The Pie and Bovril Dead Pool 2023

[Dan Steele]

Should really think of banning The Beatles, imo. That chap Maxwell and his Silver Hammer. Some boi

[hk blues]

14 hours ago, chomp my root said:

Honestly those lyrics are the sickest thing I've ever heard. Ever !

Now, is that sick as in old man speak or young man speak?

[chomp my root]

59 minutes ago, hk blues said:

Now, is that sick as in old man speak or young man speak?

One is proper gangsta I'll have you know! Yo... 

[hk blues]

3 minutes ago, chomp my root said:

One is proper gangsta I'll have you know! Yo... 

[chomp my root]

55 minutes ago, hk blues said:

Tru dat homes.

[BillyAnchor]

22 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said:

Better version than Tom Jones.

 

 

This may cause a reaction these days.

 

 

[TxRover]

15 hours ago, chomp my root said:

A catchy little love song, if a tad repetitive, here's one from those halcyon days of the 80's that maybe wouldn't get released these days. Not vulgar as such but very un-PC.

 

I’ll see your un-PC, and raise you this pair of lads…one went to Uni with me…

 

[Molotov]

“Location, location, location”

Phil’s parents careered off into a river on the family estate and died.

Thought this image from the Guardian would appeal to P&B.

[Sergeant Wilson]

4 hours ago, Molotov said:

“Location, location, location”

Phil’s parents careered off into a river on the family estate and died.

Thought this image from the Guardian would appeal to P&B.

He should  be able to sell the house quickly at least, rather than them dying one at a time.

[chomp my root]

11 hours ago, TxRover said:

I’ll see your un-PC, and raise you this pair of lads…one went to Uni with me…

 

It does lack that catchy rhythm of the 'neck and back' ditty.

[Miguel Sanchez]

Week 33 update

Two deaths this week. The first is, as reported by Aim Here, actually from some time ago, the writer D.M. Thomas: DM Thomas obituary | Books | The Guardian

Quote

Once established as a writer, he ran creative writing courses at the Arvon and Skyros centres in various locations, and at his own home. An inspired and inspiring teacher, he acquired the status of a literary guru among certain female admirers of The White Hotel. His belief that sex, art and literature were at the very centre of life was palpable to his fans. To others less enamoured, his self-absorption was repellent.

Some interesting stuff in there about a writer I'm not familiar with, but I enjoyed that passage the most. Given there must be at least ten mentions of him being a rampant shagger in that obituary, I'm assuming he or a close friend wrote it. 

Thomas died at 88 so he's worth 37 Base Points for @ThomCat. A Captain bonus doubles that, with a Solo Shot for an extra 50 giving him 124 points. 

I should also point out here that, as with every year, I do a manual check of everyone on the list who hasn't died to make sure I haven't missed anyone. During the year the only real way I have of tracking deaths is looking at the list of recent deaths on Wikipedia, so if a rare name I don't immediately recognise is up I'm not always guaranteed to get it. If you know someone dies, get on it. 

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Second death this week was insurance salesman Michael Parkinson: Sir Michael Parkinson obituary | Michael Parkinson | The Guardian

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There was a time – several decades, actually – when Sir Michael Parkinson, who has died aged 88 after a brief illness, was one of the most ubiquitous figures on national television. He was not the first to host a chatshow but he was the most durable and versatile, largely because he saw himself as a journalist rather than a broadcasting personality.

He was also able to present a variety of programmes on both radio and television, and write insightful weekly columns, mainly about the sports he loved – primarily cricket – for a succession of national newspapers.

With his wry, confiding demeanour and his characteristic facial twitchiness, asking polite but occasionally convoluted questions in his soft Yorkshire accent, often while fiddling self-consciously with his hair or scratching his nose, he interviewed more than 2,000 guests over 20 years, ranging from Hollywood actors to favoured sports stars, actors and comedians, and occasionally literary and intellectual figures, on his eponymous show.

One thing that's struck me as I've been reading about his life is something I've mentioned before with respected television figures. The Parkinson-style chat show doesn't exist any more and that's largely because of the way media has changed. Aside from nobody watching TV any more, the overall media landscape has changed to render chat shows largely irrelevant. Promotional media for new releases is managed by the people already involved. Sportspeople are press-managed to within an inch of their lives. Anyone else has a Twitter account and can sell themselves. And now nobody has an attention span of more than a minute, so who's going to watch an old man interviewing someone from the internet?

He retired when I was 15 so I'm not going to say he was a big part of my life, but moments like this are just reminders that the world is changing and I'm not always convinced it's for the better.

