# 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:** 64
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1262 "2016-04-25T18:56:45Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Crime writer Michelle McNamera, wife of comedian Patton Oswalt, dies at [46](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michelle-mcnamara-dead-writer-wife-887104?utm_source=twitter). No cause of death revealed as yet. What horrible news. I am a big Patton Oswalt fan and this is going to crush him. And they have a seven-year-old daughter who’s lost her mommy. Poor thing. What awful news. Patton, I wish you knew that I am pulling for you. Please let the people that love you help you now. Hugs for you and your baby. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1263 "2016-04-26T00:11:31Z")
[Multiple Olympic medalist, world weightlifting champion, Mister World and Mister Universe Tommy Kono has died at the age of 85](http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/obituaries/article73791532.html) ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1264 "2016-04-26T10:01:09Z")
Lonnie Mack, guitarist and singer who influenced blues and rock acts, dies at 74. > **[Lonnie Mack, guitarist and singer who influenced blues and rock acts, dies at 74](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/lonnie-mack-guitarist-and-singer-who-influenced-blues-and-rock-acts-dies-at-74/2016/04/25/5c581f3c-0a44-11e6-bfa1-4efa856caf2a_story.html)** > > His singular mix of blues, country and gospel inspired peformers such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Danny Gatton. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1265 "2016-04-26T10:11:46Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Lonnie Mack, guitarist and singer who influenced blues and rock acts, dies at 74. > > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/lonnie-mack-guitarist-and-singer-who-influenced-blues-and-rock-acts-dies-at-74/2016/04/25/5c581f3c-0a44-11e6-bfa1-4efa856caf2a\_story.html](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/lonnie-mack-guitarist-and-singer-who-influenced-blues-and-rock-acts-dies-at-74/2016/04/25/5c581f3c-0a44-11e6-bfa1-4efa856caf2a_story.html) Psst! Post [1247](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19278023&postcount=1247), ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1266 "2016-04-26T11:16:55Z")
Granny Clampett and Lucille Ball died on this date in history, among others ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1267 "2016-04-26T19:57:50Z")
[Singer Billy Paul](http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/26/entertainment/soul-singer-billy-paul-obit/index.html)has got a thing going on in heaven now. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1268 "2016-04-26T21:37:39Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Lonnie Mack, guitarist and singer who influenced blues and rock acts, dies at 74. > > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/lonnie-mack-guitarist-and-singer-who-influenced-blues-and-rock-acts-dies-at-74/2016/04/25/5c581f3c-0a44-11e6-bfa1-4efa856caf2a\_story.html](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/lonnie-mack-guitarist-and-singer-who-influenced-blues-and-rock-acts-dies-at-74/2016/04/25/5c581f3c-0a44-11e6-bfa1-4efa856caf2a_story.html) > [@Superdude](#): > > Psst! Post [1247](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19278023&postcount=1247), ARRRGGGHH :smack::smack::smack: I looked, I swear, just shoot me (not in any important part) And that post wasn’t involved in our weekend of dis-content. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1269 "2016-04-27T03:08:59Z")
Nobel prize winner [Walter Kohn](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/26/science/walter-kohn-nobel-winning-scientist-dies-at-93.html) whose research led to the Density-Functional Theory of computational chemistry dies at 93. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1270 "2016-04-27T07:36:14Z")
