The Celebrity Death Pool 2008

[Shirley Ujest]

It's an easy mistake to make. (http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/05/10/world.html)


GAH!

[Captain Lance Murdoch]

Robert Rauschenberg, one of the giants of American art has passed away.

[Boyo Jim]

Robert Rauschenberg, one of the giants of American art has passed away.

I worked on an installation with him once. He drank, heavily, every single day. This was nearly 20 years ago. I'm astounded he lived so long.

[Sternvogel]

I worked on an installation with (Rauschenberg) once. He drank, heavily, every single day. This was nearly 20 years ago. I'm astounded he lived so long.

Did he drink only whisky (the spirit mentioned in this obituary), (http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article3927224.ece) or were his tastes more catholic?

[Boyo Jim]

Did he drink only whisky (the spirit mentioned in this obituary), (http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article3927224.ece) or were his tastes more catholic?

He drank Jack Daniels, straight, from a very large tumbler -- like maybe 32 or 40 oz.

[Loach]

He drank Jack Daniels, straight, from a very large tumbler -- like maybe 32 or 40 oz.

No need for embalming. But I would be careful if he is to be cremated.

[Boyo Jim]

He did a large installation at the National Gallery of Art in the late 80's, which I helped install.

When they opened it to the public, he offered a lecture on the opening day which did not go over well. He had his tumbler very prominently on the podium and was quite noticeably smashed. So much so that when question time came a woman stood up, said something very nice about how talented he was, but ended by asking why he felt it necessary to appear drunk in front of his fans.

His reply was, "Why is it necessary for for you to be such a bitch?"

The curator came on stage, pimped a round of applause out of the audience, and kind of hustled him off stage.

[Loach]

John Rutsey (http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/page/classicrock?entry=john_rutsey_dies) the original drummer for Rush is dead at 55. He played on their first album including the song Working Man.

[SpazCat]

Favorite villain of the MST3K crowd, John Philip Law (http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-law15-2008may15,0,4156367.story), has finally convinced Calgon to take him away.

[Captain Lance Murdoch]

Serial killer Daniel Lee Siebert died April 22nd at the age of 53. He was on death row, but died of natural causes. I was too distraught with anguish to write about it until now. Collecting the points will somehow help me get over my sense of loss.

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1208938578226240.xml&coll=2

[MadTheSwine]

Serial killer Daniel Lee Siebert died April 22nd at the age of 53. He was on death row, but died of natural causes. I was too distraught with anguish to write about it until now. Collecting the points will somehow help me get over my sense of loss.

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1208938578226240.xml&coll=2


Looks like Captain Lance is threatening The Qoch.I aint done yet,hope my serial killer dies.

[amarone]

Looks like Captain Lance is threatening The Qoch.I aint done yet,hope my serial killer dies. While the good Captain moves into second place (supplanting me), he is not really threatening RQ because there was just one other person who also had Daniel Lee Siebert...

[Loach]

While the good Captain moves into second place (supplanting me), he is not really threatening RQ because there was just one other person who also had Daniel Lee Siebert...


Let me guess......RQ?

[MadTheSwine]

While the good Captain moves into second place (supplanting me), he is not really threatening RQ because there was just one other person who also had Daniel Lee Siebert...


Oh NO! Didn't even think to check that!

[Fear Itself]

California winemaking patriarch Robert Mondavi dies (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080516/ap_on_re_us/obit_mondavi_7)

Looks like a unique pick for anyrose.

[Shirley Ujest]

Looks like Captain Lance is threatening The Qoch.I aint done yet,hope my serial killer dies.



Oooooh, no fair!


I have two people in Persisent Vegitative State and a couple of TOP Terrorists on my list and I HAVE NOTHING. It's not like I have Abe Vigoda, Keith Richards and Stephen Hawkings. I mean, COME ON!!!!111!!



I am not bitter at all. not one freakin' bit.





On a less jaundiced and slightly more paranoid note, I bet Osama Bin Laden's corpse will be trotted out just before Bush leaves office. Mark my words.

[anyrose]

California winemaking patriarch Robert Mondavi dies (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080516/ap_on_re_us/obit_mondavi_7)

Looks like a unique pick for anyrose.
'bout damn time, too! He's been on my list for years!

I am sorry for his family's loss.


:D

[Happy Lendervedder]

Dang it! I've had Mondavi on my list for years. Until this year, when I bumped him to my list of alternates. :(

[Fear Itself]

Ted Kennedy airlifted to Boston hospital (http://kdka.com/national/senator.ted.kennedy.2.726415.html), condition unknown.

[FriarTed]

Ted Kennedy airlifted to Boston hospital (http://kdka.com/national/senator.ted.kennedy.2.726415.html), condition unknown.

I'm on the polar opposite side of Teddy Kennedy politically, and I hope this news does not lead to a future announcement here. God bless him & bring him through. On Jan 1, 2007, I had a very mild stroke- I was OK later that week, but I know how scary even the mildest one can be.

Now, if Senator Kennedy wants to step down because of this, that would be fine, but I certainly wish him the best in this situation.

[Annie-Xmas]

I have ole Teddy boy on my list, but apparently he is gonna live....

[Little Nemo]

Will Elder (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/arts/design/18elder.html) has died at the age of 86.

[Shirley Ujest]

I have ole Teddy boy on my list, but apparently he is gonna live....


You were the first one I thought of when I heard the news about Ted.

[Annie-Xmas]

You were the first one I thought of when I heard the news about Ted.

Amazingly enough, I was not dancing through the office screaming "Die Ted Die." I lived in Boston during the Kennedy heyday, and the idea of Teddy dying actually made me kind of sad.

There's only three Kennedys of his generation alive--Teddy and sisters Jean Smith and Eunice Schiver.

[Fear Itself]

Sen. Ted Kennedy has malignant brain tumor (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080520/ap_on_re_us/kennedy_71)

[Critical Mass]

I think that anyone in the Kennedy clan is a better than average pick. But Ted's just moved into the low hangin' fruit category.

*adjusts 2009 prospects list*

Hang in there Ted.



ETA "Hang in there" may have been a poor choice of words in this particular thread. But you know what I mean, right?

[Annie-Xmas]

I have a Bush Deathpool for two years and nothing happens to any of them.

I switch to the Kennedys and oh, shit!

[Fear Itself]

I have a Bush Deathpool for two years and nothing happens to any of them.That's what happens when you choose the Undead.

[Yllaria]

Serial killer Daniel Lee Siebert died April 22nd at the age of 53. He was on death row, but died of natural causes. I was too distraught with anguish to write about it until now. Collecting the points will somehow help me get over my sense of loss.

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1208938578226240.xml&coll=2
Dang, according to that link, you came very close to losing your points.

7. Persons under sentence of death will be valid for scoring points only if they die by means other than official execution.

There appear to be a few victims' family members that are dissappointed that he wasn't executed. I'm glad that you got so many points out of it, though.

[carnivorousplant]

There appear to be a few victims' family members that are dissappointed that he wasn't executed.
What, he dies of natural causes, the Devil has ice water waiting?

[Boyo Jim]

I think that anyone in the Kennedy clan is a better than average pick. But Ted's just moved into the low hangin' fruit category.

