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Old Jan 2nd 2020, 7:40 pm
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Alrighty, here we go again!!

Review of the rules:

-Pick 5 people you think will kick the bucket this year.
-Points are awarded as 100 minus age at time of death. For example, if you pick Prince Philip, he is currently 98, turns 99 in June. So if he croaks in May you get 2 points, in August you get 1 point.
-You can choose one of your existing five picks to be your joker. This person would get you double points if they croak.
-When one of your picks croaks, you can pick a new one. If your joker croaks, you can pick a new one. Your new joker can be one of your existing picks, or can be your new pick.
-The death has to be reported by mainstream media to count - any major news source is fine (BBC, CBC, CNN, TMZ, etc.)

For anyone who played last year, I've put in your existing picks, feel free to change them.

Link to spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...t#gid=44206138

Deadline to put in new pics is Monday, January 20th.

Get guessing!
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Old Jan 4th 2020, 8:44 am
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RIP Derek Acorah aged 69.

I guess you can find a happy medium.......
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Old Jan 4th 2020, 2:12 pm
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Originally Posted by DaveLovesDee
RIP Derek Acorah aged 69.

I guess you can find a happy medium.......
Watch it! he'll come back and haunt you via the medium of TV like in poltergeist.
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Saying "Are you keeping well" to Ruth Ginsburg might be unwise.
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Originally Posted by JGK
Watch it! he'll come back and haunt you via the medium of TV like in poltergeist.
Only in repeats.....

I wonder if they'll make a version of the old PI show and call it Fielding and Acorah (deceased).....
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I’m going to change mine up but I need to relook again.

All of mine are nasty people so of course they won’t die anytime soon lol
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@Sharkus -- Kirk Douglas is 104, so you won't get any points for him if he croaks. Might want to swap him out.
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tough one this time, i scored a big fat zero last year, not even worth going for Prince philip i think
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tough one this time, i scored a big fat zero last year, not even worth going for Prince philip i think
He'd only get you 1 or 2 points depending when he croaks, so not really a useful pick. That said, picking someone more likely to go means you might get to jump on an ambulance chaser pick later in the year... so it's a gamble!
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He'd only get you 1 or 2 points depending when he croaks, so not really a useful pick. That said, picking someone more likely to go means you might get to jump on an ambulance chaser pick later in the year... so it's a gamble!


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Hahaha I can't take credit for the phrase, someone said it in a Croakers thread a few years ago and it cracked me up. It was fitting in this situation. Hah!
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Originally Posted by SchnookoLoly
Hahaha I can't take credit for the phrase, someone said it in a Croakers thread a few years ago and it cracked me up. It was fitting in this situation. Hah!
I'll bet it was dbd.
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Originally Posted by SchnookoLoly
Hahaha I can't take credit for the phrase, someone said it in a Croakers thread a few years ago and it cracked me up. It was fitting in this situation. Hah!
This one from 2018?

Originally Posted by Cheltonian
I am surprised that all the "ambulance chasers" aren't scrambling to add Des O'Connor to their lists.
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I'll bet it was dbd.
I'll bet it wasn't. Celebrity Croakers Thread 2013
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Originally Posted by DaveLovesDee
This one from 2018?
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I'll bet it wasn't. Celebrity Croakers Thread 2013


I did actually do a search after my comment earlier. There were a few references to ambulance chasing, including an early one from me. But that's a well known expression.

My reaction was meant in the context of this annual thread, in particular an ambulance chaser pick - especially one at short notice to replace an original 'successful' selection.

dbd's contribution did indeed come up as the earliest I found with the necessary bit added, albeit 'choice' rather than pick.
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