Celebrity Death Pool 2014

Here is my list, more or less.

Roger Moore
Mary Tyler Moore
Michael Moore
Demi Moore
Julianne Moore
Shemar Moore
Scotty Moore
LTG Hal Moore
Leslie Moonvies
Les Aspin
Les Stroud
Lester Holt
Richard Sanders

Alternate
Mandy Moore
Good news for everyone. I had Ariel Sharon since the year before he went into the coma. He is now able to rest in peace since he is off my list.

And for my own amusement I will put what would have been my list below.

[spoiler]
Ariel Sharon
John Mcvie
Amy Robach
Tony Iommi
Jerry Lawler
Carol Miller
Terry Pratchett
Gary Dourdain
Mike Ditka
Sam Simon
Amanda Bynes
Nick Stahl
Paul Prudhomme

Alt Ethan Zohn
Gregg Allman
Sean Connery

Same as last year with 3 subs [/spoiler]

Kathy Bates
Judy Blume
Ryan Buell
Anton Buslov
Ahmed Givens
Valerie Harper
Don Imus
Jay Lake
Mary Ann Mobley
Stefanie Powers
Matt Roloff
Charlotte Rae
Curtis Sliwa

Alternates

Scruff Connors
Marilyn Horne
Stuart Scott

Third year, only lost George Jones so far. And I haven’t been so specific as to just get Opry members. Although it looks like I actually did without realizing it. And I didn’t know that Van Dyke was still alive. Loved The Auctioneer.

You cite the Mel Gibson effect but don’t put him on your list? :smiley:

Valerie Harper
Zac Efron
Paul Gascoigne
Michael Schumacher
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Jerry Lewis
John McVie
Billy Connolly
Jennifer Arnold
Jodie Sweetin
Randy Travis
Daisy Berkowitz
Sam Simon

Alternates:
Terry Pratchett
Tila Tequila

Wow just made it on time to post my List of Immortals once again:

Barbara Bain
Chevy Chase
Professor Irwin Corey
Charlie Daniels
Ann B. Davis
Aretha Franklin
Ervin ‘Magic’ Johnson
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lewis
Jayne Meadows
Pat Robertson
William Shatner
Larry Storch

Alternates
Alan Alda
Rush Limbaugh
Gene Simmons

Just made it on time? Hardly! You had three hours and ten minutes to spare! :smiley:

Well done, sir. :wink:

I couldn’t leave off the 5 time winner of the Buckeye Newshawk Award.

Another Mahaloth Revision:

Neil Simon
Doyle Brunson
Michael Schumacher
Barbara Bush
Jerry Lewis
Billy Graham
Wilko Johnson
Clive James
Chuck Swindoll
Zsa Zsa Gabor
George Bush Sr.
Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr.
Valerie Harper

*Barbara Bush is the Geroge Bush Sr’s wife.
*Billy Graham is the evangelist

Carl Yastrzemski
Casey Kasem
Pope Benedict XVI
Valerie Harper
Ed Asner
Artie Lange
Stephen Hawking
George H. W. Bush
Nik Wallenda
Lindsay Lohan
Courtney Love
Hugh Hefner
Danny Bonaduce

Alternates:

Alex Rodriguez
Joan Rivers
Ron Jeremy

I played in 2012 with a theme list (Saturday Night Dead- all folks assciated with SNL), and I was happy when I went scoreless. I bowed out in 2013 in an unprecedented fit of conscience. This year, I think I’ve hit upon a list I can feel good about submitting.

Theme: A Better World

  1. Dick Cheney (former VP, Batman villain “The Penguin” lookalike)
  2. David Koch (rich bastard, tied for first in the coveted, “Most purposely mispronounced name” awards)
  3. Charles Koch (rich bastard, tied for first in the coveted, “Most purposely mispronounced name” awards)
  4. David Miscavige (Scientology Grand Poobah)
  5. Fred Phelps (Westboro Baptist Church Grand Poobah)
  6. Roger Ailes (Fox News Channel Grand Poobah)
  7. Rupert Murdoch (Australian-American business magnate who leaves a trail of slime wherever he goes)
  8. Rush Limbaugh (life-support system for an ego)
  9. Glenn Beck (shock jock turned politically-oriented madman/snake-oil salesman)
  10. Kim Jong-Un (leader of Best Korea)

