# 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:** 70
**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:** [June 4, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1382 "2016-06-04T01:34:22Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > That needs to be changed to “very serious” or something other than “grave”. [Why?](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/muhammad-ali-s-family-gathers-ailing-boxer-s-hospital-bedside-n585611) ---
**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:** [June 4, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1383 "2016-06-04T01:45:44Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > [Why?](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/muhammad-ali-s-family-gathers-ailing-boxer-s-hospital-bedside-n585611) “Grave” has to do with death. Just tell the guy, “Dude, you are going to die. Hurry up and shuffle off the mortal core, we need the bed.” ---
**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:** [June 4, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1384 "2016-06-04T02:07:18Z")
“coil”, please, “mortal coil”, “core” makes no sense. ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1385 "2016-06-04T02:16:46Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > [Why?](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/muhammad-ali-s-family-gathers-ailing-boxer-s-hospital-bedside-n585611) Is he six feet under? ---
**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:** [June 4, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1386 "2016-06-04T02:27:23Z")
No, but he can see it. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1387 "2016-06-04T04:16:59Z")
Muhammad Ali died @ 26 points. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1388 "2016-06-04T04:29:07Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eqMk-AuTDZE/hqdefault.jpg "Muhammad Ali - Black Superman") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqMk-AuTDZE) > [@](#): > > This here’s the story of Cassius Clay > Who changed his name to Muhammad Ali > He knows how to talk and he knows how to fight > And all the contenders were beat out of sight > > Sing, Muhammad, Muhammad Ali > He floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee > Mohammed, the black superman > Who calls to the other guy I’m Ali catch me if you can ☹ RIP, I get the points but Ali showed he could still swing hard when he told Trump what a fool Trump was for claiming that there were no famous American Muslim sportsmen. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1389 "2016-06-04T04:31:13Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Muhammad Ali died @ 26 points. Oh, that saddens me. What a hell of a man. RIP Ali. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2016, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1390 "2016-06-04T04:33:08Z")
Down goes Ali. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1391 "2016-06-04T05:19:25Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > “Grave” has to do with death. > Just tell the guy, “Dude, you are going to die. Hurry up and shuffle off the mortal core, we need the bed.” Apology accepted ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1392 "2016-06-04T05:30:17Z")
He’s dead Jim ---
**Author:** ![computergeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@computergeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/computergeek)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1393 "2016-06-04T07:14:26Z")
RIP Ali. I had him on my list that I forgot to submit for this year ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1394 "2016-06-04T09:49:51Z")
With the death of Ali 24 players get points. Of those, 14 are on the board for the first time! 1 CAMJAY77 396 8 3 2 Fear Itself 351 7 2 3 Registered at Last 332 7 3 4 Team Dirt 262 7 0 5 RobotDevilDog 188 4 0 6 guylevesque 172 5 0 7 Captain Klutz 161 3 0 7 Maus Magill 161 3 0 9 GIGObuster 160 4 1 10 Loach 159 3 1 11 phungi 156 3 0 12 jeezums 154 4 1 13 Quartz 144 3 0 14 lel 140 3 1 15 basset hound 139 3 0 16 septimus 133 3 0 17 Hockey Monkey 114 2 0 17 Jeep’s Phoenix 114 2 0 17 notfrommensa 114 2 0 17 Squonk 114 2 0 17 VunderBob 114 2 0 22 Tangent 107 3 0 22 42fish 107 2 0 22 Andrew21 107 2 0 22 carnivorousplant 107 2 1 22 Catamount 107 2 1 22 Hoopy Frood 107 2 0 22 Mahaloth 107 2 1 22 Mean Mr. Mustard 107 2 1 22 minionkat 107 2 1 22 RTFirefly 107 2 0 22 Shirley Ujest 107 2 0 33 Happy Lendervedder 106 3 0 34 Dung Beetle 93 2 0 35 anyrose 92 3 0 35 Dolores Reborn 92 3 0 35 Jack Batty 92 3 0 38 cardboardbox 87 2 0 38 cazwhatever 87 2 0 38 Eliahna 87 2 0 41 zoog 86 2 1 42 The Vorlon 81 2 0 43 bowler girl 74 2 0 44 Shoeless 72 3 0 45 a35362 66 3 0 45 Clothilde 66 2 0 45 critter42 66 2 0 45 Flik the Blue 66 2 0 45 Lsura 66 2 0 45 Mona Lott 66 2 0 51 5 time champ 60 1 1 51 amarinth 60 1 1 51 Borborygmi 60 1 0 51 candide 60 1 0 51 CreaseMunky 60 1 0 51 irritant 60 1 1 51 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 