# 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:** 37
**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 27, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/721 "2011-01-27T14:29:04Z")
Wow…lotta psychics coming in late. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/722 "2011-01-27T14:44:50Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Wow…lotta psychics coming in late. Both joined in January. I suppose that psychics are only “good” at seeing what is going to happen, not what has already done so. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/723 "2011-01-27T17:05:52Z")
Hey, new players are always welcome! Just… you know… come back December 1st. ---
**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 27, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/724 "2011-01-27T21:12:24Z")
[Gladys Horton](http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/obituaries/sns-ap-us-obit-horton,0,491471.story) best known for single “Please Mr Postman” in the heavenly choir at age 66 ---
**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, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/725 "2011-01-27T21:26:07Z")
Anyone got Charlie Sheen on their list? He’s not dead but [his apparent lifestyle](http://www.tmz.com/2011/01/27/charlie-sheen-rushed-to-hospital-two-and-a-half-men-hospital-hospitalized/) (life imitating art imitating life) is taking a toll. One report lists his condition as serious. ---
**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 27, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/726 "2011-01-27T23:11:48Z")
Charlie Sheen may grab more attention, but [Nelson Mandela](http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/27/nelson-mandela-hospital-south-africa) is suffering from a collapsed lung. Reports vary on his condition as well. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/727 "2011-01-27T23:48:41Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > Anyone got Charlie Sheen on their list? Six people. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/728 "2011-01-28T00:11:13Z")
Okay, what does “severe abdominal pains” after a crazy all-night party indicate? Dammit, Charlie, you _better_ not die! You’re _my_ age, for God’s sake! Your dad is sitting in some hospital waiting room, praying for you, you useless punk! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/729 "2011-01-28T00:15:51Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > Dammit, Charlie, you _better_ not die! You’re _my_ age, for God’s sake! Your dad is sitting in some hospital waiting room, praying for you, you useless punk! :mad: I didn’t know “my age” was a euphemism for “not on my list”… ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/730 "2011-01-28T00:24:27Z")
Somehow I have no problem with crazy party people _younger_ than I am, like Amy Winehouse and Lindsay Lohan… ---
**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:** [January 28, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/731 "2011-01-28T00:51:13Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > Okay, what does “severe abdominal pains” after a crazy all-night party indicate? It might not be related to his partying, but heavy drinking can exacerbate an ulcer. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/732 "2011-01-28T01:04:33Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > Anyone got Charlie Sheen on their list? I know he was on an early draft of mine, but I don’t remember whether he’s my final list. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/733 "2011-01-28T01:09:17Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > I know he was on an early draft of mine, but I don’t remember whether he’s my final list. Not as much of a problem, when your list is exclusively names ending in son. …Then again, you could just end up getting the WRONG sons. ☹ ---
**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 28, 2011, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/734 "2011-01-28T01:10:12Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > Anyone got Charlie Sheen on their list? I have him on my list. It seems like it will happen in the next few years, anyway. ---
**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 28, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/735 "2011-01-28T02:29:56Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > Okay, what does “severe abdominal pains” after a crazy all-night party indicate?.. > [@a35362](#): > > …Amy Winehouse and Lindsay Lohan… Asked and answered. ---
**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 28, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/736 "2011-01-28T18:52:41Z")
[Comedian Charlie Callas dead at 83](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110128/ap_en_tv/us_obit_charlie_callas). I can only hope his death was more comical than his schtick. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/737 "2011-01-28T19:34:01Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > Okay, what does “severe abdominal pains” after a crazy all-night party indicate? Lets Weird Al explain it better: [Living with a Hernia!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjM8Qn5XmAE) Ow! Ow! ---
**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 28, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/738 "2011-01-28T20:32:58Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > [Comedian Charlie Callas dead at 83](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110128/ap_en_tv/us_obit_charlie_callas). I can only hope his death was more comical than his schtick. Seriously. What is the word “comedian” doing next to Charlie Callas anyway? Is that some kind of sick joke? ---
**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 28, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/739 "2011-01-28T20:39:23Z")
Charlie Sheen is OK. :sigh: [Released from hospital.](http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/01/28/charlie.sheen.hospital/index.html?hpt=T2) ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/740 "2011-01-29T20:24:30Z")
[Milton Babbitt died today, age 94.](http://www.sequenza21.com/2011/01/milton-babbitt-rip/) Looks like a unique pick for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=36) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=38)