The Pie and Bovril Dead Pool 2020

[Melanius Mullarkey]

1 minute ago, peasy23 said:

3 hours ago, D.V.T. said:

Evita Director Alan Parker at 73.

Don’t die for me Argentina.

No Commitment.

Could have at least waited until the midnight hour.

[chomp my root]

3 hours ago, D.V.T. said:

 

 

Evita Director Alan Parker at 73.

Don’t die for me Argentina.

 

Not just Angela's ashes....

Its a real custard pie in the pus that I didn't have this lad.

On a serious point, Mississippi Burning was probably the most moving film I'd seen when it came out. Even watching it years later it was still an emotive experience, even on the small screen.

[peasy23]

Not just Angela's ashes....
Its a real custard pie in the pus that I didn't have this lad.
On a serious point, Mississippi Burning was probably the most moving film I'd seen when it came out. Even watching it years later it was still an emotive experience, even on the small screen.

He also got one of Mickey Rourke's best performances out of him in Angel Heart.

[Aim Here]

End of the Line for Wilford Brimley, character actor known for playing gruff old dudes in The Thing and Cocoon,  and many others.

[Mark Connolly]

Diubetus finally got him

[Miguel Sanchez]

Week 30 update

One death this week, Dead Pool favourite Olivia de Havilland: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jul/26/dame-olivia-de-havilland-obituary

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Dame Olivia de Havilland, who has died aged 104, was one of the last surviving cast members of Gone With the Wind (1939). Her portrayal of the saintly Melanie Hamilton earned her an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress and, to the modern eye, while Vivien Leigh’s Scarlett now seems mannered, de Havilland’s precocious maturity is still touching.

She was four times nominated for a best actress Academy Award, and won twice, for To Each His Own (1946) and The Heiress (1949). But her impact on her industry extended far beyond her acting ability. Her sufferings under the restrictions of the notorious Hollywood studio system pushed her to take her employers, Warner Brothers, to court. It cost her several years of her career, but her victory – still referred to as the “De Havilland decision” – changed irrevocably the way that actors would be treated by studios.

I think I first heard of her when I started playing the Dead Pool on here. Based on my cursory research here she seems to have been a good actress and someone who would have been a P&B favourite in her youth. She was the last surviving star from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and reading about her film roles as well as her fight for better contract rights for actors was quite informative for me. With her and Kirk Douglas going in the one year our last living links to a monumental period of Western popular culture is gone, and a few people are going to need to make changes to their team for the first time in years.

She died at 104, so she's worth 21 Base Points. These go to @50/50 Winner, @Bold Rover, @choirbairn, @JustOneCornetto, @peasy23, @psv_killie and @sureiknow, with @CountyFan getting 32 points with a Vice-Captain bonus.

As a result, the standings now look like this:

1. Bishop Briggs 417
2. JustOneCornetto 350
3. chomp my root 339
4. thistledo 314
5. Aim Here 300
6. Ned Nederlander 285
7. The_Craig 239
8. sparky88 235
9. Savage Henry 219
10. peasy23 209
11. psv_killie 206
12. pub car king 205
13. alta-pete 202
14. Musketeer Gripweed 198
15. Melanius Mullarkey 193
16. paulathame 188
17. sureiknow 184
18. ToBeSomeone 174
19. Karpaty Lviv 156
20. weejack 140
21. dee_62 139
22. ICTJohnboy 129
23. statts1976uk 123
24. lichtgilphead 119
25. Ben Twilly,  Arch Stanton, Mark Connolly 107
28. 101 103
29. sleazy 99
30. CountyFan 98
31. Hamish's Passenger, choirbairn 94
33. cdisaaccie 86
34. microdave 84
35. Fuctifano 83
36. weirdcal 82
37. Speckled Tangerine 80
38. lolls 67
39. 50/50 Winner 65
40. Arabdownunder, The Naitch 64
42. Bobby Skidmarks 63
43. 19QOS19, dundeefc1783 58
45. Bold Rover 55
46. Ludo*1, mathematics 48
48. doulikefish,  cambozpar, LondonHMFC, microdave, Sergeant Wilson 44
53. Indale WInton, Lofarl, The DA 42
56. expatowner, pawpar 40
58. D.V.T. 34
59. Cardinal Richelieu 33
60. Flybhoy 32
61. Blootoon87,  HI HAT, LoonsYouthTeam, Meden89, Scotty Tunbridge, shuggz, Perkin Flump, The Master 22
69. Everyone else 0 

The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V64rLXKhrmZf-6K4D3RyN3cR5Z_i2rh-ztODUB_dQyI/edit?usp=sharing

Edited August 2, 2020 by Miguel Sanchez

[Aim Here]

8 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said:

Week 30 update

One death this week, Dead Pool favourite Olivia de Havilland: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jul/26/dame-olivia-de-havilland-obituary

I think I first heard of her when I started playing the Dead Pool on here. Based on my cursory research here she seems to have been a good actress and someone who would have been a P&B favourite in her youth. She was the last surviving star from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and reading about her film roles as well as her fight for better contract rights for actors was quite informative for me. With her and Kirk Douglas going in the one year our last living links to a monumental period of Western popular culture is gone, and a few people are going to need to make changes to their team for the first time in years.

