**Celebrity Dead Pool 2010**

[Jeff Westover]

Inspired by this thread (http://www.mymerrychristmas.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15072), I am going to go out on a limb here and propose something I've long done in private: let's hold a celebrity dead pool.

Now, I know this is a morbid exercise. And I'm certainly not advocating wishing any ill on the folks on this list or on the list of others....we're just having a little sick fun.

I usually put together a list of ten each New Year's Day. Last year I got six correct: Walter Cronkite, Ed McMahon, Michael Jackson, Patrick Swayze, Edward Kennedy and Karl Malden. My other four are carried over to this year's list, which in total is:

1. Zsa Zsa Gabor
2. Kirk Douglas
3. Betty Ford
4. Billy Graham
5. Nelson Mandela
6. Dennis Hopper
7. Margaret Thatcher
8. Angela Lansbury
9. Charlie Sheen
10. Fidel Castro

Who do you predict will buy the farm this year? Put it in writing here and then let's keep track all year to see who comes up with the most!

Jeff

[Mumof2]

Glad to know Im not the only one who thinks about this.

1.Lindsey Lohan
2.Mickey Rourke
3.Ernest Borgnine
4.Jack Lalane
5.Abe Vigoda
6.Sherwood Schwartz
7.Phyllis Diller
8.Sid Caesar
9.Nancy Reagan
10.Jeff Conaway

[Maureen]

Now you see, I'd've felt bad if I'd started this but now that you've gone for it - YAY! Forgive me, but I raked it in when Freddy Mercury popped his clogs!!

1) Prince Philip
2) Amy Winehouse
3) Maggie Smith
4) Hugh Hefner
5) Liza Minelli
6) Ronnie Woods
7) Ronnie Biggs (Great Train Robber)
8) Peter Falk
9) Courtney Love
10) Kim Jung-il

[Crown 84]

1) Hugh Martin (born 1914) who wrote "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas".

2) Mitch Miller (born 1911) who turned out 2 excellent Christmas albums in the early 1960's.

3) Orrin Tucker (born 1911) who was a big band leader back in the 1930's.

4) Luise Ranier (born 1910) actress. She will turn 100 on Jan 12. [Update: She made it!]

5) Gloria Stuart (born 1910) actress.

6) Art Linkletter (born 1912) TV personality.

7) Delores Hope (born 1909) entertainer; Widow of Bob.

Oh, one more:
8) Osama bin Laden (born 1957) terrorist.
(More hope than expectation!)

[dvdelf]

Jeff you picked Michael Jackson last year?

[Jeff Westover]

Yep, had him the past three years. Ever since his molestation trial he was set for, um, early retirement in my eyes.

[Christmas-A-Holic]

1. Mickey Rooney
2. Dick Clark
3. Kirk Douglas
4. Sid Ceasar
5. Wilford Brimley
6. Keith Richards
7. Jesse James (from the show Jesse James Must Die) hmmm..
8. OJ Simpson
9. Andy Rooney
10. Queen Elizabeth

[dvdelf]

2 Rooneys?

[Annette1990]

David Hasslehoff
Lindsay Lohan
Dick Clark
Amy Winehouse

[Christmas-A-Holic]

2 Rooneys?

Ya and I didn't realize that Andy is a year older than Mickey. I thought Mickey was much older, lol.

[Annette1990]

I agree Zsa Zsa and Charlie Sheen (yuck...he's a loser)

Um maybe Larry King?

[Jeff Westover]

Isn't Larry King already dead? I saw him the other night on TV and he looked warmed over.

[Maebeary]

Isn't Larry King already dead? I saw him the other night on TV and he looked warmed over.


You do wonder sometimes! :razz:

[trackrebel]

what a thread...lol....

I won´t put up ten...but there are some people I am wondering about

Amy Winehouse
Doherty....that drugged up dude that was with Kate Moss
Pope Benedict
and German actor Johannes Heesters....he is 106 years already....thinking about it again....I think he will go up to 110...lol....dude seems really, really strong for his age....note...he quit smoking at 100 years or something like that....to live longer...:D

[Jeff Westover]

What's wrong with the Pope? He seemed to bounce back from that crazy lady pretty good. Is he ok?

[brittd19]

I'm Thinking Elizabeth taylor...
Also Going to agree with trackrebel and say Pete Doherty.. I think his names pete.. anyways.. He already died once but they revived him.

