# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/61 "2014-12-03T22:31:08Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > And it all ended with a Big Bang: Surprised you didn’t include Bob Newhart. ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/62 "2014-12-03T23:30:34Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Richard Simmons is an All-Star Sports? Heh heh. > > Jim Kelly former Buffalo Bill QB > or > Jim Kelly sports announcer? Jim Kelly the martial artist (and actor) died last year. Hope she didn’t mean him ---
**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:** [December 4, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/63 "2014-12-04T01:33:41Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Richard Simmons is an All-Star Sports? Heh heh. > > Jim Kelly former Buffalo Bill QB > or > Jim Kelly sports announcer? That’s why “All-Star” is in quotes! 🙂 And I meant the former Buffalo Bill QB. Thanks, forgot to clarify that one. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/64 "2014-12-04T09:50:34Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > That’s why “All-Star” is in quotes! 🙂 And I meant the former Buffalo Bill QB. Thanks, forgot to clarify that one. Same for me, the QB. ---
**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 5, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/65 "2014-12-05T16:09:26Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Also, a great big > **THANK YOU** to **Baker** for running this for yet another year. I wish I could suck up that well. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/66 "2014-12-06T01:47:13Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I wish I could suck up that well. Chocolate helps you know!😃 ---
**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 6, 2014, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/67 "2014-12-06T02:33:33Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Chocolate helps you know!😃 Mrs. Plant (v.3.0) reports that they have chocolate candy bars with cashews. How many would it take for my twelve living picks to croak before New Years? ---
**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 6, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/68 "2014-12-06T02:57:38Z")
Ms Baker, Oh Friend Of God, Blessed be your divine existence, and Your Beautiful Countenance blesses us all. May you live forever, and have as many heirs as you wish. May Your Wondrous Management of the Death Pool be Praised Throughout the Ethernet! If it May Please Your Wondrous, Beautiful, Supremely Intelligent Majesty, Five Tons of chocolate have been shipped to your palace. On a smaller note, there seems to be an infinitesimal mistake on the part of your minions, who are so very justifiably worshipful of your beauty and intelligence. All of my contestants have died, and only one has been reported. I am certain that such a lowly problem is beneath your notice, and another five tons of chocolate will be sent as soon as your minions correct my score. Do you prefer nuts or plain? ---
**Author:** ![BlossomDrearie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9bcb4/32.png) [@BlossomDrearie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlossomDrearie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2014, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/69 "2014-12-06T05:55:42Z")
Themed List: The Maple Plot Forever! Bryan Murray (Ottawa Senators GM) Dal Richards (Vancouver big bandleader) Daphne Odjig (First Nations artist) Elmer Lach (retired professional ice hockey player, last of the Montreal Canadiens “Punch Line”, Hart Trophy Winner) Gino Odjick (retired hockey player, Vancouver Canucks enforcer) Gordie Howe (former professional ice hockey player) Gordie Tapp (Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, former Hee Haw performer) Howie Meeker (retired hockey player, coach, general manager, former Member of Parliament) Johnny Bower (Hockey Hall of Fame member, former goaltender) Milt Schmidt (professional ice hockey centre, coach and general manager) Monty Hall (radio analyst for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League, better known as television game show host) Ted Lindsay (former professional ice hockey player, helped set up NHL Players’ Association) Wally Stanowski (Toronto Maple Leafs 1942 and 1945 Stanley Cup team) Don Harron (comedian, actor, director, journalist, author, playwright and composer.) Prince Philip (consort of the Queen of Canada) Richard Rohmer (aviator, lawyer, adviser, author and historian) (I buried [some of] my 44 yo brother this year in British Columbia. I want him to have some stellar company while he missed out, by two weeks, on his favourite NHL team rebounding from last year’s abysmal season. If Baker can continue on this year–thank you!–so can I!) Clean List: Bryan Murray Dal Richards Daphne Odjig Elmer Lach Gino Odjick Gordie Howe Gordie Tapp Howie Meeker Johnny Bower Milt Schmidt Monty Hall Ted Lindsay Wally Stanowski **Alternates** Don Harron Prince Philip Richard Rohmer ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2014, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/70 "2014-12-06T06:55:26Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Which raises an interesting question ----- are there any Dopers famous enough to actually be picked as legit celebs? But that’s probably already another thread. Yes, there are at least some minor celebrities here. And we have had a few folks show up for a short time which might be problematic. Both Steve Stirling and Jim Butcher have created accounts here and posted a few times, so would they be disqualified? Now for the important stuff, straight from my post in the 2014 thread, my completely unchanged, country music themed list. Although Jim Ed Brown did announce he has cancer this year, so who knows. Don Williams Jim Ed Brown Jimmy Dickens Kenny Chesney Tanya Tucker Harold Reid Phil Balsley Jimmy Fortune Don Reid LeAnn Rimes Charley Daniels Juice Newton Charley Pride Alts Kenny Rogers ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2014, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/71 "2014-12-06T12:42:32Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I am certain that such a lowly problem is beneath your notice, and another five tons of chocolate will be sent as soon as your minions correct my score. > > Do you prefer nuts or plain? I’ll think about it when the first five tons arrive. Oh, and cashews, roasted. It’s fun banter like this that makes this game the best on the Dope!