She died at 104, so she's worth 21 Base Points. These go to @50/50 Winner, @Bold Rover, @choirbairn, @JustOneCornetto, @peasy23, @psv_killie and @sureiknow, with @CountyFan getting 32 points with a Vice-Captain bonus.

As a result, the standings now look like this:

1. Bishop Briggs 417
2. JustOneCornetto 350
3. chomp my root 339
4. thistledo 314
5. Aim Here 295
6. Ned Nederlander 285
7. The_Craig 239
8. sparky88 235
9. Savage Henry 219
10. peasy23 209
11. psv_killie 206
12. pub car king 205
13. alta-pete 202
14. Musketeer Gripweed 198
15. Melanius Mullarkey 193
16. paulathame 188
17. sureiknow 184
18. ToBeSomeone 174
19. Karpaty Lviv 156
20. weejack 140
21. dee_62 139
22. ICTJohnboy 129
23. statts1976uk 123
24. lichtgilphead 119
25. Ben Twilly,  Arch Stanton, Mark Connolly 107
28. 101 103
29. sleazy 99
30. CountyFan 98
31. Hamish's Passenger, choirbairn 94
33. cdisaaccie 86
34. microdave 84
35. Fuctifano 83
36. weirdcal 82
37. Speckled Tangerine 80
38. lolls 67
39. 50/50 Winner 65
40. Arabdownunder, The Naitch 64
42. Bobby Skidmarks 63
43. 19QOS19, dundeefc1783 58
45. Bold Rover 55
46. Ludo*1, mathematics 48
48. doulikefish,  cambozpar, LondonHMFC, microdave, Sergeant Wilson 44
53. Indale WInton, Lofarl, The DA 42
56. expatowner, pawpar 40
58. D.V.T. 34
59. Cardinal Richelieu 33
60. Flybhoy 32
61. Blootoon87,  HI HAT, LoonsYouthTeam, Meden89, Scotty Tunbridge, shuggz, Perkin Flump, The Master 22
69. Everyone else 0 

The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V64rLXKhrmZf-6K4D3RyN3cR5Z_i2rh-ztODUB_dQyI/edit?usp=sharing

You corrected my score from 295 to 300 last week, but it seems that it's been decorrected again!

[Miguel Sanchez]

I must've corrected the update post and not the first page one. Whoops.

[SlipperyP]

@Miguel Sanchez word is you slandered the Quiz Thread a few pages back.

Good news, your rules state that NO points point for a P&B death.

I don't play.....have a nice year

 

[chomp my root]

1 hour ago, Miguel Sanchez said:

I must've corrected the update post and not the first page one. Whoops.

It wouldn't be the weekly round up without someone picking holes in your arithmetic Miguel, I'm guessing you do it to see if we're paying attention. 

[Bishop Briggs]

Keith Pontin, ex Cardiff and Wales defender, dies from dementia at only 64 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53630338

Did he remember to book his funeral early? Bye de bye!

[Bold Rover]

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-northern-ireland-44753271?__twitter_impression=true

Sad. But points please.

[Jacksgranda]

14 minutes ago, Bold Rover said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-northern-ireland-44753271?__twitter_impression=true

Sad. But points please.

Coming on to post the same thing.

The article below (published in 2015) says he was 78, yet the main article says he's 81.

ETA: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-44753271 - 83

Edited August 3, 2020 by Jacksgranda

[D.V.T.]

From SDLP to DEAD

[trainspotter]

Ex-Hume

[Jacksgranda]

29 minutes ago, trainspotter said:

Ex-Hume

They'd need to bury him first...

[JustOneCornetto]

2 hours ago, Bold Rover said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-northern-ireland-44753271?__twitter_impression=true

Sad. But points please.

Same here, a deadly duo for us BR which puts me in joint first place if my calculations are correct. Six hits and 417 points is by far my best year ever and there's still 5 months of the year left !!

Edited August 3, 2020 by JustOneCornetto

[Melanius Mullarkey]

In with the hum(e)us.

[Bold Rover]

16 minutes ago, JustOneCornetto said:

Same here, a deadly duo for us BR which puts me in joint first place if my calculations are correct. Six hits and 417 points is by far my best year ever and there's still 5 months of the year left !!

I've noted the progress of the boy Cornetto but, imo, Ned Nederlander is the man to beat, tucked in behind the leaders.

What do we get for deadly duo?

[trainspotter]

1 hour ago, Jacksgranda said:

They'd need to bury him first...

I’ll tee them up....