Graveheart: The bereavement shall never die

by boobs on Aug 26, 2009 1:23 PM EDT Comment 49 comments

We've had quite a few passings since the last update. We must be getting a lot better at this, because there's a lot more names on the top lists, and it's only August. Nearly everyone's on the board at this point. If you aren't, shame on you. The big rivercrossers included Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Bob Novak, Walter Cronkite and, last night, Ted Kennedy.

Brian B and my mom are still out in front, but Brian B's wife is making her move, trying to become the first person in the history of the RR Bereavement Pool to be in the money in consecutive years. Good luck Mrs. B! EDIT: I missed Bobby Robson. Apparently he was some soccer guy who was important enough to pass through the pearly gates of ESPN on his way out. Menace is in third!

As always, if I've overlooked someone or made a math mistake, let me know.

1. Brian B: 331 points (Michael Jackson, Jack Kemp, Millvina Dean, Ted Kennedy, Robert Novak, Les Paul)
2. boobs' mom: 234 points (Farrah Fawcett, Karl Malden, Ted Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Walter Cronkite)
3. Red Menace: 206 points (Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Ted Kennedy, Robert Novak, Sir Bobby Robson)
4. Brian B's wife: 181 points (Paul Harvey, Karl Malden, Ted Kennedy, Robert Novak)
5. ctnyc: 163 points (Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Ted Kennedy, Robert Novak, Les Paul)
6. Petey Hendrix: 151 points (Dom DeLuise, Karl Malden, Ted Kennedy)
7. Cesar Hernandez: 141 points (Michael Jackson, Dom DiMaggio, Walter Cronkite)
8. boobs: 130 points (Ted Kennedy, Jim Johnson)
9. boobs' coworker Steve: 123 points (Karl Malden, Ted Kennedy, Robert Novak)
10. 3fast: 118 points (Ted Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Walter Cronkite)
11. Chandrathan: 115 points (Ed McMahon, Karl Malden, Ted Kennedy)
12. nlt-Andrew: 87 points (Ed McMahon, Ted Kennedy)
13. RedinWrigleyville: 75 points (Michael Jackson)
14. BengalRed: 48 points (Ted Kennedy)
14. boobs' coworker Brian: 48 points (Ted Kennedy)
14. Brendan: 48 points (Ted Kennedy)
17. Madville: 33 points (Dom DiMaggio)
18. Joshuar9476: 28 points (Karl Malden)

