# 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:** 121
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2403 "2011-11-21T23:56:30Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > I’m considering joining. I have to conquer my fear that playing this game will sentence me to a hell I don’t even believe in.:eek: > > So how do you guys pick. Do you google near death celebrities or something? > :shudder: I feel squicky just typing that. \*\*And remember, it’s not like you are killing your candidates off. \*\* That’s against the rules. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2404 "2011-11-22T00:34:22Z")
Okay, I’m laughing. I’m working on my list. Thanks for the help. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2405 "2011-11-22T02:13:59Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > I randomly picked my first year. I had a theme list this year. > > I have a theme [and list] for 2012, 2013 and 2014. My theme is folks that I think will buy the farm. Croak. Shuffle off this mortal coil. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2406 "2011-11-22T02:17:44Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > My theme is folks that I think will buy the farm. Croak. Shuffle off this mortal coil. Join the choir invisible, meet their Maker, get nailed to the perch, pine for the fjords. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2407 "2011-11-22T02:38:31Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Join the choir invisible, meet their Maker, get nailed to the perch, pine for the fjords. Pass, move on to a better place, be nosed as you pass by the stairs. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2408 "2011-11-22T02:42:08Z")
Okay, what are the rules about being[lawfully executed?](http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/gaddafi-son-may-call-blair-as-a-witness-1.1135963) I don’t think he’s got until January 1, 2012, but hey… ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2409 "2011-11-22T02:43:17Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Okay, what are the rules about being[lawfully executed?](http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/gaddafi-son-may-call-blair-as-a-witness-1.1135963) > I don’t think he’s got until January 1, 2012, but hey… > [@amarone](#): > > 1. Persons under sentence of death will be valid for scoring points only if they die by means other than official execution. Sorry, man. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2410 "2011-11-22T02:44:52Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > Sorry, man. Ah, come on! His Daddy would have qualified. These are Libyan Revolutionaries, for crying out loud! 🙂 ---
**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:** [November 22, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2411 "2011-11-22T02:46:29Z")
Not only can you list celebs you think will die, you can list the ones you _want_ to die! And not only that, assure their deaths are not pointless. The only thing sadder that a celebrity death is one that earns no points to one of us. OTOH, the deaths of Patrick Swayze and Farrah Fawcett were occasions of joy (subdued, of course) for many of us. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2412 "2011-11-22T02:47:00Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Ah, come on! His Daddy would have qualified. Two people [had him](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14416020&postcount=2282). ---
**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:** [November 22, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2413 "2011-11-22T02:50:30Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > Sorry, man. There should be an exception for this. If they are not under sentence of death when your list becomes active on Jan 1, but are then sentenced and executed within the year. we should get full points. Surely there are places on earth that feature quickie executions. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2414 "2011-11-22T03:13:44Z")
[John Neville, who played Baron Munchhausen, has also died. 86 years old.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Neville_%28actor%29) ---
**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:** [November 22, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2415 "2011-11-22T03:24:56Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > There should be an exception for this. If they are not under sentence of death when your list becomes active on Jan 1, but are then sentenced and executed within the year. we should get full points. > > Surely there are places on earth that feature quickie executions. Does that help **ME** , Celebrity Death Breath? Oye! ---
**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:** [November 22, 2011, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2416 "2011-11-22T04:38:43Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > There should be an exception for this. If they are not under sentence of death when your list becomes active on Jan 1, but are then sentenced and executed within the year. we should get full points. > > Surely there are places on earth that feature quickie executions. For what it’s worth, that was my intent when I wrote that rule. I didn’t want people googling lists of inmates on death row and filling their list. Because gaming the system like that would diminish the sanctity of Celebrity Death Pool. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2417 "2011-11-22T11:32:57Z")
We are, after all, a dignified and somewhat macabre bunch! ---
**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:** [November 22, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2418 "2011-11-22T15:16:49Z")
[Robin Gibb will either die this year or be on everyone’s list for next year.](http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/most-popular/2011/11/20/brave-bee-gee-robin-gibb-is-battling-liver-cancer-115875-23574414/) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2419 "2011-11-22T15:26:12Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > [Robin Gibb will either die this year or be on everyone’s list for next year.](http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/most-popular/2011/11/20/brave-bee-gee-robin-gibb-is-battling-liver-cancer-115875-23574414/) Good gawd, that picture it doesn’t look like he will be _Stayin Alive_ too much longer. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Blue-Sighted_Shadow)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2420 "2011-11-22T23:34:50Z")
[Anne McCaffrey](http://http://www.locusmag.com/News/2011/11/anne-mccaffrey-1926-2011/) has died of a stroke. I thought she died a couple of years ago. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2421 "2011-11-22T23:43:15Z")
> [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](#): > > [Anne McCaffrey](http://http://www.locusmag.com/News/2011/11/anne-mccaffrey-1926-2011/) has died of a stroke. I thought she died a couple of years ago. Two people actually had her. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2422 "2011-11-23T00:36:09Z")
> [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](#): > > [Anne McCaffrey](http://www.locusmag.com/News/2011/11/anne-mccaffrey-1926-2011/) has died of a stroke. I thought she died a couple of years ago. Your link had an extra “http://”; I fixed it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=120) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=122)