my "when would you kill" drinking game

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In bars, I'll sometimes throw out this question: if you could go back in time and kill a celebrity, thereby saving them from themselves and preserving our fond memories of them, who would it be and when?

My go-to example is Michael Jackson in 1983. He was at the height of his powers and popularity, and there wasn't a lawsuit, dangling baby or grotesque surgery in sight. The weirdest thing about him was his glove. I don't know about you, but that's how I like my Michaels. Mel Gibson or Michael Richards in 1995? Also excellent choices.

It occurred to me yesterday that I need to retire this bar game, now that every possible answer is "Bill Cosby." Or maybe I just need to travel back in time and kill the game in the 80s.