[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:
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I think you wanted to post this in the Celebrity Death Pool 2008 thread.
[QUOTE=Fetchund]
Finally! I’m part of an actual group! 
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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.
[QUOTE=Sternvogel]
I think you wanted to post this in the Celebrity Death Pool 2008 thread.
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I’ve entered the list anyway.
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.
In the last few days, Michael Kidd, choreographer/director on stage and screen, died at 92, jazz pianist Oscar Peterson died at 82, and billionaire contractor Ken Hendricks died at 66
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn]
…and billionaire contractor Ken Hendricks died at 66
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The irony, it burns. Billionaire who started as roofing contractor dies falling through his own roof.
Late check out, please.
Sports broadcaster Stu Nahan 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.
Benazir Bhutto: some articles say alive but critical, other reports have her dead…
[QUOTE=VunderBob]
Benazir Bhutto: some articles say alive but critical, other reports have her dead…
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CNN now reporting she has died.
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
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
Ray Correa, longtime rider and trainer, primarily at Turf Paradise, died Tuesday at age 81.
Holy cow, eight since Christmas Eve!
It’s the end of the year and suddenly they’re dropping like flies!
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=VunderBob]
Benazir Bhutto: some articles say alive but critical, other reports have her dead…
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Crap. She was number one on my 2008 list.
Guess I gotta find some Mexican folk singer to replace her now.
Comedien Beverly Wines, a/k/a Pudgy died December 24th.
When can we expect the final tally?
[QUOTE=phungi]
When can we expect the final tally?
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Cool your jets, I still have time to win this thing. Just need 11 more to kick it by midnight tomorrow.
[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.
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Congrats. I lost my virginity to Shelly Winters. I still have nightmares about it…
[QUOTE=phungi]
Congrats. I lost my virginity to Shelly Winters. I still have nightmares about it…
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My condolences, and EEEwwwwwwww!
[QUOTE=phungi]
Congrats. I lost my virginity to Shelly Winters. I still have nightmares about it…
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You have nightmares? I lost my virginity to Yassir Arafat… :eek: