Death Pool 2014

[Allereli]

I guess we slacked at the end of the year. lists close January 3rd 11:59 est. If someone on your list dies between now and then, you'd better have a list post time stamp that is prior to the death.

1) Each participant must list a 10 person 'active roster' of people you think will die in 2014. Entrants must be semi-well known individuals.
2) When they die - you get 100 points minus their age.
3) Bonus points - claim 10 extra points if you are the only person who has the dead guy on their list.
4) Double Points for dead guys in December 2014 (double the age points, not the 10 solo points). This will make the game interesting with come-from-behind possibilities!
5) Double Points if you have two entries that pass on the same calendar date. The date in the time zone where the death occurred will be the determinant factor.
6) Taxi squad - list an extra two people for your 'taxi squad.' - If someone on your list dies, you can move a member of your taxi squad to your active roster. You only get points for your active roster. If someone on your taxi squad dies, too bad.
7) Deadline - rosters must be dated or last edited by Jan 3, 2014. You can update your roster as many times as you like before Jan 3, 2014. Any late entries must be made in whole (no trickling in your squad), and will place you on a 1 week no point probation period followed by a three week half point probation period.
8) Scoring - keep your own score. If someone on your list dies, claim the points with a post in this thread, make your taxi squad move at the time of the points claim.
9) Executions - No one who dies due to the sentence of a court will qualify. Assassinations still count though

[Allereli]

1. Sam Simon (Simpson's Creator)
2. Bashar Al-Assad
3. Jerry Lewis
4. Prince Philip
5. Brooke Mueller
6. Glen Campbell
7. Ariel Sharon
8. Muhammed Ali
9. Wilko Johnson
10. Mohamed Morsi

Taxi:
1. Casey Kasem
2. Barbara Bush

[Lilith057]

1. Billy Graham
2. Stan Lee
3. Betty White
4. Harper Lee
5. Kirk Douglas
6. Pope Benedict XVI
7. Macaulay Culkin
8. Stephen Hawking
9. B. B. King
10. George Bush


Taxi:
1. Lindsay Lohan
2. Amanda Bynnes

[SHAFT]

How dare you put Stan lee on a list. Shame on you.

[Drektor]

James(Uncle Phil) Avery: down

[Pumpkin Queen]

1. Michael Douglass
2. Vince Neil
3. Barry Gibb
4. Snooki
5. Bill Clinton
6. Willie Nelson
7. Christopher Plummer
8. Angela Lansbury
9. Mario Lopez
10. Madonna

TAXI:
Carol Channing
Rhianna

[emb317]

1. Christopher Plummer
2. Kirk Douglas
3. Queen Elizabeth II
4. Lindsey Lohan
5. Barbara Bush
6. George Bush Sr.
7. Betty White
8. Eli Wallach
9. Christopher Lee
10. Stan Lee

Taxi:
1. Angela Lansbury
2. Miley Cyrus

[MotleyCrew]

1 Barbara Bush
2 Dick Butkus
3 Liza Minnelli
4 Clint Eastwood
5 Christopher Walken
6 Leonard Nimoy
7 Dick Chaney
8 Henry Kissinger
9 Charlie Sheen
10 Keith Richards

Taxi:
1 Jimmy Carter
2 Ozzy Osborne

[Tsk Tsk]

1. Lou Holtz
2. OJ Simpson
3. Betty White
4. Christopher Lee
5. Dick Van Dyke
6. Jimmy Carter
7. Mohamed Morsi
8. Ri sol-ju (she's gotta screw up at some point)
9. Jerry Lewis
10. Amanda Bynes

TAXI:
1. Lindsay Lohan
2. Charlie Sheen

[thefarmer]

1. 32983334204809 Alabama fans.


Suicide counts, right?!


Taxi1: Random Alabama player.
Taxi2: Random bragging OKLA fan(s)

[Seran]

1. G. H. Bush
2. Don Rickles
3. Zsa Zsa Gabor
4. Nancy Reagan
5. Mikhail Gorbachev
6. Kirk Douglas
7. Bobby Brown
8. Hugh Hefner
9. Bill Murray
10. Christopher Lee

Taxi:
1. Joan Rivers
2. Alan Greenspan

[MotleyCrew]

1. Lou Holtz
2. Dick Clark
3. Betty White
4. Christopher Lee
5. Dick Van Dyke
6. Jimmy Carter
7. Mohamed Morsi
8. Ri sol-ju (she's gotta screw up at some point)
9. Jerry Lewis
10. Amanda Bynes

TAXI:
1. Lindsay Lohan
2. Charlie Sheen

No fair listing people already dead!

[waywardgs]

No fair listing people already dead!

