# 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:** 111
**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:** [October 6, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2203 "2011-10-06T16:24:25Z")
But I’m thinking a lot about putting that little prick of a husband of hers on my list, just for spite. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2204 "2011-10-06T21:05:25Z")
I think Zsa Zsa’s going for the Ariel Sharon “Why Are You Still Alive” Award. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2205 "2011-10-07T01:00:54Z")
[Doris Belack](http://www.aoltv.com/2011/10/06/doris-belack-dead-law-and-order), a recurring _Law & Order_ judge and the original Anna Wolek on _One Life to Live_, has died. She was 85. IIRC, She dressed down Jack McCoy quite a few times in Law and Order. I think she was the judge of choice when Jack did something unscrupulous. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2206 "2011-10-07T02:24:49Z")
I just recently learned that the noted NY writer Fran Liebowitz was another of the recurring judges on L&O. Not that she’s near death or anything. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2207 "2011-10-07T02:50:32Z")
I’m not even going to look. I missed bin Laden, I missed Winehouse… I’m sure I missed Jobs too. Worst. List. Ever. ---
**Author:** ![BACI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ce73a5/32.png) [@BACI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BACI)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2208 "2011-10-07T03:29:45Z")
[Diane Cilento](http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/actress-diane-cilento-dies-in-cairns-aged-78/story-e6frg6nf-1226161120873) - once and former Mrs Sean Connery joins the choir invisible. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2011, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2209 "2011-10-07T13:29:45Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I just recently learned that the noted NY writer Fran Liebowitz was another of the recurring judges on L&O. Not that she’s near death or anything. You scared the crap out of me. She’s one of my favorite writers. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2210 "2011-10-07T13:30:55Z")
> [@Tristan](#): > > I’m not even going to look. I missed bin Laden, I missed Winehouse… I’m sure I missed Jobs too. > > Worst. > List. > Ever. Yeah, this is the year I have missed the most obvious picks ever. Did anyone have Jobs, Winehouse, and Bin Laden? I can easily imagine someone would. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2211 "2011-10-07T19:04:16Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Yeah, this is the year I have missed the most obvious picks ever. Did anyone have Jobs, Winehouse, and Bin Laden? I can easily imagine someone would. Bah! Anyone can list people who have a great chance of dying! It takes a genius to pick people who should have died years ago, but somehow manage to keep cheating death with every heartbeat! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2212 "2011-10-07T20:42:27Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I just recently learned that the noted NY writer Fran Liebowitz was another of the recurring judges on L&O. Not that she’s near death or anything. I thought she died in a kiln accident. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2213 "2011-10-07T21:47:39Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Yeah, this is the year I have missed the most obvious picks ever. Did anyone have Jobs, Winehouse, and Bin Laden? I can easily imagine someone would. Surprisingly there wasn’t a lot of overlap in those three. Tamex had bin Laden and Winehouse. Borborygmi and pohjonen both had Jobs and Winehouse, and as far as I could see there were no other combos. Critical Mass, who is in the lead by such a margin, didn’t have any of the three. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2214 "2011-10-07T21:57:29Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I thought she died in a kiln accident. Fawn, wasn’t it? Anyway, she was making a pot. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2215 "2011-10-07T22:04:30Z")
Will you go out with me? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2216 "2011-10-08T15:03:03Z")
ESPN and CNN are reporting Oakland Raider owner Al Davis has died at age 82. No link found at [espn.com](http://espn.com). Edit: I found [a link](http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7074380/oakland-raiders-owner-al-davis-dies-82). ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2217 "2011-10-08T15:23:16Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > ESPN and CNN are reporting Oakland Raider owner Al Davis has died at age 82. No link found at [espn.com](http://espn.com). > > Edit: I found [a link](http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7074380/oakland-raiders-owner-al-davis-dies-82). He wasn’t on my list, but I’m a longtime Raiders fan and it honestly never occurred to me that the Lich King would ever die…:smack: Well, I’m sad he’s gone, sad I didn’t get any points, but at least we can keep building a team now without having to deal with his personnel choices… ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2218 "2011-10-08T15:43:52Z")
Al Davis was 82. He was worth 6 Field Goals. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2219 "2011-10-08T19:05:47Z")
Hal Briston and notfrommensa each get the field goals for Al Davis. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2220 "2011-10-08T20:12:37Z")
[She’s teasing us again.](http://news.yahoo.com/zsa-zsa-gabor-hospitalized-high-fever-191645265.html) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2221 "2011-10-09T01:05:32Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Hal Briston and notfrommensa each get the field goals for Al Davis. I reported his death in the pool. I had forgotten that I had him. wOOt wOOt. ---
**Author:** ![Quarter\_Lane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c68b51/32.png) [@Quarter\_Lane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quarter_Lane)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2222 "2011-10-09T16:13:23Z")
Former Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh [dead](http://news.yahoo.com/ex-weezer-bassist-mikey-welsh-dies-chicago-125917193.html) at 40. Not happy about this, and not just because I didn’t have him [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=110) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=112)