# 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:** 23
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/441 "2010-12-31T18:48:38Z")
:eek: You leave Peter Tork out of this! That goes for Micky, Mike, and Davey as well! How dare you! That’s almost as bad as picking Ringo or Sir Paul! ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/442 "2010-12-31T19:27:55Z")
Osama bin Laden Stephen Hawking Muhammad Ali Queen Elizabeth Fidel Castro Pat Robertson Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Aretha Franklin Jack Kevorkian Andy Griffith Fred Phelps Terrell Owens Ariel Sharon Alan Alda ---
**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:** [December 31, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/443 "2010-12-31T19:29:55Z")
This is the first time I have looked at the dead pool since I entered last year. A few days into 2010 I lost a good friend who was only 38 years old and I kind of lost heart in the whole thing and stopped making notes to myself of who was ill. So for this year I’m just taking the left overs from last year and slapping in replacements where they are needed. Harmon Killebrew – MN Twin Scott LeDoux – MN boxer Eleanor Mondale – MN personality at large Orlando Thomas – MN Viking Bruce Coppock – MN orchestra director Stefano Borgonovo - Italian soccer player Brian Lenihan – Irish Minister of Finance Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi - Terrorist Steve Smith – NFL running back Johnny “Lam” Jones – Olympian Billy Graham – wrestler Aretha Franklin Shelley Morrison - Will and Grace alternate - Eydie Gorme Harmon Killebrew Scott LeDoux Eleanor Mondale Orlando Thomas Bruce Coppock Stefano Borgonovo Brian Lenihan Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi Steve Smith Johnny “Lam” Jones Billy Graham Aretha Franklin Shelley Morrison ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/444 "2010-12-31T19:41:49Z")
Margaret Thatcher, 10/13/25, Former British PM George Melvin Heathcote, 5/27/27. former coach of NCAA 1979 Champion Michigan State aka Jud Ariel Sharon, 2/26/28, former Israeli Prime Minister Harmon Killebrew, 6/29/36, former baseball player Aretha Franklin, 3/25/42, Singer Penny Marshall, 10/15/42, actress-Laverne & Shirley/director Billy Graham, 6/7/43, wrestler, not preacher Michael Douglas, 9/25/44, actor Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, 4/1/52, Lockerbie bomber Julian Assange, 7/3/71, Wikileaks guy Zsa Zsa Gabor, 2/6/17, former actress Fidel Castro, 8/13/26, former Cuban dictator Orlando Thomas, 10/21/72, former Vikings defensive back Alternates (just in case someone above kicks in the next 10 hrs): Kirk Douglas, 1916 King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, 1924 Dick Clark, 11/30/29 Clean list: Margaret Thatcher George Melvin Heathcote Ariel Sharon Harmon Killebrew Aretha Franklin Penny Marshall Billy Graham Michael Douglas Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi Julian Assange Zsa Zsa Gabor Fidel Castro Orlando Thomas Alternates: Kirk Douglas King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Dick Clark ---
**Author:** ![Bewildebeest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Bewildebeest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bewildebeest)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/445 "2010-12-31T19:54:17Z")
Reviewing the rules it occurs to me that we don’t have an actual definition of “dead”. Since Dick Cheney has no heartbeat, could he be considered already dead? ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/446 "2010-12-31T20:55:15Z")
**Bewildebeest** Concerning celebrities’ designation as a living individual, wouldn’t Keith Richard be the most questionable? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9c0ed/32.png) [@El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Perro_Fumando)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/447 "2010-12-31T21:01:11Z")
The 2011 Death Pool Sells Out Snickers: [Aretha Franklin Liza Minnelli](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLrsCnBvQFo) [Betty White Abe Vigoda](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rauK4fBjkI&feature=channel) Geico: [Andres Cantor](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fXsfAeqimY&NR=1) [Charlie Daniels](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk7pi00wV4A) [Ed “Too Tall” Jones](http://www.bestads.tv/view/3971/geico-ed-too-tall-jones/) [Randy Johnson](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yenuvSUKugc) Wonderful Pistachios: [Rod Blagojevich](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH6B5s4uWEQ) [Chad Ochocinco](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1n8ko5u8L8) [Nicole Polizzi (a.k.a. Snooki)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaZW-l8Ho-8) [R. Lee Ermey](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWS6sVWs2HQ) ([bonus](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhlWddAXSRA&feature=related)) Logitech Revue: [Kevin Bacon](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyQb192-CPQ) Alternates/Old Spice: [Ray Lewis](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnLN6DuHXPQ) [Isaiah](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE&feature=channel) [Mustafa](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLTIowBF0kE&feature=channel) Plaintext: Aretha Franklin Liza Minnelli Betty White Abe Vigoda Andres Cantor Charlie Daniels Ed Jones Randy Johnson Rod Blagojevich Chad Ochocinco Nicole Polizzi R. Lee Ermey Kevin Bacon Alternates: Ray Lewis Isaiah Mustafa ---
**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:** [December 31, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/448 "2010-12-31T21:21:23Z")
My List, in no particular order: I don’t think I have any major surprises. 1 Aretha Franklin 2. Harmon Killebrew 3. Billy Graham ( Preacher) 4. Billy Graham (Wrestler) 5. Abdelbasel Ali Mohmed Al Megahi ( Locherbie Bomber ) 6. James Randi 7. Zsa Zsa Gabor 8. Christopher Hitchens 9. Ronnie Biggs 10. Margeret Thatcher 11. Bumibol Adulyadej 12. Ruth Bader Ginsberg 13. Jason Becker Alternates: Paul Gasciogne Fred Phelps Nancy Reagan I swear if Ronnie Biggs and the Locherbie Bomber Dude don’t freakin’ die in 2011, I am _sooooo_ taking them off my DP12 list. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9c0ed/32.png) [@El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Perro_Fumando)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/449 "2010-12-31T21:22:59Z")