Yeah but dick clark was 179 years old, so according to the rules she has to start with -79 points.

[Tsk Tsk]

Fuck, I forgot about that. Fixed to include Taylor Swift.

[tyrant-201]

Over/under on Dick Cheney?

[Thondalar]

hrmm. Trying to avoid ones a lot of others have picked...

1. Lil' Wayne
2. Carl Reiner
3. Donny Most
4. F. Lee Bailey
5. Randy Travis
6. Jimmy Carter
7. Artie Lang
8. Jerry Lewis
9. OJ Simpson
10. BB King

Taxi:
1. Amanda Bynes
2. Lawrence Taylor

[Allereli]

RIP Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers. he was 74.

[Thondalar]

We getting bonus points for manner of death? My favorite is "Ate by wild animals: +50 points."

Too bad Kim Jong Un's Uncle is already off the board.

[Jayvn]

1 Mary Kate Olsen
2 Ashley Olsen
(I'm still hoping for a 2fer here in some freak accident)
3 George Bush Sr
4 Charlie Sheen
5 Bob Saget
6 Max Wright
7 Johnny Knoxville
8 Ru Paul
9 Larry the Cable Guy
10 Ron White

Taxi
1 Cher
2 Jeff Foxworthy

[Archigeek]

1. Greg Mortenson
2. Ryan Buell
3. Wilko Johnson
4. Rosalynn Carter
5. Mike "the situation" Sorrentino
6. Hamid Karzai
7. Malala Yousafzai
8. Zac Efron
9. Lamar Odom
10. GHW Bush

Taxi:

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Valarie Harper

[JustDan]

1. Michael Schumacher
2. Ariel Sharon
3. Betty White
4. Queen Elizabeth
5. Bob Barker
6. Jerry "the King" Lawler
7. Hugh Hefner
8. Clint Eastwood
9. Keith Richards
10. Don Rickles

Taxi:
Dr. Ruth
Kim Jong Un

[Avamagozma]

I thought that Matt Groening was the creator of the Simpsons? And so far, nobody's picked Lauren Bacall to drop off this year. You know, she's up there in the years.

[Allereli]

I thought that Matt Groening was the creator of the Simpsons? And so far, nobody's picked Lauren Bacall to drop off this year. You know, she's up there in the years.

Sam Simon and Matt Groening are co-creators. "Up there in years" = very little points. And I love Lauren Bacall. See To Have and Have Not.

[RSR]

Sam Simon was a creative consultant for the first four seasons. The Simpsons were created entirely by Matt Groening.

[Allereli]

The Simpsons were created entirely by Matt Groening.

The 5 members of the Simpson family were conceived by Groening. The show was developed by Simon, Groening and James L. Brooks.

[Jarvan]

The 5 members of the Simpson family were conceived by Groening. The show was developed by Simon, Groening and James L. Brooks.

And if it wasn't for Tracey Ullman.. no one would likely have heard of the Simpsons.

[Ardwen]

hey dont forget the butterfingers bart simpson commercial before they had any following at all helping their popularity too

[Allereli]

People posting late lists who edit are disqualified :D

[MotleyCrew]

Russell Johnson.....the things that man could do with a coconut.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/russell-johnson-the-professor-from-gilligan-s-island-dies-at-89-1.2499602

[Thondalar]

Russell Johnson.....the things that man could do with a coconut.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/russell-johnson-the-professor-from-gilligan-s-island-dies-at-89-1.2499602

Just saw this too...anyone have him?

[cwolff]

RIP PSH. I never would have had him in this pool. Figured he had his shit together.


http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/02/showbiz/philip-seymour-hoffman-obit/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

[Warriorbird]

RIP PSH. I never would have had him in this pool. Figured he had his shit together.


http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/02/showbiz/philip-seymour-hoffman-obit/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Wow, that sucks. He was a really good actor. If he went I assumed it'd be from health.

[Seran]

RIP PSH. I never would have had him in this pool. Figured he had his shit together.


http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/02/showbiz/philip-seymour-hoffman-obit/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Man, of all of the people from the Hunger Games cast, I'd have assumed Donald Sutherland would have kicked it first.

[cwolff]

Man, of all of the people from the Hunger Games cast, I'd have assumed Donald Sutherland would have kicked it first.

I guess they haven't shot Mockingjay part 2 yet. It's such a shame he died so young. He was a great actor and I enjoyed his movies.

[Methais]

Wow, that sucks. He was a really good actor. If he went I assumed it'd be from health.

Technically all death is from health. A bullet to the brain causes some immediate health issues, for example.

[Warriorbird]

Technically all death is from health. A bullet to the brain causes some immediate health issues, for example.

If you want to be completely literal, certainly. I more meant that I would've assumed a heart attack before a drug overdose.

