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30th November 2019, 10:31 PM
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2020 Celebrity Death Pool
Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha, it’s the Merry Reaper speaking, letting you know it’s time to start the Giraffe Boards Celebrity Death Pool. It’s my pleasure to be the lead sicko on this board for the sixth year.
THE RULES 1. Pick 13 celebrities whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2020. You may add up to three alternates in case one or more of your 13 picks dies before 2020 begins. Persons remaining on your alternates list will not score points. Unless you specify otherwise, alternates will be used in the order you list them. 2. Use the name a celebrity is most commonly known by. So it would be Pope Francis, not Jorge Bergolio. Or Queen Elizabeth II, not Elizabeth Windsor. 3. All picks must be time- and date-stamped by midnight December 31, 2019 CST. (That's U.S. Central time, where the Merry Reaper lives, six hours behind Greenwich Mean Time.) 4. Valid picks are not: a. already dead;5. You score 100 points minus age at death. You can pick people who are 100 or more years old but no points will be awarded. However, bonus award points may apply. 6. If we are uncertain about the celebrity's age at death, we will go by the highest age reported (lower score). 7. Please spell the names correctly and be specific--some celebrities have common, identical or similar names. If you want to make commentary about the names, please do so by making a separate list for your comments. 8. Persons living under a legal/official sentence of death will be valid for scoring points only if they die by means other than official execution. . 9. Any poster who kills or otherwise contributes to the death of any celebrity mentioned in this thread is disqualified. The only exceptions to this rule would be deaths caused by those posters serving as members of the police or armed forces of any country, in the line of duty. Even then, I mean, really? 10. Editing your choices: be careful! You can make changes to your list before the submission deadline, but it has to be clear which names are your final choices. There is no rule about submissions having to be unique. Outright copying of anyone else's list is not strictly prohibited, but be prepared to be at least lightly shunned. 11. There are no rules about what constitutes 'celebrity' other than the person needs to be widely known and their death reported in typical media outlets. We're pretty lenient, but don't push it. If you want to dispute the choice of another player before the submission deadline, PM me first please. 12. If you change your username at some point during the year, please make a post here noting your former name. 13. We're all really nice, good and kindly people here. This contest, however, is its own callous and cold-hearted zone. We know. We can exist in both worlds. Complaints regarding the nature of this contest will be filed in /dev/null. ADDITIONAL AWARDS The "Grim Reaper" Award is for the poster(s) who pick the greatest number of celebrities who died, regardless of their actual point value. 5 pts. The "Who Knew?" Award is for the poster(s) who had the most unique picks that died. 5 pts. The "First Cadaver" Award is for the poster(s) who pick the first celebrity to die in 2020. 3 pts. (Points will not be awarded until the end of the contest, in case we miss someone's passing.) The "Last Gasp" Award is to be awarded to the poster(s) who pick the last celebrity to die by 11:59 p.m. (Central Time) on December 31, 2020. 3 pts. NOW GRAB YOUR SCYTHE AND GET TO THE PREDICTIN'! Y'all are sick.[/QUOTE] 
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1st December 2019, 05:41 AM
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1st December 2019, 03:40 PM
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My 2020 list
Walter Mondale
Rosalyn Carter Jimmy Carter Ruth Bader Ginsberg Benedict XVI Doyle Brunson Jerry Sandusky Hal Holbrook Bob Cousy Rachel Robinson Olivia DeHavilland George Schultz Henry Kissinger Alternates Alex Trebek James Baker
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3rd December 2019, 03:46 AM
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These people refuse to die, dammit. But when they do, I'm gonna sweep the game.
Lindsay Lohan Queen Elizabeth Hillary Clinton Jimmy Carter Al Gore Angela Lansbury Dick Van Dyke Miley Cyrus Judi Dench William Shatner Charles Osgood Ruth Bader Ginsburg Willie Nelson Alternates Pope Francis Vladimir Putin George Takei
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12th December 2019, 05:16 PM
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Brigitte Bardot
Hank Aaron Jane Fonda Mickey Wright Jerry Lee Lewis Dustin Hoffman Bill Russell Kenny Rogers Buzz Aldrin Kathy Whitworth Morgan Freeman Jack Nicholson Bill Cosby Alternates: John Madden Carl Yastrzemski Gene Hackman
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14th December 2019, 04:50 PM
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Bit early, but I'm going away after Christmas. Dates written NZ style, use my reserves (if nec) in the order written.
