Mary Kate Olsen – Actress (sort of), victim of peaking at age 7.
Chris Cooper – Actor, strangely the first person who popped into my head.
Barack Obama – President of the US, no friend to red states.
Roger Ebert – Film critic, cool guy, not looking so good these days.
William Shatner – Actor, giant ham, old Star Trek guy.
Britney Spears – Singer, professional emotional wreck
Alex Trebek – Game show host, reported dick.
Leonard Nimoy – Actor, narrator, also old Star Trek guy.
Amy Winehouse – Singer, not fond of rehab.
David Hasselhoff – Actor (sort of), floor-burger eating alcoholic.
Robert Downey Jr – Actor, former enemy of his liver.
Keith Richards – Musician, composed of 52% non-organic chemicals.
George W Bush – Former president, vulnerable to pretzels.
Plain List:
Mary Kate Olsen
Chris Cooper
Barack Obama
Roger Ebert
William Shatner
Britney Spears
Alex Trebek
Leonard Nimoy
Amy Winehouse
David Hasselhoff
Robert Downey Jr
Keith Richards
George W Bush
Yes. Yes it does. I’ll replace him with someone I thought of this morning instead. NEW LIST
Lilian Jackson Braun b. 1913–The Author Who Wouldn’t Die
Kirk Douglas b. 1916–Is he Spartacus? Or am I Spartacus?
Olivia de Haviland b. 1916–Will she die first or will it be
Joan Fontaine b. 1917–I love feuds that will only end with death.
Zsa Zsa Gabor b. 1917–Will she find her heavenly Green Acres this year?
Billy Graham b. 1918–His passing will be big news here in Hippy Hollow NC.
John Glenn b. 1921–He’s listed in my Possible Deathpool list as “astro-senator”
Prince Philip b. 1921–Will his gaffes continue after death?
Bob Barker b. 1923–Insert your own “spay or neuter” joke here
Nadine Gordimer b. 1923–South African author
Jimmy Carter b. 1924–Insert peanut or Habitat for Humanity joke here
Lee Iaccocca b. 1924–Former Ford CEO
Paul Gascoigne b. 1967–This section on Wikipedia gives me hope
Alternates:
Barbara Bush b. 1925–Obviously the former First Lady
Dick Van Dyke b. 1925–former actor
Ariel Sharon b. 1928–Refuses to die
Plain List:
Lilian Jackson Braun
Kirk Douglas
Olivia de Haviland
Joan Fontaine
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Billy Graham
John Glenn
Prince Philip
Bob Barker
Nadine Gordimer
Jimmy Carter
Lee Iacocca
Paul Gascoigne
No, it’s always been celebrities. BUT that’s a hell of an interesting idea, and you should start your own pool. I’d play if I bothered to pay attention to the economy beyond trying to keep my own budget intact.
Yeah, that’s the problem, I’m over budget this year as is, And on top of that I have a few other game ideas that I am already working on, Mafia related.
Lex Luger
Amy Winehouse
Lemmy Kilmeister
Artie Lange
Steve O
Lyndon Larouche
Kim Jong Il
Verne Troyer
Suge Knight
Prince Charles
Ronnie James Dio
Phyllis Diller
Roy Horn
Alternates:
Mel Brooks
Blake Edwards
Elizabeth Edwards
Betty Ford
Blake Fielder-Civil
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Stedman Graham
Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Teresa Heinz Kerry
Todd Palin
Nancy Reagan
Elizabeth Taylor
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Alternates:
Bobby Brown
Dyan Cannon
Empress Michiko of Japan
There’s a theme this year. I’ve never done themed lists before. I’m also taking Muhammed Ali, Robert Byrd, Fidel Castro, Dick Clark, Billy Graham, and Ariel Sharon off my list. They’ve been warned and if you have any (or all) of them, this could be your year.
Here goes … another first time player, long time fascinated ghoul.
Now that I am Registered at Last I can finally do this. It always felt wrong to register JUST for the Death Pool. But now I can indulge guilt free. So here goes, a fairly musical list…
Reshma, 62 - Pakestani Folk Singer
Ronnie James Dio, 67- Black Sabbath etc singer
Candye Kane, 44- Singer
Irwin Barker - Canadian Comedian Steve Mazan, 39 - Comedian “Dying to do Letterman” (** Can I get a ruling on eligibility?)
He is MORE famous due to his cancer … not clear that he would be known at all without it. This clip appears to be from prior to his diagnosis.
Bryant Gumbel, 61
Johnny Hallyday, 66 - “French Elvis”
Morrissey, 50 - Singer
Elton John, 62
Chester Bennington, 33 - Linkin Park singer
Mehdi Hassan, 82 - Pakistani singer
Jack Savidge - Friendly Fire singer
Steve Jobs, 54
Alternates:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 76
Elizabeth Edwards, 60
Robert Byrd, 92
Plain Text List:
Reshma
Ronnie James Dio
Candye Kane
Irwin Barker
Steve Mazan
Bryant Gumbel
Johnny Hallyday
Morrissey
Elton John
Chester Bennington
Mehdi Hassan
Jack Savidge
Steve Jobs
Alternates:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Elizabeth Edwards
Robert Byrd
Courtney Love – widow of Kurt Cobain, known drug addict, recently lost custody of her daughter. Elin Nordegren Woods – soon-to-be-ex-wife of golfer Tiger Woods Adam “Pacman” Jones – ex-NFL cornerback, strip club devotee, enjoys making it rain Horatio Sanz – obligatory overweight SNL cast member Amy Winehouse – everyone on earth told her to go to rehab, she said no, no no Barack Obama – because there are still way too many racists out there, and the Secret Service apparently can’t keep reality TV wannabes away from him Kim Jong Il – crazy midget Fidel Castro – pretty sure he’s already dead Osama bin Laden – ditto Lindsey Lohan – prime for a drunk driving incident any day now Elizabeth Edwards – breast cancer is a bitch Ron Santo – according to Wikipedia, was given a life expectancy of 25 years at age 18. He was born in 1940. He’s totally due. Fran Drescher – Random pick of a semi-young person who had a serious cancer at one point
Alternates: Kanye West – obligatory hip-hop artist, douchebag Mary-Kate Olsen – would avoid making this list if she would eat a fucking sandwich every now and then
Cleaned-up:
Courtney Love
Elin Nordegren Woods
Adam “Pacman” Jones
Horatio Sanz
Amy Winehouse
Barack Obama
Kim Jong Il
Fidel Castro
Osama bin Laden
Lindsey Lohan
Elizabeth Edwards
Ron Santo
Fran Drescher
Posting this without reading anyone else’s picks (except the ones right above this, which I can’t help but see as I type). I don’t think I’ve ever scored a point in this game yet…
Tommy LaSorda
Phyllis Diller
Don Dokken
John Rigas
Tommy James
Jamie Farr
Burt Ward
Diana Ross
Linda Lavin
Lily Tomlin
Carol Burnett
Ray Price
Conrad Bain
I would not differentiate between guests and members - I don’t think that is the key distinction. I will apply a similar criterion as for the new “only famous for being sick” rule. If someone is only known for being a doper, then they are invalid picks. If someone independently famous chooses to become a doper, they are fair game.
Winning prizes for writing (deliberately) crap fiction does not make a person independently famous…
