# 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:** 28
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2004, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/541 "2004-08-16T16:42:56Z")
> [@DeVena](#): > > According to CNN, Julia Child has died at age 91. And another case of: Hmmm… If I had known she was still alive, maybe I would’ve picked her. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/542 "2004-08-19T03:30:11Z")
IMDB has announced the death of Elmer Bernstein. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/543 "2004-08-19T10:32:16Z")
Yep, got my news flash from CNN: * * * ## Famed film composer Elmer Bernstein dies Scores included ‘The Magnificent Seven,’ ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ And Og help me, the first thing that went through my mind was, “Kiww da Mockingbiwd, kiww da mockingbiwd…” Oh, and nobody picked him. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/544 "2004-08-26T11:06:13Z")
[Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross](http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82~1865~2359954,00.html) has shuffled off this mortal coil. Anyone have her on their list? ---
**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/545 "2004-08-26T14:01:31Z")
For her, the ultimate research project. . . . ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/546 "2004-08-26T14:06:32Z")
You’ve got to figure, if there were a loophole to be found, she would have found it. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/547 "2004-08-26T17:31:30Z")
With the death of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross: **cadolphin** is now tied for third place with 54 points! **Rico** now has 50 points. **Shirley Ujest** now has 33 points. Congratulations, scorers! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/548 "2004-08-26T18:30:20Z")
**a35362** , A question. Are you going to be personally running the 2005 version of the Death Pool? I ask because I’m about to stick my neck out and volunteer something. I’m willing to write a program to compile the entries into a listing similar to what’s on the website, and base the picks on an e-mailed entry. If you’re interested, let’s talk… ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/549 "2004-08-27T01:12:12Z")
Not Me. I’m not going to kick the bucket in '04. Thank You. May The Fleas of a Thousand Camels Settle in the hair of you (Insert Insult Here) I love this Board!.. 😛 ---
**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:** [August 27, 2004, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/550 "2004-08-27T02:40:50Z")
I picked Elizabeth Kubler-Ross for my list. There’s no way I left her off. If you don’t believe me then screw you. Screw this whole game. Listen let’s be reasonable. I meant to put her on my list, so can I add her now? God, I can’t believe I missed another pick. I am the worst player ever. Oh well, it’s only a game. ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/551 "2004-08-27T03:32:27Z")
I suck too. Michael Jackson, come through for me baby…! At least about ninety percent of us got seven points for Reagan. \ Yay us. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2004, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/552 "2004-08-27T14:44:05Z")
Picking Reagan was about as risky as guessing that Christmas is in December. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/553 "2004-08-27T14:51:51Z")
Well, yeah – except I decided not to pick him since it would “only” be 7 points. twicks, still points-free 2/3 of the way through the year. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/554 "2004-08-30T14:46:18Z")
Pop singer Laura Branigan died the other day, but nobody picked her. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2004, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/555 "2004-08-31T14:04:42Z")
Famed astronomer and cometary researcher **Fred L Whipple** has died at the age of 97. (I bet somebody is going to post an obligatory Charmin™ joke). ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/556 "2004-08-31T14:39:50Z")
But nobody picked him. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/557 "2004-09-01T21:12:51Z")
As of September 1st, our scoreboard stands thusly: Still in the lead with 95 points is **Captain Lance Murdoch**. In second place with 58 points is **notfrommensa**. Tied for third with 54 points are **cadolphin earthpuppy** and **Mudshark**. **Rico** - 50 points **Angel Heart** and **zoog** - tied with 48 points **Ebola Gay** - 44 points **Caricci** and **Mullinator** - tied with 41 points **Sternvogel** - 40 points **smam** - 38 points **Shirley Ujest** - 33 points **eman77** and **Stephe96** - tied with 31 points **Uvula Donor** - 30 points **Munch** - 29 points **Diceman Diogenes the Cynic Etherman Harlow JerH Krebnar the Magnificent Mikie Mona Lott** and **SandyHook** - tied with 27 points **Lathe of Heaven** - 25 points **DeVena gobear** and **Skammer** - tied with 23 points **NoGoodNamesLeft** and **Santos L Halper** - tied with 22 points **Spiff** - 20 points **amarone Cicada2003** and **lel** - tied with 19 points **Saitou** - 18 points **BiblioCat mishaa Nurse Carmen** and **Wicked Blue** - tied with 16 points **Single Serving Friend** - 13 points **Mr. Babbington** - 12 points **5 time champ** - 11 points **Ataraxy** and **JavaMaven1** - tied with 9 points **a35362 Already in Use Annie-Xmas ataraxy22 BIH Boy BJMoose Brad Pittiful cbawlmer Cow Patty Dr\_Xadium Earthman Evil One Flymaster Frumious Bandersnatch The Great Zamboni Gyrate Hal Briston Horseflesh Hugh Jass Idle Thoughts Infectious Lass Irreverent Tone Kat katie1341 kka Little Nemo Lok Lsura Mad Matt Max Torque Mehitabel Miabella Ms Macphisto Omniscient plnnr Royal Nonesuch SpazCat Squonk Stinkum Sublight sunfish swannguy thumbupmybum tolyri vivalostwages WIGGUM williamweigand wolf\_meister** and **zamboniracer** - tied with 7 points FYI: We have 5 contestants with four dead celebrities each: **cadolphin Captain Lance Murdoch earthpuppy Mudshark** and **Uvula Donor** Also, we have 6 contestants with unique dead celebrities: **Captain Lance Murdoch** and **Sternvogel** have two unique dead celebrities. **Ebola Gay Mr. Babbington notfrommensa** and **Uvula Donor** have one unique dead celebrity each. Straight Dope Fun Fact: a year ago **Protesilaus** and **rexnervous** were in the lead, tied with 61 points each. Aren’t you impressed? See, I knew you would be. Congratulations, scorers! Oh, and Courtney Love says she’s gonna clean up her act, so there goes that opportunity, for those of you that chose her. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/558 "2004-09-01T21:17:29Z")
Out of curiosity, how many of us are there with no score? ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2004, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/559 "2004-09-02T00:20:46Z")
By my calculations, we have 96 people on the scoreboard and 35 who have not yet scored. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359/560 "2004-09-13T01:12:34Z")
Musical lovers are bowing their heads in mourning for the loss of Fred Ebb, songwriter for such shows as _Chicago_ and _Cabaret_. Mr. Ebb died of a heart attack at the age of 76. Fred unfortunately missed out on his chance for notoriety in the SDMB Celebrity Death Pool 2004, as nobody picked him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2004/216359.md?page=29)