# 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:** 33
**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:** [March 7, 2006, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/641 "2006-03-07T14:00:09Z")
> [@Sean Factotum](#): > > That puts me at 5 for 13 now. > I feel so dirty. Just to print the rest of **Sean** ’s picks (who should be hiding in their beds about now): Pete Doherty – British rocker and crack addict Stephen Hawking – “The Simpson’s” voice over actor and really smart guy Charlton Heston – one-time spokesman for God Don Ho – world’s most famous Hawaiian Kurt Vonnegut – author Harold Pinter – playwright and 2005 Nobel Prize (Literature) winner Lady Bird Johnson – former FLOTUS Tammy Faye Bakker Resner – former Norfolk VA television personality ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/642 "2006-03-07T14:07:41Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > Dana Reeve, widow of Christopher Reeve, dies at 44 > > 56 points. YES! I mean…I’m very sorry to hear that. The preceding has been a verbatim account of Hal’s thoughts as he read the news this morning. ---
**Author:** ![marymargaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/643 "2006-03-07T14:09:28Z")
I really suck at this. Did a lot of posters have Dana on their lists? ---
**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:** [March 7, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/644 "2006-03-07T14:11:27Z")
They are dropping like flies again. Who had Dana Reeves? Hell, I can’t even remember some of my picks. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/645 "2006-03-07T14:14:21Z")
> [@marymargaret](#): > > I really suck at this. Did a lot of posters have Dana on their lists? Off of a quick count, I’ll put it at about 15 or so – [list](http://sickslug.com/SDMBDP2006January31.htm). ---
**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:** [March 7, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/646 "2006-03-07T14:21:24Z")
Gah. What medicinal herb and cold medicine must I ingest on a full moon to have the Dark Vision of the Grim Reaper’s we have here? I feel like I need some kind of DeathPool Viagara or something, if you know what I mean. Still, I popped my cherry for 2006, I should be happy. ---
**Author:** ![marymargaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/647 "2006-03-07T14:32:38Z")
All I can do is hope Natasha Lyonne cashes in. Is that evil? ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/648 "2006-03-07T14:33:20Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > Off of a quick count, I’ll put it at about 15 or so – [list](http://sickslug.com/SDMBDP2006January31.htm). Me the aforementioned Sean Factotum Sneezy5660 Cadolphin Cow patty irreverenttone andrew21 Eleanor of Aquataine Hal Briston trublmakr furt zog10 a35362 hoovey santos l halper vunderbob qwest amerone uglybeech mama tiger logan dear sevo bowlergirl I tend to update my list when it’s one of my own. 😃 The dead are in red. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2006, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/649 "2006-03-07T15:00:41Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > HEY! Last year I picked Peter Jennings! That was the best pick of last year. No one new he was sick as of Dec. 31. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2006, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/650 "2006-03-07T15:02:10Z")
By the way, how many points does SF have now? It’s only March, but I’m starting to think it’s getting out of hand. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/651 "2006-03-07T15:03:42Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > Gah. > > What medicinal herb and cold medicine must I ingest on a full moon to have the Dark Vision of the Grim Reaper’s we have here? > I feel like I need some kind of DeathPool Viagara or something, if you know what I mean. > Still, I popped my cherry for 2006, I should be happy. Stop your whining! At least you scored. This is my second year and still nothing. Year one, picked Jerry Orbach and he croaks three days early. Year two, pick Ariel Sharon and he will probably hang on till next year. The Grim Reaper is teasing me. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2006, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/652 "2006-03-07T15:15:13Z")
> [@Captain Lance Murdoch](#): > > By the way, how many points does SF have now? It’s only March, but I’m starting to think it’s getting out of hand. By my calculations, using 85 as the age for Shelly Winters, I have 161 points. But I’m a little biased, so that may not be the official count. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/653 "2006-03-07T15:34:50Z")
Hitman Richard “The Iceman” Kuklinski dies at age 70: [http://www.northjersey.com/](http://www.northjersey.com/) ---
**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:** [March 7, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/654 "2006-03-07T16:58:44Z")
Superman’s Curse continues… A fat 56 points for the 22 dopers who had [Dana Reeve](http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/03/07/obit.reeve.ap/index.html) ---
**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:** [March 7, 2006, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/655 "2006-03-07T17:10:19Z")
OK, that is two high value stiffs in as many days. Who passes beyond the rim next? The Olsen twins? ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/656 "2006-03-07T17:19:05Z")
Well, they always go in threes. We had Don Knotts, Dennis Weaver and Darrin McGavin all go within, what, a four or five day span? And now we’ve had two young relatively celebrities, Kirby Puckett and Dana Reeve go in two days. Who’s next? ---
**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:** [March 7, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/657 "2006-03-07T17:23:34Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > And now we’ve had two young relatively celebrities, Kirby Puckett and Dana Reeve go in two days. Who’s next? Michael J. Fox? ---
**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:** [March 7, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/658 "2006-03-07T17:41:27Z")
> [@](#): > > OK, that is two high value stiffs I realize there will be a level of questionable-taste comments in this & I may well contribute myself, but might this be a bit beyond the line? ---
**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:** [March 7, 2006, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/659 "2006-03-07T19:17:16Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > The question though is… who else has a first name that starts with a **D**? > > :eek: **D** on Knotts? **D** ana Reeve? It’s very scarey :eek: :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:** [March 7, 2006, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/660 "2006-03-07T19:30:10Z")
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