[Avamagozma]

I thought PSH was older than 46 for some reason. . .

[Archigeek]

Sorry to see him go. Such a talent.

[Methais]

If you want to be completely literal, certainly. I more meant that I would've assumed a heart attack before a drug overdose.

What if he had a heart attack because of a drug overdose?!?!?!?

[Warriorbird]

What if he had a heart attack because of a drug overdose?!?!?!?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iDeVmQa-f50/UFzKZtD8gAI/AAAAAAAAEUw/qXoH8o9Ks3k/s1600/pulp_fiction2110.jpg

[MotleyCrew]

Shirley Temple, age 85.

[MotleyCrew]

Ralph Waite, age 85. (The father from The Waltons).

[Allereli]

Harold Ramis :( age 69

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/harold-ramis-ghostbusters-star-caddyshack-director-dead-at-69-20140224

[Tsk Tsk]

Harold Ramis :( age 69

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/harold-ramis-ghostbusters-star-caddyshack-director-dead-at-69-20140224

Well there goes the chance of ever having a new Ghostbusters movie with the original cast :( RIP Egon

[AnticorRifling]

Well there goes the chance of ever having a new Ghostbusters movie with the original cast :( RIP Egon

He could be put in as a CGI ghost.

[Methais]

He could be put in as a CGI ghost.

http://cdn2.getoutofdebt.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Shocked-Face.gif

[subzero]

Harold Ramis :( age 69

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/harold-ramis-ghostbusters-star-caddyshack-director-dead-at-69-20140224

Never knew ole Egon had his paws on all the things he did.

[cwolff]

I know I'm late to get in on this but put me down for Saipher/Happy Camper.

[Allereli]

RIP Wesley Warren

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/wesley-warren-man-130-pound-scrotum-dies-49-article-1.1722072

[cwolff]

RIP Wesley Warren

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/wesley-warren-man-130-pound-scrotum-dies-49-article-1.1722072

Fuckin' hell! 2014 and you still have to hump around a 130lb scrotum. No wonder he died of other ailments. If I had a ball sack the size of a 7th grader I'd drink 24/7.

Never knew his name but this guy will be missed. Voice of the movie trailers (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/hal-douglas--voice-behind-countless-movie-trailers--passes-away-at-89-181337874.html).

[Tsk Tsk]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/23/showbiz/james-rebhorn-dead/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

R.I.P James Rebhorn

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/140323144805-james-rebhorn-story-top.jpg

[Allereli]

Dave Brockie aka Oderus Urungus, lead singer of GWAR, age 50

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/gwar-singer-dave-brockie-aka-oderus-urungus-dead-at-50-20140324

http://www.metalinsider.net/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/oderus.jpg

[Tsk Tsk]

Dave Brockie aka Oderus Urungus, lead singer of GWAR, age 50

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/gwar-singer-dave-brockie-aka-oderus-urungus-dead-at-50-20140324

http://www.metalinsider.net/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/oderus.jpg

Wow, that sucks. I saw them live a few times about a decade ago, great performers.

[Methais]

This sucks. GWAR ruled.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RYRcztHvYw

[Taernath]

Dave Brockie aka Oderus Urungus, lead singer of GWAR, age 50

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/gwar-singer-dave-brockie-aka-oderus-urungus-dead-at-50-20140324

The Insidious Eulogy of Skulhedface :(

[waywardgs]

http://news-hound.org/lock-ness-monster-found-dead-body-washed-ashore-in-scotland/

RIP Loch Ness Monster.

[cwolff]

http://news-hound.org/lock-ness-monster-found-dead-body-washed-ashore-in-scotland/

RIP Loch Ness Monster.

I knew it I knew it I knew it! I knew it was going to die this year but I just didn't pick it. Damn.

[waywardgs]

RIP Mickey Rooney. You crazy bastard.

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/mickey-rooney-golden-age-box-office-giant-dies-at-93-1201153308/

[Allereli]

RIP John Pinette (comedian)

http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/06/john-pinette-dead-dies-hotel-room-comedian-seinfeld-finale/

[Tisket]

RIP John Pinette (comedian)

http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/06/john-pinette-dead-dies-hotel-room-comedian-seinfeld-finale/

The title of this thread needs to be changed to "Death of Obscure People Nobody Knows or Cares About"

Seriously, if you have to identify what he does in parenthesis after his name why post about it?

[Tisket]

RIP Mickey Rooney. You crazy bastard.

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/mickey-rooney-golden-age-box-office-giant-dies-at-93-1201153308/

Aside from the fact that I already thought he was dead, this made me sad.

[Allereli]

I can post whoever the fuck I want to.

