# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Enuma\_Elish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5e9695/32.png) [@Enuma\_Elish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enuma_Elish)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/61 "2011-12-02T21:22:45Z")
“Jim Rockford” Garner. I used to love the show. Watched almost every episode. It is now running on the local oldies station and I find it almost unwatchable. Of course it couldn’t be my tastes that have changed … so I am irritated at James Garner for not being timeless. I admit, though, this is the mildest irritation on my list, but I was stuck for a last name, so… ---
**Author:** ![Boxermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Boxermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boxermom)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/62 "2011-12-02T21:29:11Z")
My themed entry, **Leftist Moonbats and Loathsome Dictators** : George Soros Louis Farrakhan Hugo Chavez Robert Mugabe Michael Moore Kim Jong-Il Bill Moyers Bashir Assad Maxine Waters Nancy Pelosi Harry Reid Eric Holder Jon Corzine Alternates: Rosie O’Donnell Bill Ayers Rahm Emanuel ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/63 "2011-12-02T21:33:50Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > James “Brett Maverick”, “Jim Rockford” Garner? I’ve got to know: what did he do to tick you off, Enuma? Maybe Garner getting old and having all those strokes pissed him/her off… ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/64 "2011-12-02T22:06:33Z")
Thanks to all who tell me if their list is themed, I wasn’t too sure about a couple and PM’d them about it. If a list has too many picks, say, 14 instead of 13, I’ll cut off the last one unless told otherwise, ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/65 "2011-12-03T01:37:37Z")
(Version 3, I really thought I had checked this.) Michael Douglas Zsa Zsa Gabor Margaret Thatcher Bridget Bardot Ronnie Biggs Ariel Sharon Dick Clark Jerry Lewis Phyllis Diller Mel Gibson Billy Ghraham the preacher Henry Kissinger Hugo Chavez Andy Willams Alternate: Lindsey Lohan ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/66 "2011-12-03T02:00:44Z")
I just want to wish everyone GOOD LUCK! I hope I crush you all! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/67 "2011-12-03T02:02:33Z")
Paul, I don’t know what the problem is, but you _still_ have 14 picks. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/68 "2011-12-03T02:09:16Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Christopher D’Amboise > Charlotte D’Amboise In all the years I’ve been entering the Death Pool, this is the first time I’ve realized what a horrible, cruel, sick game it is. Nothing bad had better to happen to Charlotte or Christopher, or I’m going to be very, very upset with you, **Annie-X-mas** [QUOTE=Boxermom] Jon Corzine [/QUOTE] On the other hand, this pick is pure brilliance. I can’t even add him to my own list, because I am notoriously bad at picking, and he really does need to die. ---
**Author:** ![Bewildebeest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Bewildebeest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bewildebeest)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/69 "2011-12-03T02:55:29Z")
Conrad Murray John Travolta Kim Jong Il Robin Gibb Penny Marshall Nanette Fabray Billie Jean King Tim Curry Dan Rather Bryant Charles Gumbel Lindsay Lohan Peter Tork Harrison Ford Alternates: Tom Cruise Janet Jackson Carrie Fisher When I read about the “Spider Therapy” there was absolutely no chance of anyone else claiming the #1 slot. 😕:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Wallet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/70 "2011-12-03T07:54:40Z")
Theme: A List of Evilness (IMO) Omar al-Bashir - President of Sudan Kim Jong-Il - Supreme Leader of N.Korea Sayyid Ali Khamenei - Supreme Leader of Iran Hu Jintao - Paramount Leader People’s Republic of China King Abdullah - King Saudi Arabia Raul Castro - President of the Council of State of Cuba Robert Mugabe - President Zimbabwe Islam Karimov - President of Uzbekistan Bashar al-Assad - President Syrian Arab Republic Hugo Chavez - President Venezuela Isayas Afewerki - leader Eritrea Yoweri Museveni - President of Uganda Teodoro Obiang Nguema - leader Equatorial Guinea Alternates: Dick Cheney Fidel Castro Plain List: Omar al-Bashir Kim Jong-Il Sayyid Ali Khamenei Hu Jintao King Abdullah Raul Castro Robert Mugabe Islam Karimov Bashar al-Assad Hugo Chavez Isayas Afewerki Yoweri Museveni Teodoro Obiang Nguema Alternates: Dick Cheney Fidel Castro ---
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/71 "2011-12-03T08:34:46Z")
Amending mine based on late-breaking events (yes, I feel like a vulture): Fidel Castro Miley Cyrus Tony Bennett Pete Doherty Joe Jackson (father of the Jacksons) Fred Phelps Hutton Gibson Nancy Reagan El Debarge Anders Behring Breivik Jerry Sandusky George McGovern Billy Graham Alternates Preston Lacey Rep. David Wu Hugh Hefner ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/72 "2011-12-03T21:39:39Z")
For those of you into soccer and the Death Pool it seems a former star player in South America is quite ill. And he’s not all _that_ old. > **[MLS News, Scores, & Standings](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/mls)** > > Explore the latest MLS news, scores, & standings. Plus, watch live games, clips and highlights for your favorite teams on FOXSports.com! ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/73 "2011-12-03T21:42:44Z")
