Kenny Baker
Ernest Borgnine
Sid Caesar
Fidel Castro
Bob Dole
Kirk Douglas
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Henry Kissinger
Nelson Mandela
Al Molinaro
Mickey Rooney
Ariel Sharon
Ronnie Wickers
Hosni Mubarak
Joe Paterno
Zsa Zsa Gabor
King Juan Carlos I
Emperor Akihito
Fidel Castro
Roger Ebert
Silvio Berlusconi
Jimmy Carter
Dick Cheney
Jiang Zemin
King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud
Prince Philip
Alternates:
Ruth Madoff
John McCain
William Clay Ford Sr.
The Game i used to play got shut down so can i join yours?
[ol]
[li]Fidel Castro[/li][li]Dick Clark[/li][li]Zsa Zsa Gabor[/li][li]Jerry Lewis[/li][li]Nancy Reagan[/li][li]Betty Ford[/li][li]Margaret Thatcher[/li][li]Bob Barker[/li][li]Jimmy Carter[/li][li]Mickey Rooney[/li][li]Aretha Franklin[/li][li]Abe Vigoda[/li][li]Phylis Diller[/li][/ol]
Alternates
Hugh Hefner
Larry King
Betty White
Please replace Kim Jong-Il with Rosie O’Donnell. New list:
George Soros
Louis Farrakhan
Hugo Chavez
Robert Mugabe
Michael Moore
Rosie O’Donnell
Bill Moyers
Bashar al-Assad
Maxine Waters
Nancy Pelosi
Harry Reid
Eric Holder
Jon Corzine
Alternates:
Bill Ayers
Rahm Emanuel
Oy vey … adding one more!
Michael Douglas
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Fidel Castro
BB King
Etta James
Hamed Karzai
Tara Reid
Gary Busey
Eddie Van Halen
Charlie Sheen
Lindsay Lohan
Robert Downey Jr
Lil Wayne
Alternate
Mel Gibson
Welcome to the SDMB! But please note in the rules how a list is to be posted, plainly without numbers.
With a Jong gone for long, it looks like I’ll need to submit a new, revised list. I think I’ll wait until after Christmas, to avoid any more surprises.
I had to update my list from last year (Thank you Amy!).
Keith Richards
Jerry Lewis
Hillary Clinton
MaryKate Olsen
Fidel Castro
Lance Armstrong
Vladimir Putin
Hamid Karsai
Dick Cheney
Nancy Reagan
Billy Graham
Bernie Madoff
Robin Gibbs
Alternates:
Bernard Cardinal Law
Brittney Spears
Billy Graham is the evangelist
Lucky me - I took Kim Jong Il off 2012’s list and replaced him with Robin Gibb.
Hang in there, Robin !
You can make whatever changes you want to your list through December 31, so even if you hadn’t made that change already it still wouldn’t be too late. I just swapped in somebody for Christopher Hitchens because he died last week.
Kirk Douglas (b. 1916) - Formerly Issur Danielovitch and a fine actor
Zsa Zsa Gabor (b. 1917) - If I haven’t given up on Ariel Sharon, I ain’t giving up on Zsa Zsa
Billy Graham (b. 1918) - Famous retired pastor
Margaret Thatcher (b. 1925) - Former British PM who caused strong feelings amongst her constituents
Nelle Harper Lee (b. 1926) - Author of the world’s most perfect novel IMHO
Ariel Sharon (b. 1928) - Former Israeli PM in a persistent vegetative state
Mikhail Gorbachev (b. 1931) - One of those “I thought he was dead already” picks
Ruth Bader Ginsberg (b. 1933) - Supreme Court Justice with pancreatic cancer
Piers Anthony (b. 1934) - Author of the Xanth series and general perv
Robin Gibb (b. 1949) - Low-hanging fruit
Bashar al-Assad (b. 1965) - Not popular among his constituents
Charlie Sheen nee Carlos Estevez (b. 1965) - I’m not convinced he’s clean and sober and ready to live a long, fulfilling life.
Jonathan Rhys Davies (b. 1977) - Young alky pick
ALTERNATE
Robert Pattinson (b. 1986) - Just because
PLAIN LIST
Kirk Douglas
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Billy Graham
Margaret Thatcher
Harper Lee
Ariel Sharon
Mikhail Gorbachev
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Piers Anthony
Robin Gibb
Bashar al-Assad
Jonathan Rhys Davies
Charlie Sheen
Alternate
Robert Pattinson
This is my first submission, after having lurked in the pool for three or four years. I think I stumbled on a direct line to the nearly departed while watching The Larry Sanders Show on Netflix. This show is an endless 1990s nostalgia parade of “Whatever happened to her?” and “Is he still alive?” cameos. This, then, is a themed list – all of my entries appeared as show guests or fictionalized versions of themselves on that program.
