# The Celebrity Death Pool 2010 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2009, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574 "2009-12-01T11:44:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 26
**Author:** ![andiepandie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@andiepandie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andiepandie)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/501 "2010-01-04T01:17:21Z")
> [@Winston\_Smith](#): > > I let my subscription to Sirius(/XM) lapse. Can anyone tell me if Arty Lange has fallen off the wagon? I don’t think it’s been officially confirmed, but his behaviour over the past few months has been very odd - and considering his history it isn’t much of a stretch to assume he’s using again. Which is why he ultimately made the cut for my list. That reminds me: > [@LightWithoutHeattttttttttttttt](#): > > Chad Kroeger > Scott Stapp > Kid Rock > Billie Joe Armstrong > Lindsay Lohan > Britney Spears > Robert Downey Jr. > Billy Ray Cyrus > Joe Lieberman > Hillary Clinton > \*\*Howard Stern > \*\*Kwame Kilpatrick > Terrell Owens Just wondering if you mean Howard Stern the radio guy or Howard Stern the Anna Nicole Smith guy? ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/502 "2010-01-04T02:24:47Z")
> [@Sidney Evgeni Jordan](#): > > Actually, I was icked out to discover he is a few months shy of 18 (hence the yikes). I’ll wait to see what \*\*amarone \*\*says on this one. Age at death is what counts. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/503 "2010-01-04T13:47:09Z")
> [@andiepandie](#): > > I don’t think it’s been officially confirmed, but his behaviour over the past few months has been very odd - and considering his history it isn’t much of a stretch to assume he’s using again. Which is why he ultimately made the cut for my list. > > That reminds me: > > Just wondering if you mean Howard Stern the radio guy or Howard Stern the Anna Nicole Smith guy? I would assume the radio guy, since the Anna Nichole Smith guy is usually refered in his publicity materials as Howard K. Stern ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Elk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Anne\_Elk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Elk)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/504 "2010-01-04T15:27:47Z")
Artie Lange reportedly has been admitted to a New Jersey hospital [http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/01/howard-stern-sidekick-artie-lange-hospitalized/1](http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/01/howard-stern-sidekick-artie-lange-hospitalized/1) ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/505 "2010-01-04T16:10:58Z")
Wow. He works fast. **Winston Smith** was asking about him just yesterday, and he’s already half-tits-up. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/506 "2010-01-04T17:35:54Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Wow. He works fast. **Winston Smith** was asking about him just yesterday, and he’s already half-tits-up. What can I say? The guy’s a winner! Er. In a manner of speaking. The ‘First Blood’ Award is _mine_. ALL MINE! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/507 "2010-01-04T20:51:00Z")
Does anyone know of dead pools in pre-computer times? Dead pool zines, perhaps. Just idle curiosity, though I suppose one could get a phd researching the history of dead pools. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Elk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Anne\_Elk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Elk)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/508 "2010-01-04T20:51:34Z")
> [@Winston\_Smith](#): > > What can I say? The guy’s a winner! Er. In a manner of speaking. > > The ‘First Blood’ Award is _mine_. ALL MINE! > > 😛 Hey! you’re not the only vulture circling over Artie Lange.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/509 "2010-01-04T21:23:39Z")
> [@Uncle\_Goat](#): > > Does anyone know of dead pools in pre-computer times? Dead pool zines, perhaps. Just idle curiosity, though I suppose one could get a phd researching the history of dead pools. Well, there was the Clint Eastwood movie - [The Dead Pool, 1988](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094963/), sort of before computers. Before cool computers, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/510 "2010-01-04T22:07:10Z")
Longtime Chicago Sun-Times sportswriter [Bill Gleason](http://www.suntimes.com/sports/1971564,bill-gleason-was-true-to-south-side-roots-010410.article) has died at 87. There are a lot of Chicago area Dopers; maybe somone had him? ---
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/511 "2010-01-05T01:05:28Z")
> [@Uncle\_Goat](#): > > Does anyone know of dead pools in pre-computer times? Dead pool zines, perhaps. Just idle curiosity, though I suppose one could get a phd researching the history of dead pools. My mother’s office had a non-computer based Death Pool. It began around 1990 or so. It wasn’t pre-computer, but certainly before the Internet gained popularity among the masses. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/512 "2010-01-05T02:13:54Z")
> [@Uncle\_Goat](#): > > Does anyone know of dead pools in pre-computer times? Dead pool zines, perhaps. Just idle curiosity, though I suppose one could get a phd researching the history of dead pools. Mostly we just picked the teams that would die first in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/513 "2010-01-05T02:16:10Z")
So did my Death Pool Bingo idea totally get burried upthread? ---
**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:** [January 5, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/514 "2010-01-05T02:29:56Z")
Re: Dead Pools and how long they’ve been around. I remember hearing about one in a brief comment in the early 90’s by a radio DJ. It was when either Marlena Deitrich or Greta Garbo (she was german, that is all I remember.) died and the comment was something like, " We didn’t know she was even still alive. Someone scored if they had her on their Dead Pool." That stuck with me and it was about 1991 or maybe 1992 I started playing with some like minded sickos. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/515 "2010-01-05T02:59:09Z")
Some Trek fans have or have had a death pool for the original cast. I don’t know when it started, but I know it was before 1999, because that’s when DeForest Kelley died. That was the first I heard of it, in the context of many participants having had James Doohan as their pick, and having thought Kelley would be one of the longest-lived. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/516 "2010-01-05T03:02:52Z")
I have heard about “ghoul pool” since I moved to the St Louis region 20 yrs ago. I am sure it has been around for years and years before that time. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/517 "2010-01-05T03:14:35Z")
It was the premise of a [Dirty Harry movie](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Pool) in 1988. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/518 "2010-01-05T03:16:30Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > So did my Death Pool Bingo idea totally get burried upthread? no, altho in theory it sounds fun, it’s be a bitch and a half to manage - Look at it this way - you have eleven months to work out the kinks - and host it yourself for 2011. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/519 "2010-01-05T03:42:04Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > no, altho in theory it sounds fun, it’s be a bitch and a half to manage This. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/520 "2010-01-05T03:43:06Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Longtime Chicago Sun-Times sportswriter [Bill Gleason](http://www.suntimes.com/sports/1971564,bill-gleason-was-true-to-south-side-roots-010410.article) has died at 87. > > There are a lot of Chicago area Dopers; maybe somone had him? Nope. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574.md?page=27)