> [@CAMJAY77](#): > > Granny Clampett and Lucille Ball died on this date in history, among others How many different dates in history did they die on?? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1271 "2016-04-27T22:50:54Z")
> [@CAMJAY77](#): > > April 26: Granny Clampett (1973) and Lucy Ricardo (1989) died on this date in history April 27, 1521 - Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer, killed by Filipino natives at 50 while on voyage to circumnavigate the world April 27, 1882 - Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet (Representive Men), dies of pneumonia at 78 April 27, 2002 - Ruth Handler, American toy manufacturer, President of Mattel, Inc., Inventor of the Barbie doll ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1272 "2016-04-28T01:39:19Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > [Singer Billy Paul](http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/26/entertainment/soul-singer-billy-paul-obit/index.html)has got a thing going on in heaven now. Mrs. Jones remains in seclusion. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1273 "2016-04-28T17:18:28Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Congratulations, Personal? > And where were you Thursday? :dubious: Just hit me this morning that Prince fit into my theme this year, and I’d better check the thread. Wow. ---
**Author:** ![basset\_hound](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/basset_hound/32/1432_2.png) [@basset\_hound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/basset_hound)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1274 "2016-04-29T12:25:47Z")
Author Jenny Diski dies at 32 points. > **[Jenny Diski, Author Who Wrote of Madness and Isolation, Dies at 68 (Published...](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/29/books/jenny-diskiauthor-who-wrote-ofmadness-and-isolation-dies-at-68.html?_r=0)** > > Ms. Diski’s novels included “Skating to Antarctica,“ “Stranger on a Train: Daydreaming and Smoking Around America With Interruptions” and “Rainforest.” ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1275 "2016-04-29T18:24:28Z")
[Les Waas](http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/04/29/business/les-waas-famed-mister-softee-jingle-procrastinators-club-dies-94/#.VyOmTiz2Y5s), writer of the Mr.Softee jingle and President of the Procrastinator’s Club, dies…at age 94! ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1276 "2016-04-29T19:22:13Z")
He was going to die a while back, but never got around to it. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1277 "2016-04-30T19:52:10Z")
nm ---
**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:** [April 30, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1278 "2016-04-30T21:56:59Z")
_… In a couple of days they come and take me away, But the press let the story leak And when the radical priest come to get me released We was all on the cover of Newsweek …_ (Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard – Paul Simon) That guy, the Jesuit priest, [Daniel Berrigan has been given last rites](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Berrigan). 6 pts. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1279 "2016-05-01T15:44:18Z")
The death of Jenny diski gives three players points. 