# 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:** 52
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1021 "2005-11-04T15:41:52Z")
> [@Freddy the Pig](#): > > Oh, come on. Who _didn’t_ see that one coming? Well, since it was a unique pick, I’d have to say “Everybody else.” (At least I’ll get Tammy Faye to add to my 52 points.) Good job Deathdealer **Rachm** ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1022 "2005-11-07T21:30:45Z")
[John Fowles.](http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/07/books/07cnd-fowles.html?hp&ex=1131426000&en=3f52e58d48885e14&ei=5094&partner=homepage) the novelist renowned for such works as _The French Lieutenant’s Woman_ and _The Collector_, has died at the age of 79. (Linked site requires free registration.) ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1023 "2005-11-08T13:10:59Z")
> [@Sean Factotum](#): > > (At least I’ll get Tammy Faye to add to my 52 points.) She didn’t die yet, did she? I was planning on adding her to my list for 2006. (Just like Peter Jennings and Rosa Parks - so she’ll probably kick off soon. You know how everyone says: “If I have them on my list, they’re safe. My celebrities never die.” Well, for me, it’s when I start making my list for the next year that they better watch out. I start picking names and they start keeling over. :eek: ) ---
**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:** [November 8, 2005, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1024 "2005-11-08T13:35:16Z")
I haven’t heard/read a thing about TFBM. And she’s on my short & sure bet list for next …2010. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1025 "2005-11-08T14:52:23Z")
Nobody picked John Fowles. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1026 "2005-11-09T21:28:33Z")
[Sheree North,](http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-north7nov07,1,6963134.story?coll=la-news-obituaries&ctrack=1&cset=true) who played Babs Kramer pn _Seinfeld_ and the ex-stripper wife of Sheldon Leonard’s title character in _Big Eddie_, has died at the age of 72. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1027 "2005-11-10T15:11:10Z")
Nope, nobody picked her. ---
**Author:** ![Zog\_10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c57346/32.png) [@Zog\_10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zog_10)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1028 "2005-11-10T15:35:19Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > Maybe he subscribes to _Celebrity Cancer Watch_ or something. > > It’ll only be creepy if he can do it again…_next_ year. I think it is clear that **Rachm Qoch** isn’t playing by the rules. I know I will pay the ultimate price for this, but I couldn’t let my fellow competitors suffer any longer. **RC** is, in fact, “John Smith”, a renowned long running CIA assassin. Mr. “Smith” first gained prominence in the Afghan wars of the 80’s, assassinating Russian commanders and anti-Muhjadeen leaders. He then spent some time in Israel, Lebanon and Syria, working with (for the most part) the Mossad against the various terrorist groups in the area. Since then, he has cross trained with all the elite intelligence agencies in the world - Mossad, MI5, the new KGB whatever that’s called today, and so forth. So clearly, these people haven’t “died”. **Rachm Qoch** simply looked at his target list for 2005 and chose 13 people who wouldn’t arouse suspicion and met the criteria of the contest. I mean, he couldn’t very well put down some rebel leader we’ve never heard of, right? ---
**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:** [November 11, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1029 "2005-11-11T16:54:01Z")
Moustapha Akkad, the producer of the Halloween movies was killed in the terrorist attacks in Jordan. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1030 "2005-11-11T17:41:33Z")
> [@Captain Lance Murdoch](#): > > Moustapha Akkad, the producer of the Halloween movies was killed in the terrorist attacks in Jordan. So, does that mean that _Halloween 9_ is cancelled? Seriously, however, that sucks ☹ ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1031 "2005-11-11T18:30:25Z")
But nobody picked him. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2005, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1032 "2005-11-12T02:52:50Z")
Will we have a Death Pool '06? Will a35362 act as host again? (By the way, many thanks to a35362 for all the hard work. Really.) ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2005, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1033 "2005-11-12T16:22:11Z")
Yes, Virginia, tell your little friends that as long as there are celebrities dying, there will always be a Celebrity Death Pool. I’ll be opening up submissions for the 2006 game on December 1st. Start making notes… ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1034 "2005-11-15T19:09:14Z")
[WWE wrestler Eddie Guerrero died of heart failure Sunday at the age of 38.](http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/causeofdeath) He had a history of alcohol and prescription drug abuse, but had just celebrated four years of sobriety. The damage done by the substance abuse, but also a literal lifetime of physically taxing work, eventually killed him. Don’t do drugs, kids. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1035 "2005-11-16T09:39:30Z")
[http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/15/rogers.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/15/rogers.ap/index.html) Pastor Adrian Rogers, 3-time president of the Southern Baptist Convention, pastor of Memphis Bellevue Baptist Church, which broadcasts the “Love Worth Finding” TV church service, age 74- after pneumonia & cancer treatment. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1036 "2005-11-16T18:08:30Z")
Less than a month after NY Giants co-owner Wellington Mara succumbed to lymphoma, his other half Bob Tisch has lost his battle with Brain Cancer. > **[Members of the Giants Remember Tisch (Published 2005)](https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/16/sports/football/members-of-the-giants-remember-tisch.html)** > > New York Giants discuss Giants co-owner Preston Robert Tisch, who died of brain cancer at age 79 (M)u ---
**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:** [November 16, 2005, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1037 "2005-11-16T21:34:35Z")
[Longtime radio and TV personalty/producer Ralph Edwards is dead at 92](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2005/11/16/state/n110311S69.DTL&type=entertainment) ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1038 "2005-11-16T21:49:03Z")
I am fairly new as a doper. Does this pool re-start Jan 1? If so, count me in! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1039 "2005-11-17T00:00:55Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > I am fairly new as a doper. Does this pool re-start Jan 1? If so, count me in! Entries for 2K6 start on 1 December. Expect it to happen in a new thread. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1040 "2005-11-21T02:26:18Z")
No one had him, but [noted guitarist Link Wray](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051120.wwray1119/BNStory/Entertainment/) seems to have died recently in Copenhagen. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574.md?page=51) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574.md?page=53)