Hi, I got an email during the year that I still owe you guys for last year's
entries. Can you tell me how to pay that again? I thought I saved the email
but I can't find it (yes, I'm an idiot).
Thanks.
-DamnEsp
Zach-
It's 4:30 PM easterm, 1:30 PM Pacific on 1/1. The game entry screen still shwos
up, rather than "Hold up, Slick". Might want to fix that?
Hope all is ok by you...happy new year!
-Stuart
Please add Lou Rawls to the famous people list.
-Denise Massey
PISSED - I tried to enter for 06 but never saw a GD deadline - I want in for 2006
-Jim
Is there any way to get in the 2006 game? I was unable to submit my lists.
I had 3 entries in the 2005 game.
-Andrew Knauf
Calyon Financial Inc
Metals Group
Zach,
Entered the 2006 game...I mean really...how could I not? It is the best show in
town. It's funny, I have all of these friends who act horrified about the game,
yet they all constantly ask me about it and such "Did you have him or her" or
"that guy looks bad" etc.
So thanks again. We've never met or spoke but I certainly appreciate the endless
hours of enjoyment this game brings.
If you ever need help with the game somehow I'd be glad to picth in, or if the
crew is ever near NY City we'd be glad to help put some sort of welcome party
together.
Good luck in 06!!
-K. McDoinald (Jackalope Ghost, Lizzie Borden, NJ Deadlines)
Revered Commissioner
Thanks -- I appreciate the offer to restore the names. But I'll keep what I sent.
I was in a hurry, and thought I might catch the error quickly, but it's nothing
worth screwing around over. No big deal. So I'll take Satan's Waitin' et.al.
out of retirement next year, and go with the names I've got for 2006.
Besides, I'm soon to be consumed with anguish and regret when that steak-eating,
chain smoking fat-ass Ariel Sharon tips over. He was there, as plain as day --
low fruit ready to be plucked -- but no, I elected to wait out Mitch Miller and
Kitty Carlisle.
These people are so uncooperative. This isn't Texas vs. USC or the tag team of
George W. Bush and God vs. the Constitution of the United States -- this is
frickin' life & death. I hate starting the year by missing layups like this.
Pardon the rant.
-Tom T.
man are you selling the movie rights? Thats a fantastic story!!!
-John
Belleville, IL
Hello!
I saw that your Domain zonco.com directs to another website. I like to ask, if
you might sell this Domain in case you dont't need it anymore?
If yes, I would be happy if you colud tell me the price.
Many greetings from Berlin,
sincerely,
-Markus Holstein
This is actually about the 2006 game. I entered on December 28th. I have the
printable invoice for my list. My card is not showing that it was charged, so I
was wondering if you charge the cards when the lists are posted, or did something
screw up? My list name is Demented and sad, but social.
-Michelle Havich
I think you have a dead guy manning your e-mail...I sent this in last year and
was never contacted. What gives?
-John Young
Hello Mr. Love: I know it takes quite a bit of time to list all
the rosters and other info pages at your site due to the hundreds of
people playing but I just want to know for certain that you are, at this
time, working on those pages and the 2006 game is in progress?
I'm asking because I play a few other 'dead' games online and
now believe I might have thought I got an email from your site to send
the lists and payment in before Jan. 1st but actually didn't get such an
email from your game? I did send in my 3 lists with a check for $30.00
the last week n Dec.
Please let me know if my letter got to you and about when do
you expect to have your website ready listing all the game players? My
lists were Bloody Mary #1, 2, and 3. I hope to hear from you very soon.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
-Marilyn
just wondering why you still have certain notable deaths being parodied. like
allen funt, roy rogers, and jerry garcia in your scroll at the top of the
homepage. the epitaphs are clever, but they need an update. love the game, my
list is grave matthew's band.
-william hunt
Hey, Zach, it's good to be back. After an (unexplainable) absence of a few
years, we've entered the '06 Atwater. I forget our team name already, but it
has something to do with Sonny Bloch. Now do you remember us?!
