# 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:** 38
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/741 "2010-01-29T16:17:10Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > When I turned 100, I plan to snort coke and then parachute out of a plane into a lake full of alligators before heading out for my tax audit. Skydiving came to mind for me as well, when I read that. Didn’t Bush the first Dive for his birthday recently? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/742 "2010-01-29T16:43:37Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > Skydiving came to mind for me as well, when I read that. > > Didn’t Bush the first Dive for his birthday recently? Yes, IIRC, a few years back. It wasn’t his first. He bailed out of his plane in WWII. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/743 "2010-01-29T21:10:32Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Yes, IIRC, a few years back. It wasn’t his first. He bailed out of his plane in WWII. Yeah, I thought there were two times in recent memory when he did. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/744 "2010-01-30T02:58:43Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Did you have Michael Jackson last year? 🙂 Nope. I do have Ariel Sharon but I had him before the coma. Typical. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/745 "2010-01-30T03:23:58Z")
He has actually done it several times, to commemorate his WWII experience. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/746 "2010-01-30T19:15:19Z")
Former Philadelphia Eagle and CBS NFL TV announcer [Tom Brookshier](http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4872278) dead at age 78 ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/747 "2010-01-30T23:05:49Z")
Man, I had a huge false alarm today- I turned on the radio to hear the end of a piece discussing Margaret Thatcher’s diary and other personal papers, and I thought “Woo hoo! Points!” This game is so wrong… ---
**Author:** ![There\_is\_no\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de053/32.png) [@There\_is\_no\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/There_is_no_God)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2010, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/748 "2010-01-31T00:21:16Z")
Ralph McInerny, creator of Father Dowling, seems to have shuffled off. [The only cite I could find.](http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2010/01/29/ralph-mcinerny-1929-2010/) ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/749 "2010-01-31T02:13:02Z")
Am I the only one that sees the irony in **There is no God** reporting on the death of a prominent Catholic? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/750 "2010-01-31T03:58:49Z")
She wouldn’t have been on anyone’s list, and no one would know who she is, and many people wouldn’t have heard of the movies she was involved in, but I thought her death should be noted somewhere. [Acclaimed Editor **Karen Schmeer** Killed in Tragic NYC Incident](http://www.indiewire.com/article/acclaimed_editor_karen_schmeer_killed_in_tragic_nyc_incident/) > [@](#): > > Karen Schmeer, winner of the Sundance Film Festival’s editing award last year for “Sergio,” and a longtime editor with Errol Morris, died last night in New York City. She was hit by a car that was fleeing the scene of a burglary on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. > > In addition to her work on Errol Morris’ “Standard Operating Procedure” (co-editor), “The Fog of War,” “Mr. Death” and “Fast Cheap and Out of Control,” Karen Schmeer also edited Sidney Pollack’s “Sketches of Frank Gehry,” Robb Moss’ “The Same River Twice,” and Lucia Small’s “My Father, The Genius.” She also edited Neil Abramson’s “American Son.” [Her entire credits are available on IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0772602/). ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/751 "2010-01-31T04:23:59Z")
> [@](#): > > Karen Schmeer…was hit by a car. Winner of today’s _Match the Decedent’s Name with Method of Death_ award. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/752 "2010-01-31T04:27:36Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Winner of today’s _Match the Decedent’s Name with Method of Death_ award. Uuh, that was EVEL! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/753 "2010-01-31T18:06:58Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Uuh, that was EVEL! 😃 No, it was just plain “Mean”. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/754 "2010-01-31T18:48:12Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Winner of today’s _Match the Decedent’s Name with Method of Death_ award. Winner of this year’s most fucking hilarious post… ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/755 "2010-02-02T11:26:33Z")
Off to a slow start this year. Celebrities who left us in January: ```auto Name Dead Age Points Votes J. D. Salinger 28-Jan 91 9 2 Zelda Rubinstein 27-Jan 76 24 36 Paul Quarrington 21-Jan 56 44 1 ``` And the standings are: ```auto Name Points 1 Registered at Last 68 2 Mean Mr. Mustard 33 3= 42fish 24 3= 5 time champ 24 3= amarone 24 3= Anne Elk 24 3= anyrose 24 3= Avarie537 24 3= Baker 24 3= BlimeyORiley 24 3= bowler girl 24 3= Boyo Jim 24 3= Captain Lance Murdoch 24 3= CowPatty 24 3= Critical Mass 24 3= El Perro Fumando 24 3= Etherman 24 3= GIGObuster 24 3= Hal Briston 24 3= Hockey Monkey 24 3= I Am The Lorax 24 3= jeezums 24 3= judikium 24 3= Little Nemo 24 3= MadTheSwine 24 3= Mahaloth 24 3= MsWhatsit 24 3= Mudshark 24 3= Nutty Bunny 24 3= Only Mostly Dead 24 3= phungi 24 3= Rico 24 3= Shirley Ujest 24 3= The Vorlon 24 3= tumbleddown 24 3= VunderBob 24 37 Rilchiam 9 38= 130 others 0 ``` 3 celebrities represents 0.35% of the nominees and 1.8% of the votes. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/756 "2010-02-02T14:29:54Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > Off to a slow start this year. I have faith in the Grim Reaper! By April, I expect my list to be nearly filled. 🙂 ---
**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:** [February 2, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/757 "2010-02-02T14:30:45Z")
Tied for 3rd place!!!11111 ( The highest I will ever be.) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/758 "2010-02-02T14:35:53Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > Tied for 3rd place!!!11111 > > ( The highest I will ever be.) …what she said. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/759 "2010-02-02T14:39:49Z")
Poor Rilchiam - to be in 4th - but really in 37th - place. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/760 "2010-02-02T15:57:03Z")
> [@melodyharmonius](#): > > Poor Rilchiam - to be in 4th - but really in 37th - place. I guess that’s better than those of us who are in 38th - but really last - place! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574.md?page=39)