# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![Wallflower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Wallflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallflower)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/101 "2011-12-06T02:17:03Z")
For a change of pace, I’ve decided to do a themed list this year. Maybe a bunch of different names than past years will jump start some points for me again. From the 70’s serial/sitcoms Soap and Benson: Susan Harris Robert Guillaume Katherine Helmond Robert Mandan Billy Crystal Inga Swenson James Noble Donnelly Rhodes Missy Gold Jennifer Salt Jay Johnson Dinah Manoff Sal Viscuso Alternates John Byner Howard Hesseman Rebecca Balding Susan Harris created the series, and the alternates played recurring characters. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/102 "2011-12-06T02:48:42Z")
Aretha Franklin Michael Douglas Zsa Zsa Gabor Fidel Castro BB King Kim Jong-il Hamed Karzai Tara Reid Gary Busey Eddie Van Halen Charlie Sheen Lindsay Lohan Robert Downey Jr. Alternate Mel Gibson ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/103 "2011-12-06T02:56:42Z")
Is it wrong, that I want January to already be here, along with my list starting? ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/104 "2011-12-06T18:02:24Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > Is it wrong, that I want January to already be here, along with my list starting? Yes, it is. Don’t wish your life away. But please continue to wish away the lives of your selected celebrities, of course. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/105 "2011-12-07T06:32:55Z")
Loretta Lynn Jack Klugman Paul McCartney David Hasselhoff John Cusack Geri Halliwell Phyllis Diller Andy Williams Don Everly Ronnie Wood Donny Osmond Harry Connick Junior Miley Cyrus Alternates. Tommy Lee Pope Benedict XVI ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/106 "2011-12-07T08:47:20Z")
Given my track record in this thing, anyone on my list is pretty much guaranteed to survive the year. Oh well, here goes: Bobby “The Brain” Heenan–pro wrestling manager Verne Gagne—pro wrestler Abdullah the Butcher—pro wrestler Billy Graham—the preacher, not the wrestler Ruth Bader Ginsburg----Associate Justice, SCOTUS Jimmy Carter—former POTUS George H. W. Bush—former POTUS Fred Phelps—asshole Mike Tyson—former boxer, biter of ears Terry Bradshaw—former football player, current pre game show guy Meat Loaf—aka Michael Lee Aday, singer Keith Richards—Rolling Stones guitarist Bob Dylan—folk singer/songwriter Alternates: Dusty Rhodes—The American Dream, pro wrestler Cowboy Bill Watts—pro wrestler/promoter Nature Boy Ric Flair—pro wrestler **Plain list:** Bobby Heenan Verne Gagne Abdullah the Butcher Billy Graham Ruth Bader Ginsburg Jimmy Carter George H. W. Bush Fred Phelps Mike Tyson Terry Bradshaw Meat Loaf Keith Richards Bob Dylan Alternates: Dusty Rhodes Bill Watts Ric Flair ---
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/107 "2011-12-07T09:50:54Z")
I got bored ☹ but may as well submit an entry. Julian Assange Tom Jones Todd Carney Akihito Gough Whitlam Lindsay Lohan Robert Mugabe Robin Gibb Hosni Mubarak Norm Provan Hugh Hefner Yulia Tymoshenko Jerry Lewis Their Wikipedia pages [Julian Assange]([Julian - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian) Assange), [Tom Jones]([Tom - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom) Jones (singer)), [Todd Carney]([Todd - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd) Carney), [Akihito](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihito), [Gough Whitlam]([Gough - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gough) Whitlam), [Lindsay Lohan]([Lindsay - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay) Lohan), [Robert Mugabe]([Robert - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert) Mugabe), [Robin Gibb]([Robin - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin) Gibb), [Hosni Mubarak]([Hosni - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosni) Mubarak), [Norm Provan]([Norm - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm) Provan), [Hugh Hefner]([Hugh - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh) Hefner), [Yulia Tymoshenko]([Yulia - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia) Tymoshenko), [Jerry Lewis]([Jerry - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry) Lewis) ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/108 "2011-12-07T22:08:06Z")
tough call… now that [Jerry Sandusky is in jail](http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-12-07/sandusky-penn-state-child-sexual-abuse/51709602/1), is he a good candidate for my 2012 pool? ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/109 "2011-12-07T23:06:26Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > \*\* > It is the time I go from SON to MAN. \*\* 😃 Now you know this means every MAN celebrity BUT these are going to bite it, right? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/110 "2011-12-07T23:44:44Z")
Ariel Sharon Prince Phillip (Duke of Edinburgh) Doyle Brunson Warren Jeffs Kim Jong Il Fidel Castro Annette Funicello Nicolas Cage Aretha Franklin Abdelbasel Ali Mohmed Al Megahi (Lockerbie Bomber) George (Reba) Schappell Dick Cheney Joe Paterno ---
**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 8, 2011, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/111 "2011-12-08T13:07:57Z")
These are all great lists. I predict a record crop of lucky nominees. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/112 "2011-12-08T13:46:11Z")
\*\*2012 Celebrity Dead Pool Hidden Message List \*\* Ed Asner Nelson Mandela Della Resse Orson Bean Franco Zeffirelli Tom Wolfe Hal Holbrook Ernie Banks Willie Mays Omar Sharif Rich Little Louis Farrakhan Dick Van Dyke ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/113 "2011-12-08T14:33:51Z")
Fist substitution of the year (?): Demote Mari Hulman George to first alternate, and replace her with Christopher Hitchens. Strike Joni Mitchel from the alternates. New, bare list: Connie Newton Needham Robin Gibb Ron Smith Christopher Hitchens George Soros Louis Farrakhan Ryan Leaf Harlan Ellison Marcia Strassman Hugo Chavez Theresa Heinz Kerry Gary Carter Michael Douglas Alternates: Mari Hulman George James Garner Burt Reynolds ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/114 "2011-12-08T15:32:04Z")
> [@Uncle\_Goat](#): > > \*\*2012 Celebrity Dead Pool Hidden Message List \*\* > \ Love it! ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/115 "2011-12-08T15:36:52Z")
> [@Uncle\_Goat](#): > > \*\*2012 Celebrity Dead Pool Hidden Message List \*\* _golf clap_ ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/116 "2011-12-08T15:51:23Z")
> [@Uncle\_Goat](#): > > \*\*2012 Celebrity Dead Pool Hidden Message List \*\* True, but if that happens, no one would be able to score it, or celebrate it. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/117 "2011-12-08T15:52:57Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > True, but if that happens, no one would be able to score it, or celebrate it. Also, I think we would all win. And lose. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/118 "2011-12-08T15:55:16Z")
[http://www.chron.com/news/article/MythBusters-hosts-Sorry-about-that-cannonball-2376113.php](http://www.chron.com/news/article/MythBusters-hosts-Sorry-about-that-cannonball-2376113.php) C’mon guys! Couldn’t you wait a month for this? I mean some of us are counting on you for 2012. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/119 "2011-12-08T16:45:29Z")
> [@Uncle\_Goat](#): > > \*\*2012 Celebrity Dead Pool Hidden Message List \*\* Am I the only one who highlighted it looking for white text first? Well played… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/120 "2011-12-09T04:38:21Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > Am I the only one who highlighted it looking for white text first? > > Well played… 🙂 I was thinking I would have to, but before I started on that endeavor, I tried the correct … algorithm. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=7)