# 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:** 48
**Author:** ![uglybeech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/82dd89/32.png) [@uglybeech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uglybeech)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/941 "2006-07-12T18:54:28Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > How the heck did she score so many points? > > _::: eyes **uglybeech** suspiciously :::_ Do I make you nervous? šŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [July 12, 2006, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/942 "2006-07-12T19:17:14Z")
> [@Dolores Reborn](#): > > Iā€™d be a 2-year virgin if not for the Pope last yearā€¦ Thereā€™s a sentence you donā€™t see everyday! ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/943 "2006-07-12T20:01:56Z")
> [@uglybeech](#): > > Do I make you nervous? šŸ™‚ Well, Iā€™m not on your list, so, no. Iā€™m just wondering if the people left on your list should be nervous. šŸ˜‰ ---
**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:** [July 12, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/944 "2006-07-12T20:20:51Z")
[lewis black] If it werenā€™t fer the Pope, Iā€™d never pop my DP cherry. [/LB] ---
**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:** [July 13, 2006, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/945 "2006-07-13T01:40:16Z")
If I hadnā€™t jumped on the Lou Rawls bandwagon palooza, Iā€™d still a virgin this year. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/946 "2006-07-13T19:38:08Z")
Red Buttons has died, according to CNN. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/947 "2006-07-13T19:44:58Z")
[Hereā€™s confirmation](http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/entertainment/movies/15031330.htm) of the death of Red Buttons at 87. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/948 "2006-07-13T19:46:15Z")
> [@Spiff](#): > > Red Buttons has died, according to CNN. [del]Yay, busted my cherry with a unique pick![/del] The world has lost a legend of comedy. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/949 "2006-07-13T19:51:39Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > [Hereā€™s confirmation](http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/entertainment/movies/15031330.htm) of the death of Red Buttons at 87. my dad knew him when he was just starting out in the Borscht Belt (my dad was a waiter at one of the resorts and they hung out) ---
**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:** [July 14, 2006, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/950 "2006-07-14T01:26:23Z")
Not only are all of my picks still alive, most seem to be getting healthier. Do I get a special award for that? ---
**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:** [July 14, 2006, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/951 "2006-07-14T12:20:14Z")
Red Buttons was still alive until recently? I thought he bought the farm years ago. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2006, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/952 "2006-07-14T13:29:47Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > Red Buttons was still alive until recently? I thought he bought the farm years ago. He had a [recurring part on _ER_,](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0568084/) as recently as 2005. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/953 "2006-07-14T16:15:07Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Not only are all of my picks still alive, most seem to be getting healthier. Do I get a special award for that? Youā€™re the ā€œAngel of Life.ā€ ---
**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:** [July 14, 2006, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/954 "2006-07-14T16:54:19Z")
Maybe we should start the ā€œCelebrity Lifepool.ā€ You pick 13 celebrities , & get their age in points for whoever is still alive at the end of the year. Keith Richards would be automatically disqualified. ---
**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:** [July 15, 2006, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/955 "2006-07-15T12:48:22Z")
> [@Fear Itself](#): > > He had a [recurring part on _ER_,](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0568084/) as recently as 2005. I havenā€™t watched ER since 1998. I was really surprised it was still on the air when I was up that late not so long ago. ---
**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:** [July 15, 2006, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/956 "2006-07-15T12:50:54Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Maybe we should start the ā€œCelebrity Lifepool.ā€ You pick 13 celebrities , & get their age in points for whoever is still alive at the end of the year. > > Keith Richards would be automatically disqualified. And Steven Hawkings. I think this is a fun idea too. Cause it would be guaranteed that most would drop like flies once their name was put to paper. Iā€™ve long tried to figure out how to do a Married/Divorced pool of Celebrities, but my brain hasnā€™t figured out the scoring system as of yet. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/957 "2006-07-15T14:42:37Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Maybe we should start the ā€œCelebrity Lifepool.ā€ You pick 13 celebrities , & get their age in points for whoever is still alive at the end of the year. > > Keith Richards would be automatically disqualified. Is Thurmon Munson still alive? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/958 "2006-07-15T23:00:41Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Is Thurmon Munson still alive? If you mean [Thurman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurman_Munson) Munson, heā€™s been dead since 1979. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/959 "2006-07-16T00:39:48Z")
Quickie update now, recap of the scoreboard to follow: **Diceman Freddy the Pig furt Mehitabel uglybeech** and **VunderBob** pick up 61 points each for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. **Santos L Halper** has a unique pick and 17 points for Aaron Spelling. **Captain Lance Murdoch** has a unique pick and 51 points for Patsy Ramsey. **wolf\_meister** has a unique pick and 11 points for Jan Murray. **melondeca** has a unique pick and 40 points for Syd Barrett. **GWVet** has a unique pick and 10 points for Barnard Hughes. **Rachm Qoch** has a unique pick and 29 points for John Spencer. **Fear Itself** has a unique pick and 13 points for Red Buttons. And nobody picked June Allyson, Jim Baen, Theo Bell, Moe Drabowsky, Gert Fredriksson, Eric Gregg, Ryutaro Hashimoto, Benjamin Hendrickson, Elias Hrawi, Johnny Jenkins, Lars Korvald, Kenneth Lay, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Don Lusher, E. Pierce Marshall, Billy Preston, Lloyd Richards, Kasey Rogers, Vincent Sherman, Claydes Charles Smith, Smilinā€™ Jack Smith, Richard Stahl, Randy Walker, or Edward Yates. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/960 "2006-07-17T19:24:18Z")
Hooters Chairman [Robert Brooks](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,203929,00.html) dead at 69. \\\\\\\\\\ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632.md?page=47) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632.md?page=49)