# 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:** 23
**Author:** ![feppytweed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/feppytweed/32/4280_2.png) [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2007, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/441 "2007-01-01T18:07:14Z")
[QUOTE=Swampbear] I’d venture to say most of us would cut severus a little slack here. I mean, who amongst us has not experienced the Dope’s infamous sloooooooow as moooollllllaaaaassssseeeeessss server before? [/QUOTE] Yeah, I say let him slide. But just this once! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2007, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/442 "2007-01-01T18:22:20Z")
I’m all for letting **severus** play. I just had a very long post disappear while waiting for the preview. And overnight can be especially draggy. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/443 "2007-01-01T18:50:01Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Lance Murdoch] Those of you who picked Evel Kenievel are forgetting one thing. The USA has the highest doctor to daredevil ratio in the entire world. [/QUOTE] Well, if anyone would know that, it would be you, **Lance**. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2007, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/444 "2007-01-01T19:25:06Z")
Another vote for letting **severus** play. The more, the merrier, right? ---
**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:** [January 1, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/445 "2007-01-01T19:54:23Z")
[QUOTE=Fear Itself] 1. Tom Hamilton, Aerosmith bass player 2. AQ Khan, Pakistani nuclear scientist **3. Bertie Griffey, mother of Ken Griffey Jr.** 1. Johnny Pesky, former Red Sox shortstop 2. Kanye West, rap music entertainer 3. Bob Newhart, actor 4. Terry Jones, member of Monty Python 5. Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead bass player 6. Mickey Wright, LPGA Hall of Fame golfer 7. Sen. Craig Thomas, (R-WY) 8. Roddy Piper, former professional wrestler 9. John Daly, PGA golfer 10. Lena Horne, singer and entertainer alternates (as if any of my picks will die in the next _year_, let alone the next 4 hours!) 11. Marianne Faithful, 60’s singer 12. Smokey Robinson, R&B singer/songwriter 13. John Forsythe, actor [/QUOTE] I hate to bring this up after the deadline but I just read this. Is Mrs Griffey famous? I mean every famous person has parents but that doesn’t make them famous on their own. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/446 "2007-01-01T20:08:42Z")
For what it’s worth, here’s my list, late due to partying last night. If I’m pushing it, then disregard at will. **a35362** , sorry about this: 1. Fidel Castro, dictator 2. Evil Knievel, daredevil 3. Muhammad Ali, boxer 4. Stephen Hawking, physicist 5. Queen Elizabeth II, monarch 6. His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama 7. John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court Justice 8. Ray Bradbury, author 9. Kurt Vonnegut, author 10. Luciano Pavarotti, singer 11. Jerry Falwell, televangelist 12. Mike Tyson, boxer 13. Pope Benedict XVI, pope I know I’m too late, but I’m throwing myself upon your mercy here; this is my first time in here, and I’d really like to give it a try. Please? ---
**Author:** ![Critical\_Mass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Critical\_Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical_Mass)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/447 "2007-01-01T20:21:48Z")
Absolutely nothing against **severus** (really sorry **severus** ), but let me be the dissenting opinion here. This is a black and white issue. Deadline is 2359 hours 31 December 2006. For everyone. Period. We’ve all experienced slow servers. We should all understand that this could have been predicted. You play with fire, you risk getting burned. **severus** got burned. I’ve lost items on eBay because I didn’t snipe it properly. You think I go to the seller and ask if I can have another chance at the item because my server hiccuped? Better luck next year. Sorry again **severus**. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/448 "2007-01-01T20:34:17Z")
[QUOTE=Loach] I hate to bring this up after the deadline but I just read this. Is Mrs Griffey famous? I mean every famous person has parents but that doesn’t make them famous on their own. [/QUOTE] She was in the news recently because _both_ of his parents had been diagnosed with cancer at the same time. But here it is again, the famous for being sick problem again. Granted, it’s not for the 70 points that mr. unknown blog dude is. ---
**Author:** ![Grits\_and\_Hard\_Toast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Grits\_and\_Hard\_Toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grits_and_Hard_Toast)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/449 "2007-01-01T20:41:01Z")
[QUOTE=Loach] I hate to bring this up after the deadline but I just read this. Is Mrs Griffey famous? I mean every famous person has parents but that doesn’t make them famous on their own. [/QUOTE] I had wondered last year when I had Earl Woods, Tiger’s Father, if that was pushing it. But even though he would likely not be known if not for Tiger, I felt he was so much a part of Tiger’s story, that he would count. I think most non- golfers even know of his dad’s early coaching of Tiger, that he was retired from the Army, that even the nickname Tiger comes from his Dad’s army buddy in Vietnam. In most every interview Tiger mentioned his father, and every story about Tiger’s life includes quite a bit about the relationship Tiger had with his father. It was big news when Tiger’s dad was too ill to attend tournaments, and then when Tiger skipped some important tournaments to be with his ill father. But I felt he was already well known by that time. Not sure how that all relates to the question, but that was my reasoning for using another sports star’s parent. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2007, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/450 "2007-01-01T20:42:08Z")
