# The Celebrity Death Pool 2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2011, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679 "2011-12-01T06:00:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 107
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2122 "2012-07-25T14:57:41Z")
Glen Campbell Little Jimmy Dickens . . . Hey, I didn’t know Henson Cargill died!! ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2123 "2012-07-25T15:14:54Z")
> [@tapu](#): > > Hey, I didn’t know Henson Cargill died!! And you’ve _just_ missed the 2007 deadline! ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2124 "2012-07-26T00:40:53Z")
> [@zoog](#): > > I don’t think anybody had her. I did – but for last year, when I did a theme list of people mentioned in the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire”. I didn’t really think she was likely to die before (or soon after) Fidel Castro or John Glenn, but they (among others) survive her. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2125 "2012-07-26T13:07:08Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > That is tacky, Dude. Tacky, sticky… ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2126 "2012-07-26T13:31:44Z")
Romanadvoratrelundar [has regenerated](http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/mary-tamm-doctor-whos-first-romana-dies-of-cancer-in-uk/story-e6frfmyi-1226436175304) For non-Whovians: Actress Mary Tamm has died. (Yes, yes, I know Romana already regenerated, Lalla Ward and all that, but I thoguht it was a good line, so sue me 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2127 "2012-07-26T14:06:20Z")
Oh, that’s too bad. ☹ That’s _Lady_ Romanadvoratrelundar to you. Well… it’s either that or “Fred”. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2128 "2012-07-27T03:40:25Z")
[Neil Reed](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_OBIT_NEIL_REED?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-07-26-23-28-42), the former Indiana basketball player who coach Bob Knight was caught on tape choking in 1997, has died after collapsing in his Central California home. He was 36. He was a Phys Ed High School Teacher. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2129 "2012-07-27T12:45:11Z")
Delayed reaction? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2130 "2012-07-27T23:24:32Z")
Well, it’s near the end of the month and your DeathMistress has had an easy time of it, with only three deaths to count that I know of, Jon Lord, Andy Griffith, and Ernest Borgnine. Maybe next month will have me working harder. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2131 "2012-07-28T14:08:54Z")
Eddie Arnold! Is Eddie Arnold still alive? Add him to my list. ---
**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 28, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2132 "2012-07-28T14:15:12Z")
> [@tapu](#): > > Eddie Arnold! Is Eddie Arnold still alive? [No](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Arnold). ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2133 "2012-07-28T14:54:44Z")
So how many points do I get for him? ---
**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 28, 2012, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2134 "2012-07-28T14:59:36Z")
How many would you like? ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2135 "2012-07-28T15:07:47Z")
> [@tapu](#): > > So how many points do I get for him? You can have eleventy bazillion and not one more. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2136 "2012-07-28T15:24:07Z")
I don’t want to be greedy… Do I need to name a replacement for him on my list? Oh, boy, I hope so!! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2137 "2012-07-28T16:40:12Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > You can have eleventy bazillion and not one more. Actually, **VunderBob** is in error. That’s eleventy bazillion _ **negative** _ points. False start, like in the Olympics!😃 ---
**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 28, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2138 "2012-07-28T16:48:35Z")
> [@tapu](#): > > Do I need to name a replacement for him on my list? Oh, boy, I hope so!! No, we assign one from the list of spare celebrities. You get [Clint Howard](http://itthing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Clint-Howard.jpg). Tough break. ---
**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 28, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2139 "2012-07-28T17:47:06Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > No, we assign one from the list of spare celebrities. You get [Clint Howard](http://itthing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Clint-Howard.jpg). Tough break. I thought the rule was you have to sleep with Clint Howard. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2140 "2012-07-28T18:00:08Z")
I don’t think I’ll be sleeping with Clint Howard, \*\*KOLAK. \*\* :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2141 "2012-07-28T18:58:36Z")
Actor [Geoffrey Hughes](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19032928) dead at 68. I will always remember him fondly as Onslow from _Keeping Up Appearances_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=106) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=108)