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Old 07-30-2021, 01:37 PM   #21
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Can we just lock this thread, and post a new one everytime? If nobody cares, the thread will just fall off into obscurity. Threads are free!!!

I often learn a lot from a thread for someone I may not have heard of, and often go down an Internet/Wiki wormhole. Definitely won't both checking in with post one thousand and some in a thread like this.
Don’t worry. I’ll bump this on the regular. It’ll only be full of insignificant has-beens and never-weres.
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Old 07-30-2021, 03:53 PM   #22
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How many of you are in Death Pools? Mine goes back to the 80s, and some of the picks are still alive IIRC.
Not me but I’ve long wanted to join one. Any spots open in yours? I’m interested how they work. Is it done like a snake draft? I imagine someone like Mick Jagger would go earlier than, say, Michele Obama.
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Old 07-30-2021, 03:56 PM   #23
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How many of you are in Death Pools? Mine goes back to the 80s, and some of the picks are still alive IIRC.
well if anyone had Catherine Deneuve's mother she just died recently at 109


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e_Simonot


(people who were around professionally for the onset of 'the talkies' are typically safe bets here)
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Old 07-30-2021, 04:08 PM   #24
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We should start one. Problem is they’d take so long to play out, I’d imagine.
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Old 07-30-2021, 07:03 PM   #25
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We picked some young people too that were in high risk sports.
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Old 07-30-2021, 07:31 PM   #26
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RIP Danish Youtuber Albert Dyrlund. 22 is too young.


https://www.thewrap.com/albert-dyrlu...l-video-shoot/
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Old 07-31-2021, 12:32 PM   #27
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RIP Danish Youtuber Albert Dyrlund. 22 is too young.


https://www.thewrap.com/albert-dyrlu...l-video-shoot/
It is too young.

Hopefully he wasn't doing something stupid for his youtube channel.

Fell off a damn cliff, so my first inclination is to believe that may be the case.
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Old 07-31-2021, 12:41 PM   #28
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Ron Popeil died. I had a pocket fisherman. It was fun.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/entert...t-86-1.5527384
I honestly thought that he died 10-15 years ago.
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Old 07-31-2021, 11:28 PM   #29
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How does a death pool work?
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Old 07-31-2021, 11:47 PM   #30
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This thread is probably killing Captain Crunch, just like his own wikipedia day in history thread killed himself.
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Old 08-05-2021, 07:33 PM   #31
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Don Jurwich, Animation Writer-Director-Producer, Dies At 87

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/don...er-1235035939/

He had a hand in so many cartoons of our childhoods. RIP
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Old 08-05-2021, 08:44 PM   #32
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How does a death pool work?
My buddies and I picked 20 names each and add more each year. Your pick dies at 60 you get 40 points, die at 99 you get 1 point. Subtract from 100, your pick lives to 100, no points.

It's tougher than you think, people insist on living. You'll read the news and be pissed you missed a pick, so obvious.
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Do you just mass-pick 20 names with the chance of some overlap with your friends’ picks?

Does anyone have Betty White?
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Do you just mass-pick 20 names with the chance of some overlap with your friends’ picks?

Does anyone have Betty White?
Theres no points to be gained there unless its like a snake system and you get points for every year she lives over 100.

Her Faustian Bargain has paid off in spades.
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Don Jurwich, Animation Writer-Director-Producer, Dies At 87

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/don...er-1235035939/

He had a hand in so many cartoons of our childhoods. RIP
Wow looks like he basically was my childhood
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Dennis Thomas of Kool and the Gang has died.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/08/enter...ead/index.html
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Patricia Hitchcock, daughter of Alfred, has died at 93! Wow, what a great, long life!

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/p...ck-1235038945/
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English comedian Sean Lock passed away after a battle with cancer at just age 58.

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/20...k-dies-aged-58

I saw Sean all the time on Qi and 8 Out Of 10 Cats (and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown). The guy was immensely funny, the sort of laughter that would make your face and lungs hurt.
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English comedian Sean Lock passed away after a battle with cancer at just age 58.

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/20...k-dies-aged-58

I saw Sean all the time on Qi and 8 Out Of 10 Cats (and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown). The guy was immensely funny, the sort of laughter that would make your face and lungs hurt.
He was looking and sounding pretty bad lately, so I’m not surprised he was sick, but this is still horrible to hear. He was so funny.
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