# Celebrity Deathpool 2000 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 30, 1999, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704 "1999-12-30T04:12:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [December 30, 1999, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/1 "1999-12-30T04:12:00Z")
Yes, once again it’s that time of year. Time to guess which celebrities will die in the year 2000. The rules are simple. 1 - You get ten picks. Anyone who posts more than ten picks will only have their first ten picks count towards point scoring and will be subject to general ridicule for their inability to count. 2 - Each pick you make who dies in the year 2000 gives you 100 points minus their age at death. 3 - All picks must be posted by the start of the new year. 4 - Celebrity status will be determined loosely. In case of disagreement, a majority vote of the posters will be binding. 5 - Persons currently under sentence of capitol punishment will only be valid for scoring points if they die by means other than official execution. 6 - Any poster who kills or otherwise contributes to the death of any celebrity mentioned in this thread will be disqualified. 7 - This contest is void wherever good taste prevails. So here are my ten choices: Leo DiCaprio Snoop Dogg Kirk Douglas Robert Downey Jr Kate Moss Richard Pryor Roseanne Anna Nicole Smith Elizabeth Taylor Scott Weiland ---
**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:** [December 30, 1999, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/2 "1999-12-30T05:47:00Z")
> [@](#): > > 6 - Any poster who kills or otherwise contributes to the death of any celebrity mentioned in this thread will be disqualified. Gee, if “disqualification” is the worst I can expect, I may have to pay a visit to my local gunsmith. Let’s see… Larry King Ronald Reagan\* (a gimme) Jimmy Carter\* Mick Jaggar Loretta Lynn James Doohan Tito Jackson Walter Cronkite Michael Stipe Will Farrell (obligatory SNL cast member) ## \*Department of CYA: I would like to let all those in the intelligence community that I have no intention of offing former presidents. Please return to regular levels of surveilance on yours truly. Thank you. Mr. K’s Link of the Month: [The Enchanted World of Rankin-Bass](http://www.rankinbass.com/) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/3 "1999-12-30T06:28:00Z")
Britney Spears Tiger Woods Queen Elizabeth II Pope John Paul II Mohammad Ali Dr. Laura S. a random member of the Kennedy clan Billy Graham Elizabeth Taylor Barry Manilow ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/4 "1999-12-30T06:48:00Z")
Bill Gates (due to non Y2k compliance) Magic Johnson Johnny Carson Robert Downey Jr. Norm MacDonald Callista Flockhart Barbara Walters Shelly Winters Roseanne Stephen Hawking * * * Sue from El Paso Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted. ---
**Author:** ![kawliga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea666f/32.png) [@kawliga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kawliga)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/5 "1999-12-30T10:24:00Z")
Johnny Cash Katherine Hepburn-long overdue Joey Bishop Walter Matthau The Queen Mother Keith Richard Ted Williams Milton Berle Gregory Peck Bob Hope ---
**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:** [December 30, 1999, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/6 "1999-12-30T11:41:00Z")
## The Pope Bob Hope Kenneth Branagh Joan Rivers Ex-President Jimmy Carter Steven Spielberg (total surprise) James Garner One of those members of those harmony singing bands from a year or two back. Mariah Carey Jack Klugman **-PIGEONMAN-** Hero For A New Millennium! [The Legend Of PigeonMan](http://www.hotkey.net.au/~guanolad/pigeonman/) - **Back in the new year!** Honest. I promise. No, really. ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/7 "1999-12-30T11:49:00Z")
Pope John Paul II George Harrison Pat Nixon A member of the X-men Sean Connery Andy Rooney Keith Richards Ben Stern (Howard’s Dad) Elizabeth Taylor and (please, please, please) every single one of those flippin’ Pokemon. ---