> [@Wallet](#): > > Bashar al-Assad - President Syrian Arab Republic I read that fast and thought it said Bashar Half-Assed. I like my version better. ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/74 "2011-12-04T00:11:26Z")
I’ve missed a few years… time to wade back in. Columnist Andrew Sullivan Columnist Michael Kinsley 60 Minutes stalwart Morley Safer Prince William, Duke of Cambridge Herman Cain Indy QB Peyton Manning Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria Kourtney Kardashian Johnny Depp Penn State assistant Jerry Sandusky Former Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi Margaret Thatcher Jimmy Carter plain version: Michael Kinsley Andrew Sullivan Morley Safer Prince William Herman Cain Peyton Manning Bashar Assad Kourtney Kardashian Johnny Depp Jerry Sandusky Silvio Berlusconi Margaret Thatcher Jimmy Carter ---
**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:** [December 4, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/75 "2011-12-04T00:30:39Z")
> [@Invisible\_Chimp](#): > > Theme: Bushies/Republicans > > George W. Bush > George H. W. Bush > Barbara Bush > Dick Cheney > Paul Wolfowitz > Colin Powell > Condoleezza Rice > Donald Rumsfeld > John McCain > Alan Greenspan > Pat Robertson > Nancy Reagan > Henry Kissinger > > By Barbara Bush, I mean George W. Bush’s mom, not his daughter. Alternates: Bob Dole Karl Rove ---
**Author:** ![Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nefarious_chipmunk/32/1045_2.png) [@Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefarious_Chipmunk)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/76 "2011-12-04T06:17:46Z")
Long time Lurker, First time player. I don’t have any snappy comments. These are just people that I have a feeling about… Penny Marshall Robin Gibb Kirk Douglas Ethan Zohn Queen Elizabeth II Michael Lohan Fidel Castro Cristiano Ronaldo Lindsay Lohan Michael Douglas Mohammed Ali William Shatner Dick Cheney Alternates: Danny Bonaduce Zsa Zsa Gabor Hugo Chavez ---
**Author:** ![NoiseBomb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/49beb7/32.png) [@NoiseBomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoiseBomb)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/77 "2011-12-04T06:32:36Z")
By the powers vested in me by the cold, cruel universe, I grant the following people eternal life. Or at least a reprieve from death in 2012: Zsa Zsa Gabor Grace Slick Fidel Castro Michelle Duggar Michael Stipe Sonny Barger Jimmy Carter Ron Paul Tom Cruise Hulk Hogan Jello Biafra Bob Barker Charles Manson Alternates: Mike Tyson Stephen King ---
**Author:** ![Jaguars](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaguars/32/5879_2.png) [@Jaguars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaguars)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/78 "2011-12-04T07:35:52Z")
The [result](http://i.imgur.com/1B399.png) of my attempt to use wikipedia to find people. There were just too many candidates to go through properly and I no longer want to find out which names have health problems. I started with 1920s births as a balance between age and points, hence mine are mostly around the same age.It was pretty sad to go through the lists and realize just how many household names will shuffle off in the next few years. My list, Unthemed, in rough order from “don’t die” to “Good riddance” 1. Colin ‘Pinetree’ Meads, NZ Rugby player and the big NZ Living Legend since Sir Edmund Hillary died last year. 2. Charlie Watts, Rolling stones drummer and former substance abuser. 3. Albert Uderzo, ‘Asterix’ Illustrator/writer 4. Sylvester ‘Sly’ Stone. Disco-funk singer legendary for excess lifestyle. 5. Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 Astronaut 6. James D. Watson, Co-discoverer of DNA 7. Daniel Arap Moi, Former Kenyan President 8. T-Pain, Known as Faheem Rasheed Najm to his mother. My 27 club pick. Unsure what to call him in the plain list. 9.Don King, Boxing Promoter 9. Ariel Sharon, Former Israeli President. Jumping on the bandwagon here. 10. Dick Cheney, US shotgun/Quail enthusiast, more machine than man. 11. Charles Manson, Very naughty boy. 12. Harold Camping, savior of the earth. Alternates: Barbara Bush, Wife of G.H.W. Bush. Lily Allen, British Pop singer. Please don’t die. But… you are a 27 club candidate right now. Mort Drucker, MAD magazine writer. Plain list: Colin Meads Charlie Watts Albert Uderzo Don King Sly Stone Jim Lovell James Watson Daniel Arap Moi T-Pain Ariel Sharon Dick Cheney Charles Manson Harold Camping Alternates: Barbara Bush Lily Allen Mort Drucker ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/79 "2011-12-04T14:46:29Z")
> [@NoiseBomb](#): > > By the powers vested in me by the cold, cruel universe, I grant the following people eternal life. Or at least a reprieve from death in 2012: > Michelle Duggar \*\* God I would hope not. \*\* Could we at least weld a chastity belt on to her, if she is going to live forever? I mean come on. PUT A CORK IN IT! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/80 "2011-12-04T14:55:47Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > \*\* > God I would hope not. \*\* > > Could we at least weld a chastity belt on to her, if she is going to live forever? I mean come on. PUT A CORK IN IT! He’s putting _ **something** _ in there on a regular basis. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=5)