2023 Celebrity Death Pool #19 My Dick (Van Dyke) will go on

[Sir Lancelot]

Here are the deaths from The List
In a poem I wrote when pissed...

Paul O'Grady passed away
We all felt sad that day
Mary Quant died as well
Then Harry Belafonte fell
Dirty perv Rolf Harris died
And went to Hell where he then fried
Tina Turner was the best
And then Jane Birkin also left
Tony Bennett died one afternoon
George Alagiah was gone too soon
In July we lost poor Sinead
And Parky had interviews replayed
American Bob Barker's dead
As is Mohamad Al-Fayed
Bobby Charlton died feeling woozy
Matthew Perry died in his jacuzzi
Henry Kissinger lost his life
And Shane MacGowan escaped his wife...

These 2023 deaths came just before
We now look forward to 2024!

 

[Sir Lancelot]

For the 2023 Death Pool, we had:

178 people taking part
1257 individual votes (not everyone picked ten names)
385 individual celebrities nominated
Four Bonus Rounds (May, July, September and Halloween)



The top celebrities with the most votes were:

Britney, 39 votes
David Attenborough, 34 votes
Ozzy Osbourne, also 34 votes
Our hero Dick Van Dyke, with 31 votes
Vladimir Putin, also 31 votes
Katie ‘Skanky’ Price, 27 votes
Cara Delevingne, 25 votes
Simon Cowell, 25 votes
Kanye West, 22 votes
Celine Dion, 19 votes



The points awarded are as follows:

Our winner @Flowerpotgirl with 81 points!
@EffingDust in second place with 79 points
@Fewminhun is third with 70 points
@princessmaire80 with 68 points
@jayne2240 with 53 points
@Tanne1999 with 51 points
@Hamiltonshats with 46 points
@Kellyneilgriff also with 46 points
@Marcinabolan won 46 points
@DrtCrl with 45 points
@DrLoomis also with 45 points
@Phonic83 with 45 points
@LondonCailin with 44 points
@Mums84 with 44 points
@rogerthedodger with 44 points
@EvilJigglypuff with 44 points
@L3moning with 36 points
@grumpy-nosy-cow with 35 points
@Mrs Fluff with 35 points
@Murphygirl with 35 points
@TruthTeller1036 also won 35 points
@ForeverMakingJibesWicked with 34 points
@NomDeGuerre with 34 points
@Shesaidwhat? With 33 points
@Trefl with 27 points
@Rockin' Robin with 24 points
@Shinealight with 22 points
@hol20x with 21 points
@Homesweethomesweethome with 17 points
@InkHeart with 17 points
@JuneJuneHannah with 17 points
@lurkeylurkerson with 17 points
@Moor123 with 17 points
@PenelopePitstop with 17 points
@pinksunsetx91 with 17 points
@Sir Lancelot also with 17 points (hey, that’s me!)
@bargainhunt99 with 16 points
@Prince fan 1999 with 16 points
@coconochanel with 14 points
@cantthinkofaname2 with 14 points
@Gillybean42 with 14 points
@hmc1203 with 14 points
@X_Bethany with 13 points
@JoJo76 with 12 points
@Kthxbye with 12 points
@Macmama with 12 points
@Moor123 with 12 points
@NorthernNortherner with 12 points
@BlueNose70 with 8 points
@Fishwife with 8 points
@MillionDollarBaby with 7 points
@calmyourritas with 7 points
@Catfan2 with 7 points
@hogwartsgraduate with 7 points
@Whl1994 with 7 points
@Zigazigaaah with 7 points
@Bubblesdahling with 4 points
@gigilouxx with 4 points
@Melmx with 4 points
@Shacklelmaheid with 4 points
@Tangerine Cat with 4 points
@thenorthremembers with 4 points
@Twinkleb with 4 points
@Sh!tRollsDownHill with 4 points
@Hmmmm_no with 1 point
@Dandaman619 with 1 point
@Justice4Maddie with 1 point
@Lurkiemurkie with 1 point

And @SmillieKylie with -10 points for insubordination!

(I’m not listing who everyone voted for)

Now, feel free to carry the chat on over to the 2024 thread!
2024 Celebrity Death Pool #1 Voting starts here | Page 45 | Tattle Life
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(Feel free to tag anyone whose user name I have spelt incorrectly)

 

[Sir Lancelot]

Happy New Year to all of you!

There's a small chance of an unannounced death still to come but... our 2023 winner, and officially the Queen of Death, with 81 points is @Flowerpot girl

I'll give more stats and things later.
For now, congratulations to @Flowerpotgirl !!

 

[Sir Lancelot]

Here we go with what should be the final thread for the 2023 list, with thanks to the lovely @JoJo76 for the title!

Recap:

*We started the Death Pool threads on Dec.29th 2022

*We discovered paedophile Sydney Cooke is still alive, as is Madge from Neighbours (never been seen in the same room...)

