The Celebrity Death Pool 2008

who is Dave Grohl?

I think he played in Duran Duran.

Which one was he?

I think he was Duran.

No, I’m pretty sure he was Duran.

When do we take this act on the road?

I was thinking we should do the VH1 reality show thing, actually.

“Deathpool Roommates 2008”?

:smack: You’re right!

You can do it!

Why would you want to kill Bo Duke?

This guy, I like. This guy, I don’t know. But *this * guy, won’t someone please put him out of my misery?

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/15/obit.groh.ap/index.html

I told you, Allie Tannenbaum.

That’s the best deal you’re going to find. And it’s by the week, not by individual hit!

Nobody had David Groh, or David Grohl.

Or Duran.

Or Duran.

As soon as we can think of a catchy theme song. Something easy to remember with a short, three letter title.

Ok, a tough call for the judges: Steve Fossett declared dead.

So, is he dead as of today, or back in last September when he disappeared, or some time in between? The article I link to says a judge has declared him dead, but there is no mention of whether the judge ruled on a date of death.

As nobody had him in either 2007 or 2008, I think we can avoid the dilemma (although as his flight was September 3, I’d vote for 2007).

Well, fine and good, but others (myself included) would be inclined to vote for 2008 when he was officially declared dead.

While we dodged the bullet this time,* I think it would be wise to adopt a Steve Fossett Rule whereby someone widely presumed to have died but not declared dead cannot be listed in subsequent years.

Alas, that doesn’t address the situation we (potentially) were in in 2007. Someone needs to decide whether or not a celeb has to be declared dead in order to be sufficiently dead for our purposes.


  • Not only do my picks dodge bullets, they seem to have a knack for avoiding anything that could be harmful to their health. . . .

He’s on my list for next year. When they find the body.