Parkinson died at 88 so he's worth 37 Base Points for @cdhafc1874, @HI HAT, @mathematics, @ParsJake, @superwell87 and @Willie adie.

As a result (and thanks to Aim Here's corrections, all of which were typing errors rather than arithmetic, the standings now look like this:

1. JustOneCornetto 405
2. psv_killie 376
3. Arbroathlegend36-0 288
4. Desp 264
5. LoonsYouthTeam 245
6. The Naitch 240
7. ThomCat 239
8. gkneil 234
9. cdhafc1874 229
10. Arabdownunder 228
11. buddiepaul 226
12. Billy Jean King 225
13. Mark Connolly, weirdcal 224
15. Bert Raccoon 222
16. qos_75 221
17. peasy23 220
18. amnarab 219
19. Ned Nederlander 209
20. Miguel Sanchez 199
21. Bully Wee Villa 192
22. Ziggy Sobotka 190
23. lolls 180
24. Donathan 179
25. Shotgun 170
26. Savage Henry 169
27. D.V.T., microdave, throbber 166
30. HI HAT, Ludo*1 162
32. chomp my root 161
33. Michael W, pub car king, The_Craig 157
36. Aim Here 155
37. DG.Roma 154
38. The DA 153
39. sophia 148
40. Karpaty Lviv, Scorge 145
42. Indale Winton 142
43. Sweaty Morph 140
44. alta-pete 139
45. get_the_subbies_on 138
46. Frosty, HK Hibee, willie adie 134
49. Fuctifano, thistledo 125
51. ParsJake 123
52. kilMARKnock 116
53. doulikefish,  tamthebam, The Master 111
56. Melanius Mullarkay 110
57. Arch Stanton, mozam76 101
59. Lofarl 99
60. Oystercatcher, weemac 97
62. atfccfc, Ray Patterson 96
64. HTG 95
65. djchapsticks 94
66. Moomintroll 93
67. Enigma 90
68. dagane, pawpar 87
70. sparky88 84
71. blackislekillie 74
72. Jimmy Baker 71
73. ICTJohnboy, superwell87 69
75. paulathame 68
76. lichtgilphead 67
77. expatowner 60
78. German Jag, Priti priti priti Patel, superbigal 58
81. Dunning1874, sleazy 55
83. Empty It, The Hologram 48
85. DeeTillEhDeh 42
86. Oceanlineayr, Salvo Montalbano, Shipa, statts1976uk 39
90. mathematics 37
91. 10menwent2mow, dee_62, mizfit, parxyz, scottsdad, senorsoupe, Suspect Device 32
98. choirbairn, Derry Alli, stanton 31
101. BillyAnchor, Christophe, Lex, PWL 29
105. Everyone else 0

The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RxCIfczRUmrRrW79tUQ0vJ5KaHZpYENsTKmDqW4X3W4/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

[BillyAnchor]

I've now dropped out the top 100.

[Salvo Montalbano]

3 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said:

And now nobody has an attention span of more than a minute, so who's going to watch an old man interviewing someone from the internet?

To be fair Graham Norton still gets some A List guests although a lot of them I only end up seeing in little chopped up "best bits" on Facebook. 

[TxRover]

Points watch (finally), as Jimmy entered added time…

“The grandson of former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter said “it’s clear we’re in the final chapter” in an interview with People published Saturday. “

[chomp my root]

https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/leisure/23678639.obituary-dales-scientist-known-millions-tv-show/

Looks like I'm waiting on one of the 'big boys' to pick up on this......

Thoughts and prayers etc.....

[Sergeant Wilson]

10 minutes ago, btb said:

Who was driving - the 82-y-o mother with Parkinson's or the 89-y-o father with Dementia?

Hard to say, they were both in the back seat.

[Zen Archer (Raconteur)]

20 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said:

Hard to say, they were both in the back seat.

The weirdos lived in a stable.

[Florentine_Pogen]

Good to see @psv_killie giving The Ghoulmeister a run for his money.

Edited August 20, 2023 by Florentine_Pogen

[Miguel Sanchez]

6 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said:

Week 33 update

Two deaths this week. The first is, as reported by Aim Here, actually from some time ago, the writer D.M. Thomas: DM Thomas obituary | Books | The Guardian

Some interesting stuff in there about a writer I'm not familiar with, but I enjoyed that passage the most. Given there must be at least ten mentions of him being a rampant shagger in that obituary, I'm assuming he or a close friend wrote it. 

