# 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:** 36
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/701 "2005-04-07T00:41:19Z")
Wow! Thank you, **a35362**! ---
**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:** [April 7, 2005, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/702 "2005-04-07T02:30:12Z")
A newcome with 140 points. By April. I am in awe. And I would like to state on my original DP list that I had that I lost the week or so before Xmas, I had **Prince Ranier** on that list. I am quite bummed. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/703 "2005-04-07T02:44:55Z")
Well, my first place reign was short-lived, but I’m hanging on for a brief time longer in second (not bad for my first Death Pool). Now if only I could remember who else I picked… Nice work **a35362**! ---
**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:** [April 7, 2005, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/704 "2005-04-07T03:31:24Z")
Okay, 140 points is a commanding lead. That’ll just make it all the more impressive when I make my spectacular comeback! Although that may be complicated by the fact that Rachm Qoch also picked Norodom Sihanouk and Abdul Aziz al-Hakim so I won’t gain any ground if they croak. Who is this guy? ---
**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:** [April 7, 2005, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/705 "2005-04-07T05:47:50Z")
Okay, 106 points out from first place. All I need is for Gerald Ford, Henry Kissinger, George McGovern, Hosni Mubarak, Prince Phillip, Augusto Pinochet, _and_ Margaret Thatcher to go and I’m in the lead. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/706 "2005-04-07T09:11:46Z")
I mentioned this pool in casual conversation with my boss yesterday, and he was rather appalled. “You’re playing in this thing?” he asked me. I tried to explain it’s all in fun, we aren’t really wishing death on anyone, but I think he was rather put off, so I let the subject drop. That being said, I need the five youngest people on my list to die, to be able to pass up the newbie front runner. I shoulda took a chance on a few younger folks. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/707 "2005-04-07T11:32:13Z")
C’mon Tara Reid! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/708 "2005-04-07T12:25:02Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > Here’s a head start on DP06: [Peter Jennings](http://www.drudgereport.com/flash3pjc.htm) I had him in DP05 (along with Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw and Ken Jennings). Not that I’m wishing death on Peter. I hope he recovers. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/709 "2005-04-07T23:01:43Z")
[Dale Messick,](http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/5335367.html) who created the comic strip _Brenda Starr, Reporter_, has died at the age of 98. [Frank Conroy,](http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/07/books/07conroy.html?8br) who wrote just five books but influenced the world of letters by leading the University of Iowa’s prestigious Writers’ Workshop for the last eighteen years, passed away at the age of 69. (Free subscriptions required to read these articles.) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/710 "2005-04-10T02:24:45Z")
[Debralee Scott,](http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/4/9/latest/20050409134743&sec=Latest) who gained her greatest fame playing Rosalie “Hotsy” Totsy on the _Welcome Back, Kotter_ TV series, died earlier this week at the age of 52. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/711 "2005-04-10T15:36:40Z")
Canadian industrialist [Edward Bronfman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bronfman) is dead at 77. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2005, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/712 "2005-04-11T03:37:40Z")
Redmond Simonsen is dead at 62. Apparently he died last month but I just heard about it. Probably not a familiar name to most, but I was a big wargame player back in the seventies. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/713 "2005-04-11T19:12:32Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > I am still working on typing all the submissions into a file on a disk. Can anyone give me advice on how to set up a free website? I want to eventually have everyone’s picks posted somewhere so that everyone can see them. Someone else did it last year and I think it’s my responsibility. > > And by the way, I’m a chick! a girl! a skirt! a dame! a broad, see? Not a bloke. 😃 Due to the fact that I can never rememer you user name, can I suggest an alternate name: \*\* The Gameskeeper\*\* or just **The Keeper** ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Dirx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Sir\_Dirx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Dirx)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/714 "2005-04-12T01:20:57Z")
> [@](#): > > This is the year where the bigger challenge will be the last person without any points. How 'bout we make that a new category? Probably too late for this year, but maybe next year anyway. Whoever has the highest age total out of their still-living picks at the end of the year wins it. (and I’m not just saying that because I have no points so far) ---
**Author:** ![Sevo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sevo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sevo)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/715 "2005-04-12T01:26:46Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > Due to the fact that I can never rememer you user name, can I suggest an alternate name: \*\* The Gameskeeper\*\* or just **The Keeper** Also…it should incorporate femaleness to prevent further assumption on the part of the rest of us, as well as the overseer-ness of the death pool. To build on **Shirley Ujest’s** suggestions, perhaps **Lady Gameskeeper** , or **Queen of the Deathpool** , or perhaps **Mrs. Macabre** … or…you know, **a35362** is nice … 😃 ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/716 "2005-04-12T11:40:28Z")
Andrea Dworkin, infamous anti porn crusader, has died. Did anyone have her on their list? [http://staging.hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT\_DWORKIN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-04-11-19-22-11](http://staging.hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_DWORKIN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-04-11-19-22-11) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/717 "2005-04-15T04:45:07Z")
[Johnnie Johnson,](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/04/15/db1502.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/04/15/ixportal.html) the pianist who gave a then-unknown Chuck Berry an opportunity to play a New Year’s Eve gig with his Sir John Trio, died Wednesday at 80. Though Berry soon eclipsed Johnson, Johnnie is considered by some musicians and critics to be the true “father of rock and roll”. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/718 "2005-04-22T20:07:29Z")
[Eduardo Paolozzi,](http://ap.washingtontimes.com/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_PAOLOZZI?SITE=DCTMS&SECTION=HOME) a sculptor whose bronze statue of Sir Isaac Newton stands outside the British Library, has died at the age of 81. [Ruth Hussey,](http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050422-121335-4201r.htm) the actress nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of James Stewart’s girlfriend in _The Philadelphia Story_, was 93 when she passed away Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![Rachm\_Qoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Rachm\_Qoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachm_Qoch)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/719 "2005-04-23T17:28:52Z")
The Drummer of the Day is… Be-bop pioneer [Stan Levey](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/people/obit_brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000893851) . Widely regarded as the first true be-bop drummer, Stan Levey first stood in with Dizzy Gillespie at the ripe old age of 16 before joining the Dizzy-Bird combo in the early/mid 40s. Not too many from that era left. Also, Oscar winner [Sir John Mills](http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=peopleNews&storyID=2005-04-23T160622Z_01_L23587285_RTRIDST_0_PEOPLE-PEOPLE-MILLS-DC.XML) died today. I should have had him on my list. For the Quantity Not Quality Award – don’t need the 3 points. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/720 "2005-04-23T19:45:48Z")
Australia has lost two influential politicians. [Albert Grassby](http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200504/s1352114.htm), who served as immigration minister from 1972 to '74, is credited with leading his country on the path to multiculturalism. Grassby was 79. [Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen](http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200504/s1352172.htm), who served as Queensland’s premier from 1968-87, lived to the ripe old age of 94. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574.md?page=35) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574.md?page=37)