Deadpool 2017 Vetting

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Which of these IS famous enough for our deadpool? (Vote for as many as you like)

Bob Griese -- Hall of Fame NFL Quarterback
10
15%
Gord Downie -- Canadian lead singer/lyricist for The Tragically Hip; occasional actor
5
8%
James Randi -- Magician/professional skeptic; mentor/idol of Penn & Teller
6
9%
Larry Lieber -- Comic book artist/writer; younger brother of Stan Lee
4
6%
Lawrence Taylor -- NFL Hall of Famer
9
14%
Lee "Scratch" Perry -- Jamaican music producer; pioneer of dub
4
6%
Martin Shkreli -- Professional asshole
7
11%
Peter Sallis -- British actor (Voice of Wallace of "and Grommit" fame)
7
11%
Richard Adams -- Author (Watership Down)
6
9%
Topper Headon -- Drummer for The Clash
7
11%
 
Total votes: 65
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Re: Deadpool 2017 Vetting

Postby DMDarcs » Tue Dec 27, 2016 2:35 pm

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Re: Deadpool 2017 Vetting

Postby Zombie » Tue Dec 27, 2016 2:51 pm

They take the time to find pictures, etc., so that list has decent vetting. The categories they pay attention to seem to fit most of what we select. However, some names like Gary Gygax might not have made the list when clearly most here consider him a celebrity. So this wouldn't be perfect either.

Also, I said I was submitting a list post draft, Kyle!
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Re: Deadpool 2017 Vetting

Postby Mike » Tue Dec 27, 2016 2:52 pm

Executive decision to apply to the year 2017:

You can put anyone you damn well please on your list. They only qualify for points if they show up on CNN's "Who We Lost this Year" page for 2017. According to my wife, that page is established early in the year, and they update it regularly, so you shouldn't have to wait to find out if your person's death qualifies.

If anyone would like to cross anyone off their already submitted list, let me know now, and I'll remove them from the list.

If there are serious problems with this, then we can discuss and adjust before next year's draft.
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Re: Deadpool 2017 Vetting

Postby Mike » Tue Dec 27, 2016 3:09 pm

Richard Adams is dead. Cross him off your lists.
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Re: Deadpool 2017 Vetting

Postby DMDarcs » Tue Dec 27, 2016 5:20 pm

Also dead: Carrie Fisher (as of Dec. 27), Fidel Castro (as of Nov. 25), and Queen Elizabeth (as of Mar. 24, 1603).

We will need to clarify Doris Day's birth year: 1924 (as she stated) or 1922 (as the census and her biographer stated).

Also, I assume the Scott Hamilton on the list is the figure skater, and not the tenor saxophonist, rugby player, or Canadian politician.

Looking at everyone on the list (plus celebrities that I note were missed off of the list that I thought I sent Mike but didn't take), it breaks down into these broad categories:

Actors/Comedians/Directors: 79
Journalists: 7
Other TV Personalities (Hosts): 8
Musicians (composers/performers/producers): 37
Political Figures: 24
Authors (including comics writers): 6
Religious Figures: 2
Sports Figures: 10
Business Figures: 5
Criminals: 1
Scientists (including astronauts): 4
Artists: 1
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Re: Deadpool 2017 Vetting

Postby Zen » Wed Dec 28, 2016 12:36 pm

Doris Day: I think we'll have to go with what the media report her age at death as, in the event of her death... If there are conflicting reports then majority wins.
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Re: Deadpool 2017 Vetting

Postby Phoebe » Mon Jan 09, 2017 7:25 am

Giant Sequoia dies.
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Re: Deadpool 2017 Vetting

Postby Mike » Mon Jan 09, 2017 8:16 am

All I know is my food tastes better when I take my food-tastes-better pill.
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Re: Deadpool 2017 Vetting

Postby Phoebe » Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:31 am

It's too old for that, isn't it? Or do you get 5 pts when they're past 100?
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Re: Deadpool 2017 Vetting

Postby Mike » Mon Jan 09, 2017 3:31 pm

All I know is my food tastes better when I take my food-tastes-better pill.

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