The Graffe's Celebrity Death Pool

[Daph]

You know a slayer who could take him out?

I refuse to post someone's name here...just can't do it, but here is an interesting site, in case someone is having trouble thinking of someone...

http://www.stiffs.com/09leaders.cfm

[Daxil Solshok]

Oh come on Daph. You know you have just that right one in mind. Just let it go for the world to see. Stop resisting your natural urges!111111111111

[Ravilicus]

I'd hate to be right so I really can't post a guess


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oh wait, Dick Cheney. I think he'll die! (he also shares a first name with the person I was thinking of picking originally)

[Advent]

I'm suprised no one picked Danny Devito.. with his recent morning binges.

Still going with Denis Leary, though. Mostly because we haven't heard much from him recently (besides ice age 3.. which could surely be a sign of dementia).

[Torcer Arcana]

Check that. I'm going to erase all my previous picks and go ahead and select William Shattner. I like the guy, but I think he looks like he could die.

It's only right then that I add Leonard Nimoy.

[Mr Natural]

David Letterman. His hearts bound to give up sooner or later...

[Deabn]

I'll hate to see him go, but I'm 700 pages into a Warren Buffett biography and the only thing the guy's eaten so far is hamburgers, fries, and steak.

[Eremius]

Still going with Denis Leary, though. Mostly because we haven't heard much from him recently (besides ice age 3.. which could surely be a sign of dementia).

Or his ongoing FX series Rescue Me?

[Advent]

Or his ongoing FX series Rescue Me?

I'm sorry. That show died to me when they did the five minute "web-isodes" on Hulu.

[Eremius]

I'm sorry. That show died to me when they did the five minute "web-isodes" on Hulu.

Fair enough

[jaly]

And the Winner is, PPatty...

Walter Cronkite

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/17/wal...ead/index.html

[Ronin]

Is it sad that soon as I saw the breaking news I ran to my PC to check this thread?

[KelanNaal]

^^Seconded

[jaly]

Is it sad that soon as I saw the breaking news I ran to my PC to check this thread?

I guess it would be hard to claim that I did not.

[ClaudShatterglass]

Well that was quick. We might have to do a second round.

[Daxil Solshok]

Ppatty's gonna have this on his conscience.

[Layonya]

What conscience? I thought Ppatty was a bot ... bots have no feelings!

But hey, what stock would you buy, Ppatty? Haha!

[Merkus]

Ppatty is either ppsychic or just crunched the numbers bot-style.

[PPatty]

Helps to work in a business where part of the job involves keeping track of ailing celebrities. Cronkite's family has been warning for the past several weeks that he's in bad condition.

On a semi-related note, I am genuinely sad to see him go. He was a good pro.

[Merkus]

Nobody got this one.

July 23, 2009

Gidget the Chihuahua, whose Taco Bell commercials made her a star, has died. She was 15.

The owner of Studio Animal Services in Castaic says Gidget suffered a massive stroke late Tuesday at her trainer's home in Santa Clarita and had to be euthanized.

Gidget was the sassy mascot in Taco Bell commercials from 1997 to 2000. While other dogs had bit parts, it was her bug-eyed, big-eared face that was seen pronouncing "Yo quiero Taco Bell," Spanish for "I want Taco Bell," in a male voice dubbed by Argentine actor Carlos Alazraqui. A few years later, Alazraqui landed the role for which he is best known: Deputy James Garcia on Comedy Central's "Reno 911!"

The Taco Bell ads provoked some criticism from activists who said they used Mexican stereotypes.

Gidget also had a role in the movie "Legally Blonde 2," but others associated with the ad campaign weren't so lucky. Earlier this year, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the creators of the Chihuahua character hadn't been properly compensated for their work, and Taco Bell was ordered to pay $42 million.

Gidget's trainer, Sue Chipperton, in an interview earlier this year with the People Pets website, described the diminutive dog as a consummate professional on the set. But, she said, Gidget had been the victim of typecasting, which limited her career choices (or, rather, Chipperton's choices on her behalf).