# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Andrew\_21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Andrew\_21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrew_21)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/61 "2006-12-04T23:14:09Z")
[ol] [li]Augusto Pinochet (November 25, 1915)[/li][li]Art Buchwald (October 20, 1925)[/li][li]Fidel Castro (August 13, 1926)[/li][li]Ariel Sharon (February 27, 1928)[/li][li]Jack Kevorkian (May 26, 1928)[/li][li]Don Ho (August 13, 1930)[/li][li]Hilly Kristal (October 12, 1931)[/li][li]Elizabeth Taylor (February 27, 1932)[/li][li]Tom Snyder (May 12, 1936)[/li][li]Benny Parsons (July 12, 1941)[/li][li]Tammy Faye Bakker Messner (March 7, 1942)[/li][li]Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash, “Mrs. Anthrax” (1953)[/li][li]Hassan Nasrallah (August 31, 1960)[/li] Alternates [li]Gerald Ford (July 14, 1913)[/li][li]Walid Jumblatt (August 7, 1949)[/li][li]Vaclav Havel (October 5, 1936)[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/62 "2006-12-05T00:26:42Z")
My picks for 2k7, although I reserve the right to change any or all at the last moment. Ed McMahon Buzz Aldrin Queen Elizabeth II Tom Brokaw Tom Snyder Ruth Bader Ginsburg Jimmy Carter Hugo Chavez M. Scott Carpenter Chuck Yeager Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, al-Zarqawi’s successor Wally Schirra Robert Mugabe ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/63 "2006-12-05T00:28:45Z")
[QUOTE=VunderBob] My picks for 2k7, although I reserve the right to change any or all at the last moment. Ed McMahon Buzz Aldrin Queen Elizabeth II Tom Brokaw Tom Snyder Ruth Bader Ginsburg Jimmy Carter Hugo Chavez M. Scott Carpenter Chuck Yeager Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, al-Zarqawi’s successor Wally Schirra Robert Mugabe [/QUOTE] I forgot my alternates: George Soros Michael Moore Tabitha King ---
**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:** [December 5, 2006, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/64 "2006-12-05T01:22:51Z")
Be gentle, this is my first time. 1. Dick Cheney 2. Ringo Starr 3.David Hampton Pryor, Former US Senator from Arkansas. 3. Fidel Castro 4. King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud 5. Christopher Lee 6. Ray Bradbury 7. Dwayne Hickman 8. Buzz Aldrin 9. Neil Armstrong 10. Ariel Sharon 11. Stephen Hawking 12. Gerald R. Ford ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/65 "2006-12-05T02:59:53Z")
My first dip in the pool: Ariel Sharon Fidel Castro Charlton Heston Dick Clark Nancy Reagan Jean-Louis Trintignant Peter O’Toole Peter Boyle Dick Van Dyke Angela Lansbury Julie Andrews John le Carré Christopher Tolkein Alternates: James Ivory (of Merchant & Ivory) Ray Bradbury Stephen Hawking ---
**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 5, 2006, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/66 "2006-12-05T16:16:36Z")
[QUOTE=VunderBob] My picks for 2k7, although I reserve the right to change any or all at the last moment. Ed McMahon Buzz Aldrin Queen Elizabeth II Tom Brokaw Tom Snyder Ruth Bader Ginsburg Jimmy Carter Hugo Chavez M. Scott Carpenter Chuck Yeager Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, al-Zarqawi’s successor Wally Schirra Robert Mugabe [/QUOTE] It was only a matter of time before someone picked Abu Hamza al-Muhajir. This is a troublesome pick because the name is probably fake and there is great debate as to who this person actually is. It might pan out, but it might turn into a real can of worms. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/67 "2006-12-05T17:31:49Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Lance Murdoch] It was only a matter of time before someone picked Abu Hamza al-Muhajir. This is a troublesome pick because the name is probably fake and there is great debate as to who this person actually is. It might pan out, but it might turn into a real can of worms. [/QUOTE] We might need a ruling, but I’d claim the points on the basis of my having named the successor of al-Zarqawi as my pick. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/68 "2006-12-05T22:47:56Z")
1. Gerald Ford, former president 2. Betty Ford, former first lady 3. Walter Cronkite, former news anchor 4. Billy Graham, evangelist 5. Leona Helmsley, famous ex-con 6. Eunice Kennedy Shriver 7. Charlie Watts, drummer 8. William Lucy, Secretary-Treasurer of labor union AFSCME 9. Natasha Lyonne, actress 10. Lindsay Lohan, actress 11. Dwyane Wade, basketball player 12. Fidel Castro, Cuban leader 13. Nicole Richie, socialite Alts: 1. Les Paul 2. Michael J. Fox 3. Aaron Carter ---
