# The Celebrity Death Pool 2006 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2005, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632 "2005-12-01T22:25:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Hoovey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/838e76/32.png) [@Hoovey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoovey)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/281 "2006-01-01T02:46:47Z")
Just a guess based upon (log(value + 1) + 1) \* ( occurances in news ) 1. Gerald Ford - former president 2. Tammy Faye Bakker Messner - Godforsaken makeup spill 3. Elizabeth Taylor - michael jackson look-a-like 4. Muhammed Ali - boxer 5. Fidel Castro - communist dictator 6. Billy Graham - God’s brother 7. Stephen Hawking - a smart Star Trek / Simpson’s hack 8. Margaret Thatcher - Former PM and Ronald Reagan’s match 9. Nancy Reagan - Ronald Reagan’s second main squeeze 10. Kirk Douglas - great actor, but ravished by time 11. Annette Funicello - great actress, but ravished by time 12. Courtney Love - Singer, Snorts, Shoots, and generally sucks 13. Dana Reeve - Superman’s widow in case of premature demise I offer alt. Don Ho - most undead in Hawaii, evah alt. Lou Rawls - singer, I heard he was dead alt. Lady Bird Johnson - former first lady ---
**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:** [January 1, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/282 "2006-01-01T02:58:10Z")
I have a revision. This is my last one. and I thank my neighbor for it. Who got it from her brother who lives in Seattle. The tentacles of dead pooldom are everywhere… > [@](#): > > .9.Carlo Ponti (1912) Sophia Loren’s husband. Old Age. Please replace him with **Susan Butcher** (1954) > [@](#): > > 11.Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918) Writer. Old Age. Obsure Pick. Please replace him with **JD Salinger** (1919) ( Writer. Old age. One more point and probably more noteworthy for the news than the other guy.) Thank you very much, Numbers lady!!! Good luck to everyone ! ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/283 "2006-01-01T03:04:08Z")
Almost forgot to get my selections in on time: 1. Gerald Ford 2. Nancy Reagan 3. Dana Reeve 4. George Steinbrenner 5. Pete Seeger 6. Aaron Spelling 7. Arthur C. Clarke 8. Osama Bin Laden 9. Fidel Castro 10. Charleton Heston 11. Don Ho 12. Wendy Wasserstein 13. Lou Rawls Alternates: 1. Suzanne Somers 2. Vincent D’Onofrio 3. Gary Busey ---
**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:** [January 1, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/284 "2006-01-01T03:13:05Z")
This years choices to pass beyond the rim… Albert “Dapper” O’Neil, Boston City Councilor forever POTUS Jimmy Carter—he don’t look too good… POTUS Gerry Ford—Dropped out of sight Fidel ‘El Jefe’ Castro—it’s a waiting game… Don Kent—Massachusetts weather forecaster, did forecast for Pilgrims on Plymouth landing… Leona Helmsley—Karma is waiting in the wings… Andreas Katsulas—Citizen G’Kar will be having a face-to-face with the Great Maker soon Richard Truax—Rocket Scientist, for real ‘Uncle’ Walter Cronkite----should not check out any long books from the library. Senator Ted Kennedy—who’s liver, like his Olds, will take a long drive off a short bridge… Whitney Houston—who will give her handlers the slip someday… Courtney Love—Train wreck in progress ‘Grandpa’ Al Lewis—you never know… Of course, this will insure another year for all, or at least three quarters of them, like last year. So many worthy targets, so few slots in the pool. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2006, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/285 "2006-01-01T03:17:18Z")
So much for being so fast—Drop Whitney, sub Lou Rawls. I have GOT to clean this desk off—I can’t keep track of the walking dead… Correct list: This years choices to pass beyond the rim… Albert “Dapper” O’Neil, Boston City Councilor forever POTUS Jimmy Carter—he don’t look too good… POTUS Gerry Ford—Dropped out of sight Fidel ‘El Jefe’ Castro—it’s a waiting game… Don Kent—Massachusetts weather forecaster, did forecast for Pilgrims on Plymouth landing… Leona Helmsley—Karma is waiting in the wings… Andreas Katsulas—Citizen G’Kar will be having a face-to-face with the Great Maker soon Richard Truax—Rocket Scientist, for real ‘Uncle’ Walter Cronkite----should not check out any long books from the library. Senator Ted Kennedy—who’s liver, like his Olds, will take a long drive off a short bridge… Lou Rawls—Bad habits came home to roost Courtney Love—Train wreck in progress ‘Grandpa’ Al Lewis—you never know… Of course, this will insure another year for all, or at least three quarters of them, like last year. So many worthy targets, so few slots in the pool. ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/286 "2006-01-01T03:22:38Z")