[Maureen]

Yeah - I think he's just pretty old and getting side-swiped a couple of times by a lady a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic can't be benecifical to his health

Pete Docherty I thought of plus the current leaders of Afghanistan and Iraq but thought they were more certainties that potentials.

With apologies to Pete Docherty and the current leaders of Afghanistan and Iraq!!!

[trackrebel]

What's wrong with the Pope? He seemed to bounce back from that crazy lady pretty good. Is he ok?

nothing really....I just popped up in my mind...isn´t he the same age john-paul was when he died?

as much as I know he´s fine after that attack....for real....security messed up that one....I saw her jump over like a hurdler and smack on the Pope like a sprinter at full speed

[ScottCalvin]

1. Dame Vera Lynn
2. Robert Mugabe ( think he will be assassinated by someone close)
3. Leslie Neilsen
4. Jimmy Carter
5. Roger Moore

[Annette1990]

Isn't Larry King already dead? I saw him the other night on TV and he looked warmed over.

No doubt...
I was also thinking Kate Moss

[made582]

I will agree with

1.) Nancy Regan
2.) Amy Winehouse
3.) Charlie Sheen


I will have to think about who else to add to my list.

[trackrebel]

1. Dame Vera Lynn
2. Robert Mugabe ( think he will be assassinated by someone close)
3. Leslie Neilsen
4. Jimmy Carter
5. Roger Moore

Robert Mugabe....usually I don´t wish anybody any harm .... let alone death....but I wish for Mugabe to pass away very soon.....so he will get his punishment by the God......Mugabe...this dude and many other leaders in Africa make me sick....all for them themselves...and nothing for the people....sorry for my ranting...

[sugarplum fairy]

1. Jack Klugman
2. Zsa Zsa Gabor
3. Elizabeth Taylor
4. Amy Winehouse
5. Muhammed Ali
6. Prince Philip
7. Mickey Rooney
8. Gloria Stuart
9. Olivia de Havilland
10. Joan Fontaine

[pattilynn]

I just wanted to say that when I first read this thread my jaw dropped and then I laughed!!!

basically you all will be correct... Eventually! :):):)

[Jeff Westover]

I just wanted to say that when I first read this thread my jaw dropped and then I laughed!!!

basically you all will be correct... Eventually! :):):)

Yeah, I know I'm going to smoke a big fat turd in purgatory for this. Death to me is just a beginning so in my sick twisted way I don't see this as a morbid exercise. It's like counting who has gone from the minor leagues to the big leagues, that's all.

[RadioJonD]

http://www.wa-wd.com/

[Christmasstar]

Ok, did some thinking on this one, here are my picks:

1. Billy Graham
2. Queen Elizabeth
3. Mickey Rooney
4. Elizabeth Taylor
5. Jimmy Carter
6. former prime minister of Canada Joe Clark
7. Tom Bosley (dad from Happy Days)
8. Sidney Poitier
9. Bill Cosby
10. Burt Reynolds

[xmas365]

My guesses would be:

1. Roman Polanski
2. Rush Limbaugh
3. Gordie Howe
4. Alice (from The Brady Bunch) I think she is still with us.

I feel guilty for doing this but it is in jest.

[Christmas-A-Holic]

I feel guilty for doing this but it is in jest.
As soon as I posted mine I felt guilty but the way Jeff explained it made me feel a little better:
Quote from Jeff:
Death to me is just a beginning so in my sick twisted way I don't see this as a morbid exercise. It's like counting who has gone from the minor leagues to the big leagues, that's all.
But now I hope none of my predictions come true, lol.

[caninemom3]

I am so new to these boards and all, and this is a wonderful site. I have to express I find this thread a little disgusting and not a bit amusing. Not really in the Christian spirit is it ??? Sorry, I know I am a wet blanket, had to say it though.



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[Jeff Westover]

I am so new to these boards and all, and this is a wonderful site. I have to express I find this thread a little disgusting and not a bit amusing. Not really in the Christian spirit is it ??? Sorry, I know I am a wet blanket, had to say it though.



:?

Well, if you're offended I suggest you take your eyes elsewhere. The "Christian" spirit hardly fears death. Death is a fact of life, pure and simple. And, since I make the rules here, this thread stays and those who don't like it can go....find something else to do while we celebrate the lives of those who pass on.

