# 2024 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940 "2023-12-01T06:01:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 81
**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 15, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1602 "2024-08-15T03:29:27Z")
> **[Peggy Moffitt, Actor and Model for Famous Topless Bathing Suit Photo, Dies at 86](https://variety.com/2024/film/news/peggy-moffitt-dead-topless-bathing-suit-1236105994/)** > > Peggy Moffitt, who became a 1960s mod icon modeling designer Rudi Gernreich's famous topless bathing suit design, died Saturday in Beverly Hills. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1603 "2024-08-15T03:46:44Z")
Dammit! She should have been on my list of entertainers over 90. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1604 "2024-08-15T18:08:58Z")
**X gets the Square** [Peter Marshall](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/peter-marshall-dead-hollywood-squares-1235975744/amp/)leaves 2 points on the board. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1605 "2024-08-15T18:15:23Z")
He lost at Jeopardy….and life. > **[Greg Kihn, Pop Star Who Had a Big Hit With “Jeopardy,” Dies at 75](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/greg-kihn-dead-jeopardy-singer-1235975861/amp/)** > > The song made it to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983 and was quickly parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1606 "2024-08-15T18:21:44Z")
Bummer. I remember Greg Kihn. I liked his other hit, “The Break Up Song (They Don’t Write 'Em Like That Anymore).” > We had broken up for good just an hour before, > Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh > Now I’m staring at the bodies as there’s dancin’ 'cross the floor > Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh ---
**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 15, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1607 "2024-08-15T18:28:16Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > **X gets the Square** [Peter Marshall](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/peter-marshall-dead-hollywood-squares-1235975744/amp/)leaves 2 points on the board I will take those 2 points, thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1608 "2024-08-15T21:14:06Z")
Sickle took the square? ---
**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 15, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1609 "2024-08-15T21:15:21Z")
Scythe. Sickles are for commies. ---
**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 15, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1610 "2024-08-15T23:28:02Z")
I agree. > **[Scythe vs. Sickle: Cutting Away At Their Differences](https://www.dictionary.com/e/scythe-vs-sickle/)** > > Reap the benefits of this explanation on the difference between scythes and sickles, and how to wield each word (and tool, for that matter). ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1611 "2024-08-15T23:36:53Z")
Okay, you miesmachers go ahead and make a Hollywood Squares pun with scythe 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1612 "2024-08-15T23:48:30Z")
So…A scythe is just a scythe? ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1613 "2024-08-16T01:30:57Z")
Once bitten, twice…die? > **[Former Great White Singer Jack Russell Dead at 63](https://amp.tmz.com/2024/08/15/great-white-singer-jack-russell-dead-dies/)** > > Former Great White singer Jack Russell is dead at 63. ---
**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 16, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1614 "2024-08-16T03:13:39Z")
That is a serious David St. Hubbins look. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1615 "2024-08-16T03:16:17Z")
That’s who I thought it was. My preview thumbnail only shows him from the eyes up. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1616 "2024-08-16T15:51:06Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > Okay, you miesmachers go ahead and make a Hollywood Squares pun with scythe 😀 Paul Lynde is dead. Now he’s only laughing on the in-scythe. You didn’t say a good pun. ---
**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 16, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1617 "2024-08-16T22:36:45Z")
Less than two months after the death of his wrestling brother/partner Sika of the Wild Samoans , Afa has now died at 81. > **[Afa Anoa’i dies at 81-years-old](https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2024/8/16/24222077/afa-anoai-dies-at-81-years-old)** > > His family has confirmed the unfortunate news. ---
**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 18, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1618 "2024-08-18T02:13:20Z")
> **[Jay Kanter, Agent to Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroe and Production...](https://variety.com/2024/film/news/jay-kanter-dead-agent-marlon-brando-marilyn-monroe-1236098070/)** > > Jay Kanter, agent to superstar Hollywood clients including Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly, died Tuesday in Beverly Hills. He was 97. ---
**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 18, 2024, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1619 "2024-08-18T02:59:35Z")
[Maurice Williams](https://apnews.com/article/maurice-williams-died-86-stay-zodiacs-0f218ab3aef6476982a9772ba6c9f5fd) has failed to _ **Stay** _, giving up 14pts. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1620 "2024-08-18T07:15:01Z")
French actor and legend of the silver screen, Alain Delon, has passed away at 88. > **[Alain Delon, Seductive Star of European Cinema, Dies at 88](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alain-delon-dead-star-leopard-le-samourai-purple-noon-was-88-1235977778/)** > > Dubbed "the male Brigitte Bardot," the French actor starred in 'The Leopard,' 'Le Samouraï,' 'The Red Circle' and as Tom Ripley in 'Purple Noon.' ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1621 "2024-08-18T10:24:47Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > [Maurice Williams](https://apnews.com/article/maurice-williams-died-86-stay-zodiacs-0f218ab3aef6476982a9772ba6c9f5fd) has failed to _ **Stay** _, giving up 14pts. I thought he’d be with us just a little bit longer. mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=80) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=82)