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Post by Opus on Dec 1, 2010 13:21:34 GMT -5
For those of you who do not know what this is or how to play, I will explain.
You will choose 10 different celebrities who as of 12/31/2010 @ 11:59 PM are still living. (Yes you can edit your selections if you choose now and someone dies before the end of the year). Any edits after 11:59 PM on 12/31/10 will disqualify you from the game.
For these picks, if one of the people actually pass on in 2011 you will get points. The poster with the most points at 11:59 PM 12/31/2011 will win the pool.
Scoring is as follows: (I chose to do it this way to circumvent the cherry picking of old celebrities)
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You will get points based on the month the celebrity passes. There are 12 months in a year, so there are 12 possible points. The way it is scored is to take the month that the celebrity passes and subtract it from 13. IE... If Jane Doe is one of your picks and she expires in May of 2011, you will get 8 points (13 minus 5)
You also will get points based on the celebrities age. The most points I will award is 100. So again, in our example, Jane Doe, if she is 67 years old when she passes, you will get 33 points. (100 minus 67).
The two scores combined will equal your awarded score for each correct pick. So Jane Doe would have earned you 41 points.
If you choose someone that is over 100 years of age, IE... John Doe is 103 years old and passes in September of 2010, you will still get the 4 points for passing in September, but you will actually lose 3 because of the 100 minus age rule. Thus you will score 1. It is possible to gain a negative score.
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I will try and update a list of players and their scores as the year goes on and then determine the winner at the end of the year.
The second post will contain everyones picks (edited in as they are posted) and the third post will be my picks.
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Post by Opus on Dec 1, 2010 13:21:59 GMT -5
Opus - 0 Points
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1. Osama Bin Laden
2. Kirk Douglas
3. Betty White
4. Morgan Freeman
5. Clint Eastwood
6. Bob Hoskins
7. Christopher Walken
8. Alan Alda
9. Martin Short
10. Bob Barker
Biff - 0 Points
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1. Artie Lange
2. Howie Mandell
3. Cher
4. George Herbert Walker Bush
5. Kate Gosselin
6. Patricia Krenwinkle
7. Clint Eastwood
8. Courtney Love
9. David Letterman
10. Steven Tyler
Rock Monster - 0 Points
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1. Jimmy Carter
2. Dick Clark
3. George H W Bush
4. Nancy Reagan
5. Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt
6. Betty White
7. Fidel Castro
8. Zsa Zsa Gabor
9. Gordie Howe
10. Queen Elizabeth II
Queenie - 0 Points
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1. Michael Douglas
2. Betty White
3. Peter Falk
4. Fidel Castro
5. Nancy Reagan
6. Christopher Walkin
7. Billy Graham
8. Jerry Lewis
9. Queen Elizabeth II
10. Phyllis Diller
Sunshyne - 0 Points
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1. Kim Jong Il
2. Pauley Shore
3. Joaquin Phoenix
4. Paul Teuttle Sr.
5. Barbara Walters
6. Geraldo
7. Cher
8. Prince Charles
9. Jullien Assange
10. Hulk Hogan
Allyson - 0 Points
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1. Dick Clark
2. Lindsey Lohan
3. Artie Lang
4. John Madden
5. Steve O
6. Betty White
7. Al Sharpton
8. Hugh Hefner
9. John McCain
10. Osama Bin Laden
Jiggy - 0 Points
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1. Kim Jong-Il
2. Zsa Zsa Gibor
3. Nelson Mandela
4. BB King
5. Jerry Lewis
6. Kirk Douglas
7. Michael J. Fox
8. Barry Bonds
9. Joe Francis
10. Fidel Castro
Rebel - 0 Points
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1. Fidel Castro
2. Kirk Douglas
3. Michael Douglas
4. Zsa Zsa Gabor
5. B.B. King
6. Larry King
7. Charlie Sheen
8. Margaret Thatcher
9. Steven Tyler
10. Amy Winehouse
CertainlyCertainly - 0 Points
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1. Joe Jackson
2. Joe Paterno
3. Jimmy Carter
4. Larry Flynt
5. The Queen (not Queenie)
6. Lindsay Lohan
7. Kirk Douglas
