Omar al-Bashir - President of Sudan
Kim Jong-Il - Supreme Leader of N.Korea
Ali Khamenei - Supreme Leader of Iran
Hu Jintao - Paramount Leader People’s Republic of China
King Abdullah - King Saudi Arabia
Than Shwe - head of state of Myanmar (Burma)
Robert Mugabe - President Zimbabwe
Islam Karimov - President of Uzbekistan
Muammar al-Qaddafi - leader of Libya
Bashar al-Assad - President Syrian Arab Republic
Hugo Chavez - President Venezuela
Osama bin Laden
Moussa Dadis Camara - military junta leader - Guinea
Alternates:
Isayas Afewerki - leader Eritrea
Dick Cheney
Plain List:
Omar al-Bashir
Kim Jong-Il
Ali Khamenei
Hu Jintao
King Abdullah
Than Shwe
Robert Mugabe
Islam Karimov
Muammar al-Qaddafi
Bashar al-Assad
Hugo Chavez
Osama bin Laden
Moussa Dadis Camara
Okay, I’m in.
This will be my very first Death Pool, so hopefully I won’t embarrass myself too much. My picks are a hodgepodge of educated guesses, odd hunches, and total stabs in the dark. I’m hoping for the right mix of savvy and blind luck.
My list:
NBA Hall-of-Famer and Airplane co-star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Pro golfer Seve Ballesteros.
Blink-182 drummer and tattoo aficionado Travis Barker.
“Britain’s Got Talent” phemon and media exploitee Susan Boyle.
Often rumored dead but still breathing Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
Ex- Vice President and multiple heart-attack survivor Dick Cheney. Maggie Daley, wife of longtime Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley.
News/sportscaster and former Today Show host Bryant Gumbel. Hugh Hefner, the once-cool but now just creepy founder of Playboy.
Rock and Roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis, one of those “He’s still alive??” guys.
Former NFL player, coach and announcer John Madden. Eleanor Mondale, daughter of former Vice President Walter Mondale.
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Alternates:
The physics genius with the cool robot voice, Stephen Hawking. William “Refrigerator” Perry, hulking member of the 1985 Super-Bowl champion Chicago Bears.
Plain list:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Seve Ballesteros
Travis Barker
Susan Boyle
Fidel Castro
Dick Cheney
Maggie Daley
Bryant Gumbel
Hugh Hefner
Jerry Lee Lewis
John Madden
Eleanor Mondale
Margaret Thatcher
Maurice Lucas
Stephen Hawking
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Fidel Castro
Seve Ballesteros
Hugh Hefner
Dick Cheney
Donald Rumsfeld
Margaret Thatcher
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Robert Byrd
Jeff Conway
Maura Tierney
Well, so far I’ve failed to score in 2009. 2010 has to be better, right?
Abdullah the Butcher, aka Larry Shreve, the Madman from the Sudan
Dusty Rhodes, aka Virgil Runnels, Jr., the American Dream
Verne Gagne, aka Verne Gagne, AWA promoter and long time champ.
Meat Loaf, aka Michael Lee Aday
Ruth Ginsburg, Associate Justice on SCOTUS
David Letterman
Queen Elizabeth II
Eddie Van Halen
Paul McCartney
Barack Obama
Bill Watts, the Big Cowboy, wrestler and promoter
John Madden, NFL Coach and announcer
Grace Slick, singer
Alternates:
Fred Phelps, asshole
Jimmie Walker, JJ from Good Times
Ric Flair, aka Richard Fliehr, the Nature Boy
Plain list:
Abdullah the Butcher
Dusty Rhodes
Verne Gagne
Meat Loaf
Ruth Ginsburg
David Letterman
Queen Elizabeth II
Eddie Van Halen
Paul McCartney
Barack Obama
Bill Watts
John Madden
Grace Slick
Not that I would have gotten points, but I was aware Brittany Murphy was having problems, and I could have picked her. In light of that, I’d like to submit a new list.
I’m mostly a lurker, but this seems strangely interesting.
