In post 748 a fellow Doper was anticipating points if this…contestant…were to shuffle of the mortal coil, and I commented, “We seem to have attracted Riff-Raff.”
AP just tweeted, and Fox is showing right now, Paterno has shuffled off his mortal coil and joined the bleeding choir invisible.
Penn State website is reporting that Paterno is dead. Since they were the ones who retracted last night’s rumor, I think this is legitimate.
That puts me in 7th place (first top ten place ever).
Well we all start out in 1st.
But I’m in such good company!
Looks like i got my first points anyway.
I know this is going to sound sicko, but I’m just getting ready to leave for church. I’ll post a list of current standings later this afternoon.
Congratulations to you all!
Upon further review…
I get points for the first time in over a year…
I am the 47
36th place isn’t so bad.
Me three! and two in the very first month of the year. wooohoo!
is that possibly the smell of sour grapes I’m sensing?:dubious:
I considered adding Paterno, but I saw reports from relatives and others claiming that he was getting better, also, very few points anyhow and the year is young.
Great summary Baker!
7th place, 7th place, 7th place!!! wooohooo!
(most other years I’ve resembled your last sentence so that’s why my celebration is a little exuberant)
And now Paterno has gone from dying to dead:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/22/us/pennsylvania-obit-paterno/index.html?hpt=hp_t1.
Seventh place for me!
Dang! Paterno makes two of my three alternates. I may have to rethink my strategy next year.
Woo-hoo! This is the highest I’ve ever been in the rankings. I’ve done better point-wise, but never so early.
1 42fish 70
2 CAMJAY77 55
2 Captain Lance Murdoch 55
2 GIGObuster 55
2 phungi 55
2 Registered at Last 55
7 appleciders 42
7 Baker 42
7 cheldie 42
7 Drain Bead 42
7 Duckster 42
7 Duke 42
7 Eleanor of Aquitaine 42
7 Hal Briston 42
7 It’s Not Rocket Surgery! 42
7 Jack Batty 42
7 Jeep’s Phoenix 42
7 J-P L 42
7 Kitten Mitten 42
7 Kolak of Twilo 42
7 kunilou 42
7 Loach 42
7 Mahaloth 42
7 MsWhatsit 42
7 notfrommensa 42
7 Quarter Lane 42
7 Rico 42
7 Shirley Ujest 42
7 Squonk 42
7 Sternvogel 42
7 Tamex 42
7 The Vorlon 42
7 Tom Scud 42
7 Tristan 42
7 Wheelz 42
36 5 time champ 27
36 a35362 27
36 amarinth 27
36 anactoria 27
36 Andrew 21 27
36 arnesw 27
36 Avarie537 27
36 booklover 27
36 Borborygmi 27
36 Boyo Jim 27
36 Captain Klutz 27
36 cardboardbox 27
36 carnivorousplant 27
36 Cazzle 27
36 D N T 27
36 Dung Beetle 27
36 Dusty Rose 27
36 freckafree 27
36 Gleena 27
36 HappyLendervedder 27
36 lel 27
36 Little Nemo 27
36 malkavia 27
36 Monstera deliciosa 27
36 Mustardseed 27
36 Nurse Carmen 27
36 Randy Seltzer 27
36 Small Hen 27
36 superbia-acedia 27
36 swampbear 27
36 Tangent 27
36 The Librarian 27
36 tygre 27
36 Walkabout 27
36 zoog 27
71 Auntie Pam 15
71 cadolphin 15
71 candide 15
71 chizzuk 15
71 clipper 15
71 critter42 15
71 Dr. Girlfriend 15
71 Enuma Elish 15
71 Hockey Monkey 15
71 Johnny L.A. 15
71 Long Time First Time 15
71 Lsura 15
71 MOIDALIZE 15
71 not what you’d expect 15
71 Sarabellum 15
71 Spiff 15
71 Tit Whistle 15
Next time, please show that list in the following format:
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
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Truly, I prefer to be tied for 4th rather than tied for 36th. 
what am I*? Chopped liver?
- and everyone else who hasn’t yet scored
Well, being chopped liver is better than LOSERS!