Dead Pool 201: dead royals edition
Armybrat wins with Princess Astrid of Norway, about whom I knew nothing. The robot tells me she very controversially married a commoner. Not just a commoner, but
Ferner was a divorcé. His first marriage ended in 1955, and the Church of Norway at the time did not approve of remarriage after divorce. This was the more explosive issue — the Bishop of Oslo refused to officiate, the local pastor at Asker Church also declined, and the parish council initially refused to allow the wedding to take place in their church at all.
Two members of Parliament’s presidium boycotted the congratulatory visit, and the Christian newspaper Vårt Land declared itself “in mourning.”
She lost a considerable state allowance by doing so. You go, Astrid!
Are we ready?
0. Rule Zero (AKA Steve’s Rule): your pick has to be living when picked. Also, nobody whose execution date is circled on the calendar. Also, please don’t kill anybody. Plus (Pupster’s Rule) no picking someone who’s only famous for being the oldest person alive.
1. Pick a celebrity. Any celebrity — though I reserve the right to nix picks I never heard of (I don’t generally follow the Dead Pool threads carefully, so if you’re unsure of your pick, call it to my attention).
2. We start from scratch every time. No matter who you had last time, or who you may have called between rounds, you have to turn up on this very thread and stake your claim.
3. Poaching and other dirty tricks positively encouraged.
4. Your first choice sticks. Don’t just blurt something out, m’kay? Also, make sure you have a correct spelling of your choice somewhere in your comment. These threads get longish and I use search to figure out if we have a winner.
5. It’s up to you to search the thread and make sure your choice is unique. I’m waayyyy too lazy to catch the dupes. Popular picks go fast.
6. The pool stays open until somebody on the list dies. Feel free to jump in any time. Noobs, strangers, drive-bys and one-comment-wonders — all are welcome.
7. If you want your fabulous prize, you have to entrust me with a mailing address. If you’ve won before, send me your address again. I don’t keep good records.
8. The new DeadPool will begin 6pm WBT (Weasel’s Blog Time) the Friday after the last round is concluded.
The winner, if the winner chooses to entrust me with a mailing address, will receive an Official Certificate of Dick Winning and a small original drawing on paper suffused with elephant shit particles. Because I’m fresh out of fairy shit particles.
Note: I am woefully behind on dick deliveries. If I owe you one, you’ll know how long. I ain’t gived up, but I haven’t drawn much since lockdown. Some day, your heirs might hear from my heirs.
Posted: September 18th, 2026 under deadpool.
Comments: 12
Comments
Comment from RushBabe
Time: September 18, 2026, 6:00 pm
“Slow” Joe Biden, as “The Donald would say!
Comment from thefritz
Time: September 18, 2026, 6:07 pm
Ben Sasse
Comment from LesterIII
Time: September 18, 2026, 6:18 pm
I’ll again go with Louis “I got diddled by Divinity on a flying saucer!” Walcott, AKA Farrakhan. May his suffering be eternal.
Comment from Ben
Time: September 18, 2026, 6:25 pm
William Shatner
Comment from Some Vegetable
Time: September 18, 2026, 6:36 pm
Jane Fonda
Comment from thefritz
Time: September 18, 2026, 6:59 pm
I’m pulling for you Lester…Farrakhan has been your DP choice for what seems like forever. Once you win, I cannot wait for my invite to the celebratory party at the ‘Estate!
It’s sure to be a banger!
Comment from steve
Time: September 18, 2026, 7:31 pm
Dick Van Dyke
Comment from The Neon Madman
Time: September 18, 2026, 7:35 pm
Bill Clinton, this time around. He ain’t looking too good.
Comment from MrsMGunz
Time: September 18, 2026, 8:22 pm
Barry Manilow
Comment from Rich Rostrom
Time: September 18, 2026, 8:26 pm
Famous old opera singer Leontyne Price (my third try in this category).
Comment from Rich Rostrom
Time: September 18, 2026, 8:30 pm
Also (since I posted this at the end of the last DP, and people didn’t see it) – stats through DP 199.
198 Dead Pools.
728 players.
11343 entries.
1660 different candidates.
DPs with winning first picks: 36, 42, 46, 78, 89, 92, 98, 101, 110, 133, 143, 157.
Latest winning pick by number: sherlock with Dan Schorr (#95) in DP 10.
Latest winning pick by days: Ripley with B. B. King (120 days) in DP 72.
Players with the most wins:
12 Carl
9 LavenderGirl
7 thefritz
6 ExpressoBold Pureblood
6 Pablo
6 steve
5 LesterIII
Players with the most entries:
185 Armybrat
182 thefritz
181 Rich Rostrom
175 RushBabe
175 Uncle Al
173 Ben
169 ExpressoBold Pureblood
165 Some Vegetable
161 PatAZ
158 LesterIII
156 Tim Carlson
151 Gromulin
149 dissent555
148 P2
148 Weaselwannabe
138 Subotai Bahadur
138 steve
135 Davem123
135 RimrockR
130 Eirik
126 Hutch
125 platypuss
123 currently
122 BJM
119 Jeff Weimer
118 JC Collins
117 Janna
117 Spad 13
115 Carl
114 Gulliblepratt
114 Pablo
112 catnip
112 unkawill
109 Deborah HH
102 J. S. Bridges
Players with the most different targets:
179 Rich Rostrom
132 Tim Carlson
86 currently
85 PatAZ
84 Subotai Bahadur
83 Uncle Al
76 Davem123
72 steve
66 unkawill
59 Pablo
57 BJM
55 Pupster
54 catnip
51 ExpressoBold Pureblood
51 P2
51 platypuss
47 Gromulin
46 Stephen Falken
45 Armybrat
45 Jeff Weimer
45 Weaselwannabe
43 Blake
43 MrsMGunz
42 Mija Cat
41 Some Vegetable
41 Spad 13
41 Stark Dickflüssig
41 thefritz
40 dissent555
Most popular targets (the most entries):
182 William Shatner
178 Jimmy Carter
170 George Soros
130 Nancy Pelosi
128 Henry Kissinger
121 Dick Van Dyke
118 Kirk Douglas
118 Prince Phillip
117 Jane Fonda
115 Bill Clinton
113 Olivia de Havilland
111 Hillary Clinton
106 Robert Mugabe
100 Rosalynn Carter
Targets with widest popularity (chosen by the most different players):
48 George Soros
48 Nancy Pelosi
47 Betty White
47 Bill Clinton
44 Hillary Clinton
44 Joe Biden
41 Dick Van Dyke
40 Jimmy Carter
36 Abe Vigoda
35 Henry Kissinger
35 Keith Richards
34 Harry Reid
34 Mel Brooks
33 Fidel Castro
33 Kirk Douglas
31 Clint Eastwood
31 George H. W. Bush
31 Jerry Lewis
31 Lindsay Lohan
29 Olivia de Havilland
29 Prince Phillip
29 Ruth Bader Ginsburg
27 Zsa Zsa Gabor
26 Bob Dole
26 Ed Asner
25 Bashir Assad
24 Billy Graham
24 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
24 Queen Elizabeth II
23 Willie Nelson
21 Bob Barker
21 Dianne Feinstein
21 Hugh Hefner
21 Jane Fonda
21 Larry King
20 Dick Cheney
20 John McCain
20 Michael Moore
20 Nancy Reagan
20 Robert Mugabe
Comment from p2
Time: September 18, 2026, 8:46 pm
Adding to my tally of different targets: Tina Louise, the inimitable Ginger Grant.
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