The 2013 Off Topic Celebrity Dead Pool

[Wezil]

The ranks of women in science are further diminished (Rita Levi-Montalcini died December last year ):

That is rather unfortunate news for Guynemer and The Guild of Calmitous Intent.

She was his #7 pick last year and this year.

[SlowwHand]

[Guynemer]

****

I looked her the **** up before submitting my list, didn't see any record of her death.

[Guynemer]

**** SHE DIED DECEMBER 30TH

SHE COULDN'T HOLD ON FOR TWO MORE ****ING DAYS?


MOTHER****ER

Still wouldn't have put me into first place last year.

[Hauldren Collider]

I'm sorry for your "loss" Guynemer.

Can't you bump up an alternate, Wezil?

[ColdWizard]

No, we had that argument two years ago. It resulted in Rule 7 having an established date.

But, Wezil, if Guy had reported the death before the 7th but after the 2nd he would get points for last year, he would get points for last year but still be stuck with her on this year's list?

Seems off to me (not that I'm trying to start up this argument again).

[Wezil]

There is a minor oddity in the rules.

A claim may be made up until the 7th of January for a previous year pick however last check of current list must be made by the 2nd.

7. If one of your picks dies after selections are submitted but before the beginning of game play at the start of the year, the top name on your Reserve List will move up to the bottom of your Game List. If a celebrity does jump the gun and die before the official start of the game it is the responsibility of the player to report the early death to the Panel Judge no later than January 2nd 2013.

They should both probably be the 7th, a date we are well past in any event.

[Dinner]

After my dead pool list did nothing other than insure those people lived another year I think I should bow out of predicting who croaks.

[Wezil]

**** SHE DIED DECEMBER 30TH

I already had her in my database since you had picked her previously, otherwise I may have noticed when you registered. I drop the dead picks (I get a few each year) when I notice them.

SHE COULDN'T HOLD ON FOR TWO MORE ****ING DAYS?


MOTHER****ER

Still wouldn't have put me into first place last year.

It looks like you would have missed by about 100 points.

I am truly grateful it wasn't a game changer.

[Guynemer]

Them's the brakes.

Mother****er.

[regexcellent]

Does he at least get to go to one of his alternates?

[Uncle Sparky]

I move that Guynemer be allowed to remove #7 from his list, moving all of his pick (#8-21) up one. Do I have a seconder?

[Krill]

There is a minor oddity in the rules.

A claim may be made up until the 7th of January for a previous year pick however last check of current list must be made by the 2nd.

7. If one of your picks dies after selections are submitted but before the beginning of game play at the start of the year, the top name on your Reserve List will move up to the bottom of your Game List. If a celebrity does jump the gun and die before the official start of the game it is the responsibility of the player to report the early death to the Panel Judge no later than January 2nd 2013.

They should both probably be the 7th, a date we are well past in any event.

Yeah, that sounds like a fair rule change for next year.

[Ming]

I move that Guynemer be allowed to remove #7 from his list, moving all of his pick (#8-21) up one. Do I have a seconder?

I have no problem with that ... but it's up to Wezil. The "INTENT" of the alternative list is to serve the purpose if somebody on a persons list is not legal, and this is certainly the case here

But yeah... the way the rules are currently written.... But it's not like we have any money on this

[Guynemer]

I think the rules are clear on this, in that I am stuck with lovely Miss Rita, but I appreciate your support.

What Wezil says, goes. And I am okay with whatever his rules say.