Please replace Ronnie Biggs with Raven Alexis.
Good luck to everyone playing this year!
No particular order or theme:
Jerry Sandusky
Joe Paterno
Warren Jeffs
Michelle Duggar
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Etta James
Robin Gibb
Lindsay Lohan
Mindy McCready
Billy Graham
John Edwards
Hugo Chavez
Fred Phelps
alternates:
Jerry Lewis
Glen Campbell
Mike McCreary
[Note: That’s Billy Graham the preacher and John Edwards the politician.]
This year’s candidates for not comming down for breakfast:
Joseph Ratzinger----Leader of the Lavender Mafia
Barry Gibb—will not be Stayin Alive
Etta James—got a trifecta going on
Mohamed Ali—not doing so well
Hugo Chavez—channeling Lex Luther
Fidel Castro—might be dead already, who knows?
Lindsey Lohan—as the British Press say, ‘death by misadventure’
Margaret Thatcher—poor health
Joe Paterno—lung cancer and forced retirement do not bode well
Ashar al Assad—pissing off your serfs does not a retirement plan make
Hosni Mubarak—see above
Dick Cheney—parts wear out
Penny Marshal—slow motion suicide
ALTS:
Ariel Sharon—Israel’s favorite veggie
Dave Maynard—Boston radio personality
Hugh Hefner—stays alive via blood of young, airbrushed blonds.
CLEAN LIST:
Joseph Ratzinger
Barry Gibb
Etta James
Mohamed Ali
Hugo Chavez
Fidel Castro
Lindsey Lohan
Margaret Thatcher
Joe Paterno
Ashar al Assad
Hosni Mubarak
Dick Cheney
Penny Marshal
ALTS
Ariel Sharon
Dave Maynard
Hugh Hefner
- Brian O’Connor, Eagles of Death Metal bassist
- Dennis “Fergie” Frederiksen, 60, singer for Toto
- Suanoi Sor Tanapinyo, 20, undeafeated youth flyweight boxing champion
- John Kaplan, 52, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer
- Gary Carter, 57, Hall of Fame catcher with the NY Mets
- Kurtis Haiu, 27, New Zealand rugby star
- Darrel Akerfelds, 59, San Diego Padres bullpen coach
- Robert Benmosche, 67, AIG CEO
- Geir H. Haarde, 60, former Prime Minister of Iceland
- Robin Gibb, 62, co-founder of the BeeGees
- Ethan Zohn, 38, Survivor winner
- Jon Lord, 70, one of the founders of Deep Purple
- Bill Merritt, bassist for Mood Jga Jga
Alternates:
- Robin Gibb
- Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, Lockerbie bomber
Brian O’Connor
Dennis Frederiksen
Suanoi Sor Tanapinyo
John Kaplan
Gary Carter
Kurtis Haiu
Darrel Akerfelds
Robert Benmosche
Geir H. Haarde
Robin Gibb
Ethan Zohn
Jon Lord
Bill Merritt
Alternates:
Terry Pratchett
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi
Raven Alexis
Etta James
George Michael
Richard O’Sullivan
Hazel Hawke
Lou Richards
Julian Assange
Gene Wilder - and for the record, I debated whether to substitute Mel Brooks for Gene, so sorry Mr Brooks but I’ve just doomed you for 2012.
Albert Finney
Penny Marshall
Jim Stynes
Deanna Durbin
Robin Gibb
Alt: Doris Day
Plain format:
Raven Alexis
Etta James
George Michael
Richard O’Sullivan
Hazel Hawke
Lou Richards
Julian Assange
Gene Wilder
Albert Finney
Penny Marshall
Jim Stynes
Deanna Durbin
Robin Gibb
Alt: Doris Day
Clean List:
Lindsay Lohan
Bashar al-Assad
Muhammad Ali
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Fidel Castro
Joe Paterno
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
Etta James
Hugh Hefner
Fred Phelps
Charlie Sheen
Ariel Sharon
Alternate:
Alan Alda
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi is the Lockerbie Bomber.
Thanks again for running this, Baker, and thanks to amarone* for writing the nifty program to do it!
*It was amarone, right?