3fast 1. Stephen Hawking 2. Margaret Thatcher 3. Billy Graham 4. Amy Winehouse 5. Kirk Douglas 6. Nelson Mandela 7. Stan Musial 8. Ariel Sharon 9. John Wooden 10. Jerry Lewis 11. Dick Clark *12. Ted Kennedy* 13. Elizabeth Taylor 14. Betty Ford 15. Robert Mugabe $$ 16. Charlie Watts $$ 17. Fidel Castro *18. Eunice Kennedy Shriver* 19. Buzz Aldrin $$ *20. Walter Cronkite*	BengalRed 1. Amy Winehouse 2. Fidel Castro 3. George Steinbrenner 4. Art Donovan 5. Bob Feller 6. Hugo Chavez $$ 7. Dick Clark 8. Jimmy Carter 9. Frank Gifford $$ 10. Patrick Swayze 11. Queen Elizabeth $$ 12. Robert Byrd 13. Mickey Rourke $$ 14. John Daly 15. Tony Bennett 16. Keith Richards 17. Nancy Reagan 18. Peter Falk *19. Ted Kennedy* 20. Mike Wallace $$	boobs 1. Elizabeth Edwards *2. Ted Kennedy* 3. Seve Ballesteros 4. Patrick Swayze 5. Fidel Castro 6. Ariel Sharon 7. John Wooden 8. Muhammad Ali 9. Billy Graham 10. Fyvish Finkel $$ 11. Robert Byrd 12. Soupy Sales $$ 13. Gertrude Baines $$ 14. Zsa Zsa Gabor 15. Lil Wayne $$ 16. Bob Barker 17. Steve Jobs 18. Myles Brand 19. Stephen Hawking *20.* *Jim Johnson* *(Eagles) $$*	boobs' coworker Brian 1. Andy Rooney 2. Barbara Walters $$ 3. Pete Townshend $$ 4. Roger Daltrey $$ 5. Mick Jagger $$ *6. Ted Kennedy* 7. Robert Byrd 8. John McCain $$ 9. John Chaney $$ 10. Dick Cheney 11. Dick Clark 12. Dick Vitale $$ 13. Bill Cosby $$ 14. Hamid Karzai $$ 15. Nouri al-Maliki $$ 16. Pete Rose $$ 17. Jack Nicholson $$ 18. Robert De Niro $$ 19. Nancy Reagan 20. Joan Rivers $$
boobs' coworker steve (formerly boobs' roommate) 1. Elizabeth Edwards 2. John Wooden 3. Ariel Sharon 4. Billy Graham 5. Lee MacPhail 6. Bobby Doerr 7. Susan Atkins 8. Fidel Castro *9. Karl Malden* 10. Margaret Thatcher 11. Robert Byrd 12. Wendy Richard $$ 13. Myles Brand 14. Kirk Douglas 15. Patrick Swayze *16. Bob Novak* 17. Steve Jobs *18. Ted Kennedy* 19. Seve Ballesteros 20. Dick Dale $$	boobs' mom 1. Patrick Swayze 2. Farah Fawcett $$ *3. Ted Kennedy* 4. Nancy Reagan 5. Steve Jobs *6. Eunice Kennedy Shriver* 7. Robert Byrd 8. Fidel Castro 9. Dick Clark 10. Kirk Douglas *11. Karl Malden* 12. Phyllis Diller 13. Billy Graham 14. Rose Marie $$ 15. Barbara Billingsley $$ *16. Walter Cronkite* 17. Nelson Mandela 18. Shirley Temple Black $$ 19. Betty Ford 20. Jerry Lewis	Brendanukkah 1. Patrick Swayze 2. Steve Jobs 3. Tim Conway $$ 4. Russell Johnson $$ 5. Shia LaBeouf $$ 6. Carol Channing $$ 7. Jeff Conaway 8. Fidel Castro 9. Billy Graham 10. Jake "The Snake" Roberts 11. Gene Wilder $$ 12. Jimmy Carter 13. Henry Kissinger $$ 14. Charles Grodin $$ 15. Mick Mars $$ 16. John "Big Dawg" Thompson $$ 17. Michael J. Fox *18. Ted Kennedy* 19. J.D. Salinger 20. C. Everett Koop $$	Brian B *1. Jack Kemp $$* 2. Harry Morgan 3. Ted Kennedy 4. Robert Novak *5. Les Paul* 6. Lauren Bacall $$ *7. Millvina Dean $$* 8. John Wooden 9. Elizabeth Edwards 10. Ariel Sharon 11. Steve Smith (running back, Raiders) $$ 12. Orlando Thomas $$ 13. Carl Lindner $$ 14. Michael Jackson 15. Seve Ballesteros 16. Susan Atkins 17. Miep Gies 18. Claude Levi-Strauss 19. Sargent Shriver 20. Ronnie Biggs
