# Celebrity Death Pool 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993 "2014-12-01T02:10:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 35
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/681 "2015-01-23T00:20:07Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > The new king is Abdullah’s half-brother Salman. Succession in SA apparently is to the old king’s senior near relation, not to his son. > > That’s a recipe for permanent gerontocracy. Salman is 79. Death-pool material. Several Chinese dynasties had the same system. Secession passed from brother to brother within a generation and then when the last brother died, the secession went to the oldest son of the oldest brother. Arguably, it made for a more stable system. In a system where the secession went directly to the next generation, brothers and nephews of the dead king would see power being passed to a younger man and know they were pretty much out of the running - and might start thinking about rising in revolt. But in a brother-to-brother secession, the younger guys could console themselves by thinking those kings were old and, if they bided their time, the secession might swing back to their branch of the family. By diffusing the secession more widely, it discouraged family civil wars. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/682 "2015-01-23T00:29:53Z")
> [@Andrew\_21](#): > > [Isabel Rosado](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Rosado) died January 13; she was on my list. No points though, but a unique pick. That’s strange, being on the board with zero points. I think I missed her because when it was mentioned here I looked under Morales, rather than Rosado. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/683 "2015-01-23T00:50:12Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Four people had King Abdullah. **Grits and Hard Toast and Icarus lost their virginity to the king** , and **Quartz** and **Mad the Swine** are now tied for second place. So would that count as _jus primae noctis_? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/684 "2015-01-23T01:05:12Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > So would that count as _jus primae noctis_? 😉 > **[Did medieval lords have “right of the first night” with the local brides?](https://www.straightdope.com/21342289/did-medieval-lords-have-right-of-the-first-night-with-the-local-brides)** ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/685 "2015-01-23T05:29:44Z")
Tennis player Violetta Degtiareva (age 23) collapsed and died during training. It appears she died on the 13th but it’s just being reported on now. ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2015, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/686 "2015-01-24T04:31:11Z")
RIP Ernie Banks > **[Cubs legend Ernie Banks has died at 83](https://wgntv.com/sports/cubs-legend-ernie-banks-has-died/)** > > CHICAGO — Cubs legend Ernie Banks has died at the age of 83. ‘Mr. Cub’ passed away Friday night at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Details of his death have not been re… ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2015, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/687 "2015-01-24T04:54:34Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Fear not unless you have somehow attained celebrity status folks. I played a big-ish part in a feature film by a major Hollywood celebrity – does that qualify? [http://mytaleoftwocities.com/video/heartofamerica.php](http://mytaleoftwocities.com/video/heartofamerica.php) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2015, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/688 "2015-01-24T05:19:05Z")
> [@CAMJAY77](#): > > RIP Ernie Banks > [http://wgntv.com/2015/01/23/cubs-legend-ernie-banks-has-died/](http://wgntv.com/2015/01/23/cubs-legend-ernie-banks-has-died/) Noooooooo! I grew up watching Ernie play at Wrigley. He is the only shortstop in MLB history to win back to back MVP awards as a shortstop. A sad day indeedy. I almost caught his 498th home run in the left field bleachers. Mr. Cub. Let’s play two, Ernie. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/689 "2015-01-24T15:54:03Z")
Slightly-stale news: The Minnesota Vikings announced Thursday that the club’s first-ever draft pick, running back Tommy Mason, died at the age of 75. ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2015, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/690 "2015-01-24T22:47:48Z")
Toller Cranston , iconic Canadian figure skater has died at 65 [Toller Cranston, figure skating innovator, dead at 65 | CBC Sports](http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/topstories/toller-cranston-figure-skating-innovator-dead-at-65-1.2930759) I feel old. ---
**Author:** ![rucciface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/691 "2015-01-25T17:48:09Z")
Joe Franklin has died at the age of 88. [http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/25/us/joe-franklin-obit/](http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/25/us/joe-franklin-obit/) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/692 "2015-01-25T19:05:38Z")
> [@CAMJAY77](#): > > RIP Ernie Banks > [http://wgntv.com/2015/01/23/cubs-legend-ernie-banks-has-died/](http://wgntv.com/2015/01/23/cubs-legend-ernie-banks-has-died/) This made me genuinely sad, and not because he wasn’t on my list. I’ve been a Cubs fan since I was old enough to know what a baseball is. RIP Ernie, let’s play two! ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/693 "2015-01-26T13:35:48Z")
[Demis Roussos](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30984851) dead at 68. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/694 "2015-01-26T16:03:29Z")
[Ian Allen — key member of Negativland in the ’80s — 1958-2015](http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2015/01/21/ian-allen-negativland-dies/). [del]45 points is anything but negative.[/del] I mean, my thoughts are with his family and friends. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/695 "2015-01-26T16:15:52Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > It would be really hard to pick all these people I never heard of till they died. This should on the oficial Celebrity Death Pool T-Shirt ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/696 "2015-01-26T23:26:10Z")
[Jean Lindemann](http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/41985/title/Interferon-Discoverer-Dies/), a discoverer of interferons, has died at the age of 90. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/697 "2015-01-28T04:19:21Z")
[Peggy Charen](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/23/arts/peggy-charren-childrens-tv-crusader-is-dead-at-86.html?_r=0), children’s television advocate, dead at 86. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2015, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/698 "2015-01-28T05:40:59Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > This should on the oficial Celebrity Death Pool T-Shirt right below where it says “how many points are _you_ worth?” ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/699 "2015-01-28T05:52:13Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > right below where it says “how many points are _you_ worth?” And also: “What a pointless death!” ---
**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:** [January 28, 2015, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/700 "2015-01-28T13:48:18Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > right below where it says “how many points are _you_ worth?” Okay, we need to have some of these made. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=36)