I’m gonna jump on the Schumacher bandwagon, and bump Jodie Sweetin down to first alternate; she can move back up if Schumacher (or anyone else on my list) kicks the bucket in the next 29 hours and 8 minutes.
Clean list:
Lindsay Lohan
Valerie Harper
Clive James
Wilko Johnson
Daisy Berkowitz
John McVie
Frankie Muniz
Bill Gallagher
Francois Bozize
Michel Djotodia
Gedeon Kyungu Mutanga
Mary Valastro
Michael Schumacher
Alternates (can’t see needing more than 2 this late):
Yeah, I’m adding Schumacher too, and bumping Hilary Clinton down to alternate status. Sorry for all the extra work!
Lindsay Lohan
Charlie Sheen
Muhammad Ali
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Chris Brown
Keith Richards
Justin Beiber
Pope Francis
Charlie Sheen
Miley Cyrus
Michael Schumacher
Steven Tyler
Mary-Kate Olsen
Alternate: Hilary Clinton
Posting this now as I am worried I will forget tomorrow. Some from previous lists and some new additons. Also, I’m not above jumping on a couple of bandwagons.
George H. W. Bush
Fidel Castro
Jerry Lewis
Sam Simon
Ryan Buell
Michael Schumacher
Sid Caesar
Valerie Harper
Mary Tyler Moore
Dick Van Dyke
Rose Marie
Anne Morgan Guilbert
Carl Reiner
By my informal count, Schumacher’s broken into the top 5. I’m seeing him on 17 lists already.
What I want to know is, where’d this Glen Campbell boomlet come from? Why is he suddenly (just on this page, AFAICT) gentle on a few Dopers’ minds? Can’t find anything in the news about him more recent than August.
My last few entries in the death pool have resulted in 0 points for me. So guaranteeing the life of the following is almost a sure thing. My list is also a sampling of the more popular picks for the year.
Barbara Bush
Ariel Sharon
Billy Graham
Charlie Sheen
Fidel Castro
George H.W Bush
Jimmy Carter
John McVie
Lindsay Lohan
Pope Emeritus Benedict
Randy Travis
Valerie Harper
Michael Schumacher
2013 was my first year and it went pretty well with 4 scoring celebrities! They have been replaced on this year’s list.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Kim Novak
Jack Van Impe
James Dobson
Mike Huckabee
Peter Popoff
Fred Phelps
Ken Hechler
Ray Comfort
Terry Jones (pastor)
Chuck Norris
Stanislaw Burzynski (cancer quack)
George Zimmerman (gun shooter)
Alt:
Sandra Day O’Connor
Here is the clean list:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Kim Novak
Jack Van Impe
James Dobson
Mike Huckabee
Peter Popoff
Fred Phelps
Ken Hechler
Ray Comfort
Terry Jones
Chuck Norris
Stanislaw Burzynski
George Zimmerman
Going over my list(s) the last couple days and finding some I had marked as definite picks have died. The latest is this guy Bronzell Miller - Wikipedia
He just couldn’t wait. Had him as a possible for 2013 but passed him up. 58 points down the drain. RIP
For me, it’s because he announced this year he had Alzheimer’s and is embarking on his last tour. He may still live for a few more years, but Alzheimer’s doesn’t do a body good.
Neil Simon
Doyle Brunson
Michael Schumacher
Carl Kassel
Jerry Lewis
Billy Graham
Wilko Johnson
Clive James
Chuck Swindoll
Zsa Zsa Gabor
George Bush Sr.
Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr.
Valerie Harper
Ok, I can’t resist with this Schumacher thing. Baker, please substitute Michael Schumacher for Glen Campbell. I have a feeling Alzheimer’s won’t take Glen so quickly
Ariel Sharon - they can’t keep him alive in a vegetative state forever
George H.W. Bush - I think Jimmy Carter will outlive him
Valerie Harper
Gloria Vanderbilt
Alexander Imich - He’s 110, so worth no points, but is the verified 2nd oldest man alive, and one of the fewer supercentenarians known for something other than being really, really old.
Michael Schumacher - I feel like such a ghoul here!
Zsa Zsa Gabor - a veteran member of my Death Pool lists
Nancy Reagan
Billy Graham
Hosni Mubarak
Stan Lee
Henry Kissinger
Abe Vigoda
Alternates:
Harper Lee
Prince Phillip
Clean List
Ariel Sharon
George H.W. Bush
Valerie Harper
Gloria Vanderbilt
Alexander Imich
Michael Schumacher
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Nancy Reagan
Billy Graham
Hosni Mubarak
Stan Lee
Henry Kissinger
Abe Vigoda
Betty White
Valerie Harper
Jimmy Carter
George H W Bush
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Olivia de Havilland
Burt Reynolds
Casey Kasem
Muhammad Ali
Billy Graham
Nancy Reagan
Mickey Rooney
Michael Schumacher
People with Alzheimer’s tend to linger for a few years. (Unfortunately :() Head Injury Theater is usually followed very closely by the We Hardly Knew Ye Show.
Here is my 2014 list - no theme, just a few bandwagon picks combined with some names that somehow popped in mind. The alternates are the eternal three (just in case Schumacher decided to go in the next few hours)
Lemmy
Michael Schumacher
Miley Cyrus
Fidel Castro
George H. W. Bush
Pete Doherty
Tony Iommi
John Deacon
Bill Wyman
Joni Mitchell
David Hasselhoff
Wolfgang Niedecken
Nena
alternates
Ariel Sharon
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Dick Cheney
Death wasn’t as whimsical last year as I hoped. Alas, I’m feeling uninspired.
Last year’s list with the ones that actually snuffed it subbed out.
Kim Jung-un
Ruth Bader-Ginsburg
Connie Newton Needham
Valerie Harper
Jerry Lewis
Dick Cheney
Bashar al-Assad
George H. W. Bush
Tommy Iommi
Randy Travis
Bob Dole
Nancy Reagan
Paul Gascoigne