60 1 0 51 JohnT 60 1 0 51 Labtrash 60 1 0 51 Little Nemo 60 1 0 51 Lok 60 1 0 51 MadTheSwine 60 1 0 51 melondeca 60 1 0 51 Mudshark 60 1 0 51 pachabel 60 1 0 51 Rico 60 1 0 51 Superdude 60 1 0 51 Tit Whistle 60 1 0 51 vivalostwages 60 1 0 70 ShaggyZ 54 1 0 71 maplekiwi 47 1 0 72 Personal 43 1 1 73 sir viks 33 2 0 74 Czarcasm 32 2 0 74 kayT 32 2 0 76 Borborygmi 26 1 0 76 Clothahump 26 1 0 76 Dr. Girlfriend 26 1 0 76 Hal Briston 26 1 0 76 imthjckaz 26 1 0 76 Labtrash 26 1 0 76 MadTheSwine 26 1 0 76 notfrommensa 26 1 0 76 Reepicheep 26 1 0 76 Schnitte 26 1 0 76 swampbear 26 1 0 76 Tit Whistle 26 1 0 76 Winston Smith 26 1 0 76 zadscmc 26 1 0 90 tim-n-va 25 1 0 91 Idle Thoughts 19 3 1 91 Little Pig 19 2 0 93 BlossomDrearie 14 1 0 93 Invisible Chimp 14 1 0 95 Stephe96 10 1 0 96 ataraxy22 6 1 1 96 Buttercup Smith 6 1 0 96 kopek 6 1 0 96 kunilou 6 1 0 96 meghan 6 1 0 96 Myrtle Beached Whale 6 1 0 96 NotherYinzer 6 1 0 96 PaulParkhead 6 1 0 96 rucciface 6 1 0 96 Spiff 6 1 0 ---
**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:** [June 4, 2016, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1395 "2016-06-04T10:32:12Z")
RIP Muhammid Ali. You were the greatest. However, thanks for the first points I have had in, heck, at least three years. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1396 "2016-06-04T10:48:53Z")
Something is not right with that last score tally. For one, I’m on it twice! ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1397 "2016-06-04T11:40:29Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqMk-AuTDZE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqMk-AuTDZE) > RIP, I get the points but Ali showed he could still swing hard when he told Trump what a fool Trump was for claiming that there were no famous American Muslim sportsmen. Yes to this. A fighter to the end. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2016, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1398 "2016-06-04T12:23:13Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > “coil”, please, “mortal coil”, “core” makes no sense. I need to shuffle off my spell checker. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1399 "2016-06-04T13:29:52Z")
RIP Muhammed. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1400 "2016-06-04T15:27:10Z")
Oops. 1 CAMJAY77 396 8 3 2 Fear Itself 351 7 2 3 Registered at Last 332 7 3 4 Team Dirt 262 7 0 5 RobotDevilDog 188 4 0 6 guylevesque 172 5 0 7 Captain Klutz 161 3 0 7 Maus Magill 161 3 0 9 GIGObuster 160 4 1 10 Loach 159 3 1 11 phungi 156 3 0 12 jeezums 154 4 1 13 Quartz 144 3 0 14 lel 140 3 1 15 basset hound 139 3 0 16 septimus 133 3 0 17 Hockey Monkey 114 2 0 17 Jeep’s Phoenix 114 2 0 17 notfrommensa 114 2 0 17 Squonk 114 2 0 17 VunderBob 114 2 0 22 Tangent 107 3 0 22 42fish 107 2 0 22 Andrew21 107 2 0 22 carnivorousplant 107 2 1 22 Catamount 107 2 1 22 Hoopy Frood 107 2 0 22 Mahaloth 107 2 1 22 Mean Mr. Mustard 107 2 1 22 minionkat 107 2 1 22 RTFirefly 107 2 0 22 Shirley Ujest 107 2 0 33 Happy Lendervedder 106 3 0 34 Dung Beetle 93 2 0 35 anyrose 92 3 0 35 Dolores Reborn 92 3 0 35 Jack Batty 92 3 0 38 cardboardbox 87 2 0 38 cazwhatever 87 2 0 38 Eliahna 87 2 0 41 Borborygmi 86 2 0 41 Labtrash 86 2 0 41 MadTheSwine 86 2 0 41 Tit Whistle 86 2 0 41 zoog 86 2 1 46 The Vorlon 81 2 0 47 bowler girl 74 2 0 48 Shoeless 72 3 0 49 a35362 66 3 0 49 Clothilde 66 2 0 49 critter42 66 2 0 49 Flik the Blue 66 2 0 49 Lsura 66 2 0 49 Mona Lott 66 2 0 55 5 time champ 60 1 1 55 amarinth 60 1 1 55 candide 60 1 0 55 CreaseMunky 60 1 0 55 irritant 60 1 1 55 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 60 1 0 55 JohnT 60 1 0 55 Little Nemo 60 1 0 55 Lok 60 1 0 55 melondeca 60 1 0 55 Mudshark 60 1 0 55 pachabel 60 1 0 55 Rico 60 1 0 55 Superdude 60 1 0 55 vivalostwages 60 1 0 70 ShaggyZ 54 1 0 71 maplekiwi 47 1 0 72 Personal 43 1 1 73 sir viks 33 2 0 74 Czarcasm 32 2 0 74 kayT 32 2 0 76 Clothahump 26 1 0 76 Dr. Girlfriend 26 1 0 76 Hal Briston 26 1 0 76 imthjckaz 26 1 0 76 notfrommensa 26 1 0 76 Reepicheep 26 1 0 76 Schnitte 26 1 0 76 swampbear 26 1 0 76 Winston Smith 26 1 0 76 zadscmc 26 1 0 86 tim-n-va 25 1 0 87 Idle Thoughts 19 3 1 87 Little Pig 19 2 0 89 BlossomDrearie 14 1 0 89 Invisible Chimp 14 1 0 91 Stephe96 10 1 0 92 ataraxy22 6 1 1 92 Buttercup Smith 6 1 0 92 kopek 6 1 0 92 kunilou 6 1 0 92 meghan 6 1 0 92 Myrtle Beached Whale 6 1 0 92 NotherYinzer 6 1 0 92 PaulParkhead 6 1 0 92 rucciface 6 1 0 92 Spiff 6 1 0 ---
**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:** [June 4, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1401 "2016-06-04T17:04:28Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > RIP Muhammid Ali. You were the greatest. However, thanks for the first points I have had in, heck, at least three years. He floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee but since I dropped him this year he means no points for me [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=69) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=71)