# 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:** 108
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2142 "2012-07-30T03:42:02Z")
I thought I posted this this morning but I have no idea where it disappeared to- [Robert Golden Armstrong](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035866/bio) died last Friday. A character actor, his career spanned 60 years. He was 95. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2143 "2012-07-30T18:16:43Z")
> [@Invisible\_Chimp](#): > > 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_. Little Nemo has Hughes for a unique pick! ---
**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:** [July 30, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2144 "2012-07-30T18:54:20Z")
Depression-era singer [Tony Martin](http://news.yahoo.com/romantic-crooner-tony-martin-dies-98-172647928.html) dead at 98. Two points if anyone had him. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2145 "2012-07-30T19:03:32Z")
Well I’ll be, somebody does have Tony Martin. He’s a unique pick for Andrew 21. not many points, but still. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2146 "2012-07-30T19:52:27Z")
Tennessee Titans wide receiver [OJ Murdock](http://tampa.cbslocal.com/2012/07/30/police-titans-murdock-found-dead-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound/); an apparent suicide. ---
**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 30, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2147 "2012-07-30T22:01:12Z")
New Zealand actor, writer, and director [Jonathan Hardy](http://www.examiner.com/article/jonathan-hardy-of-farscape-dies-at-71) died today at the age of 71. ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2148 "2012-07-30T22:23:26Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Well, it’s near the end of the month and your DeathMistress has had an easy time of it, Shouldn’t’ve said anything…now watch Zsa Zsa (finally) kick off tomorrow 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2149 "2012-07-30T22:42:30Z")
> [@critter42](#): > > Shouldn’t’ve said anything…now watch Zsa Zsa (finally) kick off tomorrow 🙂 Lindsay Lohan would be worse, she has 51 picks and Zsa Zsa has only 39. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2150 "2012-07-30T23:24:00Z")
Author [Maeve Binchy](http://www.newstalk.ie/2012/news/author-maeve-binchy-has-died/) has died. Age 72. A truly pointless death… for me. ---
**Author:** ![Mustardseed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mustardseed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mustardseed)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2151 "2012-07-30T23:32:11Z")
The French director [Chris Marker](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Marker) has died at the age of 91. He is probably most famous for the movie [La jetée](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056119/) (imdb) which served as the inspiration for Terry Gilliam’s 12 Monkeys. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2152 "2012-07-30T23:59:22Z")
Anyone heard anything about Manson? I’m thinking he’ll kick around Aug 9-10. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2153 "2012-07-31T21:12:41Z")
Ok, I’m going to hope that no celebrity dies before midnight, and go ahead and post the standings so far. 1 Registered at Last 324 8 2 CAMJAY77 274 7 3 Walkabout 242 6 4 MsWhatsit 225 6 5 Randy Seltzer 214 6 6 GIGObuster 211 6 7 Captain Lance Murdoch 191 5 8 Captain Klutz 180 5 9 Wheelz 178 5 10 phungi 176 5 11 zoog 167 4 12 Hal Briston 163 5 12 Shirley Ujest 163 5 12 Squonk 163 5 12 Tom Scud 163 5 16 Fear Itself 160 4 17 5 time champ 157 4 18 Loach 152 5 19 42fish 148 5 19 Nurse Carmen 148 4 21 Baker 137 4 22 Tit Whistle 136 4 23 Rico 127 5 24 It’s Not Rocket Surgery! 