# 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:** 144
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2862 "2012-12-06T21:25:32Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > The architect had a first name – > O S C A R > He also had a second name – > N I E M E Y E R > Oh, I’m announcing his death today > And if you ask me why I’ll say, > “'Cause Oscar Niemeyer had a way > With B R A S I L I A!” Really brilliant!😃 I admire good parodies and really regret I do so poorly making them up myself. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2863 "2012-12-08T21:04:46Z")
[Jerry Brown](http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/8726659/josh-brent-dallas-cowboys-arrested-intoxication-manslaughter-accident-kills-jerry-brown), Linebacker for the Dallas Cowboy. Age 25 Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent was arrested early Saturday morning for intoxication manslaughter after a one-vehicle accident that killed teammate Jerry Brown. Another tragedy in the NFL. ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2864 "2012-12-08T21:31:17Z")
[quote=“notfrommensa, post:2863, topic:604679”] [Jerry Brown](http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/8726659/josh-brent-dallas-cowboys-arrested-intoxication-manslaughter-accident-kills-jerry-brown), Linebacker for the Dallas Cowboy. Age 25/QUOTE] Condolences to his family. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2012, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2865 "2012-12-09T06:46:56Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > 52 Little Nemo 75 3 0 I was working on my 2013 list and it made me check over my current list. I think you’ve undercounted my score for this year. For one thing, I’ve had four “hits” in 2012. Robin Gibb (b 22 December 1949) singer - d 20 May 2012 - 38 pts Geoffrey Hughes (b 2 February 1944) actor - d 27 July 2012 - 32 pts Etta James (b 25 January 1938) singer - d 20 January 2012 - 27 pts George McGovern (b 19 July 1922) politician - d 21 October 2012 - 10 pts My total is 107 points. My [list](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14621019&postcount=451). ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2866 "2012-12-09T13:22:13Z")
You are absolutely correct **Little Nemo**. My apologies for neglectling to add Hughes and his points. And not only did you advance in rank, Hughes was a unique pick for you as well! See, that’s why it’s good to point monthly totals. I try to keep this sucker accurate but I’m not God, just a humble DeathMistress. So Little Nemo advances from 52nd to 31st place. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2867 "2012-12-09T15:22:34Z")
> **[Sir Patrick Moore, astronomer and broadcaster, dies aged 89](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20657939)** > > Astronomer, broadcaster and author Sir Patrick Moore has died at his home at the age of 89. Sir Patrick Moore has died, a unique pick for **Paul Parkhead**. ---
**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2868 "2012-12-09T15:42:44Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > [Sir Patrick Moore, astronomer and broadcaster, dies aged 89 - BBC News](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20657939) > > Sir Patrick Moore has died, a unique pick for **Paul Parkhead**. He was a unique pick? Cool. I thought one of the other Brits would have chosen him. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2869 "2012-12-09T16:25:06Z")
He had heart problems as a kid, served in the RAF during the war and lived to be 89. How 'bout that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2870 "2012-12-09T16:38:08Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > He had heart problems as a kid, served in the RAF during the war and lived to be 89. How 'bout that. 🙂 Yeah, he was remarkable. I found his politics odious, but his passion for astronomy was inspirational. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2012, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2871 "2012-12-09T19:21:38Z")
> [@](#): > > Singer Jenni Rivera is missing after a plane she was in lost contact with air traffic controllers in Mexico. [http://www.cnn.com/](http://www.cnn.com/) Wikipedia has her dead already. Her web site is offline (503 error). ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2872 "2012-12-09T23:28:16Z")
> [@PaulParkhead](#): > > I found his politics odious He seems to have hated the Germans as much as my Grandmother hated the Japanese. His fiance has killed whilst driving an ambulance in a bomb raid. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2873 "2012-12-10T02:18:57Z")
So, when do we begin posting our thirteen wild ass guesses, hopes dreams and fantasies, oh Most Wonderful Death Mistress? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2874 "2012-12-10T02:32:09Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > So, when do we begin posting our thirteen wild ass guesses, hopes dreams and fantasies, oh Most Wonderful Death Mistress? Any time you want!😛 But I’m waiting until my _birthday_. It’s December 31st. I _ **really** _ love chocolate!😃 I keed, I keed! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2875 "2012-12-10T02:46:21Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Any time you want!😛 > > But I’m waiting until my _birthday_. It’s December 31st. I _ **really** _ love chocolate!😃 So… I can leave some blank and send you a [present](http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/la-maison-du-chocolat-assorted-chocolate-gift-box/?pkey=cfood-candy-chocolate-snacks&)? Oh crap, can anyone see this? Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2876 "2012-12-10T14:54:06Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > [http://www.cnn.com/](http://www.cnn.com/) > > Wikipedia has her dead already. Her web site is offline (503 error). There’s the idea, have a server to your personal webpage inside your pacemaker…, and everyone gets a pacemaker… ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2877 "2012-12-10T21:47:26Z")
[Reinhold Weege](http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-reinhold-weege-20121208,0,7571180.story), who wrote for _Barney Miller_ before creating the sitcom _Night Court_, has died at the age of 62. [Jeff Millar](http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-jeff-millar-20121210,0,2154695.story), who penned the comic strip “Tank McNamara”, passed away at 70. Also, here’s a [page-specific link](http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/10/showbiz/mexico-singer-plane/index.html?hpt=hp_c2) to the Jenni Rivera obituary. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2878 "2012-12-11T02:26:37Z")
Hugo Chavez. So, will I get points this year, or must I keep [him](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/hugo-chavez-to-undergo-cancer-surgery-again-wants-vp-to-succeed-him-if-illness-worsens/2012/12/09/3332fbb0-4277-11e2-8c8f-fbebf7ccab4e_story.html) on My Little List for 2013? ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2879 "2012-12-12T04:06:00Z")
I had both Etta James and Miguel de la Madrid (was he a unique pick?) in 2012, so my own total should be: 74(tie) lel 50 2 (?) Are we supposed to post updates or amendment requests here? Thanks! > [@Baker](#): > > We are in the home stretch people. Here are the standings for the end of November: ---
**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:** [December 12, 2012, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2880 "2012-12-12T05:38:05Z")
Sitar master [Ravi Shankar](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2012/12/11/avi-shankar-dies/1762831/) (Norah Jones’ dad to you younger folks) dies at 92. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/2881 "2012-12-12T05:46:44Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > Sitar master [Ravi Shankar](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2012/12/11/avi-shankar-dies/1762831/) (Norah Jones’ dad to you younger folks) dies at 92. Ah shit. I was just talking about Ravi to my Indian car pool buddy last week. 92 ain’t bad though… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=143) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=145)