# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![batsto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b2d939/32.png) [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/141 "2005-12-16T15:35:40Z")
Here is my list: 1 DOUG LLEWELLYN (of the People’s Court) 2 GARY COLEMAN 3 BOB MCGRATH (of Sesame Street) 4 DONOVAN (he’s still alive, right?) 5 COMMANDER CODY 6 JON BON JOVI 7 ZACHERLE (The original “Cool Ghoul”) 8 PAUL NEWMAN 9 BASHAR ASSAD 10 TOMMY LASORDA 11 SHIRLEY TEMPLE 12 PHIL RIZZUTO 13 PHYLLIS DILLER ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/142 "2005-12-16T15:53:27Z")
> [@Wash](#): > > 1. Tammy Faye Bakker Messner: God-botherer Quite possibly the best descriptor to ever grace these boards. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/143 "2005-12-16T16:15:45Z")
OK, not looking at anyone else’s list this time. My leftovers… 1. Michael Jackson 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Kirk Douglas 4. Russell “The Professor” Johnson 5. Steve-O (Stephen Gilchrist Glover) 6. Ray Harryhausen 7. Christopher Lee 8. Elizabeth Taylor 9. Anne McCaffrey (author) 10. Suge Knight and I’ll need 3 new ones… let’s see. Let’s go for a theme. 1. Kenny Baker 2. Peter Mayhew 3. David Prowse Time to wallow in guilt for a few minutes for even playing this game… then on to the fun! ---
**Author:** ![BadBadger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BadBadger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadBadger)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/144 "2005-12-16T16:28:51Z")
> [@Andrew 21](#): > > Heath died in July. Thankee kindly. Revised list as follows 1. Maggie Thatcher (ex PM) 2. Richard Briers (UK sitcom actor) 3. Peter O’Toole 4. Pete Doherty (singer ex Libertine) 5. Charlton Heston 6. **Fidel Castro** 7. Nancy Reagan 8. Kirk Douglas 9. Mohammed Ali 10. Liz Taylor 11. Keith Richards 12. Nelson mandela 13. Mickey Rooney ---
**Author:** ![Berserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Berserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berserker)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/145 "2005-12-16T19:11:50Z")
My first death pool! I’m excited. 1. Gerald Ford 2. Kurt Vonnegut 3. Stephen Hawking 4. Fidel Castro 5. Steve-O 6. Kirk Douglas 7. Ingmar Bergman 8. B.B. King 9. Eli Wallach 10. Muhammad Ali 11. Nancy Reagan 12. Elizabeth Taylor 13. Abe Vigoda Alternates Jimmy Carter Les Paul Michael J. Fox ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/146 "2005-12-16T21:54:34Z")
**2006 dead pool** [Lou Rawls](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Rawls) December 1, 1935 Lung AND brain Cancer. If there were a DP for January alone, Lou would be on it. [Eleanor Mondale](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Mondale) 1960, unclear Vice Presidential daughter, party animal, E! host, DJ. Before there was Paris, there was Eleanor, famous for nothing but being hot. But Eleanor is way [way](http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/6784/mondale.jpg) _way_ hotter than Paris could ever dream to be. [Dana Reeve](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Reeve) February 19, 1961 superman’s wife, lung cancer. A tragic end to a life that earned my respect. [Don Ho](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Ho) August 13, 1930 Don went to a third world country to receive experimental treatment on his heart. This is the little known ‘Rock Hudson’ stage of death and dying. [Brian Harvey](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Harvey) August 8, 1974 (East 17 band) He managed to run _HIMSELF_ over with his Mercedes. Next attempt succeeds. [Harold Pinter](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Pinter) October 10, 1930 He’ll go out blasting Bush. [Tammy faye](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Faye) March 7, 1942 cancer is back. [Darlene Cates](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0146055/) December 13, 1947 What’s eating Gilbert Grape Mother. Obesity. [Walid Jumblatt](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walid_Jumblatt) August 7, 1949 You don’t live long when you live in Lebanon and badmouth Syria. [Pete Doherty](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Doherty) March 12, 1979 (Libertines) I suspect Pete will again foil doper dreams of a big score, but that point total is just too tempting. [Jon Dalton](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Fairplay), (aka Jonny Fairplay) March 11, 1974 Fading fame, substance abuse, and death go together like sugar, spice, and everything nice. In a tragic twist, his grandmother survives him. [Mike Martz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Martz) May 13, 1951 Coach, Rams. – Endocrititis usually has an underlying cause. That ticker may have suffered too much damage. [Diego Maradana](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maradona) October 30, 1960 Sure, the soccer star is living clean now, but the damage was done and the ego. As always, Maradona follows in the footsteps of Best. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/147 "2005-12-16T22:42:53Z")
Dammit! I knew I was playing with fire when I was checking my formatting by hitting ‘preview post’. Well, I didn’t intend to post it until the end of the month, but I might as well post it in it’s complete form, with alternatives. **2006 dead pool** [Lou Rawls](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Rawls) December 1, 1935 Lung AND brain Cancer. If there were a DP for January alone, Lou would be on it. [Eleanor Mondale](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Mondale) 1960, unclear Vice Presidential daughter, party animal, E! host, DJ. Before there was Paris, there was Eleanor, famous for nothing but being hot. But Eleanor is way [way](http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/6784/mondale.jpg) _way_ hotter than Paris could ever dream to be. [Dana Reeve](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Reeve) February 19, 1961 superman’s wife, lung cancer. A tragic end to a life that earned my respect. [Don Ho](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Ho) August 13, 1930 Don went to a third world country to receive experimental treatment on his heart. This is the little known ‘Rock Hudson’ stage of death and dying. [Brian Harvey](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Harvey) August 8, 1974 (East 17 band) He managed to run _HIMSELF_ over with his Mercedes. Next attempt succeeds. [Harold Pinter](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Pinter) October 10, 1930 He’ll go out blasting Bush. [Tammy faye](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Faye) March 7, 1942 cancer is back. [Darlene Cates](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0146055/) December 13, 1947 What’s eating Gilbert Grape Mother. Obesity. [Walid Jumblatt](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walid_Jumblatt) August 7, 1949 You don’t live long when you live in Lebanon and badmouth Syria. [Pete Doherty](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Doherty) March 12, 1979 (Libertines) I suspect Pete will again foil doper dreams of a big score, but that point total is just too tempting. [Jon Dalton](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Fairplay), (aka Jonny Fairplay) March 11, 1974 Fading fame, substance abuse, and death go together like sugar, spice, and everything nice. In a tragic twist, his grandmother survives him. [Mike Martz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Martz) May 13, 1951 Coach, Rams. – Endocrititis usually has an underlying cause. That ticker may have suffered too much damage. [Diego Maradana](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maradona) October 30, 1960 Sure, the soccer star is living clean now, but the damage was done and the ego is big enough that he’ll take risks again. As always, Maradona follows in the footsteps of Best. **Alternates** [Allegra Beck Versace](http://www.anorexicweb.com/InsidetheFridge/fallenangels.html) 1984?. A carry over from last year, but Anoerexic as hell and worth the points. [Annette Funicello.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette_Funicello) October 22, 1942 Another carry over. The extreme lack of news on her condition has me thinking that it is progressing. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/148 "2005-12-17T00:28:53Z")
Anybody have John Spencer, aka Leo McGarry? Sorry - he’s [two weeks too early](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051217/ap_en_tv/obit_spencer;_ylt=AkarEY3bpeMspJISxYU_N6lxFb8C;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--). ---
**Author:** ![cadolphin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@cadolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cadolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/149 "2005-12-17T02:33:32Z")
> [@cadolphin](#): > > Annette Funicello > Eunice Kennedy Schriver > Corretta Scott King > Dana Reeve > Estelle Getty > Tammy Faye Bakker Messner > Billy Graham > Dan Rather > Tom Snyder > Gordon B. Hinkley > Kylie Minogue > Colin McEwan > Dan Fogleberg I’m sorry but I can’t resist making this change. Please add Lou Rawls and make Kylie Minogue an alternate. Thanks. Kathy ---
