Rene Auberjonois just died, so I will replace him with Fred Williamson, who played Spearchucker. New list:
Alan Alda
Loretta Swit
Mike Farrell
Jamie Farr
Gary Burghoff
Kellye Nakahara
Jeff Maxwell
G.W. Bailey
Donald Sutherland
Elliot Gould
Sally Kellerman
Robert Duvall
Fred Williamson
The News
Bob Schieffer
Dan Rather
Barbara Walters
Ted Koppel
Hugh Downs
Forrest Sawyer
Roger Mudd
Morton Dean
Charles Osgood
Tom Brokaw
Charlie Rose
Brit Hume
Lesley Stahl
Alternates:
Jane Pauley
Paula Zahn
Scott Pelley
Cut and past from last year:
They Road the Fire: Saturn V/IB Mk3 mod0
Frank Borman
Jim Lovell
Bill Anders
Jim McDivitt
Dave Scott
Rusty Schweickert
Tom Stafford
Charles Duke
Michael Collins
Buzz Aldrin
Al Worden
Harrison Schmit
Fred Haise
Spares:
Ken Mattingly
Vance Brand
Walter Cunningham
I’m going to go with the same theme as last year but with a few adjustments to the list. I am not expecting any points this year either, but what the hey.
Theme: Double Initial Alphabet
Alan Arkin
Barbara Bain
Chevy Chase
David Dickinson
Elizabeth Estensen
Fiona Fullerton
Gilbert Gottfried
Harry Hamlin
Ian Irvine
Janet Jackson
Kevin Kline
Larry Lamb
Mark Mothersbaugh
BACKUPS
Alan Alda
Bobby Ball
Cathy Lee Crosby
(Actually I may choose a backup that matches the initials it would be replacing, but you get the idea)
Got EGOT? (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winners)
Alternates:
Harry Belafonte
Quincy Jones
Lin-Manual Miranda (missing an Oscar, but it’s a given)
My theme is Barbie and Ken.
Barbra Streisand
Barbara Eden
Barbara Feldon
Barbara Windsor
Barbara Bach
Barbara Walters
Ken Starr
Kenny G
Kenny Chesney
Kenneth Branagh
Kendall Jenner
“The Human Barbie Doll” Valeria Lukyanova
“The Human Ken Doll” Justin Jedlica
Alts:
Barbara Pierce Bush
Ken Griffey Snr
Nobel laureates
Clean list:
William Sharpe
Robert Lucas
Brian Josephson
Leon Cooper
Samuel Ting
David Baltimore
Hamilton Smith
Walter Gilbert
Dudley Herschbach
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
Lech Walesa
Wole Soyinka
Kenzaburo Oe
Alternates
Arno Allan Penzias
Bengt I. Samuelsson
Desmond Tutu
List annotated with awards and years:
William Sharpe Economics '90
Robert Lucas Economics '95
Brian Josephson Physics '73
Leon Cooper Physics '72
Samuel Ting Physics '76
David Baltimore Physiology or Medicine '75
Hamilton Smith Physiology or Medicine '78
Walter Gilbert Chemistry '80
Dudley Herschbach Chemistry '86
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel Peace '80
Lech Walesa Peace '83
Wole Soyinka Literature '86
Kenzaburo Oe Literature '94
Arno Allan Penzias Physics '78
Bengt I. Samuelsson Physiology or Medicine '82
Desmond Tutu Peace '84
Unnumbered list
Theme: Test cricketers
Alan Davidson
Mike Smith
Lance Gibbs
Ted Dexter
Wes Hall
Graham Dowling
Salim Durani
Godfrey Lawrence
Peter Parfitt
Tom Veivers
Shane Warne
Bill Lawry
Greg Chappell
What’s My Line? (Celebrities who appeared as the Mystery Guest on the original version of What’s My Line?)
Elizabeth Ashley
Julie Andrews
Candice Bergen
Carol Burnett
Richard Chamberlain
Shirley Jones
Steve Lawrence
Sophia Loren
Diana Ross
Mort Sahl
Barbra Streisand
Robert Wagner
Raquel Welch
Alternates:
Piper Laurie
Gina Lollobrigida
Liza Minnelli
Theme: Test cricketers
Alan Davidson
Mike Smith
Lance Gibbs
Ted Dexter
Wes Hall
Graham Dowling
Salim Durani
Godfrey Lawrence
Peter Parfitt
Tom Veivers
Ray Illingworth
Rohan Kanhai
Farokh Engineer
Shane Warne
Bill Lawry
Greg Chappell
2nd attempt, only chose 10 the first time round.
Destroyers of Democracy III
My third try with this list. In 2018, no one died, dammit. I scored my first and only points (in this thread) in 2019 with David Koch’s welcome death. May the rest of these people join him in hell ASAP.