*adjusts 2009 prospects list*

Hang in there Ted.



ETA "Hang in there" may have been a poor choice of words in this particular thread. But you know what I mean, right?

Yup. He and Patrick Swayze are top of my list for next year, if they survive long enough.

[kunilou]

Andrea Mitchell reported on MSNBC that Hamilton Jordan, Jimmy Carter's chief of staff, has died at 63. But the only mention I can find so far is this political site. (http://www.insideradvantagegeorgia.com/restricted/2008/May%202008/5-20-08/Hamilton_Jordan52019644.php)

[Governor Quinn]

Andrea Mitchell reported on MSNBC that Hamilton Jordan, Jimmy Carter's chief of staff, has died at 63. But the only mention I can find so far is this political site. (http://www.insideradvantagegeorgia.com/restricted/2008/May%202008/5-20-08/Hamilton_Jordan52019644.php)

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is confirming this (http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/05/20/hamilton_jordan_obituary_carter.html)

A new one of note: Huntington Hartford, who earned some celebrity over the years by squandering his A&P-inherited fortune on a string of failed pursuits, especially in the arts, has died at 97 (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/arts/19cnd-hartford.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin)

[anyrose]

There are unconfirmed reports floating thru the intrawebs that author and Myth series creator Robert Lynn Asprin has died

[Loach]

There are unconfirmed reports floating thru the intrawebs that author and Myth series creator Robert Lynn Asprin has died

Shit. (http://www.mythadventures.net/)

[Lok]

Shit. (http://www.mythadventures.net/)
I agree. I was going to see him at Marcon this weekend. The latest Myth books were not as good as the early ones, but they were still fun. :(

[Loach]

I agree. I was going to see him at Marcon this weekend. The latest Myth books were not as good as the early ones, but they were still fun. :(

I devoured them as a teen. I also loved the Thieves World books.

[Baker]

And no more Captain Jester! :(

[Lok]

Both series may continue. Peter Heck has been doing the Phule books and Jody Lynn Nye as been doing the MYTH books. Aspirin's name was on them, but he was only providing the ideas, not the actual writing.

[DSYoungEsq]

There are unconfirmed reports floating thru the intrawebs that author and Myth series creator Robert Lynn Asprin has died
It is true. (http://www.mythadventures.net/)

[Critical Mass]

Dick Martin (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j99CR_xFNomdLxJhwGL5d5qvUdCQD90SEFIO2) of Rowan and Martin. Age 86

[Governor Quinn]

J. R. Simplot, potato billionaire, has died at 99 (http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-may2508-simplot.2ac05cec.html)

[Loach]

Family Circus Mom dead at 82 (http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/05/26/obit.thelmakeane.ap/index.html) .

[BiblioCat]

Family Circus Mom dead at 82 (http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/05/26/obit.thelmakeane.ap/index.html) .I heard that the funeral procession will follow a dotted line all over town before arriving at the cemetery.
:p

[Duckster]

Director and actor Sydney Pollack has died. He was 73. Pollack's agent, Leslee Dart, said Pollack died of cancer Monday afternoon at his home while surrounded by family. Pollack is best known for his work on the movies "Out of Africa," "Tootsie" and "The Way We Were." Source: http://www.cnn.com/

[vivalostwages]

Source: http://www.cnn.com/

Dang it....I could have sworn he was on my list. Must have been a last-minute change on my part.

[anyrose]

:(

[Hockey Monkey]

My Death Pool Cherry is gone! RIP Sydney. :(

[Sternvogel]

Earle Hagen, (http://www.thestar.com/News/Obituary/article/431950) the prolific composer who co-wrote "Harlem Nocturne" and whistled the Andy Griffith Show theme he penned, has died at the age of 88. Hagen's other composing credits include the Dick Van Dyke Show theme and the scores for numerous episodes of I Spy.

[Little Nemo]

J. R. Simplot, potato billionaire, has died at 99It was a simpler time back then. Nowadays you have to be a dollar billionaire to impress anyone.

[anyrose]

J. R. Simplot, potato billionaire, has died at 99It was a simpler time back then. Nowadays you have to be a dollar billionaire to impress anyone.Just think of all the mashers!

[Boyo Jim]

It was a simpler time back then. Nowadays you have to be a dollar billionaire to impress anyone.

:D Poor man spent his whole life collecting spuds, and while everyone thought it strange no one had the heart to tell him.

[Sternvogel]

Geremi (Jeremi) Gonzalez, (http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/newsletter/dp-now-jeremi.m27,0,6496447.story) who gained 11 of his 30 victories as a major-league pitcher during his rookie season of 1997, was fatally struck by lightning last weekend at the age of 33. Gonzalez battled arm problems and weight issues during his career, but had pitched in Japan's Central League last year after making his final MLB appearance in 2006.

[N9IWP]

Alexander Courage, most famous for Star trek music, died May 15
http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/newsprint.php?ArticleID=052808

(starting a thread)
Brian

[Sternvogel]

U. Utah Phillips, (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/27/arts/music/27phillips.html?_r=1&oref=slogin) who was a fixture on the folk music scene from 1969 until ill health forced him to give up touring last year, has died at the age of 73. The singer-songwriter-entertainer (who was born Bruce Duncan Phillips but was inspired by country singer T. Texas Tyler's stage name) had been an archivist for the state of Utah, but lost his job after running as the Peace and Freedom candidate for a U.S. Senate seat.

[Yorikke]

Harvey Korman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Korman).

Joe

[Yorikke]

I swear, I'm not trolling the obits...

Hockey player Luc Bourdon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc_Bourdon).

Joe

[SpazCat]

Harvey Korman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Korman).

Joe

DAMMIT! Who will be our Hedley Lamarr now?

[GuanoLad]

Harvey Korman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Korman).Noooooooo!!!

[Hockey Monkey]

Harvey Korman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Korman).

Joe


Poop. And I picked Tim Conway. RIP Harvey. We will miss you.

[Duckster]

Alexander Courage, most famous for Star trek music, died May 15
http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/newsprint.php?ArticleID=052808

(starting a thread)
Brian


PALM DESERT, California (AP) -- Joseph Pevney, who directed some of the best-loved episodes of the original "Star Trek" television series, has died. He was 96.

Pevney died May 18 at his home in Palm Desert, said his wife, Margo.

Pevney directed 14 episodes of the 1960s series, including "The City on the Edge of Forever," in which Capt. Kirk and Spock travel back in time to the Depression, and "The Trouble With Tribbles," in which the starship Enterprise is infested with cute, furry creatures. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/29/obit.pevney.ap/index.html

[NurseCarmen]

I am 41, and I must admit that Harvey (and Tim) on the Carol Burnett show formed the basis of my humor. Laugh at yourself. Laugh often. And with friends.

Damn Harvey, I'm gonna miss you.

[Fiveroptic]

Poop. And I picked Tim Conway. RIP Harvey. We will miss you.

Yeah, and Carol Burnett is on mine, only because death seems to happen to just about everyone and she would have been worth some unique points. Losing any cast member from TCBS is like losing an old childhood friend.

Rest well, Mr. Korman. You filled out a sweater better than I can ever hope to.

