# The Celebrity Death Pool 2007 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 2, 2006, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620 "2006-12-02T22:07:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**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:** [December 26, 2006, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/221 "2006-12-26T23:14:44Z")
[QUOTE=Sean Factotum] Not only that, but Courtney’s gonna track down each and every last one of you and kick your butts. [/QUOTE] Look, that’s _your_ fantasy, not mine, ok? 😃 Now if Dick Butkus wanted to hunt me down and kick my butt… ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/222 "2006-12-27T00:21:17Z")
1. Gerald Ford 2. Kirk Douglas 3. Jane Wyman 4. Eli Wallach 5. Billy Graham 6. Muhammad Ali 7. Mickey Rooney 8. Andy Rooney 9. Charlton Heston 10. Elizabeth Taylor (she didn’t look good on Tonight Show clip last week) 11. Jimmy Carter (also seemed to be more than frail on recent appearance.) 12. George Bush Sr. 13. Morgan Freeman (he seemed a little “off” in a recent interview) Not that I am particularly hoping any of the above kick it this year - and there are not a lot of points there, as most are well into their 80’s or older. Alternates: Estelle Getty, Joan Rivers, Dick Clark ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/223 "2006-12-27T02:03:43Z")
Delete my first submission because itwas a feint. My real 2K7 picks: Sen. Craig Thomas - WY Fidel Castro Kim Jong-Il Jerry Falwell Muqtada al-Sadr Louis Farrakhan Kylie Minogue Suzanne Pleshette Farah Fawcett Oma Abdel-Rahman Muhammed Ali Tammie Faye Bakker Messner Luciano Pavarotti ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/224 "2006-12-27T02:41:42Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] Now if Dick Butkus wanted to hunt me down and kick my butt… [/QUOTE] Dick Butkus??? **swampy** , I thought you had better taste than that! ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/225 "2006-12-27T02:48:25Z")
**Main:** [ol] [li]Muhammed Ali[/li][li]Bob Barker[/li][li]Barbara Bush[/li][li]Jimmy Carter[/li][li]Fidel Castro[/li][li]Dick Clark[/li][li]Walter Cronkite[/li][li]Tom Cruise[/li][li]Billy Graham[/li][li]Hugh Downs[/li][li]Gerald Ford[/li][li]Bil Keane[/li][li]Keith Richards[/li][/ol] **Alternatives:** [ol] [li]Michael Jackson[/li][li]Evel Knievel[/li][li]Marshall Mathers (a.k.a. Eminem)[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/226 "2006-12-27T03:24:53Z")
Last year was a wash, so I’m re-vamping my list: 1. Natasha Lyonne, actress and long-shot 2. Gerald Ford, former president 3. Dennis Netto, aka Dennis Erectus, radio personality 4. Todd Hillier, aka Fez Whatley, radio personality 5. “Chicago” Eddie Schwartz, radio personality 6. Jane Tomlinson, activist 7. Dick Gregory, author and comedian 8. Ariel Sharon, former PM of Israel 9. Chizuo Matsumoto, aka Shoko Asahara, cult leader (I am fully aware of the death penalty rule) 10. Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, former televangelist’s wife 11. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, leader of Algeria 12. Fidel Castro, leader of Cuba 13. Robert Anton Wilson, author Alternates, in order: a. Abu Bakar Bashir, cleric and general troublemaker in Indonesia b. Mike Wallace, former 60 Minutes reporter c. Don Pardo, SNL announcer ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/227 "2006-12-27T03:31:48Z")
Last year was a wash, so I’m re-vamping my list: 1. Natasha Lyonne, actress and long-shot 2. Gerald Ford, former president 3. Dennis Netto, aka Dennis Erectus, radio personality 4. Todd Hillier, aka Fez Whatley, radio personality 5. “Chicago” Eddie Schwartz, radio personality 6. Jane Tomlinson, activist 7. Dick Gregory, author and comedian 8. Ariel Sharon, former PM of Israel 9. Chizuo Matsumoto, aka Shoko Asahara, cult leader (I am fully aware of the death penalty rule) 10. Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, former televangelist’s wife 11. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, leader of Algeria 12. Fidel Castro, leader of Cuba 13. Robert Anton Wilson, author Alternates, in order: a. Abu Bakar Bashir, cleric and general troublemaker in Indonesia b. Mike Wallace, former 60 Minutes reporter c. Don Pardo, SNL announcer ---
