morley Safer
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Tim Conaway
KE$HA
Here's 2011:
Andy Griffith
Barbara Bush
Chuck Berry
Olsen twin (do i have to be specific?)
Osama Bin Laden
and just because: Betty White (maybe if i keep picking her, she'll keep not dying)
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Post by Jason Giambi on Jan 4, 2011 0:32:46 GMT -5
Ok, it was a banner year for me... sucks to be you if you were picked.....
My picks for 2011 are:
Michael Douglas (I know someone else picked him)
Chuck Berry
Joe Paterno
Betty Ford
Don Imus
Jimmy Carter
Don Rickles
Yogi Berra
Lauren Bacall
Brittney Spears
was last year. This year it's
1. George Kell *
2. George Bush SR
3. George Steinbrenner 2010
4. Jerry Lewis
5. George Blandaw 2010
I had Kennedy and Swazye who have also passed
keep Bob Sheppard.
For 2010:
Keith Jackson - football announcer
Mitch Miller 2010
Barbara Billingsley 2010
Jack LaLanne
Ralph Houk 2010
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Post by MSBNYY on Jan 4, 2011 6:53:51 GMT -5
You do not have to remove any picks, and duplication is absolutely allowed. Basically, no rules. It's not a money pool or anything, so there are no points. You just get the pleasure of being right. We all had more than 5 last year (if you participated in multiple years). But Pete had a very good 2010, killing no less than 3 of his 5. That's a record for a single year's picks, and that doesn't include his prior year picks that keeled over.
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Post by sean on Jan 5, 2011 14:01:14 GMT -5
Previous picks. 2007: 1. Bob Barker 2. Bob Shepard3. Kirk Douglas 4. Mickey Rooney 5. Farrah Fawcett 2008: 6. Bobby Heenan 7. Betty White 8. Fidel Castro 9. Bobby Murcer10. For the young pick--Brittney Spears. The 2009 list. 11. Amy Weinhouse 12. Patrick Swayze13. Kim Jong Il 14. Chyna 15. Elizabeth Taylor 2010: 16: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (US Supreme Court) 17. Peter Gammons 18. Margaret Thatcher 19 Steve Jobs 20. Kirstee Alley 2011: 21. Aretha Franklin 22. Michael Douglas (first father/son combo) 23. Noel Neill 24. Zsa Zsa Gabor 25. Judge Wapner really stepping out on a limb here.....everyone is either 95 or terminally ill |
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Post by MSBNYY on Jan 5, 2011 19:12:43 GMT -5
Damn right! It's called RESEARCH!
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Post by withspades on Jan 5, 2011 19:49:15 GMT -5
ok, point me to the old thread. Not the 2010 version, the historical one. I see that MSB pulled all his old ones out, and now the # of picks giambi had make more sense. Balls has 25 total. Ok, cool. Giambi, your list is convoluted, but I'm sure we can figure it out.
How do ya make the line go through the names?
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Post by MSBNYY on Jan 6, 2011 7:20:13 GMT -5
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Post by nobeernofun on Jan 6, 2011 19:10:36 GMT -5
What Ball's did not have Gerry Rafferty this year ?
I'll go for the easy "lay up" with Chuck Berry.
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Post by nobeernofun on Jan 6, 2011 19:15:10 GMT -5
If Gerry Rafferty gets cremated will it be on BAKER Street ?
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Post by MSBNYY on Jan 10, 2011 13:58:00 GMT -5
Never heard of Gerry Rafferty, but I am shocked that when I googled it, it was spelled correctly.
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Post by Jason Giambi on Jan 10, 2011 23:17:46 GMT -5
Rafferty rocks....
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Post by MSBNYY on Jan 11, 2011 7:35:56 GMT -5
Now he's under rocks.
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Post by MSBNYY on Jan 23, 2011 22:26:41 GMT -5
Congratulations to FourDogg for the first celebrity death of the year. RIP Jack LaLane.
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Post by withspades on Jan 24, 2011 14:20:58 GMT -5
From 2008:
#1.) Jerry Lee Lewis looked like hell at the grammys.
He's on my list for this year.
Possibly Steinbrenner too considering the way people are talking about him almost posthumously already.
Richard Nixon is still dead - in case you had your doubts.
From 2009:
2.) Bob -perennially on this list- Sheppard
3.) G. - very common pick- Steinbrenner
4.) Ted -oh come on its brain cancer- Kennedy
5.) Sumner Redstone -- this recession will kill him
6.) Steve Jobs - oh how I hope I am 100% wrong on this one!
I gotta say it was nice to see Mr. Jobs made the recovery he did after that liver transplant.
From 2010:
Ok,
7.) Jerry Lewis
8.) Andy Rooney
9.) Fidel Castro
10.) Conrad Bain
11.) Dennis Hopper
and now for my 2011 picks (and for the 1st time I got them posted in JANUARY)...
12.) Etta James
13.) Penny Marshall
14.) Senator Robert Byrd
15.) Zsa Zsa <---- joining the bandwagon pick
16.) James Garner
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Post by MSBNYY on Jan 24, 2011 15:04:16 GMT -5
I like how you have both Jerry Lewis and Jerry LEE Lewis. That's almost as cool as having Joe Montana and Joe Montenga.
Unfortunately, those Joes are both healthy, so it would waste picks.
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Post by 4dogg on Jan 24, 2011 17:19:21 GMT -5
the only push ups Jack LaLanne will be doing now is pushing up daisies
only fair i had the first death this year, after last year when Artie Lange botched his suicide on January 2nd
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Post by withspades on Feb 1, 2011 2:00:06 GMT -5
You do not have to remove any picks, and duplication is absolutely allowed. Basically, no rules. It's not a money pool or anything, so there are no points. You just get the pleasure of being right. We all had more than 5 last year (if you participated in multiple years). But Pete had a very good 2010, killing no less than 3 of his 5. That's a record for a single year's picks, and that doesn't include his prior year picks that keeled over. Screw Pete, Giambi had six kills in 2010! Also... Chris needs to add a name to his list. In 2008 He selected six candidates instead of 5, but choice #2 was Abe Vigoda whom he already picked in 2007. That nullifies the second Abe, and shifts his two-named first pick into their own spots. Shorthand: Add Britney Spears as your choice #2 in 2008, move Vigoda to '07. |
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Post by Jason Giambi on Feb 1, 2011 12:14:34 GMT -5
Kenny, Pete and Giambi are one in the same. I changed my name many years ago to Giambi..... too lazy to change it.
I also had LaLanne.
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Post by MSBNYY on Feb 1, 2011 12:48:45 GMT -5
Pete is one dead Keith Jackson away from being the first person to polish off an entire year.
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Post by withspades on Feb 1, 2011 16:28:07 GMT -5
Whats AjFreakz' birth name? I thought he was a Pete too.
Is it really "A.J."?
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Post by MSBNYY on Feb 1, 2011 17:42:15 GMT -5
I think it's Anthony actually.
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Post by Jason Giambi on Feb 3, 2011 23:26:01 GMT -5
It is Anthony.
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