[Carm6773]

Losing any cast member from TCBS is like losing an old childhood friend.

Amen. Who could forget the sketch where Conway was the dentist who kept injecting himself with Novocaine and Korman was the patient who could not control his laughter?

[Annie-Xmas]

I'll always remember Harvey as Rhett, keeping a straight face while Scarlett made her entrance in that costume.

Harvey: Scarlett, what a lovely outfit.
Carol: Thank you. I saw it in a window and just couldn't resist.

I'm laughing as I type this. How did he do that scene?

[Loach]

Amen. Who could forget the sketch where Conway was the dentist who kept injecting himself with Novocaine and Korman was the patient who could not control his laughter?

On the anivesary show Korman explained why he couldn't stop laughing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-FLSCUsUKs) in these sketches. During rehersal Conway wouldn't do any of the physical humor, they would just go over the lines. Conway would go over some of the things he was planning with the cameraman and director but the cast had no idea. Korman was seeing it for the first time on camera.

[Shirley Ujest]

I am 41, and I must admit that Harvey (and Tim) on the Carol Burnett show formed the basis of my humor. Laugh at yourself. Laugh often. And with friends.

Damn Harvey, I'm gonna miss you.

Seconded. Both comic geniuses ( Genii?).


RIP Funnyman. RIP.

[anyrose]

I'll always remember Harvey as Rhett, keeping a straight face while Scarlett made her entrance in that costume.

Harvey: Scarlett, what a lovely outfit.
Carol: Thank you. I saw it in a window and just couldn't resist.

I'm laughing as I type this. How did he do that scene?
my guess - 6 or 7 takes, easy

My favorite Harvey Korman memories include the Jewish Mother on 'As the Stomach Turns', him cracking up at everything Tim did, and Max in the SunsetBlvd sendups.

[Annie-Xmas]

my guess - 6 or 7 takes, easy

My favorite Harvey Korman memories include the Jewish Mother on 'As the Stomach Turns', him cracking up at everything Tim did, and Max in the SunsetBlvd sendups.

No, that was done live in front of an audience. Carol had done it without the curtain rod in rehersal, but Bob Mackie came up with the idea and they decided to do it while taping for the first time. She did tell Harvey what they had planned, but he was the only one who knew.

I love the expression on Carol's face. She is trying so hard to keep a straight face that her eyes are popping.

[Sternvogel]

Lorenzo Odone, (http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/05/30/lorenzo.odone.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview) whose childhood diagnosis of adrenoleukodystrophy inspired his parents to formulate a treatment for that neurological condition, has passed away. Although expected to die before his ninth birthday, Odone (whose story inspired the film Lorenzo's Oil) lived until the day after he turned 30.

[Lok]

Robert H. Justman (http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-justman1-2008jun01,0,5889199.story), 81, yet another Star Trek creator gone.

[SpoilerVirgin]

Fashion designer Yves St. Laurent (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obit_yves_saint_laurent), 71.

[Scarlett67]

I'll always remember Harvey as Rhett, keeping a straight face while Scarlett made her entrance in that costume.

Harvey: Scarlett, what a lovely outfit.
Carol: Thank you. I saw it in a window and just couldn't resist.
One of my favorites too. :D

[Governor Quinn]

Tommy Lapid, who as leader of Shinui led the party to its peak and became Deputy Prime Minister of Israel in the process, has died at 77 (http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/126359)

[anyrose]

Country SInger Hugh Jarrett (http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=1771&t=The_Jordainaires_Hugh_Jarrett_dies) has shuffled off this mortal coil


and an unconfirmed rumor regarding Bo Diddley as well

[Annie-Xmas]

Bo Diddley's wiki page is announcing his death :(

[Duckster]

Bo Diddley's wiki page is announcing his death :(

Confirmed (http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/02/diddley.obit/index.html)

[Dung Beetle]

Thanks, Bo, I'm playing at last!

[Duckster]

Let The Chips Fall Where They May

CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) -- The man who designed the Pringles potato chip packaging system was so proud of his accomplishment that a portion of his ashes has been buried in one of the iconic cans.

The man who designed the Pringles can had part of his cremated remains buried in one, his family says. Fredric J. Baur, of Cincinnati, died May 4 at Vitas Hospice in Cincinnati, his family said. He was 89.

Baur's children said they honored his request to bury him in one of the cans by placing part of his cremated remains in a Pringles container in his grave in suburban Springfield Township. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/02/pringles.burial.ap/index.html


But did they bury a small container of Ranch dressing as well?

[Captain Lance Murdoch]

Fashion designer Yves St. Laurent (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obit_yves_saint_laurent), 71.

I picked Yves a couple times and then got impatient waiting for him to go. I heard he smoked seven packs a day, downed 20 cans of pop daily, was an alcoholic and was into hard drugs as well. He also tried suicide at least once. It's a wonder he lasted as long as he did. At least I has him in my other dead pool.

[Sternvogel]

Joe Axelson, (http://www.sacbee.com/100/story/981287.html) who was general manager of the Kansas City Kings when that National Basketball Association team moved to Sacramento, has died at the age of 80. After winning the NBA's first Executive of the Year award while serving with the Kansas City-Omaha Kings (as the franchise was then known) for the 1972-73 season, Axelson became the league's director of operations in 1979 before returning three years later to the Kings, who moved to Sacramento in 1985.

[Eliahna]

Actor/Director Mel Ferrer (http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/03/mel.ferrer.ap/index.html), dead at the age of 90.

[amarone]

May was another quiet month. Only three celebrities died, plus there was a late announcement of an April demise. In total, there were only seven dopers who picked any of these.

Name Dead Age Points Votes

Sydney Pollack 26-May 73 27 3
Robert Mondavi 16-May 94 6 1
Eddy Arnold 8-May 89 11 1
Daniel Lee Siebert 22-Apr 53 47 2

The positions are now (ignoring Bo Diddley, who will be included in the June positions):

Name Points Number

1 Rachm Qoch 172 4
2 Captain Lance Murdoch 116 3
3 amarone 107 3
4 qwest 76 3
5 The Vorlon 57 2
6 MadTheSwine 52 2
7 kunilou 50 2
8 NurseCarmen 46 2
9 Squonk 31 1
10= 8675309 30 1
10= Anne Elk 30 1
10= Carm6773 30 1
10= cbawlmer 30 1
10= CowPatty 30 1
10= Freddy the Pig 30 1
10= GIGObuster 30 1
10= Hostile Dialect 30 1
10= imthjckaz 30 1
10= IrreverentTone 30 1
10= KayElCee 30 1
10= Long Time First Time 30 1
10= Lsura 30 1
10= malkavia 30 1
10= Sean Factotum 30 1
10= VunderBob 30 1
10= WVmom 30 1
27= Grits and Hard Toast 27 1
27= Hockey Monkey 27 1
29 Tuckerfan 25 1
30 anyrose 24 2
31= vivalostwages 23 2
31= Dinah Steeler 23 2
33 5 time champ 20 1
34= Andrew 21 18 1
34= Mikeargo 18 1
36 Yllaria 17 1
37= racer72 16 1
37= An Arky 16 1
37= Baker 16 1
37= bannerrefugee 16 1
37= Dolores Reborn 16 1
37= drm 16 1
37= Paul in Saudi 16 1
37= Tristan 16 1
37= VenusProbe 16 1
46= PsychoNoddy 14 1
46= Ellef 14 1
48 Only Mostly Dead 12 1
49= appleciders 10 1
49= SpazCat 10 1
51 BJMoose 7 1
21 of 806 celebrities have died, representing 2.6% of the total and 3.2% of the votes. (I previously reported a total of 807 celebrities but discovered that I had both Edward and Ted Kennedy counted separately).

