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22 players entered.

Possible individual point totals range from a high of 92 (powen) to a low of 48 (RedBeard).

144 total unique names were picked.

48 of these are survivors who appeared in 2010 entries, 96 are brand spanking new for 2011.

One player (Wheezer) submitted 10 completely new picks.

One player (Huey) submitted a full slate of 2010 repeats.

There wasn't a 100% unique slate. (Not even Wheezer, thanks to one relatively pedestrian selection in Christopher Hitchens.)

Oldest: WWI vet Frank Buckles, 110 next month (Yeti, bucking his rep)

Youngest: Canadian hypertrichosis patient Justin Bieber, 17 in March (Slaky, doing the Lord's work)

• Dead Pool Fact! Only one Desipiot made the Dead Pool cut: TDubbs, selected by SKO. Huey lost his spot at the prized #3 slot on Fork's list to Harmon Killebrew in a late revision.

Average age: 67.95

Median age: 70.82

Number of list revisions due to premature death: 3 revisions (Chuck, TEC and PenFoe) on 2 deaths (Richard Holbrooke and Bob Feller)

Number of revisions due to the late news of Harmon Killebrew's cancer: 2 (Fork and PenFoe)

Number of revisions due to forgetting to pick Brett Favre the first time around: 1 (Apex)

Killebrew, against my expectations, checked in at a modest 3 picks. Instead it was Aretha Franklin who ran away with this year's crown at an appropriately girthy 9 picks. The next most popular were Kim Jong-Il and Zsa Zsa (6 each).

(And, yeah, that includes RedBeard, who—protestations of literacy notwithstanding—picked someone named "Arethra.")

• Did You Know? Aretha Franklin's publicist is Tracey Jordan. Jordan notoriously shouted "Babalu-Aye!" at Bea Arthur's funeral.

Three picks that made me laugh on sight:

• Warner Saunders: I recall a story a Desipiot (maybe CT himself) once told about spotting Saunders buying Depends


• David Blaine: Because... that fucking guy


• Michael Jordan: Though, really, I should have remembered

Best theme list: TJ Brown's All-Chicagoland roster (Runner-up: Apex)

Powen again opted to call "modes of death." Ignored for scoring, shared for internets:

Quote1 Snooki Choking on a big, fat dick...
2 Angelina Jolie Heroin Overdose...
3 Bruno Mars Cocaine and Prescription Drug Overdose...
4 Willie Nelson Secondhand Smoke
5 William Heirens Post-coital grabber in his cell.
6 Osama Bin Laden Choking on a AGM-114 Hellfire.
7 Jennifer Aniston Dies giving birth...
8 John Travolta Excessively hot ghey sex...
9 Larry King Old fucking age...
10 Kim Jong Il Choking on a big, fat dick...
Bonus: Al Yellon Choking on a big, fat bologna sammich celebrating a historical home run for the opposing team.

• Dead Pool Fact! Father and son Candidates for Death Kirk and Michael Douglas (9 picks between the two) appear together on two different lists (Fork and Butthead).

2011's top picks:

QuoteAretha Franklin 9
Kim Jong-Il 6
Zsa Zsa Gabor 6
Lindsay Lohan 5
Michael Douglas 5
Dick Clark 5
Fidel Castro 5
Jimmy Carter 5
Kirk Douglas 4
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi 3
Maggie Daley 3
Muhammad Ali 3
Roger Ebert 3
Harmon Killebrew 3
Margaret Thatcher 3
Nancy Reagan 3
Julian Assange 2
Brett Favre 2
Glenn Beck 2
Scott Steiner 2
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. 2
Seve Ballesteros 2
Christopher Hitchens 2
Dick Cheney 2
Penny Marshall 2
Ronnie "Woo Woo" Wickers 2
Larry King 2
Ariel Sharon 2
Bob Barker 2
Charles Rangel 2
George H.W. Bush 2
Hugh Hefner 2
James Garner 2
Queen Elizabeth II 2
Ronnie Biggs 2
Andy Rooney 2
Mike Wallace 2

• PenFail Fact! PenFoe described octogenarian train robber Ronnie Biggs as his "Wheezer entry." But, not only is his claimed "obscure" pick #1 overall on The DeathList 2011, it's not even unique to our pool. Nice try, Scottsdale!

The most magical time of the year is almost upon us.

If I could have my way, I'd say: same rules as this year and shut your fat gob if you feel otherwise...

a) Rank your picks 1-10 and be awarded points by ranking
b) Add one bonus point for each decade under 90
c) Deduct one penalty point for each person other than yourself who picked the same person
d) Each correct pick would be guaranteed a minimum of 1 point, regardless of deductions
e) 5 point penalty for late picks (picks in after the start of 2011, but before the announcement of everyone else's picks sometime in January)

THUNDERDOME: ON.

(And let the whining begin...)

Intrepid Reader: SKO

Gay.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i677c428c4dc16c2c7592835d50e86a3a

QuoteBig news on the 3D front.

