a morbid taste for bones

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This list was submitted by USER02013 on Wednesday, December 31st, 2003 at 8:19 PM PST for The 2004 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.

Points Celebrity Date of Death Age 
10Pope John Paul IIApril 2nd, 200584
9Ronald Reagan June 5th, 200493
8John MohammedNovember 10th, 200948
7Studs TerkelOctober 31st, 200896
6George KennanMarch 17th, 2005101
5Max SchmelingFebruary 2nd, 200599
4Edward HeathJuly 17th, 200589
3Aleksandr SolzhenitsynAugust 3rd, 200889
2Simon WiesenthalSeptember 20th, 200596
1Augusto PinochetDecember 10th, 200691
9 points 1 hit 
 

 

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His high-protein, low-carbohydrate approach to weight loss differed radically from the conventional wisdom of the medical establishment, and was widely criticized as risky. Nevertheless, Atkins steadfastly maintained that his dietary recommendations would lead to nothing more dangerous than a diminished sense of balance. He died of injuries sustained when he fell and hit his head on the sidewalk.

(d) April 17th, 2003