The Celebrity Death Pool 2008

[QUOTE=Hostile Dialect]
And then Safire said to Gaynor, “Is this some kind of joke, or are bartenders incapable of writing with their tenses in agreement?” :smack:
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Mitzi said nothing in reply, instead performed an interpretive dance of her opinion on the matter.

Ron Popeil, upon noticing Mitzi’s fracture, suggested she set it and forget it.

Creator of the Hula Hoop loses his shoop-shoop.

Yes, but he’s finally stopped twitching.

Chess master Bobby Fischer, check and mate.

[QUOTE=Fear Itself]
Chess master Bobby Fischer, check and mate.
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Died at age 64, which is the number of squares on a chessboard

cue Twlight Zone music

TMZ has learned Rams owner Georgia Frontiere has died in L.A.

Christian Brando is in ICU.

[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest]
Christian Brando is in ICU.
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He looks vaguely like Nicholas Cage. He can’t possibly be as untalented, though.

[QUOTE=Boyo Jim]
He looks vaguely like Nicholas Cage. He can’t possibly be as untalented, though.
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I just came from National Treasure, and while I enjoyed it, felt that Nicolas is starting too look a little botox-y.

Can someone die from a botox overdose?

[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest]
I just came from National Treasure, and while I enjoyed it, felt that Nicolas is starting too look a little botox-y.

Can someone die from a botox overdose?
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Since botox is the toxin that causes botulism, I would wager that’s a definite “yes”.

[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest]
I just came from National Treasure, and while I enjoyed it, felt that Nicolas is starting too look a little botox-y.

Can someone die from a botox overdose?
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If we find out the answer to this is yes, it will entirely change the nature of my 2009 list.

Canadian sportscaster Don Wittman has passed away. I seem to recall someone had picked him.

[QUOTE=Intelligently Designed]
Canadian sportscaster Don Wittman has passed away. I seem to recall someone had picked him.
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amarone, qwest, and (sigh) Rachm Qoch.

Has Allan ‘Sam the Butcher’ Melvin’s passing been noted yet?

[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.]
Has Allan ‘Sam the Butcher’ Melvin’s passing been noted yet?
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A unique pick for racer72.

[QUOTE=Duckster]
TMZ has learned Rams owner Georgia Frontiere has died in L.A.
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20 points for kunilou and 5 time champ.

[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.]
Has Allan ‘Sam the Butcher’ Melvin’s passing been noted yet?
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Ok, that’s weird. I just posted something about him yesterday in Cafe Society, about his multiple appearances on The Andy Griffith Show.

Oh no! The tenth most popular pick has died and I didn’t have her! 30 points down the drain!

Suzanne Pleshette

[QUOTE=Randy Seltzer]
Oh no! The tenth most popular pick has died and I didn’t have her! 30 points down the drain!

Suzanne Pleshette
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I had her in 2006, I beleive. BAH.