Celebrity Death Pool 2010 - Page 4

Scriveyn · 12-29-2009, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Letting it ride again, since all of mine are valiantly clinging to life, as far as I know.

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3. Dick Clark
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Which one do you mean? The Senator, the TV/radio presenter, the basketball player or another?

And one more question: If a celeb, born say 1. August 1950, kicks the bucket on 31. July 2010, do we score 41 or 40 points? - In other words, does the plain year of birth count, or do we take into account the number of years (arithmetically) fully lived?

Radar · 12-29-2009, 11:30 AM

That would be 41 points unless we have a tie. Then we'd go by fractions of years.

I'm pretty Dick Clark refers to the radio, television, and movie star and producer famous for American Band Stand, TV Bloopers, and New Year's Rockin' Eve.

Richard Wagstaff Clark
November 30, 1929 (1929-11-30) (age 80)
Mount Vernon, New York

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0163863

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Clark

Shawnee123 · 12-29-2009, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Scriveyn

Which one do you mean? The Senator, the TV/radio presenter, the basketball player or another?

And one more question: If a celeb, born say 1. August 1950, kicks the bucket on 31. July 2010, do we score 41 or 40 points? - In other words, does the plain year of birth count, or do we take into account the number of years (arithmetically) fully lived?

Radar, who died and made you rule-keeper extraordinaire? Whoever it was, I bet they were on one of my lists!

Madman · 12-29-2009, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Radar

Even "The Hoff"?

"The Hoff" gives me hope that Ozzie Osbourne will live forever... in a kinda-sorta reality/fantasy show kinda way.

Radar · 12-29-2009, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Radar, who died and made you rule-keeper extraordinaire? Whoever it was, I bet they were on one of my lists!

That's just the way we've always done it. I mean if everyone wants to change it for next year, we could try to all hash that out.

Shawnee123 · 12-29-2009, 12:20 PM

I don't really care: I only started playing last year I think.

My memory tells me there were questions about scoring earlier this year, so "this is the way WE'VE always done it" didn't seem to be an option.

Carry on, my deadward sons.

Spexxvet · 12-29-2009, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Scriveyn

And one more question: If a celeb, born say 1. August 1950, kicks the bucket on 31. July 2010, do we score 41 or 40 points? - In other words, does the plain year of birth count, or do we take into account the number of years (arithmetically) fully lived?

It's age. On July 31, 2010, the celeb would be 59. 100 minus 59 equals 41 points.

Shawnee123 · 12-29-2009, 12:49 PM

OK, what if a celeb was born in, say, 1920. Then he dies in 2008. Then he is reincarnated as a Jonas Brother, and dies again in 2010. Which age should we use?

Scriveyn · 12-29-2009, 12:55 PM

reincarnated in 2008, dies in 2010? - You score a whopping 98 points

Shawnee123 · 12-29-2009, 12:58 PM

Well, isn't that the proper age range for one of those guys?

(in head: darnit, should've thought that one through a bit more.)

classicman · 12-29-2009, 01:10 PM

42.5

Shawnee123 · 12-29-2009, 01:11 PM

4:20

Spexxvet · 12-29-2009, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

OK, what if a celeb was born in, say, 1920. Then he dies in 2008. Then he is reincarnated as a Jonas Brother, and dies again in 2010. Which age should we use?

No Jonas brother is a celeb. I call.

Shawnee123 · 12-29-2009, 01:15 PM

Well, if John Cletus Seymore Poindexter Clive Marvin Hopplestetter the Turd is a celeb, then a Jonass Brother is a celeb.

Radar · 12-31-2009, 03:14 PM

I don't think I've ever done a wish list, but I will give it a shot. My true wish list has thousands of names, but I'll try to narrow it down to 10 for the year.

1. George W. Bush
2. Dick Cheney
3. Condoleezza Rice
4. Donald Rumsfield
5. John Ashcroft
6. John Roberts
7. Sam Alito
8. Tony Perkins
9. Glenn Beck
10. Rush Limbaugh

These are among the most disgraceful people ever to sully the name of America and the world would be better off without them.

12-29-2009, 11:30 AM	#47
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	That would be 41 points unless we have a tie. Then we'd go by fractions of years. I'm pretty Dick Clark refers to the radio, television, and movie star and producer famous for American Band Stand, TV Bloopers, and New Year's Rockin' Eve. Richard Wagstaff Clark November 30, 1929 (1929-11-30) (age 80) Mount Vernon, New York http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0163863 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Clark __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

12-29-2009, 12:20 PM	#51
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I don't really care: I only started playing last year I think. My memory tells me there were questions about scoring earlier this year, so "this is the way WE'VE always done it" didn't seem to be an option. Carry on, my deadward sons. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-29-2009, 12:49 PM	#53
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	OK, what if a celeb was born in, say, 1920. Then he dies in 2008. Then he is reincarnated as a Jonas Brother, and dies again in 2010. Which age should we use? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-29-2009, 12:58 PM	#55
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Well, isn't that the proper age range for one of those guys? (in head: darnit, should've thought that one through a bit more.) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-29-2009, 01:10 PM	#56
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	42.5 __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

12-29-2009, 12:55 PM	#54
Scriveyn amnesic-confabulatory opsimath Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Between my ears Posts: 739	reincarnated in 2008, dies in 2010? - You score a whopping 98 points

12-29-2009, 01:11 PM	#57
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	4:20 __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-29-2009, 01:15 PM	#59
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Well, if John Cletus Seymore Poindexter Clive Marvin Hopplestetter the Turd is a celeb, then a Jonass Brother is a celeb. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-31-2009, 03:14 PM	#60
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	I don't think I've ever done a wish list, but I will give it a shot. My true wish list has thousands of names, but I'll try to narrow it down to 10 for the year. 1. George W. Bush 2. Dick Cheney 3. Condoleezza Rice 4. Donald Rumsfield 5. John Ashcroft 6. John Roberts 7. Sam Alito 8. Tony Perkins 9. Glenn Beck 10. Rush Limbaugh These are among the most disgraceful people ever to sully the name of America and the world would be better off without them. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

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