# Celebrity Death Pool 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 2, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331 "2017-12-02T13:44:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**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:** [January 24, 2018, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/381 "2018-01-24T02:41:12Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > She signed a book for me at an Audobon thing in Portland a few years ago. In pretty good shape for a woman her age. Dammit. She was very, very good. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2018, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/382 "2018-01-24T04:46:38Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Naomi Parker Fraley, the original “Rosie the Riveter”-dead at 96. This has a pretty good summary of the Rosie the Riveter story. [http://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/naomi\_parker\_fraley.html](http://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/naomi_parker_fraley.html) ---
**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:** [January 24, 2018, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/383 "2018-01-24T05:40:45Z")
The sun baby cries, Tinky Winky is dead. > **[Tributes to Teletubbies' Tinky Winky actor, 52, found dead in the street...](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5404523/tinky-winky-actor-dead-teletubbies-simon-shelton-barnes-dipsy-tribute/)** > > TOUCHING tributes have been paid to the Teletubbies actor who played Tinky Winky following this tragic death. Simon Shelton Barnes died aged 52 last week, with neighbours claiming he had collapsed … > [@](#): > > TOUCHING tributes have been paid to the Teletubbies actor who played Tinky Winky following this tragic death. > > Simon Shelton Barnes died just four days before his 52nd birthday last week, with neighbours claiming he had collapsed in the street and died of hypothermia. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2018, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/384 "2018-01-24T06:01:12Z")
“Collapsed in the street and died of hypothermia” ? How does that happen? No one ever happens by? ---
**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:** [January 24, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/385 "2018-01-24T12:56:20Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > “Collapsed in the street and died of hypothermia” ? How does that happen? No one ever happens by? I blame Sun Baby. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/386 "2018-01-24T15:11:07Z")
Storm chaser, Joel Taylor, has [chased his last storm](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5305847/TV-storm-chaser-appeared-TV-series-dies-aged-38.html) ---
**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:** [January 24, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/387 "2018-01-24T21:11:12Z")
Mark E Smith, English Musician (not Mark Edward Smith) [dead at 60](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mark-e-smith-post-punk-singer-for-the-fall-dead-at-60-w514673), Unique Pick and 40 points for **jeezums** ```auto Rank Player Score Picks(Unique) 1 basset hound 71 1 1 GIGObuster 71 1 1 Team Dirt 71 1 4 jeezums 40 1(1) 5 CAMJAY77 25 1 5 Registered@Last 25 1 5 RTFirefly 25 1 8 Loach 20 1(1) 9 ataraxy22 14 1(1) 10 The Vorlon 13 1(1) 11 Rico 10 1(1) ``` ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/388 "2018-01-24T21:47:58Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Even **ataraxy22** will probably be upset. Yes. And I should have read more of her books before she died, which I will resolve now to do in future years. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk ---
**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:** [January 24, 2018, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/389 "2018-01-24T22:37:42Z")
Dallas Mayr, a self-proclaimed “a former actor, singer, teacher, literary agent, lumber salesman, and soda jerk” who wrote dozens of horror novels and short stories under the pen name Jack Ketchum, has died. His death was confirmed by his friend and webmaster Kevin Kovelant, who told the Associated Press (via The New York Times) that he died this morning. He had been battling cancer, according to horror site Bloody-Disgusting. He was 71. Dallas Mayr = Jack Ketchum > **[R.I.P. horror novelist Jack Ketchum](https://www.avclub.com/r-i-p-horror-novelist-jack-ketchum-1822390064)** > > Dallas Mayr, a self-proclaimed “a former actor, singer, teacher, literary agent, lumber salesman, and soda jerk” who wrote dozens of horror novels and short stories under the pen name Jack Ketchum, has died. His death was confirmed by his friend and... ---
**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:** [January 24, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/390 "2018-01-24T23:23:11Z")
Lari White, country singer and actress (beginning and end of _Cast Away_) [dead at 52](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5305877/Grammy-winning-singer-Lari-White-dies-cancer-aged-52.html). No takers for her or Mayr/Ketchum ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/391 "2018-01-25T00:30:30Z")
Mark E Smith of The Fall is no longer Living too Late. > **[Mark E Smith, founder and lead singer with the Fall, dies aged 60](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/24/mark-e-smith-lead-singer-with-the-fall-dies-aged-60)** > > Famously fractious singer had been suffering from ill health throughout 2017 . ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/392 "2018-01-25T04:08:22Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > Lari White, country singer and actress (beginning and end of _Cast Away_) [dead at 52](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5305877/Grammy-winning-singer-Lari-White-dies-cancer-aged-52.html). > > No takers for her or Mayr/Ketchum Sad. I liked her character in that movie. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/393 "2018-01-25T05:02:06Z")
Donnelly Rhodes, ‘The Flash’ And ‘Soap’ Actor [Dies at 80](https://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/flash-and-soap-actor-dies-80?utm_source=mwn&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=mwn_default) ---
**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:** [January 25, 2018, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/394 "2018-01-25T05:31:47Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Donnelly Rhodes, ‘The Flash’ And ‘Soap’ Actor [Dies at 80](https://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/flash-and-soap-actor-dies-80?utm_source=mwn&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=mwn_default) Do I get another 20 points? ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/395 "2018-01-25T14:56:43Z")
Warren Miller ski film maker has taken his last run. > **[Warren Miller, Legendary Filmmaker and Ski Icon, Passes Away at 93](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180124006372/en/Warren-Miller-Legendary-Filmmaker-Ski-Icon-Passes)** > > Warren Miller, the iconic filmmaker who introduced generations to the thrills and freedom of skiing and outdoor adventures, passed away at age 93 . ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/396 "2018-01-25T15:32:12Z")
_kicks pettishly in the general direction of a bucket that just happens to be nearby_ All these stiffs and no points for me? I wanna play! ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/397 "2018-01-25T16:03:19Z")
Well, stop kicking that bucket, and give some of your picks a chance to. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2018, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/398 "2018-01-26T07:29:12Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > _kicks pettishly in the general direction of a bucket that just happens to be nearby_ > > All these stiffs and no points for me? I wanna play! > [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Well, stop kicking that bucket, and give some of your picks a chance to. We really need a Smilie for a standing ovation --------- I’d give you ten for that one! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/399 "2018-01-26T15:02:41Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > Lari White, country singer and actress (beginning and end of _Cast Away_) [dead at 52](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5305877/Grammy-winning-singer-Lari-White-dies-cancer-aged-52.html). I remember her at the end of _Castaway_. It was the closing scene. But she was in the beginning of the movie? Where? ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/400 "2018-01-26T16:38:14Z")
^It’s been a while since I’ve seen it, but IIRC she is seen near the beginning having a fight with and leaving her husband (or boyfriend?) and then mailing that package with the wings painted on it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331.md?page=21)