And again, more and more people that I thought had kicked the bucket.
Jim J Bullock, from the 80s or so version of Hollywood Squares?!
And IMO, the underrated Too Close for Comfort, as Monroe.
Please don’t tell me there is another one!
Okay, let’s try this one more time:
Ronnie Biggs
Pat Burns
Fidel Castro
Pete Doherty
Roger Ebert
Elizabeth Edwards
Blake Fielder-Civil
Whitney Houston
Courtney Love
Kate Moss
Zelda Rubenstein
Orlando Thomas
Amy Winehouse
Alternates (in order) if any of my picks die before 1-1-10 or are otherwise ineligible:
Maura Tierney
Ariel Sharon
David Hasselhoff
Angelina Jolie
Tiger Woods
Nicole Richie
In case there’s any questions of identity:
Ronnie Biggs (b 8-8-29 - criminal)
Pat Burns (b 4-4-52 - hockey coach)
Fidel Castro (b 8-13-26 - Cuban dictator)
Pete Doherty (b 3-12-79 - musician)
Roger Ebert (b 6-18-42 - film critic)
Elizabeth Edwards (b 7-3-49 - wife of politician John Edwards)
Blake Fielder-Civil (birthdate in dispute - former husband of Amy Winehouse)
David Hasselhoff (b 7-17-52 - actor)
Whitney Houston (b 8-9-63 - singer)
Angelina Jolie (b 6-4-75 - actress)
Courtney Love (b 7-9-64 - musician)
Kate Moss (b 1-16-74 - model)
Nicole Richie (b 9-21-81 - no idea what she does for a living)
Zelda Rubenstein (birthdate in dispute - actress)
Ariel Sharon (b 2-26-28 - former Israeli Prime Minister)
Orlando Thomas (b 11-21-72 - football player)
Maura Tierney (b 2-3-65 - actress)
Amy Winehouse (b 9-14-83 - singer)
Tiger Woods (b 12-30-75 - golfer)
Time to dust off last year’s list, with a few changes:
Orlando Thomas
Jeff Conaway
Andy Dick
Amy Winehouse
Paul Gascoigne
Owen Wilson
Seve Ballasteros
David Hasselhoff
Lindsay Lohan
Steve Jobs
Britney Spears
Dennis Ferguson
Terry Pratchett
Alternates
OJ Simpson
Tiger Woods
Notes:
Dennis Ferguson is a convicted paedophile, having difficulty finding a place to live
Paul Gascoigne is a former England footballer
Not sure if that is meant to be a serious entry, but if so, I need names.
We are running at 69% of picks are unique. Last year 67% were unique in total, i.e. for the whole year, not just entries up to Dec 29.
This post is an almost word-for-word repeat of last year’s post.
In four or so years of doing, this, I’ve had exactly ONE celebrity knock off. Here’s hoping 2010 is my breakout year.
WITH COMMENT (Plain-text list to follow):
There’s a bullet (or bomb or shiv or whatever) with their name on it:
- Osama bin Laden, b. 1957.
- Bernie Madoff, b. 1938.
- Hamid Karzai, b. 1957.
Age and/or illness is bound to catch up with them sooner or later:
- Kim Jong-Il, b. 1941.
- Woody Allen, b. 1935.
- Bob Barker, b. 1923.
- Roger Ebert, b. 1942.
- Jerry Lewis, b. 1926.
May soon hasten the Sweet Release of Death, by their own hand:
- Dustin Diamond, b. 1977.
- Jose Canseco, b. 1964.
The Grim Reaper comes to collect after years of drugs, partying, and living life on the edge:
- Lindsey Lohan, b. 1986.
- Boy George, b. 1961.
- Pete Doherty, b. 1979.
PLAIN LIST
Osama bin Laden
Bernie Madoff
Hamid Karzai
Kim Jong-Il
Woody Allen
Bob Barker
Roger Ebert
Jerry Lewis
Dustin Diamond
Jose Canseco
Lindsey Lohan
Boy George
Pete Doherty
Alternates
Amy Winehouse
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Barack Obama
First time participant!
Old and/or Enfeebled:
Jimmy Carter (former president)
John Paul Stevens (current SCOTUS judge)
Red Schoendienst (Former baseball player)
Joe Paterno (College football coach)
Fidel Castro (lounge singer, dancer, Cuban politician)
Stephen Hawking (scientist)
Fat and/or Drugs:
George Wendt (Nooooorm!)
Rush Limbaugh (pundit)
Wishful Thinking:
Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie lead; he’s also hogging Zooey Deschanel)
Mark Mangino (Former college football coach and renowned tubbo; also, as a Mizzou alum, I was obliged to pick him or Bill Self)
Wildcard:
David Letterman (late night host)
Danny Bonaduce (actor)
Verne Troyer (actor)
Alternates
John Madden
Sandra Day O’Connor
John Travolta
Plain List:
Jimmy Carter
John Paul Stevens
Red Schoendienst
Joe Paterno
Fidel Castro
Stephen Hawking
George Wendt
Rush Limbaugh
Ben Gibbard
Mark Mangino
David Letterman
Danny Bonaduce
Verne Troyer
alts:
John Madden
Sandra Day O’Connor
John Travolta
Born James Jackson Bullock in Casper, Wyoming, Bullock was raised in Odessa, Texas. He became a notable entertainment figure in the 1980s when he co-starred on sitcom Too Close for Comfort (credited as “Jm J. Bullock”) and was a regular “square” on John Davidson’s updated version of Hollywood Squares (1986-1989), also substituting for Davidson as host on occasion. He later became a semi-regular on ALF (from 1989–1990 as Neal Tanner).
