# 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:** 42
**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:** [January 26, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/821 "2012-01-26T03:43:32Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Well, now the universe is just fucking with us: > > [Robin Gibb Making ‘Spectacular’ Progress](http://www.contactmusic.com/news/robin-gibb-making-spectacular-progress_1285784) I bet he has the same doctor as Zsa Zsa. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/822 "2012-01-26T03:50:04Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > I bet he has the same doctor as Zsa Zsa. I bet the motherfuckers read the 'Dope and pick the same Miracle Doctor. dammit ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/823 "2012-01-26T04:23:30Z")
Darn, the reason I did pick him is that the reports said that he was trying woo woo solutions and not real medicine. You win again science! ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/824 "2012-01-26T05:59:44Z")
[Lou Grubb](http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2012/01/25/20120125longtime-ariz-auto-dealer-lou-grubb-dies.html) anyone? (Does a regional car dealer even count? But hey, it was prominent news around here!) ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/825 "2012-01-26T11:49:15Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > A unique pick for Labtrash! So, if the Lost In Space Robot is now a Mute, would that in turn make it… [wait for it]… Lab Trash ? 😉 ---
**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:** [January 26, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/826 "2012-01-26T12:26:51Z")
No one had him, but from the “sucks to see him go” file, [Mark Reale](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Reale). ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/827 "2012-01-26T12:59:11Z")
> [@Uncle\_Goat](#): > > [Nicol Williamson](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=nicol-williamson&pid=155636832) that find Little John, dead at 75 This is another case of my thinking he had pickled himself years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/828 "2012-01-26T14:16:25Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Well, now the universe is just fucking with us: > > [Robin Gibb Making ‘Spectacular’ Progress](http://www.contactmusic.com/news/robin-gibb-making-spectacular-progress_1285784) He’s on my list, but if he wants to live, that’s cool too. 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 26, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/829 "2012-01-26T14:29:22Z")
Kill all Bee Gees! ---
**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:** [January 26, 2012, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/830 "2012-01-26T14:31:57Z")
Obligatory “Staying Alive” post. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/831 "2012-01-26T15:05:55Z")
**Cicero** , thank you for getting that out of the way. 😃 ---
**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:** [January 26, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/832 "2012-01-26T15:22:50Z")
Memo to self: Do not stand close to [Death Pool contestants.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas/venezuelas-attorney-general-carlos-escarra-dies-of-heart-attack/2012/01/25/gIQAzxVvQQ_story.html) Or, dammit, I missed! ---
**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:** [January 26, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/833 "2012-01-26T17:01:13Z")
Rapper [Dougie Byrd](http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/288136/20120126/douglas-dougie-byrd-murder-levi-slaughter-warrant.htm) is dead at 30. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/834 "2012-01-26T18:19:38Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Memo to self: Do not stand close to [Death Pool contestants.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas/venezuelas-attorney-general-carlos-escarra-dies-of-heart-attack/2012/01/25/gIQAzxVvQQ_story.html) > Or, dammit, I missed! Hmmmmm! What more can these Americans do with their high powered radars? Cancer in Central/South American leaders, downing satellites, heart attacks?:eek: And how can I get one of them for my death pool listees.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Total\_PKG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Total\_PKG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Total_PKG)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/835 "2012-01-26T19:50:25Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > So, if the Lost In Space Robot is now a Mute, would that in turn make it… [wait for it]… Lab Trash ? 😉 Priceless ---
**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:** [January 26, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/836 "2012-01-26T20:51:51Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Hmmmmm! What more can these Americans do with their high powered radars? Cancer in Central/South American leaders, downing satellites, heart attacks?:eek: > > And how can I get one of them for my death pool listees.🙂 Offer me money. No charge if I hit the wrong guy. ---
**Author:** ![sco3tt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@sco3tt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sco3tt)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/837 "2012-01-26T23:43:43Z")
[Mr. Kotter got a note from Epstein’s coroner](http://theclicker.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/26/10245327-actor-who-played-kotters-epstein-dies). ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/838 "2012-01-27T00:08:42Z")
> [@sco3tt](#): > > [Mr. Kotter got a note from Epstein’s coroner](http://theclicker.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/26/10245327-actor-who-played-kotters-epstein-dies). Wrong cast member, dammit. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/839 "2012-01-27T00:39:55Z")
> [@sco3tt](#): > > [Mr. Kotter got a note from Epstein’s coroner](http://theclicker.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/26/10245327-actor-who-played-kotters-epstein-dies). The obituary said _"Hegyes also appeared on numerous TV shows, including “The Love Boat,” “Chico and the Man” and “NewsRadio,” and movies including “Bob Roberts” and “Honeymoon Hotel.”_ Obviously the part Hegyes was best known for was _Welcome Back, Kotter_. But he was also later a regular\* on _Cagney & Lacey_ and I’d have thought that would be mentioned - at least before his guest star credits. \*I was going to write that Hegyes wasn’t one of the stars of _Cagney & Lacey_ and say he played a supporting role as one of the cops the two main characters worked with. I was going to add “like Ryan or Esposito on _Castle_”. And when I checked IMDB, I saw that was more literally true than I realized - Hegyes’ character on _Cagney & Lacey_ was named Esposito. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/840 "2012-01-27T00:43:32Z")
> [@sco3tt](#): > > [Mr. Kotter got a note from Epstein’s coroner](http://theclicker.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/26/10245327-actor-who-played-kotters-epstein-dies). Preliminary Cause of Death: Rubber Hose in the Nose, Signed Epstein’s Mother. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=41) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=43)