Brian B's wife 1. Fidel Castro *2. Robert Novak* 3. Ariel Sharon 4. Kirk Douglas *5. Paul Harvey $$* 6. Zsa Zsa Gabor 7. Miep Gies 8. Amy Winehouse *9. Karl Malden* 10. Steve Jobs 11. Patrick Swayze 12. Don Baylor $$ 13. Dick Cheney *14. Ted Kennedy* 15. Oscar Niemeyer 16. Claude Levi-Strauss 17. Luise Rainer $$ 18. Art Linkletter 19. Seve Ballesteros 20. Merle Haggard $$	cesarhernandez 1. Patrick Swayze 2. John Wooden 3. Seve Ballesteros 4. Tony Dungy $$ 5. Mean Joe Greene $$ 6. Deacon Jones $$ 7. Marv Levy $$ 8. Bobby Doerr 9. Bob Feller 10. Dom DiMaggio 11. Michael Jackson 12. Jean Stapleton $$ 13. Bob Barker *14. Walter Cronkite* 15. Kirk Douglas 16. Billy Graham 18. Zsa Zsa Gabor 19. Myles Brand 20. BB King	Chandrathan 1. Patrick Swayze 2. Artie Lange $$ 3. Andy Rooney 4. Peter Falk 5. George Steinbrenner 6. Jake Lamotta $$ *7. Ted Kennedy* 8. J.D. Salinger 9. Steve Jobs 10. Nancy Reagan *11. Ed McMahon* 12. Chyna $$ 13. Fidel Castro 14. Seve Ballesteros 15. Bobby Heenan $$ 16. Jake "The Snake" Roberts 17. Steve-O *18. Karl Malden* 19. Oscar Niemeyer 20. Claude Levi-Strauss	ctnyc 1. Steve Jobs 2. Patrick Swayze 3. Art Linkletter 4. Ariel Sharon 5. Eunice Kennedy Shriver 6. Ted Kennedy 7. Robert Novak 8. Fidel Castro 9. John Wooden 10. Margaret Thatcher 11. George Steinbrenner 12. Seve Ballesteros 13. Andy Griffith $$ 14. Claude Levi-Strauss 15. Billy Graham 16. Jeff Conaway 17. Amy Winehouse 18. Muhammad Ali 19. Zsa Zsa Gabor *20. Les Paul*
Joshuar9476 1. Nancy Reagan 2. Rick Majerus $$ 3. Dick Clark 4. Seve Ballesteros 5. Kim Jong Il 6. Tony Bennett 7. Verne Troyer $$ 8. Larry King 9. Peter Falk *10. Karl Malden* 11. Richard Petty $$ 12. Larry Flynt $$ 13. Yogi Berra 14. Steve-O 15. Emperor Akihito of Japan $$ 16. Gary Coleman $$ 17. Mindy McCready 18. Tommy Lasorda $$ 19. Michael J. Fox 20. Art Donovan	Joshuar9476's Wife (ashes) 1. Sacha Baron Cohen $$ 2. George HW Bush 3. Barbara Streisand $$ 4. George Strait $$ 5. Dennis Rodman $$ 6. Sheryl Crow $$ 7. Kat Von D $$ 8. Peter Graves $$ 9. Robin Williams 10. Meryl Streep $$ 11. Sean Connery $$ 12. Ozzie Osbourne $$ 13. Betty White $$ 14. Bob Barker 15. Tony Hawk $$ 16. Hugh Hefner $$ 17. Ray Anthony (Big Band Leader) $$ 18. Elizabeth Edwards 19. Eddie Murphy $$ 20. Clint Eastwood	Justin 1. Bob Dole $$ 