# 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:** 86
**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:** [September 27, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1701 "2010-09-27T17:16:38Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Segway company owner [Jimi Heselden](http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/sep/27/segway-boss-jimi-heselden-dies-cliff-fall) has died after riding a Segway off a cliff. > > This is a deeply tragic event and IN NO WAY hilarious. You cannot make this shit up! ---
**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:** [September 27, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1702 "2010-09-27T17:35:48Z")
He was testing a re-engineered Segway that could go up and down steps. Tragically, his engineers had not contemplated such a _large_ step. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1703 "2010-09-27T17:38:05Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > He was testing a re-engineered Segway that could go up and down steps. Tragically, his engineers had not contemplated such a _large_ step. One small step for a man, a giant… oh shiiiiiiiiiiiit. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1704 "2010-09-27T17:38:17Z")
This may be the best year so far for goofy means of death. At least two cliffs so far, and the recent hay bale tragedy. Maybe there should be bonus points for “wackiness”. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1705 "2010-09-27T17:42:24Z")
Maybe someone told him to take a flying leap. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1706 "2010-09-27T17:45:57Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > Maybe someone told him to take a flying leap. Or they told him to talk a long walk off a short pier. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1707 "2010-09-27T17:59:15Z")
Obviously he didn’t look before leaping. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1708 "2010-09-27T18:07:31Z")
To put the Death Pool back on solid ground, musical theatre actor [James Stovall](http://www.broadway.com/buzz/153691/broadway-musical-vet-james-stovall-dies-on-september-26/) has died. I’d talk with him a few times. He was extremely gracious with his fans. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1709 "2010-09-27T18:23:17Z")
Gloria Stuart, age 100. [http://www.imdb.com/news/ni4570919/](http://www.imdb.com/news/ni4570919/) ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1710 "2010-09-27T20:12:14Z")
George Blanda, age 83. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,601543,00.html](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,601543,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1711 "2010-09-27T20:41:32Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > You cannot make this shit up! > [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > He was testing a re-engineered Segway that could go up and down steps. Tragically, his engineers had not contemplated such a _large_ step. And apparently, he couldn’t make that step down. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1712 "2010-09-27T20:54:29Z")
meeko (re: Jim Heselden) > [@](#): > > I just wonder what his family plans to do with the balance of their time. I think they are weighing all options. Since Gloria Stuart has passed on (age 100), if anyone chose her - no points. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1713 "2010-09-27T22:11:47Z")
While I’m not getting any points in this, pleased to see “an end of the month” clearance by the Grim Reaper. Still a few days left and hope my list is up for consideration for the September sweeps! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1714 "2010-09-27T22:27:55Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > > [@Gyrate](#): > > > > Segway company owner [Jimi Heselden](http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/sep/27/segway-boss-jimi-heselden-dies-cliff-fall) has died after riding a Segway off a cliff. > > > > This is a deeply tragic event and IN NO WAY hilarious. > > Decorum will be maintained out of respect for the deceased, who was survived by his close friend, Wile E. Coyote. You BOTH owe me a new keyboard! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1715 "2010-09-28T12:35:17Z")
[Gloria Stuart, actress, has died at age 100(worth 0 points).](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Stuart) Her heart…will not go on to do anything anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1716 "2010-09-28T14:58:51Z")
Also, Sally Menke died as well. She edits Quentin Tarantino’s movies. Some Robert Rodriguez ones too. 47 points. [Link.](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/09/quentin-tarantinos-longtime-film-editor-found-dead-in-ravine-near-griffith-park.html) ---
**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:** [September 28, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1717 "2010-09-28T17:04:48Z")
[39 year old quasi-celebrity chef Joseph Cerniglia kills himself](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100928/ap_en_tv/us_tv_chef_suicide) jumping off George Washington Bridge in NYC. No Segway involved AFAICT. Once appeared on a Gordon Ramsay show called “Kitchen Nightmares”, and apparently the 2nd guest of this Ramsey guy kill himself. Never seen this show – is this Ramsey guy some kind of snide superior asshole like that British shit Simon on American Idol? ---
**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:** [September 28, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1718 "2010-09-28T17:06:15Z")
Worse. I’ve only seen snippets of the show, but he makes Simon “Britsh Shit” Cowell look like Mr. Rogers by comparison. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1719 "2010-09-28T17:12:03Z")
I suppose, since he is driving people to their deaths, he is a major asset to the Death Pool. Perhaps I should research who some of his guests were for next years list. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1720 "2010-09-28T19:18:35Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Worse. I’ve only seen snippets of the show, but he makes Simon “Britsh Shit” Cowell look like Mr. Rogers by comparison. Tosh. He can be brutal with people who are screwing up through being lazy or arrogant, but he is a fantastic motivator of those who are trying. Mind you, you need to see the BBC America bersion. Fox edits him to seem to be more of a bastard. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574.md?page=85) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574.md?page=87)