RIP Peaches Geldof

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bob-geldofs-daughter-peaches-dead-at-25-20140407

[Tisket]

I can understand why the obscure and uninteresting would appeal to you. Carry on.

[Allereli]

is there a 200 post per day quota I didn't hear of?

[Taernath]

Tom and her sons Astala and Phaedra will always belong in our family, fractured so often, but never broken. Bob, Jeanne, Fifi, Pixie and Tiger Geldof.

When I read this I thought it was weird that they included their pets in their signature, but in the 'survived by' it said they were her sisters. :/

[waywardgs]

Phaedra's a dope name.

[diethx]

Phaedra's a dope name.

Haha, that's a name I've used in MMOs. I can't believe someone is actually really named that.

[Zaigh]

I don't think anyone had him, but for those of you who are WWE fans I have some bad news if you haven't already read it - http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/08/ultimate-warrior-dead-dies-wwe/

[Allereli]

I don't think anyone had him, but for those of you who are WWE fans I have some bad news if you haven't already read it - http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/08/ultimate-warrior-dead-dies-wwe/

wow, he and Macho Man died way too young

[Allereli]

I don't believe that one's true.

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/pro-wrestling-legend-ultimate-warrior-dead-54/story?id=23250160

that's a pretty fucked up storyline if it's not true

[Thondalar]

Randy Travis is recovering after a stroke and BB King is still trying to tour at 88 with diabetes....

My list is looking good.


I would have had the Ultimate Warrior but I thought he died 20 years ago.

[Warriorbird]

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/pro-wrestling-legend-ultimate-warrior-dead-54/story?id=23250160

that's a pretty fucked up storyline if it's not true

Deadspin confused me with a recent "The Ultimate Warrior is not dead" repost. Not your fault.


TMZ reports that according to officials, Hellwig collapsed outside of a hotel in Arizona while walking with his wife Tuesday night. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. In a 2013 interview, Hellwig said that he and his wife live in New Mexico but travel to Arizona frequently. Recently, we republished the Masked Man's Dead Wrestler of the Week essay from 2010 on the rumored death of the Ultimate Warrior back in 1991.

[Jarvan]

wow, he and Macho Man died way too young

My bad on the first one, but.. considering how much roids these guys took, is it really so surprising?

[subzero]

I don't think anyone had him, but for those of you who are WWE fans I have some bad news if you haven't already read it - http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/08/ultimate-warrior-dead-dies-wwe/

Wow. I saw his HoF speech the other night and at one point he was talking about people cracking on him for blowing up early in his matches. He said it was true and that he was even blown up now. I know it can be hot on stage under all the lights and whatnot, but I did notice he seemed a bit red in the face and was the only one I noticed up there sweating; definitely thought he looked a little rough. Suppose this could explain why.

[Wrathbringer]

Wow. I saw his HoF speech the other night and at one point he was talking about people cracking on him for blowing up early in his matches. He said it was true and that he was even blown up now. I know it can be hot on stage under all the lights and whatnot, but I did notice he seemed a bit red in the face and was the only one I noticed up there sweating; definitely thought he looked a little rough. Suppose this could explain why.

What do you mean by "blowing up"?

[subzero]

What do you mean by "blowing up"?

Bad cardio. He looked like he was breathing a bit hard even during his speech.

[Methais]

I'm so glad I got to go to WrestleMania this year and see both Undertaker's last match and Warrior's HoF induction. Two of my biggest childhood heroes.

I've never seen a more pissed off crowd after Undertaker lost though. The crowd was totally dead for the rest of the night after the initial uproar.

http://i.imgur.com/An1jhH5.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/oQGT5g6.jpg

[waywardgs]

http://i.imgur.com/An1jhH5.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/oQGT5g6.jpg

haha nice

[Thondalar]

haha nice

lol.

[Thondalar]

I'm so glad I got to go to WrestleMania this year and see both Undertaker's last match and Warrior's HoF induction. Two of my biggest childhood heroes.

I've never seen a more pissed off crowd after Undertaker lost though. The crowd was totally dead for the rest of the night after the initial uproar.

I used to be big into wrestling when I was a kid...growing up a redneck it's pretty much par for the course....of course, this was during the time of Iron Sheik, Hacksaw, etc. etc...I've been out of the loop for a long time, but correct me if I'm wrong...Undertaker never lost at Wrestlemania, right? For like 20-something years straight? And his last match was his first loss at Wrestlemania?

That is kinda fucked up. I bet they paid him a boat load though.

[subzero]

I'm so glad I got to go to WrestleMania this year and see both Undertaker's last match and Warrior's HoF induction. Two of my biggest childhood heroes.

