The Celebrity Death Pool 2008

The Game Room
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Christopher, Dudley Moore died in 2002.

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Well maybe his zombie will come back. Take my first alternate then, I’m gonna have to break this to my wife as it was her suggestion. That is pretty funny.

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I’m going to play. My list in no way reflects any ill will on the listees.
I double-checked their aliveness with two sources before posting.

  1. Britney Spears, b. 2/2/81 singer, trainwreck

  2. Farrah Fawcett, b. 2/2/47 actress

  3. Elizabeth Taylor, b. 2/27/32 actress

  4. Buzz Aldrin, b. 1/20/30 astronaut and second person to walk on the moon.

  5. Ursula K. LeGuin, b. 10/21/29 author

  6. Ariel Sharon, b. 2/27/28 former Israeli prime minister and current vegetable

  7. Edward Albee, b. 3/12/28 playwright

  8. Jack Kevorkian, b. 5/26/28 Physician, proponent of assisted suicide

  9. Mel Brooks, b. 6/28/26 entertainer

  10. Tony Curtis, b. 6/3/25 actor

  11. Nancy Reagan, b/ 7/6/21 former first lady

  12. Richard Adams, b. 5/9/20 author

  13. Betty Ford, b. 4/8/18 former first lady
    Just in case anyone kicks off before midnight, alternate is;
    Vera Miles, b. 8/23/30 actress
    And for copy and paste purposes:

Britney Spears
Farrah Fawcett
Elizabeth Taylor
Buzz Aldrin
Ursula K. LeGuin
Ariel Sharon
Edward Albee
Jack Kevorkian
Mel Brooks
Tony Curtis
Nancy Reagan
Richard Adams
Betty Ford

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Ok, first timer. nothing like waiting til the last minute.
Fidel Castro
Owen Wilson
Tom Petty
Henry Kissinger
Rosalynn Carter
Elizabeth Edwards
Tom Bosley
Eartha Kitt
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Joan Kennedy

Lou Diamond Phillips, for the next 4 hours as my alternate.
ETA-EEK! I get 13??!! Damnit, I’ll repost in a minute, I actually trimmed my list down!

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fisha, you get 13 picks. May I recommend the Kevorkian, it’s practically a guarantee?

ETA: Okay, I guess you realized that and edited it in the time it took me to hit “post reply”.

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Fidel Castro
Owen Wilson
Tom Petty
Henry Kissinger
Rosalynn Carter
Elizabeth Edwards
Tom Bosley
Eartha Kitt
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Joan Kennedy
Jack Kevorkian
Daniel Baldwin
Clive Cussler

With Lou Diamond Phillips for another 3.5 hours as my alternate.

Thanks for trying to help, Wile I’ll take Dr. Death, just so I have at least a minimum of success.

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Almost the same as last years list, just moved my top alt to Tammy Fayes spot. Here’s hoping I do better this year.

01 Fidel Castro
02 Billy Graham
03 Elizabeth Taylor
04 Bob Barker
05 Keith Richards
06 Kirk Douglas
07 Tom Arnold
08 Muhammad Ali
09 Annette Funicello
10 Hugh Heffner
11 Pope Benedict XVI
12 Charlton Heston
13 Jack Klugman

Alternates:

a) Karl Malden
b) Dick Clark
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Charlton Heston 10/4/24. Time to pry his gun from his hand.
Artie Lange 10/11/67. Fat comedian. Likes drugs.
Orlando Thomas 10/21/72. Former Minnesota Viking. I reaally will be sad about this one.
Tony Snow 6/1/55. Sold his soul to the administration. They no longer have a need for it.
Phillip Chevron 6/17/57. Pogues guitarist. Everybody is amazed when Shane outlasts him.
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim 1950 Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of SIIC,
Mark Karan former Greatful Dead guitarist.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali Dutch feminist. Targeted by the same folks who killed Theo Van Gogh.
Steven Smith8/30/64. former running back for the Oakland Raiders

**Those that I just can’t drop from last year’s list.
**
Shane MacGowan 12/25/1957 Irish drunk singer.
Darlene Cates 12/13/1947 Another carryover that stunned me surviving 2006 and 2007.
Ariel Sharon 2/27/1928
Suzanne Pleshette 1/31/37

Alternates

John Wesley “Johnny Lam” Jones 4/4/58 former NFL great.
John Lee Tapia 2/13/67. five-time world boxing champion. He is nicknamed “Mi Vida Loca”.

