# 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:** 49
**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 17, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/961 "2006-07-17T20:01:06Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > Hooters Chairman [Robert Brooks](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,203929,00.html) dead at 69. > \\\\\\\\\\ Why the snerk? He was a brilliant business man who figured out that America loves chicken wings…and owls. ---
**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 17, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/962 "2006-07-17T20:03:04Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Why the snerk? He was a brilliant business man who figured out that America loves chicken wings…and owls. And died at age \ 69 ---
**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 17, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/963 "2006-07-17T21:19:47Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > And died at age \ 69 And what does that have to do with owls :dubious: ? ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/964 "2006-07-17T22:18:33Z")
Nobody picked Robert Brooks, Tommy Bruce, Christian Drake, John A. Rector, Jr., or Milan Williams. I don’t have time now to post the updated scoreboard, but I will tomorrow. Let’s just say last year’s champion **Rachm Qoch** has slipped to sixth place… 😉 ---
**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:** [July 17, 2006, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/965 "2006-07-17T22:33:13Z")
One from my personal “I coulda sworn he was already dead” file: [Mickey Spillane](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060717/ap_on_en_tv/obit_spillane), dead at 88. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/966 "2006-07-18T21:57:03Z")
And another one! Welcoming **SpazCat** to the scoreboard with 12 points and a unique pick with Mickey Spillane. And as of July 18 to the best of my knowledge the scoreboard stands as follows: In the lead with an impressive 229 points is **uglybeech**. In second place with 183 points is **furt**. In third place with 161 points is **Sean Factotum** , who is tied with **uglybeech** for the most dead celebrities so far (five each). **Santos L Halper** has 146 points. Rounding out the top five is **VunderBob** with 145 points. Last year’s champion _cough_ **Rachm Qoch** is in sixth place with 141 points. **ArchitectChore** has 128 points. Noted sheep lover **Hal Briston** has 116 points. **cadolphin** and **Mehitabel** are tied with 106 points each. Rounding out the top ten are **Eleanor of Aquitaine** and **LoganDear** , tied with 103 points each. **Freddy the Pig** has 89 points. **amarone bowler girl CowPatty Irreverent Tone NurseCarmen qwest** and **Zog\_10** are tied with 84 points each. **Captain Lance Murdoch** has 79 points. **sneezy5660** has 75 points. Yours truly **a35362** has 74 points. **The Vorlon** has 69 points. **Diceman** leaps on to the scoreboard with 61 points. **Andrew 21 Hoovey Mama Tiger** and **trublmakr** have 56 points each. **Grits and Hard Toast** **Nutty Bunny** and **Rico** have 47 points each. **Mullinator** has 45 points. **SandyHook** has 43 points. **melondeca** joins us with 40 points. **5 time champ** has 38 points. **cbawlmer** has 37 points. **wolf\_meister** climbs up the board with 30 points. **amarinth Anne Elk BJMoose Carm6773 Feydeau imthjckaz Little Nemo Long Time First Time marymargaret Menocchio Ms Macphisto Only Mostly Dead Ragiel Shirley Ujest Squonk Sternvogel** and **zoog** have 28 points each. **BiblioCat** and **Lvgeogeek** have 22 points each. **Agent Foxtrot clipper drewbert GIGObuster Idle Thoughts Jeep’s Phoenix katie1341** and **Kuizelemartz** have 19 points each. **HeyHomie** has 17 points. **42fish** and **psychonaut** have 16 points each. **cazzle** **DeVena** **Paul in Saudi** and **phungi** have 15 points each. **Barely Adequate** has 14 points. **Fear Itself** joins us with 13 points. **moonstarssun** **scotandrsn** and **SpazCat** have 12 points each. **GWVet** joins our game with 10 points. **bizzwire** **Cluricaun** **Large Marge** and **PrehensileRectum** have 5 points each. And finally **Electronic Chaos** and **silver1** have 1 point each. And nobody picked Carrie Nye. Welcome to those just joining us, and as always – congratulations, scorers! A little more than half the year is behind us, with many more dead celebrities to come, no doubt… ---
