# 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:** 31
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/601 "2005-03-22T15:36:31Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > You are my hero. :o Thanks for the info, **cazzle** – glad they got around to taking care of that loose end. [OT]The neighborhood in Philly where I live is where Grace Kelly grew up. Last year the local parish church, St. Bridget’s, celebrated its 150th anniversary, and Prince Albert came to represent his mother at the ceremonies. I thought that was really cool.[/OT] ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/602 "2005-03-23T01:11:41Z")
[More OT]Grace Kelly was the niece of George Kelly, one of the leading playwrights of the early 20th century. I saw _The Torch Bearers_ at the Barrow St. Theater. It was great and Mel Brooks was sitting in the row ahead of me![/More OT] Anyway, thanks **a35362**. ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/603 "2005-03-23T01:19:18Z")
> [@Governor Quinn](#): > > It isn’t likely that anyone (other than a couple of the NY-area Dopers, perhaps) had him, but Bobby Short (longtime fixture of the Carlyle Hotel) is dead at 80. Bobby Short is from my hometown but I didn’t pick him, although I had another hometown product (Gene Hackman) on my list. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/604 "2005-03-23T04:03:06Z")
The Pope is dead. No, not that one. The [other one](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clemente_Dom%EDnguez_y_G%F3mez). ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/605 "2005-03-23T05:14:21Z")
I thought it might be this guy. [http://www.copticchurch.net/topics/pope/](http://www.copticchurch.net/topics/pope/) ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/606 "2005-03-23T12:39:43Z")
Hey, I’ve got Prince Rainier of Monaco on my list. I might get in this game after all. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/607 "2005-03-25T01:43:00Z")
Barney Martin, the former New York City police detective whose sense of humor allowed him to become a comedy writer for television and an actor best known for his role as Jerry’s father Morty on _Seinfeld_, [has died at the age of 82.](http://staging.hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_MARTIN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-03-24-14-55-47) ---
**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:** [March 25, 2005, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/608 "2005-03-25T04:47:57Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Really? I have a printout taped to both the work monitor and the home monitor. > > I’ve had some interesting conversations with people who want to know the significance of “1. Dick Button, 2. Fidel Castro, 3. Carol Channing…” Your supervisor probably keeps a closer eye on you than others. ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/609 "2005-03-25T16:28:08Z")
Blast me for taking Prince Rainier off of my list! Are we sure it’s not relaly Prince Philip who has taken ill? :dubious: Must report too that my 23 yo daughter thinks we’re a sick bunch to make up these death lists each year, and she also thinks that the Pope is puposely -not- going to pass on because so many have his name on their list! That being passed along (so to speak …), I still believe that 2005 will be the year of a New Pope. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/610 "2005-03-25T16:37:03Z")
My BIL wasn’t bothered by the concept – he just couldn’t believe we weren’t playing for money. Prince Phillip may go this year – I took him off my list, which removes the protection he had last year by being on it. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/611 "2005-03-25T16:46:53Z")
> [@tarragon918](#): > > Must report too that my 23 yo daughter thinks we’re a sick bunch to make up these death lists each year, She’s a perceptive kid 😉 ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/612 "2005-03-26T17:57:38Z")
[Rod Price](http://channels.netscape.com/ns/celebrity/story.jsp?floc=FF-RTO-reuvd&idq=/ff/story/0002%2F20050324%2F2000052607.htm&sc=reuvd) of **Foghat** joins bandmember Lonesome Dave in the great beyond… ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/613 "2005-03-26T18:39:36Z")
James Callaghan, British Prime Minister from 1976 to 1979, died today, the eve of his 93rd birthday. Only eleven days after his wife died, it says here. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/614 "2005-03-27T01:23:14Z")
[Paul Henning,](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/people/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000855893) who wrote _The Ballad of Jed Clampett_ as the theme for the _Beverly Hillbillies_ TV series he created, died yesterday at the age of 93. Henning also created _Petticoat Junction_ and served as executive producer of _Green Acres_. ---
**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:** [March 27, 2005, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/615 "2005-03-27T04:25:07Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > [Rod Price](http://channels.netscape.com/ns/celebrity/story.jsp?floc=FF-RTO-reuvd&idq=/ff/story/0002%2F20050324%2F2000052607.htm&sc=reuvd) of **Foghat** joins bandmember Lonesome Dave in the great beyond… Shoot. That breaks the streak of drummers. :mad: Maybe that means it’s time for Jimmy Page, Paul McCartney, and Keith Richards to go. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/616 "2005-03-27T12:20:58Z")
If Keith were human, you might have a chance… ---
**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:** [March 27, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/617 "2005-03-27T15:35:40Z")
C’mon Keith! Spaz needs 38 points! And Paul McCartney too. He needs to die for that godawful Christmas “song” he banged out. ---
**Author:** ![Trillionaire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Trillionaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trillionaire)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/618 "2005-03-28T00:32:33Z")
Back to the drummers… Paul Hester, drummer for Split Enz and Crowded House has [died](http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1332320.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/619 "2005-03-28T01:06:59Z")
> [@Trillionaire](#): > > Back to the drummers… > > Paul Hester, drummer for Split Enz and Crowded House has [died](http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1332320.htm) Well there’s a name I didn’t expect to see… what a shock. My first thought was “Dead? I didn’t even know he was ill”, but I see they’re now talking [suicide](http://news.ninemsn.com/article.aspx?id=47060). ---
**Author:** ![MC\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@MC\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MC_E)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/620 "2005-03-29T22:53:50Z")
Did anyone have Johnny Cochran? He passed away today. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574.md?page=32)