# Celebrity Death Pool 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2015, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098 "2015-12-01T05:57:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 103
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2042 "2016-11-26T18:50:46Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > So, who had [Fidel Castro?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidel_Castro) :raises hand: Finally! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2043 "2016-11-26T18:58:32Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > So what about Castro’s Curveball? Word around the camp fire was that he wasn’t a bad pitcher. Any Dopers know the dope? Not bad but [nowhere near as good as the propaganda made him out to be](http://sabr.org/bioproj/topic/fidel-castro-and-baseball). ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2044 "2016-11-26T19:29:16Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > So Baker, when can we expect the “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!!” rule book? It depends on when the new DeathMaster gets started. I’ll only be a player here on the Dope, and on one other board. The one I’ll still be moderating is small, about thirty players or so. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2045 "2016-11-26T20:20:01Z")
First good thing Castro does for me. 10 points!!! ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2046 "2016-11-26T21:41:02Z")
I’m trying to confirm on a better source that Ron Glass doesn’t died. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2047 "2016-11-26T21:42:30Z")
Yep. > **[Ron Glass, Emmy-Nominated Actor Known for ‘Barney Miller’ and ‘Firefly,’ Dies...](https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/ron-glass-dead-barney-miller-firefly-dies-1201927179/)** > > Ron Glass, a prolific TV actor known for playing Ron Harris in the sitcom “Barney Miller” and Shepherd Derrial Book in “Firefly,” has died. He was 71. The actor’s rep … Sad to see you go Shepard. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2016, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2048 "2016-11-26T22:04:08Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > First good thing Castro does for me. 10 points!!! Muy bien! ---
**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:** [November 26, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2049 "2016-11-26T22:14:33Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Sad to see you go Shepard. Dammit, now we will never find out why he had that special ID! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2016, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2050 "2016-11-28T12:30:23Z")
Actor Fritz Weaver died Saturday at age 90. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2051 "2016-11-28T12:52:29Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Actor Fritz Weaver died Saturday at age 90. Another member of the “Holy shit he was still alive?” club. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2016, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2052 "2016-11-28T13:16:23Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Actor Fritz Weaver died Saturday at age 90. There ya go. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2053 "2016-11-28T14:27:04Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Actor Fritz Weaver died Saturday at age 90. He must have been in at least 10 Zillion TV shows. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2054 "2016-11-28T15:07:35Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > He must have been in at least 10 Zillion TV shows. _Holocaust_ is what I will always remember him for. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2055 "2016-11-29T16:20:35Z")
**From the next year host…** So, I just typed up the OP of the next Death Pool. It took about an hour to do. It’s all set and ready and will be posted tomorrow night. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2056 "2016-11-29T16:56:57Z")
I’m finally going to get in on this action this next year. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2057 "2016-11-29T18:09:23Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > **From the next year host…** > > So, I just typed up the OP of the next Death Pool. It took about an hour to do. It’s all set and ready and will be posted tomorrow night. We are all a twitter with anticipation. Maybe even posting on twitter. We are twitterpated! ---
**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:** [November 29, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2058 "2016-11-29T19:19:35Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > We are twitterpated! Try that pink, chalky tasting stuff. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2059 "2016-11-29T21:16:29Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > **From the next year host…** > > So, I just typed up the OP of the next Death Pool. It took about an hour to do. It’s all set and ready and will be posted tomorrow night. I’m just about ready, since it looks like I’ll be able to carry over most of my 2016 list. Still hoping al-Baghdadi bites it this year, since that would give me a top-5 finish if nothing else changes… ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2060 "2016-11-30T17:37:17Z")
The “MTM Cat” has been silenced: TV executive [Grant Tinker](http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-92007554/) has been canceled, for 10 points. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2061 "2016-11-30T17:44:51Z")
Time to shut down the grill for McDonald’s Big Mac inventor [Jim Delligatti](http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2016/11/30/big-mac-creator-jim-delligatti-dies/94664154/). Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions and 2 points on a sesame seed bun. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=102) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=104)