110 dopers have yet to score.

[Moirai]

110 dopers have yet to score.


Yeah, yeah, yeah...

;)

[Fear Itself]

Longtime TV sports journalist Jim McKay has died at the age of 86 (http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/25019261/)

[WarmNPrickly]

110 dopers have yet to score.

Won't be long now. :Checking scope on newly bought high powered rifle:

[Shirley Ujest]

Longtime TV sports journalist Jim McKay has died at the age of 86 (http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/25019261/)


He was still alive?

Wow.

[BiblioCat]

He was still alive?

Wow.Yes, he was. I've had him on my list for years. Woo-hoo, I finally scored!

[swampbear]

I take solace in the fact that in terms of numbers no one is doin' all that great.

To all the celebs on my list I say...

I love you all. Really. I do. A lot of you have lived very long and productive lives. You deserve to earn your final reward. Just sayin' is all... Not that I am wishing death or wanting any of you to die. I wouldn't do that. I'll be really, really, really, really sad for all the points I get. I promise. For real. I swear. Ya know, just sayin'...

[Moirai]

Post deleted, had a better idea... :D

[amarone]

Yes, he was. I've had him on my list for years. Woo-hoo, I finally scored!With a unique pick, and entering the points-scoring list in joint 49th position.

[BiblioCat]

With a unique pick, and entering the points-scoring list in joint 49th position.
Really? He was a unique pick? A first for me.

[Little Nemo]

I love you all. Really. I do. A lot of you have lived very long and productive lives. You deserve to earn your final reward. Just sayin' is all... Not that I am wishing death or wanting any of you to die. I wouldn't do that. I'll be really, really, really, really sad for all the points I get. I promise. For real. I swear. Ya know, just sayin'...That's the advantage of picking Fidel Castro, Robert Mugabe, and Than Shwe - I can openly cheer them on without feeling like a sleaze.

C'mon guys, 2008 is your year! Don't fear the reaper!

[amarone]

Really? He was a unique pick? A first for me.64% of the celebrities chosen are unique picks, as are 42% of those that have died so far this year.

[Dung Beetle]

For some reason, I want to get unique picks even more than big points. Not that you could tell it by my list...I was weak and actually tried to do some research this time.

[Shirley Ujest]

Yes, he was. I've had him on my list for years. Woo-hoo, I finally scored!



Congrats!


I am still a DP Virgin and we are into June.


Makes me wistful for the Lou Rawls Orgypalooza.

[Loach]

Algis Budrys (http://www.sfwa.org/news/2008/ajbudrys.htm) author of over 200 science fiction stories and novels has died at 77.

[Critical Mass]

Tyrone Jones (http://www.cbc.ca/sportsnews/story/2008/06/10/tyrone-jones-death.html) former pro football player. Of brain cancer. Age 46.

Sad.

But 54 points for me!

[MadTheSwine]

Tyrone Jones (http://www.cbc.ca/sportsnews/story/2008/06/10/tyrone-jones-death.html) former pro football player. Of brain cancer. Age 46.

Sad.

But 54 points for me!

And for me.

[amarone]

Tyrone Jones (http://www.cbc.ca/sportsnews/story/2008/06/10/tyrone-jones-death.html) former pro football player. Of brain cancer. Age 46.

Sad.

But 54 points for me!And a move up to 3rd place. The third person to have Tyrone Jones is Captain Lance Murdoch who is now only 2 points behind Rachm Qoch.

[Annie-Xmas]

Paul Newman (http://www.courant.com/entertainment/celebrity/hc-nujavapaulnewman0612.artjun12,0,5009769.column) is battling cancer.

[anyrose]

I'm hoping he'll pull through




at least until next year - he's on my short list



my cousin has officially called me morbidly sick

[Annie-Xmas]

Won't be long now. :Checking scope on newly bought high powered rifle:

My list is all members of the Kennedy family.

Just when you thought the Deathpool couldn't get any sicker......

[BiblioCat]

at least until next year - he's on my short listHe's probably on everyone's short list now. :p

..my cousin has officially called me morbidly sickMy SO thinks the whole idea is sick. He has no idea how much fun we have here! I made a comment about getting a Unique Pick with Jim McKay, and he just gave me The Look.

[anyrose]

actually, when she heard about Harvey Korman, the first thing she did was call me and ask if he was on my list

[swampbear]

actually, when she heard about Harvey Korman, the first thing she did was call me and ask if he was on my list
And she had the nerve to call you morbidly sick? :D

[Moirai]

actually, when she heard about Harvey Korman, the first thing she did was call me and ask if he was on my list


My husband does this all the time now!

[Carm6773]

actually, when she heard about Harvey Korman, the first thing she did was call me and ask if he was on my list

My husband asks me this every time a famous person dies.

[Dolores Reborn]

Mine, too! :D

[Governor Quinn]

John Rauch, who received note in college and professional football as a quarterback and coach, has died at 80 (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=At.etjUJ2RIRQC1ANmZL_Gk5nYcB?slug=ap-obit-rauch&prov=ap&type=lgns)

[Moirai]

CBS radio is reporting that Tim Russert has had a fatal heart attack... nothing to cite yet...

:(

[Moirai]

Yep, here's the first story (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/)...

Details are not yet available, other than a "collapse"- more here (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25145431/).

[tarragon918]

Damn, Tim Russert's death was just confirmed. Saw it on a CBS report. MSNBC (http://www.msnbc.com)

Two years older than me. :(

[Fear Itself]

CBS radio is reporting that Tim Russert has had a fatal heart attack... nothing to cite yet...

:(NBC's 'Meet The Press' Host Tim Russert Dead At 58 (http://cbs3.com/topstories/tim.russert.dead.2.747824.html)

[Paul in Qatar]

Two years older than me. :(

HIs father outlived him. How horrid.

[anyrose]

HIs father outlived him. How horrid.
agreed - a parent should never outlive their child - it completely changed my folks when sis died. And this father's son was a celebrity so he is going to be inundated with reminders of this event for a long time

[Moirai]

I understand that Tim had just moved Big Russ (his dad) into assisted living about 10 days ago, so I am worried about his health, especially now... :(

[Moirai]

Stan Winston has died (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2008/06/stan-winston-de.html) .

:(

[Rachm Qoch]

The third person to have Tyrone Jones is Captain Lance Murdoch who is now only 2 points behind Rachm Qoch.
Well it looks like it's time to get to work then.
RIP Erick Wujcik (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erick_Wujcik)

[amarone]

Well it looks like it's time to get to work then.
RIP Erick Wujcik (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erick_Wujcik)I wonder if anyone had him.

