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Tue, 10 Jan 2006
Brian G Roster
Topic: Rosters
1. Robert Mugabe
2. Lou Rukeyser ( weighted heavier)
3. J.D. Salinger
4. Saddam Hussein
5. Louis Farrakhan
6. Margaret Thatcher
7. Robert Downey Jr
8. Arnold Palmer
9. Gerald Ford
10. Dick Cheney
11. Joe Paterno
12. Nelson Mandela
13. Aaron Spelling
14. 50 cent ( rapper and urban pharmaceutical rep )
15. Pete Seeger ( Folk singer )
Posted by mortfoliocaretaker
at 12:28 PM EST
Robert G Roster
Topic: Rosters
2.0 Ariel Sharon
1.9 Magaret Thatcher
1.8 Alex Higgins
1.7 James Brown
1.6 Zsa Zsa Gabor
1.5 Dick Clark
1.4 Dan Fogelberg
1.3 Yves St. Laurent
1.2 Freddy Fender
1.1 Norodom Sihanouk (King of Thailand)
1.0 Ashley Olsen
1.0 Victor Yushchenko
1.0 Keith Richards
1.0 Mary Kate Olsen
Posted by mortfoliocaretaker
at 12:28 PM EST
Jeff S Roster
Mood:
 mischievious
Topic: Rosters
2.0 Billy Graham
1.9 Gerald Ford
1.8 Pat Summeral
1.7 Maggie Smith
1.6 Hubie Brown
1.5 Fidel Castro
1.4 Magic Johnson
1.3 Arnold Palmer
1.2 Angie Dickinson
1.1 Steven Seagall
1.0 Marion Barry
1.0 Mark Gastineau
1.0 Nelson Mandela
1.0 Norman Schwartzkopf
1.0 Sir Richard Attenborough
Posted by mortfoliocaretaker
at 12:28 PM EST
Fri, 6 Jan 2006
Larry V 2006 Roster
Mood:
 spacey
Topic: Rosters
2.0 - Brooke Astor - Heiress, philanthropist
1.9 - Dick Clark
1.8 - Dolores Hope - Bob Hope's Wife
1.7 - Billy Graham - Televangelist
1.6 - Jerry Lewis
1.5 - Albert Hofmann - Discovered LSD
1.4 - Abe Vigoda - Fish from Barney Miller
1.3 - Kirk Douglas - I am Spartacus
1.2 - Gerald Ford
1.1 - Lady Bird Johnson
1.0 - Elizabeth Taylor
1.0 - Charles Lane - Actor
1.0 - John Kenneth Galbraith - From last year's List. World Renowned Economist & Harvard Professor.
1.0 - Gordon Hinckley - Head of the Mormon Church.
1.0 - Hugh Hefner - I hope this is a Jinx and he lives forever...
Posted by mortfoliocaretaker
at 12:01 AM EST
You'll never find, as long as you live...
Mood:
 don't ask
Topic: Death NOT Score
Just before the 2006 deadline, hence not allowed on any roster for 2006, Lou Rawls dies of lung and brain cancer at age 72.
Interestingly, he was on no list in 2005.
The story linked above reminded me what an awesome rendition of the Star Spangled Banner he performed at this past year's World Series...
Posted by mortfoliocaretaker
at 12:01 AM EST
2006 Rules of Engagement and Scoring System
Mood:
mischievious
Topic: Rules of Engagement
Ground Rules (let me know when the puns get too bad)
Everyone ("coroner") submits a blind list of 15 celebrities to me by 5:00pm on Friday, January 6, 2006. This game will cease to exist at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2006. The celebrites are listed in descending order of confidence, with the top spot being the 2.0 confidence kicker ("CK"), then 1.9, et al to your tenth selection having a 1.1 CK. The last five on your list receive no CK, the points you earn from age and bonus are all that you receive.
Celebrity is defined as a human performer who appears in at least one feature film, authors at least one best seller, stars in at least one popular TV or radio show, performed at an elite level in a major professional sport, served a sovereign nation as its chief executive, social celebrities, heroes of science, luminaries and notables of the arts, or persons in the field of business.
Coroners may appeal the inclusion of any celebrity on other rosters before February 1, 2006. The Caretaker of this pool will resolve final decisions on who qualifies as a celebrity. Any coroner may submit a veto to the other Coroners to have a celebrity reinstated, and a majority vote wins.
Death is defined when determined clinically by a public agency or private hospital, and considered confirmed when reported in the USA TODAY. In the absence of a report on USA Today, the commissioner has the ability to use other sources. Caretaker may assign penalties to any Coroner for any fraud.
