Saul Bellow has died which gives Andy a narrow lead in the deadpool (he and Paul have two deaths apeiece, but Bellow was three years younger than Lord Callaghan).
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Which makes bugger all difference to the deadpool game as everyone had him on their list.
Lord Callaghan dies aged 92 which is the first Deadpool casuality of the year. Putting gleet into the lead.
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…
The seventh and last Deadpool list is in. No deaths yet…
First four deadpool lists are up. Expecting four more (fingers crossed) within the next week or two (fingers really crossed).
[Update January 5th 2005] - and now there are five lists. Three to go.
Bethan wins the 2004 game with a solid three deaths.
I’ll be posting the lists for the 2005 game shortly.
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DNA discoverer Francis Crick is dead, which means that I’ve taken a two-one lead in this year’s deadpool game.