# The Celebrity Death Pool 2003 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2002, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798 "2002-12-01T18:51:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/301 "2003-06-16T20:47:27Z")
With the passing of Hume Cronyn, we now add: **BiblioCat** and **Evil One** with 9 points and **WSLer** now has 22 points. To answer **Santos** ’s question, I don’t have any opinion regarding whether **WSLer** should be eligible to receive points. I didn’t make a rule against it. I suppose it’s moot unless he/she wins. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/302 "2003-06-16T21:26:17Z")
Yay, I’m in the game! Seems to be a rather morbid thing to be happy about… ---
**Author:** ![Rosebud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rosebud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rosebud)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/303 "2003-06-17T02:57:42Z")
Oh, I don’t know, BiblioCat… I’m faintly annoyed that I haven’t got any points yet! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Zamboni)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/304 "2003-06-20T04:01:16Z")
Ditto. I should pick slightly obscure people. They seem to be the biggest dieing class right now. ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/305 "2003-06-20T12:48:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by a35362 \* > \*\* > > To answer **Santos** ’s question, I don’t have any opinion regarding whether **WSLer** should be eligible to receive points. I didn’t make a rule against it. I suppose it’s moot unless he/she wins. \*\* I don’t know…it seem rather fitting for a “deceased” Doper to win a death pool. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/306 "2003-06-25T16:24:12Z")
Break out the tequila, **t-keela** , Lester Maddox has died. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/307 "2003-06-25T18:45:17Z")
Congratulations to **t-keela** with 13 points! ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/308 "2003-06-26T02:23:46Z")
Well, I’ll be damned. It was just a guess…not that I wished it or anything but here’s a quote from ol’ Lester. “I want my race preserved,” he said, “and I hope most everybody else wants theirs preserved. I think forced segregation is illegal and wrong. I think forced racial integration is illegal and wrong. I believe both of them to be unconstitutional.” Did **anyone** else have the racist bastard on their list? BTW - I do have a bottle of Anejo Tres Generaciones 100% pure Agave tequila at hand as we speak…damned good stuff! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/309 "2003-06-29T22:32:23Z")
Well, we’ve got a bunch more people on the score board. Katharine Hepburn just died at 96. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Zamboni)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/310 "2003-06-30T04:36:58Z")
ARGH! Strom was on my original list, but I cut him when I realized I wouldn’t get any points. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/311 "2003-06-30T13:29:21Z")
With the passing of Kath **a** rine Hepburn _sob_, we have four players with updated points and seven new names on the scoreboard, as follows: **Rabid Child** (formerly **bean-shadow** ) - 20 points **labtrash** and **scout1222** - 17 points **Evil One** - 14 points **a35362** (yours truly) **Bryan Ekers gobear lieu Saitou Shirley Ujest** and **vivalostwages** with 4 points each. A couple of people picked Strom Thurmond, then changed their minds when they realized they wouldn’t get any points for him. So nobody gets QNQ credit for him. I’ll post my first of the month updated scoreboard tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/312 "2003-07-01T12:17:26Z")
[Buddy Hackett dead at 78.](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/obit_hackett) ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/313 "2003-07-01T13:27:07Z")
WOOOOO! I’m on the board at last! ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/314 "2003-07-01T15:34:30Z")
With half the year gone, the scoreboard stands thusly: **Interrobang!?** - still in the lead at 30 points **Sapphyre Rose** - 26 points **Santos L Halper** (with the passing of Buddy Hackett) and **WSLer** - tied with 22 points **Rabid Child** - 20 points **labtrash** and **scout1222** - tied with 17 points **h.sapiens** - 16 points **Evil One** and **Tuckerfan** - tied with 14 points **HelloKitty** and **t-keela** - tied with 13 points **BiblioCat** - 9 points and finally **a35362 Bryan Ekers gobear lieu Saitou Shirley Ujest** and **vivalostwages** - tied with 4 points. It’s been a busy month! ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/315 "2003-07-01T15:45:39Z")
No, I can’t add. **Evil One** has only 13 points, not 14: Nine for Hume Cronyn and four for Katharine Hepburn. D’oh! Where’s my calculator? ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/316 "2003-07-04T21:11:41Z")
[Barry White](http://www.msnbc.com/news/934969.asp?0cv=CB10) dead at 58. [SDMB Deathpool](http://www.toymiata.com/deathpool.htm) ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/317 "2003-07-04T23:26:51Z")
R.I.P. Barry. I feel like a louse. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/318 "2003-07-07T16:05:02Z")
Wow! With the deaths of Barry White (worth 42 points) and Buddy Ebsen (worth 5 points), we have lots of new scorers: Taking the lead with 58 points is **h.sapiens** , who picked Barry White. Tied for second place by also picking Barry White are: **Cisco Deep Fried Mr.\_Garrison rogzilla** and **S. Mussberger** **Interrobang!?** slips to third place! Updated point totals include: **WSLer** - 27 points **Tuckerfan** - 19 points **Evil One** (after carefully checking my addition) - 18 points **BiblioCat** - 14 points and **Kinsey Little Nemo** and **mobo85** - tied with 5 points. Congratulations, everybody! ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/319 "2003-07-07T16:47:36Z")
A half-dozen or so players in this macabre game have earned 5 points each at the expense of [Buddy Ebsen](http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/07/obit.ebsen.ap/index.html). ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2003, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/320 "2003-07-07T17:10:12Z")
First Buddy Hackett and now Buddy Ebsen. Who’s next, Bud Cort? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798.md?page=17)