I've never seen a more pissed off crowd after Undertaker lost though. The crowd was totally dead for the rest of the night after the initial uproar.


Watching the slack-jawed, bug-eyed people after the loss was fucking great. Always awesome when an arena at an event like that goes silent. Right up there with watching people's reactions to the Red Wedding on Game of Thrones.


I used to be big into wrestling when I was a kid...growing up a redneck it's pretty much par for the course....of course, this was during the time of Iron Sheik, Hacksaw, etc. etc...I've been out of the loop for a long time, but correct me if I'm wrong...Undertaker never lost at Wrestlemania, right? For like 20-something years straight? And his last match was his first loss at Wrestlemania?

That is kinda fucked up. I bet they paid him a boat load though.

It was his idea, so I wouldn't sweat it. He may not be done, but it's certainly possible. At this point he's pretty much only wrestling one match a year anyway and now that the streak is over... I guess all that might be 'left' would be for him to go out with a win next year over Brock.

[Methais]

I used to be big into wrestling when I was a kid...growing up a redneck it's pretty much par for the course....of course, this was during the time of Iron Sheik, Hacksaw, etc. etc...I've been out of the loop for a long time, but correct me if I'm wrong...Undertaker never lost at Wrestlemania, right? For like 20-something years straight? And his last match was his first loss at Wrestlemania?

That is kinda fucked up. I bet they paid him a boat load though.

I haven't kept up with wrestling in years either. A couple years after Vince bought WCW & ECW it mostly turned to shit, especially once the attitude era ended and they went to this PG-13 shit.

Undertaker was 21-0 until the other day. It was Undertaker wanting to end the streak though. Supposedly he wanted to do it a few years ago but Vince wouldn't go for it yet.

Either way, if he wanted to keep his streak, Vince wouldn't have stopped him. He pretty much gets free reign over how his matches go, he's the "general" backstage, etc. The thing people are in such an uproar about still is why they picked Brock to do it. He's a part timer and doesn't really give much of a shit about the business. You could tell watching the match that Undertaker's time had come though. Mick Foley tried to convince him to retire at 20-0, but he wanted to keep going a little longer, I guess until he physically couldn't do it anymore. Either that, or Paul Bearer's death last year was his trigger to finally hang it up. Why he wanted to end his streak in the first place is beyond me. That said, I don't think anyone is really going to count his match with Brock as a loss, regardless of what the results of the match say.

Would have much rather seen him either give it to Triple H or have Shawn Michaels come back for one more match, or give it to one of the younger guys and pass the torch, like how Andre did with Hogan and Hogan did with Warrior. Undertaker has always talked about doing what's best for the business and not for himself, something most wrestlers, like Brock, don't do. Which makes it even more wtf as to why Brock was picked to do it.

Sad to see him go either way, him and Warrior were always my favorites.

And then to have a Warrior die 2 days later...it's a sad week for wrestling. I'm just glad I was there to see them both off.

[subzero]

You could tell watching the match that Undertaker's time had come though. Mick Foley tried to convince him to retire at 20-0, but he wanted to keep going a little longer, I guess until he physically couldn't do it anymore. Either that, or Paul Bearer's death last year was his trigger to finally hang it up.

Supposedly Taker got his bell rung early and basically didn't know what the fuck was going on and had to rely on Brock to carry the match. There's a reason they put Heyman with Lesnar... he's not too bright. He also apparently isn't the guy you want calling a match.

That said, Taker is ancient and definitely heading into Ric Flair territory where you wonder why he's still doing it- and allowed to-, though at least in Flair's case you know he kept at it because he blew all his money.

[Warriorbird]

http://io9.com/100-years-of-solitude-author-gabriel-garcia-marquez-was-1564421509

[Rimalon]

I read that Taker chose Brock to end the streak because Brock was a "real" fighter, and it would save Taker some face losing to someone who had proven their mettle in a "real" sport (MMA).

Apparently he wanted to lose to Brock 3 or 4 years ago, but UFC wouldn't let Brock wrestle the match, FWIW.

[waywardgs]

http://io9.com/100-years-of-solitude-author-gabriel-garcia-marquez-was-1564421509

This was a loss for sure. Nevermind wrestlers.

[Warriorbird]

This was a loss for sure. Nevermind wrestlers.

Most definitely. I love most of his work.

And in the wrongly convicted category:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FOlV1EYxmg

[MotleyCrew]

Country singer Kevin Sharp at 43....no idea if anyone knows him, I don't listen to country music, just saw it in the news.

[Allereli]

RIP Bob Hoskins, age 71. I loved him in Roger Rabbit and Mermaids

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/30/showbiz/obit-bob-hoskins/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[Warriorbird]

RIP Bob Hoskins, age 71. I loved him in Roger Rabbit and Mermaids

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/30/showbiz/obit-bob-hoskins/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Damn. Doomsday too. RIP.

