# The Celebrity Death Pool 2005 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2004, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574 "2004-12-01T21:22:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Carm6773](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@Carm6773](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carm6773)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2004, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/181 "2004-12-14T22:08:57Z")
1. Pope John Paul II 2. Elizabeth Taylor 3. Gerald Ford 4. Jerry Lewis 5. Nancy Reagan 6. Justice Rhenquist 7. Richard Pryor 8. Rosa Parks 9. Scott Peterson 10. Courtney Love 11. Michael J. Fox 12. Muhammed Ali 13. Anna Nicole Smith Alternates: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Mary-Kate Olsen Kirstie Alley ---
**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/182 "2004-12-15T11:21:37Z")
BTW I mean Victor Yushenko not Vladimir. Ukrainian fish face president-elect guy. We all know who I mean don’t we? ---
**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/183 "2004-12-15T11:22:39Z")
> [@cazzle](#): > > [Shelly Long in September 2004](http://cache.gettyimages.com/comp/51282463.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE7F9CD95D113652328D08DF85A69BBBDE621B2AC3A62513D3)… but she’s been hospitalised since then. Still, I think it would take something of Viktor Yushchenko proportions to give her the body of a 90 year old in three months. That quote was from the Sun. Need we say more? ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/184 "2004-12-15T18:12:20Z")
C’mon, people – two weeks (well, 16 days) still to go! Don’t leave it 'til the last minute! ---
**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:** [December 15, 2004, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/185 "2004-12-15T19:51:32Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > C’mon, people – two weeks (well, 16 days) still to go! Don’t leave it 'til the last minute! But procrastination is a way of life for me! Besides, I have some Really Good Picks ™ that I don’t want stolen. It’s all part of my new strategy. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/186 "2004-12-15T20:11:02Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > C’mon, people – two weeks (well, 16 days) still to go! Don’t leave it 'til the last minute! Please forgive me, for I _will_ be waiting until the last minute. Unless all of my picks are posted, then my reasons for secrecy will be moot. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/187 "2004-12-15T21:00:36Z")
I think I’m more interested in seeing who **NurseCarmen’s** picks will be than I am in my own. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/188 "2004-12-15T21:31:46Z")
Actually, I only have a couple kinda wacky ones. More than half of mine have already been posted. I was foolish enough to think Funicello was a coup. Only 6 of mine haven’t been mentioned as of yet, and I suspect that at least two of those will be brought up. **a35362** , I’m not sure if you’re running this shindig, but if you are, and you would like my picks to make your life easier while throwing a list together, I can e-mail them to you. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/189 "2004-12-15T22:19:33Z")
No, that’s okay. I just don’t want a lot of our newbies and others to forget until it’s too late. The more, the merrier! (Like I’ve figured out my _own_ list yet.) ---
**Author:** ![DWToml815](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DWToml815](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWToml815)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2004, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/190 "2004-12-16T00:34:20Z")
1. Charlton Heston - Actor 2. Liz Taylor - Michael Jackson’s Bridesmaid 3. George H. W. Bush - Tey’d probably sensor what i wanna put here 4. Ashley Olson - Mary Kate’s sister 5. Don Knotts - a.k.a. Barney Fife 6. Wilford Brimley - The AARP/Medicare guy with the weight problem and moustache 7. Willie Nelson - Country Singer 8. “Little” Jimmy Dickins - Country music hall of famer 9. Brad Pitt - If it does happen just imagine the points I’ll get 10. Bill Cosby- Comedian 11. Walter Cronkite - Journalist (excuse spelling please) 12. Joey Buttafuko - Just had to have that name in here ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2004, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/191 "2004-12-16T02:42:53Z")