Anyway, I was searching through the site, trying to relive our old glory of
when we actually got the AP to give Sonny an obit. I came across the blurb
page, where you mention that he was the inspiration for the "Sonny Bloch
Situation (now obsolete)". Does that mean that, during the years we were away,
that you actually named a rule or provision after our efforts? If so, I'm so
proud, but also wanting to kick myself for being out of the game for so many
years that it's finally obsolete and I missed seeing it.
Basically, what I want to know is, was there ever a page on the site that talked
about our Sonny Bloch adventure and, if so, can you tell me what it said?
Thanks, and happy dying!
-Dave & Jon
when will the sight be updated for 2006?
-tom powers
After perusing the message board I have come to find out I didn't pay for 2005.
My apologies for missing your email regarding the situation. I have been out of
town a lot lately and my Inbox was backed up. I figured it was just a "remember
to enter" email and didn't bother to open it.
Are the steps outlined still the procedure for remitting payment?
Thank you for your time.
-Doc
i entered this years 2006 comp and have not recieved any confirmation and do not
know how to get to the link to check it out
my playing name was savageturbo
regards
-martin
What is your 'official' death confirmation source?
-jimmy
Hello Commissioner,
Since entering the Dead Pool a couple of week ago, financial circumstances
have arisen which makes me need to ask you if it would be possible to cancel
all my entries from this year's pool. I could probably play a few but it
wouldn't be fair to pick and choose which ones to leave in so since the game
hasn't been posted yet I'd like them all taken out. I understand if it's too
late to uncharge them but since I didn't pay last year's until late due to
circumstances you had hopefully that hasn't happenned yet.
Sorry to bother you with this and I hope you are doing better with the other
problems you've had.
Thank you,
=DePressED
The Midnight Hour has come and gone.
-SeaPepto
Tony Fransiosa: The Name of The Game is . . . "Time's Up, Tony"!
-Mark Eckert
I just wanted to say that his name was Trevor Goddard. The guy who played Mick
Brumby on the show JAG, and I was a little disappointed to see that you didn't
do a little more research before you called him a loser and said that the only
other thing he did was a cheesy vacumme cleaner commercial. He was actually in a
number of other movies including Mortal Combat, as well as being a human being
and the father of small children who are now mourning the loss of their father.
I hope someone pisses on your grave and defiles it when you're gone so you can
now how it feels.
-Kathy
I need a copy of my list: "Hell- it's not the heat, it's the humidity"
-Tina M. Raneri
Zach,
Sorry to disturb you but, uh, Wilson Pickett has been dead for a week.
Cheers,
-Christoph
Just update the freakin' site already. The smell of toast is driving me crazy.
-Debbie Allen
I ordered a shirt way back in November 2005 when you guys were collecting for
the 2005 pool after screwing up your payment process the first time. Now we
are one month into the new year and the 2006 stuff isn't updated. What gives
and where the heck is my t-shirt? I was hoping to have it while I was working
in Antarctica.
-Alex
Jesus, you guys are slow. How about updating the frigging webiste one of these
years? So perhaps we can see 2006 stats?
-Steve Rayme
my list entered fine. although i am not sure becuz you still do not have the
2006 game up yet. and the blurb of the week is from july fourth. and you have
a fabio insult on your homepage. and your creative epitaphs are verrrrry old.
and, you get the idea. is anyone really running this website? i recommend it
to all of my dead-pool centric friends. but when will the game be listed? and
please reply, soon,
thanks
-grave matthews band
PATIENTLY WAITING FOR THE 2006 LIST. CAN'T REMEMBER WHO I PICKED. THANKS.
-mary kaiser
Hi Mr. Love: I sent in payment to play three games in your Lee
Atwater but it's been nearly 6 weeks. I know you probably got about
1,000 rosters to list but can you tell me when you expect to be putting
up the 2006 lists? Hope to hear from you soon. Bye.
