# 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:** 45
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/881 "2012-02-02T05:01:01Z")
[Angelo Dundee](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BOX_OBIT_DUNDEE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-02-01-22-54-15) dead at 90. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2012, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/882 "2012-02-02T11:15:54Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Obviously you don’t understand the Death Pool. For one thing, the youthful dead are worth MORE points. > > Don’t be a Death Downer! Up With Death! 75 points down the drain… Pointless deaths are always such a waste. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/883 "2012-02-02T13:11:43Z")
> [@zoog](#): > > According to her [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/dominique.mainon?sk=wall) and [Wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_Mainon) pages, author Dominique Mainon has lost her battle with cancer. Or as Norm MacDonald has said, she didn’t lose the battle with cancer, she forced it into a draw. Hey, the cancer died, too. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/884 "2012-02-03T02:00:25Z")
Well, as of the end of January the list is as follows here. Four celebrities died, William Janklow(6), Etta James(70), Joe Paterno(47), and Dick Tufeld(1). 42fish 70 CAMJAY77 55 Captain Lance Murdoch 55 GIGObuster 55 phungi 55 Registered at Last 55 appleciders 42 Baker 42 cheldie 42 Drain Bead 42 Duckster 42 Duke 42 Eleanor of Aquitaine 42 Hal Briston 42 It’s Not Rocket Surgery! 42 Jack Batty 42 Jeep’s Phoenix 42 J-P L 42 Kitten Mitten 42 Kolak of Twilo 42 kunilou 42 Loach 42 Mahaloth 42 MsWhatsit 42 notfrommensa 42 Quarter Lane 42 Rico 42 Shirley Ujest 42 Squonk 42 Sternvogel 42 Tamex 42 The Vorlon 42 Tom Scud 42 Tristan 42 Wheelz 42 5 time champ 27 a35362 27 amarinth 27 anactoria 27 Andrew 21 27 arnesw 27 Avarie537 27 booklover 27 Borborygmi 27 Boyo Jim 27 Captain Klutz 27 cardboardbox 27 carnivorousplant 27 Cazzle 27 D N T 27 Dung Beetle 27 Dusty Rose 27 freckafree 27 Gleena 27 HappyLendervedder 27 lel 27 Little Nemo 27 malkavia 27 Monstera deliciosa 27 Mustardseed 27 Nurse Carmen 27 Randy Seltzer 27 Small Hen 27 superbia-acedia 27 swampbear 27 Tangent 27 The Librarian 27 tygre 27 Walkabout 27 zoog 27 Labtrash 15 Auntie Pam 15 cadolphin 15 candide 15 chizzuk 15 clipper 15 critter42 15 Dr. Girlfriend 15 Enuma Elish 15 Hockey Monkey 15 Johnny L.A. 15 Long Time First Time 15 Lsura 15 MOIDALIZE 15 not what you’d expect 15 Sarabellum 15 Spiff 15 Tit Whistle 15 Tufeld was a unique pick for Labtrash. But 42fish is no longer in the lead. The first death in February is a unique pick for zoog, Dominique Mainon, and the 59 points she gave zoog catapults zoog ahead of the rest of the pack ---
**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:** [February 3, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/885 "2012-02-03T02:16:42Z")
27th. Crap. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/886 "2012-02-03T02:29:24Z")
Not 27th, you have 27 points. ---
**Author:** ![zoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7ea924/32.png) [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/887 "2012-02-03T02:46:11Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > But 42fish is no longer in the lead. The first death in February is a unique pick for zoog, Dominique Mainon, and the 59 points she gave zoog catapults zoog ahead of the rest of the pack Woo Hoo! I haven’t been this excited since the Cubs had a 3 games to 1 lead in the NLCS back in 2003. Oh… Wait… ---
**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:** [February 3, 2012, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/888 "2012-02-03T04:04:39Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Not 27th, you have 27 points. Well, even more crap. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/889 "2012-02-03T11:39:26Z")
Hey 27 points! I don’t think I’ve ever gotten points in January so I’m excited. I think it’s time for Lindsay Lohan to have another rooftop party and stand a little too close to the edge whilst chuggin’ beer or whatever it is she does up there. Did it just get a little warm in here? 😃 ---
**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:** [February 3, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/890 "2012-02-03T18:31:07Z")
[Robin Gibb says he’s feeling better.](http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/02/03/world/europe/AP-EU-Britain-People-Robin-Gibb.html?_r=1&hp) [del]Dammit!!![/del] I mean, good for him. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/891 "2012-02-03T18:44:29Z")
Next year, I’m charging folks money to be on my list. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/892 "2012-02-03T19:08:24Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Next year, I’m charging folks money to be on my list. This may be the best statement yet so far this game!😃 ---
**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:** [February 3, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/893 "2012-02-03T19:32:29Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > This may be the best statement yet so far this game!😃 It’s early yet. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/894 "2012-02-03T21:23:59Z")
[Micron CEO Steve Appleton, ahe 51, dead in plane crash](http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/03/technology/micron_ceo_died/index.htm?hpt=hp_t1) ---
**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:** [February 3, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/895 "2012-02-03T23:29:14Z")
More on [Robin Gibb.](http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/02/bee-gees-robin-gibb-makes-spectacular-recovery.html) Dammit, you guys talked me into getting on this infernal bandwagon! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/896 "2012-02-04T01:25:04Z")
[Ben Gazzara dead at 81.](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/movies/ben-gazzara-actor-of-stage-and-screen-dies-at-81.html) ---
**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:** [February 4, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/897 "2012-02-04T04:42:37Z")
[Hugo Chavez](http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/cubas-raul-castro-visits-1330799.html) is still alive. Moses and Aaron on a stick! Forgive me. I digress. ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2012, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/898 "2012-02-04T05:37:14Z")
> [@freckafree](#): > > [Ben Gazzara dead at 81.](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/movies/ben-gazzara-actor-of-stage-and-screen-dies-at-81.html) It has not been a good month so far for character actors ---
**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:** [February 4, 2012, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/899 "2012-02-04T11:14:22Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > [Hugo Chavez](http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/cubas-raul-castro-visits-1330799.html) is still alive. Any update on Generalissimo Francisco Franco’s status? ---
**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:** [February 4, 2012, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/900 "2012-02-04T11:19:48Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > Any update on Generalissimo Francisco Franco’s status? Still dead. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=44) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=46)