# 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:** 98
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1942 "2011-08-19T13:45:38Z")
[“Shock Jock Guru” Bob Sherman](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/19/arts/bob-sherman-force-behind-shock-jock-radio-dies-at-69.html?_r=2&hpw) ain’t so shocking anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1943 "2011-08-22T14:21:11Z")
[Jack Layton](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/08/22/layton-obituary.html), 61 Canada’s Leader of the Official Opposition, loses his battle with cancer. Months after leading his party, the New Democratic Party, to its best showing ever, forming the Official Opposition, Smiling Jack is felled by Cancer. Whether or not you agree with his politics all agree that Canada has lost a great politician. And why oh why did I cut him from my long list? A pointless death. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1944 "2011-08-22T22:16:51Z")
“Hound Dog” Co-writer [Jerry Leiber, dies at 78](http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/08/22/jerry-leiber-dead/). I hope he doesn’t expect his darling to stand by him any longer. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1945 "2011-08-23T01:17:19Z")
Not a good day for Songwriters. [Songwriter Nick Ashford Dies](http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=14359825); Age 70 Throat Cancer. Apparently there was a mountain that was high enough. ---
**Author:** ![sco3tt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@sco3tt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sco3tt)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1946 "2011-08-24T00:59:16Z")
[Ralphie found](http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/7220271-418/actor-from-a-christmas-story-finds-dead-musician-in-chicago-hotel-room.html) composer [John O’Brien](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1180173/) (age 42) dead in his hotel room on Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![sco3tt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@sco3tt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sco3tt)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1947 "2011-08-24T01:08:45Z")
Although [Variety says he was 45](http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118041704?refCatId=13), if you’re keeping score. Also, this sentence threw me for a loop: [QUOTE=Variety] John O’Brien, a composer and music supervisor for film and TV who provided material for “Iron Man” and its sequel, “Pineapple Express,”… [/QUOTE] ---
**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:** [August 24, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1948 "2011-08-24T03:41:10Z")
Joey Vento, founder and owner of Geno’s Steaks in Philadelphia, [dead of a heart attack](http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8323177) at 71. ---
**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 24, 2011, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1949 "2011-08-24T03:54:02Z")
What are the odds on Muammar Gaddafi outliving the month? 100 to 1? ---
**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 24, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1950 "2011-08-24T11:51:53Z")
> [@Uncle\_Goat](#): > > What are the odds on Muammar Gaddafi outliving the month? 100 to 1? How many people have him, and does spelling count? ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1951 "2011-08-24T13:07:20Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > How many people have him, and does spelling count? Two people. Spelling does not matter - I try find all the differences when the lists are first entered and convert them all to the same spelling. In fact, I just found a misspelling in my own list - I spelled Amy Winehouse D-a-v-e R-o-s-e. So by correcting that, I move into the lead. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1952 "2011-08-24T13:14:22Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > Two people. Spelling does not matter - I try find all the differences when the lists are first entered and convert them all to the same spelling. In fact, I just found a misspelling in my own list - I spelled Amy Winehouse D-a-v-e R-o-s-e. So by correcting that, I move into the lead. I demand you do the same for me. I spelled Amy Winehouse L-i-n-d-s-e-y L-o-h-a-n. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1953 "2011-08-24T13:26:31Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > I demand you do the same for me. I spelled Amy Winehouse L-i-n-d-s-e-y L-o-h-a-n. Which is, in itself, a misspelling of Lindsay Lohan 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1954 "2011-08-24T13:31:37Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > Which is, in itself, a misspelling of Lindsay Lohan 🙂 Two for one… ---
**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 24, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1955 "2011-08-24T22:47:24Z")
Steve Jobs [resigns as CEO of Apple](http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/24/us-apple-idUSTRE77N82K20110824). ---
**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:** [August 24, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1956 "2011-08-24T22:54:36Z")
That does sound pretty frickin’ ominous. But it doesn’t necessarily mean he’s end-stage or anything. What’s that? I have him on my list? On the other hand, that resignation letter did sound like a last will and testament. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1957 "2011-08-24T22:58:13Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Steve Jobs [resigns as CEO of Apple](http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/24/us-apple-idUSTRE77N82K20110824). I’m certainly adding him to my 2012 list if he makes it. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1958 "2011-08-24T23:02:15Z")
He’ll make it…he’s on my list this year. ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1959 "2011-08-24T23:11:52Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > [“Shock Jock Guru” Bob Sherman](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/19/arts/bob-sherman-force-behind-shock-jock-radio-dies-at-69.html?_r=2&hpw) ain’t so shocking anymore. Is that the person Paul Giamatti played in Private Parts? ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1960 "2011-08-25T00:10:45Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > He’ll make it…he’s on my list this year. If he makes it through this year, he’ll be a conch next year for sure… ---
**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 25, 2011, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1961 "2011-08-25T00:49:02Z")
> [@critter42](#): > > If he makes it through this year, he’ll be a conch next year for sure… You mean a cinch? Then again, as a conch he is a shell of his former self. 😃 Zsa Zsa remains afoot, however. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=97) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=99)