[Little Nemo]

Well it looks like it's time to get to work then.
RIP Erick WujcikA smiley face would have been reassuring.

[Seeker of Truth and Beauty]

Cyd Charisse (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2147962/Dancer-Cyd-Charisse-dead-at-87.html) has danced her last.

[Fiveroptic]

Really? I can't seem to confirm this anywhere.

[Fiveroptic]

Ah. Found it (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/06/18/MND111ANMK.DTL).

[Sternvogel]

Johnny Buzhardt, (http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-080617-johnny-buzhardt-white-sox-cubs,1,6088019.story) who compiled an overall record of 71 wins and 96 losses during an eleven-season Major League Baseball career, has died at the age of 71. Buzhardt pitched for five big-league clubs, most notably the Chicago White Sox, with whom he won 32 and lost 20 from 1963 to '65.

[racer72]

2 time top fuel champion and current funny car driver Scott Kalitta (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gevRq1Q5ccWq260Xzhxnu7cGVP-wD91EP9H80) died today in a fiery crash at Englishtown, New Jersey.

[SpazCat]

Wilbur Hardee (http://www.reflector.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/06/22/Hardee.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=9) , founder of the eponymous fast-food chain, has rung up the curtain and joined the choir invisible.

[amarone]

Jane McGrath (http://au.news.yahoo.com/080622/2/17dwx.html), who was on my list last year but not this.

[Fear Itself]

Comedian George Carlin dies at 71 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25322638/)

[Paul in Qatar]

Why are you awake in New England at this hour? I had hoped to make the announcement.

George Carlin, dead at 29 points.

[anyrose]

Comedian George Carlin dies at 71 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25322638/)
:eek: oh my gawd! I thought he'd be around forever!

[amarone]

Comedian George Carlin dies at 71 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25322638/)A unique pick for snowblindfrog.

[SpazCat]

Comedian George Carlin dies at 71 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25322638/)
I am not happy about this.

Not happy at all.

[Rilchiam]

He was kind of born old, wasn't he? Still, that's sad.

[Duckster]

NEW YORK (AP) -- Dody Goodman, the delightfully daffy comedian known for her television appearances on Jack Paar's late-night talk show and as the mother on the soap-opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," has died at 93. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/23/obit.dodygoodman.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

[Seeker of Truth and Beauty]

Really? I can't seem to confirm this anywhere.

Which is why I provided the helpful link.

[SpazCat]

And the Comedian Trifecta is complete.

[Fiveroptic]

Which is why I provided the helpful link.

Yup, a total doofus move on my part, especially since I then found cites all over the place. My humble apologies to you, Seeker.

[Fiveroptic]

NEW YORK (AP) -- Dody Goodman, the delightfully daffy comedian known for her television appearances on Jack Paar's late-night talk show and as the mother on the soap-opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," has died at 93.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/...ref=mpstoryview


She and Eve Arden played well off each other in "Grease." Her death would be sadder had she not lived to be older than somewhat-old dirt. RIP, Dody.

[snowblindfrog]

Gee, I guess I'm a bit of a late comer to this thread. 1 day before it closes and here is my noms:

Stephen Fry
Hugh Hefner
Dom DeLuise
Artie Lange
Abe Vigoda
Tara Reid
Amy Winehouse
Scott Weiland
Kirk Douglas
George Carlin
Gore Vidal
Tom Wolfe
Rip Torn

I feel kind of bad picking him now. Honestly though I think he was the greatest comedian of all time. I was fortunate to see him live in Vegas a few years back and it was nothing short of brilliant. *sigh*

[Annie-Xmas]

Muppeter Kermit Love (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermit_Love) died at age 91.

With a name like Kermit Love, what else could he have been?

[Rilchiam]

Anybody have him?

[carnivorousplant]

Please participate in a short survey related to perceptions of alleged child sexual abuse.
You seem to be in the wrong thread.

[Scarlett67]

You seem to be in the wrong thread.
He's spamming the whole board. Reported.

[Eliahna]

Damn spammer. Here I thought someone had died, but it's just Suicide By Mod.

[carnivorousplant]

Here I thought someone had died, but it's just Suicide By Mod.
Cool.

[amarone]

Anybody have him?No.

[Santos L Halper]

Model Ruslana Korshunova (http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nyjump5745941jun29,0,3278144.story) has died at the age of 20 of apparent suicide.

[Boyo Jim]

Model Ruslana Korshunova (http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nyjump5745941jun29,0,3278144.story) has died at the age of 20 of apparent suicide.

This makes me wonder who died youngest while on someone's list, and earned the most points in the pool.

Next year I'm gonna load up on young clebs who behave badly. I think if I just get 1 or 2, I'll be in the running for top points. Amy Winehouse, I'm lookin' at you.

[amarone]

This makes me wonder who died youngest while on someone's list, and earned the most points in the pool. Youngest so far this year: Yo-sam Choi, 35. Youngest last year: Kirk Rundstrom, 38.

[Eliahna]

This makes me wonder who died youngest while on someone's list, and earned the most points in the pool.
I'd say Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes is a definite possibility. She died in 2002 aged 30, and someone had picked her. Off the top of my head, I can't recall anyone younger.

[Boyo Jim]

With a Winehouse, two Olsens, a Spears and a Hilton running around, I see a new record being set soon. Suicide, OD, car wreck, they're all good.

[Shirley Ujest]

With a Winehouse, two Olsens, a Spears and a Hilton running around, I see a new record being set soon. Suicide, OD, car wreck, they're all good.


Lohan could slip up an join in in this death palooza extravagana.





I would just like to see just one of my peeps die.


Is that asking too much?

[Andrew 21]

This makes me wonder who died youngest while on someone's list, and earned the most points in the pool.

It may have been Paul Hunter. He was 27 when he died in 2006.

[Boyo Jim]

Lohan could slip up an join in in this death palooza extravagana. ... Yeah, I thought about her, but she seems to be keeping her head down lately.

[Shamozzle]

Yeah, I thought about her, but she seems to be keeping her head down lately.
Oh, you mean, in....ah, er...nevermind.

[GuanoLad]

Don S. Davis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_S._Davis), a character actor who often played military roles, notably in Stargate SG-1, Twin Peaks, and The X-Files, died June 29th (http://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/06/don_s._davis_1942-2008.shtml).

[Seeker of Truth and Beauty]

Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, has died (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25520824/).

[An Arky]

If anyone has Coulrophobia, do NOT click on that link or you'll soil yourself.

I don't, but it's pretty striking.

RIP, Bozo.

[carnivorousplant]

Tim Johnson (http://www.kmeg14.com/Global/story.asp?S=8614601&nav=menu609_2_4) uninjured when car strikes deer.
A deer accident stranded Sen. Tim Johnson, his wife and a staffer near Murdo for a time, but nobody was injured in the collision.
Except, one presumes, the deer.

[SpazCat]

If anyone has Coulrophobia, do NOT click on that link or you'll soil yourself.

Now you tell me.

Can't sleep...clown'll eat me
Can't sleep...clown'll eat me
Can't sleep...clown'll eat me

[Fear Itself]

Former Senator Jesse Helms (R-N. Carolina), dead at 86. (http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=6245448)

[Paul in Qatar]

Damn you're fast.

