2022 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool

The Game Room
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Sad news. The wonderful children’s book writer and illustrator Raymond Briggs has died, aged 88. His most famous works include The Snowman, Fungus The Bogeyman, and the amazing and tragic When The Wind Blows. There are a lot more, and I own most of them, and his detailed autobiography.

Also, that will be 12 points, please.

904

This was virtually the same conversation I had with my wife, except the “27 points” part I said out loud…

905

12 Points and a Unique Pick for GuanoLad:

Rank Player Score Picks(Unique)
1 phungi 211 4(1)
2 Happy_Lendervedder 169 3
2 Registered_at_Last 169 3
4 RobotDevilDog 164 4
5 Loach 156 3(1)
6 jeezums 148 3
7 Reindeer_Flotilla 131 3
8 It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery 127 3
8 Little_Nemo 127 3
8 RTFirefly 127 3
11 Captain_Klutz 104 2
11 imthjckaz 104 2(1)
13 candide 102 2
14 Mahaloth 100 2
14 Maus_Magill 100 2
14 WolfpackJeep 100 3(1)
17 Bayaker 94 2
17 Hoopy_Frood 94 2
17 Kitten_Mitten 94 2
17 Queen_Anne_s_Lace 94 2
21 GIGObuster 92 3
22 Catamount 73 2
23 ataraxy22 67 1
23 Superdude 67 1
25 Allecher 38 2
25 DrGirlfriend 38 2
27 Dung_Beetle 33 2(1)
27 gkster 33 2
27 irritant 33 1
30 Borborygmi 29 1(1)
31 amarinth 27 1
31 Cazzle 27 1
31 critter42 27 1
31 J-P_L 27 1
31 kingEabe 27 1
31 Mean_MrMustard 27 1
31 NurseCarmen 27 1
31 Slow_Moving_Vehicle 27 1
39 eschereal 21 1(1)
40 vivalostwages 18 1(1)
40 xizor 18 1(1)
42 commasense 13 2(1)
42 Hatchie 13 1(1)
44 GuanoLad 12 1(1)
44 Hschardi 12 1
44 JohnT 12 1
47 Gyrate 11 1
47 kitap 11 1
47 ProfPepperwinkle 11 1
47 truthseeker3 11 1
51 gwendee 6 1
51 teelabrown 6 1
51 zadscmc 6 2(1)
54 Baker 1 3(2)
906

Was going through my list last night, just to make sure none of my remaining ten picks had died while I wasn’t looking.

Yep, all still alive and kicking. Plenty of stage 4 cancer patients on the list, so maybe there are still some more points ahead, or maybe I’ll just have a bunch of people to carry forward another year.

Olivia Newton-John was the oldest person on my list. Now that she’s coughed up her 27 points (yes, I’m in that handbasket), only one of them is older than me, so there’s still a chance to move up in the rankings. You never know.

907

I think all on my list have signed a deal with the Devil (other than Trump) to keep them alive a while longer.

908

Are you on your list? I thought Freedonians were specifically excluded?

909

Let’s see: if I put myself on my list, and I kicked the bucket, I wouldn’t exactly be around to enjoy the boost to my score, would I? Doesn’t strike me as a good time.

Seriously, I’m just using my own age as a reference point. I’m getting old enough that I don’t really want to pick people much older than me unless their chances of dying during the year are very good indeed.

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912

Jean-Jacques Sempé, French cartoonist and creator of Little Nicholas, has died at the age of 89.

I think this announcement was the first time I’d heard of him or seen his work, and I’m really sorry I hadn’t earlier.

913

Looks like if anyone had Anne Heche, they’re going to get a bunch of points soon.

914

Anne Heche has died.

915

Do we count Anne Heche now, or wait until she’s taken off life support?

I suppose a ruling on that might come in handy some December 31st.

916

From what I’ve seen they’re only keeping her on life support to preserve her organs for donation. Once the doctors determine which of her organs can be donated, her family will pull the plug. So it shouldn’t be a years-long thing. I’d be surprised if it were days-long.

917

No one has picked her, making this pointless on many levels…

918

I don’t have her on my list and I’d give the points to anyone who had her. Did anyone?

919

Salman Rushdie on a ventilator with “serious, but recoverable” injuries after stabbing

920

Len Dawson, former Chiefs quarterback who led the team to victory in Super Bowl IV, has entered Hospice care, according to a family friend.

921

Australian media reporting life support has been turned off

922

Looks like only Biotop had him.