# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![arara123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@arara123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arara123)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/161 "2013-12-15T01:52:44Z")
Long time listener, first time player. Mine are all from the political arena, some more well-known than others… Mods, if any choice is too obscure I’ll replace it. Here’s my list: 1. Pervez Musharraf, former President of Pakistan 2. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia 3. Kim Jong-un, Dear Leader II of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 4. Ri Sol-ju, wife of Kim Jong-un and former [del]K-Pop star[/del] DPRK-Pop star 5. Viktor F. Yanukovych, President of Ukraine 6. Dmitry Medvedez, Prime Minister of Russia, former President of Russia 7. Ariel Sharon, former Prime Minister of Israel 8. Michel Djotodia, President of Central African Republic 9. Joseph Kabila, President of Democratic Republic of the Congo, son of Laurent Kabila 10. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Former Head of Government of Mexico City and perennial Mexican president candidate 11. Dick Cheney, former Vice-President of the United States of America 12. Chris Christie, Governor of the state of New Jersey 13. Villy Soevndal, Foreign Minister of Denmark Alternates Tom Petty, musician Bob Dylan, musician John Prine, musician —————————————————————————— Clean list: 1. Pervez Musharraf 2. Vladimir Putin 3. Kim Jong-un 4. Ri Sol-ju 5. Viktor F. Yanukovych 6. Dmitry Medvedez 7. Ariel Sharon 8. Michel Djotodia 9. Joseph Kabila 10. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador 11. Dick Cheney 12. Chris Christie 13. Villy Soevndal Alternates: Tom Petty Bob Dylan John Prine ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/162 "2013-12-15T04:11:15Z")
A friendly request to players. Please read the OP to be sure your plain list is in the requested format. I won’t disqualify anyone who doesn’t, but changing the format is extra work for me, especially the last couple days of the month. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/163 "2013-12-15T13:32:54Z")
Well, I missed the Secret Santa exchange, but some would argue that this is the better Doper activity anyway, since the joy lasts all year long. William Shatner Valerie Harper Dick Van Dyke Barbara Walters George H. W. Bush Kareem Abdul Jabar Warren Buffet Rosie O’Donnell Michael Douglas Bob Newhart John McCain Robert Mugabe Harper Lee Alternates: Dan Rather John Williams (composer) ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/164 "2013-12-16T02:18:11Z")
With the death of Joan Fontaine, I would like to promote one Mr. Hosni Mubarak from alternate to main list. Dammit, Joan, would it have killed you to wait a couple more weeks? ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/165 "2013-12-16T06:01:24Z")
New list Pope Emeritus Benedict Kat Williams Lyndsay Lohan Lil’ Wayne Maggie Smith Tila Tequila Andy Dick Miley Cyrus Randy Travis Donald Glover Ronnie Spector Zac Efron Bradley Manning ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Doug\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_T)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/166 "2013-12-16T06:31:04Z")
Ray Price (still alive tho rumored dead, he is very ill ) Miley Cyrus Warren Buffet George HW Bush Mike Sandlock (former major league baseball player) Wally Westlake (former major league baseball player) Lady Gaga Jimmy Carter TG Sheppard Macauley Caulkin George Clooney Jane Fonda Oliver Stone ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/167 "2013-12-16T13:31:03Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > Dammit, Joan, would it have killed you to wait a couple more weeks? Well… apparently, _yes_. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/168 "2013-12-16T14:27:43Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Well… apparently, _yes_. 😉 😃 I did that on purpose. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/169 "2013-12-16T15:05:58Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Is this _ **Pete** _ Rose?😃 :smack: Yes, that’s Pete Rose! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/170 "2013-12-16T17:32:11Z")
1. Ray Price (b. Jan 12, 1926), country singer 2. Ronnie Biggs (Aug. 8, 1929), Great Train Robber/veteran from my first ever death pool list 3. Valerie Harper (Aug 22, 1939), actress 4. Lynne Stewart (Oct. 8, 1939), former attorney for radicals/imprisoned for perjury 5. Superstar Billy Graham (June 7, 1943), pro wrestler 6. Tom Dempsey (Jan. 12, 1947), football kicker 7. Wilko Johnson (July 12, 1947), guitarist from pub-rock band Dr. Feelgood 8. Ayman al-Zawahiri (June 19, 1951), al-Qaeda leader/likely drone target 9. Slim Dunlap (Aug 14, 1951), replaced Bob Stinson in the Replacements\* 10. Sam Simon (June 6, 1955), Simpsons producer 11. Scott Thorson (Jan. 23, 1959), Liberace’s chauffeur/lover 12. Daisy Berkowitz (April 28, 1968), former Marilyn Manson member 13. Lil’ Wayne (Sept. 27, 1982), rapper Alternates (Since Ray Price has already been declared dead once this month; a second time might stick): 1. George H.W. Bush (June 12, 1924), former president 2. Linday Lohan (July 2, 1986), actress/27 Club candidate \*I should keep him in the wings until my inevitable Dec 31 list re-jiggering so he can be a replacement three times over Clean List: Ray Price Ronnie Biggs Valerie Harper Lynne Stewart Superstar Billy Graham Tom Dempsey Wilko Johnson Ayman al-Zawahiri Slim Dunlap Sam Simon Scott Thorson Daisy Berkowitz Lil’ Wayne Alternates: George H. W. Bush Lindsay Lohan ---
