# The Celebrity Death Pool 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655 "2012-12-01T05:59:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 75
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1481 "2013-07-03T01:00:05Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > That saddens me more than all the other posts combined. Its just horrible to think of losing your wife and daughter the same way. ☹ A few years ago, after his wife had died, Brosnan was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He was speaking of remarriage, _as he smoked a big cigar_. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1482 "2013-07-03T01:11:22Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > On a sad note, Pierce Brosnan’s daughter Charlotte has died of ovarian cancer at the age of 41. An especially tragic event for the family because Brosnan’s first wife Sandra (Charlotte’s mother) died of the same disease in 1991 at the age of 43. Wow, that is terrible. No words. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1483 "2013-07-03T01:36:50Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > A few years ago, after his wife had died, Brosnan was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He was speaking of remarriage, _as he smoked a big cigar_. Bill Cosby hosted the Tonight Show some time ago, and Groucho Marx was a guest. They both had cigars. Cosby said, “I am always admired you, and wanted to use a cigar in comedy.” Marx replied, “Yes, a cigar is a great prop for a comedian to use. Assuming, of course, that you are a comedian.” ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1484 "2013-07-03T03:15:28Z")
[James Martin](http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/03/technology/business-computing/james-martin-technology-consultant-and-author-dies-at-79.html?_r=0), author who conceived of the internet, dead at 79. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1485 "2013-07-03T04:28:41Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I thought it was the quarterback who had died (he recently had surgery for cancer) and I was imagining all the flags at half mast here in western NY. Me too, or a golf announcer. Thats why I wish people would give a brief bio on who died. Some people I might be interested and click the link. Others, pffffft, I don’t care. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1486 "2013-07-03T16:33:21Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > A few years ago, after his wife had died, Brosnan was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He was speaking of remarriage, _as he smoked a big cigar_. Pretty sure he wasn’t worried about his own ovaries. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1487 "2013-07-03T18:26:36Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Pretty sure he wasn’t worried about his own ovaries. But he does have lungs. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1488 "2013-07-03T20:14:05Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > But he does have lungs. Think of it this way: What percentage of the Hollywood crew could sucessfully navigate their way out of a paper bag, if the opening was down? Probably dang close to the percentage that don’t do slow-motion suicide. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1489 "2013-07-03T20:26:27Z")
[Douglas C. Engelbar](http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/04/technology/douglas-c-engelbart-inventor-of-the-computer-mouse-dies-at-88.html?pagewanted=all)t, Inventor of the Computer Mouse, Dies at 12 Points ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1490 "2013-07-04T14:42:01Z")
[Bernie Nolan](http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jul/04/bernie-nolan-dies) dead at 48 points ---
**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:** [July 4, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1491 "2013-07-04T14:59:51Z")
Awright! Third place, Baby! ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1492 "2013-07-04T15:08:17Z")
> [@CAMJAY77](#): > > [Bernie Nolan](http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jul/04/bernie-nolan-dies) dead at 48 points Dang! I mean condolences to the family. And congrats to you for pulling ahead. \ ---
**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:** [July 4, 2013, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1493 "2013-07-04T22:45:11Z")
With over half of the year gone now, I stand with a big goose egg and a list of 13 celebrities who have suddenly, apparently, become spokespersons for ideal health. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1494 "2013-07-05T01:05:10Z")