**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:** [December 17, 2005, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/150 "2005-12-17T04:37:45Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > Dammit! I knew I was playing with fire when I was checking my formatting by hitting ‘preview post’. Well, I didn’t intend to post it until the end of the month, but I might as well post it in it’s complete form, with alternatives. > > **2006 dead pool** > > [Lou Rawls](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Rawls) December 1, 1935 > Lung AND brain Cancer. If there were a DP for January alone, Lou would be on it. > > [Eleanor Mondale](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Mondale) 1960, unclear > Vice Presidential daughter, party animal, E! host, DJ. Before there was Paris, there was Eleanor, famous for nothing but being hot. But Eleanor is way [way](http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/6784/mondale.jpg) _way_ hotter than Paris could ever dream to be. > > [Dana Reeve](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Reeve) February 19, 1961 > superman’s wife, lung cancer. A tragic end to a life that earned my respect. > > [Don Ho](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Ho) August 13, 1930 > Don went to a third world country to receive experimental treatment on his heart. This is the little known ‘Rock Hudson’ stage of death and dying. > > [Brian Harvey](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Harvey) August 8, 1974 > (East 17 band) He managed to run _HIMSELF_ over with his Mercedes. Next attempt succeeds. > > [Harold Pinter](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Pinter) October 10, 1930 > He’ll go out blasting Bush. > > [Tammy faye](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Faye) March 7, 1942 > cancer is back. > > [Darlene Cates](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0146055/) December 13, 1947 > What’s eating Gilbert Grape Mother. Obesity. > > [Walid Jumblatt](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walid_Jumblatt) August 7, 1949 > You don’t live long when you live in Lebanon and badmouth Syria. > > [Pete Doherty](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Doherty) March 12, 1979 > (Libertines) I suspect Pete will again foil doper dreams of a big score, but that point total is just too tempting. > > [Jon Dalton](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Fairplay), (aka Jonny Fairplay) March 11, 1974 > Fading fame, substance abuse, and death go together like sugar, spice, and everything nice. In a tragic twist, his grandmother survives him. > > [Mike Martz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Martz) May 13, 1951 > Coach, Rams. – Endocrititis usually has an underlying cause. That ticker may have suffered too much damage. > > [Diego Maradana](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maradona) October 30, 1960 > Sure, the soccer star is living clean now, but the damage was done and the ego is big enough that he’ll take risks again. As always, Maradona follows in the footsteps of Best. > > **Alternates** > [Allegra Beck Versace](http://www.anorexicweb.com/InsidetheFridge/fallenangels.html) 1984?. > A carry over from last year, but Anoerexic as hell and worth the points. > > [Annette Funicello.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette_Funicello) October 22, 1942 > Another carry over. The extreme lack of news on her condition has me thinking that it is progressing. Very Nice… you might even make second place… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/151 "2005-12-17T05:10:34Z")
> [@Rachm Qoch](#): > > Very Nice… you might even make second place… 😉 c’mon **Rachm** , show your cards. Admit it. My list is a thing of beauty this year. [/size=1]well. format wise at least. [/size] 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/152 "2005-12-17T05:13:03Z")
the irony. it burns. it burrrrrnns. ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Macphisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Ms\_Macphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Macphisto)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/153 "2005-12-17T06:34:38Z")
My picks: 1. Nelson Mandela 2. Jerry Lee Lewis 3. Kurt Vonnegut 4. Les Paul 5. Tammy Faye Bakker Messner 6. Jack Chick 7. Fred Phelps 8. Margaret Thatcher 9. Nancy Reagan 10. Lou Rawls 11. Pete Doherty 12. Courtney Love 13. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Hopefully I can get more than just a gimme this year. In two previous years of entering the Death Pool, I believe I’ve only scored on Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II, along with every other Doper out there. ---