**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:** [December 27, 2006, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/228 "2006-12-27T04:51:53Z")
A whole lot of alternates are about to come into play. ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/229 "2006-12-27T04:55:58Z")
Yes, **Captain Lance Murdoch** is right - former President Gerald R. Ford passed away today. He was on my list for 2007, but he was also on my list for 2006. I will post later on which alternate will be taking his spot for 2007. RIP, Gerry - you had a good, long life. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/230 "2006-12-27T05:04:30Z")
[Link](http://cbs2.com/politics/politicsnational_story_227195601.html) ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/231 "2006-12-27T05:06:06Z")
In light of the the recent news of Gerald Ford’s death, please substitute **Andy Rooney**. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/232 "2006-12-27T05:12:23Z")
I’ve going to substitute Ford with his Secretary of State, **Henry Kissinger**. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/233 "2006-12-27T05:15:45Z")
Please substitute Lady Bird Johnson for Ford on my list. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/234 "2006-12-27T05:22:32Z")
Here’s my updated list with Pres. Ford’s death: 1. Benny Parsons (NASCAR racer and announcer) 2. Joe Paterno 3. George Steinbrenner 4. Peter Graves 5. Fidel Castro 6. Lady Bird Johnson 7. Billy Graham 8. Mike Wallace 9. Ravi Shankar 10. Jim McKay 11. Darryl Strawberry 12. Pope Benedict XVI 13. Tony Bennett alternates: Stephen Hawking Yogi Berra ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/235 "2006-12-27T05:22:53Z")
Please substitute J.D. Salinger. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Blue-Sighted_Shadow)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/236 "2006-12-27T05:44:43Z")
Please replace Ford with Tom Cruise. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/237 "2006-12-27T05:46:22Z")
Updated list (substitution made at slot #9): 1. Billy Graham 2. Keith Richards 3. Jimmy Carter 4. Zsa Zsa Gabor 5. Terry Jones 6. Jesse Helms 7. Lindsay Lohan 8. Ariel Sharon 9. Andy Rooney 10. Farrah Fawcett 11. Bob Barker 12. Tammy Faye Bakker Messner 13. Fred Phelps ---
**Author:** ![Stinkum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Stinkum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinkum)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/238 "2006-12-27T06:05:29Z")
[QUOTE=Stinkum] Well poo. Pinochet is gone. New list below with 13 this time! 1. Elizabeth Taylor 2. Gerald Ford 3. Billy Graham 4. Terry Jones (from Monty Python) 5. Dick Clark 6. Carol Channing 7. Ray Bradbury 8. Fidel Castro 9. Nancy Reagan 10. Ariel Sharon 11. George W. Bush 12. Art Buchwald 13. Neil Armstrong Alternates are Kurt Vonnegut Jack Klugman and a longshot: Keith Richards [/QUOTE] Gerald Ford is gone. I think I had him last year, so I’ll somehow score. Put Kurt Vonnegut in his place. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/239 "2006-12-27T06:06:21Z")
Dang. Well that means my new list is as follows (with a new alternate): 1. Natasha Lyonne, actress and long-shot [del]2. Gerald Ford, former president[/del] 2. Abu Bakar Bashir, cleric and general troublemaker in Indonesia 3. Dennis Netto, aka Dennis Erectus, radio personality 4. Todd Hillier, aka Fez Whatley, radio personality 5. “Chicago” Eddie Schwartz, radio personality 6. Jane Tomlinson, activist 7. Dick Gregory, author and comedian 8. Ariel Sharon, former PM of Israel 9. Chizuo Matsumoto, aka Shoko Asahara, cult leader (I am fully aware of the death penalty rule) 10. Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, former televangelist’s wife 11. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, leader of Algeria 12. Fidel Castro, leader of Cuba 13. Robert Anton Wilson, author Alternates, in order: a. Mike Wallace, former 60 Minutes reporter b. Don Pardo, SNL announcer c. Gene Wilder ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/240 "2006-12-27T06:25:20Z")
It’s sad to see him go, I do wish he could have stuck around for another week. (does that make me a bad person?) My updated list: ``` 01 Fidel Castro 02 Billy Graham 03 Elizabeth Taylor 04 Bob Barker 05 Keith Richards 06 Kirk Douglas 07 Tom Arnold 08 Muhammad Ali 09 Tammy Faye Bakker Messner 10 Hugh Heffner 11 Pope Benedict XVI 12 Charlton Heston 13 Jack Klugman ``` Alternates: ``` a) Annette Funicello b) Karl Malden ``` [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620.md?page=13)