# 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:** 104
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2062 "2011-09-17T16:14:19Z")
Eleanor Mondale is gone. I liked her. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2063 "2011-09-17T17:11:33Z")
> [@](#): > > Charles H. Percy, a former United States senator from Illinois and a moderate Republican who clashed with President Richard M. Nixon over Watergate and whose own presidential ambitions were stymied by Nixon’s resignation, died Saturday. He was 91. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/us/politics/charles-percy-former-illinois-senator-is-dead-at-91.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/us/politics/charles-percy-former-illinois-senator-is-dead-at-91.html) ---
**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 17, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2064 "2011-09-17T17:29:53Z")
> [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](#): > > Eleanor Mondale is gone. I liked her. [And Ted Kennedy’s daughter.](http://news.yahoo.com/oldest-daughter-sen-ted-kennedy-dies-162914215.html) Age? 51. [Eleanor Mondale](http://news.yahoo.com/eleanor-mondale-daughter-walter-mondale-dies-154623428.html) Age? 51. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2065 "2011-09-17T18:43:52Z")
> [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](#): > > Eleanor Mondale is gone. I liked her. Me too. Attractive as hell and a feisty personality, that’s a nice mix. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2066 "2011-09-17T22:04:37Z")
Somehow I’ve managed to pick two this year after years of being blank. On 95 points now. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2067 "2011-09-17T23:40:51Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > Charles H. Percy Are you sure he was a senator? He sounds more like a celebrity look-alike dwarf porn star. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2068 "2011-09-17T23:46:09Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > Are you sure he was a senator? He sounds more like a celebrity look-alike dwarf porn star. Celebrity look-alike dwarf porn stars are rare. One of them dying in a week is an aberration. Two in a week? I’m buying a lottery ticket! ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2069 "2011-09-17T23:49:52Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Celebrity look-alike dwarf porn stars are rare. And please explain to us all how you became an expert on this subject? ---
**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 17, 2011, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2070 "2011-09-17T23:57:23Z")
In another thread, Cicero believes we should call it, “The Run For The Lilies.” ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2071 "2011-09-18T01:46:47Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > And please explain to us all how you became an expert on this subject? Yes I have a [cite](http://gawker.com/5839596/gordon-ramsays-porn-dwarf-double-eaten-by-badger): 😃 > [@](#): > > But just as Foster was set to join the rarefied ranks of celebrity lookalike dwarf porn stars, tragedy struck: ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2072 "2011-09-18T18:34:48Z")
Assuming I have kept my counting correct the following is a list of those players with at least 100 points. Critical Mass 236 Registered at Last 192 gonzomax 190 amarone 177 Tamex 166 Captain Lance Murdoch 161 Captain Klutz 159 Ambihelical-Hexnut 145 Fear Itself 133 phungi 133 Ann Elk 120 Duckster 119 Wheelz 119 VanLandry 113 Borborygmi 111 carnivorousplant 110 GIGObuster 110 Nurse Carmen 110 Walkabout 109 Ann Onimous 105 Boyo Jim 103 Critical Mass also has the most picks so far, five dead celebrities. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2073 "2011-09-18T18:41:11Z")
WooHOO!! Top Ten! ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2074 "2011-09-18T19:40:47Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Assuming I have kept my counting correct the following is a list of those players with at least 100 points. > Critical Mass 236 > Registered at Last 192 > gonzomax 190 > amarone 177 > Tamex 166 > Captain Lance Murdoch 161 > Captain Klutz 159 > Ambihelical-Hexnut 145 > Fear Itself 133 > phungi 133 > Ann Elk 120 > Duckster 119 > Wheelz 119 > VanLandry 113 > Borborygmi 111 > carnivorousplant 110 > GIGObuster 110 > Nurse Carmen 110 > Walkabout 109 > Ann Onimous 105 > Boyo Jim 103 > > Critical Mass also has the most picks so far, five dead celebrities. That is not the official count and should be ignored. I am on top until sometime in Oct. By then, i will have 4 or 5 more to add in. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2075 "2011-09-18T22:28:40Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > That is not the official count and should be ignored. I am on top until sometime in Oct. By then, i will have 4 or 5 more to add in. Perhaps not!😛 But I’m practicing as I’m in discussion with amarone to run the DeathPool next year!😃 ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2076 "2011-09-18T22:33:02Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Perhaps not!😛 But I’m practicing as I’m in discussion with amarone to run the DeathPool next year!😃 Why did you pick AMARONE this year? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2077 "2011-09-18T22:45:14Z")
I’ll be jettisoned to the top of the list after a totally tragic, random and not-at-all-premeditated bus accident in November. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2078 "2011-09-18T22:53:36Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Perhaps not!😛 But I’m practicing as I’m in discussion with amarone to run the DeathPool next year!😃 This is true - I will be hanging up my scythe at the end of this year. ---
**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 18, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2079 "2011-09-18T22:53:58Z")
I’m gonna pick all 18 year old celebrities next year, so when the world ends in 2012 I will have the greatest possible number of points. There’s hardly any point in counting. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2080 "2011-09-18T23:00:34Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I’m gonna pick all 18 year old celebrities next year, so when the world ends in 2012 I will have the greatest possible number of points. There’s hardly any point in counting. For maximum points, they should all still be 18 on Dec 21, 2012. ---
**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 18, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2081 "2011-09-18T23:10:20Z")
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