Sincerely,
-Marilyn
Okay, look, it's February 2006 dammit. Where the hell's the updates?! Are you
blurb blocked or something? I expect updates for my $15. Get cracking!
Shelley Winters...now is the time for her discontent.
-Denise
When??????????? for 2006??????????
-phil
you guys suck big donkey dicks...UPDATE THE FUCKIN" SITE< for God's
sake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Speedo
If there's not an '06 game, do we get our money back? I assume you're out of
the business, since you haven't recorded a death since January 6th.
-Neil Erickson
Any chance the 06 entries will be up before 07?
-Wayne Chandler
I'm a big fan of reading The Casualty List. I know there's been some GREAT
deaths this year, but the only one I've seen is Lou Rawls. Why am I not seeing
the rest of 2006? Thanks!
-Patrick
Hey, what the fuck is going on. You punks take the money and no blurbs.
Die pigs!!
-Juan De Fuca
I ordered a shirt way back in November when you guys were collecting for the 2005
invitational. Where is my shirt? When will you have the lists up for 2006? Do we
have to wait until Christmas?
-Alex Dunnigan
Hi Commissioner,
Shortly after entering this year's pool, I sent you an email in January stating
that I wished for my lists to be withdrawn due to financial problems on my end.
It's taken so long for the lists to be posted though that I was able to get my
money situation straightened out and wish to keep them in now.
Of course, for all I know you haven't seen my earlier email or this one or
anything at all to do with the dead pool at all for that matter. I understand
you've been dealing with some personal issues and I hope things are going better
for you. Life in the real world is more important than anything that happens
online. Sorry to have bothered you with my earlier message and I hope
everything's going well for you now.
Thank you,
-DePressED
This is getting ridiculous. Where are the lists for 2006??? Will you have them
online by 2007???
-Alex Dunnigan
I want to play ded pool let me know when I can enter please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Sierra
I am so bummed the game is not up yet. Please refund my money because you suck.
My goal in 2006 will be to launch a new site that is updated regularly and often.
It was fun while it lasted, but you have failed to deliver the fun and death.
-Mary Rayme
When I get old, let's say around 2035, please put me on your Candlelight Vigil
cause nobody ever dies that goes up there.
thanks, your longsuffering friend
-Matt
Can I see my picks for 2006? I lost my list, dammit.
Thanks.
-Tina "Hell: It's not the heat, it's the humidity" Raneri
OK, already, Lou Rawls is dead. I know that. Are you dead, too? Come on, they
are dropping dead right and left. Get busy!
-Walter Belding
Thanks Commish-
I see that the game is up and running.
Many Thanks,
-Mick
I don't know if this is the correct website to email but I would like to
purchase a VHS copy of the Merv Griffin show when YVONNE ELLIMAN sang
"Hello Stranger".
-Michael H. Menna
Lyn Nofziger died on 3-29
-traceman
I can only remember one of my list names, "Fat Man Singing". Is it possible to
see what my other two were titled? Obviously this is not an emergency, but help
would be appreciated. It isn't as much fun to follow when one has stupidly
forgotten their chosen victims...
Thanks,
-Bruce Ford
No Tiger Woods on your 1900 names? No Wayne Gretzky? No Rollie Massimino? And
you have Kenny G on the list, but not Pat Metheny? John Grisham, but not Danielle
Steele? And what about Jeff Goldblum? Granted, his _career_ is dead...
No need to reply to me. I'm just pissing away time at work. It's Friday.
-Carole Howey
WHATIFICATOR is not working.
It takes one name, but when you try for a 2nd, it only uses the 2nd ...
-Steve Bass
steve howe...snorted his last line..
-chris
Let me know when you start a new game
This could be a lot of fun
Thanks and keep it real!
-Tim
Blessed news from Isaac Hayes and His Family.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Hey Jeffrey,
Pass on the good news!....