**Author:** ![Carm6773](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@Carm6773](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carm6773)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/154 "2005-12-17T12:40:22Z")
> [@Carm6773](#): > > Ok, I’ll play again: > > 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. Richard Pryor > 10. The Queen > 11. Nancy Reagan > 12. William Shatner > 13. Liz Taylor > > Alternates, in order: > > 1. Olivia de Havilland > 2. Scott Peterson > 3. Joseph Smith (killer of Carlie Brucia, whose abduction was caught on tape) 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. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/155 "2005-12-17T17:14:32Z")
My 2006 list. Carried over a couple from last year 1. Ronnie Biggs, Great Train Robbery participant. 2. Fidel Castro, Cuban dictator. 3. Dick Clark, ageless TV host. 4. Gerald Ford, ex President. 5. John Glenn, astronaut and politician. 6. Jeff Jarrett, pro wrestler. 7. Mickey Jones, TV actor. 8. Hamed Karzia, Afghan President. 9. Graham Kerr, TV cooking show host. 10. Jerry Lewis, comedian. 11. Mickey Rooney, actor. 12. Soupy Sales, kiddy show host. 13. Margaret Thatcher, ex British PM. Let the dying begin… ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/156 "2005-12-17T20:26:16Z")
Here is the unoriginal list of a first-timer: 1. Gerald Ford 2. Dana Reeve 3. Don Knotts 4. Stephen Hawking 5. James Earl Jones 6. Wilford Brimley 7. Prince Philip 8. Michael J. Fox 9. Tammy Faye Bakker Messner 10. Margaret Thatcher 11. Larry King 12. Arthur C. Clarke 13. Lou Rawls (Internal dialogue: This is harmless fun. I repeat, harmless fun. Simply typing a person’s name into a list can in no way bring about their death. There will be no reason to feel guilty if any of these people actually die next year. Harmless fun.) ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/157 "2005-12-17T21:51:36Z")
> [@Rico](#): > > I’m entertainment-heavy…but here goes again! > > Andy Griffith, actor > Don Knotts, actor > Eminem, so-called rapper > Glenn Ford, actor > Bernard Fox, actor (Dr. Bombay!) > Frank Cady, actor (Mr. Drucker on Green Acres) > Carol Channing, actress, singer > Mike Connors, actor (Mannix) > Dr. Jack Kervorkian, Dr. Death > Noel Neill, actress > Charles Nelson Reilly, D-list actor > Annette Funicello, Actress and former Mouseketeer > Gordon B. Hinckley, President, LDS Church Please replace Charles Nelson Reilly with Lou Rawls on my list. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/158 "2005-12-18T22:26:24Z")
Here’s my list for 2006. A lot of old people and a couple of long-shots: 1. Joseph Alois Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) 2. Gerald Ford (presidential klutz) 3. George Herbert Walker Bush (past US president, not the current one) 4. Kim Jong-Il (North Korean dictator) 5. Margaret Tatcher (former British prime minister) 6. James Watson (scientist) 7. Kurt Vonnegut (author) 8. Arthur C. Clarke (author) 9. Hugh Hefner (playboy) 10. Fyvush Finkel (actor) 11. Mary-Kate Olsen (walking skeleton) 12. Curtis James Jackson, aka 50 Cent (obligatory hip-hop artist) 13. Walter Cronkite (newscaster) Alternates: Tammy Faye Bakker Messner (former televangelist) Philip Jose Farmer (author) Ariel Sharon (former Israeli prime minister) Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2005, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/159 "2005-12-19T05:05:54Z")
OK, I’m back in. Most of the people on my list are carried over from 2005, but I’m replacing a few who look like bad bets, as well as the guys I scored on. [ol][li]Fidel Castro (leader of Cuba)[/li][li]Gerald Ford (former president)[/li][li]Bill Clinton (former president)[/li][li]Ted Kennedy (senator)[/li][li]Dick Cheney (vice-president. Yeah, there’s going to be a lot of dead US politicians this year. Of course, I said that last time.)[/li][li]Sandra Day O’Connor (Supreme Court Justice. Those guys always seem to work until their final breath.)[/li][li]“Lady Bird” Johnson (former first lady. Jeez, woman, when you gonna die, already?)[/li][li]Elizabeth Taylor (actress)[/li][li]Courtney Love (Kurt Cobain’s widow, train wreck looking for a place to happen)[/li][li]Jack Kervorkian (assisted suicide activist)[/li][li]Muhammad Ali (boxer)[/li][li]Ariel Sharon (Isreali PM)[/li][li]Abu al-Zarqawi (Iraqi insurgent/terrorist. I’m switching him for Osama bin Laden because I think OBL is already dead.)[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2005, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/160 "2005-12-19T06:31:58Z")
This is morbid, but what the hell. I’ll only feel guilty if any of them die. 1. Al Kaprielian (New England’s most famous - and annoying - weatherman) 2. Bob Barker 3. Dick Clark 4. Ariel Sharon 5. Hugh Grant 6. George Stienbrenner 7. Fats Domino (because I was stunned to learn he’s still alive) 8. Scott Weiland 9. Rosanna Arquette 10. Cloris Leachman 11. Mary-Kate Olsen 12. Ted Kennedy 13. Robin Williams Alt - Dick Cheney Kristie Alley [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632.md?page=9)