# Celebrity Death Pool 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2019, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229 "2019-12-01T07:28:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/225 "2020-01-10T02:37:06Z")
Nm ---
**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 10, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/226 "2020-01-10T18:07:09Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Edd “Kookie” Byrnes (Vince Fontaine in “Grease,” “77 Sunset Strip”)) has died at 87 > > ['Grease' and '77 Sunset Strip' Star Edd Byrnes Dies at 87](https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/edd-kookie-byrnes-dead-87-grease-77-sunset-strip-1203462364/) I wonder who he left his comb to? ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/227 "2020-01-10T21:14:48Z")
Oh, no… [Neil Peart](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-peart-rush-obituary-936221/). Mostly because he was not on my list. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/228 "2020-01-10T21:48:54Z")
[Niel Peart](https://variety.com/2020/music/news/neil-peart-rush-drummer-dead-dies-1203463418/), drummer for Rush on 1/7. Ninja’ed ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/229 "2020-01-10T21:51:53Z")
Man. If I voluntarily give up my points, can we have Neil back? ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/230 "2020-01-10T22:16:23Z")
> [@MrKnowItAll](#): > > Man. If I voluntarily give up my points, can we have Neil back? Same here. Been a Rush fan forever. Growing up in North Central Ohio our family was among the first to here them when a Canadian record producer gave Donna Halper at WMMS in Cleveland their debut album and she played “Working Man” on air. The rest is history. When my Uncle did the artwork for their Fly By Night album my older brother and I were hooked. He was a great drummer and lyricist. Hall of Famer. His drum solo’s are legendary ---
**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 11, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/231 "2020-01-11T00:02:43Z")
> [@CAMJAY77](#): > > When my Uncle did the artwork for their Fly By Night album my older brother and I were hooked. He was a great drummer and lyricist. Hall of Famer. His drum solo’s are legendary Fly By Night was also the first album with Peart. And you can certainly tell the change in style Peart brought to the band when you compare it with the self-titled debut. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/232 "2020-01-11T01:32:36Z")
With the death of Peart we have a new leader! 1 MrKnowItAll 33 1 1 2 phungi 23 1 0 2 RobotDevilDog 23 1 0 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/233 "2020-01-11T01:45:02Z")
[Pete Dye](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Dye), golf course designer, scores a 94 on the course of life. ---
**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 11, 2020, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/234 "2020-01-11T03:31:42Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > [Pete Dye](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Dye), golf course designer, scores a 94 on the course of life. Will his grave be 6 or 7 feet long instead of the usual 8 feet? 😉 I was a bit of a golf-weenie at one time ---
**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 11, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/235 "2020-01-11T04:35:10Z")
> [@Personal](#): > > [Niel Peart](https://variety.com/2020/music/news/neil-peart-rush-drummer-dead-dies-1203463418/), drummer for Rush on 1/7. > > Ninja’ed It would have made more sense if it happened on 7/8. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/236 "2020-01-11T06:10:41Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > It would have made more sense if it happened on 7/8. And the **drummer** goes bada bing. ---
**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 11, 2020, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/237 "2020-01-11T07:52:06Z")
Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said of Oman drops 21 points in the sand. ---
**Author:** ![blue\_infinity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_infinity/32/2817_2.png) [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/238 "2020-01-14T19:17:13Z")
[Stan Kirsch](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/01/14/highlander-friends-actor-stan-kirsch-dead-51/4465747002/), Richie from the Highlander series, dead at 51. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/239 "2020-01-14T20:08:12Z")
> [@Personal](#): > > And the **drummer** goes bada bing. Quick joke: Question: How do you get a drummer off of your porch? Answer: pay for the pizza ---
**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 14, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/240 "2020-01-14T21:09:29Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Quick joke: > > Question: How do you get a drummer off of your porch? > > Answer: pay for the pizza Question: What do you call someone who hangs out with musicians? Answer: A drummer. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/241 "2020-01-14T22:16:40Z")
What do you call a drummer who broke up with his girlfriend? Homeless ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/242 "2020-01-16T04:20:36Z")
WWE Hall of Famer[Rocky Johnson](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://apnews.com/daa2e5b8ad1bf764f9307896afa8cba5&ved=0ahUKEwjhu-DHoIfnAhUBZd8KHWTuBj4QxfQBCC0wAQ&usg=AOvVaw3lnUsdTozrobytOxn21cgw), father of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, has died at 75. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/243 "2020-01-16T08:42:06Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > What do you call a drummer who broke up with his girlfriend? > > Homeless What’s black and blue and lying in a ditch? A guitar player who made too many drummer jokes. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/244 "2020-01-16T13:40:04Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Quick joke: > > Question: How do you get a drummer off of your porch? > > Answer: pay for the pizza What’s the difference between a drummer and a large pizza? A large pizza can feed a family of four. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=13)