😛 And **BlossomDrearie** , it’s sentiments like the one you made in fine print that help me keep going. It will never stop hurting, but the support of friends means a lot. > [@Lok](#): > > Yes, there are at least some minor celebrities here. And we have had a few folks show up for a short time which might be problematic. Both Steve Stirling and Jim Butcher have created accounts here and posted a few times, so would they be disqualified? I’d say that makes Stirling and Butcher off limits for now. Maybe we will have to, in the future, consider a new ruling on this. If they haven’t even logged on in five years, maybe that could make them fair game again. ---
**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 6, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/72 "2014-12-06T15:03:13Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I’ll think about it when the first five tons arrive. Oh, and cashews, roasted. Curses, foiled again! ---
**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 6, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/73 "2014-12-06T17:44:49Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I’d say that makes Stirling and Butcher off limits for now. Maybe we will have to, in the future, consider a new ruling on this. If they haven’t even logged on in five years, maybe that could make them fair game again. Just out of curiosity, what if we don’t know they’re members? What if it turns out that \*\*SpazCat \*\*is Rosie O’Donnell and we only find this out after Rosie’s death is announced? Are those points null? \*Note: \*\*\*\*SpazCat \*\*\*\*is most definitely not Rosie O’Donnell. She is actually Sandra Bullock. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/74 "2014-12-06T18:05:52Z")
I’d say that’s a “cross that bridge when we come to it issue”. I mean, how many obits have you seen that listed usernames to message boards? ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/75 "2014-12-06T20:21:51Z")
The reason I don’t have Olivia Da Havilland on my list is because I have I have inside information that she’s registered here under the username **carnivorousplant**. ---
**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 6, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/76 "2014-12-06T20:48:38Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > The reason I don’t have Olivia Da Havilland on my list is because I have I have inside information that she’s registered here under the username **carnivorousplant**. Too bad you can’t put him on your lists, because Swampy is a dead man. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2014, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/77 "2014-12-06T23:53:32Z")
Here’s my list, mostly unchanged from last year since I’m still sitting at zero points. 1. Abe Vigoda - come on, he’s gotta go sometime! 2. Kirk Douglas 3. Valerie Harper 4. Tom Brokaw (promoted from alternate last year) 5. Dick Cheney 6. John McCain - and maybe he’ll take his buddy Lindsay Graham with him 7. Jimmy Carter 8. Rosalynn Carter - bonus points for a Carter family murder/suicide? 9. Nancy Reagan 10. Robert Mugabe - still pissed that he didn’t die the first week of last year and nab me that “Opening Kickoff” award :mad: 11. Dean Smith - North Carolina basketball coaching legend 12. Eric Berry - KC Chiefs safety 13. Dick Vitale Alternates: 1. Michael Douglas 2. Donald Rumsfeld 3. Stephen Hawking Clean List: Abe Vigoda Kirk Douglas Valerie Harper Tom Brokaw Dick Cheney John McCain Jimmy Carter Rosalynn Carter Nancy Reagan Robert Mugabe Dean Smith Eric Berry Dick Vitale Alternates: Michael Douglas Donald Rumsfeld Stephen Hawking ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2014, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/78 "2014-12-06T23:54:09Z")
For 2015 I bumped some of my own picks and stole a couple from my husband. We each got one (so far) this year. I de-virginated to Casey Kasem and he was deflowered by Joan Rivers. Ruth Bader-Ginsburg Sandy Koufax Fidel Castro Jerry Lee Lewis George HW Bush June Foray Connie Stevens Ed Asner Gavin MacLeod Abe Vigoda Jimmy Carter Roger Moore Hugh Hefner Alternates: Sidney Poitier Julie Newmar Rose Marie ---
**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 7, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/79 "2014-12-07T01:48:39Z")
Fidel Castro died long ago, and the Russians combined what ever they did to Lenin with Disney animatronics. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Dracula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/54ee81/32.png) [@Count\_Dracula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Dracula)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/80 "2014-12-07T02:28:17Z")
Here’s my picks… Billy Graham Loretta Lynn George H.W. Bush Barbara Bush Jimmy Carter Nancy Reagan Kenny Rogers Mel Tillis Roy Clark Willie Nelson Betty White [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=5)