I was bored. So here are some facts and figures about this year’s deadpool game.
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There are 52 nominated stiffs out of a possible total of 70.
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Most popular pick is the Pope who appears on all seven lists.
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Other repeated picks are General Pinochet, James Doohan, Gerald Ford, Sir John Mills, Arthur C Clarke, Eric Sykes, Maggie Thatcher, Jimmy Saville, Larry Hagman, Ariel Sharon and George Best.
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Oldest pick is Brooke Astor who will (or maybe won’t) turn 103 this year.
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Youngest pick is Ian Huntley who’s younger than some of the contestants.
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3 picks were born in the 1900s, 14 in the 1910s, 17 in the 1920s, 6 in the 1930s, 7 in the 1940s, 3 in the 1950s and one each in the 1960s and 1970s.
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21 picks come from the ruling classes (whether elected, inherited or divinely appointed); 11 are “stars” of stage and screen; five are literary giants, four are from the world of music, three from the sporting world; three are criminals (though several of the first category are as well) and four defy classification.
And I just noticed that for some reason I had Micky Rourke down as being born in 1916 rather than 1956. I know the years of drug abuse have made their mark on him but that’s a little bit excessive…
