# 2025 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010 "2024-12-01T05:01:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 55
**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:** [June 9, 2025, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1081 "2025-06-09T04:27:35Z")
> **[Pioneering Apple engineer Bill Atkinson dies at 74 | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/08/pioneering-apple-engineer-bill-atkinson-dies-at-74/)** > > Bill Atkinson, an engineer who played a key role in the development of the Macintosh and other landmark Apple products, has died of pancreatic cancer.  ---
**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:** [June 9, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1082 "2025-06-09T14:13:36Z")
That Macintosh team was insane. Steve Jobs would just walk in and say, “I want it to boot 3 seconds faster” or something and they would just ignore him for awhile until finally, one of them(I don’t think it Atikinson), just said something like, “Listen, Steve, you know _nothing_ about how this machine works. We’re getting it to be just about as fast as it can be.” This was someone in the earliest Apple team, so Steve just stormed off hissy-fitting the way he did. The other guys were pretty impressed. Later, they had an award for person who best stood up to Jobs. I’ve heard Jobs did not dislike that idea, since…well, he knew he was a jerk. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1083 "2025-06-09T19:44:55Z")
> **[Sly Stone, funk music pioneer and leader of Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/06/09/sly-stone-dead-sly-and-the-family-stone-copd/75210078007/)** > > Sly Stone, a onetime San Francisco deejay turned pop music innovator and leader of Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1084 "2025-06-09T20:07:22Z")
While Sly & the Family Stone were pretty popular in their day, and they are even in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I still think they’ve never been given quite enough credit for how innovative and catchy their music is. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1085 "2025-06-09T21:04:40Z")
Author Frederick Forsyth has died at 86. Fred gets me on the board finally with 14 points! > **[Frederick Forsyth](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Forsyth)** > > Frederick McCarthy Forsyth\[a\] (25 August 1938 – 9 June 2025) was an English novelist and journalist. He was best known for thrillers such as The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative, The Fist of God, Icon, The Veteran, Avenger, The Afghan, The Cobra and The Kill List. Forsyth's works frequently appeared on best-sellers lists and more than a dozen of his titles have been adapted to film. By 2006, he had sold more than 70 million books... ---
**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:** [June 9, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1086 "2025-06-09T21:11:37Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I still think they’ve never been given quite enough credit for how innovative and catchy their music is. Totally agree with this sentiment. Great band. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1087 "2025-06-09T23:19:23Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Author Frederick Forsyth has died at 86. > > Fred gets me on the board finally with 14 points! > > [Frederick Forsyth - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Forsyth) I went through a Frederick Forsyth phase. His books were full of real world details written like the journalist he was and no one could do a twist like him. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1088 "2025-06-11T03:25:51Z")
[George E. Smith](https://honoraryunsubscribe.com/george-e-smith/), the inventor of digital photography is dead at 95. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1089 "2025-06-11T03:40:17Z")
Oh, snap. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1090 "2025-06-11T03:41:55Z")
Pics or it didnt happen. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1091 "2025-06-11T06:57:43Z")
Gone in a flash. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1092 "2025-06-11T11:03:04Z")
Can we please just focus on the thread topic? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1093 "2025-06-11T11:08:25Z")
Just zoom past the comments you don’t like. 😉 ---
**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:** [June 11, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1094 "2025-06-11T11:11:13Z")
Why so negative? ---
**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:** [June 11, 2025, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1095 "2025-06-11T11:33:30Z")
But F-stop, no more fun. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1096 "2025-06-11T11:35:05Z")
I’m being overexposed to photography jokes. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1097 "2025-06-11T11:58:25Z")
ISO sad that this hijack is taking place. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1098 "2025-06-11T12:26:03Z")
this is so black and white… waiting for someone to play their “grey card” ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1099 "2025-06-11T12:29:50Z")
Did Anna Log pass too? ---
**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:** [June 11, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1100 "2025-06-11T13:44:21Z")
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