I have replaced Koch with Stephen Miller, a clear oversight in the earlier lists. I have removed Paul Ryan, Orrin Hatch, Tom Cotton, Roy Moore, and Steve Bannon. I moved the two female alternates (Coulter and DeVos) up to the main list, and replaced them on the alt list with three other odious Republicans.
Finally, I’ve added the true leader of the Republican party, Vladimir Putin.
Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump
Mike Pence
Mitch McConnell
Kevin McCarthy
Betsy DeVos
Charles Koch
Stephen Miller
Rush Limbaugh
Ann Coulter
Rupert Murdoch
Robert Mercer
David Deniston Smith
Alternates:
Chuck Grassley
Steve King
Matt Gaetz
Mercer is the money behind Trump, and Smith is the Chairman of Sinclair Broadcasting, an ultra-right wing media empire.
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None of these toms are ever going to die.
Tom Tom the Piper’s Son
Tommy Lasorda
Tom Lehrer
Tom Brokaw
Tom Smothers
Tom Jones
Tom DeLay
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Chong
Thomas Hearns
Tom Seaver
Tom Waits
Tom Arnold
Tom Paxton
Alternates
Thomas Pynchon
Tom Heinsohn
Tomas Sandstrom
1960s Child Actors (mostly)
Butch Patrick
Lisa Loring
Erin Murphy
Melissa Gilbert
Johnny Whitaker
Eve Plumb
Maureen McCormick
Billy Mumy
Larry Mathews
Angela Cartwright
Jay North
Ron Howard
Clint Howard
Alternates:
Kurt Russell
Scott Baio
Theme: Lawyers.
In the absence of coming up with something new and clever, it’s the same list for me again this year:
Alt1. Gloria Allred, b. July 3, 1941. Attorney.
Alt2. Scooter Libby, b. August 22, 1950. Attorney.
Alt3. Leslie Abramson, b. October 6, 1943. Attorney.
Plain text list:
Harry Whittington
F. Lee Bailey
Alan Dershowitz
Robert Shapiro
Rudy Giuliani
Joseph diGenova
Ken Starr
Ty Cobb
Larry Klayman
Jack Thompson
Charles Carreon
Jay Sekulow
Michael Cohen
Gloria Allred
Scooter Libby
Leslie Abramson
Thanks so much for doing this, phungi!
My Themed Death Pool for 2020
Theme: Former Race Car Drivers
1 John Andretti 1963 former Indy & Nascar race car driver
2 Bobby Allison 1937 former Nascar race car driver
3 Cale Yarborough 1939 former Nascar race car driver
4 Ned Jarret 1932 former Nascar race car driver
5 Mario Andretti 1940 former F1 & Indy race car driver
6 Michael Schumacher 1969 former F1 race car driver
7 Fred Lorenzen 1934 former Nascar race car driver
8 Donnie Allison 1939 former Nascar race car driver
9 Richard Petty 1937 former Nascar race car driver
10 Rick Hendrick 1949 former Nascar race car driver & current team owner
11 Emerson Fittipaldi 1946 former Indy race car driver
12 Jackie Stewart 1939 former F1 race car driver
13 A. J. Foyd 1935 former Indy race car driver
Alt:
1 Darryl Waltrip 1947 former Nascar race car driver
2 Harry Gant 1940 former Nascar race car driver
3 Rick Mears 1951 former Indy race car driver
Clean list:
John Andretti
Bobby Allison
Cale Yarborough
Ned Jarret
Mario Andretti
Michael Schumacher
Fred Lorenzen
Donnie Allison
Richard Petty
Rick Hendrick
Emerson Fittipaldi
Jackie Stewart
A. J. Foyd
Alt:
Darryl Waltrip
Harry Gant
Rick Mears
Correction: A.J. Foyt, not Foyd
Theme: Folk(ish) Singers
Clean List:
Bob Dylan
Paul Simon
Art Garfunkel
Joan Baez
Joni Mitchell
Bob Shane
David Crosby
Stephen Stills
Graham Nash
Neil Young
Peter Yarrow
Paul Stookey
Mary Travers
Alternates:
Arlo Guthrie
Roger McGuinn
Judy Collins
Annotated list:
Bob Dylan
Simon & Garfunkel
Joan Baez
Joni Mitchell
Bob Shane of the Kingston Trio
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Peter, Paul & Mary
Alternates:
Arlo Guthrie
Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, aka Jim McGuinn
Judy Collins
Saturday Night Live alumni
Chevy Chase
Bill Murray
Victoria Jackson
Laraine Newman
Mary Gross
Dan Aykroyd
James Belushi
Robert Downey Jr.
Joe Piscopo
Garrett Morris
Jane Curtin
Al Franken
Chris Elliott
Alternates:
Julia Sweeney
Nora Dunn
Dennis Miller
G. E. Smith