> [@The Vorlon](#): > > Richard Truax—Rocket Scientist, for real The rocket guy would be _Robert_ Truax. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2006, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/287 "2006-01-01T03:31:29Z")
Robert it is. One of the few I would miss. I wonder what the ove/under is untill the pool is de-flowered? ---
**Author:** ![Carm6773](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@Carm6773](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carm6773)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/288 "2006-01-01T04:19:06Z")
> [@Carm6773](#): > > My new list is: > > 1. Muhammad Ali > 2. Fidel Castro > 3. Dick Clark > 4. Steven Cojocaru (Entertainment Tonight Kidney Disease guy) > 5. Gerald Ford > 6. Stephen Hawking > 7. Eunice Kennedy Shriver > 8. Mary Kate Olsen > 9. Olivia de Havilland > 10. Lou Rawls > 11. Nancy Reagan > 12. Annette Funicello > 13. Liz Taylor > > Alternates, in order: > > 1. The Queen of England > 2. Willard Scott > 3. William Shatner > > I’d still like to see Scott Peterson and Joseph Smith die in a manner other than humane execution, but they are so protected that that will never happen. Can’t help but take some easy points, so replace Mary Kate Olsen with Tammy Faye Bakker Messner and Stephen Cojocaru with Don Ho. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2006, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/289 "2006-01-01T04:28:41Z")
I just realized I had mixed up my late night TV hosts. My amended list: 1 - Muhammad Ali 2 - Ginger Lynn Allen 3 - Ronnie Biggs 4 - Gerald Ford 5 - Billy Graham 6 - Don Ho 7 - Art Linkletter 8 - Tammy Faye Bakker Messner 9 - Eleanor Mondale 10 - Lou Rawls **11 - Tom Snyder** 12 - Elizabeth Taylor 13 - Margaret Thatcher Of course, Larry King is now doomed. ---
**Author:** ![uglybeech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/82dd89/32.png) [@uglybeech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uglybeech)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/290 "2006-01-01T04:44:16Z")
1. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi 2. Abdul Aziz al-Hakim 3. Lou Rawls 4. Dana Reeve 5. Saddam Hussein 6. Ibrahim Rugova 7. Wendy Wasserstein 8. Saddam Hussein 9. Ali Hassan al-Majid 10. Courtney Love 11. Susan Butcher 12. AlfredO DiStefano 13. Kurt Vonnegut ---
**Author:** ![uglybeech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/82dd89/32.png) [@uglybeech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uglybeech)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/291 "2006-01-01T04:45:42Z")
Alternate: Michael J. Fox ---
**Author:** ![Lady\_Venom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/292 "2006-01-01T04:46:45Z")
My picks, in no particular order are: 1. Kenny Rogers 2. Mario Lemieux 3. Courtney Love 4. Steve-O 5. Ted Dibiase (wrestler) 6. Eminem 7. Keith Richards 8. Richard Branson 9. Mike Tyson 10. Ron Jeremy 11. Cher 12. Kate Moss 13. Dick Clark ---
**Author:** ![Hirundo82](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/919ad9/32.png) [@Hirundo82](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirundo82)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/293 "2006-01-01T04:48:09Z")
1. Pope Benedict XVI 2. Dick Cheney 3. Fidel Castro 4. Ariel Sharon 5. Gerald Ford 6. 50 Cent 7. Dick Clark 8. Queen Elizabeth II 9. Muammar al-Qaddafi 10. Muhammad Ali 11. Michael Jackson 12. Billy Graham 13. Margaret Thatcher ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/294 "2006-01-01T04:48:31Z")
Under the wire: Bob Newhart Red Buttons Danny DeVito Khalil al-Dulaimi (Saddam’s lawyer) Liza Minnelli Teddy Bruschi Smokey Robinson Lena Horne Tippy Hedren Betsy Johnson (fashion designer) Johnny Pesky (former Red Sox baseball player) Lee Iacocca Warren Buffett ---
