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Post by Chicago Jake on Dec 11, 2007 16:25:49 GMT -6
Okay, all you wisenheimers......
Whenever somebody famous croaks, everyone asks if they were on my list. Well, it's easy to stand aloof and snipe from the sidelines. So now is your chance to put your talent where your mouth is.
Everyone who wants to, give us a list of ten famous people you think will croak in 2008.
You might want to wait until the last minute, so as not to give away any secrets to other competitors. But it has to be posted before January 1, 2008 begins. Let's say GMT, just to make it fair.
If you are too chickenshitted to post your own list, I will dismiss any snide questioning about MY list out of hand.
Bring it on, death merchants!.......Jake
ADDED MUCH LATER:
Well, when I started this thread, I really didn't expect so much participation. But since we got it, we better have a scoring method.
Let's use the same method they use at stiffs.com: the winner is the one with the most hits (i.e., "stiffs") on their list at the end of the year. Points are only used to break ties, with 10 points for the first name on your list, nine for the next, etc., down to one point for the last name.
Oh yeah, I'm also going to sticky this thread, so you can easily check your progress.
Note: DO NOT go editing your submission, such as to annotate your list with stiffs that have croaked. That will make it look like you might have added them in later! Leave them with no modification dates, unless it is from 2007.
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Dec 11, 2007 16:44:03 GMT -6
Well, it's easy to stand aloof and snipe from the sidelines. Thank you. It's always nice to be recognized for one's greatest talents. |
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Post by Merlot Joe on Dec 11, 2007 19:44:08 GMT -6
fair. If you are too chickenshitted to post your own list, I will dismiss any snide questioning about MY list out of hand. Jake Oh yeah bring it on. By the way what are you so far this year 0 for 10 ? ;D Joe |
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Post by Merlot Joe on Dec 11, 2007 20:43:20 GMT -6
Here's my pick for those who will kick the can in 2008.
Kirk Douglas
Yogi Berra
The Pope
Bob Barker
Roy Clark
John Wooden
Jerry Lewis
Jack Klugman
Mickey Rooney
Billy Graham
Guys don't let me down. ;D (not wishing bad luck on anyone)
Joe
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Post by Chicago Jake on Dec 11, 2007 20:46:50 GMT -6
All right, Joseph! A man with the balls to walk the walk and not just talk the talk.
Who's next?
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Post by Exildo Wonsetler Briggs III on Dec 11, 2007 20:53:39 GMT -6
Walter Cronkite immediately comes to mind. Let me think about the others.
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Post by innit Geezer on Dec 11, 2007 21:00:47 GMT -6
I don't like this contest but....I'll speculate. The problem is I don't like thinking of people dying. I like everyone on Joe's list but still, they are possible for natures call. To make it easy on myself I'll start with a communist thorn in the US of A's ass. I'd rather pick stocks or possible Hedo dates.  Fidel Castro. |
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Post by innit Geezer on Dec 11, 2007 21:05:03 GMT -6
Joey, Bob Barker? Isn't he a sprightly healthy guy? and maybe he won't be taken so quickly for standing up for animals so strongly, he just retired to. |
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Post by Chicago Jake on Dec 11, 2007 21:10:56 GMT -6
Bob Barker just retired. Retiring is bad for your health. It either signals that you are sick and know it, or else you are healthy but have lost your will to live. I'd say he's a good bet.
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Post by Merlot Joe on Dec 11, 2007 21:51:55 GMT -6
Joey, Bob Barker? Isn't he a sprightly healthy guy? and maybe he won't be taken so quickly for standing up for animals so strongly, he just retired to.Gary, I read in the paper every day that some guy 40 years old died suddeny at home. The means he fucking dropped dead. Age don't mean shit but the odds are against Mr. Barker I just thought of a bunch of old celebrities and this is what I came up with. Bob, good pick. I didn't think about Walter Cronkite. Hell he's old than dirt. Joe. Edited to add. When Jerry Orbach left Law and Order no one knew he was sick. Poor bastard was dead 6 months later. |
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Dec 12, 2007 6:07:13 GMT -6
OK, I had to toss in my choices. My initial list had three names that Joe mentioned, so I swapped out 2, but I could not replace Billy Graham.. he will get a call home this year. I have also included a few 'wild cards', names that you would probably not expect by just looking at age/health... so here we go (and if one of them dies before 1/1/08, I am willing to go 9 for 9)
Albert Hofmann (creator of LSD)
Billy Graham
Brittany Spears
Ernest Borgnine
George H W Bush
Hugh Hefner
Karl Malden (hell, he's looked dead for decades)
Muhammad Ali
Nelson Mandela
Osama bin Laden
My original list included Jack Klugman and Kirk Douglas, and Castro is a strong candidate too. However I feel that I have a strong list without them. Osama will miraculously be found in September, and Brittany is on a death spiral, but if she does get through '08 she should be good for a while. Bush Sr is my real wild card, I dont wish him ill, and he seems fit, but he has far outlived his father, and is closing in on his mothers longevity.