**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:** [July 18, 2006, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/967 "2006-07-18T22:06:11Z")
Hmmm…so I slipped a couple of slots in the past few months, but not as badly as I thought I did. Still in the top 10, which was my main goal for this season. Hey Rudy Tomjanovich or Donald Wildmon…wanna help a guy out here? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/968 "2006-07-18T22:14:07Z")
Not a single one of my celebrities has died this year, and I was so sure about a couple of them. Oh well, there’s over five months left yet. ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/969 "2006-07-19T02:23:51Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Not a single one of my celebrities has died this year, and I was so sure about a couple of them. Oh well, there’s over five months left yet. I’m in the same boat, **Baker**! I’ve only actually had -one- celebrity death pick and that was Pope John Paul II. I thought for sure that this year would be different … Zsa Zsa was hospitalized after Thanksgiving (and come on, she’s nearly 90! LOL), Elizabeth Taylor had been rumored to be bad off, and Keith Richard … well, he -did- fall out of that tree on Tahiti, but by OG, that dude must have made a deal with the Devil because even though they had to do brain surgery on him, he’s still alive! 😃 And Elizabeth Taylor had to go on Larry King Live (heh), so she’ll surely be around into 2007. And President Ford? Guess he’s taken many a lickin’ during his lifetime and he just keeps on ticking (he’ll be 93 later this month). Seems certain my picks will make it to next year, doesn’t it?! ---
**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 19, 2006, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/970 "2006-07-19T14:52:24Z")
I’m just throwing this out here now, but for those who are True Dead Pooler’s and you know who you are. : **How Many Do You Have On Your Initial 2007 DP List** Without showing my cards, I have at least 75. Who will be chosen for the gift of life? Decisions, decisions. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/971 "2006-07-19T14:57:29Z")
I’m telling you, **Tarragon** , Keith Richards will out live the Apoclypse! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/972 "2006-07-19T14:57:36Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > **How Many Do You Have On Your Initial 2007 DP List** I have only 19 at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/973 "2006-07-19T15:08:34Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > I’m just throwing this out here now, but for those who are True Dead Pooler’s and you know who you are. : > > **How Many Do You Have On Your Initial 2007 DP List** I haven’t participated yet, but I plan to next year. I’ve only got about five picks so far. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/974 "2006-07-19T15:13:00Z")
Making your next year’s list is kinda like Christmas shopping. It seems to start earlier every year. 😃 ---
**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 19, 2006, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/975 "2006-07-19T15:21:02Z")
Like Batman, I like to be prepared. That way, when I uhhhh…review others lists there are no surprises. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2006, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/976 "2006-07-19T16:19:24Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > **How Many Do You Have On Your Initial 2007 DP List** Nineteen, not counting potential survivors of this year’s list. ---
**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 19, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/977 "2006-07-19T17:16:30Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > Nineteen, not counting potential survivors of this year’s list. No kidding. My list is like a life raft or something. Why can’t they all go down together in a tidal wave or something to catapult me to Everlasting Glory. Is that too much to ask? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/978 "2006-07-19T21:59:41Z")
[Win Rockefeller,](http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/4050701.html) the Arkansas lieutenant governor whose plans to be a gubernatorial candidate in 2006 were thwarted by a blood disorder, has died at the age of 57. Win was the son of former Arkansas governor Winthrop Rockefeller, as well as a great-grandson of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/979 "2006-07-20T14:39:37Z")
Nope, nobody picked any Rockefellers. ---
**Author:** ![Carm6773](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@Carm6773](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carm6773)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/980 "2006-07-21T23:37:38Z")
[Jack Warden](http://deathbeeper.com/3518421.html) decided Heaven _couldn’t_ Wait. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632.md?page=50)