Going for points again this year … mostly because I’m too lazy to think of a theme, and stealing from everybody else’s list is so much easier:
Gary Carter
Etta James
Robin Gibb
Jerry Sandusky
Joe Paterno
Raven Alexis
Penny Marshall
Andy Williams
Kim Jung-un
Mindy Mcready
Ruth Bader-Ginsburg
Connie Newton Needham
Roger Ebert
Chris Christie
Jerry Lewis
Dick Cheney
Alternates, because, hey, someone might snuff it in the next 6 hours and no Zsa Zsa, because fuck her. She should have had the good graces to cash us all in last year. Now it’s hardly worth it.
AND I JUST DON’T WANT TO GIVE HER THE SATISFACTION!!
And what, pray tell, is the Lavender Mafia? Actually, I know who you are talking about, but when I list your pick as Joseph Ratzinger, and a certain well-known cleric/head of state joins the choir invisible, don’t be upset if I miss getting you the points, until you remind me. Please read again the OP, and note I ask that picks be listed by their most commonly used name.
Seven!
My list of survivors who continue to be worth fewer and fewer points every year. The only replacement is former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, replacing my only death of 2011, Elizabeth Taylor. Note that the John McLaughlin on my list is the host of the McLaughlin Group.
Fidel Castro
Michael Douglas
Aretha Franklin
Annette Funicello
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Judith Krantz
Robert Loggia
Gina Lollobrigida
John McLaughlin
Gerald McRaney
Nolan Miller
Vidal Sassoon
John Paul Stevens
Alternate just in case: Dick Clark
When we get four more lists we’ll be up to the level of 2011. Come on you macabre ghouls, you can do it!
My first alternate should be Terry Pratchett. It is correct in the plain list, but still has Robin Gibb in the annotated list.
Nothing too spectacular form me.
Gary Carter
Ethan Zohn
Billy Graham (wrestler)
Jim Stynes
Robin Gibb
Steve Smith (running back Raiders and Seahawks)
Johnny “Lam” Jones (olympian)
Lee Evans (ditto)
Orlando Thomas (Vikings)
Penny Marshall
Etta James
Raven Alexis
William Janklow
Alternate: Brooke Lee Adams (another porn star)
Gary Carter
Ethan Zohn
Billy Graham
Jim Stynes
Robin Gibb
Steve Smith
Johnny “Lam” Jones
Lee Evans
Orlando Thomas
Penny Marshall
Etta James
Raven Alexis
William Janklow
Six!
I missed last year, so I’m squeaking in under the wire:
Etta James
Billy Graham
Mary Tyler Moore
Sean Connery
Jack Klugman
William Shatner
Robert Redford
Jerry Lewis
Mel Brooks
Edward Albee
Maggie Smith
Fritz Weaver
Cloris Leachman
Alternates:
Joe Paterno
Sophia Loren
Here it is:
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Etta James
Penny Marshall
Robin Gibb
Michael Moore
Michael Lohan
Michelle Duggar
Ethan Zohn
Brooke Mueller
Pete Doherty
Andy Schleck
Lindsay Lohan
Miley Cyrus
Muhammed Ali
I hope my mom is right again this year. I was wise enough to learn from last year’s Amy Winehouse debacle.
Your Holiness, I am but a worm crawling beneath camel dung compared to your August self, unworthy to lick your hob nail studded jack boots, let alone speak in your presence, but may I humbly, most respectfully suck u…rather, suggest that may perhaps not be the most wise winning strategy?
I eat dirt before you,
and bring you chocolate truffles,
Your obedient servant,
CP
Five!
For 2012 I’m going for an all stand-up comedian list, may they all remain standing.
Artie Lange
Russell Brand
Katt Williams
Jim Jefferies
Andy Dick
Louie Anderson
Dave Chappelle
John Pinette
Tracy Morgan
Gallagher
Darrell Hammond
Carrot Top
Andrew Dice Clay
Gabriel Iglesias
Fidel Castro
Joe Paterno
Ariel Sharon
Etta James
Penny Marshall
Mick Fleetwood
Robin Gibb
Abdel Baset Al-Megrahi
Gary Carter
Hugo Chavez
Terrell Owens
Beyonce
Kim Jong-Un