http://news.msn.com/politics/update-former-president-george-hw-bush-out-of-intensive-care/
GHW is out of intensive care!
Thanks.
I was hoping that you knew of something a little more…fatal. 
But he is, “at risk”, so to speak. A few years ago I was searching for one more name and decided on Benazir Bhutto. Female, president is a male dominated culture, with political unrest. She came through for me just before the end of the year, on 12/27. My only death that year and a unique pick besides, when she was assasinated.
Thanks for running the game, Baker!
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
George H.W. Bush
Terry Pratchett
Stephen Hawking
Margaret Thatcher
Charlie Sheen
Billy Bob Thornton
Dick Cheney
Demi Moore
Mel Gibson
Michael Douglas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Roger Ebert
OK, 8-year secret lurker here. Wish me luck!
George H W Bush
Fidel Castro
Hugo Chavez
Van Cliburn
Bob Dole
Roger Ebert
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Billy Graham (evangelist)
Stephen Hawking
Larry King
Lindsay Lohan
Nelson Mandela
Nancy Reagan
Alternates:
Muhammad Ali
Dick Cheney
Jerry Lewis
My usual “I play to play, not to win” list. Same theme as last year – people who share a birthday with me and Baker. (Hey, I got a unique score with Donna Summer in 2012!)
Barbara Carrera
Tim Considine
Joe Dalessandro
Taylor Hackford
Anthony Hopkins
Val Kilmer
Ben Kingsley
Tim Matheson
Sarah Miles
Bebe Neuwirth
Andy Summers
Diane von Furstenberg
Connie Willis
Alternates:
PSY
Donald Trump Jr.
Interestin’ list/theme Twicks. Would it not be a hoot (or possibly the most ghoulish thing ever) if your entire list actually shuffled off this mortal coil on 12/31? 
or :eek: as the case may be.
I had so much fun with this last year, I have to do it again! Every time a celeb would kick it, I’d go over my list with excitement - did I have them? How many points?
My daughter, who thinks it’s totally creepy that I do this, started texting me after a death: hey, is so-and-so on your dead people list? See? I knew she’d come around.
I came in 33rd for last year, pretty respectable for my first time, I think. Even two of my alternates bit it! I had a hard time narrowing down choices for this year; but here’s my guesses for 2013:
Pope Benedict XVI
Bonnie Franklin
Penny Marshall
Jerry Lewis
Nancy Reagan
Marcia Strassman
Mary Tyler Moore
George H. W. Bush
Hugo Chavez
Muhammad Ali
James Garner
Annette Funicello
Roger Ebert
Alternates
Prince Phillip
Margaret Thatcher
Ray Price
Back in 2005 I heard of a world leader who had a minor stroke. Even though he seemed to recover I thought it would be a good idea to put him on the 2006 list. 2006 he had a major stroke and it seemed like it was a good choice. That man is Ariel Sharon. I’m too stubborn to give up on him now.
Coming off my best year had to replace 5. Dropped a few others. Hope I won’t regret that.
Ariel Sharon
Hugo Chavez
Pat Summerall
Tony Iommi
Jerry Lawler
Carol Miller
Terry Pratchett
Gary Dourdain
Mike Ditka
Bonnie Franklin
Amanda Bynes
Nick Stahl
Paul Prudhomme
Alts
Ethan Zohn
Gregg Allman
Sean Connery
Just FYI, as he is unlikely to be well known on the other side of the Atlantic, but Tony Greig died in the last couple of days. He was one of my picks for 2013, so I’ll need to go to my first alternate.
Top 10 again in 2012. Always the brides maid, never the groom. So I’m going theme this year baby. ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!!! (American and European).
Sorry for aa Klunky post. From my phone. Heading out of cell phone range
Jack Pardee Jack Pardee - Wikipedia
Orlando Thomas Orlando Thomas - Wikipedia
John Hartson John Hartson - Wikipedia
Paul Gascoigne Paul Gascoigne - Wikipedia
Chuck Pagano Chuck Pagano - Wikipedia
Mark Mangino Mark Mangino - Wikipedia
Dimitrius Underwood Dimitrius Underwood - Wikipedia
Diego Maradona Diego Maradona - Wikipedia
Kenechi Udeze Kenechi Udeze - Wikipedia
William Perry William Perry (American football) - Wikipedia
Pele Pelé - Wikipedia
Mike Ditka Mike Ditka - Wikipedia
Ethan Zohn Ethan Zohn - Wikipedia
Mark Mangino
Chuck Pagano
Paul Gascoigne
John Hartson
Orlando Thomas
Jack Pardee
Dimitrius Underwood
Diego Maradona
William Perry
Kenechi udeze
Ethan Zohn
Mike ditka
Pele
Alt
Steve Gleason
I think everybody who plays this game has somebody like that, both the attitude and the response. For me it’s my supervisor at work! 
And when they ask me “Who’s the sick mind who thought of this game?” I tell them “It started a long time ago and we don’t remember whose idea it was.”
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/30/politics/hillary-clinton-hospitalized/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
There is still time to update your 2013 list.
Hugo Chavez
Bashir Al Assad
George HW Bush
Fidel Castro
Robert Mugabe
Nelson Mandela
Rev Billy Graham
Rush Limbaugh
Hugh Heflner
Lindsay Lohan
Alternates
David Koch
Clint Eastwood
That was my first thought when I read the news. Which just shows how far gone I am.
You and me both.
Kind of a toss-up, though. Do I keep Bush I on my submitted list (he’s out of ICU now) or revise my list and replace Bush with Clinton? If I plotted this on an X/Y graph, I’m not sure I’ve hit the sweet spot yet.
George HW Bush
Fidel Castro
Ariel Sharon
Sheldon Adelson
Glen Campbell
Jacques Rogge
Omar al-Bashir
Bonnie Franklin
Hillary Clinton
George Wendt
Hugo Chavez
Shaun White
Princess Kako
same list with different format for ghwb:
George H.W. Bush
Fidel Castro
Ariel Sharon
Sheldon Adelson
Glen Campbell
Jacques Rogge
Omar al-Bashir
Bonnie Franklin
Hillary Clinton
George Wendt
Hugo Chavez
Shaun White
Princess Kako
Birthdates/Info:
George H.W. Bush - July, 12, 1924
Fidel Castro - August 13, 1926
Ariel Sharon - February 26, 1928
Sheldon Adelson - August 4, 1933
Glen Campbell - April 22, 1936
Jacques Rogge - May 2, 1942 (President, Int’l Olympic Committee)
Omar al-Bashir - January 1, 1944 (President of Sudan)
Bonnie Franklin - January 6, 1944 (Actress)
Hillary Clinton - October 26, 1947
George Wendt - October 17, 1948
Hugo Chavez - July 28, 1954
Shaun White - September 3, 1986 (Snowboarder, Olympic Medalist)
Princess Kako - December 29, 1994 (of Akishino of Japan. The youngest person I could find who was eligible for the entire year.)
This list was created without reading the thread, so I predict a very low point total.
You get thirteen picks.
26 hours, 41 minutes!