**Author:** ![meek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@meek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meek)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/8 "1999-12-30T15:03:00Z")
One foot in the grave… 1. Pope John Paul II (age) 2. Ronald Reagan (ALZ) 3. Comic Joe Piscopo (Cancer) 4. Peanuts creator Charles Schultz (Cancer) 5. Rocker Ian Dury (Cancer) 6. Frankie Goes to Hollywood Singer Holly Johnson (HIV) Wild Guesses… 7. Golfer John Daly (DWI) 8. NBA Star Charles Barkley (Gun Incident) 9. Actor Jackie Chan (Stunt Accident) 10.“Barney Miller” actor Abe Vigoda (Finally) * * * Happy New Year Everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/9 "1999-12-30T15:03:00Z")
1. Red Auerbach 2. John Goodman 3. Corey Feldman 4. Ian McKellan 5. Delta Burke 6. Michael Jeter 7. Tiffany Brissette 8. Gary Coleman 9. Muhammad Ali 10. David Crosby * * * Well, shut my mouth. It’s also illegal to put squirrels down your pants for the purposes of gambling. ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/10 "1999-12-30T15:41:00Z")
Ronald Reagan Mohammed Ali Katherine Hepburn Scott Wieland Charlton Heston Art Garfunkle Elia Kazan Brian Wilson Fidel Castro Leonard Nimoy * * * She caught your eye like one of those pointy hook latches that used to dangle from screen doors and would fly up whenever you banged the door open again. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/11 "1999-12-30T17:15:00Z")
Hmmn… ChiefScott posts George Harrison, and some hours later an unknown intruder breaks into his hour and stabs him several times in the chest. ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/12 "1999-12-30T17:19:00Z")
And another thread did point out that ChiefScott was out of town recently. We may have to subject him to rule #6 - Any poster who kills or otherwise contributes to the death of any celebrity mentioned in this thread will be disqualified. ---
**Author:** ![Ursa\_Major](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a88e57/32.png) [@Ursa\_Major](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ursa_Major)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 1999, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/13 "1999-12-31T06:27:00Z")
Chief Scott’s been out of town quite a long time, apparently. Pat Nixon’s been dead since the early '90s. ---
**Author:** ![egkelly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/db5fbb/32.png) [@egkelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/egkelly)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 1999, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/14 "1999-12-31T06:53:00Z")
YOU ALL FORGOT THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE: ELVIS!! I predict that the King will succumb in late 2000. The funeral will be held in the Woonsocket (RI) 7-11, where he spent most of the last 20 years. ---
**Author:** ![curious\_george](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b487fb/32.png) [@curious\_george](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious_george)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/15 "1999-12-30T19:10:00Z")
Bob Hope Johny Cash Annette Funicello The Queen Mother Magic Johnson Mohammad Ali Marlon Brando Richard Pryor Calista Flockhart Marilyn Manson ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/16 "1999-12-30T19:14:00Z")
Wait, wait, I missed this!! Somebody killed George Harrison today??? -Melin ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/17 "1999-12-30T19:26:00Z")
not killed… just wounded… * * * She caught your eye like one of those pointy hook latches that used to dangle from screen doors and would fly up whenever you banged the door open again. ---
**Author:** ![Ursa\_Major](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a88e57/32.png) [@Ursa\_Major](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ursa_Major)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/18 "1999-12-30T19:26:00Z")
Just stabbed. Not too serious. [www.cnn.com](http://www.cnn.com) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/19 "1999-12-30T19:30:00Z")
Melin- not killed, just wounded. See my “December isn’t a good month for Beatles” thread. My list: Keith Richards Bob Hope Milton Berle Ronald Reagan Jack Lemmon Eddie Murphy Sean “Puffy” Combs Ronald Reagan Gerald Ford Strom Thurmond WAGs abound. * * * JMCJ “John C., it looks like you have blended in very nicely.” -UncleBeer ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704/20 "1999-12-30T19:32:00Z")
why ronald reagan twice? will he rise again after 3 days, only to re-die? * * * She caught your eye like one of those pointy hook latches that used to dangle from screen doors and would fly up whenever you banged the door open again. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704.md?page=2)