Thanks,
-Amy
Isaac Hayes Entertainment
Other names to add: Karl Malone and Michael Stipe (of REM)... Need to take
off Mick Taylor (he's been out of the Stones for a really long time). John
Popper of Blues Traveler is iffy. IF he is on, then Michael Stipe should
defintely be on the list.
-Robert Honan
JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH Died Apr. 29, 2006
LOUIS RUKEYSER Died May 2, 2006
FLOYD PATTERSON Died May 11, 2006
Get on the stick
-Scott
Well, it's actually a general-type question (not complaint) about the 2006 Lee.
John Kenneth Galbraith -- by all accounts -- no longer does the old in-out with
respect to respiration. He day-ed, as Ike Turner might say.
Most outstanding Dead Pool. Please accept my compliments on the effort before
heading off to scratch Galbraith's name, thus moving me up to 183rd place.
-Tom Thueson
Today would be a great day to update the website!
-traceman
i have louis rukeyser for 1 point and he died and he does not have a line thru
his name on my list and then, and then and...
thanks
-grave matthew's band
You guys truly suck!! You have completely fucked up my year as well as my day.
Fuck!!! I just called in sick becuase of you! Zach...You will be on my list
next year.
-John
I read with sadness about your decision to hang up the cleats at the end of
the year, and was also very sorry to hear about a family situation that is
taking up so much of your attention. With a son in Afghanistan, and having
lost my mother last year, I certainly know how fucked up those sorts of
things can make your life.
I just wanted to take a moment, before the avalanche starts, to thank you
for the past few years, giving me something to look forward to as I began
researching the old and the sick from August through the last possible
minute in December since I discovered stiffs.com, and then rubbing my palms
together, Mortimer Burns style, as I scoured the obits every morning.
Good luck my friend.
-Loki
I have never contacted you before, or played the invitationals, or posted a
message. For what it's worth, I just want to tell you how much I have enjoyed
reading the comic obits on your website. I am sure there are hundreds of
thousands who will agree. I read the MIRAT stuff, and am sorry you were subjected
to that idiot's rantings. Is there any way the you would consider keeping up the
good work and continuing the site? You have put a smile on my face every morning
for many, many years. Sincerely,
-Marilyn Fargnoli
You forgot about Paul Gleason, from Breakfast Club and Trading places fame on
your list.
He croaked May 27.
I thought a good one liner would be:
Hopefully he returned his clothes to Barry Manalow.
-Erick
Zach-
Sorry to see you go. I've enjoyed your page and the many laughs it has provided
me over the years.
-Eric Willson
Hey Zach and Gang:
Way back when in 1996 Vogl & Gitkin fell in love with your page. We emulated via
the Old Blue Eyes Memorial Celebrity Death Watch as we had long bet on Sinatra's
death. When we first emulated your page you said you'd sue. Then we explained
our admiration (and we changed our rules) and you were most cool. We've had
success and played your page each year.
We don't know you. We've never met you. However, we see you've been going
through some shit. We know we really can't help much but we can at least let you
know you made a positive impact on our lives. Don't know what you need or what
the hurdles are that you face. If you think we can add some support (financial,
emotional, whatever), give an email. We'll do our best.
No promises, but a good deal of thanks and respect.
-The Guys at the O.B.E.
Dear Zach,
stiffs.com was (is) very funny indeed. All the best to you and your mates in the
future.
I still owe you money which you apparently refuse to cash in. So if you ever come
to Zurich, Switzerland, let me know, and I'll buy you the equivalent in beer or
roesti.
Cheers,
-Christoph
Actually, just wanted to say kudos to you for whatever you've been going through
with this joker. I'm sorry to see that y'all won't be doing this much longer.
Although I haven't played your game, I'm a member of some live deadpools in
Denver, and have used your site (among others) to help me make my picks over the
past 6 years, winning once in all of that time.
Good luck and I hope that bastard MIRAT fries in hell :)
-Sue
Thank you for your the site.
