# 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:** 32
**Author:** ![Shmendrik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/621 "2011-01-09T06:39:14Z")
> [@Uncle\_Goat](#): > > Cancer can takes years to fully form. Being diagnosed and being deathly ill are two different things entirely. That’s generally not the case with pancreatic cancer. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/622 "2011-01-09T18:18:06Z")
> [@Uncle\_Goat](#): > > Giffords appears to be upgraded from “dead” to “seriously injured” with a bullet wound through the brain. We’ll see what tomorrow brings. So she’s only mostly dead? 😃 _nestles into handbasket, rings bell to begin descent_ All kidding aside, I hope she makes it out of this okay. Brain injuries are nothing to mess around with. ---
**Author:** ![fruitbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fruitbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fruitbat)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/623 "2011-01-10T02:40:59Z")
Sadly I am on the board with my hero. Richard Winters, made famous by Stephen Ambrose and the Band of Brothers miniseries passed away at age 92. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/624 "2011-01-10T03:17:58Z")
I can’t find any online report of his death. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/625 "2011-01-10T03:18:53Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I can’t find any online report of his death. Google “Dick Winters” and you will find plenty. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/626 "2011-01-10T03:26:02Z")
Ah, I googled richard winters. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/627 "2011-01-10T15:29:19Z")
[AP story on Dick Winters](http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gOVG9Vtb1o43Vg8kLQR6zGkXywdw?docId=9cf8ba5230954407a3c0a2167c7acfc2) Vaya con Dios, good sir. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/628 "2011-01-10T17:24:34Z")
[Peter Yates, director of Bullit, has died at age 18 points. Uh, I mean 82.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Yates) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/629 "2011-01-10T17:29:27Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > Google “Dick Winters” and you will find plenty. He’s also the headliner at [legacy.com](http://legacy.com) right now. (Which I swear I was looking at for work :)) ---
**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:** [January 10, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/630 "2011-01-10T23:09:57Z")
Michael Douglas declares himself “cancer free”. [Tumor be Gone](http://www.imdb.com/news/ni6779667/) ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/631 "2011-01-10T23:12:19Z")
> [@Uncle\_Goat](#): > > Michael Douglas declares himself “cancer free”. [Tumor be Gone](http://www.imdb.com/news/ni6779667/) Good - I [del]didn’t have him[/del] always liked him. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/632 "2011-01-10T23:30:52Z")
\*\*[Former AFL star Cookie Gilchrist dies at 75](http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iKmhf5Xad1Dg928d_rYJy61lqvOA?docId=97ac2c7a276646d8aba951a23591962e) \*\* **Great name and a very good player.** \*\*From the article: “Gilchrist’s alluring nickname belied the notion that he might easily crumble. He was a 251-pound bruiser, and his grit and single-mindedness extended beyond the football field. He took stands against racism and wasn’t afraid to demand better contracts. Carlton Chester “Cookie” Gilchrist joined the Bills of the AFL in 1962 and spent three seasons there. He was the league’s player of the year in 1962, when he had 1,096 yards rushing and a league-leading 13 touchdowns. In 1964, Gilchrist and quarterback Jack Kemp led the Bills to their first of two straight AFL championships.” \*\* ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/633 "2011-01-10T23:31:48Z")
Well I _do_ have him on my list, but I’m glad to hear this too. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/634 "2011-01-11T00:12:10Z")
Damn damn damn. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/635 "2011-01-11T00:24:42Z")
The wrong ones are dying. WTFis up with dat? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/636 "2011-01-11T00:26:50Z")
No. It’s the wrong ones that are getting better. At this point I would be surprised to see Arial Sharon get up in the morning and dance a jig. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/637 "2011-01-11T00:51:37Z")
I shall watch **The Dresser** tonight in honor of Peter Yates. “_My Life_…will have to do.” ---
**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:** [January 11, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/638 "2011-01-11T00:55:20Z")
So did anyone pick Douglas, Franklin, and Yauch? Because they could market their healing touch. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/639 "2011-01-11T01:45:53Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > So did anyone pick Douglas, Franklin, and Yauch? Because they could market their healing touch. Yauch was a unique pick for **VunderBob** , who also had Douglas but not Franklin. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2011, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/640 "2011-01-11T01:50:43Z")
Danny Buchanan [gravely ill.](http://rjrnewsonline.com/news/local/retired-pnp-mp-danny-buchanan-gravely-ill) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=33)