# 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:** 88
**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:** [September 1, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1742 "2016-09-01T17:32:32Z")
[Radio Psychologist Dr. Joy Browne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Browne) died on August 27th. She was 71. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1743 "2016-09-02T00:51:40Z")
According to Wikipedia, she was talking on the phone to her sister, and the line disconnected. That’s a little creepy. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1744 "2016-09-02T17:50:58Z")
[Character actor Joe Polito dead](http://www.joemygod.com/2016/09/02/gay-character-actor-jon-polito-dies-at-age-65/) at age 65. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1745 "2016-09-02T18:10:13Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > According to Wikipedia, she was talking on the phone to her sister, and the line disconnected. > > That’s a little creepy. Would have been creepier if the conversation had continued. :eek: ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1746 "2016-09-02T18:57:46Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > [Character actor Joe Polito dead](http://www.joemygod.com/2016/09/02/gay-character-actor-jon-polito-dies-at-age-65/) at age 65. Jon ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1747 "2016-09-02T19:40:18Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Jon My autocorrect can’t spell worth shit. That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2016, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1748 "2016-09-05T14:08:39Z")
Former manager of NWA Jerry Heller [died](http://uproxx.com/music/jerry-heller-nwa-dead/) on Friday, at 75. For anyone who saw the film _Straight Outta Compton_, he was the character played by Paul Giamatti. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1749 "2016-09-05T21:10:42Z")
Actor [Hugh O’Brian](https://twitter.com/BreakingNews/status/772895911781474304), who starred as Sheriff Wyatt Earp in one of television’s earliest Westerns, has died at age 91 - AP ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1750 "2016-09-05T21:58:39Z")
I’m assuming **kunilou** meant Hugh O’Brian when he made the selection of Hugh O’Brien, so they get nine points for the actor. But this, folks, is why I always said “Check your spelling!!!” 1 CAMJAY77 482 10 5 2 Fear Itself 389 8 2 3 Registered at Last 332 7 3 4 Team Dirt 262 7 0 5 phungi 235 5 2 6 Quartz 230 5 0 7 RobotDevilDog 188 4 0 8 guylevesque 172 5 1 9 carnivorousplant 168 3 0 9 RTFirefly 168 3 0 11 Captain Klutz 161 3 0 11 Maus Magill 161 3 0 13 GIGObuster 160 4 1 14 Loach 159 3 1 15 basset hound 156 4 0 16 jeezums 154 4 1 17 notfrommensa 152 4 0 18 lel 140 3 1 19 septimus 133 3 0 20 Hoopy Frood 124 3 0 21 Hockey Monkey 114 2 0 21 Jeep’s Phoenix 114 2 0 21 Squonk 114 2 0 21 VunderBob 114 2 0 25 Dung Beetle 110 3 1 26 Tangent 107 3 1 26 42fish 107 2 0 26 Andrew21 107 2 0 26 Catamount 107 2 0 26 Mahaloth 107 2 0 26 Mean Mr. Mustard 107 2 0 26 minionkat 107 2 0 26 Shirley Ujest 107 2 0 34 Happy Lendervedder 106 3 0 35 bowler girl 97 3 0 36 JohnT 96 2 1 37 anyrose 92 3 0 37 Dolores Reborn 92 3 0 37 Jack Batty 92 3 0 40 cardboardbox 87 2 0 40 cazwhatever 87 2 0 40 Eliahna 87 2 0 43 Borborygmi 86 2 0 43 Labtrash 86 2 0 43 MadTheSwine 86 2 0 43 Tit Whistle 86 2 0 43 zoog 86 2 1 48 Flik the Blue 84 3 1 49 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 83 2 0 50 The Vorlon 81 2 0 51 Shoeless 72 3 0 52 BlossomDrearie 71 4 2 53 a35362 66 3 0 53 Clothilde 66 2 0 53 critter42 66 2 0 53 Lsura 66 2 0 53 Mona Lott 66 2 0 58 Casey1505 61 1 0 58 Wallet 61 1 0 60 5 time champ 60 1 0 60 amarinth 60 1 0 60 candide 60 1 0 60 CreaseMunky 60 1 0 60 irritant 60 1 0 60 Little Nemo 60 1 0 60 Lok 60 1 0 60 melondeca 60 1 0 60 Mudshark 60 1 0 60 pachabel 60 1 0 60 Rico 60 1 0 60 Superdude 60 1 0 60 vivalostwages 60 1 0 73 ShaggyZ 54 1 0 74 maplekiwi 47 1 0 75 Baker 46 2 2 76 sir viks 45 3 1 77 Personal 43 1 1 78 Dr. Girlfriend 38 2 0 79 Czarcasm 32 2 0 79 kayT 32 2 0 81 Little Pig 30 3 2 82 Clothahump 26 1 0 82 Hal Briston 26 1 0 82 imthjckaz 26 1 0 82 Reepicheep 26 1 0 82 Schnitte 26 1 0 82 swampbear 26 1 0 82 Winston Smith 26 1 0 82 zadscmc 26 1 0 90 tim-n-va 25 1 1 91 Invisible Chimp 24 2 2 92 Idle Thoughts 19 3 1 93 valfatale 17 1 0 94 kunilou 15 2 1 95 Old Wench 13 1 1 96 Fleetwood 12 1 0 96 J-P L 12 1 0 96 Mr. Goob 12 1 0 99 SpoilerVirgin 11 1 1 100 Stephe96 10 1 1 101 ataraxy22 6 1 0 101 Buttercup Smith 6 1 0 101 kopek 6 1 0 101 meghan 6 1 0 101 Myrtle Beached Whale 6 1 0 101 NotherYinzer 6 1 0 101 PaulParkhead 6 1 0 101 rucciface 6 1 0 101 Spiff 6 1 0 ---
**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:** [September 5, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1751 "2016-09-05T22:02:24Z")
Move over, Rufus! You’re taking up more than your share on the Group Nine bench. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2016, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1752 "2016-09-05T23:52:11Z")
Anti-NRA and anit-abortion crusader [Phyllis Schlafly has passed](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/obituaries/phyllis-schlafly-conservative-leader-and-foe-of-era-dies-at-92.html?_r=0) at 8 points. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1753 "2016-09-06T00:29:28Z")
**Jeep’s Phoenix** gets points for Schafly. 1 CAMJAY77 482 10 5 2 Fear Itself 389 8 2 3 Registered at Last 332 7 3 4 Team Dirt 262 7 0 5 phungi 235 5 2 6 Quartz 230 5 0 7 RobotDevilDog 188 4 0 8 guylevesque 172 5 1 9 carnivorousplant 168 3 0 9 RTFirefly 168 3 0 11 Captain Klutz 161 3 0 11 Maus Magill 161 3 0 13 GIGObuster 160 4 1 14 Loach 159 3 1 15 basset hound 156 4 0 16 jeezums 154 4 1 17 notfrommensa 152 4 0 18 lel 140 3 1 19 septimus 133 3 0 20 Hoopy Frood 124 3 0 21 Hockey Monkey 114 2 0 21 Jeep’s Phoenix 114 2 0 21 Squonk 114 2 0 21 VunderBob 114 2 0 25 Dung Beetle 110 3 1 26 Tangent 107 3 1 26 42fish 107 2 0 26 Andrew21 107 2 0 26 Catamount 107 2 0 26 Mahaloth 107 2 0 26 Mean Mr. Mustard 107 2 0 26 minionkat 107 2 0 26 Shirley Ujest 107 2 0 34 Happy Lendervedder 106 3 0 35 bowler girl 97 3 0 36 JohnT 96 2 1 37 anyrose 92 3 0 37 Dolores Reborn 92 3 0 37 Jack Batty 92 3 0 40 cardboardbox 87 2 0 40 cazwhatever 87 2 0 40 Eliahna 87 2 0 43 Borborygmi 86 2 0 43 Labtrash 86 2 0 43 MadTheSwine 86 2 0 43 Tit Whistle 86 2 0 43 zoog 86 2 1 48 Flik the Blue 84 3 1 49 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 83 2 0 50 The Vorlon 81 2 0 51 Shoeless 72 3 0 52 BlossomDrearie 71 4 2 53 a35362 66 3 0 53 Clothilde 66 2 0 53 critter42 66 2 0 53 Lsura 66 2 0 53 Mona Lott 66 2 0 58 Casey1505 61 1 0 58 Wallet 61 1 0 60 5 time champ 60 1 0 60 amarinth 60 1 0 60 candide 60 1 0 60 CreaseMunky 60 1 0 60 irritant 60 1 0 60 Little Nemo 60 1 0 60 Lok 60 1 0 60 melondeca 60 1 0 60 Mudshark 60 1 0 60 pachabel 60 1 0 60 Rico 60 1 0 60 Superdude 60 1 0 60 vivalostwages 60 1 0 73 ShaggyZ 54 1 0 74 maplekiwi 47 1 0 75 Baker 46 2 2 76 sir viks 45 3 1 77 Personal 43 1 1 78 Dr. Girlfriend 38 2 0 79 Czarcasm 32 2 0 79 kayT 32 2 0 81 Little Pig 30 3 2 82 Clothahump 26 1 0 82 Hal Briston 26 1 0 82 imthjckaz 26 1 0 82 Reepicheep 26 1 0 82 Schnitte 26 1 0 82 swampbear 26 1 0 82 Winston Smith 26 1 0 82 zadscmc 26 1 0 90 tim-n-va 25 1 1 91 Invisible Chimp 24 2 2 92 Idle Thoughts 19 3 1 93 valfatale 17 1 0 94 kunilou 15 2 1 95 Old Wench 13 1 1 96 Fleetwood 12 1 0 96 J-P L 12 1 0 96 Mr. Goob 12 1 0 99 SpoilerVirgin 11 1 1 100 Stephe96 10 1 1 101 Jeep’s Phoenix 8 1 1 102 ataraxy22 6 1 0 102 Buttercup Smith 6 1 0 102 kopek 6 1 0 102 meghan 6 1 0 102 Myrtle Beached Whale 6 1 0 102 NotherYinzer 6 1 0 102 PaulParkhead 6 1 0 102 rucciface 6 1 0 102 Spiff 6 1 0 ---
**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:** [September 6, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1754 "2016-09-06T00:31:43Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I’m assuming **kunilou** meant Hugh O’Brian when he made the selection of Hugh O’Brien, so they get nine points for the actor. But this, folks, is why I always said “Check your spelling!!!” Bless you, Deathmistress! Although in my defense, I copied my 2016 list pretty much directly from my 2010 list, so at least I’m consistent in my misspellings.:o This moves me from tied for the bottom up to nearly the bottom. Huzzah! ---
**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:** [September 6, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1755 "2016-09-06T00:35:03Z")
> [@baker](#): > > **jeep’s phoenix** gets points for schafly. > … > 21 jeep’s phoenix 114 2 0 > … > 101 jeep’s phoenix 8 1 1 > … ? 122 3 1 ? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1756 "2016-09-06T01:46:41Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > ? > 122 3 1 ? OK, I’ll fix that. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1757 "2016-09-06T01:56:48Z")
Added **Jeep’s Phoenix** points together. 1 CAMJAY77 482 10 5 2 Fear Itself 389 8 2 3 Registered at Last 332 7 3 4 Team Dirt 262 7 0 5 phungi 235 5 2 6 Quartz 230 5 0 7 RobotDevilDog 188 4 0 8 guylevesque 172 5 1 9 carnivorousplant 168 3 0 9 RTFirefly 168 3 0 11 Captain Klutz 161 3 0 11 Maus Magill 161 3 0 13 GIGObuster 160 4 1 14 Loach 159 3 1 15 basset hound 156 4 0 16 jeezums 154 4 1 17 notfrommensa 152 4 0 18 lel 140 3 1 19 septimus 133 3 0 20 Hoopy Frood 124 3 0 21 Jeep’s Phoenix 122 3 1 22 Hockey Monkey 114 2 0 22 Squonk 114 2 0 22 VunderBob 114 2 0 25 Dung Beetle 110 3 1 26 42fish 107 2 0 26 Andrew21 107 2 0 26 Catamount 107 2 0 26 Mahaloth 107 2 0 26 Mean Mr. Mustard 107 2 0 26 minionkat 107 2 0 26 Shirley Ujest 107 2 0 26 Tangent 107 3 1 34 Happy Lendervedder 106 3 0 35 bowler girl 97 3 0 36 JohnT 96 2 1 37 anyrose 92 3 0 37 Dolores Reborn 92 3 0 37 Jack Batty 92 3 0 40 cardboardbox 87 2 0 40 cazwhatever 87 2 0 40 Eliahna 87 2 0 43 Borborygmi 86 2 0 43 Labtrash 86 2 0 43 MadTheSwine 86 2 0 43 Tit Whistle 86 2 0 43 zoog 86 2 1 48 Flik the Blue 84 3 1 49 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 83 2 0 50 The Vorlon 81 2 0 51 Shoeless 72 3 0 52 BlossomDrearie 71 4 2 53 a35362 66 3 0 53 Clothilde 66 2 0 53 critter42 66 2 0 53 Lsura 66 2 0 53 Mona Lott 66 2 0 58 Casey1505 61 1 0 58 Wallet 61 1 0 60 5 time champ 60 1 0 60 amarinth 60 1 0 60 candide 60 1 0 60 CreaseMunky 60 1 0 60 irritant 60 1 0 60 Little Nemo 60 1 0 60 Lok 60 1 0 60 melondeca 60 1 0 60 Mudshark 60 1 0 60 pachabel 60 1 0 60 Rico 60 1 0 60 Superdude 60 1 0 60 vivalostwages 60 1 0 73 ShaggyZ 54 1 0 74 maplekiwi 47 1 0 75 Baker 46 2 2 76 sir viks 45 3 1 77 Personal 43 1 1 78 Dr. Girlfriend 38 2 0 79 Czarcasm 32 2 0 79 kayT 32 2 0 81 Little Pig 30 3 2 82 Clothahump 26 1 0 82 Hal Briston 26 1 0 82 imthjckaz 26 1 0 82 Reepicheep 26 1 0 82 Schnitte 26 1 0 82 swampbear 26 1 0 82 Winston Smith 26 1 0 82 zadscmc 26 1 0 90 tim-n-va 25 1 1 91 Invisible Chimp 24 2 2 92 Idle Thoughts 19 3 1 93 valfatale 17 1 0 94 kunilou 15 2 1 95 Old Wench 13 1 1 96 Fleetwood 12 1 0 96 J-P L 12 1 0 96 Mr. Goob 12 1 0 99 SpoilerVirgin 11 1 1 100 Stephe96 10 1 1 101 ataraxy22 6 1 0 101 Buttercup Smith 6 1 0 101 kopek 6 1 0 101 meghan 6 1 0 101 Myrtle Beached Whale 6 1 0 101 NotherYinzer 6 1 0 101 PaulParkhead 6 1 0 101 rucciface 6 1 0 101 Spiff 6 1 0 ---
**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:** [September 6, 2016, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1758 "2016-09-06T12:35:33Z")
[Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/conservative-activist-phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92_us_57ce0171e4b0a22de096adfe) has died at age 92. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1759 "2016-09-06T12:55:36Z")
Wonder if I need to ask a man for permission before accepting those points? 🙂 ---
**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:** [September 6, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1760 "2016-09-06T12:59:47Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Wonder if I need to ask a man for permission before accepting those points? > > 🙂 Do you have a spouse who can accept them on your behalf? ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1761 "2016-09-06T14:14:15Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Do you have a spouse who can accept them on your behalf? No, but I have a mouthy male relative who works for the ACLJ…will that do? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=87) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=89)