8. Ernest Borgnine
9. Abe Vigoda
10. Betty Ford
zdunklee - 0 Points
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1. Fidel Castro
2. Queen Elizabeth
3. Michael Douglas
4. Kim Jong-Il
5. Dick Clark
6. Charlie Sheen
7. Zsa Zsa Gabor
8. Gordie Howe
9. Billy Graham
10. Betty Ford
schuyler - 0 Points
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1. Courtney Love
2. Gene Wilder
3. Kim Jong Il
4. Queen Elizabeth II
5. Demi Lovato
6. Kirk Douglas
7. George Lucas
8. Harrison Ford
9. Al Sharpton
10. Charles Manson
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Post by Opus on Dec 1, 2010 13:22:29 GMT -5
1. Osama Bin Laden
2. Kirk Douglas
3. Betty White
4. Morgan Freeman
5. Clint Eastwood
6. Bob Hoskins
7. Christopher Walken
8. Alan Alda
9. Martin Short
10. Bob Barker
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Post by The Biff Lebowski on Dec 1, 2010 13:32:11 GMT -5
1. Artie Lange
2. Howie Mandell
3. Cher
4. George Herbert Walker Bush
5. Kate Gosselin
6. Patricia Krenwinkle
7. Clint Eastwood
8. Courtney Love
9. David Letterman
10. Steven Tyler
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Post by Rock Monster on Dec 1, 2010 14:21:21 GMT -5
Going with all the old fogies this year.... (had to leave Biff and Q off the list though)
1. Jimmy Carter
2. Dick Clark
3. George H W Bush
4. Nancy Reagan
5. Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt
6. Betty White
7. Fidel Castro
8. Zsa Zsa Gabor
9. Gordie Howe
10. Queen Elizabeth II
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Post by Queenie on Dec 1, 2010 17:25:19 GMT -5
1. Michael Douglas
2. Betty White
3. Peter Falk
4. Fidel Castro
5. Nancy Reagan
6. Christopher Walkin
7. Billy Graham
8. Jerry Lewis
9. Queen Elizabeth II
10. Phyllis Diller
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Post by Sunshyne on Dec 1, 2010 23:41:53 GMT -5
1. Kim Jong Il
2. Pauley Shore
3. Joaquin Phoenix
4. Paul Teuttle Sr.
5. Barbara Walters
6. Geraldo
7. Cher
8. Prince Charles
9. Jullien Assange
10. Hulk Hogan
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Post by Allyson on Dec 2, 2010 16:34:29 GMT -5
1. Dick Clark
2. Lindsey Lohan
3. Artie Lang
4. John Madden
5. Steve O
6. Betty White
7. Al Sharpton
8. Hugh Hefner
9. John McCain
10. Osama Bin Laden
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Post by Queenie on Dec 2, 2010 17:23:34 GMT -5
1. Dick Clark 2. Lindsey Lohan 3. Artie Lang 4. John Madden 5. Steve O 6. Betty White 7. Al Sharpton 8. Hugh Hefner 9. John McCain 10. Osama Bin Laden What did Steve ever do to you?  |
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Post by Jiggy on Dec 4, 2010 8:54:17 GMT -5
1. Kim Jong-Il
2. Zsa Zsa Gibor
3. Nelson Mandela
4. BB King
5. Jerry Lewis
6. Kirk Douglas
7. Michael J. Fox
8. Barry Bonds
9. Joe Francis
10. Fidel Castro
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Post by Rebel on Dec 4, 2010 10:54:58 GMT -5
1. Fidel Castro
2. Kirk Douglas
3. Michael Douglas
4. Zsa Zsa Gabor
5. B.B. King
6. Larry King
7. Charlie Sheen
8. Margaret Thatcher
9. Steven Tyler
10. Amy Winehouse
I'm not including this in my official selections, but here's a Hail Mary pass just for fun:
0. Khloé Kardashian
If she dies next year, I can whine that I almost picked her and be able to prove it.
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Post by CertainlyCertainly on Dec 4, 2010 16:07:31 GMT -5
1. Joe Jackson
2. Joe Paterno
3. Jimmy Carter
4. Larry Flynt
5. The Queen (not Queenie)
6. Lindsay Lohan
7. Kirk Douglas
8. Ernest Borgnine
9. Abe Vigoda
10. Betty Ford
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Post by zdunklee on Dec 4, 2010 19:00:22 GMT -5
1. Fidel Castro
2. Queen Elizabeth
3. Michael Douglas
4. Kim Jong-Il
5. Dick Clark
6. Charlie Sheen
7. Zsa Zsa Gabor
8. Gordie Howe
9. Billy Graham
10. Betty Ford
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Post by schuyler on Dec 6, 2010 18:38:06 GMT -5
1. Courtney Love
2. Gene Wilder
3. Kim Jong Il
4. Queen Elizabeth II
5. Demi Lovato
6. Kirk Douglas
7. George Lucas
8. Harrison Ford
9. Al Sharpton
10. Charles Manson
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Post by Rock Monster on Dec 7, 2010 9:21:06 GMT -5
Am I allowed to update my list, since the new year hasn't started?
