# 2023 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831 "2022-12-01T04:02:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 28
**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:** [February 7, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/541 "2023-02-07T00:41:18Z")
NM wrong page ---
**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:** [February 7, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/542 "2023-02-07T00:46:50Z")
Circus peanuts “flavor” is [allegedly banana].([Circus Peanuts - Marshmallow Candy | Spangler Candy](https://www.spanglercandy.com/our-brands/circus-peanuts#:~:text=Spangler%20Circus%20Peanuts%2C%20the%20banana,nostalgic%20favorite%20fat%2Dfree%20candy.&text=Spangler%20Candy%20Company%20is%20one,Peanuts%20in%20the%20United%20States.)) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/543 "2023-02-07T14:35:49Z")
As the link mentions, Cheney never apologized to Whittington for shooting him; instead, Whittington apologized to Cheney. The dark side of the Force runs strong in Darth Cheney. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/544 "2023-02-07T16:41:37Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > As the link mentions, Cheney never apologized to Whittington for shooting him; instead, Whittington apologized to Cheney. Deservedly so. Cheney was hunting quail. Whittington’s ongoing claims that he wasn’t a quail made Cheney look bad. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/545 "2023-02-07T17:26:56Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Deservedly so. Cheney was hunting quail. Whittington’s ongoing claims that he wasn’t a quail made Cheney look bad. The American intelligence all agreed that he was a quail. It _was_ a justified shot. I think he was somehow responsible for 9/11 also. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/546 "2023-02-07T19:34:46Z")
I always wanted to do an Easter basket with those candies, and the toy figurines you could get from gumball machines. Peeps and Homies! ---
**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:** [February 8, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/547 "2023-02-08T00:50:32Z")
Former _America’s Got Talent_ contestant and magician [Scott Alexander](https://ew.com/tv/scott-alexander-dead-americas-got-talent-magician-stroke/) has died with 48 points hidden up his sleeve. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/548 "2023-02-08T22:59:31Z")
Astronomer, author, and asteroid namesake [Terence Dickinson](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/terence-dickinson/), dies at 79 of Parkinson’s Also… > **[Mill Valley’s David Harris, leader of the Vietnam draft resistance movement,...](https://www.marinij.com/2023/02/07/mill-valleys-david-harris-leader-of-the-vietnam-draft-resistance-movement-dies-at-76/)** > > The man who would become a journalist was known to advocate resistance, urging students to return draft cards to the government in protest. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/549 "2023-02-09T03:26:41Z")
| 1 | GIGObuster | 42 | 1 | 0 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 42 | 1 | 0 | | 3 | lel | 25 | 1 | 1 | | 4 | JohnT | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Railer 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Shoeless | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Stephe96 | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | zadscmc | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 9 | Borborygmi | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 9 | Spoiler Virgin | 5 | 1 | 1 | ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/550 "2023-02-09T14:57:24Z")
> **[Burt Bacharach: Composer dies aged 94](https://news.sky.com/story/burt-bacharach-composer-dies-aged-94-12806906)** > > Composer Burt Bacharach, who was behind hits like I Say A Little Prayer, has died aged 94. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/551 "2023-02-09T23:58:50Z")
That’s one that’s hard to believe is pointless. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/552 "2023-02-10T13:21:16Z")
Not a normal notice that appears in this thread, but one certainly worth noting. [Kaya, a furry ambassador for veterans and service dogs has died : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1155727514/kaya-a-furry-ambassador-for-veterans-and-service-dogs-passes-away#:~:text=Press-,Kaya%2C%20a%20furry%20ambassador%20for%20veterans%20and%20service%20dogs%2C%20passes,known%20as%20the%20PAWS%20Act). ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/553 "2023-02-10T19:09:00Z")
> **[Hugh Hudson, director of Chariots of Fire, dies aged 86](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/10/hugh-hudson-director-of-chariots-of-fire-dies-aged-86?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1676055438)** > > Oscar-winning filmmaker died on Friday at a London hospital after a short illness, said his family ---
**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:** [February 10, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/554 "2023-02-10T19:58:45Z")
Charlie Thomas has had his last dance. > **[The Drifters’ Charlie Thomas dies, aged 85](https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-drifters-charlie-thomas-dies-aged-85-3394112)** > > He had hits with the R&B group including 'Save the Last Dance for Me' ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/555 "2023-02-11T03:13:35Z")
> **[Cody Longo, 'Days of Our Lives' actor, dead at 34, his representative says | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/10/tv-shows/actor-cody-longo-dies/index.html)** > > Cody Longo, an actor famous for his roles in "Hollywood Heights" and "Days of Our Lives," was found dead Wednesday at his Texas home, his representative Alex Gittelson told CNN. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/556 "2023-02-11T16:56:01Z")
Hagar the Horrible comic strip cartoonist Chris Browne dies at 70. He was the son of Dik Browne, who created the strip. > **[Chris Browne, Hagar the Horrible Cartoonist, Dies at 70](https://comicbook.com/comics/news/chris-browne-hagar-the-horrible-cartoonist-dies-at-70/)** > > Chris Browne, the cartoonist behind the Hägar the Horrible comic strip and son of Hägar's \[...\] ---
**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:** [February 12, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/557 "2023-02-12T11:04:55Z")
Former NFL and NCAA football coach [Larry Coyer](https://thespun.com/more/top-stories/longtime-nfl-college-football-coach-dead-at-79?mibextid=Zxz2cZ) has died at 79. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/558 "2023-02-13T04:01:29Z")
> **[Rapper AKA Dead at 35 After Shooting in South Africa: 'Loved and Gave Love in...](https://people.com/music/rapper-aka-dead-at-35-after-shooting-in-south-africa/)** > > South African rapper AKA was shot and killed on Friday at the age of 35 ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/559 "2023-02-13T04:04:27Z")
> **[De La Soul rapper David Jolicoeur, known as Trugoy the Dove, dead at 54 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/12/entertainment/trugoy-the-dove-death/index.html)** > > David Jude Jolicoeur, better known under stage name Trugoy the Dove as one third of iconic rap trio De La Soul, has died. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/560 "2023-02-13T12:56:14Z")
Another celebrity gone at 54? I’m starting to worry a bit because my 54th birthday is only a few weeks away. Good thing I’m not famous. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=29)