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01-02-2017 , 01:03 PM

eyebooger

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Quote:

Originally Posted by eyebooger

Let's ring in the new year with a sheep celebrating the old year.

2014 version (winner: ||.||.||)
2015 version (winner: kioshk)

Questions for this year:
1. A 2016 movie that was not a sequel or a prequel
2. A 2016 song
3. A 2016 book
4. A man that died in 2016
5. A woman that died in 2016
6. Best non-football sports game of 2016 (must be a single game and not a multi-sport event)
7. Person of 2016 (US only)
8. Person of 2016 (non-US only)

PM me to enter.

Reveal planned for midday on January 2nd. Good luck and happy new year!

Sheepulating in the next 5 minutes.

:08 good
:09 bad

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01-02-2017 , 01:10 PM

master3004

Revisionist Historian

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ZOMG

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01-02-2017 , 01:15 PM

eyebooger

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Much like those end of year lists, we'll be counting backwards from 8 to 1.

8. Person of 2016 (non-US only)

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01-02-2017 , 01:15 PM

eyebooger

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Vladimir Putin - 14
Aaronk56's Son
ArcticKnight
housenuts
pwnsall
Hero Value
Precept2
PyramidScheme
DarkMagus
True North
JMurder3
IBeDrummin
D1iabol1cal
rtspurs
Booker Wolfbox

ACE - Nigel Farage - 1
master3004

ACE - Pope Francis - 1
nails

ACE - Queen Elizabeth II - 1
xander biscuits

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01-02-2017 , 01:17 PM

eyebooger

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7. Person of 2016 (US only)

IBD provided this link with his answer to this question. It's very NSFW, and not the good kind of NSFW.

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01-02-2017 , 01:18 PM

eyebooger

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Donald Trump - 17
IBeDrummin
PyramidScheme
DarkMagus
xander biscuits
True North
JMurder3
Booker Wolfbox
D1iabol1cal
rtspurs
master3004
Aaronk56's Son
ArcticKnight
housenuts
pwnsall
Hero Value
nails
Precept2

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01-02-2017 , 01:19 PM

eyebooger

Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 59,884

Non-Putins are in a big hole. Everyone else is perfect!

PyramidScheme 31
DarkMagus 31
Aaronk56's Son 31
ArcticKnight 31
True North 31
JMurder3 31
Booker Wolfbox 31
housenuts 31
pwnsall 31
IBeDrummin 31
D1iabol1cal 31
Hero Value 31
rtspurs 31
Precept2 31
xander biscuits 18
nails 18
master3004 18

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01-02-2017 , 01:22 PM

eyebooger

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6. Best non-football sports game of 2016 (must be a single game and not a multi-sport event)

This Game 7?

Or this Game 7?

Nobody said the correct answer in my opinion:

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01-02-2017 , 01:24 PM

eyebooger

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World Series Game 7 - 12
housenuts
master3004
D1iabol1cal
nails
PyramidScheme
JMurder3
ArcticKnight
DarkMagus
Aaronk56's Son
True North
Precept2
IBeDrummin

NBA Finals Game 7 - 2
pwnsall
xander biscuits

ACE - Final round of the men's (British) Open Championship - 1
Booker Wolfbox

ACE - Kovalev-Ward - 1
rtspurs

ACE - The Masters (Golf) - 1
Hero Value

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01-02-2017 , 01:26 PM

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eyebooger

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5. A woman that died in 2016

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01-02-2017 , 01:26 PM

#11

eyebooger

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Carrie Fisher - 16
master3004
PyramidScheme
DarkMagus
Aaronk56's Son
ArcticKnight
xander biscuits
True North
JMurder3
housenuts
IBeDrummin
D1iabol1cal
Hero Value
nails
rtspurs
Precept2
pwnsall

ACE - Zsa Zsa Gabor - 1
Booker Wolfbox

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01-02-2017 , 01:27 PM

#12

master3004

Revisionist Historian

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Fuuuuu. I really thought Putin and second guessed

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01-02-2017 , 01:27 PM

#13

eyebooger

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Halfway there. Over half the field is perfect. That will change very shortly.

