# The Celebrity Death Pool 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2010, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523 "2010-12-01T09:16:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 103
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2042 "2011-09-15T21:11:32Z")
_DARN_ you, **VunderBob**! :mad: 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2043 "2011-09-15T22:13:48Z")
The Republican served Wyoming in the U.S. Senate during the 1980’s, and now he has died. [Malcolm Wallop](http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-malcolm-wallop-20110915,0,2323720.story) was 78. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2044 "2011-09-15T23:50:16Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > _DARN_ you, **VunderBob**! :mad: > > 😉 My job is done. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2045 "2011-09-16T04:17:39Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I am very disappointed in people who don’t die in schedule. I think it reveals a fundamental flaw in their character. > > I will admit, though, there is a different set of rules for Celebrity Lookalike Porn Dwarves Who Are Eaten By Badgers. No man can know the schedule of a badger. I notice in the obituaries in they die in alphabetical order. Doesn’t that count? ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2046 "2011-09-16T04:18:47Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Your math is right! At 192 you are two points ahead of gonzomax, who is now in third place. > > Funny thing about Steve Jobs, fewer people selected him than Fred Phelps! I have a couple percolating right now. So don’t count your corpses before the game has been played. ---
**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 16, 2011, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2047 "2011-09-16T04:37:56Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > I notice in the obituaries in they die in alphabetical order… The badgers or the dwarves? ---
**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 16, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2048 "2011-09-16T13:26:25Z")
Richard Hamilton dead at 89. What did he do, you may ask. Well, amongst other things [he designed The Beatles White Album cover](http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/beatles_white_album_artist_dies.html). ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2049 "2011-09-16T13:31:09Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > I notice in the obituaries in they die in alphabetical order. How do I change my user name? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2050 "2011-09-16T13:44:11Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > How do I change my user name? I think Twicks does it for your lunch money, maybe chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2051 "2011-09-16T15:47:01Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > How do I change my user name? I bet you wish you were **anyrose** now, eh? Instead it is more " I’m the dead one " . ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2052 "2011-09-16T15:48:19Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Richard Hamilton dead at 89. What did he do, you may ask. Well, amongst other things [he designed The Beatles White Album cover](http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/beatles_white_album_artist_dies.html). I might be missing the point, but, what, _exactly_, was there to design for that ? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2053 "2011-09-16T16:13:29Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > I might be missing the point, but, what, _exactly_, was there to design for that ? Did you read the link? > [@](#): > > Speaking about his simple design, Hamilton said: “I thought it would be appropriate to present an album that was just white. (McCartney) was doubtful about it being completely empty so I suggested that it would be fun to number each copy so that it would have the appearance of being a limited edition. I asked how many copies the band expected to sell, and they said about eight million. I made a quick calculation that we would need seven digits.” ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2054 "2011-09-16T17:06:41Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > How do I change my user name? > [@Meeko](#): > > I bet you wish you were **anyrose** now, eh? but, then, wouldn’t I be **amarone**? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2055 "2011-09-16T17:36:36Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > but, then, wouldn’t I be **amarone**? Nay, you’d be anyrone. And, you’d still be the cutest. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2056 "2011-09-16T18:00:39Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Richard Hamilton dead at 89. I keep reading this as Richard Hammond. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2057 "2011-09-16T20:11:27Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > I bet you wish you were **anyrose** now, eh? I’d rather be **zanyrose**. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2058 "2011-09-16T20:53:26Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > I’d rather be **zanyrose**. My girlfriend would rather have **many** roses. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2059 "2011-09-16T22:29:19Z")
Frances Bay, 92 [http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/happy-days-and-happy-gilmore-actress-frances-bay-dies-at-92/story-e6frfku0-1226139611630](http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/happy-days-and-happy-gilmore-actress-frances-bay-dies-at-92/story-e6frfku0-1226139611630) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2060 "2011-09-16T23:24:38Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > Frances Bay, 92 > [http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/happy-days-and-happy-gilmore-actress-frances-bay-dies-at-92/story-e6frfku0-1226139611630](http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/happy-days-and-happy-gilmore-actress-frances-bay-dies-at-92/story-e6frfku0-1226139611630) She was on my list a couple of years ago. Seinfeld stole the marble rye from that “old bag” RIP Mrs Choate ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2061 "2011-09-17T00:30:41Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > She was on my list a couple of years ago. Seinfeld stole the marble rye from that “old bag” RIP Mrs Choate I remember her from Twin Peaks, and again as Happy Gilmour’s grandma. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=102) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=104)