The Celebrity Death Pool 2009

The Game Room
201
  1. Dave Clark, of the Dave Clark 5
  2. Soulja Boy, overrated rapper
  3. Amy Winehouse, singer
  4. Lauren Conrad, actress
  5. Michael Jackson, singer
  6. Ted Kennedy, senator
  7. Roger Ebert, journalist
  8. Peter Falk, actor
  9. Karl Malden, actor
  10. Robert McNamara, secretary of defense
  11. Sherwood Schwartz, TV producer
  12. Paul Harvey, radio personality
  13. Tina Louise, actress
    Dave Clark
    Soulja Boy
    Amy Winehouse
    Lauren Conrad
    Michael Jackson
    Ted Kennedy
    Roger Ebert
    Peter Falk
    Karl Malden
    Robert McNamara
    Sherwood Schwartz
    Paul Harvey
    Tina Louise
    Alts:

Barbara Billingsley
Tara Reid
Fidel Castro

202

I’m shock at people listing Michael Jackson & Peter Falk.

News gets around fast on these Boards.

203

Michael Jackson
Patrick Swayze
Anthony Kiedis
Owen Wilson
John McCain
Augusten Burroughs
Nancy Reagan
Donald Rumsfeld
Lindsay Lohan
Ted Kennedy
Amy Winehouse
Frances Reid
T.I.

Matthew Fox

204

Who in hell is T.I. ?

205

Amy Winehouse - drug related
Ted Kennedy - cancer
Kim Jong Il - clearly not well
Fidel Castro - ditto
Michael Jackson - had him on mine before, hope he makes it to January!
Peter Falk - looking bad for this guy
Kevin Smith - Have you seen how fat he is lately?
Macho Man Randy Savage - Wrestlers have a short lifespan and he has health probs.
Steve Jobs - wasting away
Patrick Swayze - yet more cancer
Ariel Sharon - yes he’s still alive
Elizabeth Edwards - I’ll be sad, but I see it coming
Robert Novak - more cancer

Alt:
Lindsay Lohan - seems like she’s better but could fall off the wagon again.

Plain list:
Amy Winehouse
Ted Kennedy
Kim Jong Il
Fidel Castro
Michael Jackson
Peter Falk
Kevin Smith
Macho Man Randy Savage
Steve Jobs
Patrick Swayze
Ariel Sharon
Elizabeth Edwards
Robert Novak

Alt:
Lindsay Lohan

206

I need to make an edit. I’m replacing Jimmy Carter with Michael Jackson. My list now looks like this:

Fidel Castro
Clint Eastwood
Patrick Swayze
Michael Jackson
Lindsay Lohan
Vince Neil
Ted Kennedy
Nancy Reagan
Walter Cronkite
Chuck Berry
Keith Richards
Ann Wilson
Quentin Tarantino

Alternate: Queen Elizabeth II

207

A rapper.

208

I thought this game was limited to celebrities…

:smiley:

209

What would be an appropriate term for prospective dead people whoring? Pseudonecronyphomania?

210

Is there some actual news about Michael? I just put him in as a long shot who’s death wouldn’t terribly upset me.

211

He’s on his last leg, er lung. He’s supposed to need a lung transplant and have some internal bleeding that the doctors can’t stop.

212

Ah, I see your thread about his lung disease. Well, out of the bad, may come some good (points).

213

Updated list:
Queen Elizabeth
Billy Graham
Muhammed Ali
Hugh Hefner
Keith Richards
Fidel Castro
Lauren Bacall
Michael Jackson
Ted Kennedy
Judi Dench
Peter Falk
Lindsay Lohan
John McCain

Alternate: Prince Charles

214

I don’t know; the news about MJ’s supposed genetic disease sounds kind of fishy to me. I’m dubious.

215

Owen Wilson
Steve Jobs
Patrick Swayze
Elizabeth Edwards
John Goodman
Ron Howard
Liza Minnelli
Della Reese
Mary Travers
Jeff Conaway

Daniel Baldwin
Wil Wheaton
Annette Funicello

216

I, too shall jump on the bandwagon, but do so in an alliterative manner and replace George Mitchell with Michael Jackson.
John Forsythe
Elizabeth Edwards
Barack Obama
Robert Novak
Ted Kennedy
Michael Jackson
Ray Bradbury
Ariel Sharon
Macaulay Culkin
Nancy Reagen
Fidel Castro
Kirk Douglas
Dick Cheney

Alternates
Carol Burnett
Ehud Olmert
Koko Taylor

217

Another revision – I do wish people wouldn’t announce fatal conditions after I’ve submitted my Death Poll list …
F. Lee Bailey
Pete Doherty
Farrah Fawcett
Mitzi Gaynor
Michael Jackson
Wink Martindale
Liza Minnelli
Ron Popeil
Phyllis Schlafley
Boris Spassky
Patrick Swayze
Gore Vidal
Amy Winehouse
Alternates:
Rich Little
Joyce Brothers

218

Here goes then, I have checked for death notices on some of these and couldn’t find any so hopefully, this list will stay ‘clean’, as t’were…

Michael Jackson
Colin Farrell
Jade Goody
Kirk Douglas
Margaret Thatcher
Peter Sallis
Aretha Franklin
Fidel Castro
Eric Sykes
Seve Ballesteros

Blake Fielder-Civil
Mike Yarwood
Roman Abramovish

Prince Philip

Explanations (of a sort)

Michael Jackson - Reknowned West Ham Fan (Forever Blowing Bubbles…)
Colin Farrell - Next Years Heath Ledger
Jade Goody - Instant Karma’s gonna get you!
Kirk Douglas - He is rather old
Margaret Thatcher - Scotland could use the good news
Peter Sallis - Lovely bloke but W&G will become collectables
Aretha Franklin - I’ve said a little prayer, she’s not got good health…
Fidel Castro - Just seems likely and Cuba will benefit, so…
Eric Sykes - Lovely old english comedian
Seve Ballesteros - Sadly ill

Blake Fielder-Civil - Just as an alternative to freakhouse
Mike Yarwood - Been depressed for a long time, old and not v. good impersonator
Roman Abramovich - The credit crunch will really bite in '09

Prince Philip - Hasn’t got Liz’s genes.

I have to say btw the way I am incredulous that Walter Kronkite is still going…

Well there we go, my virgin attempt at the 'pool. Here’s to a healthy 2009 :smiley:

219

Updated list: (Michael Jackson in, Bum Philips out)

Muhammed Ali
Art Linkletter
Patrick Swayze
Andy Rooney
Farrah Fawcett
Jack T. Chick
Billy Graham
Betty Ford
Ted Kennedy
Amy Winehouse
Roger Ebert
Michael Jackson
Kitty Wells

Kirk Douglas
Billy Graham
Fidel Castro

220

With all these revisions to include Michael Jackson he’s now in the top 13 of celebrity choices, at, by my non-official count, 11th place.

I plan to ensure the death of all my 2008 choices by going with the top twelve choices of Dopers this year, with Kim Jong-il bumped from(currently) #13 to make room for Fred Phelps. Just in case there are any revisions I’ll post on the 31st.