Charlton Heston
Artie Lange
Orlando Thomas
Tony Snow
Phillip Chevron
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
Mark Karan
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Steven Smith
Shane MacGowan
Darlene Cates
Ariel Sharon
Suzanne Pleshette

alternates

Johnny Law
Johnnie Tapia

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Fidel Castro
B.B. King
David Crosby
Amy Winehouse
Loretta Lynn
Estelle Getty
Robert Byrd
Stan Musial
Georgia Frontietrre
Suzanne Pleshette
Ethel Kennedy
Jimmy Carter

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Thanks to Numbers Lady and amarone for maintaining the thread. Without further ado:

Doku Umarov – President of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Elizabeth Edwards – Could-have-been First Lady
Farrah Fawcett – Actor
Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – Ayatollah
Jack Kevorkian – Dr. Death
Dave Chappelle – Comedian
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo – President of Equatorial Guinea
Johnny “Lam” Jones – NY Jets Wide Receiver
Lute Olsen – Basketball Coach
Orlando Thomas – Minnesota Vikings Safety
Steve Smith – Raiders Fullback
Charlton Heston – Actor
Begum Nusrat Bhutto – Former First Lady of Pakistan

Alts:
Zdravko Tolimir – War Criminal
Fidel Castro – Dictator
Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman – Blind Sheikh

Doku Umarov
Elizabeth Edwards
Farrah Fawcett
Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Jack Kevorkian
Dave Chappelle
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Johnny “Lam” Jones
Lute Olsen
Orlando Thomas
Steve Smith
Charlton Heston
Begum Nusrat Bhutto

Alts:
Zdravko Tolimir
Fidel Castro
Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman

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This years choices to pass beyond the rim…

Jimmy Carter

Tony Snow

Fidel Castro

Don Kent

Suzanne Pleshette

Dave Maynard

Robert Byrd

U.S. Rep. Julia Carson, D-Ind

Ted Kennedy

Omar Abdel-Rahman

Britney Spears

Ariel Sharon

Sydney Pollack

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The Vorlon, Julia Carson died on December 15.

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kunilou that’s only twelve…

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Here’s mine:

Muhammad Ali
Jimmy Carter
Fidel Castro
Louis Farrakhan
Farrah Fawcett
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Stephen Hawking
Ted Kennedy
Pervez Musharraf
Ariel Sharon
Tony Snow
Helen Thomas
Jonathan Winters

Alternate: Mel Brooks

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Maybe it’s too late now for 2008, but if Fidel Castro survives 2008, I propose he be added as an automatic “guest” entry on everyone’s list in 2009. He’s gotta already be on 3/4 of the lists, so we may as well save the space.

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Artie Lang
Andy Dick
Pete Doherty
Laird Hamilton
Ralphie May
Farrah Fawcett
Ariel Sharon
Wilfred Brimley
Suzanne Pleshette
Asif Ali Zardari
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
Sean D. Tucker
Will Gadd

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<nitpick>
Wilford Brimley
</nitpick>

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Most of the “unique” picks I had lined up got picked in the last day or so. Oh well.

Lynn Kohlman
Randy Pausch
Farrah Fawcett
Zdravko Tolimir
Lydia Shum
Daniel Lee Siebert
Orlando Thomas
Johnny “Lam” Jones
Doku Umarov
Archbishop Christodoulos
Steve Smith
Leroy Sievers
Tyrone Jones

Lynn Kohlman – Model, DKNY big shot, author
Randy Pausch – Professor, just landed a $7 million book deal
Farrah Fawcett – Angel, literally?
Zdravko Tolimir – Serb general on trial for genocide and crimes against humanity
Lydia Shum – Hong Kong mega-celeb
Daniel Lee Siebert – Serial killer on ‘Bama’s death row. Risky pick.
Orlando Thomas – MN Viking and alleged wife-beater
Johnny “Lam” Jones – Olympian and receiver who couldn’t catch (not to be confused with Troy Williamson)
Doku Umarov – Self-proclaimed emir of Chechnya. Has declared jihad against Israel, the US and UK for when he finishes off Russia.
Archbishop Christodoulos – Head of Greek Ortho church
Steve Smith – running back Seahawks etc…
Leroy Sievers – 12-time Emmy winner, 2-time Peabody winner. Eat your heart out Bill O’Reilly
Tyrone Jones – Blue Bomber

Alternate (!)
Georgia Frontiere – keeping up my football theme. Rams owner whose hubby was whacked by the mob

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I’m not much into sports, so what makes Orlando Thomas a popular pick?

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ALS