George Segal - actor
Vendela Kirsebom - model
Brett Butler - actress/comedian
Angie Dickinson - actress
Laura Leighton - actress
Rosey Grier - former NFL player, body donor for Ray Milland’s head
Anne-Marie Johnson - actress
Shawn Colvin - musician
Kip Adotta - comedian
Bobcat Goldthwait - comedian
Mary Gross - comedian
Jerry Stiller - comedian
Harvey Fierstein - actor/playwright
Alternates (fittingly, a sub-theme of people who were notably bumped from the show):
Jeff Cesario - comedian
Ryan O’Neal - actor
Roseanne Barr - actress/comedian
Forgive me if my theme is unoriginal, as it seemed so obvious after I saw Gene Siskel, John Ritter and Warren Zevon as guests on the same episode a few days ago (not to mention mulitple appearances by Bruno Kirby) but I didn’t find any mention of it when I searched the past years’ pools.
Plain list:
George Segal
Vendela Kirsebom
Brett Butler
Angie Dickinson
Laura Leighton
Rosey Grier
Anne-Marie Johnson
Shawn Colvin
Kip Adotta
Bobcat Goldthwait
Mary Gross
Jerry Stiller
Harvey Fierstein
Alternates
Jeff Cesario
Ryan O’Neal
Roseanne Barr
Actually I think that’s a very creative theme. And very cool. Welcome to the DP, sco3tt.
I think you mean Jonathan Rhys Meyers. John Rhys-Davies is a totally different guy.
I’m throwing my hat in the ring again, Death Poolers! Triumphant return to the top ten or a sophomore slump? Only time and the Grim Reaper will tell…
Jerry Lewis
Charlie Sheen
Penny Marshall
Andy Williams
Joe Paterno
Robin Gibb
Lindsey Lohan
George McGovern
Etta James
Margaret Thatcher
Ralphie May
Bashar al-Assad
Kim Jong-un
Alternates:
Fidel Castro
Jerry Sandusky
David Spade
Subscribing. I’ll post a list later.
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Yay Baker! Thanks for taking this on!
Death pool 2012: it’s a random group with no theme, but I’m hoping that maybe I’ll score next year…
Morgan Freeman
Joe Paterno
Hank Aaron
Shirley MacLaine
Julie Andrews
Michael J. Fox
Neil Armstrong
Anne Rice
Pope Benedict XVI
Aretha Franklin
Muhammad Ali
George H.W. Bush
Loretta Lynn
Alternates:
Nadya Suleman
Greg Louganis
Dustin Hoffman
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[li]Betty Ford[/li][/QUOTE]
Unless you mean someone else by that name, the ex-First Lady is already dead.
Lindsay Lohan – Kept alive by my death pool list for YEARS.
Etta James – This year’s no-brainer
Joe Paterno – Lung cancer, a broken hip, and a scandal that removed all meaning and honor from his life? Sounds like death pool fodder for me!
Jerry Sandusky – Only question is who ends up being responsible for it–victim, parent, deranged Nittany Lions fan, or himself?
Sam Hurd – I’m sure he’s pissed off some of the wrong people.
Danica Patrick – This year’s racecar driver
Courtney Love – I think she’s probably pickled, but what the hey.
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi – Her eating disorder seems to be back in full force
Fidel Castro – He’s probably been dead for years, but…
Lindsey Jacobellis – This year’s 27-Club entry
Chris Rene – X-Factor USA finalist who likes meth a lot
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi – Maybe he wasn’t as terminally ill as we thought.
Michael Douglas – I kept him alive for 2011, let’s see if this works.
Alternates:
Ariel “Zzzzz” Sharon
Fred “Just croak already” Phelps
Dick “Heartless” Cheney
Clean List:
Lindsay Lohan
Etta James
Joe Paterno
Jerry Sandusky
Sam Hurd
Danica Patrick
Courtney Love
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi
Fidel Castro
Lindsey Jacobellis
Chris Rene
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
Michael Douglas
Alternates:
Ariel Sharon
Fred Phelps
Dick Cheney