2. J.D. Salinger 3. Fidel Castro 4. Jack McKeon $$ 5. Harry Morgan 6. Rod Blagojevich $$ 7. Jimmy Carter 8. Jose Conseco $$ 9. Bob Huggins $$ 10. Pete Van Wieren $$ 11. Bob Gibson $$ 12. Bruce Froemming $$ 13. George Voinovich $$ 14. Elizabeth Edwards 15. Lindsay Lohan $$ 16. Dan Rather $$ 17. Andy Rooney 18. Magic Johnson $$ 19. Peter Gammons $$ 20. Harold Ramis $$	Madville 1. Patrick Swayze 2. Kirk Douglas 3. Eli Wallich $$ 4. Olivia DeHavilland $$ 5. Beverly Cleary $$ 6. Hal Holbrook $$ 7. Jon Forsythe $$ 8. Mary Tyler Moore $$ 9. Bob Feller *10. Dom DiMaggio* 11. Phyllis Diller 12. Lee MacPhail 13. Dick Cheney 14. Whitey Ford $$ 15. Sparky Anderson $$ 16. John Paul Stevens $$ 17. Wolfgang Puck $$ 18. John Dingell $$ 19. Daniel Akaka $$ 20. Robert Byrd
nlt-andrew 1. Steve Jobs *2. Ted Kennedy* 3. Elizabeth Edwards 4. Fidel Castro 5. Margret Thatcher 6. Patrick Swayze 7. Ariel Sharon 8. Kim Jong Il *9. Ed McMahon* 10. Sargent Shriver 11. Yitzhak Shamir $$ 12. Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth $$ 13. Seve Ballesteros 14. Robert Byrd 15. Zsa Zsa Gabor 16. Billy Graham 17. Bob Feller 18. Helen Thomas $$ 19. John Wooden 20. Kirk Douglas	Petey Hendrix 1. Fidel Castro 2. Roger Ebert $$ 3. John Madden 4. Billy Graham 5. Patrick Swayze 6. Mindy McCready 7. Sen. Robert Byrd *8. Teddy Kennedy* 9. Kirk Douglas *10. Dom DeLouise $$* 11. Ariel Sharon 12. B.B. King *13. Karl Malden* 14. John Wooden 15. James Earl Jones $$ 16. Betty Ford 17. George Steinbrenner 18. O.J. Simpson $$ 19. Myles Brand 20. Steve Jobs	RedinWrigleyville 1. Robert Redford $$ 2. John Wooden 3. Ken Griffey Sr. $$ 4. Margaret Thatcher 5. Larry King 6. George HW Bush 7. Clint Eastwood 8. Al Sharpton $$ 9. Steve Jobs 10. Michael Jackson 11. George Steinbrenner 12. Howie Mandell $$ 13. Bill Murray $$ 14. Barack Obama $$ 15. Bode Miller $$ 16. John Daly 17. Ryan Freel $$ 18. Bernard Madoff $$ 19. Chad Kroeger $$ 20. Carrot Top $$	Red Menace 1. Seve Ballesteros 2. Ron Springs (NFL) $$ 3. Patrick Swayze 4. Ron Santo $$ 5. Louis Farrakhan $$ *6. Sir Bobby Robson $$* 7. Ted Kennedy 8. Robert Novak 9. George Steinbrenner 10. Ronnie Biggs 11. Jack Kevorkian $$ 12. Ariel Sharon 13. Peter Falk 14. Fidel Castro *15. Eunice Kennedy Shriver* 16. Stan Musial 17. Billy Graham 18. Kirk Douglas 19. Robert Byrd 20. Steve Jobs
Seattle Slim 1. Robin Williams 2. George HW Bush 3. Johnny Rotten $$ 4. Manuel Noriega $$ 5. Boy George $$ 6. Steve Forbes $$ 7. Ross Perot $$ 8. Keith Richards 9. Sara Jane Moore $$ 10. DMX $$ 11. Wayne Newton $$ 12. Kim Jong Il 13. Dick Van Dyke $$ 14. Robert Byrd 15. Mohammed Ali 16. Pat Robertson $$ 17. Oscar Robertson $$ 18. Ron Jeremy $$ 19. Yogi Berra 20. Dick Clark