Jeff

[caninemom3]

Okay. I wil go. Thanks. I was not suggesting the thread be removed. I was only expressing an opinon. I apologize.

[ScottCalvin]

Jean Simmons the Actress is one off first International names too pass away.

[Maureen]

I've just seen that - she was great; Spartacus, The Black Narcissus, even The Thorn Birds!!!

I'll miss her, she was one of the old school

[sugarplum fairy]

Maybe I see this thread differently than some people. Death is a part of life. If you are alive, you will die someday (unless the Lord comes back before then). I am sure that everyone has said or thought at one time or another that someone they know or know of doesn't have long either by their actions, health, or age. We are just giving our opinions on who we think doesn't have long left either by their actions, health, or age. I do not wish any ill will to anyone and I do not hope these people die. I always feel sad for the families of anyone that dies. I know how hard it is to lose a loved one. This thread is just an opinion on who we think we could lose this year. There is no malice involved. Please do not take it that way.

[Maureen]

John Forsyth anyone??

[Jeff Westover]

For some reason I thought he had already passed on. It is nice to hear the accolades given about him -- so often from Hollywood we don't hear things like "kind", "loving" etc. He was loved for his personal qualities.

[Maureen]

Nobody had Gary Coleman but Jeff, you called Dennis Hopper, so 1 to you

RIP Dennis

[trackrebel]

rip gary coleman...and rip dennis :(

[dvdelf]

Art Linkletter as well

[Jeff Westover]

Oh man, what a tough week! Gary Coleman was a little troubled and he got his share of media attention here locally for his private life. But he always made me smile and I'll miss him.

Art Linkletter wasn't a surprise given his age but clearly his was a life well lived. I've heard so many wonderful things about him this week that I didn't know.

And Dennis Hopper -- so sad and not at all unexpected. At least his suffering is over and he will live on through some classic films. For me, I'll always enjoy his role in Hoosiers.

[Bradmac]

I didn't know about Art Linkletter or Dennis Hopper, may they rest in peace.

[Christmas-A-Holic]

Rest in Peace Art, Dennis and Gary.

Our cat, that is now 3 years old, is named Gary after Gary Coleman. My son named him that. When my son decided on that name I asked why and my son said, "Gary is cool!" cheesy We found little Gary in the engine of our car crying when he was a tiny little thing. He was probably 5 weeks old at the time.

[trackrebel]

Rest in Peace Art, Dennis and Gary.

Our cat, that is now 3 years old, is named Gary after Gary Coleman. My son named him that. When my son decided on that name I asked why and my son said, "Gary is cool!" cheesy We found little Gary in the engine of our car crying when he was a tiny little thing. He was probably 5 weeks old at the time.

wow...lucky gary you found him in there...wonder how he got there

[Christmas-A-Holic]

wow...lucky gary you found him in there...wonder how he got there
He actually got in there 3 different times, he was tiny so I guess he fit perfect in there. He cried very loudly each time he was in there. I think he had a plan to be helpless and cute and get a home in the process. We had no plans to have a cat but ended up with him after 3 attempts. He is a terrific family member. I cannot imagine not having him now. cheesy

[Jeff Westover]

James Gammon passed away tonight -- a great character actor. I admired him alot. Best roles were in Major League, Coupe De Ville, The Milagro Beanfield War and Silverado. A true Hollywood great who never got enough credit.

[RadioJonD]

2) Mitch Miller (born 1911) who turned out 2 excellent Christmas albums in the early 1960's.
RIP Mitch Miller (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Miller) 1911--2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4-Z75j6eochttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42_vCV2_gf0

Mitch Miller and the Gang, Must be Santa..

[whitney37354]

Well, I didn't connect that Mitch Miller did "Must Be Santa". I love that song because it reminds me of Christmas as a small child. I swear that my mother sang it to me, but she doesn't remember it. That song gives me the "warm fuzzies"!

[G.Bailey]

Well, I didn't connect that Mitch Miller did "Must Be Santa". I love that song because it reminds me of Christmas as a small child. I swear that my mother sang it to me, but she doesn't remember it. That song gives me the "warm fuzzies"!

That song does the very same for me, its got some magic in it for sure....

