Time to pimp my site again, and solicit players to this morbid curiosity of a game.
Based on feedback from a few players, and my own dislike for the "openness" of the rules, there have been a few rule changes for this year's game. It should, if the rules work, result in fewer obscure names, and more celebrity-worthy names on the lists.
Here's the
spam e-mail I've been sending out:
QuoteIt's that time of year again – time to start thinking about which celebrities are going to die in 2008. Will it be Fidel Castro? Kirk Douglas? Tammy Faye Baker/Messner? Yep, she's already dead – just checking to see if you were paying attention.
It's time to start doing some research. Who's old? Who's sick? Who is on a path of self destruction? Start putting them in a list, and submit them to Ghoulpool.us for your chance to win some cash.
It's only $21 to join when paying by PayPal, and this year we increased the prize pool. Here's the breakout of prizes:
* 1st Confirmed Death - $50 (split among all people with the recently deceased)
* 1st Actor/Actress Death - $20 Blockbuster Gift Card (selected randomly from all correct entries)
* 1st Author Death - $20 Amazon.com Gift Card (selected randomly from all correct entries)
* 1st place 65% of remaining pot
* 2nd place 25% of remaining pot
* 3rd place 10% of remaining pot
How do you enter? What a great question. This page ( http://www.ghoulpool.us/?page_id=167) has all the details you need, or you can use these shortcuts:
Read the rules (there are a few changes from 2007, so I recommend you read them: ( http://www.ghoulpool.us/?page_id=164)
Check to see if your celebrity is eligible: ( http://www.ghoulpool.us/?page_id=165)
Enter your list: ( http://www.ghoulpool.us/?page_id=167)
Pay the fee: ( http://www.ghoulpool.us/?page_id=166)
That's all there is to it. Enter as often as you wish, and make sure to invite your friends and neighbors. Also, don't forget, a paid entry makes a great Christmas gift for everyone on your list!
Happy Ghouling!
The Ghoulpool.us Staff
P.S. Our apologies if you received this email more than once, or if you do not wish to receive any more emails. You are receiving this because you expressed interest on our site of learning more.
Ghoulpool.us will never, ever, sell, rent, loan, share, distribute, pass out, or vandalize your email address. They are used 100% for the stated purpose to get you in on the fun of betting who's gonna die.
And yes - with the new rules in place that allow anyone listed on NNDB.com - Suri Cruise is eligible to be listed.
You know what pisses me off at this time of year?
People dying a) early (ala Julia Carson and Evel Knievel), and b) people dying that I had no idea were sick (i.e. Diane Middlebrook and Ike Turner).
There's just something about watching points sit there on the table for the taking, and me not able to grab them. But, as pissed as things like that make me, they don't measure up to the excitement when a name on my list hits, and I get points that rocket me up the standings. As FF can testify, a single score can launch you pretty far up - in his case, into the money.
It's a thrill, to be sure.
Don't forget to go HERE (http://www.ghoulpool.us/?page_id=164) to read the new rules, and the join if you wish by going HERE (http://www.ghoulpool.us/?page_id=167).
I can also testify there is no way I'm playing next year, because while it appears I got lucky and will get some payout this year, I have zero chance of winning the big #1, thanks to the ridiculous research of MMH.
Vadge.
Quote from: FastFreddie on December 17, 2007, 12:21:32 PM
I can also testify there is no way I'm playing next year, because while it appears I got lucky and will get some payout this year, I have zero chance of winning the big #1, thanks to the ridiculous research of MMH.
Same here...except for the payout this year.
Pass.
that's the reasons I a) tightened up the rules this year, and b) upped the prize payouts for certain deaths.
Not everyone wants to spend that much time researching (although I enjoy hunting for that elusive sicko), but when you think about the possible payout versus the relatively small entry fee, it seems that research is a good thing.
To each his own, I guess...
just sent mine in. Joe Gibbs made it this year.
Gibbs was a first alternate on my list. Since being on my list basically guarantees that you will live forever, I decided to leave him off. I'll be rooting for you, matt.
But Suri Cruise made it, right? In the 1 spot?
Oh she made it. Don't you worry your little head about that.
If I were playing again in 2008, Britney Spears would be a lock for my list. She has traffic accident and/or overdose written all over her.
