# 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:** 41
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/801 "2008-05-28T02:40:35Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] > [@](#): > > J. R. Simplot, potato billionaire, has died at 99 It was a simpler time back then. Nowadays you have to be a dollar billionaire to impress anyone. [/QUOTE] Just think of all the mashers! ---
**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:** [May 28, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/802 "2008-05-28T02:41:19Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] It was a simpler time back then. Nowadays you have to be a dollar billionaire to impress anyone. [/QUOTE] šŸ˜ƒ Poor man spent his whole life collecting spuds, and while everyone thought it strange no one had the heart to tell him. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/803 "2008-05-28T16:31:20Z")
[Geremi (Jeremi) Gonzalez,](http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/newsletter/dp-now-jeremi.m27,0,6496447.story) who gained 11 of his 30 victories as a major-league pitcher during his rookie season of 1997, was fatally struck by lightning last weekend at the age of 33. Gonzalez battled arm problems and weight issues during his career, but had pitched in Japanā€™s Central League last year after making his final MLB appearance in 2006. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/804 "2008-05-29T11:25:26Z")
Alexander Courage, most famous for Star trek music, died May 15 [http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news\_events/features/newsprint.php?ArticleID=052808](http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/newsprint.php?ArticleID=052808) (starting a thread) Brian ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/805 "2008-05-29T22:25:26Z")
[U. Utah Phillips,](http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/27/arts/music/27phillips.html?_r=1&oref=slogin) who was a fixture on the folk music scene from 1969 until ill health forced him to give up touring last year, has died at the age of 73. The singer-songwriter-entertainer (who was born Bruce Duncan Phillips but was inspired by country singer T. Texas Tylerā€™s stage name) had been an archivist for the state of Utah, but lost his job after running as the Peace and Freedom candidate for a U.S. Senate seat. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/806 "2008-05-30T00:07:48Z")
[Harvey Korman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Korman). Joe ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/807 "2008-05-30T00:27:54Z")
I swear, Iā€™m not trolling the obitsā€¦ Hockey player [Luc Bourdon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc_Bourdon). Joe ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/808 "2008-05-30T00:35:26Z")
[QUOTE=wheresgeorge04] [Harvey Korman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Korman). Joe [/QUOTE] DAMMIT! Who will be our Hedley Lamarr now? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/809 "2008-05-30T00:35:44Z")
[QUOTE=wheresgeorge04] [Harvey Korman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Korman). [/QUOTE] Noooooooo!!! ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/810 "2008-05-30T02:05:01Z")
[QUOTE=wheresgeorge04] [Harvey Korman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Korman). Joe [/QUOTE] Poop. And I picked Tim Conway. RIP Harvey. We will miss you. ---
**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 30, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/811 "2008-05-30T02:12:59Z")
[QUOTE=N9IWP] Alexander Courage, most famous for Star trek music, died May 15 [http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news\_events/features/newsprint.php?ArticleID=052808](http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/newsprint.php?ArticleID=052808) (starting a thread) Brian [/QUOTE] > [@](#): > > PALM DESERT, California (AP) ā€“ Joseph Pevney, who directed some of the best-loved episodes of the original ā€œStar Trekā€ television series, has died. He was 96. > > Pevney died May 18 at his home in Palm Desert, said his wife, Margo. > > Pevney directed 14 episodes of the 1960s series, including ā€œThe City on the Edge of Forever,ā€ in which Capt. Kirk and Spock travel back in time to the Depression, and ā€œThe Trouble With Tribbles,ā€ in which the starship Enterprise is infested with cute, furry creatures. Source: [http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/29/obit.pevney.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/29/obit.pevney.ap/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/812 "2008-05-30T03:49:14Z")
I am 41, and I must admit that Harvey (and Tim) on the Carol Burnett show formed the basis of my humor. Laugh at yourself. Laugh often. And with friends. Damn Harvey, Iā€™m gonna miss you. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveroptic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiveroptic/32/8257_2.png) [@Fiveroptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveroptic)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/813 "2008-05-30T09:12:54Z")
[QUOTE=Hockey Monkey] Poop. And I picked Tim Conway. RIP Harvey. We will miss you. [/QUOTE] Yeah, and Carol Burnett is on mine, only because death seems to happen to just about everyone and she would have been worth some unique points. Losing any cast member from TCBS is like losing an old childhood friend. Rest well, Mr. Korman. You filled out a sweater better than I can ever hope to. ---
**Author:** ![Carm6773](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@Carm6773](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carm6773)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/814 "2008-05-30T10:50:59Z")
[QUOTE=Fiveroptic] Losing any cast member from TCBS is like losing an old childhood friend. [/QUOTE] Amen. Who could forget the sketch where Conway was the dentist who kept injecting himself with Novocaine and Korman was the patient who could not control his laughter? ---
**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:** [May 30, 2008, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/815 "2008-05-30T12:29:17Z")
Iā€™ll always remember Harvey as Rhett, keeping a straight face while Scarlett made her entrance in that costume. Harvey: Scarlett, what a lovely outfit. Carol: Thank you. I saw it in a window and just couldnā€™t resist. Iā€™m laughing as I type this. How did he do that scene? ---
**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:** [May 30, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/816 "2008-05-30T13:34:28Z")
[QUOTE=Carm6773] Amen. Who could forget the sketch where Conway was the dentist who kept injecting himself with Novocaine and Korman was the patient who could not control his laughter? [/QUOTE] On the anivesary show Korman explained why he couldnā€™t stop [laughing](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-FLSCUsUKs) in these sketches. During rehersal Conway wouldnā€™t do any of the physical humor, they would just go over the lines. Conway would go over some of the things he was planning with the cameraman and director but the cast had no idea. Korman was seeing it for the first time on camera. ---
**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 30, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/817 "2008-05-30T20:52:17Z")
[QUOTE=NurseCarmen] I am 41, and I must admit that Harvey (and Tim) on the Carol Burnett show formed the basis of my humor. Laugh at yourself. Laugh often. And with friends. Damn Harvey, Iā€™m gonna miss you. [/QUOTE] Seconded. Both comic geniuses ( Genii?). RIP Funnyman. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/818 "2008-05-30T23:22:32Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] Iā€™ll always remember Harvey as Rhett, keeping a straight face while Scarlett made her entrance in that costume. Harvey: Scarlett, what a lovely outfit. Carol: Thank you. I saw it in a window and just couldnā€™t resist. Iā€™m laughing as I type this. How did he do that scene? [/QUOTE] my guess - 6 or 7 takes, easy My favorite Harvey Korman memories include the Jewish Mother on ā€˜As the Stomach Turnsā€™, him cracking up at everything Tim did, and Max in the SunsetBlvd sendups. ---
**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:** [May 31, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/819 "2008-05-31T12:23:16Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] my guess - 6 or 7 takes, easy My favorite Harvey Korman memories include the Jewish Mother on ā€˜As the Stomach Turnsā€™, him cracking up at everything Tim did, and Max in the SunsetBlvd sendups. [/QUOTE] No, that was done live in front of an audience. Carol had done it without the curtain rod in rehersal, but Bob Mackie came up with the idea and they decided to do it while taping for the first time. She did tell Harvey what they had planned, but he was the only one who knew. I love the expression on Carolā€™s face. She is trying so hard to keep a straight face that her eyes are popping. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/820 "2008-05-31T16:22:14Z")
[Lorenzo Odone,](http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/05/30/lorenzo.odone.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview) whose childhood diagnosis of adrenoleukodystrophy inspired his parents to formulate a treatment for that neurological condition, has passed away. Although expected to die before his ninth birthday, Odone (whose story inspired the film _Lorenzoā€™s Oil_) lived until the day after he turned 30. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439.md?page=40) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439.md?page=42)