[Thondalar]

Country singer Kevin Sharp at 43....no idea if anyone knows him, I don't listen to country music, just saw it in the news.

Huh...I listen to country music a lot, never heard of him. 43 sucks for anyone though, RIP mang.

[Thondalar]

I haven't kept up with wrestling in years either. A couple years after Vince bought WCW & ECW it mostly turned to shit, especially once the attitude era ended and they went to this PG-13 shit.

Undertaker was 21-0 until the other day. It was Undertaker wanting to end the streak though. Supposedly he wanted to do it a few years ago but Vince wouldn't go for it yet.

Either way, if he wanted to keep his streak, Vince wouldn't have stopped him. He pretty much gets free reign over how his matches go, he's the "general" backstage, etc. The thing people are in such an uproar about still is why they picked Brock to do it. He's a part timer and doesn't really give much of a shit about the business. You could tell watching the match that Undertaker's time had come though. Mick Foley tried to convince him to retire at 20-0, but he wanted to keep going a little longer, I guess until he physically couldn't do it anymore. Either that, or Paul Bearer's death last year was his trigger to finally hang it up. Why he wanted to end his streak in the first place is beyond me. That said, I don't think anyone is really going to count his match with Brock as a loss, regardless of what the results of the match say.

Would have much rather seen him either give it to Triple H or have Shawn Michaels come back for one more match, or give it to one of the younger guys and pass the torch, like how Andre did with Hogan and Hogan did with Warrior. Undertaker has always talked about doing what's best for the business and not for himself, something most wrestlers, like Brock, don't do. Which makes it even more wtf as to why Brock was picked to do it.

Sad to see him go either way, him and Warrior were always my favorites.

And then to have a Warrior die 2 days later...it's a sad week for wrestling. I'm just glad I was there to see them both off.

I'd have rather seen Mick Foley end Undertaker's career...loved that fat little Penguin motherfucker.


edit: STREAK...not career...you know what I meant.

[Rucca]

Huh...I listen to country music a lot, never heard of him. 43 sucks for anyone though, RIP mang.

Aww :(


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6sPUo09jWk

[Thondalar]

Aww :(

No shit? I know that song, is that originally his?

[Wrathbringer]

No shit? I know that song, is that originally his?

No, but he did it well.

[Methais]

I'd have rather seen Mick Foley end Undertaker's career...loved that fat little Penguin motherfucker.


edit: STREAK...not career...you know what I meant.

Pretty sure they're interchangeable in this case. I don't see him not retiring after ending his streak.

[Warriorbird]

RIP H.R. Giger.

[Back]

RIP H.R. Giger.

Saw that and thought about posting here. I only ever knew about him because of Scott's Alien. Seminal movie.

[Warriorbird]

Saw that and thought about posting here. I only ever knew about him because of Scott's Alien. Seminal movie.

Movies, music, he had a wide and odd sort of influence.

[Methais]

I don't know if I ever made a list for this year, but I'm gonna go ahead and put Bob Barker on it, as much as it pains me to do so.

[Back]

I don't know if I ever made a list for this year, but I'm gonna go ahead and put Bob Barker on it, as much as it pains me to do so.

You are inhuman! Not Bob!

[Methais]

http://youtu.be/_CDGzX_L0G8

[Back]

I'm not a religious man. Was raised Episcopal. Studied eastern religion. I think it all stems from humans not knowing the future and trying to find ways to predict it. That being said I think the first religion is the most true. Hinduism from the Indus Vally gave birth to all modern religions. And it is very internal. Very self supportive. Granted there were great fables of mythical heros and grand deities... but the concept of Karma is completely individual.

That's why I don't predict other people's deaths.

[Methais]

WHY ARE YOU IN THIS THREAD THEN OMG?!??!?!)5(!!!!!!!!11112235678900

[Allereli]

RIP Malik Bendjelloul, Oscar winning director

http://mashable.com/2014/05/13/searching-for-sugar-man-director-malik-bendjelloul-dead

[iJin]

I think Solange is definitely gonna kill Jay-Z this year. Yep.

[Warriorbird]

RIP Sir Jack Brabham. Only guy to ever win an F1 championship in his own car.

[Methais]

RIP Sir Jack Brabham. Only guy to ever win an F1 race in his own car.

I know it's not an F1 but...

http://youtu.be/gsywLclz8A8

[Warriorbird]

I know it's not an F1 but...

http://youtu.be/gsywLclz8A8

I'm sure he'd approve. He began his career in midget cars on Australian dirt tracks and he looked eerily like Luke Wilson.