No she doesn't. She has, 'I'm going to live forever and keep making headlines long past the point when everyone should have stopped caring or paying attention' written all over her.
Quote from: FastFreddie on December 31, 2007, 02:25:30 PM
If I were playing again in 2008, Britney Spears would be a lock for my list. She has traffic accident and/or overdose written all over her.
So do Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty.
The question is..how many Annette Funicello's do you bump from the list so you can take a flyer on a youngin?
They want me to go to rehab, but I say no no no.
Of those three I say Winehouse wins. Largely because she's the biggest head case, AND she's involved in a serious legal case involving suppression of evidence. Can't imagine her in prison, she'll off herself first.
Quote from: MadMarchHare on December 31, 2007, 02:34:54 PM
Of those three I say Winehouse wins. Largely because she's the biggest head case, AND she's involved in a serious legal case involving suppression of evidence. Can't imagine her in prison, she'll off herself first.
But... you don't put anyone fun on your list. You're all about the research.
Just sent in my list. Filled with a lot of people I've never heard of like MMH. You care...
I'm playing to beat my score last year...I have no hope of winning anything against cancer fetishists.
You guys are hurting my feelings. :'(
If it were for glory, and not money, I wouldn't min-max. As is......
One of my resolutions is to be more involved in Ghoulpool this year. I never keep any of my resolutions. Ever.
well i'm not sure i have any picks that are on scott's list, so i guess i don't have a good list.
11 other people have Amy Winehouse on their list?! Goddammit.
She's the most well publicized druggie since GG Allin. Duh.
Yeah well if she ever starts throwing her own shtein on audiences maybe she'll kick half as much ass as GG Allin.
Also the #3 man on my list is only on 2 lists total. I farging rule.
Quote from: rjs246 on January 03, 2008, 04:12:45 PM
11 other people have Amy Winehouse on their list?! Goddammit.
way to go out on a limb with that pick.
You and one other loser taking a flier on a healthy wealthy 90 year old...good luck with that.
i have a 105 year old dutch actor on my list too. 105.
Quote from: Diomedes on January 03, 2008, 04:42:41 PM
You and one other loser taking a flier on a healthy wealthy 90 year old...good luck with that.
if you call
Quotehis post-esophageal cancer bouts of ill health, including "a rare skin disease called pemphigus"—that "very, very mysterious skin condition which emanated from the Brazilian jungle", as Pinter described it—and "a form of septicaemia which afflicts his feet and makes movement slow and laborious"
healthy, then thanks.
Quote from: Diomedes on January 03, 2008, 04:42:41 PM
You and one other loser taking a flier on a healthy wealthy 90 year old...good luck with that.
I assume you're talking about Clarke. He's 90 and has Polio. Healthy.
Yeah, Clarke. And he has Post Polio Syndrome, not polio. It's not fatal.
Do wreslters count as actors? If so, I may have to join with my stone cold lock: Kurt Angle.
Quote from: Diomedes on January 03, 2008, 05:02:40 PM
Yeah, Clarke. And he has Post Polio Syndrome, not polio. It's not fatal.
He has polio goddammit. And he's 90. And he lives in Sri Lanka. Dead.
Two words for you, genius:
Amy.Winehouse.
90 is like a baby compared to the iceholes on my list.
this is all highly offensive
Quote from: Diomedes on January 03, 2008, 05:10:49 PM
Two words for you, genius:
Amy.Winehouse.
She's on your list too smart stuff.
I'm not the one crying about her being on other people's lists.
Maybe you should start. Being more like me is always a good first step.
I'll have a scotch instead. I'll think of it as a less painful way of being like you.
Baby steps.
baby sips, too
last of the Glenmorangie
Can't say I'm familiar with Glenmorangie.
Nothing special, just yummy Scotch.
If there's another kind I haven't encountered it.
Quote from: FastFreddie on December 31, 2007, 02:25:30 PM
If I were playing again in 2008, Britney Spears would be a lock for my list. She has traffic accident and/or overdose written all over her.
That may be a good pick afterall. Rumor has it, after last nights incident, she is currently on suicide watch.
I wonder if she ever took it in the dumper.
Quote from: rjs246 on January 04, 2008, 10:08:14 AM
I wonder if she ever took it in the dumper.
If by that you mean having sex in a dumpster, I would say yes.