# 2021 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881 "2020-12-01T02:10:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 63
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1250 "2021-09-13T23:55:30Z")
> **[Charlotte Johnson Wahl, mother of British PM Boris Johnson, dead at 79](https://nypost.com/2021/09/13/charlotte-johnson-wahl-mother-of-boris-johnson-dead-at-79/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > Charlotte Johnson Wahl, the mother of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, reportedly died Monday night in a London Hospital. She was 79. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1251 "2021-09-14T02:04:21Z")
Huh. Boris Johnson is younger than I had thought, to have a 79yo mom. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1252 "2021-09-14T18:34:36Z")
DEADLINE: Comedian Norm MacDonald dead at 61 after private battle with cancer. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1253 "2021-09-14T18:35:12Z")
> **[Norm Macdonald Dies: Influential Comedian & Former ‘SNL’ Weekend Update...](https://deadline.com/2021/09/norm-macdonald-dead-obituary-comedian-saturday-night-live-weekend-update-anchor-was-61-1234833212/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > Norm Macdonald, whose laconic delivery of sharp and incisive observations made him one of Saturday Night Live’s most influential and beloved cast members, died today after a nine-year private… ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1254 "2021-09-14T19:01:52Z")
Goddammit ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1255 "2021-09-14T19:24:03Z")
Oh, no! Turd Ferguson is dead! ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1256 "2021-09-14T19:46:53Z")
I don’t think Norm would’ve found that funny. “No, it’s funny (chewing gum) Sure, it’s funny.” ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1257 "2021-09-14T19:52:46Z")
Norm: “You always hear about people dying peacefully in their sleep. Peacefully in their sleep? I wake up if the cat jumps on the bed! You think I’m not gonna wake up if my heart stops???” ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1258 "2021-09-14T20:29:02Z")
> If you click through, it’s “The Final Chapter,” the last chapter of Norm’s book. Definitely worth a read. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1259 "2021-09-14T21:37:12Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > If you click through, it’s “The Final Chapter,” the last chapter of Norm’s book. Definitely worth a read Thanks, it was great. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1260 "2021-09-15T00:17:43Z")
Oh he was so funny. I really liked him. I didn’t know he was sick. RIP Norman. You brought so much laughter to the world. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1261 "2021-09-15T03:16:20Z")
I remember him playing a giant penis on some new year’s eve '99 show. Not quite sure why that memory sticks. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1262 "2021-09-15T04:31:04Z")
Due to an aortic aneurysm following a long battle with heart-related illness, bassist [Roger Newell](https://www.guitarworld.com/news/roger-newell-death) is now on a journey to six feet under the Earth. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1263 "2021-09-15T12:09:59Z")
I have to post this joke Norm told. > ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1264 "2021-09-15T12:28:57Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > I have to post this joke Norm told. I’m gonna say it: after listening to that lame story for that long, for such a mediocre punch line…well, I’m really kinda glad I never heard of him until now. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1265 "2021-09-15T12:41:55Z")
To each his own… ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1266 "2021-09-15T12:45:09Z")
Reuben Klamer, the creator of Life is dead at 99. [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.newsweek.com/reuben-klamer-dead-game-life-creator-99-1629290%3Famp%3D1&ved=2ahUKEwik98uygIHzAhVFVTUKHcLNDYgQvOMEKAB6BAgbEAE&usg=AOvVaw0bVrwkgIqn07H2zKf7Phgp&cf=1](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.newsweek.com/reuben-klamer-dead-game-life-creator-99-1629290%3Famp%3D1&ved=2ahUKEwik98uygIHzAhVFVTUKHcLNDYgQvOMEKAB6BAgbEAE&usg=AOvVaw0bVrwkgIqn07H2zKf7Phgp&cf=1) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1267 "2021-09-15T13:17:18Z")
He didn’t create life. That was somebody else, though who exactly is hotly contested. The Egyptians, for example, had a very different idea than the Greeks. No, he created **The Game Of Life** , the board game produced by Milton Bradley. Fixed link: > **[Reuben Klamer, Creator of The Game of Life, Dead at 99](https://www.newsweek.com/reuben-klamer-dead-game-life-creator-99-1629290?amp=1)** > > Prolific toymaker Robert Klamer died at his home in La Jolla, California, on Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1268 "2021-09-15T15:28:02Z")
And yet you don’t post the [classic](https://youtu.be/bKmadR4Ye54) interview between Conan, Norm, and Courtney Thorne-Smith? ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1269 "2021-09-15T21:04:12Z")
That moth joke is one of those “it’s about the journey, not the destination” kind of things. It’s not that Norm is dragging out a joke with a lame punchline, it’s _how_ he drags it out that makes it so hilarious. But as **Rebo** says, to each his own. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=62) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=64)