Sources indicate that George Lucas is set on rereleasing the "Star Wars" franchise in new 3D conversions beginning in 2012. Although 3D versions have been rumored for some time, Lucas purportedly was waiting until there were enough screens available to make the release a sizable event.

Fox, which released all six original "Star Wars" films, also would release the 3D versions.

Episode I, "The Phantom Menace," would be first out of star-dock during early 2012. After that, each film would be released in order at the same time in consecutive years, depending on how well the first rerelease does.

Each conversion takes at least a year to complete, with Lucas overseeing the process to make sure each is as perfect as possible. He has said that the "Avatar" experience convinced him that "Star Wars" is ready for the state-of-the-art 3D treatment.

Starting with "Phantom Menace," Lucasfilm would use several higher-end conversion houses to work on the project. By late winter or early spring in 2012, the exhibition industry should have all the 3D screens anyone could want for such a release.

At present, pics are limited to 2,000-2,500 3D locations owing to an insufficient installed base of projectors and screens. Movie theaters are adding 3D screens at a clip of 500 a month in the U.S. Foreign exhibitors also are pushing into 3D as quickly as possible now that financing for the installations is flowing.

Also pushing the timetable is a potential breakthrough in 3D TV technology. With Samsung penetrating the market with 50,000-plus 3D-equipped sets and Sony recently sending its version to market, the home-viewing experience could be primed for 3D DVD versions of the films by the time the new 3D theatrical releases have run their course.

Lucas purportedly is lining up the theatrical rereleases as a lead-in to the ultimate home-viewing experience. Beyond that, the property would launch to other 3D media.

In the meantime, Lucas plans a comprehensive Blu-ray Disc set of the six films next year, which would include upgraded picture and sound quality, new deleted scenes and special features.

SKO just got a hard-on.

Coen Brothers re-adaptation of the novel, slated for Christmas release.

Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn.

With Matt Damon and Josh Brolin.

http://www.truegritmovie.com/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1403865/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Grit_(2010_film)
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/truegrit/

Because they're letting Murton hit .352 and weird shit is their national pastime...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kancho

QuoteKancho (カンチョー kanchō) is a prank often played in Japan; it is performed by clasping the hands together so the index fingers are pointing out and attempting to insert them sharply into someone's anal region when the victim is not looking. It is similar to the wedgie or a goosing, although, as compared to kancho, the former mentioned acts do not involve physical contact which is quite as intimate or direct. A Kancho is often executed simultaneously as the offending party loudly emphasizes the second syllable of "Kan-CHO!" In scandinavia this is commonly known as, "a rasmus."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boong-Ga_Boong-Ga

QuoteBoong-Ga Boong-Ga (Japanese: 浣腸ゲームkanchō geemu), also known as Spank 'em, is an arcade game developed by South Korean company Taff System. It is the first arcade game to simulate kancho, a children's prank popular in Japan where the victim is poked with two fingers in the anal region whilst distracted.

Because the man has earned his own damn thread.

If you're already familiar with Louis CK, this show is probably pretty much what you hope for out of him.

Self-deprecatingly real and pretty hilarious.

Shooting for Atlas Shrugged is underway.

No sign of Jolie or Pitt.

But they do have some guy from One Tree Hill directing and starring as John Galt, with a budget of $5 million and 5 weeks to adapt at least part of the 1000-plus-page tome...

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118020578.html?categoryid=4026&cs=1

QuoteThe long-brewing feature version of author Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" has begun shooting in Los Angeles as a $5 million indie produced by John Aglialoro and Harmon Kaslow.

Cameras began rolling over the weekend on a five-week shoot for "Atlas Shrugged Part One" with Paul Johansson directing from Brian Patrick O'Toole's script. Aglialoro would have lost the feature rights if the film wasn't in production by Saturday.

A spokesman for Aglialoro -- the CEO of exercise equipment producer Cybex -- said there will be at least one more "Atlas Shrugged" shot after the current film's completed. Rand's massive novel is divided into three parts, each consisting of 10 chapters.

The all-star cast...

QuoteJohansson ("One Tree Hill") portrays Galt. The lead role of railroad executive Dagny Taggart has gone to Taylor Schilling ("Mercy) and the part of Henry Reardon is being played by Grant Bowler ("Ugly Betty").

Michael Lerner ("A Serious Man") portrays lobbyist Wesley Mouch and director Nick Cassavetes has signed on for the Richard McNamara role. Other key cast include Matthew Marsdan as James Taggart and Graham Beckel as Ellis Wyatt.

"Atlas" also stars Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia, Rebecca Wisocky, Ethan Cohn, Patrick Fischer, Neill Barry, Christina Pickles and Nikki Klecha.

Quote from: R-V on June 07, 2010, 08:20:28 AM
We need a new thread where the gutless slapdicks on this board who choose "alternate" teams can cheer them on all summer.

IAN's got his beloved Cardinals and Pen, his heroic Tigers. Many of you have already hopped on CFIHP's Twins wagon, too.

SKO's got his Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Desipio europansies have World Cup Turf Diving.

Me, I've been leaning pretty hard on the Hawks. But their march to the Cup comes to an end this week.

So who else you got?