2012 Predict A Death

[MSBNYY]

I had a great year in 2011, and I'm proud to say the MVP honors are mine. My 2009 picks were the key to my MVP season, as three of the five bit the big one.

The pick I'm most proud of is Amy Weinhouse, who died at the tender age of 27, but her death was not in vain as it brought a smile to my face because of this thread.

In addition to Weinhouse, 2011 saw me scratch off Liz Taylor, Kim Jong Il, and Steve Jobs. My 4 kill year falls one short of Pete's terrific 2010 5 kills.

The most satisfying death of the year at least from a personal standpoint was bin Laden. Though he wasn't on MY list, he was on Lindsey's list.

But it's a new year, and according to the Mayans, it's the last. I guess technically, that would make us all winners, but just in case they are wrong, feel free to add five more names to your list. My 2012 picks are 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

2012:

26. Gary Carter
27. Joe Paterno
28. Eli Wallach
29. Superstar Billy Graham
30. Jerry Lewis

[Jason Giambi]

For this year:

Jerry Sandusky
Casey Anthony (first two are hoping they go first)
Prince Philip
Etta James
Don Pardo


also, i see death in the future for k-Mart.




Here are the old picks:

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

[Chris]

The only one I've off'ed in 2011 was Jeff Conaway. I had a nice 2010 in the way of four sports-related deaths.

2008/2009:
Lindsay Lohan,
Abe Vigoda
Tony Bennett
Jeff Conaway (RIP 2011)
OJ Simpson
George Steinbrenner (RIP 2010)
Ernie Harwell (RIP 2010)
John Wooden (RIP 2010)

2010:
Peter O'Toole
Rush Limbaugh
Vern Troyer
Gary Busey
Bob Shepperd (RIP 2010)

2011:
Conrad Bain
Dick Clark
Willie Nelson
Jimmy Carter
Vin Scully

2012:
Fidel Castro
Angela Lansbury
Jack Klugman
Pete Burns (Singer of Dead Or Alive)
Michael Douglas

[MSBNYY]

Frustrating that Kirstee Alley and Britney Spears got their acts together.

[MSBNYY]

First blood goes to Pete for Etta James. That one was a layup, given the late December prognosis, but I refused to take her on my pool because I think it was actually Pete who gave me the news.

[Jason Giambi]

She was an easy one that makes up for those that just won't die.

[MSBNYY]

I could have had her too, but there is a sense of honor in this great sport. Hopefully Gary Carter will come through for me.

[MSBNYY]

All right. Got my first kill of 2012, and Pete gets his second. THIS is why we have the roll over. Later Joe Paterno.

[Jason Giambi]

We should get credit for both times he died.

[MSBNYY]

Sadly, no one had Whitney.

[Jason Giambi]

very sad.... that was a layup.

[MSBNYY]

Later Gary Carter, and thank you for being in my 2012 pool.

That's 2.

[4dogg]

Bert Sugar's death was bittersweet

[MSBNYY]

I don't want to sugar coat it, but no one had him in the pool.

[withspades]

Oh Holy shit. I thought I dropped my 2012 names back in January. Wanna know something? When Tom was bitching about late entries being more along the "cheating" or unfair vein, it seems that late entries are more at a DISadvantage b/c of missed opportunities. Y'know whati'm sayin'?

[withspades]

Jan 20, 2012 14:54:44 GMT -5 MSBNYY said:

First blood goes to Pete for Etta James. That one was a layup, given the late December prognosis, but I refused to take her on my pool because I think it was actually Pete who gave me the news.

'scuse me?

Here are my picks from previous years:
From 2008:
#1.) Jerry Lee Lewis - looked like hell at the '08 grammys.

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!

From 2010:
7.) Jerry Lewis
8.) Andy Rooney
9.) Fidel Castro
10.) Conrad Bain
11.) Dennis Hopper

my 2011 picks:
12.) **Etta James
13.) Penny Marshall
14.) Senator Robert Byrd <---NOT AN OFFICIAL KILL! (He was dead at time of selection)
15.) Zsa Zsa <---- joining the bandwagon pick
16.) James Garner

*ahem* I had Etta as my #1 for 2011!
This year I'm gunning for the old comedians. 2012 predictions:
17.) Jack Klugman (Yes, MSB, I've targeted a fave of yours)
18.) Earnest Borgnine
19.) Phyllis Diller
20.) Sid Caesar
21.) Jonathan Winters

[withspades]

Awww crap. Another problem of late posting, is that I see Chris also put down Klugman too. I had my guys picked out early too, just never posted. So lets see.... I'm a follower with him, (as a same year pick w/Chris), a follower w/Castro (MSB '08), Same year picks (I think?) w/Jerry Lewis - hard ta tell really - and same-to-late w/Zsa Zsa. Early pick/leading/led you guys w/Conrad Bain, & Etta

[MSBNYY]

Congratualtions to Chris for having Dick Clark.

[MSBNYY]

No one had Donna Summer.

[withspades]

No one had Adam Youch (MCA) or Robin Gibb either. Thats 3 musicians dying far too youg b/c of cancer. Fuck cancer!

(BTW - MSB, where's your Barry Gibb = "Stayin' Alive" pun?)

[MSBNYY]

It's on facebook, where else?

[MSBNYY]

Congrats to Kenny for KOing Ernest Borgnine.

[withspades]

Yay, he died.

So, that just got me looking at my picks, and I noticed that one of mine from 2011, the late Senator Robert Byrd, shouldnt count.

By the time I picked him in January of last year, the longest tenured congressman in American history had already been dead for 6 months! They even let his body hang out in the capitol for public display/mourning!

How did nobody notice this? Likely b/c the 24 hour news cycle puts names like "LiLo" and "Brangelina" in our faces more frequently than political representatives and legislative debates.

Democracy is not a spectator sport people! We gotta be more informed and more involved as a country or it will be dismantled and taken away from us piece by piece while we pacify ourselves with "American Idol"

So how to handle my "14th overall pick", #3 from 2011?

1.) Do I just add a sixth one for 2012.7?
2.) If the pick is simply *lost*, thats fine by me, but it will give me an edge towards killing off that year's picks faster.
3.) Who cares? Nobody has anything invested in this malarky anyway!

[MSBNYY]

KENNY WITH ANOTHER KILL!!!

[withspades]

Thats my third one for 2012. Nice.

[Jason Giambi]

Please never pick me Kenny.

[MSBNYY]

Kenny has had a great year, as he and Chris both got the great Jack Klugman.

[withspades]

Yup. Four dead, three from my 2012 picks. Thats a good grouping as they say in target practice. Not many days left for me to tie the record of five though.
I've decided on only one of my 'fatal five' for 2013 so far. Looking forward to being punctual this year too.