# 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:** 99
**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:** [December 1, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1961 "2013-12-01T03:03:08Z")
> [@](#): > > “The Fast and the Furious” movie star Paul Walker has reportedly died in a car accident Saturday afternoon in southern California > **[Paul Walker dead at 40: ‘Fast and Furious’ star killed in fiery car crash](https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/12/02/paul-walker-dead-at-40-fast-and-furious-star-killed-in-fiery-car-crash/)** > > Actor Paul Walker — a self-styled adrenaline junkie best known for his role in “The Fast and the Furious” movies — was killed Saturday in a fiery single-car wreck in Souther… ---
**Author:** ![computergeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@computergeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/computergeek)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1962 "2013-12-01T03:05:34Z")
There was reportedly a death hoax for Walker on Friday and his rep debunked it today. Then he supposedly dies for real today. Now people are confused about whether it’s real or not. ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1963 "2013-12-01T03:28:51Z")
Aw, c’mon [Paul Crouch](http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/30/21694269-televangelist-paul-crouch-dies), couldn’t you have held out for one more month to become a member of my 2014 televangelist list? ---
**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:** [December 1, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1964 "2013-12-01T03:36:15Z")
> [@computergeek](#): > > There was reportedly a death hoax for Walker on Friday and his rep debunked it today. Then he supposedly dies for real today. Now people are confused about whether it’s real or not. [Variety](http://variety.com/2013/film/people-news/obituaries-people-news/paul-walker-dead-1200904389/) is confirming his death, so sadly it seems to be real. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1965 "2013-12-01T03:54:20Z")
No way did anyone have Paul Walker…did they? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1966 "2013-12-01T04:10:24Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > No way did anyone have Paul Walker…did they? Nobody had him. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1967 "2013-12-01T05:53:26Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > [Variety](http://variety.com/2013/film/people-news/obituaries-people-news/paul-walker-dead-1200904389/) is confirming his death, so sadly it seems to be real. Oh, wow, that’s awful. :eek: ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1968 "2013-12-01T06:06:25Z")
The 2014 DP thread is up! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1969 "2013-12-01T18:21:47Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > [Variety](http://variety.com/2013/film/people-news/obituaries-people-news/paul-walker-dead-1200904389/) is confirming his death, so sadly it seems to be real. He died in Valencia, CA. So take it away, Colin Meloy: _Valencia With your blood getting cold on the ground_ ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2013, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1970 "2013-12-02T10:22:17Z")
[Peter Graf, father and coach of Steffi, dead at 25 points](http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Graf_(Tennis)) No, I didn’t pick him. not sure if anyone did. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1971 "2013-12-02T19:20:47Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > The 2014 DP thread is up! Which, [for your convenience, can be found _here_](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=709201) ---
**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:** [December 3, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1972 "2013-12-03T21:49:06Z")
> [@](#): > > A motorcyclist who was struck and killed by a car in San Francisco’s Lower Haight neighborhood was identified Tuesday as [Bill Beckwith](http://www.sfgate.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=bayarea&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Bill+Beckwith%22), a contractor and carpenter who co-hosted the HGTV show "Curb Appeal."Beckwith, 38, was hit by a car near the corner of Oak and Steiner streets about 8:30 p.m. Monday, police said. He died at [San Francisco General Hospital](http://www.sfgate.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=bayarea&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22San+Francisco+General+Hospital%22). [http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-crash-kills-co-host-of-HGTV-s-Curb-Appeal-5031031.php](http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-crash-kills-co-host-of-HGTV-s-Curb-Appeal-5031031.php) ---
**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:** [December 5, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1973 "2013-12-05T21:44:53Z")
Super Mario is despondent. > **[Danny Wells, Luigi on ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Show, Dies at 72](https://variety.com/2013/tv/people-news/danny-wells-luigi-on-super-mario-bros-show-dies-at-72-1200919886/)** > > Danny Wells, an actor with dozens of TV credits dating back to “Love, American Style” but best known for playing Luigi on “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!,” died Nov. 28 in Toronto. He was 72. The syndicated “Super Mario Bros.” show, based on the... > [@](#): > > Danny Wells, an actor with dozens of TV credits dating back to “Love, American Style” but best known for playing Luigi on “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!,” died Nov. 28 in Toronto. He was 72. Bowser, the leader of the Koopa Troopas is on the run. ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1974 "2013-12-05T21:51:58Z")
NPR has announced the death of Nelson Mandela, but all I see online is "[on his deathbed".](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/nelson-mandela/10499093/Friends-and-family-gather-at-Nelson-Mandelas-side.html) ---
**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:** [December 5, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1975 "2013-12-05T21:54:49Z")
USA Today is running with it. > **[Nelson Mandela, rights activist, dies](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/12/05/nelson-mandela-obituary-south-africa-apartheid/2027237/)** > > His successful struggle against apartheid made him a symbol for human rights. As is MSNBC. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1976 "2013-12-05T22:05:44Z")
[Nelson Mandela, South African Icon of Peaceful Resistance, Is Dead](http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/06/world/africa/nelson-mandela.html) from NY Times ---
**Author:** ![computergeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@computergeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/computergeek)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1977 "2013-12-05T22:28:42Z")
Sad. I greatly respected Mandela for the peaceful way he handled his country’s apartheid past. Points! ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1978 "2013-12-05T22:49:27Z")
_Finally_! My condolences to the Mandela family. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1979 "2013-12-05T22:55:28Z")
[I guess he got tired of thinking everyone had nothing better to do than wait around like idiots.](http://www.theonion.com/articles/nelson-mandela-evidently-thinks-worlds-journalists,33219/) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/1980 "2013-12-05T22:56:18Z")
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