PyramidScheme 59
DarkMagus 59
Aaronk56's Son 59
ArcticKnight 59
True North 59
JMurder3 59
housenuts 59
IBeDrummin 59
D1iabol1cal 59
Precept2 59
pwnsall 49
Hero Value 48
rtspurs 48
nails 46
master3004 46
xander biscuits 36
Booker Wolfbox 33

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01-02-2017 , 01:27 PM

#14

True North

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Whew, came to my senses in time and switched off the NBA Finals.

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01-02-2017 , 01:34 PM

#15

eyebooger

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4. A man that died in 2016

3 singers and a boxer:

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01-02-2017 , 01:35 PM

#16

eyebooger

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David Bowie - 8
DarkMagus
xander biscuits
Booker Wolfbox
Hero Value
nails
rtspurs
master3004
Precept2

George Michael - 6
PyramidScheme
ArcticKnight
JMurder3
housenuts
IBeDrummin
Aaronk56's Son

Muhammad Ali - 2
True North
D1iabol1cal

ACE - prince - 1
pwnsall

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01-02-2017 , 01:36 PM

#17

eyebooger

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Perfect scores are cut to two players. Many others real close behind.

DarkMagus 67
Precept2 67
PyramidScheme 65
Aaronk56's Son 65
ArcticKnight 65
JMurder3 65
housenuts 65
IBeDrummin 65
True North 61
D1iabol1cal 61
Hero Value 56
rtspurs 56
nails 54
master3004 54
pwnsall 50
xander biscuits 44
Booker Wolfbox 41

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01-02-2017 , 01:38 PM

#18

True North

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Damn recency bias.

At least I don't have to second guess, my other thought was Prince.

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01-02-2017 , 01:38 PM

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eyebooger

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3. A 2016 book

I thought all of these Harry Potter books were done.

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01-02-2017 , 01:39 PM

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eyebooger

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - 7
Aaronk56's Son
ArcticKnight
True North
IBeDrummin
D1iabol1cal
rtspurs
Precept2

The Underground Railroad - 3
Booker Wolfbox
pwnsall
housenuts

The Princess Diarist - 2
DarkMagus
nails

ACE - Behind Closed Doors - 1
JMurder3

ACE - Drive - 1
PyramidScheme

ACE - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - 1
xander biscuits

ACE - Hillbilly Elegy - 1
master3004

ACE - The Girl on the Train - 1
Hero Value

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01-02-2017 , 01:40 PM

#21

eyebooger

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Precept the sole perfecto remaining. Three others are just 2 behind.

Precept2 74
Aaronk56's Son 72
ArcticKnight 72
IBeDrummin 72
DarkMagus 69
True North 68
housenuts 68
D1iabol1cal 68
PyramidScheme 66
JMurder3 66
rtspurs 63
Hero Value 57
nails 56
master3004 55
pwnsall 53
xander biscuits 45
Booker Wolfbox 44

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01-02-2017 , 01:42 PM

#22

eyebooger

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2. A 2016 song

Can Precept keep the perfect game going with this?

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01-02-2017 , 01:45 PM

#23

eyebooger

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One Dance - 5
Aaronk56's Son
ArcticKnight
D1iabol1cal
master3004
IBeDrummin

Closer - 3
PyramidScheme
pwnsall
Hero Value

Hello - 2
True North
Booker Wolfbox

Love Yourself - 2
DarkMagus
xander biscuits

ACE - Broccoli - 1
nails

ACE - Can't Stop the Feeling - 1
JMurder3

ACE - Heathens - 1
Precept2

ACE - I Took A Pill In Ibiza - 1
rtspurs

ACE - Weekend - star boy - 1
housenuts

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01-02-2017 , 01:47 PM

#24

eyebooger

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Precept slips and there's a three-way tie at the top.

Aaronk56's Son 77
ArcticKnight 77
IBeDrummin 77
Precept2 75
D1iabol1cal 73
DarkMagus 71
True North 70
PyramidScheme 69
housenuts 69
JMurder3 67
rtspurs 64
Hero Value 60
master3004 60
nails 57
pwnsall 56
xander biscuits 47
Booker Wolfbox 46