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Anyone up for a 2013 dead pool?
| January 2nd, 2013 at 3:54:59 PM permalink | |
| s2dbaker Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 13 Posts: 241 | Lindsay Lohan Justin Bieber Ruben Studdard Sanjaya Malakar Taylor Hicks Tim Tebow Bo Jackson Bashar al-Assad Hugo Chavez Bill O'Reilly |
| January 4th, 2013 at 11:42:24 AM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 | I've seen this run as a points system. You subtract the decedent's age from 100, encouraging/rewarding the folks who really take chances. Jiroemon Kimura (world's oldest man) Andy Reid (former Eagles coach) Bashar al-Assad (President of Syria) HAKIMULLAH MEHSUD (FBI's most wanted terrorist) Hillary Clinton (Secretary of State) Ed Koch (former Mayor of New York) Dr. Jerry Buss (Los Angeles Sports Team Magnate) Don Rickles (Perhaps the funniest man alive) Debbie Reynolds (Actress, former hotel/casino owner) Anderson Cooper (Reporter) |
| January 4th, 2013 at 1:34:32 PM permalink | |
| AcesAndEights Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 6 Posts: 351 |
So under that system, would you lose points for picking this guy (currently 115 years old)? "You think I'm joking." -EvenBob |
| January 4th, 2013 at 1:39:41 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 |
Yep. Cherry picking the century+ list for ringers takes all the drama out of it. Apparently, there is another contender for oldest surviving person in China, but I took her name off my list since there is a good chance she could last the year, and would probably not get an AP write up. |
| January 4th, 2013 at 3:06:36 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 | Well, if you want to get challenging, maybe next time try an "Under 50" list. No one older allowed. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| January 4th, 2013 at 3:40:50 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 |
Hehe, you could also do it as all selections must be at least 90, with points awarded if the folks on your list survive the year. A "Live Pool". |
| January 5th, 2013 at 12:12:37 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 |
You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| January 5th, 2013 at 1:07:00 PM permalink | |
| Dfens Member since: Nov 2, 2012 Threads: 1 Posts: 16 | Playing a game based on people dying is immoral and at the very least in bad taste. That being said, here are my picks. Rush Limbaugh Fidel Castro Billy Graham GHW Bush Nelson Mandela James Earl Jones Bob Dole Bill Cosby Nancy Reagan Nelson Mandela I didn't take into account if age was factored in scoring. |
| January 7th, 2013 at 12:31:24 PM permalink | |
| AcesAndEights Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 6 Posts: 351 | Huell Howser, California TV Legend, Passes Away :-( Not sure if he would count, I don't see an AP wire yet. I only know about him from listening to the Adam Carolla podcast, unsure if anyone else, who doesn't live in California, would even recognize the name. "You think I'm joking." -EvenBob |
| January 7th, 2013 at 1:32:02 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 |
Do you get points twice if someone comes back as zombie, and has to be put down again? |