Here’s why you guys are remembering Mark Pilgrim
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This is why, was over age as a Tragedy
ninja’d
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You know, if we started a July-June iteration of the Death Pool, there are a couple of names I’d like to put on that list.
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RIP to Nuremburg trials prosecutor Ben Ferencz. Guy personally sent a bunch of Nazis to prison
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: DEAD!
Mr. Sakamoto was a Japanese composer, record producer, and actor who pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto influenced and pioneered a number of electronic music genres. He died March 28 at age 71.
hotkarl, traina, Maphistos_Sidekick and ArthurItas all get hits.
Standings:
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArthurItas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| PatientZombie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| hotkarl | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| traina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Macroman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| frummie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| soyleche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| twig93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keep watching those obits!
Ben Ferencz: DEAD!
Mr. Ferencz was an American lawyer. He was an investigator of Nazi war crimes after World War II and the chief prosecutor for the United States Army at the Einsatzgruppen trial, one of the 12 Subsequent Nuremberg trials held by US authorities at Nuremberg, Germany. Later he became an advocate of international rule of law and for the establishment of an International Criminal Court. From 1985 to 1996, he was an adjunct professor of international law at Pace University. He died April 7 at age 103.
ArthurItas gets a unique hit.
Standings:
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArthurItas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| PatientZombie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| hotkarl | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| traina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Macroman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| frummie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| soyleche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| twig93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keep watching those obits!
Several of us had Kate Keltie as a tragedy pick. She says she’s completely cancer free now, which is odd given the circumstances.
I didn’t realize there were so many Neighbours fans.
I think I had him:
Harry Belafonte: DEAD!
Mr. Belafonte was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. Belafonte is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony, breaking color barriers along the way. He earned his career breakthrough with the album Calypso (1956), which was the first million-selling LP by a single artist. He was also an activist in the civil rights movement and worked for many humanitarian causes. His last day-o on this earth was yesterday, as he died at age 93
soyleche and twig93 both get their first hits.
Standings:
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArthurItas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| PatientZombie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| hotkarl | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| traina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Macroman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| twig93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| frummie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| soyleche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Keep watching those obits! 
(why isn’t there a devil icon? They have imps and a Japanese ogre and goblin. Not the same)
saw the notice, while watching the movie
Carolyn Bryant Donham: DEAD!
Ms. Bryant falsely accused 14 year old African American Emmitt Till, visiting Mississippi from Chicago, of speaking to her inappropriately for the Jim Crow-era south while in her family’s grocery store. He was abducted from his parents’ house by two of her relatives, lynched and murdered. His body, tossed into a river, was found a few days later and returned to Chicago. The relatives were acquitted of murder charges. His open casket funeral, to show the world how badly African Americans were treated, was attended by thousands and made him an icon of the civil rights movement. She died yesterday at age 88.
ArthurItas extends the lead with a unique hit.
| Standings: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
| ArthurItas | 5 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| PatientZombie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| hotkarl | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| traina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Macroman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| twig93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| frummie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| soyleche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keep watching those obits! |
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took him off my list this year
sigh He was #20 on my list. Unfortunately only the first 15 count.
Rolf Harris. Points for a few people I think
BBC News - Rolf Harris: Serial abuser and ex-entertainer dies aged 93
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Dang, HK with the 1-2 punch.
Somewhat surprised nobody here had Tina Turner this year. RIP.
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