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Post by Irish Stu on Dec 12, 2007 6:32:36 GMT -6
Holy shit!! I read the title of the thread and thought it was a contest about which of US would pop our clogs this year.
Simon
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Dec 12, 2007 6:56:29 GMT -6
well, in that case, I think that given DrBob is now on the Cayman Island Mafia hit list...
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Post by Tex on Dec 12, 2007 8:03:13 GMT -6
My list isn't near finished, but Elizabeth Taylor will be on it.
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Post by Irish Stu on Dec 12, 2007 8:24:34 GMT -6
Brittany is on a death spiral, but if she does get through '08 she should be good for a while I think Britney will pull through and get herself straightened out... at least I hope for the sake of her kids she does. Now Britain's Amy Winehouse is another matter. I can't see her making it past Easter on her current form. Simon |
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Post by Bif St Lou on Dec 12, 2007 10:43:07 GMT -6
I'm going with the old and/or infirm:
Jesse Helms -- DEAD, DEAD, DEAD!!!!
Billy Graham
Richard Kiel
Kirk Douglas
Paul Harvey
Chuck Berry
Fidel Castro
"Captain Tony" Terracino (sorry Hank!)
One with a price on his head:
Moqtada al sadr
And one wild card:
John Goodman
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Dec 12, 2007 11:17:42 GMT -6
I read the title of the thread and thought it was a contest about which of US would pop our clogs this year. Me, too. Seems like a game that's much more fun to me. well, in that case, I think that given DrBob is now on the Cayman Island Mafia hit list... If so, then maybe we'll finally have to settle on one of those epitaphs we've been saving up all this time. OTOH, instead of dying, he might just get raped by a Jamaican. |
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Post by Chicago Jake on Dec 12, 2007 11:31:22 GMT -6
One more post, big boy, and you can kiss your rama-lama ding-dong goodbye!!
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Post by Kawaii Kaiju on Dec 12, 2007 14:15:11 GMT -6
One more post, big boy, and you can kiss your rama-lama ding-dong goodbye!! The suspense is terrible...I hope it lasts. Zilla (who thought the member status changed on the XX1st post, not the XXX0th) |
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Post by Chicago Jake on Dec 12, 2007 14:24:58 GMT -6
Zilla (who thought the member status changed on the XX1st post, not the XXX0th) You may be right (I may be crazy). I don't really remember at this point.......Jake |
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Dec 12, 2007 14:37:41 GMT -6
One more post, big boy, and you can kiss your rama-lama ding-dong goodbye!! I think there are commitment issues here, he has to want it, REALLY WANT IT first. |
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Post by Exildo Wonsetler Briggs III on Dec 12, 2007 15:22:50 GMT -6
JESUS!! I hope I never have to kiss my "Huge Throbbing Member" goodbye!!  |
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Post by innit Geezer on Dec 12, 2007 15:30:58 GMT -6
Or kiss it for any reason for that matter. |
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Post by Irish Stu on Dec 12, 2007 15:31:09 GMT -6
JESUS!! I hope I never have to kiss my "Huge Throbbing Member" goodbye!! If you ever visit the Cayman Islands I've a feeling you could find yourself doing just that!! Simon |
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Post by Irish Stu on Dec 12, 2007 15:35:08 GMT -6
Zilla (who thought the member status changed on the XX1st post, not the XXX0th) You may be right (I may be crazy). I don't really remember at this point If Beeb stops teasing us and gets on with it we may get to find out soon. Simon |
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Post by Chicago Jake on Dec 12, 2007 15:40:43 GMT -6
If you were thinking of putting Ike Turner on your list, I'd advise against it. He's rollin' down the river (the River Styx, that is) right now.
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Post by Tex on Dec 12, 2007 15:41:26 GMT -6
If you were thinking of putting Ike Turner on your list, I'd advise against it. He's rollin' down the river (the River Styx, that is) right now. Shit, too late. |
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Post by Kawaii Kaiju on Dec 12, 2007 15:47:36 GMT -6
If Beeb stops teasing us and gets on with it we may get to find out soon. Simon Oh I don't think this is teasing, I think this is foreplay. Zilla (who has faith that BB will put out for us eventually) |
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Post by Irish Stu on Dec 12, 2007 15:48:58 GMT -6
Zilla, you never tease during foreplay?
Simon
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Post by Irish Bukkake on Dec 12, 2007 15:54:16 GMT -6
Before, during AND after (I'm guessing).
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