Say what?? :dubious:
Don’t worry about Rufus.
Everyone loves a good “Bull Durham” reference…
Time for me to watch that again. 
Crash: “Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman’s back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.”
Annie: “Oh, my!”
My third number should be a 1, for Glenn Frey. I don’t mean to be a nitpicker but I’ve always wanted a unique pick…let me live my tiny dreams to their fullest!
My predictions for 2016;
Kanye West, fashion designer/musician
Elton John, Musician
Owen Wilson, Actor
Ian Brady, Serial Killer
Dick Van Dyke, Actor
Warren Buffet, Billionaire
Roger Moore, Actor
Morrissey, Musician
Kirk Douglas, Actor
Tom Brokaw, News Anchor
Billy Graham, Evangelist
Sheryl Crow, Musician
Henry Kissinger, Politician
Charles Manson, Spree Killer
Randy Travis, Musician
Valerie Harper, Actress
Nick Frost, Actor
Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Actress
Lil’ Wayne, Rapper
Shannon Doherty, Actress
Jimmy Carter, Former US President
Tommy Chong, Comedian
John Hurt, Actor
Tom Ford, Former Toronto Mayor
Ted Turner, Media Mogul
Frankie Muniz, Actor
John McVie, Musician (Fleetwood Mac)
Warren Beatty, Actor
Bear Grylls, Survivalist
Jimmy Fallon, TV Host
OOops, didn’t see the 13 rule. Let me edit;
My predictions for 2016;
Dick Van Dyke, Actor
Morrissey, Musician
Kirk Douglas, Actor
Billy Graham, Evangelist
Sheryl Crow, Musician
Randy Travis, Musician
Valerie Harper, Actress
Lil’ Wayne, Rapper
Jimmy Carter, Former US President
Tommy Chong, Comedian
Ted Turner, Media Mogul
Frankie Muniz, Actor
John McVie, Musician (Fleetwood Mac)
FYI: There’s also a “Submit your entries by midnight December 31, 2015” rule.
Ray Tomlinson, inventor of email, gets deleted:
Brian
(likes that better than “in the spam folder”)
And the “clean list” rule.
I prefer to think that he’s merely been archived.
I’m curious why you are pushing this so hard, Idle Thoughts. Especially since it seems like the rest of us don’t agree, or at least don’t see any need for change. What is it that makes you so inflexible?
I’d like to stick up for Idle Thoughts. Well, not really. I’d really like to stick up for who gives a shit? This is the SDMB Death Pool not the Olympic Games ferchrissakes.
Who cares if the ties are displayed one way or another. You don’t get prize money based on placement, you know. People need to unclench. If the way in which ties are displayed in a game that doesn’t mean anything causes you so much consternation, I’d suggest not playing at all; you’re wrapped way too tight.
Y’know, given that right now I have a whopping 6 points – and that’s the highest score I’ve achieved in a number of years – I can’t say there’s really much difference between “tied for 76th,” “tied for 23rd” or “better than zero.”
I figure the person who’s running the thread gets to make up the rules they want. If you don’t like those rules, you can start your own thread.
I don’t there is anything to stop someone from reposting the standings in any format they wish.
Gov. Larry Hogan’s sister died. Near miss for me.
“The rest of us” is a bit hyperbolic. A few people are disagreeing. I’m firmly in the “I don’t care” camp. I have no problem figuring out what it means either way.
Completely torn here: On the one hand my head tells me that if 3 people have more points than I do, I am in 4th place and not second. BUT on the other hand, I was once told that I was the 2nd best looking guy at Citi Field. Unfortunately, she continued on… " that everyone else was tied for first" :smack: