The 2012 Off Topic Celebrity Dead Pool

[Wezil]

Not sure why I am commenting, it is only with some degree of morbid fascination/disgust that I even read this thread, but I seem to keep being drawn back to it :shrug:

You'll submit a team eventually.

You are treating this as a negative, I am thinking more on the positive...couldn't someone theoretically get twice the points if someone on their list dies twice ("confirmed" dead) in the same year? For that matter why stop at twice?

Come on now. Even the messiah only rose once.

If you are going to further clarify the rules, perhaps you could expand it further to prevent collusion and conspiracy. I would hate to see Ming and Jrabbit kill someone from each others list just to get each other the points (not specifically against the rules as I read them).

/me back to lurker mode

Already covered.


21. a) You may not go out and “help yourself” win. Basically, you cannot kill someone on your list to give yourself more points. (any list actually).

[Sparrowhawk]

Not sure why I am commenting, it is only with some degree of morbid fascination/disgust that I even read this thread, but I seem to keep being drawn back to it :shrug:

This is the main concern. I don't want to award points only to find out years later that the guy is still alive.

You are treating this as a negative, I am thinking more on the positive...couldn't someone theoretically get twice the points if someone on their list dies twice ("confirmed" dead) in the same year? For that matter why stop at twice?

If you are going to further clarify the rules, perhaps you could expand it further to prevent collusion and conspiracy. I would hate to see Ming and Jrabbit kill someone from each others list just to get each other the points (not specifically against the rules as I read them).

/me back to lurker mode

[Dinner]

Let's just let the current top 5 decide.

Why not the bottom five?

[Wezil]

I think DaShi should demonstrate he was not in fact in Libya on May 20th.

[Wezil]

Again, are you asking for an alibi so we know Ozzy didn't drop the drone bomb on that poor terrorist's head?

[DaShi]

My point is about the possibility that a player could have violated 21a. In fact, since we can't prove that he did, we can't issue the full penalty under the rulings. However, we also can't prove that he didn't creating a potential loophole in this rule that I'd like to see closed.

[ColdWizard]

And yet you're suspicious, thus nullifying your own point.

[DaShi]

Former president of NYRA is a perfect CIA cover because no one would expect it.

However, I care more about the rules being followed than the outcome of the committee. What I'd like to see is this clarified in the next Pool.

[Wezil]

That's 3 in favour so far. Still waiting on SlowwHand and OFITG.

DaShi's Motion is not faring well at committee.

[ColdWizard]

1. U.S. drones in Pakistan are operated by CIA.
2. Former president of NYRA is a terrible choice for CIA cover.

Therefore Ozzy is not in the CIA and thus not violation of rule 21a.

Further, I move that DaShi be hit in the face with banana cream pie.

[DaShi]

Then the bottom five. Just kidding.

[Wezil]

Sure but you do realise the recommendation of this committee will be forwarded to the Judges Panel for a final decision?

[Guynemer]

If we're going top five, my vote is count it.

[DaShi]

Let's just let the current top 5 decide.

[Wezil]

Alright then,

I presume you insist on being on the committee?

How many others do we need?