Gee, I go for the sarcastic comedy first, and I get my weenie whacked…
Andy Griffith
Miley Cyrus
Ariel Sharon
Caril Ann Fugate
Lindsay Lohan
George W. Bush
Fred Phelps
Shirley Phelps-Roper
Pat Robertson
LeAnn Rimes
Nancy Reagan
Sarah Palin
Kate Middleton
Alternates:
Priscilla Presley
John McCain
Sandra Day O’Connor
To quote The Partridge Family, I Think I Love You.
Picks later. Probably not tonight.
Fidel Castro. Because a death pool list isn’t complete without him.
Dick Clark. Actually died in 1998, but this is the end for Zombie Dick.
Lindsay Lohan. One of these interchangable attention whores is sure to kick the bucket, and since Britney had the nerve to survive 2010.
Piers Anthony. He’ll make his own pun.
Michelle Duggar. The vagina strikes back.
David Duke. I can’t think of a witty comment.
Axl Rose. Surprised he’s still kicking, actually. Big GNR fan back then myself.
Ozzy Osbourne. For the second “how the hell is this guy still alive” pick.
Zsa Zsa Gabor. The low-hanging fruit, low-scoring pick.
Hugh Hefner. 2010 alternate. Larry Flynt was on the main list. What the hell, Bob Guccione?
Billy Graham. Because he’s old and stuff.
Mr. T. I had to Google to confirm he was still alive.
Chelsea Clinton. The ‘way out in left field’ pick.
Alternates
Elizabeth Taylor
Michael J. Fox
Jimmy Carter
Plain list:
Fidel Castro
Dick Clark
Lindsay Lohan
Piers Anthony
Michelle Duggar
David Duke
Axl Rose
Ozzy Osbourne
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Hugh Hefner
Billy Graham
Mr. T.
Chelsea Clinton
Alternates, use in this order if neccessary:
Elizabeth Taylor
Michael J. Fox
Jimmy Carter
Swamp’s Annual List Of Those Who Shall Live Forever
David Hasselhoff
Andrew Lloyd Weber
Dick Clark
Mohammed Ali
Betty Ford
Fidel Castro
Elizabeth Taylor
Charles Manson
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Pamela Anderson
Bob Newhart
Elizabeth Edwards
Seve Ballesteros
Alternates:
Nancy Reagan
Lindsay Lohan
Robin Williams
Kim Jong Il
Amy Winehouse
Artie Lange
Jerry Lewis
Bob Barker
Queen Elizabeth II
Dick Clark
Pope Benedict XVI
Hugh Hefner
Roger Ebert
Charlie Watts
Stephen Hawking
Kirk Douglas
Alternates:
Elizabeth Taylor
Steve-O
Robert Byrd
Official correction of spelling:
Paul Teutel
Dude, Robert Byrd is already dead…
D’OH!
make that Benedict XVI…
I suppose next you’re going to tell me that my picks for Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin, and Pitt the Elder are invalid too.
Never heard of them. This is the celebrity pool, you know.
I think Voltaire gets a pass, you can put him on your list forever and always.
After all :
If Voltaire didn’t exist, It would be necessary for Death Pool to create him.
This post is a word-for-word repeat of last year’s post.
In five or so years of doing, this, I’ve had exactly ONE celebrity knock off. Here’s hoping 2011 is my breakout year.
WITH COMMENT (Plain-text list to follow):
There’s a bullet (or bomb or shiv or whatever) with their name on it:
- Osama bin Laden, b. 1957.
- Bernie Madoff, b. 1938.
- Hamid Karzai, b. 1957.
Age and/or illness is bound to catch up with them sooner or later:
- Kim Jong-Il, b. 1941.
- Woody Allen, b. 1935.
- Bob Barker, b. 1923.
- Roger Ebert, b. 1942.
- Jerry Lewis, b. 1926.
May soon hasten the Sweet Release of Death, by their own hand:
- Dustin Diamond, b. 1977.
- Jose Canseco, b. 1964.
**The Grim Reaper comes to collect after years of drugs, partying, and living life on the edge:
**
11. Lindsey Lohan, b. 1986.
12. Boy George, b. 1961.
13. Pete Doherty, b. 1979.
PLAIN LIST
Osama bin Laden
Bernie Madoff
Hamid Karzai
Kim Jong-Il
Woody Allen
Bob Barker
Roger Ebert
Jerry Lewis
Dustin Diamond
Jose Canseco
Lindsey Lohan
Boy George
Pete Doherty
Alternates
Amy Winehouse
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Barack Obama
Since I have gotten exactly zero points this year – '09 was my year, with the Jackson-Fawcett-Swayze trifecta – I’m going for a theme:
**People who share a surname with a signer of the Declaration of Independence. **
Maud Adams
Bonnie Bartlett
Toni Braxton
Diahann Carroll
Sylvia Chase
Aretha Franklin
Herbie Hancock
Harper Lee
Stanley Livingston
Marion Ross
Barbara Rush
Bobby Sherman
Billy Bob Thornton
Alternates:
Anthony Hopkins
Bill Walton
You getting at me? (I’m English). Seriously, though - nice theme.
Thanks! It was a fun list to build.
leave it to a puzzle maven to come up with something that good.
Eli Wallach
Clint Eastwood
Maggie Smith
Judi Dench 1934 - same month and year as Smith above
Sean Connery
Betty White
Jimmy Carter
Keith Richards
Barbara Bush
Michael Vick (mob hit/animal welfare advocates hit)
Bill Wyman
Jerry LEE Lewis
I think I’m one short, sorry
Vladimir Gorbachev (? the guy who was Russian premier and had the Russian map on his forehead)