# 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:** 85
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1681 "2012-05-22T23:38:02Z")
Geez, just who do I have to kill to get some points in this game? Oh. Wait… I made a list. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1682 "2012-05-23T00:34:21Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Geez, just who do I have to kill to get some points in this game? > > Oh. Wait… I made a list. Don’t, for that is the path towards disqualification. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2012, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1683 "2012-05-23T07:47:25Z")
Turns out that I got the hat trick for the month of may with Gibb (and the Lybian bomber), because I did miss that Rich Buhler, the radio preacher, died early in the 7th. > **[Orange County Register](https://www.ocregister.com/)** > > OCRegister.com covers local news in Orange County, CA, California and national news, sports, things to do and the best places to eat, business and the Orange County housing market. RIP And 35 more points for me. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1684 "2012-05-23T14:20:46Z")
Whoa, GIGObuster, that puts you in sole possession of third place, behind the tied Registered at Last and CAMJAY77. It’s a unique pick too. And I was thinking May was going to be a slow month for deaths. ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1685 "2012-05-23T15:24:46Z")
My all-time high of 3rd place didn’t last very long! It was nice while it lasted. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1686 "2012-05-23T17:52:53Z")
FWIW, Sam J. Porcello died last Saturday, age 76. Who, you say? Well, I imagine he’s touched your life. I know he touched mine. He was the guy that developed the filling for [Oreo cookies](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/celebrating-life-sam-porcello-man-developed-filling-oreos-article-1.1080508). ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1687 "2012-05-23T18:08:09Z")
Michael McKean got [hit by a car yesterday.](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-57440060-10391698/michael-mckean-in-stable-condition-after-being-struck-by-car-in-new-york-city/) ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1688 "2012-05-23T21:16:50Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > FWIW, Sam J. Porcello died last Saturday, age 76. > > Who, you say? Well, I imagine he’s touched your life. I know he touched mine. > > He was the guy that developed the filling for [Oreo cookies](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/celebrating-life-sam-porcello-man-developed-filling-oreos-article-1.1080508). ""What’s in the middle, -the middle of an Oreo? / It’s the most important stuff I Know / The White Stuff. The White Stuff. Weird AL ---
**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:** [May 23, 2012, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1689 "2012-05-23T23:11:26Z")
Business is Risky no longer as Mom has died: [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,20597966,00.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl31%7Csec3\_lnk1%26pLid%3D163571](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20597966,00.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl31%7Csec3_lnk1%26pLid%3D163571) Janet Carroll worth 29 points ---
**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:** [May 24, 2012, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1690 "2012-05-24T12:19:11Z")
Sad to report the death of [Led Zeppelin II](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obit-report-article.aspx?t=an%20obituary%20for%20led%20zeppelin%20ii&id=905) Say what? ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1691 "2012-05-24T12:57:14Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > FWIW, Sam J. Porcello died last Saturday, age 76. > > Who, you say? Well, I imagine he’s touched your life. I know he touched mine. > > He was the guy that developed the filling for [Oreo cookies](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/celebrating-life-sam-porcello-man-developed-filling-oreos-article-1.1080508). But Isn’t Oreo 100 years old this year? > **[Mondelēz International, Inc.](https://www.mondelezinternational.com/)** > > Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is one of the world’s largest snacks companies, empowering people to snack right in over 150 countries. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1692 "2012-05-24T13:07:00Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > But Isn’t Oreo 100 years old this year? > > [Mondelēz International, Inc.](http://www.nabiscoworld.com/oreo/birthday/) How can that be? Mirabile dictu! ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1693 "2012-05-24T14:15:58Z")
> [@](#): > > During his time there, he not only developed a **new** filling for Oreos, (emphasis added). Apparently, prior to his arrival as the company, Oreos were filled with something else. Caulk, peharps? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1694 "2012-05-24T14:21:50Z")
> [@gonzoron](#): > > Apparently, prior to his arrival as the company, Oreos were filled with something else. Caulk, peharps? Egyptian cotton. ---
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1695 "2012-05-24T14:37:10Z")
> [@gonzoron](#): > > (emphasis added). > > Apparently, prior to his arrival as the company, Oreos were filled with something else. Caulk, peharps? Ipana ---
**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:** [May 24, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1696 "2012-05-24T14:46:01Z")
> [@gonzoron](#): > > Apparently, prior to his arrival as the company, Oreos were filled with something else. Caulk, peharps? Tiny sea shells. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1697 "2012-05-24T15:15:18Z")
> [@gonzoron](#): > > Apparently, prior to his arrival as the company, Oreos were filled with something else. Caulk, peharps? toothpaste ---
**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:** [May 24, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1698 "2012-05-24T16:32:52Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > toothpaste Ah, that explains the cleansing, refreshing taste! ---
**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:** [May 24, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1699 "2012-05-24T17:06:12Z")
> [@](#): > > **Los Angeles (CNN)** – Elton John checked into a Los Angeles hospital Wednesday, where doctors diagnosed the 65-year-old singer with a serious respiratory infection, his publicist said Thursday. [http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/showbiz/elton-john-ill/index.html?hpt=hp\_t2](http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/showbiz/elton-john-ill/index.html?hpt=hp_t2) Merely noting the above … 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1700 "2012-05-24T18:46:08Z")
Oh, critter42 and stockton will be upset if Elton John goes to that great amusement hall in the sky. They were the only two players to mention him, but as _alternates_! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=84) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=86)