That’s okay - I already had.
Higher praise I couldn’t get!
Well, here goes nothing …
- Carly Fiorina (businesswoman (and not a very good one), politician (ditto))
- John Hartson (ex-footballer (round))
- Eleanor Mondale (radio, TV personality)
- Lou Gramm (lead singer, Foreigner)
- Scott Stapp (alleged singer)
- Lance Armstrong (alleged doper, O.K. he is a doper … but probably not a Doper)
- Marya Hornbacher (writer)
- Connie Needham (actor)
- Martin Kemp (musician)
- Joyce Wadler (journalist)
- Steven Adler (drummer, drugger)
- Michelle Stafford (soap opera actor)
- Margaret Thatcher (Dennis Thatcher’s widow)
Alternates, in order of possible ascension to the A-list:
- Kylie Minogue (singer)
- Paula Abdul (TV personality)
Unembellished list:
Carly Fiorina
John Hartson
Eleanor Mondale
Lou Gramm
Scott Stapp
Lance Armstrong
Marya Hornbacher
Connie Needham
Martin Kemp
Joyce Wadler
Steven Adler
Michelle Stafford
Margaret Thatcher
Alternates:
Kylie Minogue
Paula Abdul
Aretha Franklin
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Roger Ebert
Kim Jong-il
Dick Cheney
Prince Harry
Fidel Castro
Michael Douglas
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz
Fred Phelps
Lindsey Lohan
Julian Assange
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Alternates
Manuel Noriega
Diego Maradona
Peter Angelos
Note: King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz is the king of Saudi Arabia, not to be confused with King Abdullah II of Jordan. Just wanted to make it clear which one I’m picking.
Good to know. I didn’t have any clue. My theme limits me this year, so he gets a pass from me. But agreed on your last line here.
I watched Fall from Grace A docu on Westboro, IIRC, they pretty much said Fred is the linchpin of his “”““church””“”.
One can hope.
Michael Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Mickey Rooney
Andy Rooney
Paul Dooley
Peter Bogdanovich
Sumner Redstone
Dick Cheney
Larry King
Rush Limbaugh
Bob Gunton
Fionnula Flanagan
Elizabeth Taylor
We have 57 entries (40 at this time last year), with approximately 419 celebrities, 322 of which are unique picks.
The top ten nominees are:
Zsa Zsa Gabor 21
Michael Douglas 20
Ariel Sharon 15
Fidel Castro 15
Aretha Franklin 14
Margaret Thatcher 13
Kim Jong-Il 11
Lindsay Lohan 11
Amy Winehouse 10
Dick Cheney 10
Main list:
Bob Barker
Fidel Castro
Dick Clark
Tom Cruise
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Stephen Hawking
Bil Keane
Charles Manson
Ozzy Osbourne
Nancy Reagan
Keith Richards
Andy Rooney
Abe Vigoda
Alternate list:
Jimmy Carter
Fred Phelps
Betty White
I have to say it was tough making up this year’s list. It seems that my lists almost guarantee immortality for those who are fortunate enough to be included. I narrowed my list down from a rough list of 25 contenders, some of whom were on my 2010 list, and some who have been on my lists since my first year of participation (2003? 2004?). I won’t list the ones who didn’t make it onto this year’s list, but they’d better be careful. After listing Michael Jackson for each year prior to 2009, the year I finally decide to not include him is when he kicks it.
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[li]Brian Lenihan Jr. (May 21, 1959)[/li][li]Dave Rose (December 19, 1957)[/li][li]Abdelbaset al-Megrahi (April 1, 1952)[/li][li]Christopher Hitchens (April 13, 1949)[/li][li]Michael Douglas (September 25, 1944)[/li][li]Penny Marshall (October 15, 1942)[/li][li]Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942)[/li][li]Kim Jong-il (February 16, 1941)[/li][li]John Anthony Walker (July 28, 1937)[/li][li]Marilyn Horne (January 16, 1934)[/li][li]Fidel Castro (August 13, 1926)[/li][li]Zsa Zsa Gabor (February 6, 1917)[/li][li]Frank Buckles (February 1, 1901)[/li]Alternates:
[li]Ariel Sharon (February 26, 1928)[/li][li]Ruth Bader Ginsburg (March 15, 1933)[/li][li]Doris Day (April 3, 1922)[/li][/ol]
Brian Lenihan Jr.
