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Pick some famous people you think are going to die soon. Whoever gets the most right wins

  
  

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Goodness Gracious Meme
19:21 / 07.11.02
God. Between this
- exactly what it says in the thread title - and the mountains of tack in the 'lovely treasures' thread, I've lost all faith.

*Climbs into airtight bunker and closes lid*
 
 
Spatula Clarke
19:22 / 07.11.02
Thatcher. Please, God, let it be Thatcher.
 
 
Spatula Clarke
19:23 / 07.11.02
More to the point, let it be painful.
 
 
uncle retrospective
19:27 / 07.11.02
The dead pool for real?
Ok, I think in the interest of tastelessness we should do it.
I'm off to have a think.
 
 
Mourne Kransky
19:31 / 07.11.02
Intriguing sight, particularly the tickertape of the dead. Allen Funt? He lived and died without changing his surname? Pee Wee Reese? Tell me somebody shot him because his first name was so offensive. It would have been just.

Speaking of The Duchess of Thatcher, somebody let her out in public to make an utterance after the IDS "Obey me or die" fiasco last night. I thought she had been ordered by her compassionate doctors never to utter in public again or something? Or was that wishful thinking on my part?
 
 
Tryphena Absent
19:44 / 07.11.02
That's such a good idea. Maybe I'm a brutal and actually evil bitch but if I knew who was dead and who was alive I'd do this. The problem is that I just spent two minutes trying to remember if Kirk Douglas was dead or not. I'm thinking it isn't the game for me.

I don't think Thatcher'll die for a good ten years but then I also believe the tories won't get in to power til she dies so I hope she lives a bit longer.
 
 
Spatula Clarke
21:04 / 07.11.02
I'm sure Thatcher's got enough virgins tied up in her cellar to keep her supplied with sacrifices for decades yet. The quote she gave yesterday filled me with hope, though: "We all have to die some time."

ZoCher> I think she was warned against "public speaking," meaning, presumably, full-on rallying. As opposed to bag-lady style blathering.
 
 
The Falcon
22:47 / 07.11.02
Reagan?

My first thought when I read the thread title was put into exact phrase by the fella Dupre. I assume he's from Britain, then.

Cliff Richard?

Osama (is he dead? proof?)

Thora Hird?

Prince Phil?

Stan Lee? I hope not.
 
 
XXII:X:II = XXX
23:20 / 07.11.02
Dude, this is so obvious: The Pope. The news is already trying to play it up like we have to be ready for this any day now. The demo reel is in a glass case in the newsroom, right next to the station manager's encased Robin costume and Kareem Abdul Jabar.

Other likely candidates: Bob Hope, Kirk Douglas (alive and sporting a pony tail), James Doohan, Mort Walker, Richard Pryor AND Gene Wilder in the most terminal buddy movie yet. And something in my gut says Rodney Dangerfield. Call it a wild hunch.
 
 
Matthew Fluxington
23:43 / 07.11.02
I kinda hope that Ronald Reagan lives forever, because I just don't want to hear all of the eulogies that will make him out to be some kind of great statesman. The only American presidents that I loathe more than Reagan are the Bushes, but neither of them will ever have the cult of personality that Reagan has, or will inspire the kind of sappy gush that Reagan will when he finally bites it. An added bonus to him staying alive is that he's not in the public in any way anymore, so he's totally harmless. He's like a zombie now, I guess. Let's keep him that way.
 
 
Baz Auckland
04:09 / 08.11.02
(not being aware of much during the Regan years, it's beyond me to think that people have positive thoughts of him...)

I always forget if Bob Hope's dead or not. I vote for the Pope, but he was probably replaced by a robot years ago, like Keith Richards.

How about Fidel? He's getting on in years, although he's outlived 3 or 4 presidents so far, I'm sure he'll still be around when Regan goes.
 
 
Turk
04:18 / 08.11.02
I've a feeling in my bones, Bob Dylan will be finding out if he picked the right religion after all.
 
 
The Return Of Rothkoid
04:22 / 08.11.02
Liz Taylor. She's very close to being dead, I think. As is Kirk, which is a shame. Brando should have a coronary soon, too. Jack Palance is getting a bit long in the tooth, but he'll kick my arse if he ever sees this. Who else... Katharine Hepburn? But she rocks nuts, so I'll be quite sad.
 
 
The Return Of Rothkoid
04:22 / 08.11.02
And Leni Riefenstahl! She's still alive!
 