[QUOTE=qwest] This is a black and white issue. Deadline is 2359 hours 31 December 2006. For everyone. [/QUOTE] If it’s a democracy, I agree that it’s only a game and would give it to severus. ---
**Author:** ![Grits\_and\_Hard\_Toast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Grits\_and\_Hard\_Toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grits_and_Hard_Toast)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/451 "2007-01-01T20:51:37Z")
[QUOTE=qwest] Absolutely nothing against **severus** (really sorry **severus** ), but let me be the dissenting opinion here. This is a black and white issue. Deadline is 2359 hours 31 December 2006. For everyone. Period. We’ve all experienced slow servers. We should all understand that this could have been predicted. You play with fire, you risk getting burned. **severus** got burned. I’ve lost items on eBay because I didn’t snipe it properly. You think I go to the seller and ask if I can have another chance at the item because my server hiccuped? Better luck next year. Sorry again **severus**. [/QUOTE] How about a penalty for **severus** being one minute late? If he should happen to win, he only gets half of the huge cash prize? There is a huge cash prize isn’t there? ---
**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:** [January 1, 2007, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/452 "2007-01-01T21:00:21Z")
[QUOTE=Loach] I hate to bring this up after the deadline but I just read this. Is Mrs Griffey famous? I mean every famous person has parents but that doesn’t make them famous on their own. [/QUOTE] [I suggest you read the rules again:](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8018912&postcount=1) > [@](#): > > We have no rule about what constitutes “celebrity,” because it makes our heads hurt to think about this. I don’t make 'em, I just play by 'em. Besides, I don’t want to be the one to break the news to \*\*Annie-Xmas \*\*, [who chose the entire Bush family](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8022747&postcount=44), including the twins, who have no other claim to fame other than their father. I leave that to you. ---
**Author:** ![Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hypnagogic_jerk/32/4252_2.png) [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypnagogic_Jerk)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2007, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/453 "2007-01-01T21:01:53Z")
Anyway, as I said, I don’t really mind. I’ll let **a35362** decide, since she’s the one organizing the contest. And if she thinks that my submissions were too late, well, I only ask her, if she doesn’t mind, to keep track of them anyway, as she does with the other “official” picks, so I know how well I would have done. I’m only doing this for fun, and anyway, I’m not actually expecting my picks to die. I didn’t _all_ choose them at random, but… it was pretty close to that. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/454 "2007-01-02T01:35:44Z")
I say\*\* severus\*\* should get to play too! And one last time, a big **Thank You** to **a35362**! ---
**Author:** ![Zog\_10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c57346/32.png) [@Zog\_10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zog_10)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/455 "2007-01-02T01:39:16Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Lance Murdoch] > [@Zog\_10](#): > > Shamelessy stolen from **Rachm Qoch** What fun is that? [/QUOTE] If you can’t beat 'em, join 'em. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/456 "2007-01-02T03:49:39Z")
[QUOTE=qwest] \ This is a black and white issue. Deadline is 2359 hours 31 December 2006. For everyone. Period. \ [/QUOTE] True. But remember, that’s CST. So **severus** was not an hour and 2 minutes late, he was only 2 minutes late, and would have been on time if not for the server going down. He said he was in mid post when it did. Unfortunately, **appleciders** was a good deal later than that ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/457 "2007-01-02T16:27:53Z")
I just gave my sidekick at work a copy of my list so he can play along. “Nicole Richie, cool,” he said. “Um, you know what I mean … well, since you play, I guess you _do_ know what I mean.” I like this kid! (And if I were willing to have my sidekick at work reading my posts, I’d definitely turn him on to the Dope.) ---
**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:** [January 2, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/458 "2007-01-02T17:08:01Z")
48 hours into the new game and everyone is a DP Virgin. 🆒 ---
**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:** [January 2, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/459 "2007-01-02T17:45:21Z")
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest] 48 hours into the new game and everyone is a DP Virgin. 🆒 [/QUOTE] Oh, there are SO many lines here… ---
**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:** [January 2, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/460 "2007-01-02T17:46:29Z")
[QUOTE=Fear Itself] [I suggest you read the rules again:](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8018912&postcount=1) I don’t make 'em, I just play by 'em. Besides, I don’t want to be the one to break the news to \*\*Annie-Xmas \*\*, [who chose the entire Bush family](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8022747&postcount=44), including the twins, who have no other claim to fame other than their father. I leave that to you. [/QUOTE] At least they have a claim to fame. They are in the news. They have been on the cover of magazines. They have been in the National Enquirer. I assume that all notable people have parents. That doesn’t mean I should pick Stephen Hawkings Mum or Bill Gates’ Dad. I hear that Brad Pitt’s cousin Elmer is sick, should I have picked him? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620.md?page=24)