# 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1696
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1696 "2023-10-10T18:58:49Z")
> [@Celebrity Death Pool 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/131): > > > [@RTFirefly](#): > > > > Can’t remember which Death Pooler originally said it, but they’ve got a lot of practice in not dying and have gotten quite good at it. > > Sigh. This is the second time this month somebody wrote that they remembered the quote but didn’t remember who said it. > > > [@Celebrity Death Pool 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/131): > > > > The problem with picking people this age is that they’ve spend decades not dying and they’ve gotten really good at it. > > I’m trying to build a legacy here, people Oh, dear. Um, sorry to burst your _amour propre_, but Terry Pratchett beat you to the idea, if not the exact quote: > [@The Last Hero](#): > > **Six Beneficient Winds** : But … they’re so old! > > **Mr Saveloy** : Indeed, and of course, this is true. They are _very old_ barbarian heroes. > > **Six Beneficient Winds** : Oh, my … > > **Mr Saveloy** : That’s right. They’ve had a lifetime’s experience of not dying. They’ve become very good at it." … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831)._