My picks:
Ray Bradbury
Dick Clark
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
John Glenn
John Goodman
Ray Harryhausen
Julie Kavner
Jack LaLanne
Mickey Rooney
Manmohan Singh
Whitley Strieber
Delonte West
Alternates:
Jillian Michaels
Mehmet Oz
Richard Simmons
Lauren Bacall
Ozzy Osborne
Ariel Sharon
Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh
Nelson Mandela
Steve Jobs
Alan Greenspan
James Randi
Mike Wallace
Hugh Hefner
Paul Allen
Courtney Love
Robert Redford
Daniel Schorr
Bob Feller
Yogi Berra
Stan Musial
Andy Rooney
Mike Wallace
Fidel Castro
Pope Benedict XVI
Senator Robert Byrd
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bill Russell (ex Boston Celtic player & coach, not the one who’s the ex LA Dodger SS)
Tom Heinsohn (another ex Boston Celtic player & coach)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Alternates:
Marv Levy, ex-Buffalo Super Bowl coach
Sparky Anderson, ex-Cin.Reds mgr
Tommy Lasorda, ex-Dodgers mgr
Clean list:
Daniel Schorr
Bob Feller
Yogi Berra
Stan Musial
Andy Rooney
Mike Wallace
Fidel Castro
Pope Benedict XVI
Senator Robert Byrd
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bill Russell
Tom Heinsohn
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Alternates:
Marv Levy
Sparky Anderson
Tommy Lasorda
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Dave Rose
Jessica Breeland
Chris Burke
Rudy Boesch
Dave Dravecky
Steve Palermo
Eddie Van Halen
Van Morrison
Penelope Cruz
Brian Bonsall
Michael J. Fox
Jose Carreras
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Former star NBAer
Dave Rose - BYU basketball coach
Jessica Breeland - women’s college basketball player
Chris Burke - Corky from Life Goes On
Rudy Boesch - Rudy from season 1 of Survivor
Dave Dravecky - Former MLB pitcher
Steve Palermo - Former MLB Umpire
Eddie Van Halen - Guitarist
Van Morrison - Singer
Penelope Cruz - Random young female star tainted by the odor of Tom Cruise
Brian Bonsall - Former child star on Family Ties
Michael J. Fox - Former child sized star on Family Ties
Jose Carreras - Old Tenor
If his tory is any guide, I’ll get off to a good start in January and never be heard from again.
Plain List
Robert Byrd
Kirk Douglas
Mort Drucker
Queen Elizabeth
Cedric the Entertainer
Betty Ford
Lyndon LaRouche
Bill Mazeroski
Mary Tyler Moore
Hugh O’Brian
Merlin Olsen
Jean Kennedy Smith
Kanye West
Alternate
Kirstie Alley
And in case anyone needs any explanation
Robert Byrd – U.S. Senator
Kirk Douglas – actor
Mort Drucker – MAD magazine cartoonist
Queen Elizabeth – the second, not the original
Cedric the Entertainer – comedian/actor
Betty Ford – widowed First lady
Lyndon LaRouche – wealthy nutjob
Bill Mazeroski – hero of the 1960 World Series
Mary Tyler Moore – actress
Hugh O’Brian – handsome 1950’s TV star
Merlin Olsen – football player/actor
Jean Kennedy Smith – the last JFK/RFK/EMK sibling
Kanye West – singer
Alternate
Kirstie Alley – actress with weight problem
Fidel Castro
Nancy Reagan
Roger Ebert
Amy Winehouse
Lindsay Lohan
Prince Charles
Michael J. Fox
Dick Clark
Glenn Beck
Charles Manson
Carrot Top
Don Rickles
Senator Robert Byrd
Alternates:
Clint Eastwood
Paul McCartney
Keith Richards
I’m in this to win this this year. I had more correct picks in the 2009 game than I’ve ever had before, but they were all old. Now, in 2010, I will win. I have a new system.
David Hasselhoff
Steve Jobs
Amy Winehouse
Orlando Thomas
Jeff Conaway
Roger Ebert
Elizabeth Edwards
Ernie Harwell
Seve Ballesteros
Adam Yauch
Maura Tierney
Doug Fieger
Pete Doherty