Alternates:
11. Leo Gallagher (Prop comic, hater)
12. George Zimmerman (gun enthusiast, hater)
13. Carrot-Top (Prop comedian, plastic surgery enthusiast)
Plain Text:
Dick Cheney
David Koch
Charles Koch
David Miscavige
Fred Phelps
Roger Ailes
Rupert Murdoch
Rush Limbaugh
Glenn Beck
Kim Jong-Un

Alternates:
Leo Gallagher
George Zimmerman
Carrot-Top

Last year, 0. The following 13 have a very good chance of making it another 365 days:

Barbara Bush
Amanda Bynes
Fidel Castro
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Billy Graham
Valerie Harper
Alexander Kröckel
Empress Michiko
Prince Philip
Ariel Sharon
Gloria Vanderbilt
Lil Wayne
Alternate, should one of these people not make it through the next two hours:
Olivia De Havilland
Bob Barker

Representing 4th Place in the 2013 Dead Pool:

Michael Schumacher - (January 3, 1969) bad skier
Superstar Billy Graham - (September 10, 1943) - wrestler
Chris Duncan - (May 5, 1981) former MLB player
Wilco Johnson – (12 July 1947) musician
Darren Daulton – (January 3, 1962) former baseball player
Roger Chanoine (September 11, 1976) former NFL player
Valerie Harper (August 22, 1939) actress
Ayman al-Zawahiri -(June 19 1951) Al-Qaeda leader
Willie Wood - ( Dec. 23, 1936) ex-football player
Bashar al-Assad (Sept. 11, 1965), Syrian President
Charles Trippy (September 2, 1984) musician, actor
Ryan Buell (July 8, 1982) Author, producer
Ahmad “Real” Givens (January 2, 1982) actor

Alternates:
Kevin Turner – (June 12, 1969) former NFL player
Buddy Ryan - (February 17, 1931) football coach
Ethan Zohn - (November 12, 1973) Survivor winner

Clean List:
Michael Schumacher
Superstar Billy Graham
Chris Duncan
Wilco Johnson
Darren Daulton
Roger Chanoine
Valerie Harper
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Willie Wood
Bashar al-Assad
Charles Trippy
Ryan Buell
Ahmad “Real” Givens

Alternates:
Kevin Turner
Buddy Ryan
Ethan Zohn

Fidel Castro
Raul Castro
Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Nam
Kim Jong Chul
Kim Kyong Hi
Dennis Rodman
Ariel Sharon
Pope Emeritus Benedict
Dick Cheney
Hosni Mubarak
Valerie Harper
Robert Mugabe

Still pondering if I go for Schumacher, I’m leaning towards the idea that he will make it, not a full recovery though, but his coma is an induced one and reports are that he has made a slight improvement.

Barbara Bush
Ariel Sharon
Ronnie Galyon
Linda Ronstadt
Donnie Galyon
Fidel Castro
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Beau Biden
Jerry Kill
Ryan Leaf
Valerie Harper
John McVie
Daisy Berkowitz

alt

Barack Obama

Ryan Beull
Sam Simon
Valerie Harper
Wilko Johnson
Joost van der Westhuizen
Orlando Thomas
Paul Gascoigne
Stuart Scott
Andrew Florent
John McVie
Brian May
Randy Travis
Michael Schumacher

Well, duh, he’s no longer Australian thanks to the Mel Gibson Effect, and thus doesn’t fit my theme :slight_smile:

This is my corrected list, with some band wagons and names that I had in my main list for awhile.

Wilko Johnson
Lil Wayne
Helen Fawkes
Clive James
Peter Robbins
Valerie Harper
Muhammad Ali
Sir Terry Pratchett
Ryan Buell
Sam Simon
Joost van der Westhuizen
Casey Kasem
Fred Ho

Alternates:
Roger Moore
Sean Connery
Mr. Bond escaped… as usual, I did take a look and the latest news is that they are getting better or their news of their bad health were exaggerated. Still I leave them as my alternates, just in case.

David Duchovny
Ellen Degeneres
Amy Adams
Talisa Soto
Harrison Ford
Louis C.K.
Isabella Rossellini
Sharon Stone
Theresa Russell
Paula Prentiss
Oprah Winfrey
Olivia Newton John
Lindsay Lohan