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--oyFw9dQt--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/wb58erkxlx4zhtqi94vj.jpg

[cwolff]

RIP Sir Jack Brabham. Only guy to ever win an F1 race in his own car.

What's the story with this guy? Is it remarkable that he had his own car? I'm assuming that he was racing people who had big dollar sponsors and this guy is like the F1 version of Rudy, but probably less annoying.

[Warriorbird]

What's the story with this guy? Is it remarkable that he had his own car? I'm assuming that he was racing people who had big dollar sponsors and this guy is like the F1 version of Rudy, but probably less annoying.

Pretty much. Traditionally F1 is and has been the product of rich kids who get trained up from an early age and buy their way on with family money/corporate dough. This was like Ricky Bobby running the "Me" car in Talladega Nights, designing and building it himself, and winning the championship. Over time he had to pick up sponsors and help to afford parts/equipment maintenance/testing and perform it but it remains awesome.

[Allereli]

Dr. Maya Angelou

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/29/arts/maya-angelou-lyrical-witness-of-the-jim-crow-south-dies-at-86.html?_r=0

[Parkbandit]

Jack Joyce (71) and Malcolm Glazer (85).

[MotleyCrew]

Ann B. Davis at 88. RIP Alice.

[Allereli]

RIP Don Zimmer. 66 years in baseball

[Warriorbird]

RIP Don Zimmer. 66 years in baseball

Aw man. He was a nice guy. Signed an autograph for me when my Dad took me to a Cubs game as a kid.

[Allereli]

RIP Ruby Dee

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/oscar-nominated-actress-ruby-dee-dies-at-91-1201219148/

[Allereli]

RIP Casey Kasem

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/15/showbiz/casey-kasem-obit/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

[Allereli]

RIP Tony Gwynn Sr. http://www.csnphilly.com/baseball-philadelphia-phillies/gwynn-men-sons-love-fathers-fight

Cancer of the salivary glands, age 54

[Warriorbird]

RIP Tony Gwynn Sr. http://www.csnphilly.com/baseball-philadelphia-phillies/gwynn-men-sons-love-fathers-fight

Cancer of the salivary glands, age 54

RIP. He was a really nice guy. Signed an autograph for me as a kid even when I was wearing an Orioles hat.

[MotleyCrew]

Meshach Taylor, 67

[Allereli]

Louis Zamperini, 97

If you haven't read Unbroken yet, it's an incredible story.

[Warriorbird]

I think somebody should nab Anthony Cumia for next year's pool.

[Allereli]

Eduard Shevardnadze

http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/07/world/europe/eduard-shevardnadze-death/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[Tsk Tsk]

Ignore

[Methais]

Andy Griffith

Jul. 3, 2012 10:25am

EDIT: Damn you and your edit!

[Tsk Tsk]

Yeah, I caught that and already edited. I missed the first time he died, clearly.

[MotleyCrew]

Dave Legeno, 50

[Ardwen]

RIP Tommy Ramone last of the original Ramones

[SHAFT]

RIP Tommy Ramone last of the original Ramones

They all died young. Scary.

[Ardwen]

Johnny Winter one less great musical albino alive

James Garner I grew up watching him in Rockford Files.

[Allereli]

RIP James Brady

http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/04/politics/james-brady-dies/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[Thondalar]

So, the year is 2/3 over, who is in the lead?

My team has performed rather poorly so far :(

[Methais]

Beloved actor Robin Williams was found dead on Monday, police reported.

He was 63.

The apparent cause of death was suicide, authorities said.

Williams was best known for his starring roles in classic comedies like Mrs. Doubtfire and Jumanji. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Dr. Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting.

Here is the full press release, courtesy of Marin PD.

Marin PD on Williams (http://www.scribd.com/doc/236531258/Marin-PD-on-Williams)

Well....this was unexpected.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/11/robin-williams-dead-dies_n_5670050.html

[SHAFT]

Holy fucking shit is that sad.

[Keller]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Buy3ELuCIAA-ehw.jpg

[Allereli]

Fuck, I'm floored. I always wished he did more stand up.

From the Huffpost article:


He was also an avid gamer and named his daughter Zelda.

[Methais]

He was also an avid gamer and named his daughter Zelda.

Why was I not informed of this?

I could have saved him.

[Allereli]

RIP Lauren Bacall.

"You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and... blow."

[Seran]

I regret putting Joan Rivers on my taxi list now, looks like she's done for.

[Thondalar]

I regret putting Joan Rivers on my taxi list now, looks like she's done for.

Yeah, stopped breathing during throat surgery. She was stable last time I checked, but they aren't releasing many details.

[Seran]

You know you've got a problem when upon hearing a rumor of a famous person's death you check your death pool list.

