oopsbuddy

We've never met; you don't know me; don't contact me......

Pretty Flowers

It might be six months late, and there may be just 2 weeks left of 2013, but here's the final update on the croaker scores.

DBD33 244
Prettyflowers 228
Jonboye 73
London-England-Lads 45
haggis88 37
Rosie Lee 16
Alan2005 13
Bats 13
Flossie & Jim 13
Oakvillian 13
Atlantic Xpat 13
DavelovesDee 13
YorkieChef 10
Souvy 5
Novocastrian 0
GC44 0
Oink 0
Greenhill 0
jimmydean 0
Mandymoochops 0
cheeky_monkey 0
jingsamichty 0
rwin 0
Mikeypm 0
Dorothy 0
Caretaker 0

I'll post a final list on Jan 1 so we can all congratulate DBD when he wins. Unless of course the Lohan bites it before the the ball drops on New Years.

dbd33

Or Rob Ford!

Do you want to run the pool again in 2014 or shall I have a go?

Pretty Flowers

I'm happy to keep on, as it helps with my nerd data needs. But if you feel a burning desire to take it over, please do so.

dbd33

Oh no, do carry on. I have my list ready (subject to none of them falling over before the year starts).

haggis88

can we add more celebs (like 10) and different points for different death situations?

dbd33

I'd prefer not to change the rules at all, any change will require umpteen posts for and against. In particular, deciding whether or not the person was sitting down or standing up when the poison struck them is a recipe for endless argument.

oopsbuddy

I was crushed not to see my name added to the list, so that I could be humiliated with a "zero" score too. I even thought I had Nelson Mandela on my list, but then I re-checked and realised I had left him out. Not to worry, maybe next year!

dbd33

Just a tip, I wouldn't bother with Mandela next year.

caretaker

And making more work for the wonderful volunteer tabulator/s is probably a bad idea if we want to keep playing.

Pretty Flowers

Ten will make things very complicated.

If we want to do this, I'll put a google drive doc together that can help automate the process.

Let me know what everyone thinks...

Jingsamichty

I'm getting fed up with Paul Gascoigne, he's been on my lists for 3-4 years now, the useless bastard. Need to think long and hard whether to keep him for 2014, or else plan some trips to Bournemouth with a suitcase full of duty-free

DaveLovesDee

I'd pick someone who seems healthier. For some of these people, it's only the alcohol that stops them dying!

You're better off stopping him from drinking if you want him to die

mikelincs

anyone got him?

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/sports-comm...9.html#4ADmXkT

withabix

Some of his best:

"That's the fastest time ever run - but it's not as fast as the world record."

"Don't tell those coming in the final result of that fantastic match, but let's just have another look at Italy's winning goal."

"He's 31 this year - last year he was 30."

"He just can't believe what's not happening to him."

"In a moment we hope to see the pole vault over the satellite."

"He is accelerating all the time. The last lap was run in 64 seconds and the one before that in 62."

"For those of you watching who do not have television sets, live commentary is on Radio 2."

"The late start is due to the time."

"It's gold or nothing...and it's nothing. He comes away with the silver medal."

"There is Brendan Foster, by himself with 20,000 people."

"Forest have now lost six matches without winning."

"He's even smaller in real life than he is on the track."

"The front wheel crosses the finish line, closely followed by the back wheel."

"And here's Moses Kiptanui - the 19-year-old Kenyan who turned 20 a few weeks ago."

"This could be a repeat of what will happen in the European games next week."

"That's the fastest time ever run, but it's not as fast as the world record."

"If that had gone in, it would have been a goal."

"This evening is a very different evening from the morning we had this morning."

"He's seven seconds ahead and that's a good question."

"I think there is no doubt, she'll probably qualify for the final."

"I have the feeling she (Manuela Machado) is an athlete who likes to get away from the opposition."

"Nobody has ever won the title twice before. He (Roger Black) has already done that."

"He's got his hands on his knees and holds his head in despair."

"Both of the Villa scorers - Withe and Mortimer - were born in Liverpool as was the Villa manager Ron Saunders who was born in Birkenhead."

"He is accelerating all the time. The last lap was run in 64 seconds and the one before in 62."