[Head Elf]

Okay, I know that this is just in fun so don't shoot me with my choices:

1. both houses of Congress
2. Harry Reid
3. Nancy Pelosi
4. Dick Clark
5. Lindsey Lohan
6. Britney Spears
7. Michael Douglas
8. Jane Fonda
9. Carol Channing
10. Fidel Castro

[Jeff Westover]

LOL, it's not suppose to be a wish list!

[Jeff Westover]

Eddie Fisher passed away this week (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100924/ap_on_en_mu/us_obit_eddie_fisher;_ylt=AsnPG54Kf5yhP.KKMZ7wRGCs 0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFoNmM5dHJqBHBvcwMyNARzZWMDYWNjb3Jk aW9uX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawM1MHNwb3BzaW5nZXI-), age 85.

[caninemom3]

RIP, Mr. Fisher

[UnchosenFragmnts]

He sure did make some pretty daughters. Especially for the teenage Star Wars geek in me.

[Jeff Westover]

Oh, what a day...we lost:

George Blanda, 83 (how's that possible?)

Famed quarterback and kicker from the real glory days of the Oakland Raider. RIP, George. You were a hero.

and...

Gloria Stuart, who played the aged Rose in Titanic. She was 100.

[caninemom3]

Oh, what a day...we lost:

George Blanda, 83 (how's that possible?)

Famed quarterback and kicker from the real glory days of the Oakland Raider. RIP, George. You were a hero.

and...

Gloria Stuart, who played the aged Rose in Titanic. She was 100.


RIP, Mr. Blanda. RIP, Mrs. Stuart.

[caninemom3]

Just heard reported that Tony Curtis has passed away at the age of 85. When I was a kid I had such a crush on him when he played the role of Houdini. RIP, Mr. Curtis.

[Jeff Westover]

Yes, that is confirmed (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_tony_curtis;_ylt=AuWGl.QO5sOx1cJWBKnvA6us0 NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNqNmEwbjFmBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwOTMwL 3VzX29iaXRfdG9ueV9jdXJ0aXMEY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXI EY3BvcwMyBHBvcwM3BHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX 3N0b3J5BHNsawNhY3RvcnRvbnljdXI-). I had no idea he was that old, he always seemed so young to me. I know he had some hard living in his life but I always kind of liked him.


Just heard reported that Tony Curtis has passed away at the age of 85. When I was a kid I had such a crush on him when he played the role of Houdini. RIP, Mr. Curtis.

[gabulldawg]

I just read this online,and it is wierd because yesterday I was watching old you tube clips of Jamie Leigh Curtis doing the talk show circuit back in 03 talking about her parents who where both at that time still alive..very sad..RIP

[JayIsh]

Don't forget Greg Giraldo, who passed away yesterday as well...Sad...He was funny...so many of those funnymen have such tortured lives...

[Jeff Westover]

Don't forget Greg Giraldo, who passed away yesterday as well...Sad...He was funny...so many of those funnymen have such tortured lives...

I was never familiar with him but I was thinking the same thing. I suppose it is their gift for irony that makes them funny and...likely depressed.

[caninemom3]

I did actually forget to mention him. RIP Greg.

[Maureen]

Just noticed Crown and Sugarplum Fairy both called Gloria Stuart.......

[Jeff Westover]

Beaver's Mom, Barbara Billingsly, died today at age 94 (http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/10/16/barbara-billingsley-beaver-cleavers-tv-mom-dies/?test=faces). A good long life, lived unashamed of the role she played. The 50s Mom deserves more credit!

[Santa's Helper]

I will have to get in on this next year. My cousin runs one on facebook and for the past 2 years I've won. Bad news for the celebrities! I'm in 2nd place this year. Yikes! My pics that died this year were Gary Coleman, Dixie Carter and Rue McClanahan.

[Santa's Helper]

Oh, forgot to mention, my cousin assigns points based off of age. It goes up to age 85. If someone dies that is 80 years old you subtract that from 85 (the oldest age points are taken from) and that's your total, so you'd get 5 points for that person. He's got the system down! haha!!!

[Head Elf]

RIP MRS CLEAVER
all the good ones are going fast (again)

[Head Elf]

So Jeff, if I'm a good girl this year.... my wish list might come true? Maybe?

[caninemom3]

RIP, Mrs. Billingsley. You were wonderful.

[Santa's Helper]

RIP, Mrs. Billingsley. You were wonderful.