[Whirlin]

Just heard over the radio that Joan Rivers passed today.

[Gnome Rage]

My fb feed tells me she died, I came here to see who got points... I feel kind of sick. lol

[waywardgs]

Just heard over the radio that Joan Rivers passed today.

She was one of the greats.

[Gsgeek]

RIP Richard Kiel (aka Jaws) from James Bond fame.

[Allereli]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G52aaTFibHo

[Rucca]

If you are a Titans fan...Rob Bironas, ex-Titans kicker. Killed last night in a car crash in Nashville.

[Tisket]

This is one of those threads I don't like seeing bumped. It's never good news.

[Allereli]

RIP Eric the Actor

http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/eric-the-actor-lynch-dead-wack-packer-1201310444/

[SHAFT]

RIP Eric the Actor

http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/eric-the-actor-lynch-dead-wack-packer-1201310444/

Oh good, I was coming here to raise hell no one mentioned Eric the actor.

He used to drive me nuts on the show, but now that he's gone, I'm kinda sad.

[Allereli]

Oh good, I was coming here to raise hell no one mentioned Eric the actor.

He used to drive me nuts on the show, but now that he's gone, I'm kinda sad.

yeah I changed the channel most of the time he was on, but sometimes he was hilarious, especially when it involved him getting roles in random shows, or his love of American Idol. I can't believe Jeff has survived when so many others have passed. Bye for now.

http://www.howardstern.com/news/eric-the-actor-art

[Allereli]

Oscar de la Renta, 82

[Allereli]

Big Bank Hank of the Sugar Hill Gang

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/11/showbiz/big-bank-hank-sugarhill-gang-obit/index.html?hpt=hp_t2


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKTUAESacQM

[Allereli]

RIP Diem Brown <3

http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/mtv-star-diem-brown-dead-tk-20141114

[Parkbandit]

RIP - Esther Bonvicini

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sptimes/obituary.aspx?n=esther-m-bonvicini&pid=173160305&fhid=27693

[Allereli]

RIP Mike Nichols

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001566/?ref_=hm_nw_tp1_lk1

[MotleyCrew]

Surprised this one isn't on here already.

Carol Ann Susi,62, the voice of Howard Wolowitz's mother on The Big Bang Theory.

http://www.tmz.com/2014/11/11/big-bang-theory-carol-ann-susi-dies-dead-cancer-mrs-wolowitz/

[Archigeek]

Marion Barry, dead at 78.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/24/us/politics/marion-s-barry-jr-former-mayor-of-washington-dies-at-78.html?_r=0

[Allereli]

Ryan Knight, 29.

http://www.people.com/article/ryan-knight-dead-real-world-alum

[subzero]

Ryan Knight, 29.

http://www.people.com/article/ryan-knight-dead-real-world-alum

Do "Real World" people really count? I don't care one way or another, just seems like a bit of a stretch to count them as celebrities.

[Allereli]

Do "Real World" people really count? I don't care one way or another, just seems like a bit of a stretch to count them as celebrities.

I know at least 2 of us watch The Challenge here. I knew of Diem and Knight much more than Carol Ann Susi

[Androidpk]

Do "Real World" people really count? I don't care one way or another, just seems like a bit of a stretch to count them as celebrities.

Look at the Kardashian clan.

[subzero]

Look at the Kardashian clan.

Porn stars count for more in my book than Real World jobbers. You don't have to watch any of that Kardashian bullshit to know who they are.

[Hoodtralfeck]

is there a prize or something for doing this? if you win i mean or a second place prize or something?

[Gelston]

is there a prize or something for doing this? if you win i mean or a second place prize or something?

What does the first page say?

[Tgo01]

I'll give the winner a million silvers.

[Androidpk]

I'll give the winner a million silvers.

Conflict free silvers?

[Tgo01]

Conflict free silvers?

Yes. Wait no. Wait what?

[Hoodtralfeck]

i looked at first page again and it still dont show anything about a prize , just explains the rules and how points are earned

[subzero]

i looked at first page again and it still dont show anything about a prize , just explains the rules and how points are earned

The grand prize is one meeellion dollars.

[Androidpk]

The grand prize is one meeellion dollars.

Which the rules clearly state.

[Tisket]

i looked at first page again and it still dont show anything about a prize , just explains the rules and how points are earned

If you only worried as much about grammar, there'd be no stopping you.

[Androidpk]

Grammer got runned over by a raindeer.

[Methais]

i looked at first page again and it still dont show anything about a prize , just explains the rules and how points are earned

The prize is a lifetime supply of sharts.

[Gelston]

i looked at first page again and it still dont show anything about a prize , just explains the rules and how points are earned

That means there isn't one.