For anyone who doesn’t know her story, here is a column about Breland (amarone, note correct spelling, just in case anyone else picks Jessica).
Garrison Keillor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Hawking
Amy Winehouse
Kelsey Grammer
Ariel Sharon
Prince Philip of Edinburgh
Nancy Reagan
Roger Ebert
James Earl Jones
Kim Jong-il
Margaret Thatcher
Joe Haldeman
Alternates:
Hugh Hefner
Elizabeth Edwards
Wilford Brimley
Well, I think I’ve got my list all set. Been playing for years, but never do well. I’m making the first major changes to my list in a long time.
Here it is:
Peter Falk
Billy Graham
Jiang Zemin
Eli Wallach
Orlando Thomas
Peter Falk
Kirk Douglas
I.M. Pei
C. Everett Koop
Harry Morgan
Steve Jobs
Robert Mugabe
Lee Iacoca
Alternates:
Jack Lalane
Richard Atenbourough
Bob Barker
Invalid pick:
Might as well try. I rarely do well on these…perhaps I should name myself?
Kim Jong-Il
Stephen Hawking
Hamid Karzai
Bill Parcells
Bobby Bowden
Margaret Thatcher
Trevor Bailey
Robert Mugabe
Shirley Temple Black
Eleanor Mondale
Elizabeth Taylor
Leonid Stadnyk
Eddie Van Halen
Explanations for those who need it:
Trevor Bailey: Former English cricketer and commentator.
Eleanor Mondale: Daughter of Walter, radio presenter in Minnesota.
Leonid Stadnyk: Ukranian who was formerly the world’s tallest man.
Is it technically legal to name yourself? I guess as long as you don’t commit suicide, as that would be against the rules.
William (Refrigerator) Perry
Jerry Ball
Tony Mandarich
Art Shell
Dwight Stephenson
Dan Dierdorf
David (Deacon) Jones
Jim Burt
Fred Smerlas
Ed Lee (Too Tall) Jones
Art Donovan
Bill Russell
Muhammad Ali
All former NFL linemen except Russell and Ali.
[ol][li]Amy Winehouse, 9/14/1983 - gimme []Jim Dutton, 11/20/1968 - astronaut[]Candye Kane, 11/13/1965 - Jazz vocalist[]Lauren Fignon, 8/12/1960 - Tour de France racer[]Marwan Barghouti, 6/6/1959 - Palestinian leader []Steve Jobs, 2/24/1955 - iPod user []Paul Allen, 1/21/1953 - Microsoft bigwig[]Phil Collins, 1/30/1951 - gorilla[]Isaac Bonewits, 10/1/1949 - modern druid []Diane Allen, 3/8/1948 - politician and anchorwoman []Kim Jong-Il, 2/16/1942 - broadway triple-threat []Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 3/15/1933 - robe model[]Albert Facchiano, 3/10/1910 - very old mobster[/ol]Alternates:[ol]Dave Rose, 12/19/1957 - Basketball coach[]Charlie Wilson, 1/29/1953 - Musician[]John Madden, 4/10/1936 - football sage[/ol][/li]
Amy Winehouse
Jim Dutton
Kim Jong-Il
Diane Allen
Laurent Fignon
Isaac Bonewits
Steve Jobs
Candye Kane
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Albert Facchiano
Paul Allen
Phil Collins
Marwan Barghouti
You’d also need to qualify as a celebrity…
:dubious:
Noted - thanks.
Come to think, you’d be disqualified under the fellow-Doper rule.
Peter Falk is in twice. I am using Jack Lalane as the 13th pick until I hear otherwise.
The second time is when he walked back in the door and said, “Hey, just one more thing…”
Very true. It’s against the letter of the rules but I doubt it is against the spirit (not that I believe in spirits, James). I don’t think the rule was aimed at genuine celebrities who happen to sign up as members. I am inclined to give this one a pass.
After much thought and a failed appeal to The People, I’ve decided to go with the same ol’ crowd as usual.
Lilian Jackson Braun b. 1913–The Author Who Wouldn’t Die
Kirk Douglas b. 1916–Is he Spartacus? Or am I Spartacus?
Olivia de Haviland b. 1916–Will she die first or will it be
Joan Fontaine b. 1917–I love feuds that will only end with death.
Zsa Zsa Gabor b. 1917–Will she find her heavenly Green Acres this year?
Billy Graham b. 1918–His passing will be big news here in Hippy Hollow NC.
Clarence Thomas b. 1920–His gravestone will be as silent as he is in court.
John Glenn b. 1921–He’s listed in my Possible Deathpool list as “astro-senator”
Prince Philip b. 1921–Will his gaffes continue after death?
Bob Barker b. 1923–Insert your own “spay or neuter” joke here
Nadine Gordimer b. 1923–South African author
Jimmy Carter b. 1924–Insert peanut or Habitat for Humanity joke here
Lee Iaccocca b. 1924–Former Ford CEO
Alternates:
Barbara Bush b. 1925–Obviously the former First Lady
Dick Van Dyke b. 1925–former actor
Ariel Sharon b. 1928–Refuses to die
Plain List:
Lilian Jackson Braun
Kirk Douglas
Olivia de Haviland
Joan Fontaine
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Billy Graham
Clarence Thomas
John Glenn
Prince Philip
Bob Barker
Nadine Gordimer
Jimmy Carter
Lee Iacocca
Barbara Bush
Dick Van Dyke
Ariel Sharon
Ok, here is my Death Team 2010!
Amy Winehouse
Dick Cheney
Kirk Douglas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Elizabeth Edwards
Orlando Thomas
Dennis Hopper
Don Imus
Tiger Woods
Johnny Hallyday
Maura Tierney
Bryant Gumbel
Shane McGowan
Alternates:
Britney Spears
Keith Richard
David Hasselhoff
Let’s pop my Cherry here :
Notes follow.
Bill Cosby
Eminem
Larry King
John McCain
Elizabeth Taylor
Regis Philbin
Bob Barker
Dick Clark
Rush Limbaugh
Jim Cramer
Paula Deen
Anne Robinson
Jack Black
Shia LeBeouf
Hugh Downs
Michael Cera
Eminem == Marshall Mathers
P!nk = Pink == Alecia Beth Moore
Robinson, The Weakest Link hostess.
Sullivan, UK’s answer to Billy Mays.
Cramer, Host of Mad Money.
Cera, George-Michael Bluth / Paulie Bleeker / any other teen comedy movie
Going in to this, I thought that 13 would be way too many to guess. I’m finding it very hard to stop at 13.
I have to stop second guessing myself. So many choices here.
Apparently, I left my notes section intact from previous itterations. Obviously, I am not going to claim people that I do not name in my list.
So does this mean no Weird Al ? (Have we confirmed that rumor yet?)
Sylvio Berlusconi
Ron Wood
Amy Winehouse
Fidel Castro
Britney Spears
Lindsey Lohan
John Daly
Wilford Brimley
James Gandolfini
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Betty Kennedy
Stephen Hawking
Richard Kiel
(Betty Kennedy wouldn’t be well known outside of Canada - here’s her wikipedia entry: Betty Kennedy - Wikipedia)