# The Celebrity Death Pool 2008 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2007, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439 "2007-12-01T11:46:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**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 31, 2007, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/201 "2007-12-31T03:28:47Z")
[QUOTE=Tristan] Mikhail Kalashnikov [/QUOTE] Rules clarification: Do we have to spell the name correctly? 🙂 ---
**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, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/202 "2007-12-31T04:13:39Z")
Ariel Sharon Axl Rose Steve Jobs Levon Helm Bobby Murcer Paul Prudhomme Muqtada al-Sadr Roderick Toombs Stephen Glover Pat Summerall George Steinbrenner Sean Connery Chuck Berry my alternative alternates Peter O’toole Colin Farrell Courtney Love Here is where I bitch about Ariel Sharon again. I had him two years ago, before he went into a coma. I think I should get extra points for that. My list is mostly the same as last year. Had to replace Dan Fogelberg and Robert Anton Wilson. ---
**Author:** ![Smith8762](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Smith8762](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smith8762)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/203 "2007-12-31T04:14:53Z")
Gee, I guess I’m a bit of a late comer to this thread. 1 day before it closes and here is my noms: Stephen Fry Hugh Hefner Dom DeLuise Artie Lange Abe Vigoda Tara Reid Amy Winehouse Scott Weiland Kirk Douglas George Carlin Gore Vidal Tom Wolfe Rip Torn ---
**Author:** ![Sine\_Nomine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sine_nomine/32/513_2.png) [@Sine\_Nomine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sine_Nomine)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/204 "2007-12-31T04:20:49Z")
Ed Allen Julie Andrews George W. Bush Fidel Castro Prince Charles Tony Dow Andy Griffith Jane Fonda Joe Montana Fred Phelps Ariel Sharon Britney Spears Steven Spielberg ---
**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 31, 2007, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/205 "2007-12-31T05:15:55Z")
[**QUOTE=Tristan**] Fidel Castro Nancy Reagan Dick Cheney Charlton Heston Hamid Karzai Pervez Musharaff Liz Taylor George H W Bush Billy Graham Muhammad Ali Mikhail Kalashnikov Birch Bayh QUOTE] You have only 12 names. ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/206 "2007-12-31T05:42:35Z")
Gary Coleman Ann Coulter Andy Dick Pete Doherty Gary Kasparov Artie Lang Ralphie May Kate Moss Mary-Kate Olsen Terrell Owens Nicole Richie Tom Sizemore Darryl Strawberry Alternate: Amy Winehouse Does it mean anything that the oldest person on my list is four years younger than I am? ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/207 "2007-12-31T05:56:58Z")
Woop! And as for my good friend **carniverousplant** , I assure you that despite we pronounce it "Kal_ish_nikov, it is spelled Kalashnikov. 😃 That being said, my corrected list: Fidel Castro Nancy Reagan Dick Cheney Charlton Heston Hamid Karzai Pervez Musharaff Liz Taylor George H W Bush Billy Graham Muhammad Ali Mikhail Kalashnikov Birch Bayh Kirk Douglas ---
**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:** [December 31, 2007, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/208 "2007-12-31T06:00:14Z")
Muhammad Ali Fidel Castro Roger Ebert Farrah Fawcett Ramzan Kadyrov Jack Klugman Suzanne Pleshette Andy Griffith Khieu Samphan Ariel Sharon Shenuda III (Coptic Pope) Margaret Thatcher Lou Henson ---
**Author:** ![8675309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ea5d25/32.png) [@8675309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/8675309)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/209 "2007-12-31T06:46:33Z")
[Scott Weiland](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Weiland) [Orlando Thomas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Thomas) [John Goodman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Goodman) [Eunice Kennedy Shriver](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunice_Kennedy) [Steven Anthony Smith](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_%28running_back%29) [Darlene Cates](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darlene_Cates) [Farrah Fawcett](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farrah_Fawcett) [Suzanne Pleshette](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Pleshette) [Mindy McCready](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindy_McCready) [Pete Doherty](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Doherty) [Leonid Stadnyk](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Stadnik) [John Wesley Jones](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley_Jones) [Darryl Strawberry](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darryl_Strawberry) Alternates [Larry Clark](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Clark) [Amy Winehouse](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_winehouse) [Brad Renfro](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Renfro) * * * Scott Weiland Orlando Thomas John Goodman Eunice Kennedy Shriver Steven Anthony Smith Darlene Cates Farrah Fawcett Suzanne Pleshette Mindy McCready Pete Doherty Leonid Stadnyk John Wesley Jones Darryl Strawberry Alternates Larry Clark Amy Winehouse Brad Renfro ---
**Author:** ![Ragiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6de8d8/32.png) [@Ragiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ragiel)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/210 "2007-12-31T07:47:03Z")
Fidel Castro Ariel Sharon Oral Roberts Sandra Day O’Connor Nancy Reagan Jack Kevorkian Mohammed Ali Britney Spears Eddie Van Halen Elizabeth Edwards Chuck Berry Farrah Fawcett Liza Minelli Elizabeth Taylor Alt: Bo Diddley ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/211 "2007-12-31T08:50:11Z")
**Ragiel** , you have _14_ names on your list. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/212 "2007-12-31T09:22:23Z")
Tony Snow Russell Watson Robert Mugabe Erick Wujcik Fidel Castro Elizabeth Edwards Abdel-Aziz al-Hakim Colin Howe Locker Madden Amy Winehouse Pete Doherty Stephen Hawking Ariel Sharon Alternates: Raul Castro Margaret Thatcher Prince Philip (husband of Queen Elizabeth 2) Fancy List: 1. Tony Snow (52). [Tony Snow - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Snow) 2. Russell Watson (41) [BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Watson 'critical' after surgery](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7061320.stm) 3. Robert Mugabe 4. Erick Wujcik (56) - [http://www.erickwujcik.com/](http://www.erickwujcik.com/)[Erick Wujcik - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erick_Wujcik) 5. Fidel Castro 6. Elizabeth Edwards (58) Wife of John Edwards [Elizabeth Edwards - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Edwards) 7. Abdel-Aziz al-Hakim (57) [Abdul Aziz al-Hakim - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel-Aziz_al-Hakim) 8. Colin Howe (47) [http://www.colinhowe.org/](http://www.colinhowe.org/)[The Times & The Sunday Times: breaking news & today's latest headlines](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article2600052.ece) 9. Lt Cdr Professor Locker Madden (??), poet and academic [http://www.friendsofanchor.org/index.php?id=248](http://www.friendsofanchor.org/index.php?id=248) [http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~com119/dir/careers/staff.hti](http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~com119/dir/careers/staff.hti) 10. Amy Winehouse (24) [Amy Winehouse - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_winehouse) 11. Pete Doherty (28) [Pete Doherty - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Doherty) 12. Stephen Hawking 13. Ariel Sharon ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/213 "2007-12-31T10:09:27Z")
Linda Ronstadt Liza Minnelli Suzanne Pleshette Elizabeth Edwards Elizabeth taylor Pervez Musharraf Henry Kissinger Bob Guccione Hugh Hefner Larry Flint Hamid Karzai Fidel Castro Margaret Thatcher Alt: Kalashnikov, Mikhail Will post the fancy list later or with changes. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/214 "2007-12-31T11:21:16Z")
Elizabeth Taylor Larry Hagman Deanna Durbin Colleen McCullough Britney Spears Ariel Sharon Fidel Castro Amy Winehouse Dom DeLuise Richard O’Sullivan Lee Radziwill John Laws Peter Falk Alt Angela Lansbury And once again, with identifying information! Elizabeth Taylor (b. 1932); oft-married actress Larry Hagman (b. 1931); transplant-recipient actor Deanna Durbin (b. 1921); retired former American sweetheart Colleen McCullough (b. 1937); aging Australian author Britney Spears (b. 1981); drug-taking, child-losing, head-shaving songstress Ariel Sharon (b. 1928); former Israeli Prime Minister and ongoing coma patient Fidel Castro (b. 1926); President of Cuba Amy Winehouse (b. 1983); self-destructive singer Dom DeLuise (b. 1933); rotund comedian of advancing years Richard O’Sullivan (b. 1944); British comedian Lee Radziwill (b. 1933); socialite John Laws (b. 1935); recently retired Australian radio personality Peter Falk (b. 1927); Columbo Alt Angela Lansbury (b. 1925); actress ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/215 "2007-12-31T13:30:49Z")
My 2007 list, and I’m sticking to it: Lou Reed Lindsay Lohan Paul Simon (singer) Michael J. Fox Arlen Specter Kate Moss Fred Phelps Queen Elizabeth II Edward (Ted) Kennedy Harvey Fierstein Joe Lieberman Leonard Nimoy Paris Hilton Alternates: Scott Thompson (Carrot Top, not Kids in the Hall) Fidel Castro Mary Kate Olsen Plain text: Lou Reed Lindsay Lohan Paul Simon Michael J. Fox Arlen Specter Kate Moss Fred Phelps Queen Elizabeth II Ted Kennedy Harvey Fierstein Joe Lieberman Leonard Nimoy Paris Hilton Alternates: Scott Thompson Fidel Castro Mary Kate Olsen ---
**Author:** ![Ragiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6de8d8/32.png) [@Ragiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ragiel)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/216 "2007-12-31T13:32:42Z")
[QUOTE=Baker] **Ragiel** , you have _14_ names on your list. [/QUOTE] Oh, crumbs. Please move Taylor down to the alternates, then. Sorry, Liz. One less Reaper-seeking bullet for you. ---
**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, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/217 "2007-12-31T13:35:16Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] Rules clarification: Do we have to spell the name correctly? 🙂 [/QUOTE] Yes. That means you have to do him in Cyrillic… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@Southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southpaw)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/218 "2007-12-31T14:03:12Z")
Ernie Banks Barbara Billingsley Fidel Castro Olivia de Havilland Joan Fontaine Annette Funicello Billy Graham Andy Griffith Eunice Kenney Shriver Art Linkletter Mitch Miller Prince Phillip Ariel Sharon Alternates: Owen Wilson Amy Winehouse Britney Spears ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/219 "2007-12-31T14:03:34Z")
So, when is **Rachm Qoch** going to post his master list? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/220 "2007-12-31T14:09:43Z")
[QUOTE=VunderBob] You need to submit your list without commentary. What you have is fine for humans, but the official submissions are machine read. [/QUOTE] Thanks for helping, but when it comes to changes I end up doing those manually anyway. Thank you to everyone for being great about using unformatted lists. Up until last night when activity greatly increased, I was able to keep up. With an unformatted list I can do everything with copy/paste and mouse-clicks apart from entering the poster’s name, which I type. Maybe next year I will request the person’s name at the head of the list, followed by a blank line, then the list. Then I will need to type nothing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439.md?page=12)