OK, going ahead and posting this 'cause I forgot it was already December and don’t want to miss it completely. 2012 was my best year ever, so I might as well screw it up by posting a list that is probably the most likely to earn me 0 points.
I may also change my mind and scrap this completely come 12/31
anyway…this is a themed list - the theme? “The 27 Club” - everyone on this list was born in 1986 and will turn 27 at some point - I’m going for the high Risk:Reward scenario.
Without further ado:
Lady Gaga
Robert Pattinson
Lee Dewyze
Amanda Bynes
Hillary Scott
Linday Lohan
Lea Michele
Amber Riley
Mary Kate Olsen
Ashley Olsen
Kellie Pickler
Shia Labeouf
Megan Fox
Fidel Castro
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Larry King
Bonnie Franklin
Michael Douglas
Gallagher
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Hugo Chavez
Shane MacGowan
Charlie Sheen
Andy Dick
Paul Gascoigne
Artie Lange
Alternates:
Kirk Douglas
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Lindsay Lohan
Robin Roberts
Billy Graham - evangelist
Raul Castro - former governor of Arizona, not the Cuban guy.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Boyd K. Packer - old high ranking LDS apostle with a pacemaker.
Mohamed Morsi - Egyptian President
Michael Lohan
Jennifer “JWoww” Farley - Jersey Shore. 27 years old. Need I say more?
Joe Arpaio
Bob Dole - he’s looking a bit old and frail.
Warren Jeffs - I’m thinking he goes in a blaze of glory.
Michael J. Fox
Paolo Soleri
Alternates:
Dwight Gooden
Tim Cook
Andrew Sullivan
Plain list:
Robin Roberts
Billy Graham
Raul Castro
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Boyd K. Packer
Mohamed Morsi
Michael Lohan
Jennifer Farley
Joe Arpaio
Bob Dole
Warren Jeffs
Michael J. Fox
Paolo Soleri
Alternates:
Dwight Gooden
Tim Cook
Andrew Sullivan
I. M. Pei - Dude is in his 90s. I keep betting on him every year. He’s gotta go down some day.
George H. W. Bush
Zsa Zsa Gabor - How long can this woman hold on?!
Mike Ditka - Sorry, coach. Your time is up.
Nancy Reagan
Lauren Bacall - Have you seen her lately? Out of gas.
Ian McKellen
Wilfred Brimley - Come on! He’s been dying of the diabeetus for like 100 years.
Harper Lee
Fidel Castro - Lo siento, senor, pero es tiempo para salir.
Kirk Douglas - He’s still alive?
Billy Graham - Please die.
Nelson Mandela - Please don’t die.
Alt:
Tom Wolfe - Old.
David Rockefeller - Rich and old.
Hosni Mubarak - Almost tempted to move this guy up to prime time.
Plain list:
I. M. Pei
George H. W. Bush
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Mike Ditka
Nancy Reagan
Lauren Bacall
Ian McKellen
Wilfred Brimley
Harper Lee
Fidel Castro
Kirk Douglas
Billy Graham
Nelson Mandela
Thank you lel for making this distinction. I would have had no idea there was another “celebrity” Raul Castro!
And this lets me put out a reminder, if there are celebrities that share a name, please make that distinction when posting your choices. Otherwise I’ll assume it’s the one who is more famous.
I’ve been doing this for about five years now, and I’ve learned to never put your eggs in the prostate cancer basket.
My list:
Van Cliburn (12 July 1934)
George H W Bush (12 June 1924)
Lindsey Lohan (2 July 1986)
Nelson Mandella (18 July 1918)
Casey Anthony (19 March 1985)
Stephen Hawking (8 January 1942)
Hosni Mubarak (4 May 1928)
Ariel Sharon (26 February 1928)
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand (5 December 1927)
Terry Pratchett (28 April 1948)
Billy Graham (November 7, 1918) - The antisemitic preacher, not the pro-wrestler
Pope Benedict XVI (16 April 1927)
Prince Phillip (10 June 1921)
—ALt
Ratko Mladic (12 March 1943)
Plain list:
Van Cliburn
George H W Bush
Lindsey Lohan
Nelson Mandella
Casey Anthony
Stephen Hawking
Hosni Mubarak
Ariel Sharon
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
Terry Pratchett
Billy Graham
Pope Benedict XVI
Prince Phillip
—ALt
Ratko Mladic
Axl Rose
Dorothy Hamill
Courtney Love
Jenny McCarthy
Tom Delay
Tommy Iommi
Lenny Dykstra
Sly Stone
Robert Remus
Reg Presley
Grace Slick
Shelley Long
Carrie Fisher
Alternates:
Dick Cheney
Casey Kasem
FYI, Robert Remus goes by the professional name “Sgt. Slaughter” (I didn’t want to include this in my “clean list” – but I think it will give you extra info to track down this professional wrestler in case he gets tossed into the big ring in the sky).
On the “Better off dead” team:
[ul]
[li]Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak[/li][li]Fidel Castro [/li][li]George H.W. Bush[/li][li]Vladimir Putin[/li][li]Robert Mugabe[/li][li]Hugo Chávez[/li][/ul]
On the “You mean they aren’t dead yet?” team:
[ul]
[li]Stephen Hawking (I hope I’m wrong)[/li][li]Nelson Mandela (I also hope I’m wrong)[/li][li]Tommy Chong[/li][li]Lindsay Lohan[/li][li]Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh[/li][li]Prince Harry of Wales[/li][li]Paul Allen[/li][/ul]
On the “Only if I get 2012 points” team:
[ul]
[li]Margaret Thatcher[/li][li]Maggie Smith[/li][li]Donald Trump[/li][/ul]
Clean list:
Paul Allen
George H.W. Bush
Fidel Castro
Hugo Chávez
Tommy Chong
Stephen Hawking
Lindsay Lohan
Nelson Mandela
Hosni Mubarak
Robert Mugabe
Vladimir Putin
Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Harry of Wales
George HW Bush
Nancy Reagan
John McAfee
Lindsay Lohan
Roger Ebert
Lisa Robin Kelly
Bear Grylls
Bonnie Franklin
Betty White
Dick Cheney
Ryan Buell
Kirk Douglas
Pete Seeger
Alternates
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Simon Cowell
C. Everett Coop
Here is my list - themed as current or former head of states (and people i wouldn’t be that sad to see them go)
spelling is according to wiki
Bashar al-Assad
Hosni Mubarak
Fidel Castro
Pope Benedict XVI
Kim Jong-un
Silvio Berlusconi
Helmut Kohl
Vladimir Putin
Ariel Sharon
Hugo Chávez
Alexander Lukashenko
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Robert Mugabe
alternates:
George H. W. Bush
George W. Bush
Nicolas Sarkozy