123 4 24 Jack Batty 123 4 24 notfrommensa 123 4 27 Eliahna 120 3 27 Mahaloth 120 4 29 carnivorousplant 105 3 30 Little Nemo 97 3 31 anyrose 96 3 32 Sarabellum 93 3 33 pohjonen 90 2 34 critter42 85 4 35 Dusty Rose 83 3 36 appleciders 82 3 36 Drain Bead 82 3 36 Tristan 82 3 39 VunderBob 81 2 40 cheldie 80 3 40 Duckster 80 3 40 Jeep’s Phoenix 80 3 40 J-P L 80 3 40 Kitten Mitten 80 3 40 Kolak of Twilo 80 3 40 kunilou 80 3 40 Quarter Lane 80 3 40 Tamex 80 3 49 candide 74 3 50 cadolphin 71 3 51 D N T 70 3 52 HappyLendervedder 69 3 53 Andrew 21 67 3 53 Borborygmi 67 2 55 Dolores Reborn 66 2 56 a35362 65 2 56 amarinth 65 2 56 booklover 65 2 56 Boyo Jim 65 2 56 Dung Beetle 65 2 56 Gleena 65 2 56 Monstera deliciosa 65 2 56 Mustardseed 65 2 56 superbia-acedia 65 2 56 swampbear 65 2 66 Sternvogel 60 3 67 Dr. Girlfriend 58 2 68 Antigen 56 2 68 imthjckaz 56 2 70 BACI 55 1 71 clipper 53 2 71 Labtrash 53 2 73 Tangent 50 3 74 malkavia 45 2 75 Mean Mr. Mustard 43 1 76 Duke 42 2 76 Eleanor of Aquitaine 42 2 76 The Vorlon 42 2 79 Bewildebeest 38 1 79 cugel 38 1 79 Maus Magill 38 1 79 meghan 38 1 79 Mona Lott 38 1 79 Nefarious Chipmunk 38 1 79 rachelellogram 38 1 79 SpazCat 38 1 87 Spoiler Virgin 37 2 87 twickster 37 1 89 arnesw 34 2 90 Long Time First Time 33 2 91 sigmagirl 30 3 92 anactoria 27 1 92 Avarie537 27 1 92 cardboardbox 27 1 92 freckafree 27 1 92 lel 27 1 92 Small Hen 27 1 92 The Librarian 27 1 92 tygre 27 1 100 Johnny L.A. 24 2 101 drastic quench 23 2 102 audit1 21 1 102 Idle Thoughts 21 3 104 etv 18 1 104 missred 18 1 104 Paul in Qatar 18 1 104 rucciface 18 1 104 tarragon 18 1 109 Auntie Pam 15 1 109 chizzuk 15 1 109 Enuma Elish 15 1 109 Hockey Monkey 15 1 109 Lsura 15 1 109 MOIDALIZE 15 1 109 not what you’d expect 15 1 109 Spiff 15 1 117 BobLibDem 14 1 117 tim-n-va 14 1 119 garygnu 9 1 119 Paul Parkhead 9 1 121 zamboniracer 7 1 122 Zagalejo 5 1 ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2154 "2012-08-01T00:02:01Z")
I don’t get it, where am I on that? ---
**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 1, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2155 "2012-08-01T00:03:52Z")
With your eleventy bazillion points, you’re off the charts! ---
**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:** [August 1, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2156 "2012-08-01T00:13:57Z")
> [@tapu](#): > > I don’t get it, where am I on that? I’m pretty sure people have already explained this, but if not, here goes. The deathpool is an annual event. You have to submit your list for the upcoming year in December. So you’re too late to submit a list for 2012 and too early to submit a list for 2013. On December 1, 2012, somebody will start a new thread for The Celebrity Death Pool 2013. At that time, you can post your list for 2013. You have up until midnight on December 31 (Chicago time) to submit your 2013 list. The rest of the rules will be posted in that thread. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2157 "2012-08-01T00:34:48Z")
The rules are always in the OP, even in this year’s ---
**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 1, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2158 "2012-08-01T00:46:17Z")
What’s the first rule of Celebrity Death Pool? ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2159 "2012-08-01T00:48:07Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > What’s the first rule of Celebrity Death Pool? “There’s no such thing as too soon”? ---
**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 1, 2012, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2160 "2012-08-01T00:51:06Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > “There’s no such thing as too soon”? “Participants are guaranteed their own seat in Hell (handbaskets subject to availability)”? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2161 "2012-08-01T00:54:04Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > What’s the first rule of Celebrity Death Pool? Don’t talk about Celebrity Dea… oh, wait. wrong club. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=107) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=109)