Aaron Carter Tragic trainwreck 7/12/87 Kang Kek Iew or Comrade Duch 17/11/42 Rolf Harris 30/3/30 Sinead O'Connor 8/12/66 CK Stead New Zealand's most eminent poet 17/10/32 Ian Watkins Lostprophets. Should be perma listed 30/7/77 Yoko Ono 18/2/33 Alain Delon 8/11/35 Richard Hadlee NZ cricketing great 3/7/51 Shane Jones NZ politician 3/9/59 Leon Spinks 11/7/53 Luke Halpin Former Child actor 4/4/47 David Crosby 14/8/41 Bill Legend Last survivor from the classic T Rex lineup 8/5/44 Gordon Lightfoot 17/11/38 Joni Mitchell 7/11/43 Clean List Aaron Carter Kang Kek Iew Rolf Harris Sinead O'Connor CK Stead Ian Watkins Yoko Ono Alain Delon Richard Hadlee Shane Jones Leon Spinks Luke Halpin David Crosby Bill Legend Gordon Lightfoot Joni Mitchell
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15th December 2019, 04:24 PM
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Petula Clark
Diana Ross Dionne Warwick Donald Trump Tony Danza Loni Anderson Keith Richards Alan Alda Pete Rose Loretta Lynn Bill Cosby Ray Romano Billy Joel Olivia Newton John Mitch McConnell Ted Cruz
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17th December 2019, 02:49 PM
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Pat Sajak
Alex Trebek Bill Cosby Donald Trump Willie Nelson Betty White Donald Sutherland Jerry Lee Lewis Ruth Bader Ginsburg Harvey Weinstein David Crosby Michael J. Fox Elton John Artie Lange Jack Nicholson Jane Fonda
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19th December 2019, 07:29 AM
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1. William Shatner (former Admiral, Federation Starfleet)
2. Joanne Woodward (trusted psychiatrist to Sybil Dorsett; married to trophy-husband Paul Newman) 3. Phil Donahue (Mister Marlo Thomas) 4. Lou Anna K. Simon (disgraced former Michigan State University President awaiting trial for two felonies related to the Larry Nassar/US Gymnastics Team sexual assaults) 5. Neil Diamond (first ever "winner" of a Worst Actor Razzie Award for the remake of "The Jazz Singer") 6. Teri Garr (actress known for "wolling in ze hay" somewhere in Transylvania) 7. Bill Freehan (former catcher for the Detroit Tigers 1968 World Series team) 8. Cloris Leachman (acclaimed violinist and Ovaltine aficionado; former landlord in Minneapolis) 9. Cicely Tyson (probably the oldest consistently working actress in Hollywood) 10. Shirley Jones (singer/actress of Broadway, film, and tv whose grace and beauty increase with age) --- A1. Charlie Watts (I thought he was already dead) A2. Donald Trump (well, one can hope...) William Shatner Joanne Woodward Phil Donahue Lou Anna Simon (former Michigan State University president) Neil Diamond Teri Garr Bill Freehan Cloris Leachman Cicely Tyson Shirley Jones ——— Charlie Watts Donald Trump
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19th December 2019, 08:43 AM
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20th December 2019, 10:56 AM
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William Shatner
Joanne Woodward Phil Donahue Lou Anna Simon Teri Garr Bill Freehan Cloris Leachman Cicely Tyson Shirley Jones Geoffrey Fieger Hank Williams, Jr Julie Kavner ——— That's what I get for not reading directions, I guess. Or reading PMs before checking out the thread.
