The names listed as alternates don’t count unless one of the people on our lists kicks off before midnight tomorrow night. (That’s officially what the alternates are there for; unofficially, at least in my case, they’re to remind me of who I might move up to the main list if the mood strikes me in the next 31+ hours. Hence three alternates rather than just one, which would really suffice for their official purpose.)
So as long as any names past the 13th name are listed as alternates, it’s all good.
Which, it must be emphasized, is Baker’s idea of midnight: If you live in Lee Vining, that would be 10pm; if you live in Woonsocket, 1am (the 1st); in Perth, 2pm.
Grace Mugabe: Unpleasant wife to unpleasant leader. Slim Dunlap: The Replacements replacement. Francis George: Cardinal of Chicago. Ryan Buell: BS artist and claimed psychic. Espen Fadnes: Famous base jumper and soon to be Jackson Pollock landscape artist. Daniel von Bargen: I loved him in Malcolm in the Middle. Omar Treviño Morales: Los Zetas boss. Leonard Peltier: Indian in prison. Louis Farrakhan: Nation of Islam. Kentwan Balmer: Former NFL. Mark Mangino: Obese college football coach. Ruth Bader Ginsberg: Justice. Darlene Cates: Grape.
Alt: Anthony Kennedy: Sometime justice.
Grace Mugabe
Slim Dunlap
Francis George
Ryan Buell
Espen Fadnes
Daniel von Bargen
Omar Treviño Morales
Leonard Peltier
Louis Farrakhan
Kentwan Balmer
Mark Mangino
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Darlene Cates
I have a feeling I could be shutout this year. The low-hanging fruit doesn’t seem too low.
[ol]
[li]Boutros Boutros-Ghali - Former UN Secretary General, Nov 14, 1922[/li][li]Fidel Castro - Maybe now he can die happy, Aug 13, 1926[/li][li]Glen Campbell - Singer - Apr 22, 1936[/li][li]Abdelaziz Bouteflika - President of Algeria, Mar 2, 1937[/li][li]Clive James - Author, Oct 7, 1939[/li][li]Tom Coburn - Former Senator, Mar 14, 1948[/li][li]Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner - President of Argentina, Feb 19, 1953*[/li][li]Randy Travis - Singer, May 4, 1959[/li][li]Stuart Scott - ESPN Anchor, Jul 19, 1965[/li][li]Bashar Al-Assad - President of Syria, Sep 11, 1965[/li][li]Rob Ford - Former Mayor of Toronto, May 28, 1969[/li][li]Jules Bianchi - Injured Formula 1 Driver who isn’t Michael Schumacher, Aug 3, 1989[/li][li]Dylan Minnette - Actor and youngest person I could find who is eligible from Jan 1, Dec 29, 1996[/li][/ol]
*also did not just adopt a child to prevent him from becoming a werewolf: link
clean list:
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Fidel Castro
Glen Campbell
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Clive James
Tom Coburn
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Randy Travis
Stuart Scott
Bashar Al-Assad
Rob Ford
Jules Bianchi
Dylan Minnette
Tis the season for the GHOUL POOL. It must be Baker’s Birthday…Happy Birthday
Gordie Howe - Hockey Player
Muhammad Ali - Boxer
Pete Frates - Former Boston College Baseball player
Lauren Hill - St Josephs Women B-Ball player
Stuart Scott - ESPN anchor
Valerie Harper - actress
Kevin Turner -NFL Player
Stephen Hawking - Physicist
Tim Shaw - NFL player
Michael Soles - CFL Player
Steve Gleason - NFL Player
Ruth Bader Ginsburg - SCOTUS Judge
Dean Smith - Former UNC B-Ball Coach
Jack Lumpkin - Golf Instructor
George HW Bush - Former President
Jimmy Carter - Former President
Clean List:
Gordie Howe
Muhammad Ali
Pete Frates
Lauren Hill
Stuart Scott
Valerie Harper
Kevin Turner
Stephen Hawking
Tim Shaw
Michael Soles
Steve Gleason
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Dean Smith
Fidel Castro
Jerry Lewis
George W. Bush
Bob Barker
Ed Asner
Yoko Ono
Bill Cosby
Valerie Harper
Fats Domino
Jim Nabors
Dick Van Patten
Roger Moore
Bill Daily
Dionne Warwick - Musician
John Madden - HOF Football Coach
Randy Travis - Musician
Jimmy Carter - Ex-POTUS
Bobby Doerr - HOF Baseball Player
Pope Benedict XVI - Ex-Pope
BB King - Musician
Arlo Guthrie - Musician
Gordie Howe - HOF Hockey Player
Fidel Castro - Despot
Jayne Meadows - Actress
Stuart Scott - TV Personality
George H W Bush - Ex-POTUS
Bench:
Carl Yastrzemski HOF Baseball Player
Morley Safer - TV Personality
Prince Phillip - Husband of Elizabeth II
Starting Lineup:
Dionne Warwick
John Madden
Randy Travis
Jimmy Carter
Bobby Doerr
Pope Benedict XVI
BB King
Arlo Guthrie
Gordie Howe
Fidel Castro
Jayne Meadows
Stuart Scott
George H W Bush
Bench:
Felicitous Greetings, Oh Thou Death Mistress, on They Birthday, surely the Most Happy of Days among the Faithful, Oh Friend of G-d!
Mayst Thy day be filled with chocolate and roses, and may it be a Joyous Occasion, and may Thou be the Recipient of Joy, and may Thou receivest a Multitude of Cool and Righteous Stuff!
Steve Gleason, NFL player
Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
Lindsay Lohan, trainwreck
Ryan Buell, paranormal investigator
Sam Simon, director, producer and writer
Randy Travis, singer
Penny Marshall, actresss
Artie Lange, comedian
Brooke Mueller, trainwreck (Charlie Sheen’s former wife)
Dave Rose, basketball coach
Joost van der Westhuizen, rugby player
Martin Crowe, cricketer
Stuart Scott, sportscaster
Alternate:
Lynne Stewart, lawyer
Clean list:
Steve Gleason
Paul Gascoigne
Lindsay Lohan
Ryan Buell
Sam Simon
Randy Travis
Penny Marshall
Artie Lange
Brooke Mueller
Dave Rose
Joost van der Westhuizen
Martin Crowe
Stuart Scott
Alternate:
Lynne Stewart
Let’s try this again. Second verse, pretty much the same as the first.
Joost van der Westhuizen
Frankie Muniz
Valerie Harper
Randy Travis
Paul Gascoigne
Ralphie May
JT Holmes
Alex Honnold
Justin Bieber
Rob Ford
Stephanie Bongiovi
Sam Simon
Stuart Scott
Fidel Castro
Kat Williams
Amanda Bynes
Pope Emeritus Benedict
Hugh Hefner
Randy Travis
Keith Richards
John Glenn
George H.W. Bush
Lindsay Lohan
Billy Graham
Abe Vigoda
Muhammad Ali
I turned 50 last week. A friend I went to school with from 3rd grade on has a December 31 bd. But he will only be 49 because when he moved to Ohio from NY he got put ahead a grade. If he was born one day later, he wouldn’t have gotten put ahead.