SCORING SYSTEM
Points are determined by (125 minus age) multiplied by the confidence kicker, rounded up to nearest whole number. E.g., if John Doe dies at age 87, your points are (125-87) * 1.8 = 64.8 = 65. Obviously, regardless of kicker, there is a premium of selecting youth. Also, there certainly will be overlap on the lists; one can gain a competitive advantage by using the confidence kicker.
BONUS SYSTEM
First Blood = 10 pts and $5
Unique Hit = 25 pts (only one list has the celebrity)
Shared Hit = 15 pts (two lists share celebrity)
Trio Hit = 10 pts (three lists share celebrity)
Massacre Hit = 30 pts (multiple hits due to same event on one list)
Longest filmography on IMDB.com = 20 pts
Last terrorist = 20 pts
Two hits in one week = 40 pts (known as the Acadian Bonus)
Three hits in a month = 60 pts (yet to be awarded)
DISCLAIMER
You may not in any way, either directly or indirectly, influence or cause the demise of any personality named in, or associated with, this pool. This will result in your immediate disqualification. Also, you may be opening yourself up to certain legal repercussions, the severity of which is dependent on the jurisdiction, and the diligence of the relevant constabulary in bringing you to justice.
You may place your own name on your list - we call it "Taking One for the Team". However, the above rule still holds true, so if you commit suicide, you will be disqualified
Posted by mortfoliocaretaker
at 12:01 AM EST
Updated: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 4:11 PM EDT
Mon, 2 Jan 2006
Our 2005 Champion is....
Mood:
 celebratory
Topic: Standings
GARY H!!!
MAZELTOV!
I will remember 2005's game because of Gary's amazing 2-in-1 bonus in May, and the rest of us maintained the non-lead dog view for the following seven months!
Here are the final standings in an amazingly close finish!
1) Gary 235 (Pope, Thurl Ravenscroft, Eddie Albert with TR and EA getting Acadian Bonus)
2) Mark 230 (Pope, King Fahd, William Rehnquist)
3) Larry 186 (Pope, Albert, Rosa Parks)
4) Vince 178 (Pope, Luther Vandross)
5) Robert 167 (2004 champ) (Pope, James Doohan)
6) Brian G. 145 (Pope, Arthur Miller
7) Jeff P. 116 (Rehnquist, Parks)
8) Dan 82 (Pope)
9) Worms Meat 82 (Pope)
Everyone else rang up a big goose egg. No terrorist bonus nor the longest filmography bonus given since no film actors passed on any list.
As agreed in the beginning, second place gets money back, winner gets the rest!
Posted by mortfoliocaretaker
at 12:01 AM EST
Thu, 24 Nov 2005
Turkey and Stuffing Update
Topic: Death NOT Score
Looks like the venerable group missed another big celebrity...
Pat Morita, known to many as Mr. Miyagi from Karate Kid, waxed off at age 73 on Thanksgiving Day.
and irony of ironies, Ruth Siems, the inventor of Stove Top Stuffing, passed away on Thanksgiving day as well. There are just too many punchlines for Ms. Siems to address, so i would LOVE IT if some of you would chip in with your best shot.
Posted by mortfoliocaretaker
at 12:01 AM EST
Tue, 25 Oct 2005
Larry moves forward on the bus.
Mood:
celebratory
Topic: Death Score
Coroner Larry moves up to number three in the 2005 Mortfolio with his 1.6 kicker on the death of Rosa Parks today.
Rosa Parks passed away at age 92, and her body lay in state in the Capital Rotunda as an honor to her part in the Civil Rights movement.
It isn't hard to find stories pointing to Rosa Parks' questionable past or her motives, but that is the fodder for a much different website.
For this site, here is the scoring - (125-92)=33, but Larry had the 1.6 confidence kicker, jeff the 1.0...add on the 15 point bonus to each for the Duo hit, and here is your new leaderboard!
1) Gary 235
2) Mark 230
3) Larry 186
4) Vince 178
5) Robert 167 (2004 champ)
6) Brian 145
7) Jeff P. 116
8) Dan 82
9) Brian 82
Posted by mortfoliocaretaker
at 12:01 AM EDT
Sun, 4 Sep 2005
There goes the Judge...There goes the Judge
Mood:
celebratory
Topic: Death Score
Chief Justice William Rehnquist passed away Saturday night at age 81, interrupting the late night football programming on ABC. Does ABC News really think that people watching the last five minutes of Virginia Tech - NC State really want a "Breaking News Alert"? Quite pompous of ABC, methinks.
Shared hit 15 point bonus, vaulting Miller (1.8) to a close second at about the same time his beloved Hokies sealed the game. Pilate (1.5) on the board for the second year in a row.
Standings update!!!
1) Gary 235
2) Mark 230
3) Vince 178
4) Robert 167
5) Brian 145
6) Larry 118
7) Dan 82
8) Brian 82
9) Pilate 68
Posted by mortfoliocaretaker
at 12:01 AM EDT
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