$$ -- Unique pick.
Note: Though Wendy Richard died, her obituary did not appear on cnn.com, thus no points were awarded.

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You people are fucking sickos

And that’s why I log in so frequently

by Excalib8 on Aug 26, 2009 1:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i still have no hits

that is why i’m going to use this list again next year, some of these people have to die.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Aug 26, 2009 1:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i suggest a different course of action

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Aug 26, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was trying to decide if that plan was brilliant or idiotic

Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,

by 'tHan on Aug 26, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yes

"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.

by PeteyHendrix on Aug 26, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

well i mean Andy Rooney will have to eventually die.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Aug 26, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

...as will the other 19 people on your list...

"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san

by BK on Aug 26, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Um, can you refrain from calling them "hits" please?

We’re a little sensitive to that. These untimely events are mere gratuitous circumstances which may or may not have beneficial repercussions.

by Brian B on Aug 26, 2009 2:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

I tried that pretty much this year

Some of these people just hang although their lives are pretty much already over…e.g. MTM

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin

by Madville on Aug 26, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're missing Les Paul.

Thankyouverymuch.

by Brian B on Aug 26, 2009 2:36 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

youre right

thanks and sorry

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Aug 26, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

(Don’t forget to give ctnyc points too)

by Brian B on Aug 26, 2009 3:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

its been done

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Aug 26, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i just forgot to write les paul after his name

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Aug 26, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

So would this...

….be considered insensitive?

First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...

by btcoop71 on Aug 26, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

mainly just not funny.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Aug 26, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ted prolly would have thought this OK.

He himself made self deprecating remarks and black humor about Chappaquiddick..but was never cavalier about the incident.

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin

by Madville on Aug 26, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

anyone have rick pitino's career in the death pool?

Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,

by 'tHan on Aug 26, 2009 4:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Weak Sauce

"I'm going to become rich and famous after I invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet"

by jch24 on Aug 26, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

stuffed with italian sausage

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Aug 27, 2009 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not to be outdone....

http://www.lex18.com/news/former-uk-coach-billy-gillispie-arrested-and-charged-with-dui/#redo

First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...

by btcoop71 on Aug 27, 2009 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

big month for ex UK coaches

"Plain and simple, I wake up in the morning and piss excellence"

by obc2 on Aug 29, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

meanwhile

tubby smith continues to be the perfect example of class

and somewhere eddie sutton is drunk

Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,

by 'tHan on Aug 29, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Next year I am putting my own name in the pool.

If I die and win…please take the money and have a ‘Talk Like a Curmudgeon Party" at O’Bryon’s.

If I don’t die and win – then you’ll have at least one more year of obnoxiousness and I’m keeping the $.

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin

by Madville on Aug 26, 2009 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Somehow I think the money would still find its way to O'Bryon's

by Brendanukkah on Aug 26, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is Bobby Robson big enough for you?

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=664327&sec=england&cc=5901

by Red Menace on Aug 27, 2009 1:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

who's that?

So sry. Count it!

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Aug 27, 2009 3:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and next time, be sure to strenuously object

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Aug 27, 2009 3:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

We need to have a soccer rule!

by Brian B on Aug 27, 2009 8:57 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

I need to synchonize my lists next year

In my other death pool I had Corazon Aquino who would have been unique here. That would have pushed me into a close second. I must have dropped her for Bob Byrd because older peeps have more value here.

by Red Menace on Aug 27, 2009 2:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hey Brian B

Any chance you could put the chick from the Progressive commercials on your list next year?

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Aug 28, 2009 7:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

if she would just shut up

she’d be kinda cute.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 28, 2009 8:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Y'all just haters

by Brendanukkah on Aug 28, 2009 8:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Please look again..harder Chuck

AND IN REAL LIFE

SKANK PATROL

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin

by Madville on Aug 28, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Buzz, your girlfriend...

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Aug 28, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

KevinMcCallister'd

Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,

by 'tHan on Aug 29, 2009 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Led astray by GIS once again...

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Aug 29, 2009 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Saw her in a movie with Jack Black

She didn’t wear any make up and wasn’t as hot.

by Excalib8 on Sep 2, 2009 4:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

What if mother won't let Brian play next year?

by ken on Aug 28, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll be 21 eventually...

haha

People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.

by crolfer on Aug 28, 2009 9:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

BOOBS IS THINKING ABOUT MOVING THE AGE ELGIBILITY TO 25

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin

by Madville on Aug 28, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

RIP Erich Kunzel

Nobody listens to Andrew

by nlt-andrew68 on Sep 2, 2009 7:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

wow one of the most noted modern conductors

I believe he and teh Cincinnati pops have recorded more music than any other orchestra.

Bloop

by justin007000 on Sep 2, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

by Brendanukkah on Sep 2, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He spoke at my college graduation

Tons of respect for the guy, definitely a Cincinnati icon.

"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san

by BK on Sep 2, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

they were talking about him on the radio this morning

and they played a clip of him speaking. he said something like this, “i want people to remember me as a music entertainer. Beethoven was a music entertainer. Bach, Strauss, Mozart were music entertainers. Irving Berlin, George Gershwin were all music entertainers. that’s what i am.”

i hadnt heard of the guy until that radio clip i heard this morning, but boy, my first impression was not a glowing one.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 2, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs