# Celebrity Death Pool 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2016, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517 "2016-12-01T07:00:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 47
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/921 "2017-03-11T12:11:12Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > [Ex-Cub Bill Hands](http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-bill-hands-cubs-obit-spt-0310-20170309-story.html), 20-game winner in 1969, dies at 76. > > Drag. I saw him pitch when I was going through puberty in the left field bleachers at Wrigley. > [@Superdude](#): > > That’s an odd place to go through puberty. That must have been one long friggin’ game. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/922 "2017-03-11T18:16:34Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Don’t have to get points to be happy about this one: Joseph Nicolosi, one of the creators of ‘ex-gay’ conversion therapy, is [dead at 70](http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/03/09/ex-gay-therapy-leader-joseph-nicolosi-dead-at-70.html?via=desktop&source=copyurl). > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > He’s only dead because it was his choice to be dead. > [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Friends and family will gather in an attempt to convince him to be alive. > [@Czarcasm](#): > > Do we know what camp they’ll be sending his body to? > [@Little\_Pig](#): > > So I’m trying to decide which Circle of Hell this piece of human excrement will spend eternity. I’m guessing [number 8](http://historylists.org/art/9-circles-of-hell-dantes-inferno.html), Fraud. Not sure which [Bolgia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malebolge) he’ll be stuffed into though. Maybe number 6? > [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Would it be wrong to dance a little? > [@RTFirefly](#): > > I’ve been dancing, so please join in! 🙂 And Annie does her Happy Dance right in the middle of the library!!! ---
**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:** [March 12, 2017, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/923 "2017-03-12T05:30:50Z")
> **[Joni Sledge of vocal group Sister Sledge dies at 60 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/11/us/joni-sledge-of-sister-sledge-dies/)** > > Joni Sledge, a founding member of the group Sister Sledge, was found dead Friday in her home in Phoenix, publicist Biff Warren told CNN on Saturday. She was 60 years old. Joni Sledge, a founding member of the vocal group Sister Sledge, was found dead Friday in her home in Phoenix, publicist Biff Warren told CNN on Saturday. She was 60 years old. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2017, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/924 "2017-03-12T14:16:53Z")
No one had Sledge, Hands, Colon, Leek, Waller, Nicolosi… The drought continues. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/925 "2017-03-12T14:31:58Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > …The drought continues. Don’t say that, or the good ones will start dying. I mean, people like Bette Cooper…uh…well… Preach it, **phungi**!!! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/926 "2017-03-13T00:33:37Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Joni Sledge, a founding member of the vocal group Sister Sledge, was found dead Friday in her home in Phoenix, publicist Biff Warren told CNN on Saturday. She was 60 years old. “We Are (a slightly smaller) Family” ---
**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:** [March 13, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/927 "2017-03-13T20:27:24Z")
[Jay Lynch](http://www.comicsbeat.com/rip-jay-lynch/), Underground Comics Creator, Dies at 72. Along with [Zap Comics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zap_Comix), his [Bijou Funnies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijou_Funnies) were required reading for “Heads” in the late 60’s. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/928 "2017-03-13T20:29:53Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > [Jay Lynch](http://www.comicsbeat.com/rip-jay-lynch/), Underground Comics Creator, Dies at 72. Along with [Zap Comics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zap_Comix), his [Bijou Funnies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijou_Funnies) were required reading for “Heads” in the late 60’s. See post #891, over a week ago. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/929 "2017-03-13T20:30:42Z")
Beloved New Zealand cartoonist, Murray Ball, died at 78. Creator of Footrot Flats comic strip. [https://www.google.com.au/amp/www.9news.com.au/amp/world/2017/03/12/15/37/footrot-flats-creator-murray-ball-dies](https://www.google.com.au/amp/www.9news.com.au/amp/world/2017/03/12/15/37/footrot-flats-creator-murray-ball-dies) ---
**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:** [March 13, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/930 "2017-03-13T20:33:38Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > See post #891, over a week ago. 😃 Thanks Czarcasm. It just appeared on the radar of the NY Times **2-day**. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/931 "2017-03-14T19:19:56Z")
[Gregg Allman has canceled his tour dates for the rest of the year.](http://ultimateclassicrock.com/gregg-allman-cancels-2017-tour/) ---
**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:** [March 14, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/932 "2017-03-14T20:49:38Z")
B-movie maestro [Jack Harris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_H._Harris), dead at age 98. His “accomplishments” included: The Blob (1958) - producer 4D Man (1959) - producer Dinosaurus! (1960) - producer Paradisio (1962) - executive producer Master of Horror (1965) - executive producer Unkissed Bride (1966) - producer, writer, director Equinox (1970) - producer Beware! The Blob (1972) - executive producer, story Schlock (1973) - producer Just Be There (1973) - presenter Dark Star (1974) - executive producer Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) - executive producer Prison Ship (1986) - producer The Blob (1988) - producer Blobermouth (1991) - producer ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/933 "2017-03-14T20:55:13Z")
> [@Eliahna](#): > > Beloved New Zealand cartoonist, Murray Ball, died at 78. Creator of Footrot Flats comic strip. > > [https://www.google.com.au/amp/www.9news.com.au/amp/world/2017/03/12/15/37/footrot-flats-creator-murray-ball-dies](https://www.google.com.au/amp/www.9news.com.au/amp/world/2017/03/12/15/37/footrot-flats-creator-murray-ball-dies) That is a loss. I got hooked on Footrot Flats when I lived in Oz for a while back in the mid-80s. Still have several of the books in my library. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/934 "2017-03-14T21:54:39Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > Emperor Akihito (2) and Akihito (1) should be combined into a single entry. > > Also, Bernie Madoff (2) and Bernard Madoff (1) In addition, Gallagher (1) is the same person as Leo Gallagher (also 1). ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/935 "2017-03-15T12:17:00Z")
Disbarred radical lawyer [Lynne Stewart](http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/03/lynne-stewart-passes.php), aged 23 points. I believe this is a unique pick for moi… ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/936 "2017-03-15T12:34:27Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > Disbarred radical lawyer [Lynne Stewart](http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/03/lynne-stewart-passes.php), aged 23 points. I believe this is a unique pick for moi… The [list I have on record](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19885770&postcount=290) for you is: > [@](#): > > 12-30-2016, 07:46 AM > VunderBob > > Tony Iommi > John Stossel > Gord Downie > Valerie Harper > Jim Kelly > Tom Brokaw > Shirley Muldowney > Val Kilmer > Meatloaf > Glen Campbell > Tim Curry > Eric Clapton > Larry Bird ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/937 "2017-03-15T12:35:46Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > The [list I have on record](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19885770&postcount=290) for you is: Dang it! ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/938 "2017-03-16T12:26:34Z")
Music producer [Tommy Lipuma](http://www.pressherald.com/2017/03/15/tommy-lipuma-producer-of-pop-and-jazz-dies-at-80/) dead at 80. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/939 "2017-03-16T18:20:16Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > In addition, Gallagher (1) is the same person as Leo Gallagher (also 1). But Ron Gallagher is Gallagher Too. 😉 ---
**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:** [March 17, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/940 "2017-03-17T03:28:12Z")
Now I really got the blues. [James Cotton](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/james-cotton-blues-harmonica-veteran-dead-at-81-w472545), Blues Harmonica Veteran, Dead at 81 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=46) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=48)