# 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:** 96
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1902 "2011-08-09T16:07:05Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > 10 minutes a cigarette would be 6 in an hour or 96 in an 16 hour day. Almost 5 packs. No naps, no showers, no eating, no sex, no exercise, You would have to be trying to break the record. There are other things people do with their time. Nowadays, you can not smoke at work or in restautrants That takes a chunk of time away ---
**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:** [August 10, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1903 "2011-08-10T12:44:10Z")
Imus [is dead](http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/celebrities/fred-imus-radio-personality-and-brother-of-don-imus-dies-at-his-arizona-home-at-69/2011/08/09/gIQAPiUP5I_story.html). Well, _an_ Imus is dead. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2011, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1904 "2011-08-10T12:45:32Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > No naps, no showers, no eating, no sex, no exercise, You would have to be trying to break the record. There are other things people do with their time. Nowadays, you can not smoke at work or in restautrants That takes a chunk of time away Who has time for naps these days? While difficult, you can smoke while taking a shower. See the movie ALL THAT JAZZ for proof. You can also eat and smoke at the same, and sex doesn’t take as long as people like to pretend it does. Not exercising is one of the grand rewards of smoking too. Keep in mind, that leaving a cigarette burning in an ashtray by forgetting you have one lit and light up another and tossing a half-smoked fag away because the bus finally showed up is all part of the deal in working one’s way through a pack. Of course, I’m from an era when everyone smoked. Now we’re all ex-smokers and still can’t find time for naps or exercise. If I grew my own tobacco and made my own cigarettes, I’d most likely still smoke. One of the reasons I quit was the tobacco companies are such rat bastards. Worrying about my health certainly had very little to do with it. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1905 "2011-08-10T14:11:46Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Imus [is dead](http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/celebrities/fred-imus-radio-personality-and-brother-of-don-imus-dies-at-his-arizona-home-at-69/2011/08/09/gIQAPiUP5I_story.html). > > Well, _an_ Imus is dead. Wrong one. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1906 "2011-08-10T15:26:16Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Imus [is dead](http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/celebrities/fred-imus-radio-personality-and-brother-of-don-imus-dies-at-his-arizona-home-at-69/2011/08/09/gIQAPiUP5I_story.html). > Well, _an_ Imus is dead. > [@gonzomax](#): > > Wrong one. Fred, not Don. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1907 "2011-08-10T15:30:39Z")
Is there really a “wrong” Imus to die? ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1908 "2011-08-10T17:20:56Z")
> [@Uncle\_Goat](#): > > … sex doesn’t take as long as people like to pretend it does. Just ask Hugh Hefner… ---
**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:** [August 10, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1909 "2011-08-10T17:29:28Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > She’s going on my short list for 2012. Same here, providing she can last until January 1st. . So will Zsa Zsa at the rate she still keeps going as well. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1910 "2011-08-10T17:40:53Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Fred, not Don. Don is the celebrity. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1911 "2011-08-10T19:25:04Z")
[Jimmy Harris, who quarterbacked Oklahoma to football titles in 1955 and 1956 …](http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/jimmy-harris-who-quarterbacked-oklahoma-to-football-titles-in-1955-and-1956-dies-at-76/2011/08/09/gIQALrRM5I_story.html) He was 76. Record as QB was 25-0 under Bud Wilkinson. QB’d team to back-to-back national championships (such as it is with no playoff). Intercepted 10 passes on defense in college. Played 4 years in the pros as a DB. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1912 "2011-08-10T20:40:47Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Don is the celebrity. I think an argument could be made for Fred, he had his own radio show as well. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1913 "2011-08-10T22:28:13Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > Same here, providing she can last until January 1st. . So will Zsa Zsa at the rate she still keeps going as well. I’m thinking about taking Zsa Zsa off. She’s already 93. Even if she does die, she’s hardly worth the cost of her space on the list. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2011, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1914 "2011-08-11T13:22:46Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I’m thinking about taking Zsa Zsa off. She’s already 93. Even if she does die, she’s hardly worth the cost of her space on the list. I came to that conclusion last year when she also failed to die. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1915 "2011-08-11T13:51:19Z")
As of the last update, there are 92 players who would love to have those 7 points. But I would guess that many of the 92 players have Zsa Zsa on their team. Team? ---
**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:** [August 11, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1916 "2011-08-11T21:07:39Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > As of the last update, there are 92 players who would love to have those 7 points. But I would guess that many of the 92 players have Zsa Zsa on their team. Team? Ah, getting on the board with something would be nice, but I keep hoping for a massive body count as opposed to a high score. Seeing how I have neither suggests how well I play this game. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1917 "2011-08-11T21:19:09Z")
[Former NYS Governor Hug Carey](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martin-nolan/hugh-carey-new-york-mensch_b_923558.html) can never be reelected ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1918 "2011-08-11T21:20:18Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > [Former NYS Governor Hug Carey](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martin-nolan/hugh-carey-new-york-mensch_b_923558.html) can never be reelected I’d prefer not to hug him. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1919 "2011-08-11T21:49:41Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > I’d prefer not to hug him. you owe me a new keyboard! :D:D:D ---
**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:** [August 11, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1920 "2011-08-11T22:34:58Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > As of the last update, there are 92 players who would love to have those 7 points. But I would guess that many of the 92 players have Zsa Zsa on their team. Team? 6 points. She turned 94 in February. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1921 "2011-08-12T01:11:17Z")
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