And he was also on a Nickelodeon live action show for a while.
From 2004 to 2007, he had a recurring role as Mr. Monroe, a teacher at the fictional James K. Polk Middle School on the Nickelodeon live action sitcom Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide.
So, there is not another one. Just the first time I heard the name, was on Hollywood Squares. [How I miss when USA network had Game shows, and GSN had better game shows.]
I follow this thread with interest each year but never enter.
It has to be said that you guys/gals sure are one morbid bunch 
But hey, it’s fun, right?
ok, what the hell, it IS the 50th anniversary of the first corn field incident:
Ron Artest
Shannon Brown
Kobe Bryant
Andrew Bynum
Jordan Farmar
Derek Fisher
Pau Gasol
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga
Adam Morrison
Lamar Odom
Josh Powell
Sasha Vujacic
Luke Walton
Alternates:
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Amy Carter Wentzel
Dustin Diamond (Screech)
I think you fell asleep onto your keyboard.
Lets do this thing:
- Randy Travis - Singer
- Paul Allen - Bazillionaire
- Kathryn Joosten - Actress
- Ernie Harwell - Sportscaster
- Teresa Heinz - Heiress, wife of John Kerry
- Al Davis - Oakland Raiders Owner
- John Madden - NFL Commentator
- Courtney Love - Singer, trainwreck
- Roger Ebert - Film Critic
- Urban Meyer - Football Coach
- Abdel Baset al-Megrahi - Lockerbie Bomber
- Zelda Rubinstein - Actress (and low-hanging fruit)
- Reverend Donald Wildmon - Raging Douchebag
Alternates:
- Harley Race - Wrestler
- Muhammad Ali - Boxer
Randy Travis
Paul Allen
Kathryn Joosten
Ernie Harwell
Teresa Heinz
Al Davis
John Madden
Courtney Love
Roger Ebert
Urban Meyer
Abdel Baset al-Megrahi
Zelda Rubinstein
Reverend Donald Wildmon
Alternates:
Harley Race
Muhammad Ali
My humble submissions for 2010:
Ozzy Osbourne
Bill Wyman
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.–aka “Lil’ Wayne”
Amy Winehouse
Jack Nicholson
Bernie Madoff
Jimmy Carter
Mary Carey–porn star
Queen Elizabeth II
Offer “Vince” Shlomi–aka “the Sham Wow guy”
Joe Francis–of Girls Gone Wild fame
John McCain
Marshall Mathers–aka Eminem
Ozzy Osbourne
Bill Wyman
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Amy Winehouse
Jack Nicholson
Bernie Madoff
Jimmy Carter
Mary Carey
Queen Elizabeth II
Offer Shlomi
Joe Francis
John McCain
Marshall Mathers
Alternates
Katie Holmes
Hugh Hefner
Right, here we go for another round!
Gough Whitlam – former Australian Prime Minister
Bob Hawke - former Australian Prime Minister
Hazel Hawke – Ex-wife of former Australian Prime Minister
Lauren Bacall – Screen legend
Pete Doherty – Babyshambolic train wreck
Amy Winehouse – Shambolic train wreck
Sheila Scotter – Ex editor of Vogue Magazine and notable Australian socialite
Jim Steynes – Australian Rules football legend
Eddie Van Halen – Smokin’ guitar Og
Ernest Borgnine – Screen Legend
Kirk Douglas – Screen Legend
Robert Mugabe – Can’t say it. Too rude. Rhymes with “punt”
Fidel Castro – Cuban
Clean list:
Gough Whitlam
Bob Hawke
Hazel Hawke
Lauren Bacall
Pete Doherty
Amy Winehouse
Sheila Scotter
Jim Steynes
Eddie Van Halen
Ernest Borgnine
Kirk Douglas
Robert Mugabe
Fidel Castro
Alternates:
Courtney Love
Elizabeth Taylor
Most of mine are repeats from last year (I mean, some of these guys gotta go sometime!).
Billy Graham
Fidel Castro
Kim Jong-Il
Muhammad Ali*
Elizabeth Taylor
Nancy Reagan
Harry Morgan
Merle Haggard
Ralph Stanley
Hugo Chavez
Michael Moore
Elizabeth Edwards
Steve Jobs
Alternates:
Dick Cheney
Rush Limbaugh
Dick Clark
- the boxer formerly known as Cassius Clay
Here we go - should need no intoduction to this selection.
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
…must….start……again……
Dick Cheney
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
…blast…reboot……reboot
Main List:
Dick Cheney
Karl Rove
G. Gordon Liddy
Lewis “Scotter” Libby
Douglas J. Feith
Richard Perle
John R. Bolton
Donald Rumsfeld
Oliver North
Paul Wolfowitz
John Ashcroft
Alberto Gonzales
Henry Kissinger
Mark Sanford
John Ensign
Saxby Chambliss
But who is more morbid, the ones that play or those that sit on the sideline and cheer? :dubious:
I think I detect a certain amountof wishful thinking here. The good news for those gentlemen is, you don’t get points if you do anything that helps them along. OTOH, if you ran into them hanging off the side of a cliff, nothing in the rules says you have to actually help them to safety.
Where is that quote from, Julius Caesar? Richard III?
Born in 1925
Dorothy Malone
Hal Holbrook
George Kennedy
George Cole
Yogi Berra
John Neville
Tony Curtis
Honor Blackman
B. B. King
Margaret Thatcher
Angela Lansbury
Jonathon Winters
Dick Van Dyke
Alternate:
Farley Granger