I have been visiting stiffs.com almost regularly since 1997. Whenever I hear
that someone famous has died I think " I wonder what those sick bastards at
stiffs.com will say". I wait a few days and then go to your list of this years
death.
Your wit and biting sense of humur has lightened up many of my days over the last
few years. I have seen the frequency of posting decline this year and I was
afraid stiffs.com would go dark. Norhing lasts forever. Good luck and best
wishes in your future endevors.
Oh, by the way how much money will some smut-bag porn pimp pay for stiffs.com?
-David Stokes
Is it really the end? Man, I've absolutely loved your site for about 8 years and
even though I've never entered cause I've never felt up to the caliber of your
other participants, I tell people about it and check it all the time. I should
say (and I hope you don't mind) that I also run a small pool (14 people) of my
own and use YOUR pool as the offical arbiter of who is and isn't a celebrity. So
I've appreciated you in that respect as well.
Is it really the end?
If so, kudos to you for a great job all these years and it's a shame people have
ruined the fun.
-Steve
Zach,
I just surfed on over to Stiffs for the first time in a while after hearing about
E. Pierce Marshall and Aaron Spelling and wondered who else I had been missing
out on. I saw your notice about the end of Stiffs.com. It just made me want to
say thanks for providing a source of much entertainment over the years, even
though I never actually entered the tournament (after about three or four
consecutive years of thinking "fuck, I know what I forgot to do" around January
2nd or 3rd, I threw in the towel). I did however get much enjoyment out of the
T-shirt I ordered years ago, which has now long-since been worn to a rag. (I
also never figured out what to do with the free sticker that came with the shirt
until I was donating my old Mac to a Planned Parenthood after-school program, I
went ahead and slapped it onto the tower before shipping it off.) Thanks again.
Best wishes,
-Chad Burger
Sorry to hear about your troubles. I always enjoyed watching the game but mostly
I used the site to confirm deaths I’d heard about. You provided a real service
and I’m sorry to see an era end.
Good luck in your future endeavors, dude!
Warm regards,
-Kiva J. Catalina
Zach, sad to read your June stuff about maybe giving up the site this year. The
site I work on ( http://www.obitsinorbit.com ) has, since 1995, been doing some
of what you guys do (snide comments on the dead and famous) but without all the
games and forums, etc.
I frankly don't know how you were able to juggle that extra jazz all at once
for so long. But I'd urge you just to slim your site down a lot, that's all.
Maybe just do little hit-and-run lists like our site does, and leave it at that.
Hey, at least it beats quitting everything totally!
Either way, good luck, man.
-Ed.
You're considering selling? For how much?
-Natalie Davis
I thought this might be the address for Zack with stiffs....if yes wanted to
talk about the site and if it's for sale, etc.
Long-time player, lurker.
Thanks again, if this isn't Zack...many apologies.
-KM
Hi. I've just switched over to a new computer and have been unable to log into
the forum. Can you help?
-Dr. Steve
you sick sick sick
well u get the picture but i did have a bit of a smile when i looked at your
home page.
-noneya
RED BUTTONS (1919-2006)
We’ll miss you Red!
-Dan Perloff
Jack Warden passed on to the After Life. I just heard it on CNN.
-Elizabeth Shaffer
Dear Sirs,
Could you please put up a page that lists available nicknames that no one
else has used yet? While trying to come up with a nickname, I came up with some
that would be perfect for someone else. If I were to design the page, I would
just put down, "Nicknames No One Currently Holds. If you pick it, we will cross
it out. Honest. "
Let the folks write in their suggestions and list them on that page. Look at it
this way, if unimaginative folks can't come up with a nifty nickname, they may
just forget about your site. You're doing a public service. If they have 15
dollars, why should lack of imagination stand in the way of playing??? Let your
creative players help out the less-inspired. For the first 4 suggestions I
submit:
Vodka is Vodka in Any Language
"American Freedom Is The Example To Which The World Expires" -- Bush the Elder
Zebruder Film Critic
Shovel Faster, Igor!
