# 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:** 35
**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:** [April 24, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/681 "2018-04-24T02:06:02Z")
I think [George H.W. Bush](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-h-w-bush-hospitalized-today-2018-04-23-live-updates/)picks should now only be valid on a week-to-week basis. ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/682 "2018-04-24T13:44:16Z")
[Bob Dorough](https://www.arktimes.com/RockCandy/archives/2018/04/23/bob-dorough-dies-at-94) of Schoolhouse Rock fame. I will spend a little time at Conjunction Junction today in his honor. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/683 "2018-04-24T17:50:25Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > I think [George H.W. Bush](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-h-w-bush-hospitalized-today-2018-04-23-live-updates/)picks should now only be valid on a week-to-week basis. If you want to catch an extra point, you’ll want him to croak before he turns 94 on June 12. I think he’s going to make it long past that, they say he’s responding to treatment. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/684 "2018-04-24T21:48:34Z")
Again per [our Shroom’s inventory](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20699929&postcount=216), 33 players may or may not be poised to pick up 6 or 7 points this year due to having picked Bush 41. ---
**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 25, 2018, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/685 "2018-04-25T00:20:05Z")
> [@Allecher](#): > > [Bob Dorough](https://www.arktimes.com/RockCandy/archives/2018/04/23/bob-dorough-dies-at-94) of Schoolhouse Rock fame. I will spend a little time at Conjunction Junction today in his honor. Darn! That’s the end. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/686 "2018-04-25T01:04:00Z")
> [@Allecher](#): > > [Bob Dorough](https://www.arktimes.com/RockCandy/archives/2018/04/23/bob-dorough-dies-at-94) of Schoolhouse Rock fame. I will spend a little time at Conjunction Junction today in his honor. [He’s just a corpse. Yes, he’s only a corpse.](https://youtu.be/tyeJ55o3El0) ---
**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 26, 2018, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/687 "2018-04-26T08:55:23Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > [He’s just a corpse. Yes, he’s only a corpse.](https://youtu.be/tyeJ55o3El0) Sorry but my first thought was [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCaZs6sYTa8) ---
**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:** [April 27, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/688 "2018-04-27T16:41:28Z")
Saxophonist [Charles Neville of _The Neville Brothers_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Neville_Brothers)-dead at age 79. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/689 "2018-04-27T17:43:19Z")
> [@Allecher](#): > > [Bob Dorough](https://www.arktimes.com/RockCandy/archives/2018/04/23/bob-dorough-dies-at-94) of Schoolhouse Rock fame. I will spend a little time at Conjunction Junction today in his honor. No ifs, ands, or buts. ---
**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/690 "2018-04-28T02:24:00Z")
Maybe I’m just stoned, maybe I’m just paranoid, but something tells me we need to add Van Morrison to this list. I don’t know if it’s possible to swap out a name on my list, but if so, please add Van Morrison. “Caravan” from the Last Waltz just came on, and something tells me his years of very hard living will catch up to him. I sure hope not. ---
**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 28, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/691 "2018-04-28T12:52:53Z")
Noted TV producer Paul Junger Witt (Golden Girls, Soap, etc) has died at 77. > **[‘Golden Girls’ Producer Paul Junger Witt Dies at 77](https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/paul-junger-witt-dead-77-golden-girls-soap-benson-1202790552/)** > > Paul Junger Witt, producer of such TV comedies as “The Golden Girls,” “Benson,” and “Soap” and a principal of the prosperous Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions, died… ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/692 "2018-04-28T13:16:16Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Noted TV producer Paul Junger Witt (Golden Girls, Soap, etc) has died at 77. > > [Paul Junger Witt Dead: 'Golden Girls' Producer Dies at 77](http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/paul-junger-witt-dead-77-golden-girls-soap-benson-1202790552/) Well there’s a name I’ve read a thousand times. The Partridge Family, The Rookies, Soap, I’m A Big Girl Now, Benson, It’s A Living, Dead Poets Society, The Golden Girls, Herman’s Head, Blossom, Empty Nest, The John Larroquette Show… ---
**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:** [May 1, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/693 "2018-05-01T20:55:04Z")
Martial Arts Master Jhoon Rhee, Who Taught Bruce Lee To Kick And Gave Muhammad Ali A New Punch, Is Dead. "Rhee, a leading proponent of martial arts in the U.S. from the 1970s on, has died. The longtime resident of the Washington, D.C. area was 86 years old. Rhee, a Korean immigrant, taught self-defense to America’s power people, with a client list that included presidents (Lyndon Johnson and George H.W. Bush), speakers of the house (Newt Gingrich and near-miss Bob Livingston), movie icons (Bruce Lee, who Rhee said did not know how to throw a kick before their sessions together) and even a world heavyweight champion: He trained with Muhammad Ali …" > **[Martial Arts Master Jhoon Rhee, Who Taught Bruce Lee To Kick And Gave...](https://deadspin.com/martial-arts-master-jhoon-rhee-who-taught-bruce-lee-to-1825680909)** > > Nobody will bother Jhoon Rhee again. If anybody ever did, that is. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/694 "2018-05-02T02:50:06Z")
[Michael Anderson](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/apr/29/michael-anderson-obituary), director. [Larry Harvey](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/28/obituaries/larry-harvey-burning-man-festival-dead-at-70.html), founder of Burning Man Festival. [Art Paul](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/art-paul-playboy-magazine-art-director-who-created-bunny-logo-dies-at-93/2018/04/30/83ee3218-4c85-11e8-af46-b1d6dc0d9bfe_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.14036c3dde9c), Playboy magazine art director who created the bunny logo. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/695 "2018-05-02T12:04:14Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Michael Anderson](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/apr/29/michael-anderson-obituary), director. > > [Larry Harvey](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/28/obituaries/larry-harvey-burning-man-festival-dead-at-70.html), founder of Burning Man Festival. > > [Art Paul](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/art-paul-playboy-magazine-art-director-who-created-bunny-logo-dies-at-93/2018/04/30/83ee3218-4c85-11e8-af46-b1d6dc0d9bfe_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.14036c3dde9c), Playboy magazine art director who created the bunny logo. no picks x3 (x4 if you add Paul Junger Witt) ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/696 "2018-05-02T13:43:35Z")
I had no idea that Jhoon Rhee was so well connected, or known at all outside the DC area. The “Nobody bothers me” commercials mentioned in the link provided by _smithsb_ were ubiquitous during the late-late movies or afternoon reruns aimed at kids on channel 20 in Washington. ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/697 "2018-05-02T17:32:56Z")
NM ---
**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:** [May 2, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/698 "2018-05-02T17:34:23Z")
> [@Registered\_at\_Last](#): > > NM New Mexico? New Mexico is dead now? ---
**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:** [May 2, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/699 "2018-05-02T18:20:03Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > New Mexico? New Mexico is dead now? “Whoa, slow down there maestro. There’s a NEW Mexico?” - Mr. Burns ---
**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:** [May 7, 2018, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/700 "2018-05-07T05:49:27Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Musician/producer Avicii has died at 28. Real name Tim Bergling. > > [Avicii Dead at 28](http://variety.com/2018/music/news/avicii-dead-at-28-1202772767/) As a follow-up, it appears that Avicii [committed suicide](https://pagesix.com/2018/05/01/avicii-reportedly-committed-suicide-with-broken-glass-bottle/?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_2844123). With a broken bottle. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331.md?page=36)