# 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:** 76
**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:** [August 26, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1501 "2023-08-26T23:01:58Z")
> **[Remembering John Warnock, Co-Creator of PostScript and Acrobat](https://www.pcmag.com/news/remembering-john-warnock)** > > Not everyone may remember the man's contributions to the printers of the desktop publishing era, but anyone using a PDF file today owes him a debt of gratitude. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1502 "2023-08-26T23:16:15Z")
Arleen Sorkin, the original Harley Quinn from _Batman The Animated Series_, has died at only 67. I also remember her as the housekeeper Geneva in the 80s sitcom _Duet_. > **[Arleen Sorkin Passes Away, Original Voice of Harley Quinn Was 67](https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1327332-arleen-sorkin-dead-harley-quinn)** > > The voice acting world is in mourning as Arleen Sorkin, the original Harley Quinn voice actress, has passed away at the age of 67. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1503 "2023-08-26T23:34:20Z")
I know it’s greedy because there’s nothing wrong with 99 ,but I’d have loved to see him make it to the 30th anniversary of Happy Gilmore in 2026. ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1504 "2023-08-27T00:11:13Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > You beat me to it…but I’m on the board!! You and 9 other people including the Death Mistress ---
**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:** [August 27, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1505 "2023-08-27T00:37:42Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Arleen Sorkin, the original Harley Quinn from _Batman The Animated Series_, has died at only 67. I also remember her as the housekeeper Geneva in the 80s sitcom _Duet_ She cohosted that spinoff of Americas Funniest Home Videos with Dave Coulier. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1506 "2023-08-27T03:42:14Z")
| 1 | Happy Lendervedder | 136 | 3 | 1 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | phungi | 106 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | GIGObuster | 70 | 2 | 0 | | 4 | jeezums | 62 | 2 | 1 | | 5 | Hoopy Frood | 61 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | McDeath the Mad | 61 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | RTFirefly | 61 | 2 | 0 | | 8 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 54 | 2 | 0 | | 9 | Reindeer Flotilla | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 9 | tuesdayweld | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 12 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 42 | 1 | 0 | | 13 | smithsb | 38 | 1 | 1 | | 13 | Stephe96 | 36 | 2 | 0 | | 15 | KittenMitten | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | RobotDevilDog | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | Loach | 21 | 1 | 0 | | 18 | ataraxy22 | 28 | 1 | 0 | | 18 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 28 | 1 | 0 | | 20 | zadscmc | 26 | 2 | 1 | | 21 | lel | 25 | 1 | 1 | | 22 | Railer 13 | 23 | 2 | 0 | | 23 | Bad Wiring | 21 | 2 | 0 | | 24 | JohnT | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 24 | RollOutTheBarrel | 19 | 1 | 1 | | 24 | Shoeless | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 26 | J-P L | 17 | 2 | 0 | | 26 | kayT | 17 | 1 | 0 | | 28 | Karl Gauss | 16 | 1 | 0 | | 28 | Paul Was in Saudi | 16 | 4 | 0 | | 30 | Pardel-Lux | 14 | 1 | 1 | | 31 | Allecher | 13 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | GuanoLad | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | Mahaloth | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | romansperson | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | xizor | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 36 | commasense | 8 | 2 | 0 | | 37 | NotherYinzer | 7 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Ponch8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | | 39 | Biotop | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 39 | Borborygmi | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 39 | Spoiler Virgin | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 42 | Catamount | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 42 | Superdude | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 42 | WolfpackJeep | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | Baker | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 45 | David Crosby | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | Dr. Girlfriend | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | Flik the Blue | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | imthjckaz | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | journeyfan | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | Lord Feldon | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | Mrs. E | 1 | 1 | 0 | ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1507 "2023-08-27T15:45:03Z")
Correcting a listing error that has been pointed out to me. | 1 | Happy Lendervedder | 136 | 3 | 1 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | phungi | 106 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | GIGObuster | 70 | 2 | 0 | | 4 | jeezums | 62 | 2 | 1 | | 5 | Hoopy Frood | 61 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | McDeath the Mad | 61 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | RTFirefly | 61 | 2 | 0 | | 8 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 54 | 2 | 0 | | 9 | Reindeer Flotilla | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 9 | tuesdayweld | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 11 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 42 | 1 | 0 | | 12 | smithsb | 38 | 1 | 1 | | 13 | Stephe96 | 36 | 2 | 0 | | 14 | KittenMitten | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 14 | RobotDevilDog | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 16 | ataraxy22 | 28 | 1 | 0 | | 16 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 28 | 1 | 0 | | 18 | zadscmc | 27 | 2 | 0 | | 19 | lel | 25 | 1 | 1 | | 20 | Railer 13 | 23 | 2 | 1 | | 21 | Loach | 21 | 1 | 0 | | 21 | Bad Wiring | 21 | 2 | 0 | | 23 | JohnT | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 23 | RollOutTheBarrel | 19 | 1 | 1 | | 23 | Shoeless | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 26 | J-P L | 17 | 2 | 0 | | 26 | kayT | 17 | 1 | 0 | | 28 | Karl Gauss | 16 | 1 | 0 | | 28 | Paul Was in Saudi | 16 | 4 | 0 | | 30 | Pardel-Lux | 14 | 1 | 1 | | 31 | Allecher | 13 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | GuanoLad | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | Mahaloth | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | romansperson | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | xizor | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 36 | commasense | 8 | 2 | 0 | | 37 | NotherYinzer | 7 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Ponch8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | | 39 | Biotop | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 39 | Borborygmi | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 39 | Spoiler Virgin | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 42 | Catamount | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 42 | Superdude | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 42 | WolfpackJeep | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | Baker | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 45 | Dr. Girlfriend | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | Flik the Blue | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | imthjckaz | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | journeyfan | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | Lord Feldon | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | Mrs. E | 1 | 1 | 0 | ---