**Author:** ![chargerrich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chargerrich/32/5399_2.png) [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/171 "2013-12-16T19:38:15Z")
Year Number Two for me… 1. Louie Anderson - comedian and perv 2. Artie Lang - comedian and coke slug 3. John Goodman - awesome in alpha house 4. Ralphie May - comedian 5. Darlene Cates - Mom in Gilbert Grape … seeing a trend here? 1. Valerie Harper - this almost feels like cheating ☹ 2. Gary Busey - its time 3. Randy Travis - hard life 4. Burt Reynolds - looked frail in that horrible episode of fast and loud 5. Ed Furlong - him or McCauley in 14! 6. Frankie Muniz - vrrooom 7. Bobby Brown - its his perogative 8. Tom Sizemore - see 8 and multiply Alternates 1. Courtney Love 2. Zakk Wylde 3. Andy Dick Clean List Louie Anderson - comedian and perv Artie Lang - comedian and coke slug John Goodman - awesome in alpha house Ralphie May - comedian Darlene Cates - Mom in Gilbert Grape Valerie Harper - my only female? WTF? Gary Busey - its time Randy Travis - hard life Burt Reynolds - looked frail in that horrible episode of fast and loud Ed Furlong - him or McCauley in 14! Frankie Muniz - vrrooom Bobby Brown - its his perogative Tom Sizemore - see 8 and multiply Alternates Courtney Love Zakk Wylde Andy Dick ---
**Author:** ![chargerrich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chargerrich/32/5399_2.png) [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/172 "2013-12-16T19:49:15Z")
Screwed up my clean list ☹ Clean List Louie Anderson Artie Lang John Goodman Ralphie May Darlene Cates Valerie Harper Gary Busey Randy Travis Burt Reynolds Ed Furlong Frankie Muniz Bobby Brown Tom Sizemore Alternates Courtney Love Zakk Wylde Andy Dick ---
**Author:** ![jeezums](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jeezums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeezums)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/173 "2013-12-16T22:36:01Z")
John McVie Valerie Harper Tommy Chong Steven Adler Pete Doherty Louie Anderson Robbie Coltrane Nile Rodgers Edward Furlong Bobby Brown Tom Sizemore Andy Dick Dwight Gooden ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/174 "2013-12-16T22:46:28Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > 😃 > > I did that on purpose. I was a straight man in a previous incarnation. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/175 "2013-12-17T01:11:21Z")
Doug T, Ray Price has died and you have no alternates, Walter Mitty, Joan Fontaine has died and you have no alternates. You can fill in the blank up until 12/31 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/176 "2013-12-17T03:05:45Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Doug T, Ray Price has died and you have no alternates, > > Walter Mitty, Joan Fontaine has died and you have no alternates. > > You can fill in the blank up until 12/31 Resistance is futile. Dammit, is he\* really, truly dead \*this time? dammit. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![WalterMitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/51bf81/32.png) [@WalterMitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WalterMitty)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/177 "2013-12-17T17:27:15Z")
Just saw the news about Joan Fontaine. ``` Here's my revised list: ``` 1. Dick Van Dyke 2. Valerie Harper 3. Mickey Rooney 4. Barbara Bush 5. Doris Day 6. Roman Polaski 7. Jimmy Carter 8. Burt Reynolds 9. Eli Wallach 10. Clint Eastwood 11. Larry King 12. King Abdullah, Saudi Arabia 13. Norman Lloyd Alternates: Kim Novak Sidney Poitier Kirk Douglas ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/178 "2013-12-17T18:11:32Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Dammit, is he\* really, truly dead \*this time? > > 🙂 He’s just pining for the Country Music Awards. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/179 "2013-12-17T19:43:26Z")
> [@WalterMitty](#): > > Just saw the news about Joan Fontaine. > > ``` > Here's my revised list: > > ``` > > 1. Dick Van Dyke > 2. Valerie Harper > 3. Mickey Rooney > 4. Barbara Bush > 5. Doris Day > 6. Roman Polaski > 7. Jimmy Carter > 8. Burt Reynolds > 9. Eli Wallach > 10. Clint Eastwood > 11. Larry King > 12. King Abdullah, Saudi Arabia > 13. Norman Lloyd > > Alternates: > > Kim Novak > Sidney Poitier > Kirk Douglas Thanks for revising your list so you weren’t one short. But if you should need to revise it yet again,(these things happen:D) could you please remember to leave of the numbers? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/180 "2013-12-18T02:11:15Z")
OK, the “27 club” theme from this year was a major bust, but I kind of expected…sooo…I’m back to going for low hanging fruit this year 🙂 Wilko Johnson Mary Valastro Zsa Zsa Gabor Ariel Sharon Valerie Harper George HW Bush John Glenn Sam Simon Billy Graham Michael Douglas Manuel Noriega Dick Van Dyke Whitey Bulger ## Alternates: Jerry Sandusky Lindsay Lohan Clint Eastwood Yes, Billy Graham the preacher [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=10)