I can't believe she was 94!!! I remember the episode of Roseanne where all of the tv mom's were on and she was one of them. That was probably mid 90's and she looked great. I wouldn't have guess that she would be that old.

[Head Elf]

I was surprised to see her age, I didn't think she was that young. But I guess Leave It TO Beaver was in the 60's... **** I'm old.

[Christmasstar]

Beaver's Mom, Barbara Billingsly, died today at age 94 (http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/10/16/barbara-billingsley-beaver-cleavers-tv-mom-dies/?test=faces). A good long life, lived unashamed of the role she played. The 50s Mom deserves more credit!
She did so much more than just the Beaver's mom.
She played Miss Ruthie in the movie Secret Santa in 2003.(a made for tv movie)
She was a great actress.
RIP

[Jeff Westover]

Not so happy days: Tom Bosley has passed at age 83 (http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment/50500033-81/bosley-happy-tom-dad.html.csp).

[caninemom3]

I really loved him. RIP Mr. Bosley

[Jeff Westover]

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[Jeff Westover]

Gotta love the Fonze. "Hey, God -- thanks".

[Head Elf]

Not only Tom Bosley, but Johnny Sheffield. He played Boy in the Tarzan movies. He was only 73. RIP MR. C! and Boy!

[lilnoelelf]

R.I.P. Mr. Bosley :(

[Jeff Westover]

James MacArthur (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_macarthur;_ylt=AtqIfAF2VAkvA6WqyT.X.bms0NU E;_ylu=X3oDMTNtc2xsNzQzBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAxMDI4L3V zX29iaXRfbWFjYXJ0aHVyBGNjb2RlA21vc3Rwb3B1bGFyBGNwb 3MDMTAEcG9zAzcEcHQDaG9tZV9jb2tlBHNlYwN5bl9oZWFkbGl uZV9saXN0BHNsawNhY3Rvcndob3BsYXk-) and Lisa Blount (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_lisablount;_ylt=AkGRhGRo0fyv2gpDD5YCcSqs0NUE;_y lu=X3oDMTNoNTJwOWdxBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMTAxMDI4L3VzX2x pc2FibG91bnQEY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwM4BHBvc wM1BHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5faGVhZGxpbmVfbGlzdAR zbGsDcXVvdG9mZmljZXJh) checked out today.

[Jeff Westover]

Since we last updated this thread we've lost some good folks. Elizabeth Edwards passed this week and Leslie Nielson passed a week or two ago. I was also saddened to hear that they moved Bob Feller to hospice today.

[George Broderick, Jr.]

And let us not forget "Dandy" Don Meredith...

[Jeff Westover]

Oh, that's right. Between Dandy Don and Howard Cosell, watching MNF was kind of like watching cartoons.

[Jeff Westover]

Bob Feller passed away tonight. One of the good guys in baseball (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101216/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_obit_feller_1;_ylt=ApjslrUqlK10v8jP.DJV7fgRvLY F).

[Head Elf]

With all joking aside, we have lost some really talented people. Every year I see the list and realize that I am getting old.

[Jeff Westover]

With all joking aside, we have lost some really talented people. Every year I see the list and realize that I am getting old.

I sometimes feel that way. But did you know that some individuals, like Bob Feller, had their day in the sun long before I was born. He made it to the Hall of Fame, for example, in 1962. He pitched to Joe DiMaggio. He was part of the Greatest Generation. He lived a good, long life.

He got old, I didn't.

Now, to lose a contemporary -- like, say, Michael Jackson -- that's sobering.

[RadioJonD]

Musicians We Lost In 2010 (http://www.npr.org/2010/12/30/132134464/in-memoriam-musicians-we-lost-in-2010?sc=nl&cc=mn-20101227), an NPR memoriam.

[Christmas-A-Holic]

Phew! I am so glad that nothing happened to the people I selected! I made that list, then hated that I did. Lol. Interesting thread though!

[merrymistletoe]

I THOUGHT DENNIS HOPPER HAD ALREADY PASSED AWAY. I'LL LOOK INTO IT.:rudolph:

[Maureen]

He did - at some point during 2010

Remember, these haven't been updated for 2011; these were the 2010 predictions

[merrymistletoe]

OOPS, NOW I SEE THAT, SORRY!:rudolph: