The Celebrity Death Pool 2010

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Darn, I noticed Sara Payne awhile ago, better put this now before it gets too late.

My updated final list.
**World leaders department.

Captain Moussa Dadis Camara** - Guinean dictator. He is recovering (?) in a military hospital in Morocco after being shot in the neck by the former head of the presidential guard of Guinea. If he comes back then he could start a civil war, it is very likely that someone will shot him again before or after.

Kim Jong-il - North Korean dictator. - He is so ronely and sick.

Umaru Yar’Adua. - Christmas celebrations across Nigeria started and ended on Friday without his customary Christmas message from this President that is having several health problems.
Terrorists department.

Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi - The Lockerbie bomber. Now it is reported that he is indeed close to death.

Bernie Madoff – Maker of weapons of financial mass destruction. Recently had to go to the medical area of the jail, the denials that he was not sick are ringing hollow.
**Men of letters department: **

Mike Marqusee – writer, contributor to the Guardian newspaper. Blood cancer.

Philip Carlo - writer of mafia killer bios, the twist: his killer is a degenerative motor neuron disease.

Christopher Anthony Woodhead - Chief former Inspector of Schools in England, one of the most controversial figures regarding English education. He will leave the kids alone soon thanks to a degenerative disorder.
Sports department:

Ron Santo - Former baseball star. Really serious side effects as a result of not treating his diabetes sooner.

Stefano Borgonovo – I was going to jump on the Mohammed Ali bandwagon, but the former Italian Soccer player looks worse nowadays.
From the Movies:

Zelda Rubinstein - Poltergeist medium, time to go into the light!
The life is unfair department:

Sara Payne, the child protection campaigner of Britain, two brain operations and in a coma.

The life is a little fair department:
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Rush Limbaugh**, his recent dramatic weight loss was possibly aided by some drug help and now he is on the ropes.
Alternates: (This time needed as some of the choices may even die today: )
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Mark Brandon “Chopper” Read (born 17 November 1954), is an Australian ex-convict, author, and celebrity. He is also a recording and performance artist. The 2000 film Chopper was based on his life. He killed his liver with his drinking and now refuses to accept a transplant.
**
Jon Robinson - Cancer survivor. And most recently, host on WKQC-FM, former voice of the Carolina Panthers, being swallowed by drugs.

Jeff Conaway - The other driver of the Grease Lighting car in the movie “Grease”. Drugs are killing him, even his doctors are abandoning him.

**Terry Pratchett **- This is the one I fear, he is on record of telling people that he will not wait for his degenerative disease to disable him.
The clean list:

Captain Moussa Dadis Camara
Kim Jong-il
Umaru Yar’Adua
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi
Bernie Madoff
Mike Marqusee
Philip Carlo
Christopher Woodhead
Ron Santo
Stefano Borgonovo
Sara Payne
Rush Limbaugh
Zelda Rubinstein

Alternates:
Mark Brandon “Chopper” Read
Jon Robinson
Jeff Conaway
Terry Pratchett

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Made a few changes, this is my updated list:
Sir Terence Pratchett
Bryant Gumbel
Ernie Harwell
Muhammad Ali
Mickey Rooney
Maya Angelou
Art Linkletter
Louie Anderson
Art Donovan
Fidel Castro
J.D. Salinger
Ariel Sharon
Teresa Heinz

Alternates:

Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Kirk Douglas
Ernest Borgnine

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My well cultivated list seems to have no surprises from anyone elses, so I’ll post it early so as not to forget.

Low Hanging Fruit: Nothing Personal

1.Ernie Harwell,
2.Zelda Rubenstein
3.Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi
4.Ronnie Biggs ( He’s been a holdover for years. He owes me. I’ve given up on Osama Bin Laden.)
May be Immortal:

  1. Ariel Sharon. ( The man who wouldn’t die.)
  2. Robert Maudsley. ( He just won’t die.)

**Cancer **
7. Pat Burns, Former NHL coach. Cancer
8. Doug Fieger . Cancer
9. Simon MacCorkindale. Cancer
10. Richie Hayward, Little Feat. Cancer.