-Elizabeth Shaffer
Osama bin Laden
-Theresa Kirkland
I do wanna play...sign me up! Send me distructions and stuff!
-leslie norman
I don't see my Beame Team entry listed in the 2006 invitational. I have a
printed invoice.
-John Weick
Never mind the message I sent 3 minutes ago. Somehow, I was looking at the
2005 game. Sorry for the confusion. Everything is A-OK.
-John Weick
In July, you missed Red Buttons, Barnard Hughes, Mako, Mickey Spillaine, and
Jack Warden.
-Scott Rossi
Odaberite XXLadsl - od sada 2 x brži uz iste cijene prikljucka i paketa!
Više saznajte na http://www.iskon.biz/xxladsl
-savka_potrati
Ahhh...what about the dudes from AFI?!
Davey Havok, and Jade Puget? Who cares about the other two members, lol.
(Adam Carson and Hunter Burgan)
And what about Jared Leto as well?
Lol!
Thanks.
-Sylvia
gleen ford..hollywoods answer to the edsel
-chris
Sirs,
My e-mail address is [deleted for privacy] I found your site
this summer and would like to be in the Dead Pool for 2007. I would
like to receive news of what's going on there at Case de Los
Stiffs. Dead Pool Dispatch sounds good to me.
I've written you all 3 e-mails before this and I have an idea
that I would like you to peruse. Since my e-mails to you all go
unanswered, I'm guessing that other e-mails from other Dead Pool
participants go unanswered as well. I'm not blaming Mr. For Uncommon
Carnal Knowledge. Since he is beloved there, I would not want to
besmirch his reputation. I'm suggesting that you offer volunteer
positions in the Public Relations Department. You can put said offer
on your website saying volunteers living in the Los Angeles area are
welcome to work in the Public Relations Department of Stiffs.
There are benefits for all involved in Stiffs ----- the Dead
Pool participants, volunteers, plus above said Delightful Scamp.
1.) Thereby Stiff''s participants and potential Dead Pool
players would actually get their questions answered.
2.) The Stiff's Dead Pool would benefit because participants
and potential players wouldn't get frustrated. Less frustrated
participants mean more people playing The Pool. More people playing
The Pool means bigger pot o' money in January. Bigger pot means more
success for Stiffs.
3.) Los Angeles is big enough to attract volunteers. I'm
sure you can draw some from the population that would like to work
with a computer. By offering this position to volunteers, they can
gain valuable experience in Public Relations and, eventually use
Stiffs as a reference for a future job.
4.) The next time your Colorful Clown gets arrested and
they ask him what he does for a living, he can answer smugly that he
is the HEAD of Public Relations for The Lee Atwater Challenge.
Since he would outrank any volunteers in his office, then he can say
to law enforcement that he is doing very well at his job lately------
that he has just received a promotion. Not only will the average law
enforcement clerk be impressed when they process him through the
system, but his parole officer will be impressed also.
5.) After Mr. Clown gets a promotion, he can feel better about
himself. A happier Clown may just mean a more productive Clown. He
wouldn't need to change his delightful and helpful e-mails. But
maybe, just maybe, he would actually get off the couch and answer
some questions via e-mail. Then we could all benefit from his witty
repartee.
Feel free to write me back with what you think about my idea.
Sincerely,
-Elizabeth Shaffer (I'm an American)
P.S. German Word of the Day: Leiche == Corpse, Dead Body.
It is really amazing to be rubbing sleep from my eyes and see such intelligent,
forward thinking, and socially active folks. You cover such a broad range of
views and experiences and still find the joy in sharing your common interests.
I love the writers Fritz Lang, Frederick Manfred, and Madelaine L'Engle. Surely
they will live forever. I always feel naive and embarassingly vulnerable. Any
contact would make me, my wife and two dogs, feel great. Any contact or
information would be profoundly appreciated. Tonight, some of what I think about
will bring a soft smile and chuckle.
Thank you all for your time and attention,
-batou