# 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:** 40
**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:** [May 9, 2007, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/781 "2007-05-09T00:11:34Z")
[QUOTE=Eleanor of Aquitaine] Hawking is on my list too, and I thought he was being especially cooperative by risking that trip in the vomit comet, but he seems to have survived it. (I’m glad, really I am.) [/QUOTE] I’m not glad. I’m bitter. Curse you, Hawking! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/782 "2007-05-09T18:35:09Z")
[I might finally score this year…](http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0927384020070509?feedType=RSS&rpc=22) ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/783 "2007-05-09T18:41:24Z")
[QUOTE=VunderBob] [I might finally score this year…](http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0927384020070509?feedType=RSS&rpc=22) [/QUOTE] Pishaw. She’s been milking that cancer for years. I suspect it’s just a hangnail, and god will cure it. (she’s on my list too. I just couldn’t resist) ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/784 "2007-05-09T21:07:49Z")
Okay, I got one! [Sect leader Yahweh Ben Yahweh](http://www.miamiherald.com/459/story/100239.html) dies at 71. This is my second-best birthday ever. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/785 "2007-05-10T14:49:38Z")
Looks like [the end is near for our dear Tammy Faye.](http://www.southflorida.com/news/sfl-apeople10may10,0,4456334.story?coll=sfla-entertainment-headlines) ---
**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/786 "2007-05-10T15:04:06Z")
When she passes, she will be the third person to die this year that I had on previous lists but not the current one. There should be some sort of Award for Prescience. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/787 "2007-05-10T20:00:08Z")
[Gordon Scott,](http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070505/NEWS/705050417/1004) who played Tarzan in several films made during the 1950’s and early '60’s, has died at the age of 80. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/788 "2007-05-13T15:36:38Z")
> [@](#): > > Less than a week after the funeral for Hawai’i entertainer Don Ho, his 52-year-old daughter Dayna Ho-Henry was found dead on the North Shore, according to her brother. > > Honolulu police spokeswoman Michelle Yu said no foul play is suspected. See [Don Ho's daughter, Dayna Ho-Henry, found dead | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper](http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/May/11/br/br1083694752.html) ---
**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:** [May 13, 2007, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/789 "2007-05-13T16:03:13Z")
Poor **Tammy Faye Messner** , she does seem to be on the way up and out. She did some silly stuff, but then she changed and did some good in the world. I wish I could say the same for a lot of other people. 35 points. Yes, I have her. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2007, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/790 "2007-05-13T16:09:08Z")
[QUOTE=Paul in Saudi] then she changed and did some good in the world. [/QUOTE] Say what? ---
**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:** [May 14, 2007, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/791 "2007-05-14T11:19:00Z")
[Gaddafi is reportedly in a coma](http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708596570&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull) ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/792 "2007-05-14T11:54:42Z")
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest] [Gaddafi is reportedly in a coma](http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708596570&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull) [/QUOTE] Whoa. Between him and Castro, we have the makings of a nice little trifecta of anti-American world leaders. Anybody want to make a bet on who the third guy is going to be? Hugo Chavez? Kim Jong-Il? ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/793 "2007-05-14T12:02:13Z")
How about [Mullah Dadullah Lang](http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/afghan.dadullah/index.html), a top Taliban leader? Nothing on CNN yet about Gaddafi. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/794 "2007-05-14T12:18:28Z")
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest] [Gaddafi is reportedly in a coma](http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708596570&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull) [/QUOTE] Disclaimer: Death Pool Lurker, not a Participant. [Gaddafi is fine](http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Politics&loid=8.0.414262015&par=0). It seems to be a Mark Twain episode. ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/795 "2007-05-14T12:43:46Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] Say what? [/QUOTE] I recommend the documentary “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”, to see that she is, astoundingly, given her public image, a thoughtful human being. She makes a convincing case that she did not know what Jim Bakker was doing with all the money she helped him get people to scoop out of their pockets, and feels great shame about it. I’m actually saddened by news of her decline, whereas 10-12 years ago, I’d be, shall we say, less charitable, like here: [QUOTE=Sean Factotum] How about Mullah Dadullah Lang, a top Taliban leader? [/QUOTE] I can’t get over thinking there needs to be a “Banana Fanna” in that name somewhere. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2007, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/796 "2007-05-14T13:23:14Z")
[QUOTE=scotandrsn] “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”, [/QUOTE] Sorry, I snickered. [QUOTE=scotandrsn] She makes a convincing case that she did not know what Jim Bakker was doing with all the money she helped him get people to scoop out of their pockets, and feels great shame about it. [/QUOTE] Did she give any of it back? ---
**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:** [May 14, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/797 "2007-05-14T22:47:08Z")
[QUOTE=scotandrsn] I can’t get over thinking there needs to be a “Banana Fanna” in that name somewhere. [/QUOTE] And a Rama Lama Ding Dong. ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/798 "2007-05-15T06:06:57Z")
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest] And a Rama Lama Ding Dong. [/QUOTE] No, that guy was Buddhist. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/799 "2007-05-15T12:47:11Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] Did she give any of it back? [/QUOTE] If there was anything to give back, do you think she would have done that VH1 _Surreal Life_ at all? She was in poor health then, and it didn’t look like she had any real income source. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2007, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/800 "2007-05-15T12:52:16Z")
[QUOTE=Sean Factotum] If there was anything to give back, [/QUOTE] Sorry, I obviously have not followed her situation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620.md?page=39) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620.md?page=41)