Total Suckage to have what they have
11. Orlando Thomas.
12. Jason Becker.
13. Steve Smith
Clean List:

Ernie Harwell
Zelda Rubenstein
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi
Ronnie Biggs
Ariel Sharon
Robert Maudsley
Pat Burns
Doug Fieger
Simon MacCorkindale
Richie Hayward
Orlando Thomas
Steve Smith
Jason Becker

Alternates:

John Demjanjuk.
Rush Limbaugh
Raymond Hewlett ( British Pedo.)
James Von Brunn

Thanks and it seems a little odd to wish Good Luck to the contestants, as their picks would not consider it anything but Bad Luck to be on a list such as this, how about Ghoul Luck?

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I keep going to “correct” people’s lists and finding out their celebrities are actually still alive. The biggest surprise was Louie Anderson. I was totally sure he was gone! Ditto Larry Hagman and Jonathan Winters.

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Revised list:

(oops, wrong item on clipboard – that was a spammer I just killed.)
Revised list:

Jeff Conaway
Roger Ebert
Elizabeth Edwards
Mitzi Gaynor
Bryant Gumbel
David Hasselhoff
Steve Jobs
Rush Limbaugh
Wink Martindale
Ron Popeil
Phyllis Schlafly
Maura Tierney
Robin Williams
If it’s easier just to change one thing – I replaced Andrew Lloyd Weber with Rush Limbaugh.

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Paul Allen
Osama bin Laden
Rebekah Gibbs
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
David Hasselhoff
Dennis Hopper
Don Imus
Kim Jong Il
Kathryn Joosten
Rush Limbaugh
Simon MacCorkindale
Sara Payne
Lisa Ray

Alternates:
Namrata Singh Gujral
Ariel Sharon

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My list - with hours to spare:

Rush Limbaugh
Dick Cheney
Fidel Castro
Tiger Woods
Dick Clark
Amy Winehouse
Roger Ebert
Elizabeth Edwards
Maura Tierny
Kim Jong Il
Bernie Madoff
Bryant Gumbel
Elizabeth Taylor

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Several people I like, many I don’t like, all of them old. About half repeats from last year.

Tom Baker
George H.W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
Fidel Castro
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Kim Jong-Il
Henry Kissinger
Rush Limbaugh
Rupert Murdoch
Krzysztof Penderecki
Fred Phelps
Prince Philip
Margaret Thatcher

Alternate:

Jacques Chirac

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Good to know I am not the only one.** [Not on these picks in particular, just the process on “knowing” someone to be dead already, that isn’t.]

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I had the oddest experience the other day: I looked at a DVD with Eddie Murphy on the cover and thought “Isn’t he dead?”

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//whacks self// SCOOTER - YOU IDIOT //ends flagelation
Theme wise; the All-Despot team was already taken. I could have gone with the bi-partisan de-flowered team (Clinton, Sanford, Spitzer, etc…), the all-sports douchebag team, the R-Batshit crazy team, the Talk-radio team, or the Evangelical nutjob squad. I’m thinking the Neocons will have a conference and Liddy will bring bombs and chomp down on a blasting cap to demonstrate toughness. WIN!

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I take it, the in spoiler joke wooshed?

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Amarone Keeper of Pointage! Goddess of Things Which We Cannot Talk About In Polite Society Yet Squee Like a Schoolgirl When Someone Famous Buys The Farm.

I humbly prostrate* myself before you to ask a Macabre Question for a Macabre Hobby.
My curious mind is wondering what is the Male to Female ratio for would-be dead people that are picked. It seems to me that overall, men are picked more than women. At least all my lists seem to be.

I also suspect a higher ratio of LHF** for quick cherry popping. So, if you have this capacity and geekability ( or someone else has the inclination.) what would be the percentage of each age decade picked.

My new favoritist corporate Lingo-speak is " Comparative Analysis". Can you tell?

  • I almost wrote " Prostate". Which would have hilarity ensue with this crowd.
    **LHF= Low Hanging Fruit
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  1. Kirstie Alley
  2. Naomi Campbell -supermodel
  3. Kate Moss -supermodel
  4. Pete Doherty -musician, addict
    5.Rick Warren preacher and author
  5. Glenn Beck -pundit
  6. Laura Ingraham - pundit
  7. Sean Hannity of Fox Noise
  8. Ann Coulter - author, plagiarist
  9. Nick Jonas - squeaky clean musician in car accident
  10. Richard Roberts preacher and son of Oral Roberts
  11. Megan Fox - actress
  12. Benny Hinn “faith healer”

Alternates
Adam Sandler -comedian
Shia Labeouf -actor
Joel Osteen preacher , author
Hulk Hogan --pro wrestler
Brooke Hogan --famous for being Hulk’s daughter , singer
Sarah Palin --former VP candidate, author
Joe Lieberman -politician, two faced cunt

Clean list for 2010

Kirstie Alley
Naomi Campbell
Kate Moss
Pete Doherty
Rick Warren
Glenn Beck
Laura Ingraham
Sean Hannity
Ann Coulter
Nick Jonas
Richard Roberts
Megan Fox
Benny Hinn

Alternates
Adam Sandler
Shia Labeouf
Joel Osteen
Hulk Hogan
Brooke Hogan
Sarah Palin
Joe Lieberman

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Another substitution. Move Len Goodman out of the main list altogether, and replace with Zelda. Promote Maggie Smith to the top of my alternates. Changes are bolded.
Connie Newton Needham
Tara Subkoff
Rudy Boesch
Roger Ebert
Adam Yauch
Louis Farrakhan
Penny Marshall
Peter Criss
Zelda Rubinstein
Maura Tierny
Theresa Heinz Kerry
Elizabeth Edwards
Andrew Lloyd Weber

Alternates:

Maggie Smith
George Soros
Michael Moore

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You get 3 alternates. Amarone enter only your first 3, but that’s his call.

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Nah - I was on it.
Surprisingly, some of these guys were liberal, Demos in younger days. They came from good families, middle-to-upper class, had all the benefits of a good life. Yet something was wrong; possibly loneliness, lack of a cause. Then came radicalization in a group … Wait, now hold on a doggone minute Steve. Your talking terrorism recruitment process here and these fellows are all patriots, uber-patriots, I tell ya!

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First time entrant here. I went with pairs in random categories, but everyone here is someone I respect, so it’ll kinda suck if I end up “profiting” in some way from their deaths. No idea how many unique picks or potential points I’ve got or anything, but I’ve followed the Death Pool for a couple years now and decided to just jump in.

Automotive designers:
Carroll Shelby
Bob Lutz

Sports legends:
Muhammad Ali
Dean Smith

Indianapolis 500 drivers:
Johnny Rutherford
Janet Guthrie

Tinseltown greats:
John Williams
Elizabeth Taylor

1st and last men on the Moon:
Neil Armstrong
Eugene Cernan

Country gold:
Loretta Lynn
George Jones

Wildcard (the most recent living individual to be Wikipedia’s featured article):
Eric Bana

Plain list:
Carroll Shelby
Bob Lutz
Muhammad Ali
Dean Smith
Johnny Rutherford
Janet Guthrie
John Williams
Elizabeth Taylor
Neil Armstrong
Eugene Cernan
Loretta Lynn
George Jones
Eric Bana

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Updated list. I know I’m sniping this one in, but I hope that is ok. I’m dropping Lee Iacoca for Zelda Rubinstein:

Peter Falk
Billy Graham
Jiang Zemin
Eli Wallach
Orlando Thomas
Kirk Douglas
I.M. Pei
C. Everett Koop
Harry Morgan
Steve Jobs
Robert Mugabe
Jack Lalane
Zelda Rubinstein

Alternates:

Richard Atenbourough
Bob Barker

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Here is my 2010 list, eerily similar to every one of my lists since 2006… :wink:

Shane MacGowan
James Garner
Natalie Cole
Peter O’Toole
Ariel Sharon
Bryant Gumbel
Chuck Daly
Merlin Olsen
Kirk Douglas
Margaret Thatcher
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Orlando Thomas
Annette Funicello
Shane MacGowan, Irish poet & musician, lifestyle choices
James Garner, actor, cigarettes & red meat
Natalie Cole, singer, hep C
Peter O’Toole, actor, lifestyle choices
Ariel Sharon, Israeli politician, vegetable
Bryant Gumbel, sportscaster, cancer
Chuck Daly, former NBA coach, cancer
Merlin Olsen, former NFL player, mesothelioma
Kirk Douglas, actor, old age
Margaret Thatcher, politician, old age
Ruth Bader Ginsberg, US Supreme Court justice, cancer
Orlando Thomas, former NFL player, ALS
Annette Funicello, Disney Mouseketeer, various ailments

Woo hoo! Let’s go!