**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:** [August 27, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1508 "2023-08-27T23:20:01Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > It was a real dick move for him to kill nine other people. Which he definitely did. It was confirmed today, too, that it was Prigozhin. They were able to identify all 10 passengers by DNA, including Prigozhin. Russia lies about stuff, but I doubt they are lying that it was him and there is no doubt he died on the plane. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2023, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1509 "2023-08-27T23:53:33Z")
Joe the Plumber, at 49, is taxed no more. > **[Joe the Plumber](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_the_Plumber)** > > Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher (/ˈwɜːrzəlbɑːkər/; December 3, 1973 – August 27, 2023), commonly known as "Joe the Plumber", was an American conservative activist and commentator. He gained national attention during the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign season when, during a videotaped campaign stop in Ohio by then-Democratic nominee Barack Obama, Wurzelbacher raised concerns that Obama's tax policy would increase taxes on small business owners. Wurzelbacher is a member of the Republican Party. Since ... ---
**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:** [August 28, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1510 "2023-08-28T00:32:17Z")
Damn, 51 points just flushed down the drain. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1511 "2023-08-28T01:11:57Z")
Worse, I actually had him on my list a few years ago. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1512 "2023-08-28T02:30:06Z")
> **[David LaFlamme, violin innovator of 1960s with ‘White Bird,’ dies at 82](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/08/10/david-laflamme-violinist-white-bird-dies/)** > > Mr. LaFlamme and his wife spent two hours on a dreary winter's day in Seattle crafting the classic "White Bird." ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1513 "2023-08-28T14:05:01Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Joe the Plumber, at 49, is taxed no more. > > [Joe the Plumber - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_the_Plumber) I love the video where he’s trying to “gotcha” Obama. There’s a guy in the background mouthing, “He’s an asshole.” ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1514 "2023-08-28T14:35:21Z")
I double checked for this guy because I thought his name was familiar. ---
**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:** [August 29, 2023, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1515 "2023-08-29T04:40:52Z")
> **[Claude Ruiz Picasso (1947–2023)](https://www.artforum.com/news/claude-picasso-90918)** > > Photographer and filmmaker Claude Picasso, the youngest son of Pablo Picasso, died in Geneva, Switzerland, on August 24 at the age of seventy-six. The news was announced by his lawyer, Jean-Jacques Neuer, who did not reveal a cause of death. Claude’s... > **[Hersha Parady, 'Little House on the Prairie' actor who played teacher Alice...](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-08-25/hersha-parady-dies-little-house-on-the-prairie)** > > Hersha Parady, the actor known for playing Walnut Grove schoolteacher Alice Garvey on 'Little House on the Prairie,' has died. She was 78. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1516 "2023-08-30T04:03:47Z")
> **[Star of pioneering Up documentary Nick Hitchon dies aged 65](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12436341/Nick-Hitchon-dies-aged-65-Yorkshire-Dales-farmers-son-turned-nuclear-scientist-life-charted-documentary-passes-away-revealing-2019-throat-cancer-year-left-live.html)** > > Nick Hitchon originally appeared in Seven Up! - the first iteration of the programme - in 1964. The series charted the lives of a group of seven-year-old children who had contrasting backgrounds. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2023, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1517 "2023-08-30T11:43:48Z")
I’ve seen all the UP movies and this is sad news indeed. I wonder with Michael Apted now being dead as well, who will get them to do 70UP? ---
**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:** [August 31, 2023, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1518 "2023-08-31T02:23:13Z")
> **[Tina Howe, Tony-Nominated ‘Coastal Disturbances’ Playwright, Dies at 85](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/tina-howe-dead-coastal-disturbances-playwright-1235577410/)** > > She also was behind 'Painting Churches' and 'Pride’s Crossing,' both finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1519 "2023-08-31T16:02:02Z")
> **[Jack Sonni, Dire Straits’ ‘other’ guitarist, dies at 68](https://nypost.com/2023/08/31/jack-sonni-dire-straits-other-guitarist-dies-at-68/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social)** > > The news of Sonni’s death comes after a recent post on the Dire Straits Legacy website, sharing that their bandmate was in poor health. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1520 "2023-09-01T21:13:02Z")
One day after the 26th anniversary of son Dodi’s death: > **[Businessman Mohamed Al Fayed dies aged 94](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66690623?at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_id=EC211E80-490B-11EE-BE67-01B578A687CD&at_campaign_type=owned&at_medium=social&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_link_origin=BBCBreaking&at_link_type=web_link&at_format=link)** > > Mohamed Al Fayed, former Harrods owner whose son Dodi was killed alongside Diana, Princess of Wales in car crash, has died [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=75) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=77)