# The Celebrity Death Pool 2004 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2003, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359 "2003-12-01T22:29:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/421 "2004-06-05T21:26:14Z")
> [@Squonk](#): > > Finally, I’m (and probably everybody else) on the board. > > 7 whole points! Damn, I didn’t pick him – not enough points – so I’m still at 0. C’mon, Gore Vidal! ---
**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:** [June 5, 2004, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/422 "2004-06-05T22:52:33Z")
My mom just told me that Reagan died. I don’t know if she thinks I am a died in the wool conservative Republican like her ( ha!) and that this was _Really Bad News_ or what, but all I could think is \* Yes! I finally am on the board with a score for SDDP2004 \*. Strangley, I am not creeped out by my own morbid thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/423 "2004-06-05T23:02:42Z")
> [@Squonk](#): > > Finally, I’m (and probably everybody else) on the board. > > 7 whole points! Hey, me too! Wow, 7 whole points. I heard about it on the news, and thought, “Hey, I think I had him in the Celebrity Death Pool. Eh, I’ll check later.” I had to scroll up to find the link to \*\*sunfish’s \*\* page because I couldn’t even remember who I had. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/424 "2004-06-05T23:05:46Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > I had to scroll up to find the link to \*\*sunfish’s \*\* page because I couldn’t even remember who I had. I keep tiny printouts taped to my monitors both at home and at work. Luckily, no one has asked me yet what it is. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/425 "2004-06-05T23:53:51Z")
With the death of Ronald Reagan, 7 points go to: **a35362** (yours truly) **Already in Use amarone Angel Heart** (now tied for third place with 48 points) **Annie-Xmas BIH Boy BJMoose BiblioCat Brad Pittiful cadolphin** (now with 28 points) **cbawlmer Cicada2003** (now with 10 points) **CowPatty DeVena** (now with 23 points) **Diceman Diogenes the Cynic Dr\_Xadium Earthman earthpuppy** (now with 25 points) **eman77 Etherman Evil One Flymaster Frumious Bandersnatch gobear** (now with 23 points) **The Great Zamboni Gyrate Hal Briston Harlow Horseflesh Hugh Jass Idle Thoughts Infectious Lass Irreverent Tone JerH Kat katie1341 kka Krebnar the Magnificent lel Little Nemo Lok Lsura Mad Matt Max Torque Mehitabel Miabella Mikie mishaa Mr. Babbington** (now with 12 points) **Mona Lott Ms Macphisto Mudshark** (now with 25 points) **Nightsky NoGoodNamesLeft** (now with 22 points) **notfrommensa** (now with 58 points but still in second place) **NurseCarmen Omniscient plnnr Rico** (now with 28 points) **Royal Nonesuch Sandy Hook Santos L Halper** (now with 22 points) **Shirley Ujest Single Serving Friend** (now with 13 points) **Skammer** (now with 23 points) **SpazCat Squonk Stephe96 Stinkum Sublight sunfish swannguy thumbupmybum tolyri Uvula Donor** (now with 21 points) **vivalostwages Wicked Blue WIGGUM williamweigand wolf\_meister zamboniracer** and **zoog** (now tied for third place with 48 points). Congratulations, scorers! ---
**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:** [June 6, 2004, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/426 "2004-06-06T00:03:16Z")
And thus the wisdom of picking a ringer is proven. _I got seven po-oints, I got seven po-oints…_ ---
**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:** [June 6, 2004, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/427 "2004-06-06T00:32:13Z")
This has got to be the biggest \*\* Gimmee of the Year.\*\* ---
**Author:** ![ladybug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@ladybug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladybug)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/428 "2004-06-06T00:33:31Z")
:smack: I took him off my list this year. What was I thinking? ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/429 "2004-06-06T00:55:15Z")
What’s this **Sandy Hook** crap. I’ll have you know it’s **SandyHook** Well I’m on the board anyway and no longer tied for last place. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/430 "2004-06-06T01:01:51Z")
Hrmph. I thought he’d make it to 2006. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/431 "2004-06-06T01:13:29Z")
Well I’m finally on the board (and probably in a 28-way tie for next-to-last place)!! Mr Reagan was not my favorite president but still it must be a relief to his family that he has finally succumbed to his illness. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/432 "2004-06-06T01:42:18Z")
Damn, damn, damn!!! I dropped Ronaldus Magnus, and kept the Pope. I was sure I had Ronnie when I heard the news. Oh well. Woohoo! Still in last place with a big, fat 0! ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/433 "2004-06-06T01:46:52Z")
feh. It’s an election year stunt. That’s all it is, I tell ya. But I have 7 points! ---
**Author:** ![kka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@kka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kka)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/434 "2004-06-06T02:00:03Z")
Woo-hoo!!! I am finally on the board with 7 points! ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/435 "2004-06-06T02:20:21Z")
Bah, for some reason I didn’t have Reagan on my list this year. Must confess that one of my first thoughts as I was hearing word of his passing was “hmm… wonder if I had him on my celebrity death pool…?” I guess it’s good to know that I’m not the only one who had that thought, morbid as it seems. 😃 Which leads me to my next hope … come on, Pope John Paul! (YIKES!) -still tied for last place with -zero- points ---
**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 7, 2004, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/436 "2004-06-07T00:22:32Z")
I must be one of a very small number of SDMB members that really admired Ronald Reagan. It’s sad, really. His passing, I mean. ☹ I’m still waiting for The Pope to kick it, and Gerald Ford has to be close. He didn’t look good the last time I saw him, which was on TV. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2004, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/437 "2004-06-07T00:50:14Z")
> [@The Great Zamboni](#): > > I must be one of a very small number of SDMB members that really admired Ronald Reagan. It’s sad, really. His passing, I mean. ☹ > > I’m still waiting for The Pope to kick it, and Gerald Ford has to be close. He didn’t look good the last time I saw him, which was on TV. I think there’s more than just the two of us. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2004, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/438 "2004-06-07T01:40:15Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > My mom just told me that Reagan died. I don’t know if she thinks I am a died in the wool conservative Republican like her ( ha!) and that this was _Really Bad News_ or what, but all I could think is \* Yes! I finally am on the board with a score for SDDP2004 \*. > > Strangley, I am not creeped out by my own morbid thoughts. A big “me too” to this entire post, except my dad told me instead of my mom. Woohoo! Seven points! ---
**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 7, 2004, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/439 "2004-06-07T15:15:22Z")
> [@vunderbob](#): > > I think there’s more than just the two of us. Do you mean more than two of us who admire Reagan, or more than two of us waiting for The Pope to die? Sorry to nitpick, but it’s kind of unclear. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2004, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/440 "2004-06-07T15:48:44Z")
> [@The Great Zamboni](#): > > Do you mean more than two of us who admire Reagan, or more than two of us waiting for The Pope to die? Sorry to nitpick, but it’s kind of unclear. I was after admiring Reagan. I **KNOW** there’s a whole bunch of us waiting on the Pope… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359.md?page=23)