Celebrity Death Pool 2014

[Little_Nemo]

Philosopher, talk show host, riveter - is there anything that woman can’t do?

[Andrew_21]

@Baker

I see your point. Wasn’t it Mark Twain who said that if man was crossed with a cat it would improve the man and degrade the cat?

“If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man but deteriorate the cat.”
Mark Twain

[anyrose]

@carnivorousplant

I believe that was either Rosie’s Poetics or Maimonodies Guide for the Perplexed.

Perhaps both; Maimonodies was known to crib from Rosie.

Had to be Maimonodies, I would never say anything bad about cats.

[Sarabellum]

Reports are that Michael Schumacher is awake.

[Fear_Itself]

@Sarabellum1976

Reports are that Michael Schumacher is awake.

Another life saved by our interest.

[Catamount]

@Fear_Itself

Another life saved by our interest.

And do you think we’ll get a thank-you note? Of course not. People have no manners these days.

[swampbear]

@SpazCat

And do you think we’ll get a thank-you note? Of course not. People have no manners these days.

If there were any manners at all in this world, I would be showered with thank-you notes, chocolates, and all expense paid world cruises for all the lives I’ve saved. HARUMPH!

[carnivorousplant]

@swampbear

If there were any manners at all in this world, I would be showered with thank-you notes, chocolates, and all expense paid world cruises for all the lives I’ve saved. HARUMPH!

Be careful on those cruises.
Some of the waters have sharks.

[swampbear]

@carnivorousplant

Be careful on those cruises.
Some of the waters have sharks.

I only worry about airborne sharks.

[Fear_Itself]

Arthur Rankin, Jr., American director, producer and writer, mostly working in animation, principal in Rankin/Bass Productions, responsible for such classics as *Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, *and *Jack Frost. *

Died January 30, at age 11 points.

[carnivorousplant]

@swampbear

I only worry about airborne sharks.

You are a braver man than I.

[Duckster]

@Sarabellum1976

Reports are that Michael Schumacher is awake.

Ah, nope.

The seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is gradually being lifted out of his artificial coma, his management confirmed on Thursday.

A statement released by Schumacher’s manager, Sabine Kehm, said: “Michael’s sedation is being reduced in order to allow the start of the waking-up process which may take a long time. For the protection of the family, it was originally agreed by the interested parties to communicate this information only once this process was consolidated.”

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The process of reducing sedation can take days or even weeks, depending on the strength of medication used. Whether Schumacher can fully recover from his injuries, however, is doubtful. He has stayed in a coma for a relatively long time, indicating severe swelling, probably relating to severe damage, said Peter Andrews, professor of intensive care at Edinburgh University, who is leading the world’s largest trial of using hypothermia to reduce brain pressure.

Michael Schumacher being brought out of induced coma, says manager

[Bullitt]

@Fear_Itself

Arthur Rankin, Jr., American director, producer and writer, mostly working in animation, principal in Rankin/Bass Productions, responsible for such classics as *Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, *and *Jack Frost. *

Died January 30, at age 11 points.

OH NO!! I loved those shows as a kid!

[N9IWP]

@Fear_Itself

Arthur Rankin, Jr., American director, producer and writer, mostly working in animation, principal in Rankin/Bass Productions, responsible for such classics as *Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, *and *Jack Frost. *

Died January 30, at age 11 points.

Not to mention the animated Hobbit and ROTK

Brian

[RTFirefly]

If I’ve counted correctly, we have had 6 deaths for points, and 481 points, in the first month of this year.

With the same caveat, that compares with 5 and 171, respectively, for January 2013, and 2,778 points from at least 4 deaths for points (probably exactly 4, but not willing to dig through the thread to verify) in January 2012.

[Baker]

1 Quartz 40 1 1
2 Fear Itself 38 1 1
3 The Vorlon 26 1 1
4 amarinth 15 1 0
4 anyrose 15 1 0
4 arara123 15 1 0
4 Archeonomist 15 1 0
4 ataraxy22 15 1 0
4 critter42 15 1 0
4 Fleetwood 15 1 0
4 Gleena 15 1 0
4 guylevesque 15 1 0
4 imthjckaz 15 1 0
4 jtgain 15 1 0
4 Labtrash 15 1 0
4 MadTheSwine 15 1 0
4 Maus Magill 15 1 0
4 notfrommensa 15 1 0
4 racer72 15 1 0
4 Sami41 15 1 0
4 Sarabellum1976 15 1 0
4 SCAdian 15 1 0
4 Schnitte 15 1 0
4 SpazCat 15 1 0
4 Squonk 15 1 0
4 Tazmanian Devil 15 1 0
4 tim-n-va 15 1 0
28 Borborygmi 11 1 1
29 Paul Parkhead 6 1 1

[RTFirefly]

Five unique picks, and Ariel Sharon!

[phungi]

@Sarabellum1976

Reports are that Michael Schumacher is awake.

It appears that they are attempting to remove the sedation, in order to “start” the “waking up process”. This reflects a level of medical stability, but there is no guarantee that he will actually wake up (i.e., if there is damage to the brain stem, secondary to swelling or anoxia).

[Reeses_Monkey]

Maximilian Schell has died at 17 points. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_AUSTRIA_OBIT_SCHELL?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=ENTERTAINMENT&TEMPLATE=

[anyrose]

I thought he died years ago, also that he was much older