If Ms. Nolan had waited until her birthday in October we would have had a tie for the lead! _Where am I going, and why am I in this handbasket?_ 1 CAMJAY77 336 9 1 2 Registered at Last 335 10 1 3 Fear Itself 197 4 1 4 Ms Whatsit 181 6 1 5 CowPatty 155 4 1 6 zoog 150 4 1 7 Duckster 141 4 0 7 phungi 141 4 0 9 Captain Klutz 138 4 0 9 carnivorousplant 138 4 1 11 5 time champ 135 5 0 12 Dusty Rose 133 4 0 12 Sarabellum1976 133 4 0 14 jeezums 129 4 1 15 Cumbrian 119 3 0 15 Walkabout 119 3 0 17 Tangent 116 4 0 18 bowlergirl 103 3 0 18 computergeek 103 3 0 18 Fiendish Astronaut 103 3 0 18 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 103 3 0 18 Jack Batty 103 3 0 23 Dung Beetle 95 3 0 23 Tit Whistle 95 3 0 23 VunderBob 95 3 0 23 Wheelz 95 3 0 27 tarfu 94 3 0 28 Loach 91 3 0 29 Kolak of Twilo 86 3 0 29 Tamex 86 3 0 31 GIGObuster 84 3 0 32 12543 73 2 0 32 42fish 73 2 0 32 a35362 73 2 0 32 Captain Lance Murdoch 73 2 0 32 imthjckaz 73 2 0 32 Mahaloth 73 2 0 32 Mona Lott 73 2 0 32 popejt 73 2 0 32 Squonk 73 2 0 41 Hoopy Frood 72 2 0 41 irritant 72 2 0 41 J-P L 72 2 0 41 Little Nemo 72 2 0 41 Suburban Plankton 72 2 0 46 Mehitabel 67 3 0 47 MadTheSwine 66 2 0 48 Shirley Ujest 65 3 0 49 booklover 64 2 0 50 Dolores Reborn 61 2 0 50 Happy Lendervedder 61 2 0 52 anyrose 55 2 0 52 BobArrgh 55 2 0 52 Boozahol Squid, P.I. 55 2 0 52 Cicero 55 2 0 52 Monstera deliciosa 55 2 0 52 Quartz 55 2 0 52 santorum 55 2 0 59 Allecher 44 2 0 60 Eleanor of Aquitaine 43 2 0 61 appleciders 42 1 0 61 BACI 42 1 0 61 Bewildebeest 42 1 0 61 Boxermom 42 1 0 61 Chimera 42 1 0 61 Disheavel 42 1 0 61 Enuma Elish 42 1 0 61 Hockey Monkey 42 1 0 61 Jeep’s Phoenix 42 1 0 61 Kalea 42 1 0 61 Library1900 42 1 0 61 Long Time First Time 42 1 0 61 Mustardseed 42 1 0 61 orderfire 42 1 0 61 Premislaus 42 1 0 61 Qin Shi Huangdi 42 1 0 61 RandMcnally 42 1 0 61 Rico 42 1 0 61 tarragon918 42 1 0 61 tim-n-va 42 1 0 61 Wallet 42 1 0 82 Sternvogel 41 2 0 83 Andrew21 37 4 1 84 Clothilde 31 1 0 84 Mean Mr. Mustard 31 1 0 84 minionkat 31 1 0 84 pojonen 31 1 0 88 chargerrich 30 1 0 88 NotherYinzer 30 1 0 88 rucciface 30 1 0 88 Small Hen 30 1 0 88 Spoiler Virgin 30 1 0 93 Spiff 29 1 0 94 Eliahna 26 2 2 95 Borborygmi 24 1 0 95 NurseCarmen 24 1 0 97 Maus Magill 22 1 0 98 guylevesque 21 2 2 99 gwendee 19 1 0 99 Lok 19 1 0 99 missred 19 1 0 99 Spazcat 19 2 1 103 garygnu 18 1 0 104 bassett hound 13 1 0 104 cazwhatever 13 1 0 104 D-bear 13 1 0 104 For You 13 1 0 104 Johnny L.A. 13 1 0 104 Kasper1014 13 1 0 104 Locrian 13 1 0 104 mdcastleman 13 1 0 104 Paul Parkhead 13 1 0 104 Zeke N. Destroi 13 1 0 114 ataraxy22 12 2 2 114 CreaseMunky 12 1 0 114 kayT 12 1 0 117 batsto 11 1 1 118 etv78 8 1 0 118 Tazmanian Devil 8 1 0 118 zamboniracer 8 1 0 121 Baker 1 1 1 ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1495 "2013-07-05T02:03:00Z")
YES!! Still in the top 100!! ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1496 "2013-07-05T02:12:02Z")
It’s turning into a horse race, people! :eek: 🆒😃 ---
**Author:** ![computergeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@computergeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/computergeek)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2013, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1497 "2013-07-05T02:58:57Z")
I still can’t believe I’m tied for 18th in my first year of playing. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2013, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1498 "2013-07-05T03:53:56Z")
> [@](#): > > Nelson Mandela is being kept alive by a breathing machine and faces “impending death,” court documents show. [HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/04/nelson-mandela-life-suppot_n_3547441.html) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2013, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1499 "2013-07-05T06:09:16Z")
> [@computergeek](#): > > I still can’t believe I’m tied for 18th in my first year of playing. It’s like buying your very first lottery ticket and winning $25000. “Oh, this is easy!” ---
**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:** [July 6, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1500 "2013-07-06T00:41:37Z")
> [@computergeek](#): > > I still can’t believe I’m tied for 18th in my first year of playing. Just wait 'til next year, the Sophomore Slump is a bitch. 😃 Says the lady who has 13 apparently perfectly healthy sports stars on her list… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655.md?page=74) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655.md?page=76)