h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I'm sure there's a lot of celebrities grateful for you, Orcus.

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Indeed - I keep them alive and well - beware when I drop you from the list

IS there an unofficial thread this year?

Bob Block creator of Rentaghost died at 90 today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtheVEW9lZA

F19585?thread=7988427 but it is not marked as "the unofficial thread" in the convo list.

The entry has not been reinstated, so RIP the Celebration of Life game

Life. It isn't something to celebrate.

We might just have to put things on hold until we're independent again...

Did anyone have "The Celebration Of Life Game 2011" on their list?

I just had a look at the score board, and boy, am I glad I'm no celeb and hence not on your list, Icy.

Galaxy Babe FP author x2


If it doesn't get reinstated it's probably due to the h2g2 move...even though the game never broke the rules I bet various powers that be wanted to get rid of it in case the Daily Mail got wind of it and was able to have a headline

'BBC revels in celebrity deaths'.

'The BBC allows it's users to 'bet' on who will die during the upcoming year. The BBC has a page on their website where users can list the people they think will die during the year. Users 'will' the people on their list to die and revel in the deaths and some even moan in consternation that they had taken those people off the year before and hence 'missed out on points'.

The BBC were not available for comment but made the statement 'The game is within the 'House Rules' of the site and although it may cause offense to some people it is not breaking any rules.'

The Daily Mail rang 's relatives. However, they were not willing to talk about the morbid game and the Mail left them to grieve in peace."

Of course, if the page does come back.

If not....

Very succinctly put.

We can only ever justify it by the way we play. We all want to lose (sadly, I'm doing really badly this year). We also want to remember their lives and post our short obits when they go.

There's no place for any other kind of comment here.

Are they allowed to steal our property?

(Thank Bob for Google cache)

I don't know if this game's still alive or not and I can't be bothered to arsey about, but Otto Von Habsburg has died.

Well, it was dead BUT I can keep updating the scoreboard, unless that disappears into the ether too.

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Sorry to minichessemouse - the news that President Barack Obama has been assassinated is incorrect, the Fox News Twitter account was hacked and a malicious rumour spread: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14012294

I'm glad I saved a copy of the game's home page now.

Former first lady Betty Ford

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14091139

for Betty, a remarkable lady.

I am glad I kept updating, because the page is back, perhaps next. Page is updated with points for Deakie, Demon Drawer and tzjin_anthony_ks.

It's a Friday, it'll be gone again by tomorrow. You know the Beeb get the YTS shift in for the weekend.

So, I'm sure someone had Otto von Hapsburg

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14172091