# Celebrity Death Pool 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193 "2013-12-01T06:00:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 86
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1701 "2014-09-29T03:33:34Z")
Anyway, gout isn’t generally fatal. Unfortunately. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1702 "2014-09-29T15:20:41Z")
> [@guylevesque](#): > > Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers [dies](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-phil-everly-of-the-everly-brothers-dies-at-74-20140103,0,2091176.story#axzz2pI8si7Cm) at 74. This goes back to 03 January but I wanted to share this even though it’s not the most timely of posts, but it’s timely for 2014 deaths. I seem to be on a “Marine Corps kick” lately with recent posts, maybe that’s what’s driving this one. The Everly Brothers, Don Everly and Phil Everly, are US Marines. They went to boot camp in October 1961 at MCRD, San Diego, and graduated in 1962. Don Everly got married in his Dress Blues right after he graduated boot camp in the Base Chapel. They were allowed longer hair than Marine Corps regulations permitted because of their fame (their rendition of _Bye Bye Love_ had reached #2 in the spring of 1957). From February 1962 while in the Marine Corps, here’s a video and a picture of them singing _Crying in the Rain_ in their Dress Blues uniform on the Ed Sullivan Show. They were on leave at the time. This was one of their few public performances during their Marine Corps years. ► 1:49 YouTube video: [www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdaX7LG67to](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdaX7LG67to) ► Image (verified 2014-09-29): [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](http://i.imgur.com/ziW1w3h.png) Don and Phil were in the 11th Marine Artillery Regiment at Camp Pendleton and would entertain the troops from time to time. Pretty cool. \*\*\*Semper Fi, Bullitt * * * Sources: ► [Marine Corps - USMC Community](http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?9763-Everly-Brothers-Marines&p=968143&viewfull=1#post968143) ► [Bye Bye Love (The Everly Brothers song) - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bye_Bye_Love_(The_Everly_Brothers_song)) ► [The Everly Brothers - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Everly_Brothers#History) ► [http://otrnrcontact.blog.com/2014/01/15/the-saga-of-the-everly-brothers-part-two/](http://otrnrcontact.blog.com/2014/01/15/the-saga-of-the-everly-brothers-part-two/) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1703 "2014-09-29T20:03:41Z")
Just how old is Kim anyway? The NK is so closemouthed about the family, at least their age and health. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1704 "2014-09-29T20:49:18Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Just how old is Kim anyway? The NK is so closemouthed about the family, at least their age and health. According to the wikithing, he would be worth 69 points. If he lives as long as dad, and stays in power, that would be most of 4 decades to wait for a score. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1705 "2014-09-29T23:25:46Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > If he lives as long as dad, and stays in power, that would be most of 4 decades to wait for a score. Heaven help us all if that happens. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2014, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1706 "2014-09-30T00:20:10Z")
No shit. I don’t know if I keep this game up for another forty years. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1707 "2014-09-30T00:30:04Z")
Of course, staying in power is intimately connected with living that long. NK could, conceivably, become unstable, which could pose a serious hazard to -un’s longevity. Those sorts of things happen from time to time, often when one least expects them. Did anyone get any points for Muammar K-(unspellable name)? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1708 "2014-09-30T10:10:36Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Did anyone get any points for Muammar K-(unspellable name)? If I remember correctly, two players had him. But I don’t have the records for who, because that was 2011 and I didn’t take over being the DeathMistress until 2012. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1709 "2014-09-30T17:50:00Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > If I remember correctly, two players had him. But I don’t have the records for who, because that was 2011 and I didn’t take over being the DeathMistress until 2012. So as the Great Successor you’re disavowing all knowledge of the activities of the previous regime? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1710 "2014-09-30T18:12:39Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > So as the Great Successor you’re disavowing all knowledge of the activities of the previous regime? That’s an interesting way to look at it!😃 _(goes to check on the validity of SV’s choices)_😛 ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1711 "2014-09-30T18:23:07Z")
The year he died was the first year I DIDN’T have him. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1712 "2014-09-30T20:15:21Z")
My Death Pool list has a [theme song](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stayin%27_Alive). ---
**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:** [October 1, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1713 "2014-10-01T18:10:21Z")
My friend’s daughter submitted a list to me, as her parents were not keen on having a 12-year-old join the SDMB and participate in the pool. I figured, as a 2-time Top-10 finisher, and one who carefully researched and sculpted my list for 2014, I would school this novice. After 75% of the year, she is beating me 6-0 (Pete Seeger). I really need some of my picks to “cash it in”… ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1714 "2014-10-01T20:37:07Z")
Just out of curiosity, what were the kid’s other choices? ---
**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:** [October 2, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1715 "2014-10-02T02:06:25Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Just out of curiosity, what were the kid’s other choices? My friend put you up to this, right? Aretha Franklin Bruce Jenner Fiedel Castro Judy Blume Elizabeth ll Mohammed Ali Pete Seeger Barbara Bush John Goodman Valerie Harper Ian Mckellen Glen Campbell Pat Summitt ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1716 "2014-10-04T19:24:43Z")
Former Haitian dictator ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier dies at 63 [http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Ousted-Haitian-dictator-Jean-Claude-Duvalier-dies-5801009.php](http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Ousted-Haitian-dictator-Jean-Claude-Duvalier-dies-5801009.php) ---
**Author:** ![dba\_Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@dba\_Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dba_Fred)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1717 "2014-10-05T10:16:03Z")
In a **Cafe Society** thread, **installLSC** reports [RIP musician Paul Revere](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=736372) My attempt at getting in the handbasket: Raiders lead singer, Mark Lindsay, often mistakenly believed to be Paul Revere, was buried in error. Official regret this mix-up. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1718 "2014-10-05T20:43:32Z")
In related news, the NFL announced that this would not affect the Raiders, as they’ve been dead since since 2003. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1719 "2014-10-05T20:57:00Z")
If Paul Revere is cremated, will his ashes be spread: 1. if by land; 2. if by sea? ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1720 "2014-10-05T21:10:13Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > If Paul Revere is cremated, will his ashes be spread: > > 1. if by land; > > 2. if by sea? And you on the opposite shore shall be? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=85) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=87)