Celebrity Death Pool : Vote on Celebrities Dyingkatkimchee /Foter

As morbid as it sounds, celebrity death pools are quite common. Offices and employees across the country, looking for any sort of daily entertainment can develop and run a celebrity death pool. Anyone can start one up. What’s wrong with making a bet or two over who the next Hollywood croaker will be? The rules are simple but the specifics can be as varied as someone wants. Here are some points to get your own up and running

Set the rules for your group

Although the rules of Celebrity Death pool are simple, there are some general rules you would want to set down before inviting all your friends. What is the group size? The group can be as large as you can handle, but should be manageable so it is easy to remember who picked who. Joining rules? Maybe you have a set date for all the picks to be in, or maybe, as long as no one has died recently, anyone can join at any time. Who should you be allowed to select? This one is usually the sticking point. How famous does someone have to be? Can they be sports celebrities, politicians, actors? Ideally, all of the above works well, as long as everyone has heard of the recently deceased. Finally, what is this bet for? Set your limits.

Assemble your friends

Gather your group! Certainly you can find someone as sullen as yourself to join your death pool. Maybe send a discreet office email detailing how you’re going to be wasting company time over the next few weeks. Let everyone know what’s up and people will be dropping you names. Letting people join at anytime can really get the group and pot to grow.

Pick the dead!

Now comes the fun. Start selecting who you think will be the next celebrity to kick the bucket! There are plenty to choose from, and enough “Dead or Alive” websites to help you make a decision or settle an argument. The fun really gets going when a young actress jumps off the Golden Gate Bridge or snorts too much heroine. After all, who would have had Brittany Murphy or Heath Ledger? Anyone can pick Abe Vigoda, but it takes stones to go young, especially if the pot is right.

Follow the tabloids and wait

The next part can be fun, but it can also drag out. Celebrities are known to die in rapid succession. Some people believe that the deaths come in packs of threes. So there can be some slow times, but when it goes, the action can really heats up. Make sure once someone wins the bet everyone antes back up as quickly as possible. The next one is usually right around the corner.

Collect!

Win the big pot? I once won a dead pool with Gerald Ford, but I did not gloat on it at all. I quickly and quietly gave my money to a food pantry for fear of the bad karma. What you do with your blood money is entirely up to you, however. So get going! Celebrities are dying as we speak!

Kammie Daniels is an entertainment and film blogger. She loves to write about her favorite indie movies and entertainment gossip.

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