# 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:** 39
**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:** [June 5, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/761 "2005-06-05T14:32:59Z")
> [@Paul in Saudi](#): > > It is June. Am I the only one working on my 2006 list? This time no wishful thinking. This time, the target is victory. Guilty as charged. Everytime I hear about a celebrity suffering ill health, I make a mental note and then feel guilty about it. Watching old movies, I’m tempted to bring along a notepad so I can later Google for candidates amongst the cast. I’m a sick, sick individual. ---
**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, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/762 "2005-06-05T18:43:02Z")
I’ve been working on 2006 since I submitted my 2005 list. It’s one of those bizarre hobbies (hobby’s?) that you can’t list on a resume. ---
**Author:** ![Kuizelemartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@Kuizelemartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuizelemartz)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/763 "2005-06-05T22:11:39Z")
I’m making mental notes for my 2006 list. This year is my first year and I’m doing very poorly, only score is The Pope. I picked mostly druggies hoping they’d do themselves in. I think next year I’m going to just get quality old people with pre existing medical conditions. I need another death this year, or my self esteem with this game will be shot. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Critical\_Mass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Critical\_Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical_Mass)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2005, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/764 "2005-06-05T22:25:50Z")
:eek: I’ve just realized that I’m not in the same league as some of you. I feel horribly unprepared. I’m not even at an apprentice stage yet. Sure, I might get lucky this year and pick off one or two. However, even a blind dog finds a bone every once in a while. I must seek a trainer - someone who can help me see without using my eyes. I must find The Death Force. qwest - takes his first steps on a journey of enlightenment. Yoda? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/765 "2005-06-06T01:52:55Z")
I have two so far, JPII and Thurl “Tony the Tiger” Ravenscroft. As far as I know the latter was a unique choice by me. I figure my 2006 list will be the same as 2005, with the needed number of additions to replace those who have died. So I think I’ll start doing what **cazzle** talked about doing. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/766 "2005-06-06T04:03:49Z")
I’ve even got my “secret weapon” chosen for next year. Somebody who’s in their thirties but I read has cancer. Sick? Hey, I’m not the guy who started this game…wait a minute… ---
**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 7, 2005, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/767 "2005-06-07T22:10:00Z")
[Anne Bancroft](http://channels.netscape.com/ns/celebrity/story.jsp?floc=FF-APO-PLS&idq=/ff/story/0001/20050607/1747167985.htm) is gone. RIP and my condolences to her husband, Mel Brookes. ---
**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 8, 2005, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/768 "2005-06-08T02:16:32Z")
I would like to jump in and put a stop to all the “Here’s to you, Mrs. Robinson” jokes before they start. You’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/769 "2005-06-08T02:53:37Z")
Eerie…I was just thinking of Bancroft the other day. ---
**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 8, 2005, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/770 "2005-06-08T14:26:11Z")
I just learned from a thread in Cafe Society that character actor **JD Cannon** has died. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/771 "2005-06-10T17:22:08Z")
According to TV Guide, actor Dana Elcar has died. He was a personal favorite of mine dating all the way back to _Black Sheep Squadron_, but is best known for playing MacGyver’s sidekick Pete. His glaucoma and blindness were written into _MacGyver_, and he also appeared in a memorable episode of Law & Order as a man blinded by diabetes. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/772 "2005-06-20T05:02:13Z")
Character actor [Lane Smith,](http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/15/obit.smith.ap/), who had roles in such films as _My Cousin Vinny_ and _The Legend of Bagger Vance_, died last Monday at the age of 69. Smith also played Perry White in the TV series _Lois & Clark_. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/773 "2005-06-21T13:10:49Z")
In a sad coincidence, lead actors Ed Bishop and Michael Billington have died within days of each other earlier this month. Now who runs SHADO? More and more of my youth slips from my fingers (stumbles off to take the 16 morning pills) ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/774 "2005-06-21T13:15:30Z")
Oooooh boy. I’m in Stealth mode. Almost July, and I’m hovering at zilch, ready to pounce with amazing prognostic accuracy in the last half of the year. WATCH OUT! Here I come!!! ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/775 "2005-06-21T17:32:02Z")
Karl Mueller of Soul Asylum [has died](http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/21/music.soulasylum.reut/index.html) of throat cancer, aged 41. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/776 "2005-06-21T19:56:58Z")
Here’s an update. Not much to report… With the death of Thurl Ravenscroft, **Baker** now has 25 points. Congratulations on a unique pick! We welcome **pohjonen** and **Sir Dirx** to the scoreboard, who each earn 1 point for the death of Eddie Albert. Woo-hoo! And nobody picked J.D. Cannon, Paul Ricoeur, Howard Morris, Graham Kennedy, Ismail Merchant, George Mikan, Leon Askin, Michael Billington, Anne Bancroft, Dana Elcar, Ed Bishop, Lane Smith, or Karl Mueller. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/777 "2005-06-21T20:27:31Z")
[Jaime Cardinal Sin](http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN2005062237538.html), the former Archbishop of Manila whose ironic name was a fixture of “found humor” lists, has died at 76. Cardinal Sin will be remembered by his fellow Filipinos for providing spiritual leadership during the popular revolts that ousted Ferdinand Marcos (1986) and Joseph Estrada (2001) from the presidency of their nation of 7100 islands. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/778 "2005-06-21T20:32:16Z")
Nobody picked him. ---
**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 22, 2005, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/779 "2005-06-22T00:24:12Z")
**Jaime Cardinal Sin** Darn and he was my alternate Death Pool pick in the event of one of my Top 10 had expired before 2005. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![marymargaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/780 "2005-06-22T01:50:40Z")
[Jack Kilby](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050622/ap_on_hi_te/obit_kilby;_ylt=AgJb1zyWhI.Ex_t9A4j.Ry2s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3cjE0b2MwBHNlYwM3Mzg-) died. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574.md?page=38) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574.md?page=40)