[SpazCat]

Former Senator Jesse Helms (R-N. Carolina), dead at 86. (http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=6245448)
Thank you! I've been wanting these points for YEARS!

[anyrose]

Former Senator Jesse Helms (R-N. Carolina), dead at 86. (http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=6245448)
at last, a valid death over which to say "YIPPEE!!"

[imthjckaz]

He was on my list for years.

Until my 2008 entry.

That S.O.B. just wouldn't die.

[amarone]

There were five dearly departed in June, as we reach the mid point of the season.

Name Dead Age Points Votes

George Carlin 22-Jun 71 29 1
Tyrone Jones 10-Jun 46 54 3
Jim McKay 7-Jun 86 14 1
Erick Wujcik 7-Jun 57 43 2
Bo Diddley 2-Jun 79 21 3

And the positions are:

Name Points Number

1 Rachm Qoch 215 5
2 Captain Lance Murdoch 170 4
3 qwest 130 4
4 amarone 107 3
5 MadTheSwine 106 3
6 The Vorlon 57 2
7 kunilou 50 2
8 NurseCarmen 46 2
9 Quartz 43 1
10 Squonk 31 1
11= 8675309 30 1
11= Anne Elk 30 1
11= Carm6773 30 1
11= cbawlmer 30 1
11= CowPatty 30 1
11= Freddy the Pig 30 1
11= GIGObuster 30 1
11= Hostile Dialect 30 1
11= imthjckaz 30 1
11= IrreverentTone 30 1
11= KayElCee 30 1
11= Long Time First Time 30 1
11= Lsura 30 1
11= malkavia 30 1
11= Sean Factotum 30 1
11= VunderBob 30 1
11= WVmom 30 1
28 snowblindfrog 29 1
29= Grits and Hard Toast 27 1
29= Hockey Monkey 27 1
31 Tuckerfan 25 1
32 anyrose 24 2
33= vivalostwages 23 2
33= Dinah Steeler 23 2
35= Dung Beetle 21 1
35= Electrical Storm 21 1
35= Ritter 21 1
38 5 time champ 20 1
39= Andrew 21 18 1
39= Mikeargo 18 1
41 Yllaria 17 1
42= racer72 16 1
42= An Arky 16 1
42= Baker 16 1
42= bannerrefugee 16 1
42= Dolores Reborn 16 1
42= drm 16 1
42= Paul in Saudi 16 1
42= Tristan 16 1
42= VenusProbe 16 1
51= PsychoNoddy 14 1
51= Ellef 14 1
51= BiblioCat 14 1
54 Only Mostly Dead 12 1
55= appleciders 10 1
55= SpazCat 10 1
57 BJMoose 7 1

104 others 0 0

27 celebrities have died, representing just 3.35% of those nominated and 3.7% of the votes.

[An Arky]

We're way overdue for some spectacularly tragic celebrity death. Couldn't some nice young famous person (on my list, but no one else's) just slip on a banana peel and fall into a vat of heroin or something?

[Little Nemo]

We're way overdue for some spectacularly tragic celebrity death. Couldn't some nice young famous person (on my list, but no one else's) just slip on a banana peel and fall into a vat of heroin or something?You mean like Ruslana Korshunova?

[An Arky]

That would've been great, had I had her on my list!

Oh, well, Amy Winehouse still seems to be tilting that way, at least.

[Only Mostly Dead]

That would've been great, had I had her on my list!

Oh, well, Amy Winehouse still seems to be tilting that way, at least.
But that trainwreck's on everybody's list.

ETA: Well, not mine. Not this year. Come on, Amy! You can make it six months!

[Fear Itself]

Oh, well, Amy Winehouse still seems to be tilting that way, at least.Nah, that's just the Quaaludes...

[Earl Snake-Hips Tucker]

Natasha Shneider (http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN0340025620080703)

[Governor Quinn]

Mike Souchak, who won 15 golf tournaments on the PGA Tour and played in two Ryder Cups, has died at 81 (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/2008-07-10-813900100_x.htm)

[Loach]

Award winning Science Fiction author Thomas Disch (http://www.locusmag.com/2008/Disch_Obit.html) commited suicide on July 4th at age 68.

[Eliahna]

Evelyn Keyes (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=596395), aka Scarlett O'Hara's sister Suellen, at age 91.

[SSG Schwartz]

Over halfway through the year and all my picks are still alive. I should sell life insurance.

SSG Schwartz

[Santos L Halper]

Fox News is reporting that former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow has died at 53.

Heart surgeon Michael DeBakey has died at 99:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/12/debakey.obit.ap/index.html

[amarone]

Fox News is reporting that former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow has died at 53. 16 people had him, including Rachm Qoch who opens up a considerable lead.

[Sternvogel]

Fox News is reporting that former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow has died at 53.

Here's an obituary (http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/12/obit.snow/index.html?iref=mpstoryview) which confirms those reports.

[Shirley Ujest]

He died of the same disease that killed his mother.

And, if I am reading his obit right, he only had a bachelors in philosophy. And made himself that successful.

[Andrew 21]

Former baseball player Bobby Murcer (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AoptjH3sol3wo3DS08_iqCsRvLYF?slug=ap-obit-murcer&prov=ap&type=lgns) has died.

[amarone]

Former baseball player Bobby Murcer (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AoptjH3sol3wo3DS08_iqCsRvLYF?slug=ap-obit-murcer&prov=ap&type=lgns) has died.38 points to me and two others.

[Governor Quinn]

Charles Joffe, who won the Best Picture Oscar as a producer of "Annie Hall", has died at 78 (http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-joffe12-2008jul12,0,7228562.story)

[Sublight]

Damn, I stay a virgin this long and then get two in two days. It's just like when I was in college*.

Snow and Murcer were on my list. 85 points.


*a bunch of people died then, too.

[Sublight]

Rocky Aoki, pro boxer, founder of the Benihana restaurant chain, and father of Devon (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1226817/), has passed away at 69.

obituary report from Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aILiynvr85rY&refer=japan)

A more colorful memorial over at Fucked Gaijin (http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21051). Now that was one hell of a lifetime.

[Shirley Ujest]

Damn, I stay a virgin this long and then get two in two days. It's just like when I was in college*.

Snow and Murcer were on my list. 85 points.


*a bunch of people died then, too.



We should have an award for the quickest one-two deaths.

[Rico]

Heart transplant pioneer Dr. Michael DeBakey (http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/13/america/obits.php) has died at age 99.

Another source. (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/health/5885921.html)

ETA: Missed Santo's announcement upthread a ways. So I'm late.

[Loach]

Former baseball player Bobby Murcer (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AoptjH3sol3wo3DS08_iqCsRvLYF?slug=ap-obit-murcer&prov=ap&type=lgns) has died.

I'll take the points but I'm not happy about it. I have never heard a bad thing said about Mr Murcer. A true gentleman who was loved by all who knew him.

[Shirley Ujest]

Plain List:


1. Osama bin Laden
2. Harper Lee
3. Chayito Valdez
4. Ariel Sharon
5. Tony Snow
6. Vice Vukov
7. Fidel Castro
8. Pope Benedict
9. Muqtada al Sadr
10. Abuc Ayyub Al Masri
11. Britney Spears
12. Christopher Tolkien
13. J.D. Salinger

Alternates:
Andy Dick
Farley Granger


Sweet Mother of OG!