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24th December 2019, 09:53 AM
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Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Alex Trebek Greg Gilbert Dag Kittlaus Holly Rowe Larry Garza Eddit van Halen Ivan Julian Slick Woods Sam Lloyd Jamie Otis Jimmy Carter Catherine Deneuve Ruth Bader Ginsberg Alex Trebek Greg Gilbert, frontman for the Delays Dag Kittlaus, co founder of Siri Holly Rowe, ESPN journalist. Larry Garza, comedian Eddie van Halen Ivan Julian of band Richard Hell & the Voidoids Slick Woods, model Sam Lloyd, Actor Jamie Otis, actress Jimmy Carter Catherine Deneuve
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24th December 2019, 08:58 PM
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25th December 2019, 04:38 PM
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From some of the older movies on the DVR:
Dean Stockwell Frances de la Tour James Cosmo Lee Grant Matt Clark Anthony James Clint Eastwood Morgan Freeman Jeffrey De Munn Martin Sheen Frank Welker Bruce Dern Wes Studi Alternates: Donald Trump Mitch McConnell Devin Nunes Many of my celebs are relatively unknown, so their deaths probably won't be widely reported. I'll check periodically with IMDB. Might end up with a Unique pick. Watched TCM's Remembrance for 2019 and it was full of people I'd never heard of and I watch a lot of old movies . I suppose they were minor characters, and it was nice of TCM to include them.
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27th December 2019, 03:50 PM
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Bob Dole
Phil Spector Alex Trabek Joseph James DeAngelo Bill Cosby Keith Richards Christopher Plummer Willie Nelson Robert Blake Ruth Bader Ginsberg Teri Garr Grace Slick Jimmy Carter Alternates: Phil Lesh Betty White Charlie Watts
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28th December 2019, 07:32 AM
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Thanks for doing this again, Baker!
1. Hosni Mubarak, b. May 4, 1928. Dictator. 2. Joe Arpaio, b. June 14, 1932. Sheriff. 3. Bernard Madoff, b. April 29, 1938. Former investment advisor. 4. Alex Trebek, b. July 22, 1940. Television host. 5. Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf, b. July 30, 1940. Diplomat. 6. Cal Thomas, b. December 2, 1942. Columnist. 7. Roy Horn, b. October 3, 1944. Magician. 8. Edie McClurg, b. July 23, 1945. Actress. 9. Jimmy McMillan, b. December 1, 1946. Political activist. 10. John Edwards, b. June 10, 1953. Politician. 11. Brett Butler, b. January 30, 1958. Actress. 12. William Perry, b. December 16, 1962. Football player. 13. Artie Lange, b. October 11, 1967. Comedian. Alt1. Dan Quayle, b. February 4, 1947. Politician. Alt2. Rodrigo Duterte, b. March 28, 1945. Politician. Alt3. Andy Dick, b. December 21, 1965. Actor. Plain text list: Hosni Mubarak Joe Arpaio Bernard Madoff Alex Trebek Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf Cal Thomas Roy Horn Edie McClurg Jimmy McMillan John Edwards Brett Butler William Perry Artie Lange Dan Quayle Rodrigo Duterte Andy Dick
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28th December 2019, 05:24 PM
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Replacing Pat Sajak with Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale. And Willie Nelson with Tommy Chong. Thanks!
Jim McIngvale Alex Trebek Bill Cosby Donald Trump Tommy Chong Betty White Donald Sutherland Jerry Lee Lewis Ruth Bader Ginsburg Harvey Weinstein David Crosby Michael J. Fox Elton John Willie Nelson Artie Lange Jack Nicholson Last edited by Rebo; 29th December 2019 at 02:31 PM. Reason: spelling
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28th December 2019, 06:01 PM
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29th December 2019, 11:27 AM
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My Picks 2020
Pete Townsend
Alex Trebek Mort Sahl Tommy Lasorda Phil Lesh Cleve Jones Stanley Cohen Marsha Hunt Joan Kennedy Bill Wyman Clint Eastwood Cecil Souders Garry Tallent Grace Slick Pete Best Shaquille O'Neal The Straight Dope Message Board
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29th December 2019, 12:03 PM
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29th December 2019, 04:06 PM
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Paul Stanley-KISS front man
Post Malone-rapper Russell Brand-actor Corey Feldman-child actor Guy Fieri-Food Network host Carson Daly-TV host Bella Thorne-actress Tim Allen-actor R Kelly-rapper David Hasselhoff-actor James Hetfield-Metallica front man Aaron Carter-child singer Vin Diesel-actor
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29th December 2019, 04:32 PM
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29th December 2019, 05:01 PM
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29th December 2019, 05:09 PM
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Jeb Bush
Karl Rove Donald Trump Mike Pence Newt Gingrich Laura Schlessinger Ozzy Osbourne James Inhofe Sean Penn Bill Cosby Glenn Beck Alex Jones Sean Hannity
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29th December 2019, 05:56 PM
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My 2020 list:
Loretta Lynn Julie Andrews Tommy Lee Jones John Larroquette Jessi Colter Charlie Daniels Robert Blake John Lewis Dick Van Dyke Willie Nelson Jimmy Carter Ruth Bader Ginsburg Anthony Hopkins Alternates (if needed): Tommy Chong Jim Byrnes Kenny Rogers
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29th December 2019, 06:27 PM
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Benedict XVI, Supreme Pontiff Emeritus
General Kim Kyong-hui Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Ayman al-Zawahiri Mazie Hirono Liza Minnelli Donald Trump Alex Trebek John Lewis Phil Spector Russell M. Nelson Alternates: King Albert II of Belgium King Juan Carlos I of Spain
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30th December 2019, 07:22 PM
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As usual, retreads and ones that didn't make my list at the other place.
