Sergeant Wilson Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Guys, guys, calm down. It's just a bit of fun. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Guys, guys, calm down. It's just a bit of fun.It's a matter of life and death. Unfortunately still too much life in most of my picks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DA Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 25 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Guys, guys, calm down. It's just a bit of fun. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 2 hours ago, ICTJohnboy said: Cancer can be cured in many cases in this day and age. Unlike MND it is not necessarily terminal. Presumably Doddie Weir, who it can be safely guaranteed, will not be here this time next year, is one of your picks? What's the guarantee that he won't be here next year? You only have to look at how long Ricksen and Joost Van Der Westhuizen lasted to know MND doesn't do guarantees 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Deid Pool. Serious Business. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: What's the guarantee that he won't be here next year? You only have to look at how long Ricksen and Joost Van Der Westhuizen lasted to know MND doesn't do guarantees Indeed. Doddie was up and about and walking on his own legs, and really didn't look like he was circling the drain at the Sports Personality awards a couple of weeks back. We should just go with the working assumption that ICTJohnnyboy is at it, and what he's saying in this thread is just him trying to mindgame the other players into altering their picks to maximise his bonuses. Fair play to him, that's what I'd be doing if I was in his position. Which I am. Edited December 22, 2019 by Aim Here 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 7 hours ago, Mark Connolly said: What's the guarantee that he won't be here next year? You only have to look at how long Ricksen and Joost Van Der Westhuizen lasted to know MND doesn't do guarantees 6 hours ago, Aim Here said: Indeed. Doddie was up and about and walking on his own legs, and really didn't look like he was circling the drain at the Sports Personality awards a couple of weeks back. We should just go with the working assumption that ICTJohnnyboy is at it, and what he's saying in this thread is just him trying to mindgame the other players into altering their picks to maximise his bonuses. Fair play to him, that's what I'd be doing if I was in his position. Which I am. Sorry boys and girls! I honestly don't want to spoil anyone's fun on here - the Dead Pool threads on here over the years have been very entertaining and long may that continue. As I mentioned previously I lost a couple of friends, one a particularly close one, through this particularly nasty disease, and have seen at first hand the effects it has, not just on the victims, but on those close to them. Just watching and listening to Doddie Weir the night of the Sportsview Personality Awards brought back painful memories for me, and made me realise he hasn't got long for this world. There has been several cases of MND sufferers heading for Switzerland where assisted suicide is lawful, and if I ever contracted this awful disease, that's exactly what I would want to do. Decent article here on MND : https://www.irishtimes.com/news/the-choice-between-living-in-hell-and-dying-in-peace-1.428720 Personally I won't be picking Weir for my 2020 team, but I won't hold it against anyone who wants to go for some easy points here! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 1 hour ago, ICTJohnboy said: Sorry boys and girls! I honestly don't want to spoil anyone's fun on here - You're too late. My pleasure in revelling in celebrity deaths has been ruined. I don't know how I come back from this. I hope you're happy! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DA Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Sergeant Wilson said: You're too late. My pleasure in revelling in celebrity deaths has been ruined. I don't know how I come back from this. I hope you're happy! Me too. I'm going to submit my team and hope they all make it through to the end of 2020. Otherwise I'd just feel dreadful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 4 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: You're too late. My pleasure in revelling in celebrity deaths has been ruined. I don't know how I come back from this. I hope you're happy! No worries, mate... Have a Happy Christmas! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 18 minutes ago, ICTJohnboy said: No worries, mate... Have a Happy Christmas! Aye you've got no worries. You've ruined my year before it has started. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 I don't like your new firing squad rule. It's clear that the best strategy is to use up a pick making the very boring Prince Philip (or whoever) choice because there's a big bonus for picking him, and no great reason for not picking him. It's a non-decision. The only way it makes the game more interesting is if Prince Philip dies before the end of the year and everyone has to try to guess who the nextmost popular choice is. I think the intent of the rule, of taking pity on the zero pointers, is reasonable.Without too much thought going into it, the way I'd suggest achieving the same goal next year would be for someone who picks a team that lasts to the end of the year, give them a small age-dependent points bonus on their picks' total ages (age divided by a factor of something like 6 or so, maybe) so that you might get a good score if you are canny enough to pick a team of centenarians who last out the year. Something that eliminates zero-pointers while having all the picks be meaningful choices.Prince Philip and the Queen must be a good double 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie adie Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Wonder if duke of Edinburgh has been allowed home to die? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Willie adie said: Wonder if duke of Edinburgh has been allowed home to die? I doubt that he's planning to go clubbing in Magaluf next year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DA Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 38 minutes ago, Bishop Briggs said: I doubt that he's planning to go clubbing in Magaluf next year. Thought Corfu might be more his scene. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 1 minute ago, The DA said: Thought Corfu might be more his scene. He loves Ayia Napa in the afternoon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DA Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Just now, Bishop Briggs said: He loves Ayia Napa in the afternoon. Boom tish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, The DA said: Boom tish. It's Christmas Eve and I've just opened the Glenmorangie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DA Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Just now, Bishop Briggs said: It's Christmas Eve and I've just opened the Glenmorangie. I'm two glasses into a bottle of zinfandel and I've just finished watching Scrooged. Set the reindeer free - it's Christmas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 I'm going to go through the entries I have so far properly on Thursday - I've been putting it off because I completely forgot what I did last year, but I've remembered. Based on the few of you who have replies so far though, please make sure you can count. 15 names, lads. Not 10, not 20. 15. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.