# 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:** 36
**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:** [January 24, 2011, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/701 "2011-01-24T13:32:10Z")
Just goes to show, you can be as healthy as you want, and you’re still gonna die. _puts away cereal bar to get sausage mcmuffin for breakfast_ ---
**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 24, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/702 "2011-01-24T14:22:01Z")
My favorite thing about Jack LaLanne is that his wife’s name is Elaine. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/703 "2011-01-24T14:42:48Z")
> [@Tristan](#): > > Just goes to show, you can be as healthy as you want, and you’re still gonna die. > > _puts away cereal bar to get sausage mcmuffin for breakfast_ I was going to try to find a Bill Hicks quote about the value of living good, and having a short life, over being a bored health nut. But I Found a better one instead : “How much do you smoke, sir? Two packs a day, is that right? Pussy. I go through two lighters a day. That’s right, two lighters! You’re a health nut compared to me. \*\*You’re like the Jack LaLanne of smokers compared to me. \*\*” -Bill Hicks ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/704 "2011-01-24T19:16:04Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I cut him from my list when his point value dropped too low. Good for him for nearly making it to 100. > [@Rico](#): > > He had been a perennial on my list too, but dropped this year. > > RIP, Jack. You two should be ashamed. It is all your fault he died. Who knows how long he could have held on if you had just kept him on your lists.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/705 "2011-01-24T19:23:36Z")
I dreamed last night that Zsa Zsa and Elizabeth Taylor had both died. I just want to make sure I get the credit for that if either of them croaks today! ---
**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 24, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/706 "2011-01-24T22:38:16Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > “How much do you smoke, sir? Two packs a day, is that right? Pussy. I go through two lighters a day. That’s right, two lighters! You’re a health nut compared to me. **You’re like the Jack LaLanne of smokers compared to me.** ” - Bill Hicks And then, for the punchline, he died of cancer at the age of 32. ---
**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 25, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/707 "2011-01-25T02:01:47Z")
I know Dick Winters just died, now another member of Easy Company, “The Band of Brothers” [Ed Mauser](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=ed-mauser&pid=148066722) has gone over the top as well. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/708 "2011-01-25T03:31:00Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > And then, for the punchline, he died of cancer at the age of 32. That aside, his points were and still are valid. He probably got more out of life than most. ---
**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 25, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/709 "2011-01-25T14:44:44Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > He probably got more out of life than most. He certainly got out of life quickly. And while quality over quantity might be great for a few people, I’d like to stick around for a few more years, just another casual observer on this boat ride. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/710 "2011-01-25T21:43:55Z")
[George Crowe](http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-george-crowe-20110125,0,2804347.story), who played in the Negro Leagues before a decade-long career in the majors, has died at the age of 89. In 1939, Crowe had been the first winner of Indiana’s Mr. Basketball Award, and spent a season as Jackie Robinson’s teammate on the Los Angeles Red Devils pro basketball club in 1946, just before Jackie broke baseball’s color line with the Brooklyn Dodgers. [Gus Zernial](http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/14588430/former-major-league-of-zernial-dies-at-age-87/rss), who led the American League in home runs (33) and runs batted in (129) in 1951, passed away at 87. Zernial hit 237 homers during his career with the Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, and Detroit Tigers. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/711 "2011-01-25T23:46:00Z")
[Tony Geiss](http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Tony_Geiss) Staff Writer and Songwriter for Sesame Street. Among his creations : The Honkers, Elmo’s Song [Yes, THAT song] and Abby Cadabby. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/712 "2011-01-26T03:13:22Z")
Re:Tony Geiss > [@](#): > > …co-wrote the Don Bluth animated features _An American Tail_… So, he’s the guy responsible for getting _There Are No Cats In America_ stuck in my head every few weeks? I approve of this. ---
**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 26, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/713 "2011-01-26T14:00:51Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Re:Tony Geiss > So, he’s the guy responsible for getting _There Are No Cats In America_ stuck in my head every few weeks? > > I approve of this. You too? i haven’t watched the movie since it was in the theater and that song follows me… ---
**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 26, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/714 "2011-01-26T15:44:12Z")
[Uncle Milton](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/la-me-milton-levine-20110126,0,4931360.story) ant-farm co-creator off to see the Queen at age 97. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/715 "2011-01-26T16:35:57Z")
[Country Music Hall of Fame member Charlie Louvin](http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/01/charlie_louvin.php), who with his brother Ira ranked with Ralph and Carter Stanley as one of the greatest duos in bluegrass history, passed away overnight. Louvin, 83, had been receiving experimental treatment for pancreatic cancer. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/716 "2011-01-27T00:00:28Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > You too? i haven’t watched the movie since it was in the theater and that song follows me… Yeah well, if not that one, Elmo’s song [Which would later be used for the \*\*Elmo’s World \*\*segment] would fit the bill. ---
**Author:** ![psychicninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bb73d2/32.png) [@psychicninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychicninja)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/717 "2011-01-27T05:44:03Z")
I’ll stick with a few… Brad Garret (from everyone loves raymond) James Lipton Michael Douglas Zsa Zsa Gabor Robin Williams (comedian) ---
**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:** [January 27, 2011, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/718 "2011-01-27T05:56:06Z")
> [@psychicninja](#): > > I’ll stick with a few.. > > Brad Garret (from everyone loves raymond) > James Lipton > Michael Douglas > Zsa Zsa Gabor > Robin Williams (comedian) Unfortunately the deadline for 2011 entries closed almost a month ago. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_the\_psychic\_octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/977dab/32.png) [@Paul\_the\_psychic\_octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_the_psychic_octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/719 "2011-01-27T14:17:37Z")
Amy Winehouse Lindsay Lohan Zsa Zsa Gabor Kirk Douglas Brett Michaels John Cusack Charlie Sheen Boy George Lady Gaga Tom Cruise Elizabeth Taylor George Michael Peter Jackson ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/720 "2011-01-27T14:22:52Z")
> [@Paul\_the\_psychic\_octopus](#): > > Amy Winehouse > Lindsay Lohan > Zsa Zsa Gabor > Kirk Douglas > Brett Michaels > John Cusack > Charlie Sheen > Boy George > Lady Gaga > Tom Cruise > Elizabeth Taylor > George Michael > Peter Jackson See previous post by **Duckster**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=35) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=37)