# 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:** 69
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1361 "2007-12-17T20:01:23Z")
[QUOTE=JohnnieEnigma] Sean Penn Larry David Benicio del Toro Mick Jagger Barbara Streisand Katie Couric Woody Allen Wolf Blitzer Bill Clinton Robert Byrd Carl Reiner Krist Novolesic Wesley Clark :dubious: [/QUOTE] I think you wanted to post this in the [**Celebrity Death Pool 2008**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=446179) thread. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1362 "2007-12-17T22:55:15Z")
[QUOTE=Fetchund] Finally! I’m part of an actual **group!** 😃 [/QUOTE] **Fetchund** , Would you mind terribly going over and standing just on the other side of that doorway there? No, further over. Further. Further. Go on, a few more feet, we can still see the toes of your socks. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1363 "2007-12-18T05:25:50Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] I think you wanted to post this in the [**Celebrity Death Pool 2008**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=446179) thread. [/QUOTE] I’ve entered the list anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1364 "2007-12-19T02:20:22Z")
Actor [John Berg](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1295834/) has [died](http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-12-17-john-berg-death_N.htm). ---
**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:** [December 19, 2007, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1365 "2007-12-19T14:53:02Z")
It is my sad duty to report that Albert “Dapper” O’Neil has passed beyond the rim, donating 13 points to my quest for 35th place. Boston politics will never be the same. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1366 "2007-12-25T00:17:11Z")
In the last few days, [Michael Kidd, choreographer/director on stage and screen, died at 92](http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/24/arts/dance/24cnd-kidd.html?_r=1&oref=slogin), [jazz pianist Oscar Peterson died at 82](http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/12/24/obit-peterson-oscar.html), [and billionaire contractor Ken Hendricks died at 66](http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=7529964) ---
**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:** [December 25, 2007, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1367 "2007-12-25T00:22:27Z")
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn] …[and billionaire contractor Ken Hendricks died at 66](http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=7529964) [/QUOTE] The irony, it burns. Billionaire who started as roofing contractor dies falling through his own roof. ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1368 "2007-12-27T02:22:02Z")
Late check out, please. Sports broadcaster [Stu Nahan](http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-me-nahan27dec27,1,4620765.story?coll=la-headlines-sports) has passed away at the age of 81. He was a local Los Angeles sportscaster for many years, and he appeared in the movies _Brian’s Song_, all 5 _Rocky_ movies, and _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1369 "2007-12-27T13:36:00Z")
[Benazir Bhutto](http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8TPQFPG0&show_article=1): some articles say alive but critical, other reports have her dead… ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1370 "2007-12-27T13:44:45Z")
[QUOTE=VunderBob] [Benazir Bhutto](http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8TPQFPG0&show_article=1): some articles say alive but critical, other reports have her dead… [/QUOTE] [CNN](http://www.cnn.com/?eref=rss_topstories) now reporting she has died. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1371 "2007-12-27T15:36:10Z")
This has been a rough holiday season for the thoroughbred industry: Dale Baird, the all-time leading trainer by wins, died in an automobile accident Dec. 23, a spokesman for Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort confirmed. He was 72. [http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=42876](http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=42876) South Florida training stalwart Frank Gomez died Dec. 23 at his home in Pembroke Pines, Fla. He was 78…Gomez started the careers of national champions Princess Rooney, Smile, and Cherokee Run. He won more than 100 stakes at Calder and Tropical throughout the years and is a Calder Hall of Fame charter inductee (1995). [http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=42877&source=rss](http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=42877&source=rss) Ray Correa, longtime rider and trainer, primarily at Turf Paradise, died Tuesday at age 81. > **[Horse Racing Daily News | Horse Racing Results](https://www.drf.com/news/all-news)** > > Get all horse race related news & updates daily. Horse racing daily news. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1372 "2007-12-27T15:38:13Z")
Holy cow, eight since Christmas Eve! It’s the end of the year and suddenly they’re dropping like flies! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1373 "2007-12-27T15:40:51Z")
I had Bhutto! It may be a unique pick too. Of course, she’s the only celebrity I chose that has actually died this year, but at least I’ve lost my virginity. She was kind of a wild card for me. Someone relatively young, but in a dangerous occupation, so to speak. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1374 "2007-12-27T18:09:31Z")
[QUOTE=VunderBob] [Benazir Bhutto](http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8TPQFPG0&show_article=1): some articles say alive but critical, other reports have her dead… [/QUOTE] Crap. She was number one on my 2008 list. Guess I gotta find some Mexican folk singer to replace her now. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2007, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1375 "2007-12-27T18:58:09Z")
Comedien Beverly Wines, a/k/a [Pudgy](http://abillings.livejournal.com/337194.html) died December 24th. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1376 "2007-12-31T03:04:35Z")
When can we expect the final tally? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2007, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1377 "2007-12-31T03:08:46Z")
[QUOTE=phungi] When can we expect the final tally? [/QUOTE] Cool your jets, I still have time to win this thing. Just need 11 more to kick it by midnight tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1378 "2007-12-31T16:30:13Z")
[QUOTE=Baker] I had Bhutto! It may be a unique pick too. Of course, she’s the only celebrity I chose that has actually died this year, but at least I’ve lost my virginity. She was kind of a wild card for me. Someone relatively young, but in a dangerous occupation, so to speak. [/QUOTE] Congrats. I lost my virginity to Shelly Winters. I still have nightmares about it… ---
**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:** [December 31, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1379 "2007-12-31T16:43:20Z")
[QUOTE=phungi] Congrats. I lost my virginity to Shelly Winters. I still have nightmares about it… [/QUOTE] My condolences, and EEEwwwwwwww! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1380 "2007-12-31T16:46:46Z")
[QUOTE=phungi] Congrats. I lost my virginity to Shelly Winters. I still have nightmares about it… [/QUOTE] You have nightmares? I lost my virginity to Yassir Arafat… :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620.md?page=68) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620.md?page=70)