 
The Strobe
07:42 / 08.11.02
I'm going to vote for the now-quite-ill Charlton Heston. Just because.
 
 
Shortfatdyke
07:49 / 08.11.02
The next celebrity to die will be Jim Davidson, if I have anything to do with it.
 
 
No star here laces
07:58 / 08.11.02
I've got a funny feeling about Nick Nolte. That driving on GHB bidness is not the sign of a well man...
 
 
wembley can change in 28 days
08:00 / 08.11.02
It's possible that Riefenstahl is actually dead, and all that plastic surgery she at least looks like she's had is animation-enhanced. Or maybe her makeup has assumed neurological responsibility. Lord, but she cakes it on.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
08:24 / 08.11.02
Barry- Keith Richards was NOT replaced with a robot. What happened was that he transcended humanity through immense amounts of chemicals. Look at him. He's not human. Nor is he even a human-looking robot. Or it'd be more convincing.

He's just Keef. A one man evolutionary leap. In which direction, I'm not sure. Probably towards the bar.
 
 
jUne, a sunshiny month
08:31 / 08.11.02
Dude, this is so obvious: The Pope.

yeah, it's the first one who comes to my mind : the pope.

after this, one of my asshole neighbors, a 80+ jerk who's a total piece of shit.

and charlton Heston, Maurice Papon, sister Emanuelle (load of catholic icons won't make the 2010 turn...)...
 
 
Saint Keggers
14:14 / 08.11.02
Dick Clark...I just have this little voice telling me Dick Clark must die before the ball drops on New Years. I just hope its telling me the future and not commanding me to do its evil bidding again. >
 
 
Tryphena Absent
14:40 / 08.11.02
Katharine Hepburn is never going to die.

Christopher Lee... wait hang on, is he dead? Am I thinking of Richard Harris or not? Ah damnit... the next famous-ish person to die will be a Kennedy (they're always dying).
 
 
Hieronymus
15:42 / 08.11.02
Couldn't agree more, Keg, about Dick Clark. Somewhere in a safe deposit box, there's a carbon copy of a contract signed with the Devil. Along with his penny loafers, cheap homemade porn of he and Sandra Dee and scandalous photos of him and Ed MacMahon.

Marlon Brando. How the HELL is he still alive?

Fidel fucking Castro. He's a cigar-smoking machine that's living proof of 'outlive your enemies'! Get off the stage, Fidel, and quit bogarting the Lazarus Pit.
 
 
Jack Fear
15:46 / 08.11.02
Christopher Lee is still alive. He has said he only hopes to live long enough to see the theatrical release of the final Lord of the Rings movie, December 2003.

Gotta love a guy with goals.
 
 
Tryphena Absent
15:52 / 08.11.02
Well he's quite old, he has old goals, I hope his last wish is fulfilled. *Wipes away a solitary tear*
 
 
gridley
16:31 / 08.11.02
That kid who played Doogie Howser! Neil Patrick Harris.

After Richard Harris and Jonathan Harris ("oh, the pain, the pain!") went in one week, it created a curse!
 
 
Matthew Fluxington
17:02 / 08.11.02
I'm sure George Lucas just wants Lee to stay alive long enough to shoot his scenes for the next Star Wars... unless they're willing to make a CGI Christopher Lee. And I'd bet they are.
 
 
Helmschmied
18:22 / 08.11.02
Although it pains me horribly to say it....Johnny Cash will probably go pretty soon.

I'm still waiting for that bizarre, crack_fuelled murder-suicide involving Corey Feldman and Corey Haim to happen.
 
 
Tryphena Absent
18:24 / 08.11.02
Hey hey hey people... it's Corrie Haim actually.
 
 
Saint Keggers
19:40 / 08.11.02
You know, It could be Wilford Brimley. The right thing to do and the tasty way to do it indeed!
 
 
Jack Denfeld
22:22 / 10.07.04
I think Duncan wins with Reagan.
 
 
Jack Denfeld
22:23 / 10.07.04
Oh wait, it's a tie with Helmschied who guessed Johnny Cash.
 
 
Warewullf
22:34 / 10.07.04
The next celebrity to die will be Jim Davidson, if I have anything to do with it.

If you need a hand, you know where I am...
 
 
Our Lady Has Left the Building
07:18 / 11.07.04
Well, Johnny died before Reagan, so as a way of deciding who wins in a tie-break... So no-one picked Brando huh?
 
 
electricinca
13:54 / 11.07.04
I've a weird feeling about Justin Timberlake. But I'd feel really guilty if he really did die this year.
 
  

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