What I think would be the bestthing to do is have a 24 hour grace period. Deaths will still only count if they were in the calender year in question, but given that sometimes it takes a while for the news to be reported, we could have one extra day for reporting. No longer I think, because most of us players keep tabs on our dead pool picks, especially in the last week of the year.
One year I won the Final Hours award. My first points came on 12/27, when Benazir Bhutto came through for me.
It would disrupt my incredible streak of scoreless years in this game.
Just a hunch, but I’m guessing that the Office of Vital Statistics wouldn’t regard standings in the Deathpool as a direct interest. 
Actress Anna Wing died July 7. She was 98.
Dutch Prince Johan Friso. A waste of 66 points!
How did nobody have the prince in a coma on their list? 
I missed that. Points for me, and a unique pick!
Does your mother know what you do? 
No one notices the Dutch. I hate pointless deaths.
Yes, yes she does. She is a little squicked out about it though.
The rest of us think your awesome.
Yeah, yeah, suck up to the Death Mistress, fine.
:rolleyes:
With the death of Anna Wing I still have a firm grip on last place among those who have points. Two deaths, both unique, three points total.
1 CAMJAY77 336 9 1
2 Registered at Last 335 10 1
3 Fear Itself 197 4 1
4 Ms Whatsit 181 6 1
5 CowPatty 155 4 1
6 zoog 150 4 1
7 Duckster 141 4 0
7 phungi 141 4 0
9 Captain Klutz 138 4 0
9 carnivorousplant 138 4 1
11 5 time champ 135 5 0
12 Dusty Rose 133 4 0
12 Sarabellum1976 133 4 0
14 jeezums 129 4 1
15 Cumbrian 119 3 0
15 Walkabout 119 3 0
17 Tangent 116 4 0
18 bowlergirl 103 3 0
18 computergeek 103 3 0
18 Fiendish Astronaut 103 3 0
18 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 103 3 0
18 Jack Batty 103 3 0
23 Dung Beetle 95 3 0
23 Tit Whistle 95 3 0
23 VunderBob 95 3 0
23 Wheelz 95 3 0
27 tarfu 94 3 0
28 Loach 91 3 0
29 Kolak of Twilo 86 3 0
29 Tamex 86 3 0
31 GIGObuster 84 3 0
32 12543 73 2 0
32 42fish 73 2 0
32 a35362 73 2 0
32 Captain Lance Murdoch 73 2 0
32 imthjckaz 73 2 0
32 Mahaloth 73 2 0
32 Mona Lott 73 2 0
32 popejt 73 2 0
32 Squonk 73 2 0
41 Hoopy Frood 72 2 0
41 irritant 72 2 0
41 J-P L 72 2 0
41 Little Nemo 72 2 0
41 Suburban Plankton 72 2 0
46 Mehitabel 67 3 0
47 MadTheSwine 66 2 0
48 Shirley Ujest 65 3 0
49 booklover 64 2 0
50 Dolores Reborn 61 2 0
50 Happy Lendervedder 61 2 0
52 anyrose 55 2 0
52 BobArrgh 55 2 0
52 Boozahol Squid, P.I. 55 2 0
52 Cicero 55 2 0
52 Monstera deliciosa 55 2 0
52 Quartz 55 2 0
52 santorum 55 2 0
59 Allecher 44 2 0
60 Eleanor of Aquitaine 43 2 0
61 appleciders 42 1 0
61 BACI 42 1 0
61 Bewildebeest 42 1 0
61 Boxermom 42 1 0
61 Chimera 42 1 0
61 Disheavel 42 1 0
61 Enuma Elish 42 1 0
61 Hockey Monkey 42 1 0
61 Jeep’s Phoenix 42 1 0
61 Kalea 42 1 0
61 Library1900 42 1 0
61 Long Time First Time 42 1 0
61 Mustardseed 42 1 0
61 orderfire 42 1 0
61 Premislaus 42 1 0
61 Qin Shi Huangdi 42 1 0
61 RandMcnally 42 1 0
61 Rico 42 1 0
61 tarragon918 42 1 0
61 tim-n-va 42 1 0
61 Wallet 42 1 0
82 Sternvogel 41 2 0
83 Andrew21 37 4 1
84 Clothilde 31 1 0
84 Mean Mr. Mustard 31 1 0
84 minionkat 31 1 0
84 pojonen 31 1 0
88 chargerrich 30 1 0
88 NotherYinzer 30 1 0
88 rucciface 30 1 0
88 Small Hen 30 1 0
88 Spoiler Virgin 30 1 0
93 Spiff 29 1 0
94 Eliahna 26 2 2
95 Borborygmi 24 1 0
95 NurseCarmen 24 1 0
97 Maus Magill 22 1 0
98 guylevesque 21 2 2
99 gwendee 19 1 0
99 Lok 19 1 0
99 missred 19 1 0
99 Spazcat 19 2 1
103 garygnu 18 1 0
104 bassett hound 13 1 0
104 cazwhatever 13 1 0
104 D-bear 13 1 0
104 For You 13 1 0
104 Johnny L.A. 13 1 0
104 Kasper1014 13 1 0
104 Locrian 13 1 0
104 mdcastleman 13 1 0
104 Paul Parkhead 13 1 0
104 Zeke N. Destroi 13 1 0
114 ataraxy22 12 2 2
114 CreaseMunky 12 1 0
114 kayT 12 1 0
117 batsto 11 1 1
118 etv78 8 1 0
118 Tazmanian Devil 8 1 0
118 zamboniracer 8 1 0
121 Baker 3 2 2
Here it is -
Fred Phelps obituary
Think of it this way - you’ve tripled your score just now!
Too many of us got burned by Ariel Sharon and Zsa Zsa Gabor.
You had me excited there for a minute. Too bad it’s not the right Fred Phelps. Good grief, I’d hate to have that name.
Here in Topeka there are at least two other Phelps families. I know a guy from one of them, and he gets sick and tired of being asked if he’s a WBC member.
CamJay and Registered at Last have f–king time machines.
:dubious: