# 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:** 53
**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:** [April 7, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1041 "2017-04-07T20:15:31Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Not necessarily. There’s usually an investigation, at least a token one, when someone dies at a fairly young age. Having been around many dead people in my career, I’ve seen cops and the coroner come to the scene where the body is/was found and ask about health issues, medications, etc. > > Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka for me. Thanks for the info **Superdude** Ignorance defeated. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1042 "2017-04-07T21:58:55Z")
[Bob Cerv](http://www.omaha.com/sports/local-sports/nebraska-native-former-husker-and-mlb-star-bob-cerv-lived/article_2999da36-1baf-11e7-895e-b7216c4830f5.html), who started ahead of Ted Williams for the American League in baseball’s 1958 All-Star Game, has died at the age of 91. Cerv, who hit 38 home runs in '58 for the Kansas City Athletics, was also a member of the 1961 New York Yankees when teammate Roger Maris hit a then-record 61 homers. ---
**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 8, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1043 "2017-04-08T16:02:18Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Thanks for the info **Superdude** > > Ignorance defeated. Let me amend that, if I may: In my area, whenever a body is discovered, police are always on scene to secure the area and make sure there’s nothing unusual. The EMT crew/paramedic will pronounce the person dead. The police will note any medication, name/date of birth/any other information they deem pertinent for their report, and take pictures. Depending on certain factors, the coroner may come to the scene, or may show up at the morgue instead. We always notify the coroner of what the situation is (“white male, early 60s, wife says he has heart problems. Lividity (where all the blood pools because of gravity) is present. Nothing seems unusual”). He makes the call of whether he’s coming to see the scene. From the time that a call for a body comes in (usually by spouse or other family member), an EMS crew can be there for several hours before they get to take the body to the morgue. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1044 "2017-04-08T17:34:11Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > It will haunt my nightmares. Mine was Joe Paterno… yikes! ---
**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 8, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1045 "2017-04-08T23:06:19Z")
British actor [Tim Pigott-Smith](http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/tim-pigott-smith-dies-dead-jewel-in-the-crown-1202026520/), best known for _The Jewel in the Crown_, has died at 70. Or, translated from the metric system, aged 70. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1046 "2017-04-09T01:09:25Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > British actor [Tim Pigott-Smith](http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/tim-pigott-smith-dies-dead-jewel-in-the-crown-1202026520/), best known for _The Jewel in the Crown_, has died at 70. Or, translated from the metric system, aged 70. Crap on a cracker. ---
**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 9, 2017, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1047 "2017-04-09T06:47:00Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Crap on a cracker. That appears to be twice that I’ve ruined your day. This guy and the Turner Classic Movies guy. It’s a talent I possess. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1048 "2017-04-10T00:57:15Z")
New Zealand and Australia’s greatest satirist, [Mr John Clarke](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-10/john-clarke-dies-aged-68/8430174), has died unexpectedly, at age 68. Known chiefly in New Zealand as amusing farmer Fred Dagg, he gained even more of a following when he and Brian Dawe started [their sketch series](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM) on the ABC, and is probably mostly known internationally for the great show about the Sydney Olympics [The Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Games_(Australian_TV_series)). ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1049 "2017-04-10T01:14:17Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > New Zealand and Australia’s greatest satirist, [Mr John Clarke](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-10/john-clarke-dies-aged-68/8430174), has died unexpectedly, at age 68. Known chiefly in New Zealand as amusing farmer Fred Dagg, he gained even more of a following when he and Brian Dawe started [their sketch series](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM) on the ABC, and is probably mostly known internationally for the great show about the Sydney Olympics [The Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Games_(Australian_TV_series)). That sucks! I loved Clarke and Dawe; i loved _The Games_; i loved basically everything this guy did. [“The front fell off.”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM) Classic! ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1050 "2017-04-10T03:48:54Z")
Bugger, and once more for enhanced effect. Bugger. Amongst all the better know works … The sport of Farnarkuling. Fred Dagg and the Auckland traffic report [faux live cross to eye in the sky reporter] Q. Has the traffic situation improved? A. Yes, it has. We have some traffic now. Two traffics in fact. Who else but Clarke could have been the voice of Wal Footrot in Footrot Flats (by the recently lost Murray Ball)? He and Douglas Adams probably defined my sense of humour. We sure knew how lucky we were. We’re all Trevs here, wherever he’s gone. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Mondegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1051 "2017-04-10T07:35:22Z")
> [@penultima\_thule](#): > > Bugger, and once more for enhanced effect. Bugger. > Amongst all the better know works … > > The sport of Farnarkuling. > > Fred Dagg and the Auckland traffic report > [faux live cross to eye in the sky reporter] > Q. Has the traffic situation improved? > A. Yes, it has. We have some traffic now. Two traffics in fact. > > Who else but Clarke could have been the voice of Wal Footrot in Footrot Flats (by the recently lost Murray Ball)? > > He and Douglas Adams probably defined my sense of humour. > We sure knew how lucky we were. > > We’re all Trevs here, wherever he’s gone. I agree with every word here, and you’ve said it better than I could have. John Clarke’s humour reached me in a way that very few others have done. _The Games_ was almost perfect, but most things he did were almost perfect. I’m sad that we have been denied a potential decade or more of his genius. Of all the New Zealanders that we have tried to claim as Australians, he was the top of the pile (well, him and Neil Finn 🙂 ). ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1052 "2017-04-10T11:13:53Z")
He only [followed 47 people](https://twitter.com/mrjohnclarke/following) on Twitter. One of them was me. Possibly my proudest Twitter achievement. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1053 "2017-04-10T15:50:15Z")
Late but I gotta say it: > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > So did his Wife. I wonder if she is still “lying in bed, signaling ships at sea with here jewelry”. > 🙂 Or is she still a valium? I always wondered if Mel Brooks didn’t borrow the idea of Prince Valium from Rickles.The Carson reruns have done all episodes with Don since his death; a lot of hilarious moments! And maybe on the show like 100 times? I couldn’t find a full list. My favorite will always be: > **[WATCH: Don Rickles & Johnny Carson's Famous Cigarette Box Incident](https://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/04/watch-don-rickles-johnny-carson-cigarette-box-bit-incident-cpo-sharkey-tonight-show-original-clip-video-youtube/)** > > In the aftermath of the death of Don Rickles, fans are revisiting some of his best bits, including the famous 1976 cigarette box incident with Johnny Carson. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1054 "2017-04-12T00:27:45Z")
J. Geils, age 71, [found dead in his home today](http://www.wcvb.com/article/guitarist-known-as-j-geils-found-dead-in-massachusetts-home/9263211). ---
**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:** [April 12, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1055 "2017-04-12T01:55:33Z")
Dammit. None of my picks (or RTF’s) were found dead in their homes, or anywhere else today. Dammit. ---
**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 12, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1056 "2017-04-12T02:34:05Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > J. Geils, age 71, [found dead in his home today](http://www.wcvb.com/article/guitarist-known-as-j-geils-found-dead-in-massachusetts-home/9263211). Hmm, I guess he must not of got lost. ---
**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 12, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1057 "2017-04-12T02:57:35Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > J. Geils, age 71, [found dead in his home today](http://www.wcvb.com/article/guitarist-known-as-j-geils-found-dead-in-massachusetts-home/9263211). J. Geils, who was not the lead singer of the group. Peter Wolf, who was once married to Fayre Dunaway, is still alive. ---
**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 12, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1058 "2017-04-12T03:05:03Z")
FAYE Dunaway. I mistyped and missed the window. ---
**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 12, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1059 "2017-04-12T04:45:08Z")
[Eugene Lang](http://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/eugene_lang.html), founder of the I Have a Dream foundation. [Dorothy Mengering](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/obit-dorothy-mengering-dead-795160), David Letterman’s mother and frequent guest on the show. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Mondegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1060 "2017-04-12T07:38:03Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > He only [followed 47 people](https://twitter.com/mrjohnclarke/following) on Twitter. One of them was me. > > Possibly my proudest Twitter achievement. Wow, that’s really impressive. I thought I was doing well to have the (then) Prime Minister (Kevin Rudd) following me, until I saw that at the time he was following 600,000 people! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=54)