**Author:** ![Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8797f3/32.png) [@Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ins_Outs_What-have-yous)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/295 "2006-01-01T04:48:45Z")
I would not want to issue a new policy for life insurance to any of these people, therefore, they made my list for the Celebrity Death Pool 2006. 1. Vaclav Havel (former Czech prez, heavy smoker, and cancer sufferer; somehow he is still among the living) 2 Roy “Chappy” Chapman (elderly owner of Smarty Jones; Chapman is constantly attached to an oxygen tank and has appeared to be near death since Smarty’s derby victory) 3 Jack Snow (former NFL player / father of MLB player J. T. Snow; he’s in critical condition) 4 Norodom Sihanouk (former Cambodian leader who stepped down as a result of health issues) 5 Andreas Katsulas (actor with inoperable cancer) 6 Joseph Breen (former soap opera actor; he has AIDS) 7 Natasha Lyonne (actress; allegedly hospitalized with serious illnesses in 2005) 8 W. Mark Felt (“Deep Throat” looks like he will be 6 feet deep pretty soon) 9 Cecil Underwood (twice former governor of West Virginia [1957-1961] and [1997-2001] and the first ever guest on To Tell The Truth; he has had heart problems) 10 F. Lee Bailey (defense attorney; I cannot defend my decision to pick him as well as he defended his clients; he just looks unhealthy to me, and he is no stranger to drinking and smoking) I’m jumping on the bandwagon for these picks: 11 Lou Rawls 12 Don Ho 13 Ronnie Biggs Alternates: 1 Rick Majerus (very obese former basketball coach at University of Utah) 2 David Crosby (that 2nd liver won’t last forever) Those who missed the cut: Ron Santo – He was supposedly near death when I picked him 2 years ago, but he let me down and I no longer trust him to be worthy of the Death Pool. However, he may die in 2006 out of spite. Tammy Fay Bakker Messner – yes, she has cancer again but I’m thinking she will hang on for another year. Ariel Sharon – He had a minor stroke recently, but seems to be recovering Abe Vigoda – He’s seemingly healthy for his age I haven’t participated in the Death Pool since 2004 and have not scored any points since Warren Zevon took a dirt nap in ‘03. I don’t know if I will score any points this year, but I made sure to only pick people who are unhealthy. ---
**Author:** ![uglybeech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/82dd89/32.png) [@uglybeech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uglybeech)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/296 "2006-01-01T04:50:27Z")
Aah…scratch that. OK here it is: 1. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi 2. Susan Butcher 3. Lou Rawls 4. Dana Reeve 5. Brad McGann NZ Director 6. Ibrahim Rugova 7. Wendy Wasserstein 8. Alfred DiStefano 9. Ali Hassan al-Majid 10. Alfred DiStefano 11. Abdul Aziz al-Hakim 12. Mary Travers 13. Kurt Vonnegut (I will cry if I’m right though) Alternates: 14. Michael J. Fox 15. Courtney Love ---
**Author:** ![uglybeech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/82dd89/32.png) [@uglybeech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uglybeech)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/297 "2006-01-01T04:51:50Z")
Aarrgh…I don’t know what I’m doing here, OK, here it is (sorry): 1. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi 2. Susan Butcher 3. Lou Rawls 4. Dana Reeve 5. Brad McGann NZ Director 6. Ibrahim Rugova 7. Wendy Wasserstein 8. Michael J. Fox 9. Ali Hassan al-Majid 10. Alfredo DiStefano 11. Abdul Aziz al-Hakim 12. Mary Travers 13. Kurt Vonnegut Alternate: 14. Courtney Love ---
**Author:** ![partlycloudy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/partlycloudy/32/3114_2.png) [@partlycloudy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partlycloudy)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/298 "2006-01-01T04:58:55Z")
5 minutes to go (EST) and I almost forgot about this thread! I hope I’m not too late! I highly doubt that I will score high this year, but it’s fun to play. 1. Don Ho 2. Dick Clark 3. Lou Rawls 4. Elizabeth Taylor 5. Tammy Faye Bakker (whatever she’s called these days) 6. Fidel Castro (although I doubt it) 7. Don Knotts 8. Queen Elizabeth 9. Angela Lansbury 10. BB King 11. Bruce Parry (from the TV show “Gone Tribal”) 12. Dana Reeve Happy New YEar! ---
**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:** [January 1, 2006, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/299 "2006-01-01T05:25:23Z")
As promised, I posted a Top 10 list of having a ZERO score for 2005. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6950650#post6950650](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6950650#post6950650) ---
**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:** [January 1, 2006, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/300 "2006-01-01T05:49:29Z")
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