*Brigit (the Likely Lads, Doctor Who, Open All Hours) Forsyth died. Nul points

*We continued to mourn Elvis the cat with @kurtCobainsguitar

*We shared some Dick pics, including the merry-go-round horses from Mary Poppins

*The terrific @thenorthremembers won on the lottery (£2.70) and then got Angela Rippon and Esther Rantzen confused and THEN hurt their finger on a drill

*We started and discussed our 2024 voting and that thread got busy real quick

*Sir Lancelot had a small mental breakdown when he thought he'd deleted the list (but didn't mention it). Thankfully it was fine!

*Once again we realised we talk an awful lot of nonsense in here...

*Jonnie Irwin seems healthier than most of us

*@ItsDatCuw was amused that Sir Lancelot kept getting startled by celebrities still being alive (Biddy Baxter, Ray Reardon etc)

*Oscar Pistorius was given parole

*Shane MacGowan's widow is a right cow

*Glenys Kinnock died. Nul points

*Other stuff happened (I'm bored of recaps now) and some other people died. Nul points.

Now, we look forward to seeing who wins (will it be @Flowerpotgirl?) and we are going to move on over to the 2024 thread when this one (#19) is done.
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With less than ten days of 2023 to go, will we get a big name death before the New Year?

 

[Sir Lancelot]

If @JoJo76 dies in 2024 I'll give everyone 100 points.

 

[thenorthremembers]

I think poor Derek is going to die within the next few days. Kate will be bereft as will their children. It's sad how Covid transformed him from a vital, energetic, enthusiastic man to the poor shell of a human being he now is. Covid is a cunt. My friend in her 30's had a cardiac arrest because of Covid thickening her blood, she survived but isn't the same dynamic force she was before. But hey, let the Covid deniers carry on pretending it was just a bad bout of flu

Definitely not a bout of flu. Covid deniers are like flat earthers. Thick as shit.

 

[Serene Serena]

I think poor Derek is going to die within the next few days. Kate will be bereft as will their children. It's sad how Covid transformed him from a vital, energetic, enthusiastic man to the poor shell of a human being he now is. Covid is a cunt. My friend in her 30's had a cardiac arrest because of Covid thickening her blood, she survived but isn't the same dynamic force she was before. But hey, let the Covid deniers carry on pretending it was just a bad bout of flu

 

[JoJo76]

Happy New Year you lovely bunch of sickos. Mega thanks to @Sir Lancelot for creating this amazing thread, which despite the subject is one of the most inclusive threads on Tattle.

And my ride and die girls who know who they are. Shh, we don’t chat!

I’ve had a tough year and take the piss out of myself a lot, but I’ve really enjoyed time out from reality with you guys.

NYE resolution, not dying.

 

[Kerrie86]

‘Some people died. Lots of people are still alive.’

 

[Sir Lancelot]

Had a bad fall last week and back is screwed. Had to go to the Trauma (Trafford) centre today and then the Tesco big shop. Can barely walk. Had drugs and wine. Might die.

Nul points

 

[thenorthremembers]

Sir Lancelot MBE?

Didn’t think of that… oh well take your pick lol

 

[Flowerpotgirl]

Suicide is always so terribly sad. A permanent solution to a temporary problem, leaving friends and family in pain and distress forever. My friend's son died by suicide and she never recovered, taking her own life a year later. A bit like Sinead O'Connor (although her cause of death has not yet been disclosed).

My perspective as someone with an anxiety disorder is different. It’s sadly not a temporary problem, nor is the pain of losing a child. That pain exists every day, and sometimes there is nothing that can be done to fix it. No amount of medication or therapy resolves it. I understand the desperation to be rid of the daily distress.
I know the people who are left behind feel badly, but sometimes there is nothing anyone can do to help.

 

[Sir Lancelot]

Can someone explain bonus rounds to the newbie who only joined this thread in October?

At various points throughout the year (or when I get bored), we'll have a Bonus Round.
For example, first person to correctly predict a death that month wins an extra ten points.

So there are chances for points even for those too late to join with an official list.

I am a kind man.

 

[SmillieKylie]

Signing off for Christmas, a demand from my daughter, I must entertain her, and her alone, no Tattle for Mom

Merry Christmas Ghouls, a present from the 70s, I’m glad I wasn’t a kid then, they must have been freaked out all the time, this is a beauty….shudder 🪦…

 

[VC10]

The Co op are straight out of the traps a few hours into New Year's Day 2024, with an exciting new range of Plans !

 

[JoJo76]

Had a bad fall last week and back is screwed. Had to go to the Trauma (Trafford) centre today and then the Tesco big shop. Can barely walk. Had drugs and wine. Might die.

 

[Serene Serena]

This is how I imagine @Flowerpotgirl

 

[TheDragonWithAFlagon]

Not dead yet, William 'Ken Barlow' Roache:
2023 eleven votes
2024 twelve votes

He has renewed his Corrie contract for another year!

The Corrie Pension Scheme must offer a stonking Death in Service Benefit.

 

[MLE007]

My friend passed a couple of books on to me today for a read. Taking the piss with this one I think!

 

[thenorthremembers]

Merry Christmas death threaders. This year has been an absolute laugh. You’re all like family. I’m not pissed. Love you all. @Serene Serena get those fucking canapés out. I’ll sort the booze