> [@DWToml815](#): > > 1. Charlton Heston - Actor > 2. Liz Taylor - Michael Jackson’s Bridesmaid > 3. George H. W. Bush - They’d probably censor what i wanna put here > 4. Ashley Olson - Mary Kate’s sister > 5. Don Knotts - a.k.a. Barney Fife > 6. Wilford Brimley - The AARP/Medicare guy with the weight problem and moustache You skipped over #6, so you get another pick. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2004, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/192 "2004-12-16T02:49:56Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > Actually, I only have a couple kinda wacky ones. More than half of mine have already been posted. I was foolish enough to think Funicello was a coup. Only 6 of mine haven’t been mentioned as of yet, and I suspect that at least two of those will be brought up. > > **a35362** , I’m not sure if you’re running this shindig, but if you are, and you would like my picks to make your life easier while throwing a list together, I can e-mail them to you. I thought she was too. I thought “Ha! No one will think of her!” I did my entire list, thinking things like that. “Karl Malden! no one will think of him!” That’s what I get for making a list before checking everyone else’s picks. ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2004, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/193 "2004-12-16T08:34:21Z")
OK, here I go with my very first Death List: 1. Dick Cheney–Vice-President 2. Patricia Neil–Actress 3. Louie Anderson–Comedian 4. Charles Manson–Killer 5. Vincent Bugliosi–Prosecuted above killer 6. Lafitt Pincay, Jr.–Jockey extrodinaire 7. Mary Travers–Folk singer 8. Ron Popeil–Infomercial pioneer 9. Ed McMahon–Carson sidekick 10. Dr. Demento (Barret Hansen)–song parodyist 11. Roslyn Carter–Jimmy’s wife 12. Tina Louise–Gilligan’s Island actress 13. Peter Max–Pop artist Alternates: 1. Bob Barker–ancient game show host 2. John Goodman–Good Roseanne husband, bad Fred Flintstone ---
**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2004, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/194 "2004-12-16T13:52:08Z")
> [@katie1341](#): > > If the past two years are any indication, the following people are guaranteed to stay alive for another year: Hmmm…you haven’t **quite** grasped the concept of this thread have you? ---
**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:** [December 16, 2004, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/195 "2004-12-16T16:30:49Z")
Most of picks have been taken. Oh well, I may as post. 1. Pope John Paul 2 2. William F. Buckley Jr. 3. Gerald Ford 4. Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones drummer) 5. B.B. King 6. Henry Aaron 7. Jerry Lewis 8. George Jones 9. James Doohan 10. Queen Elizabeth 11. Wilfred Brimley 12. Arthur C. Clark 13. Manuel Noriega Alternates: Ray Bradbury Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist Bill Cosby John Glenn Now Noriega is going to be stolen. I won’t get that Grim Reaper award this year. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2004, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/196 "2004-12-16T16:58:05Z")
> [@Iceland\_Blue](#): > > Hmmm…you haven’t **quite** grasped the concept of this thread have you? I’m thinking she’s just had some really bad picks over the past 2 years and none of her people are dying… and thus the trend continues 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/197 "2004-12-17T13:07:06Z")
How about introducing a ‘rolling substitute’ as you go along?When Celebrity 1 on your list leaves the mortal coil,you can introduce another to replace them so that you always have 13 on the list?Those of exceptional deathspotting abilities may thus finish with a list completely different to their original one and reward their skill by providing them with an opportunity for more points… ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/198 "2004-12-17T19:45:43Z")
Paging **lel** … You mean James D. Watson, the DNA guy, born 1928, right? “James Watson” sounds like one of my neighbors, you betcha! All hail Wikipedia! ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/199 "2004-12-19T05:36:05Z")
Definitely going for the Grim Reaper award this year. No sure things for me… **The Long Shots** 1. John Bloom (a.k.a. Joe Bob Briggs, King of the Drive-In Theater) 2. Michael Caine 3. Ricardo Montalban 4. Martin Landau **The Short Shots** 5. Joe Pesci 6. Danny DeVito 7. Rhea Perlman 8. Emmanuel Lewis **Odds & Ends** 9. David Lee Roth 10. [Michael Konik](http://cardshark.us/amazon/b_0767904451.html) (a.k.a. The Man With The $100,000 Breasts) 11. Jeff Probst (to be voted off this mortal coil) 12. Bob Newhart (checking out of the Newhart Inn for the last time) 13. Jack Klugman (the first person to perform his own autopsy) ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/200 "2004-12-19T05:47:59Z")
Well shoot, I already have to amend my list. I got the name of the breast guy wrong (posted the name of the guy that interviewd him). Changes highlighted in red. **The Long Shots** 1. John Bloom (a.k.a. Joe Bob Briggs, King of the Drive-In Theater) 2. Michael Caine 3. Ricardo Montalban 4. Martin Landau **The Short Shots** 5. Joe Pesci 6. Danny DeVito 7. Rhea Perlman 8. Emmanuel Lewis **Odds & Ends** 9. David Lee Roth 10. **Brian Zembic** [link](http://cardshark.us/amazon/b_0767904451.html) (a.k.a. The Man With The $100,000 Breasts) 11. Jeff Probst (to be voted off this mortal coil) 12. Bob Newhart (checking out of the Newhart Inn for the last time) 13. Jack Klugman (the first person to perform his own autopsy) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574.md?page=11)