Death List 2013

January 1st, 2013 by Erik Loomis

Another year, another death list.

1. Manoel de Oliviera

2. Joan Fontaine

3. Billy Graham

4. Helen Thomas

5. George Shultz

6. Clark Terry

7. Little Jimmy Dickens

8. Nancy Reagan

9. Luis Echeverria

10. Bob Barker

The passing of Mike Wallace, Ernest Borgnine, Phyllis Diller, and Sun Myung Moon opened 4 spots on this year’s list, but then I also made some additional changes to move people along who weren’t really that aged.

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  1. Amanda in the South Bay:

    January 1st, 2013 at 10:39 am

    You better indicate that its a metaphorical death list.

  2. John:

    January 1st, 2013 at 10:40 am

    Liberal professor calls for murder of Bob Barker!

  3. Erik Loomis:

    January 1st, 2013 at 10:45 am

    Did I mention my association with the Puppy Farms of America?

  4. Incontinentia Buttocks:

    January 1st, 2013 at 10:50 am

    In the interest of accuracy, this is a literal death list. Erik is actually predicting their deaths. I suppose it could also be read as a metaphorical hit list, but I don’t even see any metaphorical calling-for-murder going on here.

  5. waverby:

    January 1st, 2013 at 11:02 am

    Not putting Bush I in the pool?

  6. Joe:

    January 1st, 2013 at 11:05 am

    Time to rent that Clint Eastwood movie.

  7. Bobbo:

    January 1st, 2013 at 11:23 am

    Wow, didn’t realize Joan Fontaine was alive. Checked Wikipedia and so is older sister Olivia deHavilland.

  8. Randy Paul:

    January 1st, 2013 at 11:26 am

    I think you should also include Hugo Chavez to boost your average. Doesn’t look good for him . . .

  9. Barry Freed:

    January 1st, 2013 at 11:43 am

    Is their death sufficient or must their heads be suitably mounted?

  10. Thom:

    January 1st, 2013 at 11:51 am

    I think Nelson Mandela should make the list. (And note that I work at a desk under his portrait.)

  11. Erik Loomis:

    January 1st, 2013 at 11:52 am

    Even I have some moral standards!

  12. Thom:

    January 1st, 2013 at 11:53 am

    I’m not saying I want his head on a stick…

  13. Suetonius:

    January 1st, 2013 at 12:16 pm

    Margaret Thatcher. And I’ll even throw in the stick gratis if it happens.

  14. Barry Freed:

    January 1st, 2013 at 12:16 pm

    Damn that was me.

  15. efgoldman:

    January 1st, 2013 at 2:11 pm

    Beat me to it. Either he’s very close, according to this morning’s reports, or its all an elaborate ruse, and a “miracle” is coming.

  16. efgoldman:

    January 1st, 2013 at 2:13 pm

    I noticed you took Fidel off of last year’s list. Have you decided he’s immortal?

  17. CD:

    January 1st, 2013 at 2:16 pm

    But fully approved by the Trustees of the University of Rhode Island

  18. wengler:

    January 1st, 2013 at 3:17 pm

    Optimist.

  19. wengler:

    January 1st, 2013 at 3:18 pm

    Lindsay Lohan just isn’t that popular anymore.

  20. J. Otto Pohl:

    January 1st, 2013 at 4:21 pm

    Eventually Vo Nguyen Giap is going to have to pass on. I know people have been saying that for decades. But, nobody lives forever. The man is over 100 now.

  21. JazzBumpa:

    January 1st, 2013 at 8:01 pm

    Clark Terry just turned 92. Clearly his health is poor, but he aint giving up.

    http://clarkterry.com/#/2012/12/happy-new-year-2013/

  22. Erik Loomis:

    January 1st, 2013 at 10:24 pm

    He’s not as old as any of the people on the list I put together this year. Just not a good enough bet. I also took off Thatcher and the king of Thailand.

  23. Warren Terra:

    January 1st, 2013 at 10:40 pm

    Byron on Castlereagh comes to mind …

  24. wetcasements:

    January 1st, 2013 at 11:18 pm

    This ghoulish shit brings the whole blog down.

  25. owlbear1:

    January 2nd, 2013 at 7:52 am

    I enjoy it as a lesson in impermanence myself. Speculation on the deaths of famous people reminds us all of of our own mortality.

  26. Origami Isopod:

    January 2nd, 2013 at 12:57 pm

    Thank you for your concern.

  27. Origami Isopod:

    January 2nd, 2013 at 12:59 pm

    Speaking of which, shouldn’t there be at least one wild card along the lines of Lohan/Winehouse? I propose Charlie Sheen.

  28. Erik Loomis:

    January 2nd, 2013 at 1:02 pm

    Many go this route. Some get them right.

  29. Erik Loomis:

    January 2nd, 2013 at 1:03 pm

    I too am outraged by century-old conventions of black humor.

  30. Erik Loomis:

    January 2nd, 2013 at 1:03 pm

    Terry has been on the list the longest. In fact, he was on my very first list 6 or 7 years ago. I hope he stays another 7 years.

  31. ruviana:

    January 2nd, 2013 at 5:34 pm

    I noticed you took Zsa Zsa off the list–figure she’ll go on forever?

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