Thomas died at 88 so he's worth 37 Base Points for @ThomCat. A Captain bonus doubles that, with a Solo Shot for an extra 50 giving him 124 points. 

I should also point out here that, as with every year, I do a manual check of everyone on the list who hasn't died to make sure I haven't missed anyone. During the year the only real way I have of tracking deaths is looking at the list of recent deaths on Wikipedia, so if a rare name I don't immediately recognise is up I'm not always guaranteed to get it. If you know someone dies, get on it. 

====================

Second death this week was insurance salesman Michael Parkinson: Sir Michael Parkinson obituary | Michael Parkinson | The Guardian

One thing that's struck me as I've been reading about his life is something I've mentioned before with respected television figures. The Parkinson-style chat show doesn't exist any more and that's largely because of the way media has changed. Aside from nobody watching TV any more, the overall media landscape has changed to render chat shows largely irrelevant. Promotional media for new releases is managed by the people already involved. Sportspeople are press-managed to within an inch of their lives. Anyone else has a Twitter account and can sell themselves. And now nobody has an attention span of more than a minute, so who's going to watch an old man interviewing someone from the internet?

He retired when I was 15 so I'm not going to say he was a big part of my life, but moments like this are just reminders that the world is changing and I'm not always convinced it's for the better.

Parkinson died at 88 so he's worth 37 Base Points for @cdhafc1874, @HI HAT, @mathematics, @ParsJake, @superwell87 and @Willie adie.

As a result (and thanks to Aim Here's corrections, all of which were typing errors rather than arithmetic, the standings now look like this:

1. JustOneCornetto 405
2. psv_killie 376
3. Arbroathlegend36-0 288
4. Desp 264
5. LoonsYouthTeam 245
6. The Naitch 240
7. ThomCat 239
8. gkneil 234
9. cdhafc1874 229
10. Arabdownunder 228
11. buddiepaul 226
12. Billy Jean King 225
13. Mark Connolly, weirdcal 224
15. Bert Raccoon 222
16. qos_75 221
17. peasy23 220
18. amnarab 219
19. Ned Nederlander 209
20. Miguel Sanchez 199
21. Bully Wee Villa 192
22. Ziggy Sobotka 190
23. lolls 180
24. Donathan 179
25. Shotgun 170
26. Savage Henry 169
27. D.V.T., microdave, throbber 166
30. HI HAT, Ludo*1 162
32. chomp my root 161
33. Michael W, pub car king, The_Craig 157
36. Aim Here 155
37. DG.Roma 154
38. The DA 153
39. sophia 148
40. Karpaty Lviv, Scorge 145
42. Indale Winton 142
43. Sweaty Morph 140
44. alta-pete 139
45. get_the_subbies_on 138
46. Frosty, HK Hibee, willie adie 134
49. Fuctifano, thistledo 125
51. ParsJake 123
52. kilMARKnock 116
53. doulikefish,  tamthebam, The Master 111
56. Melanius Mullarkay 110
57. Arch Stanton, mozam76 101
59. Lofarl 99
60. Oystercatcher, weemac 97
62. atfccfc, Ray Patterson 96
64. HTG 95
65. djchapsticks 94
66. Moomintroll 93
67. Enigma 90
68. dagane, pawpar 87
70. sparky88 84
71. blackislekillie 74
72. Jimmy Baker 71
73. ICTJohnboy, superwell87 69
75. paulathame 68
76. lichtgilphead 67
77. expatowner 60
78. German Jag, Priti priti priti Patel, superbigal 58
81. Dunning1874, sleazy 55
83. Empty It, The Hologram 48
85. DeeTillEhDeh 42
86. Oceanlineayr, Salvo Montalbano, Shipa, statts1976uk 39
90. mathematics 37
91. 10menwent2mow, dee_62, mizfit, parxyz, scottsdad, senorsoupe, Suspect Device 32
98. choirbairn, Derry Alli, stanton 31
101. BillyAnchor, Christophe, Lex, PWL 29
105. Everyone else 0

The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RxCIfczRUmrRrW79tUQ0vJ5KaHZpYENsTKmDqW4X3W4/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

Update: @ParsJake actually had Parkinson as his Captain, so he gets an extra 37 points and is now up to 33rd. I've fixed the spreadsheet and the scores.

[BillyAnchor]

6 hours ago, TxRover said:

Points watch (finally), as Jimmy entered added time…

“The grandson of former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter said “it’s clear we’re in the final chapter” in an interview with People published Saturday. “

Just a few months and a December bonus kicks in.