Boogie Woogie on the Piano!‏

Patty Andrews, the last surviving member of the Andrews Sisters died January 30, 2013. With their lead singer joining them, Heaven will be rocking to Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy from Company B. Party on Ladies!!

- Megan De

Death is a Special Occasion

In an unplanned moment of life, Hallmark continued its commitment “When You Care Enough to Send the Very Best” as Adele C. Hall arrived in heaven on Saturday.  She was well known for her community service and especially her focus on advancing the lives of children.  She was 81. Read more HERE

One does have to wonder how many cards Mr. Hall will be receiving in the coming days…

- Cathy H

Winner, Winner...

Stupid chicken dinner!  Michael Winner has died.  I suppose it's appropriate the directer of Death Wish is the first to earn points this season.  But even more appropriately, Cathy H. starts the scoring season with the target on her back.  Release the hounds!!!  Robert Michael Winner, dead at the age of 77.  Read more HERE.

- title by Megan De. (picture in her honor)

* points awarded

Points Calculator

Here's a little spreadsheet that might come in handy.  Just put a mark in the column under "Dead?", hit enter, and the points which would be awarded as of today's date will be shown.  If said person is in anyone else's lists, it will also show points that they would earn.  So you should be able to run any possible scenario and see the outcome.  And yes, the spreadsheet does account for the person's birthday and the subsequent change in points.

Just a quick cautionary note, this spreadsheet is through google docs, so I'm sharing it with all of you.  What this means is that any marks you put into the calculator will remain there.  So please be a sweetie and erase your marks when you're done using it.  Also, don't go deleteing the unprotected columns, or unhiding columns.  (Not that I don't trust y'all, but I do have a backup saved just in case.)  Thanks!

Points Calculator can be found HERE, as well as to the left of the website.

HEADLINES:

Dear Abby-

If someone who dispenses wisdom to millions is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, what is the most appropriate way to tell people we don't know how long she had been losing her marbles and perhaps her advice was not the best?

Sincerely,

Pauline, 94

Dear Pauline-

No need, people figured it out a LONG time ago!

Sincerely,

Abby

 -Megan D

Read more HERE.

HEADLINES:

"Was Conrad Bain the bane of your existence? Worry no more."
- Jennifer T



And a big thank you to Jennifer for being the first to submit a headline.  Your name could be here too!

Read more HERE.

The Official 2013 Picks List is up

The picks have been entered and hopefully they are correct.  You can either view them HERE, or use the link over to the left.  Please review them and make sure everything looks correct.  Also, there will be a cool little tool coming in the next few days, so be on the lookout for it.  Should be helpful.

Year end awards and announcements

Mama needs another new pair of shoes
The woman who originally didn't want to play has won for a second year in a row. Congratulations are due to Cathy H. You excel where others fail; predicting the deaths of the famous and famous-ish in yearly chunks. Enjoy your well earned victory!

And the winner of the 2nd annual Margaret Walker Humanitarian Award is...
the 1st Peggy winner, its namesake, Margaret W.  While Margaret is no longer with us, her spirit of charity continues on.  And since she has the longest run of not scoring (having never scored in this game), she wins hands down.  The Peggy Award comes with a cash prize based on the interest earned for the 1st place prize.  This year, the Peggy Award is 18¢.  Congratulations to Margaret W!

It should be known, when asked if she wanted to play last year, she said of her picks "let them ride".  With that wish, so long as she still has an intact 10 picks, we here at Happy Funtime will continue to grant that wish.  This year, Cathy H has graciously covered Margaret W's entry fee from her winnings so that we can "let them ride".

Picks are due by Sunday at 11:59:59 pm (Tomorrow night)
A couple of folks from last year still haven't gotten their picks in.  There are also a few that have shown interest and not yet submitted.  Let's not miss that deadline (no pun intended).

Just a quick note

We'll call the game on the 5th, and all picks currently received are in play for 2013.