If so, I would like to change
#5. Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt
to
Elizabeth Edwards
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Post by Rock Monster on Dec 7, 2010 9:31:03 GMT -5
... Also, I have a suggestion for next year. Maybe we could all PM someone our lists, then have them all posted at the same time. That would stop the sniping from other peoples lists.
...just a suggestion
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Post by Queenie on Dec 7, 2010 11:15:21 GMT -5
... Also, I have a suggestion for next year. Maybe we could all PM someone our lists, then have them all posted at the same time. That would stop the sniping from other peoples lists. ...just a suggestion Yeah, I agree. I want to win the big prize!! What is the prize again? Nothing? Oh, nevermind. |
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Post by zdunklee on Dec 7, 2010 11:49:46 GMT -5
... Also, I have a suggestion for next year. Maybe we could all PM someone our lists, then have them all posted at the same time. That would stop the sniping from other peoples lists. ...just a suggestion I must admit, I did steal Gordie Howe from you, the rest came from two 2010 death list websites that I found on google (that's why they are mostly really old people, with the exception of Charlie Sheen) |
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Post by Opus on Dec 7, 2010 12:38:23 GMT -5
Am I allowed to update my list, since the new year hasn't started? If so, I would like to change #5. Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt to Elizabeth Edwards I made the edit, but it doesn't look like she will be making it til years end. If she doesn't, I will change it back to what it was. |
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Post by Rock Monster on Dec 7, 2010 13:02:58 GMT -5
Am I allowed to update my list, since the new year hasn't started? If so, I would like to change #5. Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt to Elizabeth Edwards I made the edit, but it doesn't look like she will be making it til years end. If she doesn't, I will change it back to what it was. Thanks.... I didn't realize how bad off she really was. I just heard that they stopped treatment, not that they have actually deemed it "her final days." Lets hope they're all wrong, and she lives another 20-30 years! |
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Post by Opus on Dec 7, 2010 17:06:04 GMT -5
And... edited back.
Cnn.com is reporting that Mrs. Edwards has passed.
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Post by Rock Monster on Dec 8, 2010 15:21:03 GMT -5
And... edited back. Cnn.com is reporting that Mrs. Edwards has passed. Well, I guess it really was a bad idea.... oh well. Quite a testament for the will to live though, huh? She's doing "fine," told that the treatment isn't working, then a couple of days later she passes. Wow. |
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Post by zdunklee on Dec 8, 2010 18:01:52 GMT -5
Can I replace my #5 Dick Clark with Aretha Franklin? Thanks.
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Post by Rebel on Dec 8, 2010 18:25:45 GMT -5
Yep, me too. Please change #6, Larry King, to Aretha Franklin.
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Post by Rock Monster on Dec 9, 2010 7:21:06 GMT -5
Well, I guess I'm goind to steal Aretha Franklin too.
Please change my #5. Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt, to her.
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Post by The Biff Lebowski on Dec 9, 2010 8:16:32 GMT -5
Let's all just take Aretha.
Please remove #10 Steven Tyler.
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Post by Jiggy on Dec 9, 2010 8:42:50 GMT -5
Please change my Barry Bonds to Aretha Franklin.
and then change my Aretha Franklin to Maculay Culkin. Let it sit for a day or two and then change it back to Barry Bonds again. Or just keep it at Barry Bonds, I don't care.
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Post by schuyler on Dec 14, 2010 12:33:11 GMT -5
I'd like to drop Harrison Ford for Aretha(bandwagon officially jumped on)
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Post by mayorofawesometown on Dec 14, 2010 13:15:50 GMT -5
That sounds like the best bandwagon to jump on. This probably sounds horribly offensive but I hope she makes it through the month for the easy points. :/
1. Dick Clark
2. Abe Vigoda
3. Aretha Franklin
4. Ernest Borgnine
5. Liz Taylor
6. Billy Graham
7. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
8. Kim Jong Il
9. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
10. Amy Winehouse
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Post by Opus on Dec 14, 2010 22:49:51 GMT -5
Yeah, Fuck the constant updates.
I'll compile the list on New Years Eve, possibly while drunk and texting inappropriate things to random chicks in my phonebook.
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Gun Totin' Mama!