Dave Rose
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
Christopher Hitchens
Michael Douglas
Penny Marshall
Aretha Franklin
Kim Jong Il
John Anthony Walker
Marilyn Horne
Fidel Castro
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Frank Buckles
Alternates
Ariel Sharon
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Doris Day
Main list
John Travolta
Jeff Garlin
William Shatner
Michael Douglas
Christopher Hitchens
Dick Cheney
Stephen Hawking
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Steve Jobs
Ariel Sharon
Mohammed Ali
John Madden
Roger Ebert
Alternates:
Ed O’Neill
Mike Tyson
Stopped at ten because I had a steak on the grill.
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Chris Elliott
Ray Harryhausen
Merle Haggard
Shall I play? Yes, I suppose I shall. I started out with a theme of people with similar names, but that sort of fell apart, so I’ll leave it up to the judges as to whether it’s a real theme.
Brett Favre—fooball player
Bret Hart–wrestler
Bret Michaels—rock singer
Shawn Michaels–wrestler
Sean Michaels—porn star
Steve McMichael—Football player and professional wrestler
Steve McMahon—soccer player
Vince McMahon—WWE owner
Vince Gill—country music singer
Mickey Gilley—country music singer
Vince Neil—rock singer
Neil Sedaka—pop singer
Neil Armstrong—astronaut
Alternate—Mickey Hart—drummer
Sean Waltman–wrestler
Clean list:
Brett Favre
Bret Hart
Bret Michaels
Shawn Michaels
Sean Michaels
Steve McMichael
Steve McMahon
Vince McMahon
Vince Gill
Mickey Gilley
Vince Neil
Neil Sedaka
Neil Armstrong
Alternates
Mickey Hart
Sean Waltman
Sorry, I don’t think it quite works as a theme - too many different names. However, you do share the distinction, with Edward the Head, of being the only ones with 100% unique picks.
Thanks, amarone. No arguments from me (even I thought it was a bad theme when I got finished with the list. 
) Still, maybe if I don’t choose the same people as everyone else has, I’ll score big. Wait, did I just say that…
My theme is a bunch of dicks.
Dick Clark
Dick Cheney
Dick Armey
Dick Cavett
Dick Trickle
Dick Wolf
Andy Dick
Janice Dickinson
Ricky Martin
Richard Karn
Richard Starkey
Richard Attenborough
Little Richard
Alternates:
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dawkins
I almost forgot that it was Death Pool time!
My list, in no particular order:
Merle Haggard
Dick Clark
Glenn Beck
Orson Scott Card
Rosalynn Carter
Jimmy Carter
John McCain
Loretta Lynn
Charles, Prince of Wales
Michael Moore
Pope Benedict XVI
Queen Elizabeth II
Bob Barker
Alternates:
John McCain
James Earl Jones
George HW Bush
Coincidentally, I discovered in the last couple of days, while looking up gift options with my wife for our kids, that the web site for Dick’s, the sporting goods store, is most definitely not www .dicks.com (link deliberately broken).
OSC Can’t die until 2013 at the earliest.
Yes, I have more Themed lists than I know what to do with. 11 and 12 are taken, and I’ve got two lists after that. My List with OSC is either 13 or 14.
No theme just a bunch of some possible worm food for 2011
- John Larroquette
- Betty White
- David Arquette
- Owen Wilson
- Linsey Lohan
- James Earl Jones
- T. I. ( rap artist )
- Michael Douglas
- Michael Madsen
- Jimmy Carter ( former Pres )
- Mary Kate Olsen
- Judy Dench
- Osama Bin Laden