I SCORED!

I'm on the BOARD!

I've Lost My 2008 DP CHERRY!




YAY!





Is this twisted jubilation or what?

[carnivorousplant]

I SCORED!


Congratulations.



I hate you.






:)

[Shirley Ujest]

Congratulations.



I hate you.






:)




Schweeeeet!

[Shirley Ujest]

Ariel Sharon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_sharon) could possibly be circling the drain.



barely contains excitment!

[carnivorousplant]

Schweeeeet!




You're embarassing us.









:)

[Sternvogel]

Red Foley, (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=A9G_byI6zntID0sBCwWpu7YF?slug=ap-obit-foley&prov=ap&type=lgns) who worked as a sportswriter for the New York Daily News for 34 years and was renowned as an official scorer of Major League Baseball games, has died at the age of 79.

[amarone]

Sweet Mother of OG!

I SCORED!

I'm on the BOARD!

I've Lost My 2008 DP CHERRY!

I am not so sure. Didn't you really nominate this guy (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0811238/)?

[carnivorousplant]

Didn't you really nominate this guy (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0811238/)?

HA!

ahem.
Sorry.

[Governor Quinn]

Luke Kruytbosch, for the last decade race caller of the Kentucky Derby, has died at 46 (http://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/jul/14/ellis-park-announcer-luke-kruytbosch-dies/)

[Shirley Ujest]

I am not so sure. Didn't you really nominate this guy (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0811238/)?



:::::::flings three day old trout at Amarone::::::::::::::

[Shirley Ujest]

HA!

ahem.
Sorry.







Please get in line behind Amarone for your Trout Beating.

TYVM.






Wise guys. I'm surrounded by wise guys. Sheesh!

[amarone]

:::::::flings three day old trout at Amarone::::::::::::::Nah, died 8 years ago (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Trout), not 3 days. Still no points.

[carnivorousplant]

Still no points.

hide...must find place to hide...

[Governor Quinn]

Some recent passings:

Bryan Cowgill, Controller of BBC One and Managing Director of Thames Television, at 81 (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2303123/Bryan-Cowgill.html)

Les Crane, talk-show host of the 1960s, at 74 (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/15/arts/television/15crane.html?_r=1&oref=slogin)

Gyorgy Kolonics, winner of four Olympic medals in canoeing and whom was planning on competing in his fifth Olympics, at 36 (http://www.portfolio.hu/en/cikkek.tdp?cCheck=1&k=2&i=15299)

[Shirley Ujest]

Some recent passings:



Gyorgy Kolonics, winner of four Olympic medals in canoeing and whom was planning on competing in his fifth Olympics, at 36 (http://www.portfolio.hu/en/cikkek.tdp?cCheck=1&k=2&i=15299)


There is Olympic Canoeing? Is beer involved?



Sidenote: tough last name.

[Loach]

I've Lost My 2008 DP CHERRY!


You can only be a vigin once. It doesn't grow back.

But the good news is that you aren't a loser with no points now.

Ariel Sharon could possibly be circling the drain.

I'm not holding my breath. I've had him since before the coma.

[Shirley Ujest]

You can only be a vigin once. It doesn't grow back.

But the good news is that you aren't a loser with no points now.



I'm not holding my breath. I've had him since before the coma.


On the 31st of December at 1159pm, everyone's DP cherry is re-virginated.

[carnivorousplant]

Some of us are not so fortunate. I was really counting on this guy. (http://wearecentralpa.com/content/fulltext/?cid=15781) :rolleyes:

[Governor Quinn]

Jo Stafford, one of the most popular singers of the 1940s and early 1950s, has died at 90 (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2306332/Jo-Stafford.html)

[amarone]

Old news, but previously unreported: Lyall Watson (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/science/21watson.html?partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss). Nobody had him.

[Boozahol Squid, P.I.]

Ooh! I didn't notice this until now, but apparently John Astin died years ago. That means my number one alt moves up, right? Which means I get Bobby Fischer points, right? Right?

Eh, on further examination of wikipedia, I'm probably wrong. Stupid wiki.
Never mind.

[GuanoLad]

Eh, on further examination of wikipedia, I'm probably wrong. Stupid wiki.Soon fix that!

[Andrew 21]

Estelle Getty (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_en_tv/obit_getty) has died.

[Justin Credible]

You know, I haven't even checked in with this thread since I made my picks last year. I can't even remember who I picked, but I think Estelle Getty was one. In fact, I think I picked all four Golden Girls. Maybe I'll get a few points. :)

[Fear Itself]

Maybe I'll get a few points. :)We're going to dock you one point for spelling her name wrong (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9294606&postcount=118).

[Dung Beetle]

You know, I haven't even checked in with this thread since I made my picks last year. I can't even remember who I picked, but I think Estelle Getty was one. In fact, I think I picked all four Golden Girls. Maybe I'll get a few points. :)
I had Dorothy and Rose, consarn it!

[Annie-Xmas]

I had Dorothy and Rose, consarn it!

What about Blanche? I thought EVERYBODY had Blanche :eek: :D

[anyrose]

Estelle Getty (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_en_tv/obit_getty) has died.
:eek: oh noes!!!1!!1

[Boyo Jim]

What about Blanche? I thought EVERYBODY had Blanche :eek: :D

I've never seen that show even once, but I still get the joke.

Slutty old lady? EEEWWWWWW!

[Governor Quinn]

Jerome Holtzman, Historian of Major League Baseball and inventor of the save, has died at 82 (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/22/sports/baseball/22holtzman.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin)

[Spiff]

Slutty old lady? EEEWWWWWW!We call them cougars now.

[An Arky]

Strange that Estelle Getty was a year younger than Bea Arthur (and Betty White, too), but played her mother on Golden Girls.

I'm getting vulture-y, waiting for some spectacularly tragic celebrity death. Wait, we don't get extra points for spectacular tragicness, do we?

Maybe if the soon-to-be-pedestrianized Bob Novak got hit by a car or something.

[Critical Mass]

Randy Pausch age 47 (http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08207/899511-100.stm)

[Annie-Xmas]

Musical theatre's Bruce Adler (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119831.html) dead at 63

[LisaRx]

FYI-- Amy Winehouse has been hospitalized for a "reaction to medication".

I'm not in the pool, but I'll be [I]very surprised if she sings "Auld Lang Syne".

[Shirley Ujest]

FYI-- Amy Winehouse has been hospitalized for a "reaction to medication".

I'm not in the pool, but I'll be [I]very surprised if she sings "Auld Lang Syne".


She is the new Keith Richards.

[Annie-Xmas]

She is the new Keith Richards.

Whitney Houston was the new Keith Richards. Amy Winehouse is the new Whitney Houston.

Wouldn't it be cool if House found out he had a relative named Amywine?

[Earl Snake-Hips Tucker]

Busy, busy bit-part actor Paul Sorensen. (http://www.ultimatedallas.com/dallasnews/2008/07/23/dallas-actor-paul-sorensen-dies-at-82/) Unlike Charles Lane, another busy, busy actor whom everyone recognized, but had an unmistakable face, though, Sorensen was such an average everyman, that I’ve never been able to pick him out. I think he was in every episode of every TV program from the 60s and into the 70s.