1 CAMJAY77 359 7 3 2 Registered at Last 286 6 2 3 Fear Itself 278 6 2 4 RobotDevilDog 188 4 0 5 Team Dirt 163 5 0 6 Captain Klutz 161 3 0 6 Maus Magill 161 3 0 8 Loach 159 3 1 9 phungi 156 3 0 10 jeezums 154 4 1 11 lel 140 3 1 12 basset hound 139 3 0 13 guylevesque 135 4 0 14 Hockey Monkey 114 2 0 14 Jeep’s Phoenix 114 2 0 14 notfrommensa 114 2 0 14 Squonk 114 2 0 14 VunderBob 114 2 0 19 42fish 107 2 0 19 Andrew21 107 2 0 19 carnivorousplant 107 2 1 19 Catamount 107 2 1 19 GIGObuster 107 2 0 19 Hoopy Frood 107 2 0 19 Mahaloth 107 2 1 19 Mean Mr. Mustard 107 2 1 19 minionkat 107 2 1 19 Quartz 107 2 0 19 RTFirefly 107 2 0 19 septimus 107 2 0 19 Shirley Ujest 107 2 0 32 Happy Lendervedder 106 3 0 33 Dung Beetle 93 2 0 34 cardboardbox 87 2 0 34 cazwhatever 87 2 0 34 Eliahna 87 2 0 37 Tangent 81 2 0 37 The Vorlon 81 2 0 39 bowler girl 74 2 0 40 Shoeless 72 3 0 41 a35362 66 3 0 41 anyrose 66 2 0 41 Clothilde 66 2 0 41 critter42 66 2 0 41 Dolores Reborn 66 2 0 41 Flik the Blue 66 2 0 41 Jack Batty 66 2 0 41 Lsura 66 2 0 41 Mona Lott 66 2 0 50 5 time champ 60 1 1 50 amarinth 60 1 1 50 Borborygmi 60 1 0 50 candide 60 1 0 50 CreaseMunky 60 1 0 50 irritant 60 1 1 50 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 60 1 0 50 JohnT 60 1 0 50 Labtrash 60 1 0 50 Little Nemo 60 1 0 50 Lok 60 1 0 50 MadTheSwine 60 1 0 50 melondeca 60 1 0 50 Mudshark 60 1 0 50 pachabel 60 1 0 50 Rico 60 1 0 50 Superdude 60 1 0 50 Tit Whistle 60 1 0 50 vivalostwages 60 1 0 50 zoog 60 1 0 70 ShaggyZ 54 1 0 71 maplekiwi 47 1 0 72 Personal 43 1 1 73 tim-n-va 25 1 0 74 Little Pig 19 2 0 75 Idle Thoughts 15 2 0 76 BlossomDrearie 14 1 0 76 Invisible Chimp 14 1 0 78 Stephe96 10 1 0 79 sir viks 7 1 0 80 ataraxy22 6 1 1 80 Buttercup Smith 6 1 0 80 Czarcasm 6 1 0 80 kayT 6 1 0 80 kopek 6 1 0 80 kunilou 6 1 0 80 meghan 6 1 0 80 Myrtle Beached Whale 6 1 0 80 NotherYinzer 6 1 0 80 PaulParkhead 6 1 0 80 rucciface 6 1 0 80 Spiff 6 1 0 ---
**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:** [May 2, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1280 "2016-05-02T00:18:43Z")
I did miss this one in April: [Bob Ellis, prolific writer and former Labor speechwriter, dies aged 73 on April 3.](http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/apr/03/bob-ellis-prolific-writer-and-former-labor-speechwriter-dies-aged-73) RIP …and 27 points for me. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1281 "2016-05-02T21:19:01Z")
1 CAMJAY77 359 7 3 2 Registered at Last 286 6 2 3 Fear Itself 278 6 2 4 RobotDevilDog 188 4 0 5 Team Dirt 163 5 0 6 Captain Klutz 161 3 0 6 Maus Magill 161 3 0 8 Loach 159 3 1 9 phungi 156 3 0 10 jeezums 154 4 1 11 lel 140 3 1 12 basset hound 139 3 0 13 guylevesque 135 4 0 14 GIGObuster 134 3 1 15 Hockey Monkey 114 2 0 15 Jeep’s Phoenix 114 2 0 15 notfrommensa 114 2 0 15 Squonk 114 2 0 15 VunderBob 114 2 0 20 42fish 107 2 0 20 Andrew21 107 2 0 20 carnivorousplant 107 2 1 20 Catamount 107 2 1 20 Hoopy Frood 107 2 0 20 Mahaloth 107 2 1 20 Mean Mr. Mustard 107 2 1 20 minionkat 107 2 1 20 Quartz 107 2 0 20 RTFirefly 107 2 0 20 septimus 107 2 0 20 Shirley Ujest 107 2 0 32 Happy Lendervedder 106 3 0 33 Dung Beetle 93 2 0 34 cardboardbox 87 2 0 34 cazwhatever 87 2 0 34 Eliahna 87 2 0 37 Tangent 81 2 0 37 The Vorlon 81 2 0 39 bowler girl 74 2 0 40 Shoeless 72 3 0 41 a35362 66 3 0 41 anyrose 66 2 0 41 Clothilde 66 2 0 41 critter42 66 2 0 41 Dolores Reborn 66 2 0 41 Flik the Blue 66 2 0 41 Jack Batty 66 2 0 41 Lsura 66 2 0 41 Mona Lott 66 2 0 50 5 time champ 60 1 1 50 amarinth 60 1 1 50 Borborygmi 60 1 0 50 candide 60 1 0 50 CreaseMunky 60 1 0 50 irritant 60 1 1 50 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 60 1 0 50 JohnT 60 1 0 50 Labtrash 60 1 0 50 Little Nemo 60 1 0 50 Lok 60 1 0 50 MadTheSwine 60 1 0 50 melondeca 60 1 0 50 Mudshark 60 1 0 50 pachabel 60 1 0 50 Rico 60 1 0 50 Superdude 60 1 0 50 Tit Whistle 60 1 0 50 vivalostwages 60 1 0 50 zoog 60 1 0 70 ShaggyZ 54 1 0 71 maplekiwi 47 1 0 72 Personal 43 1 1 73 tim-n-va 25 1 0 74 Little Pig 19 2 0 75 Idle Thoughts 15 2 0 76 BlossomDrearie 14 1 0 76 Invisible Chimp 14 1 0 78 Stephe96 10 1 0 79 sir viks 7 1 0 80 ataraxy22 6 1 1 80 Buttercup Smith 6 1 0 80 Czarcasm 6 1 0 80 kayT 6 1 0 80 kopek 6 1 0 80 kunilou 6 1 0 80 meghan 6 1 0 80 Myrtle Beached Whale 6 1 0 80 NotherYinzer 6 1 0 80 PaulParkhead 6 1 0 80 rucciface 6 1 0 80 Spiff 6 1 0 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=63) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=65)