Death Pool

After discussing the idea for the past few years, a few of us got together and finally started a death pool. It's a simple enough concept - each person in the pool drafts a team of people who they think willl die in the next year. Points are rewarded based on that person's age from 100. The person needs to be famous and he or she cannot be acquainted with the person making the pick. Simple.

For those who consider this idea to be morbid or even depressing, it must be remembered that everyone is going to die. Dying is a very important part of the life-cycle process. And most of the people who have been drafted into the death pool are either very old or very sick. Some just live extreme lives and come close to death everyday. So it's not morbid or depressing and in some ways it's an honor to be on the list. As a matter of fact I plan on doing a little tribute to each person on the list as their birthday comes around (ironic, isn't it?)

If you would like to see the lists, we have created a blog to keep track of our game: Circling Buzzards.