> [@El\_Perro\_Fumando](#): > > The 2011 Death Pool Sells Out Missed edit window: I never read the thread before posting my list. There’s an award for themes this year? Awesome! In case it’s not obvious, my theme is “celebrities featured in commercials in 2010”. As always, **amarone** , thanks for running the show! ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/450 "2010-12-31T21:24:54Z")
Michael Douglas Harmon Killebrew Rob Long Sheryl Crow Christopher Hitchens Shirley Temple Black Owen Wilson Terrell Owens Lindsay Lohan Annette Funicello Sandra Day O’Connor Amy Winehouse Shia LaBeouf Alternates: Nancy Reagan Abe Vigoda Rob Long is the punter for Syracuse. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/451 "2010-12-31T21:26:45Z")
If my pattern holds true in 2011, two of these people will die before March 1, and the rest will live forever. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi -Convicted Lockerbie bomber Aretha Franklin - Singer Arial Sharon - Former Prime Minister of Israel Betty Ford - Widow of Gerald Ford Dick Cheney - Former Vice President Harmon Killebrew - Retired baseball Player Jeff Conaway - Actor Julian Assange - Wikileaker Kim Jong-Il - North Korean strongman Kirk Douglas - Actor Michael Douglas - Actor. My first-ever parent-child daily double Ray Davies - Musician Zsa Zsa Gabor - All purpose celebrity Plain List Abdelbaset al-Megrahi Aretha Franklin Arial Sharon Betty Ford Dick Cheney Harmon Killebrew Jeff Conaway Julian Assange Kim Jong-Il Kirk Douglas Michael Douglas Ray Davies Zsa Zsa Gabor Alternate: Annette Funicello ---
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/452 "2010-12-31T21:56:37Z")
Dick Cheney Kirk Douglas Michael Douglas Aretha Franklin Annette Funicello Zsa Zsa Gabor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Christophen Hitchens Jack Klugman Harry Morgan Pauline Phillips James Randi Amy Winehouse Alternates: Andy Griffith Joan Fontaine Olivia deHaviland ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/453 "2010-12-31T22:05:25Z")
I was going to wait until later to post this but I’m going to be at a party and it would probably be rude to go hide in a corner while updating my Dead Pool list from my cell phone. Posting without commentary this year due to time constraints: Aretha Franklin Ronnie Biggs Mick Karn Jim Stynes Mike Heimerdinger Sinan Samil Sam John Nash Michael Douglas Margaret Thatcher Billy Graham Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi Charlie Louvin Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (The Billy Graham is “Superstar” Billy Graham, the wrestler.) Alternate: Gerry Rafferty ---
**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:** [December 31, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/454 "2010-12-31T22:07:39Z")
> [@El\_Perro\_Fumando](#): > > [Isaiah](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE&feature=channel) [Mustafa](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLTIowBF0kE&feature=channel) In honor of this pick, I present [my favorite commercial parody of 2010](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkd5dJIVjgM). ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/455 "2010-12-31T22:19:22Z")
Well, due to [Tony Proudfoot](http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2010/12/31/tony-proudfoot-dies.html)not hanging on for TWO MORE DAYS … I am switching him out for Sinan Samil “Bull From Bosporus” Sam - Turkish Boxer (Former European Champ) 23 June 1974 So please replace Sinan Samil Sam for Tony Proudfoot on my list. Happy New Year (please let the remaining 13 hang on for 8 more hours) ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/456 "2010-12-31T22:22:39Z")
No particular theme here… Harry Smith Larry King I. M. Pei Steve Jobs Mel Brooks Aretha Franklin Zsa Zsa Gabor Michael Douglas Nancy Reagan Billy Graham Lindsay Lohan Michelle Duggar Fred Phelps Alternates: Keith Richards Dick Clark Sarah Palin ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/457 "2010-12-31T22:50:08Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > My List, in no particular order: You should probably re-submit it without the numbers and parentheticals. ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/458 "2010-12-31T22:54:26Z")
Objection. I was overruled on this last year, but I think it’s still valid. > [@Monstera\_deliciosa](#): > > James Randi Violates rule 3(e) for being a [registered member of the SDMB](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php). ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Box](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Ms\_Box](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Box)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/459 "2010-12-31T23:16:43Z")
Hal Holbrook Zsa Zsa Gabor Andy Rooney Mickey Rooney Michael Douglas Kirk Douglas Jane Russell Charlie Sheen Bret Michaels Nancy Reagan Mel Gibson Larry King Corey Feldman ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/460 "2010-12-31T23:18:03Z")
> [@Randy\_Seltzer](#): > > Objection. > This is a freshman walk-on football player. [Never](http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/stats?playerId=503218) even played in an actual college game. Probably non-famous, except that he was just diagnosed with leukemia, and the college is now rallying around him. There are web pages devoted to him entirely separate of his illness, eg. [this one](http://rivals.yahoo.com/indiana/football/recruiting/player-Connor-Cosgrove-90718). I would think think that pretty much any college football player has some degree of fame. What’s the ruling on this? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=24)