**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:** [December 6, 2006, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/69 "2006-12-06T02:49:31Z")
Anyone have [Emmett Kelly](http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1130az-obit-kelly30-ON.html) last year? ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/70 "2006-12-06T13:00:12Z")
Why is Celebrity Death Beeper blocked by the Saudi Authorities? ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/71 "2006-12-06T16:32:36Z")
Wow, I thought a bunch of these people were already dead. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/72 "2006-12-06T16:53:00Z")
Odd, that’s what they were saying about you. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/73 "2006-12-06T18:55:26Z")
[QUOTE=faithfool] Most I hope are self-explanatory, but my alternates need a bit of definition and shape: Anita Bryant for being the first I remember for truly dogging gay rights and Scarlett for being such a stuck-up, snotty bitch. [/QUOTE] Emphasis mine. FYI, you didn’t have anyone named Scarlett among your 13 picks. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/74 "2006-12-06T19:29:38Z")
[QUOTE=Spiff] Emphasis mine. FYI, you didn’t have anyone named Scarlett among your 13 picks. [/QUOTE] Scarlett Johansen was listed as an alternate. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/75 "2006-12-06T19:43:18Z")
**Main:** [ol] [li]Bob Barker[/li][li]Barbara Bush[/li][li]Fidel Castro[/li][li]Dick Clark[/li][li]Walter Cronkite[/li][li]Tom Cruise[/li][li]Gerald Ford[/li][li]Billy Graham[/li][li]Charles Manson[/li][li]Marshall Mathers (a.k.a. Eminem)[/li][li]Willie Nelson[/li][li]Michael Jackson[/li][li]Keith Richards[/li][/ol] **Alternatives:** [ol] [li]Hugh Downs[/li][li]Bil Keane[/li][li]Evel Knievel[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![ladybug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@ladybug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladybug)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/76 "2006-12-07T01:00:47Z")
1. Fidel Castro 2. Nicole Richie 3. Bono 4. Mickey Rooney 5. Shirley Temple 6. Jeff Gordon 7. Dick Cheney 8. Stan Lee 9. Mick Jagger 10. Carol Channing 11. Dick Clark 12. Whitney Houston 13. Jennifer Aniston ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/77 "2006-12-07T03:15:15Z")
1). Gerald Ford–former US President 2). Fidel Castro–dictator of Cuba 3). Bill Cosby–actor/commedian (no reason, just think he is a good bet) 4). Ingmar Bergman–filmmaker 5). Merle Haggard–singer/songwriter 6). Phil Lesh–musician 7). Willie Nelson–singer/songwriter/actor (God I hope not, but he is a good bet) 8). Pat Robertson–polititian, evangelist 9). “Magic” Erwin Johnson–athelete, basketball coach 10). Jerry Lee Lewis–singer songwriter 11). Joe Paterno–college football coach 12). Moe Bandy–singer/songwriter 13). Richard B. Cheney–Vice President of the US Alternates: Monty Hall–Game Show Host William Bruce Rose–You know him as Axl of “Guns and Roses” Andy Rooney–commentator who comments on the human condition SGT Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![sneezy5660](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@sneezy5660](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sneezy5660)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/78 "2006-12-07T03:57:20Z")
Man, I have a lot of repeaters from this year’s list! Here goes nuthin’. 1. Tammy F.B. Messner 2. Gerald Ford 3. Lady Bird Johnson 4. Dick Clark 5. Courtney Love 6. K-Fed 7. Muhammad Ali 8. Michael Jackson 9. Abe Vigoda 10.Billy Graham 1. Fidel Castro 2. Charlton Heston 13.Augusto Pinochet Alternates: Kirk Douglas Bob Barker Osama bin Laden ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/79 "2006-12-07T04:50:33Z")
1. Peter Boyle, actor 2. Richard Widmark, actor 3. Mickey Rooney, actor 4. Andy Rooney, 60 Minutes guy 5. Bob Newhart, actor 6. Frances Sternhagen, actress 7. Dick Cheney, V.P. 8. Kirk Douglas, actor 9. Charlton Heston, actor 10. Roger Ebert, film critic 11. Jimmy Carter, former president 12. Cloris Leachman, actress ---
**Author:** ![cadolphin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@cadolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cadolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/80 "2006-12-07T19:51:45Z")
1. Arial Sharon 2. Billy Graham 3. Dan Fogelberg 4. Dan Rather 5. Estelle Getty 6. Eunice Kennedy Schriver 7. Farrah Fawcett 8. Geraldine Ferraro 9. Gordon B. Hinkley 10 Pat Burns 11 Tammy Faye Bakker Messner 12 Tom Snyder 13 Zsa Zsa Gabor Alternates: 1. Lady Bird Johnson 2. Eileen Herlie [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620.md?page=5)