# 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:** 86
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1702 "2011-07-07T18:18:19Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Looks like a unique pick for you, **gonzo**. I am surprised. he has been paying for the effects of being a NFL tough guy. He fought for every yard and took huge hits. He paid . He had suffered from dementia and other health issues for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1703 "2011-07-07T22:54:18Z")
Mackey was no. 88. I should get 88 points for him. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1704 "2011-07-07T23:37:08Z")
Gets subtracted from 100. Therefore, only 12 points. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1705 "2011-07-08T00:55:00Z")
[Dammit.](http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/derryn-hinch-out-of-intensive-care-20110708-1h5j6.html) ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1706 "2011-07-08T00:58:30Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > [Dammit.](http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/derryn-hinch-out-of-intensive-care-20110708-1h5j6.html) Don’t worry, **carnivorousplant**. There’s still a chance the liver will be rejected, after all. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1707 "2011-07-08T01:08:48Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Don’t worry, **carnivorousplant**. There’s still a chance the liver will be rejected, after all. No, G-d hates me, she \*really, really \*does. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1708 "2011-07-08T01:10:17Z")
I doubt Derryn Hinch is terribly fond of you either. 😃 ---
**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:** [July 8, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1709 "2011-07-08T01:23:02Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > I doubt Derryn Hinch is terribly fond of you either. 😃 I should hope not. 🙂 Er, where did that come from? He’s more in vogue that Zsa Zsa? ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1710 "2011-07-08T04:21:08Z")
He’s a little feistier than the zombie Gabor (that’s Zsa Zsa 2011 - I’m not sure anyone was feistier than Zsa Zsa in her prime). Hinch would not be thrilled should our little liver cancer cheer squad come to his attention, lol. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1711 "2011-07-08T12:56:54Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > [Dammit.](http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/derryn-hinch-out-of-intensive-care-20110708-1h5j6.html) _ **You’re a mean one, for-listing hinch…** _ The three words that best describe you are as follows and I quote, Death Pool Player ---
**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:** [July 8, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1712 "2011-07-08T13:05:03Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > _ **You’re a mean one, for-listing hinch…** _ > > The three words that best describe you are as follows and I quote, Death Pool Player I always root for him during the Christmas special… ---
**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:** [July 8, 2011, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1713 "2011-07-08T13:08:37Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I always root for him during the Christmas special… His liver was three sizes too small. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1714 "2011-07-08T13:44:04Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > His liver was three sizes too small. He didn’t always want to be a broadcaster… He wanted to be a dentist. 😃 ---
**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:** [July 8, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1715 "2011-07-08T21:24:23Z")
Grammy-winning Cuban guitar player [Manuel Galban has died at age 80.](http://news.yahoo.com/buena-vista-social-club-guitarist-galban-dies-185439182.html) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1716 "2011-07-08T22:02:58Z")
[Dick Williams](http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-dick-williams-20110708,0,2292734.story), who managed the Oakland A’s to back-to-back World Series crowns in 1972 and '73, has died at the age of 82. Williams also won pennants with the Boston Red Sox (American League, 1967) and San Diego Padres ('84), but lost the World Series in those seasons. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2011, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1717 "2011-07-09T00:26:14Z")
I just read that Otto von Habsburg died this week at the age of 98. It’s a reminder of how much history has occurred in the last hundred years. When this guy was born, Austria-Hungary was still a major power and he was the heir to the throne. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1718 "2011-07-09T00:43:26Z")
Former First Lady [Betty Ford](http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/08/betty-ford-dead-at-93/) has passed away. Age 93 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1719 "2011-07-09T01:03:33Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Former First Lady [Betty Ford](http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/08/betty-ford-dead-at-93/) has passed away. Age 93 you beat me to it. Here’s the [CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/08/betty.ford.dies/) link. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1720 "2011-07-09T07:12:53Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Former First Lady [Betty Ford](http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/08/betty-ford-dead-at-93/) has passed away. Age 93 Dammit. I had her as an alternate but kept Nancy Reagan rather than Betty 'cause I didn’t think it was worth doubling up on former First Ladies. And I was keeping away from anyone worth less than 10 points. Still. Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1721 "2011-07-09T08:15:54Z")
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