Giuliana Rancic Michael Douglas Artie Lang Ariana Grande Boris Spassky Dana Carvey Jimmy Swaggart Heather Locklear Rush Limbaugh Mel Brooks Don Cherry Jerry Sandusky Dick Cheney
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31st December 2019, 06:05 AM
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31st December 2019, 06:45 AM
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John Davidson
The Iron Sheik Ursula Andress Samantha Eggar Britt Ekland Tony Dow Shecky Greene Norm Crosby Gavin MacLeod Baron von Raschke John Astin Orson Bean Frankie Valli Alternatives: Fran Tarkenton Kris Kristofferson Mariette Hartley
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31st December 2019, 08:18 AM
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My turn comes in August. My wife's birthday was yesterday. Have you ever felt that, because of Christmas, you got shorted on birthday presents?
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31st December 2019, 08:57 AM
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31st December 2019, 08:59 AM
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Here we go: thirteen folks who should be old enough to know better than to ignore actuarial tables.
Jimmy Carter Elizabeth II Prince Philip Mel Brooks Carl Reiner Bob Dole Cloris Leachman Robert MacNeil Hal Holbrook Charles Osgood Walter Mondale Jim Lovell Buzz Aldrin I obviously got lazy on my two new picks. Lovell is 91. Buzz is actually a few weeks shy of 90, but I'm not expecting anyone to punch him back any time soon. (And he's several months older than his space bunkie Mike Collins, who thus gets a reprieve, unless I need an alternate in the next twelve hours.)
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31st December 2019, 11:16 AM
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31st December 2019, 12:25 PM
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Happy birthday, Baker!
My last update: Jim McIngvale Alex Trebek Bill Cosby Donald Trump Tommy Chong Betty White Donald Sutherland Jerry Lee Lewis Ruth Bader Ginsburg Harvey Weinstein David Crosby Michael J. Fox John Lewis Elton John Willie Nelson Artie Lange
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31st December 2019, 07:04 PM
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Adrian Paul
Christopher Lambert Sean Connery Jim Byrnes Stan Kirsch Alexandra Vandernoot Lisa Howard Elizabeth Gracen Roger Daltrey Nicholas Lea Peter Hudson Valentine Pelka Peter Wingfield Alternates: Marcus Testory Richard Ridings Tracy Scoggins
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31st December 2019, 07:08 PM
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I almost didn't make the deadline.
Tom Baker Peter Davison Colin Baker Sylvester McCoy Paul McGann Timothy Dalton Peter Capaldi Bernard Cribbins Derek Jacobi Carole Ann Ford Lalla Ward Katy Manning Jacqueline King Alternates: Christopher Eccleston Catherine Tate Camille Coduri
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31st December 2019, 08:16 PM
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My list:
Miroslava Duma Claude Littner Harry Reid Sam Lloyd Danny Amis aka Daddy-O Grande Danny Trejo Alex Trebek CJ de Mooi Tim Curry Artie Lange Kamala (the wrestler) Little Richard Lee Kerslake
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