One great rival of the participants in my list, the German national soccer team, has died: Johan Neeskens, fantastic player and good person:
Unfortunately for him and for the Netherlands he lost the '74 final against the Germans after scoring from the penalty spot in the first minute. He still had a great career, including a stint at Barcelona, where he is fondly remembered.
I have been contemplating my 2025 list and trying to decide if I should actually use it. It’s a list where I would at least not mind the picks dying, if not actively wishing they would kick the bucket. I’ll give you one name and make a bet you can figure out the theme. Dennis Rader,
Use it! I think many if not most of us have picks we wouldn’t mind getting points for. Not so much for me on my themed list but my other list I do.
Do you have a complete list already, or are you taking suggestions?
I have a complete list of American serial killers, but am open to suggestions for alternates. As it stands I have:
Charles Cullen
Daniel Troya
David Berkowitz
Dennis Rader
Dylann Roof
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Gary Ridgeway
Henry Lee Lucas
Joseph James DeAngelo, Jr.
Kaboni Savage
Ricardo Sanchez Jur
Robert Bowers
Wayne Williams
I put it out there because I don’t mind providing ideas for others when it comes to this group.
I’ve got you all right where I want you…
How about Richard Grissom as an alternate?
Good choice.
You’re gonna kill your competition??!
That’s against the rules. 
Yahya Sinwar, dead, good, more points for me.
39 points and no sign of a halt. I don’t understand the various actors in the area but I can recognize evil.
I have never been happier to see someone running away with the Pool this year!
| Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smithsb | 203 | 5(5) | Middle East troublemakers |
| 2 | Registered_at_Last | 54 | 2(2) | The Canadians |
| 3 | zadscmc | 47 | 3(2) | NY Mets |
| 4 | xizor | 38 | 1(1) | Crooners |
| 5 | Pardel-Lux | 37 | 2(2) | German players in the 1966, 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups |
| 6 | GuanoLad | 23 | 1(1) | UK sitcom actors. |
| 7 | Catamount | 17 | 2(2) | 13 Apollo astronauts still living |
| 8 | Bayaker | 16 | 1(1) | The Mary Tyler Moore Show universe: |
| 9 | Happy_Lendervedder | 14 | 3(3) | Ye Olde Tyme Base-Ball Players |
| 10 | Mahaloth | 12 | 1(1) | MASH again: |
| 11 | Dr.Girlfriend | 7 | 1 | The Lucky 13th Annual All-Star Sports Edition |
| 11 | Rebo | 7 | 1(1) | Still Living Match Game Celebrities |
| 13 | Little_Nemo | 3 | 1(1) | Norman Jewison is alive at the age of 97 |
I just wanted to say I’ve had the perfect idea for a themed list and can’t wait to use it!
Jeez, I’ve got Dennis Rader on the other pool. Die, Dennis, Die! In 2024!
Well, the serial killer list is one in which I would not shed a tear for their deaths, preferably painful. But the list I mentioned a day ago is amusing, and while I think some of the people on it are odd, they are not bad.
Someone who was on my list of notable Canadians for next year. Murray Sinclair, dead at 73, was an amazing man who spearheaded Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission which brought so much of our nasty colonial past to light.
As per a post in the Celebrity Death thread, former NASCAR driver Bobby Allison has passed away, he’s on the Theme list.
Indeed he was:
| Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smithsb | 203 | 5(5) | Middle East troublemakers |
| 2 | Registered_at_Last | 54 | 2(2) | The Canadians |
| 3 | zadscmc | 47 | 3(2) | NY Mets |
| 4 | xizor | 38 | 1(1) | Crooners |
| 5 | Pardel-Lux | 37 | 2(2) | German players in the 1966, 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups |
| 6 | GuanoLad | 23 | 1(1) | UK sitcom actors. |
| 7 | Catamount | 17 | 2(2) | 13 Apollo astronauts still living |
| 8 | Bayaker | 16 | 1(1) | The Mary Tyler Moore Show universe: |
| 9 | Happy_Lendervedder | 14 | 3(3) | Ye Olde Tyme Base-Ball Players |
| 9 | J-P_L | 14 | 1(1) | Former Race Car Drivers |
| 11 | Mahaloth | 12 | 1(1) | MASH again: |
| 12 | Dr.Girlfriend | 7 | 1 | The Lucky 13th Annual All-Star Sports Edition |
| 12 | Rebo | 7 | 1(1) | Still Living Match Game Celebrities |
| 14 | Little_Nemo | 3 | 1(1) | Norman Jewison is alive at the age of 97 |
Don Ferrarese gave me 5 points on November 4.