[carnivorousplant]

A Trek (http://www.memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Paul_Sorensen) role.
"I thought you people were reliable!"

[Santos L Halper]

Long time Philadelphia new broadcaster Edie Huggins has died at 72:

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080729_Edie_Huggins__beloved_WCAU_broadcaster__dies.html

[Governor Quinn]

Eric Varley, Lord Varley of Chesterfield, English Cabinet minister during the 1970s, and figure of the Labour right, has died at 75 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7532184.stm)

[Sternvogel]

Hiram Bullock, (http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=21050) the guitarist known for playing with Paul Shaffer in the World's Most Dangerous Band during the first couple of years Late Night With David Letterman was on the air, has died at the age of 52. Bullock can be heard on Steely Dan's Gaucho, Paul Simon's One-Trick Pony, and numerous jazz albums.

[Captain Lance Murdoch]

The guy who invented Cap'n Crunch died. He was a nutritionist. Go figure.

[amarone]

A little more activity in July.

Name Dead Age Points Votes

Randy Pausch 25-Jul 47 53 4
Estelle Getty 22-Jul 84 16 6
Tony Snow 12-Jul 53 47 16
Bobby Murcer 12-Jul 62 38 3
Jesse Helms 4-Jul 86 14 4

This gives us the following standings:

Name Points Number

1 Rachm Qoch 315 7
2 Captain Lance Murdoch 223 5
3 qwest 183 5
4 MadTheSwine 153 4
5 amarone 145 4
6 The Vorlon 104 3
7 NurseCarmen 93 3
8 Quartz 90 2
9 Sublight 85 2
10 Squonk 78 2
11= CowPatty 77 2
11= Long Time First Time 77 2
11= VunderBob 77 2
11= WVmom 77 2
15 kunilou 66 3
16 bowler girl 63 2
17 42fish 53 1
18= Boyo Jim 47 1
18= Earthman 47 1
18= gonzomax 47 1
18= Shirley Ujest 47 1
22 KayElCee 46 2
23 Loach 38 1
24= 8675309 30 1
24= Anne Elk 30 1
24= Carm6773 30 1
24= cbawlmer 30 1
24= Freddy the Pig 30 1
24= GIGObuster 30 1
24= Hostile Dialect 30 1
24= imthjckaz 30 1
24= IrreverentTone 30 1
24= Lsura 30 1
24= malkavia 30 1
24= Sean Factotum 30 1
36 snowblindfrog 29 1
37= Grits and Hard Toast 27 1
37= Hockey Monkey 27 1
39 Tuckerfan 25 1
40= anyrose 24 2
40= SpazCat 24 2
42= vivalostwages 23 2
42= Dinah Steeler 23 2
44= Dung Beetle 21 1
44= Electrical Storm 21 1
44= Ritter 21 1
47 5 time champ 20 1
48= Andrew 21 18 1
48= Mikeargo 18 1
50 Yllaria 17 1
51= racer72 16 1
51= An Arky 16 1
51= Baker 16 1
51= bannerrefugee 16 1
51= Dolores Reborn 16 1
51= drm 16 1
51= Paul in Saudi 16 1
51= Tristan 16 1
51= VenusProbe 16 1
51= DeVena 16 1
51= Justin Credible 16 1
51= Nutty Bunny 16 1
63= PsychoNoddy 14 1
63= Ellef 14 1
63= BiblioCat 14 1
63= Caffeine.addict 14 1
63= Christopher 14 1
63= Jeep's Phoenix 14 1
69 Only Mostly Dead 12 1
70 appleciders 10 1
71 BJMoose 7 1

90 dopers have their 2008 cherry intact.

3.97% of our celebrities have died, representing 5.3% of the nominations.

[42fish]

From zero to top 20 with one death. Woo-hoo!... I mean, rest in peace.

[Boyo Jim]

From zero to top 20 with one death. Woo-hoo!... I mean, rest in peace.

Ditto, Tony Snow came through for me.

[PastAllReason]

I haven't been participating, but come by every once in a while to see how it's going, and as I expected, I see Rachm Qoch out in front again. With the year slightly over half over, and slightly over half of those named by him/her are gone. Yowza. If I were one of the remaining 6 people on Rachm Qoch's list, I would be very nervous indeed.

[Governor Quinn]

Luther Davis, screenwriter and librettist ("Kismet" being probably his best-known work), has died at 91 (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/02/theater/02davis.html?_r=1&oref=slogin)

[Fear Itself]

Alexander Solzhenitsyn has died at age 89. (http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/03/solzhenitsyn.dead/)

[amarone]

Alexander Solzhenitsyn has died at age 89. (http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/03/solzhenitsyn.dead/)A unique pick for vraskin.

[Only Mostly Dead]

A unique pick for vraskin.
Assuming guests who posted to the SDMB a grand total of one time are really in the running. ;)

[Sternvogel]

Skip Caray, (http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/braves/stories/2008/08/03/skip_caray_dies.html) who was one of the voices of the Atlanta Braves before, during, and after that baseball club's heyday as "America's Team", has died at the age of 68. Skip was the son of legendary baseball broadcaster Harry Caray, as well as the father of sportscasters Chip and Josh. Although he never denied his position in the "family dynasty", Skip never attempted to imitate his convivial father, but instead sought to carve out his own identity as "the wise-ass cynic".

[Dung Beetle]

Lou Teicher (http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080805/news/153549260&tc=yahoo), of Ferrante and Teicher.

[BJMoose]

From zero to top 20 with one death. Woo-hoo!... I mean, rest in peace.
And I maintain sole possession of next-to-last place.

Next time I submit a list consisting entirely of nonagenerians, I'm gonna mail 'em all a set of actuarial tables. Sheesh.

[Shirley Ujest]

Alexander Solzhenitsyn has died at age 89. (http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/03/solzhenitsyn.dead/)


I would like to state that I had him a few years ago, but gave up.

[Squonk]

Philadelphia Rocker (and writer of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun") Robert Hazard (http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080806_Robert_Hazard__Philly_rocker__dies_at_59.html) has died at age 59.

[Shirley Ujest]

Eric Darling (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008097889_apobitdarling.html) from The Weavers has died at 74.

[Duckster]

Start the clock ...

PAUL Newman has finished chemotherapy and has told his family he wants to die at home. The Oscar-winning actor was pictured being pushed from a New York cancer hospital in a wheelchair.

Yesterday, it was reported in America that Newman, 83, had only weeks to live and had returned home to his wife, Joanne Woodward.

"Paul didn't want to die in the hospital," a source said. "Joanne and his daughters are beside themselves with grief."

The source, described as a close family friend, said that the star had spent the past few weeks getting his affairs in order. Source: http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,24151815-10388,00.html

[Fear Itself]

Start the clock ...Looks like five people have him.

[amarone]

Looks like five people have him.And four of them will break their duck, to use a cricket term.

[anyrose]

Start the clock ...

we're all ghouls and we're all going to hell





at least we'll be able to keep each other company