# 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:** 66
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1301 "2007-11-21T17:36:41Z")
[QUOTE=a35362] _sigh_ It’s _she._ Note to self: New Year’s Resolution: come up with new username. [/QUOTE] I’m so sorry! I should have remembered! I apologize profusely! ---
**Author:** ![Kuizelemartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@Kuizelemartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuizelemartz)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1302 "2007-11-21T17:42:21Z")
Thank you **a35362** , aka in my mind as “The A Lady”. See, I remember you’re a lady. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1303 "2007-11-21T18:10:48Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > Note to self: New Year’s Resolution: come up with new username. Try **a35362a**. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1304 "2007-11-21T22:38:55Z")
[QUOTE=fetus] Try **a35362a**. [/QUOTE] I agree. It’s much more feminine ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1305 "2007-11-23T22:25:15Z")
[Joe Kennedy,](http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-obit-kennedy&prov=ap&type=lgns) a baseball pitcher who had compiled a 43-61 career record for a total of five major-league clubs, has died at the age of 28. Kennedy’s last appearance on the mound had come when he was with the Toronto Blue Jays last September. ---
**Author:** ![Tinkertoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f19dbf/32.png) [@Tinkertoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinkertoy)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1306 "2007-11-26T19:55:38Z")
[**Kevin Dubrow**](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21978302/?GT1=10547) lead singer of **Quiet Riot** of unknown causes. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1307 "2007-11-26T21:55:41Z")
His metal health drove him mad. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1308 "2007-11-27T01:33:14Z")
A bit late (I saw this on a plane last week), but the lovely [Laraine Day](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0206478/) has passed away. The “First Lady of Baseball” while married to Leo Durocher, her star is on the Hollywood Walk of Fame near Gene Autry, George Burns and Gracie Allen. Sadly, I had inside info about this one, but didn’t choose her. It would have felt icky. ☹ ---
**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:** [November 27, 2007, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1309 "2007-11-27T01:40:48Z")
[QUOTE=EJsGirl] A bit late (I saw this on a plane last week), but the lovely [Laraine Day](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0206478/) has passed away. The “First Lady of Baseball” while married to Leo Durocher, her star is on the Hollywood Walk of Fame near Gene Autry, George Burns and Gracie Allen. Sadly, I had inside info about this one, but didn’t choose her. It would have felt icky. ☹ [/QUOTE] What can I say **EJsGirl**. As one of the many July 29er Dopers I, too, would have felt icky if I’d had inside info. I guess it’s just one of our many fine upstanding traits. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1310 "2007-11-27T11:05:59Z")
Washington Redskins’ Safety Sean Taylor has died after bringing a knife to a gun fight. Allegedly, somebody broke into his Miami home Sunday night, where Taylor was staying while on IR. Taylor, hearing the sound, grabbed a machete he kept by his bed (really?!), and investigated. The robber/assailant ended up shooting Taylor in the groin, damaging his femoral artery, causing him to bleed significantly. In the early morning hours of Tuesday, Taylor died. [Link](http://cbs2chicago.com/national/Sean.Taylor.shot.2.596424.html) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1311 "2007-11-27T15:30:15Z")
[QUOTE=Only Mostly Dead] Sean Taylor has died after bringing a knife to a gun fight. [/QUOTE] I was going to say that. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1312 "2007-11-27T19:00:51Z")
> [@](#): > > JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Robert Cade, who invented Gatorade and sparked the multimillion dollar sports drink industry, died Tuesday of kidney failure. He was 80. Source: [http://www.wftv.com/news/14705610/detail.html](http://www.wftv.com/news/14705610/detail.html) “ **… who invented Gatorade …** ” and “ **… died Tuesday of kidney failure.** ” You do the math. 😃 ---
**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:** [November 29, 2007, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1313 "2007-11-29T16:41:35Z")
> [@](#): > > BROOKLYN, N.Y.–Former Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.), the chairman of the House International Relations Committee who as Judiciary Committee chief wielded the gavel during President Clinton’s impeachment, has died, a family member confirmed Thursday. Source: [http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/](http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/) ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1314 "2007-11-30T18:05:34Z")
[Roger Smith](http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-11-30-roger-smith-obit_N.htm?csp=34) ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1315 "2007-11-30T18:13:04Z")
I think I am gonna pick 13 NFL players next year. 2008 thread opens soon doesn’t it? ---
**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:** [November 30, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1316 "2007-11-30T20:24:16Z")
[QUOTE=MadTheSwine] I think I am gonna pick 13 NFL players next year. 2008 thread opens soon doesn’t it? [/QUOTE] Should open tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1317 "2007-11-30T21:41:45Z")
[Evel Knievel](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obit_knievel) dead at 69. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1318 "2007-11-30T21:43:43Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] [Evel Knievel](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obit_knievel) dead at 69. [/QUOTE] And 31 points have come flying over the canyon right at me! WooHooo! ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1319 "2007-11-30T22:13:09Z")
I was about to throw up my hands in despair and blow off the 2008 pool. But I just scored with Knievel, and now I’m all amped up to enter again. It’s like fishing; all it takes is a couple of nibbles to keep you going. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1320 "2007-11-30T22:21:31Z")
[QUOTE=Freddy the Pig] I was about to throw up my hands in despair and blow off the 2008 pool. But I just scored with Knievel, and now I’m all amped up to enter again. It’s like fishing; all it takes is a couple of nibbles to keep you going. [/QUOTE] or winning every 43rd pull of the slot machine [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620.md?page=65) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620.md?page=67)