# 2024 \[THEMED\] Celebrity Death Pool

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**Created:** [December 4, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110 "2023-12-04T18:45:44Z")\
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I call this “Close, But No Cigar.” (Don’t see the theme? Look at the first names only.)

Annotated:  
1 John Goodman, perennial nice guy  
2 Paul Stookey of Peter Paul and Mary  
3 George Wendt, NORM!!  
4 Ritchie Blackmore, Deep Purple guitarist  
5 Mick Fleetwood, Spinal Tap drummer  
6 Keith Carradine, actor  
7 Charlie Sheen, actor  
8 Ronnie Milsap, singer  
9 Bill Cosby, felon  
10 Bryan Adams, Canadian singer  
11 Mike Tomlin, Steelers coach (this season will probably kill him)  
12 Dennis Rodman, athlete  
13 Carl Thomas Dean, Mr Dolly Parton

Alternates:  
1 Barry Mann, of “and Cynthia Weil”  
2 Robin Wright, the Princess Bride  
3 Maurice LaMarche, are you pondering what I’m pondering?

Clean list:  
John Goodman  
Paul Stookey  
George Wendt  
Ritchie Blackmore  
Mick Fleetwood  
Keith Carradine  
Charlie Sheen  
Ronnie Milsap  
Bill Cosby  
Bryan Adams  
Mike Tomlin  
Dennis Rodman  
Carl Thomas Dean

Alternates:  
Barry Mann  
Robin Wright  
Maurice LaMarche

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