- of - De ath ▁Bet ting ▁O dd s ▁– ▁written ▁by ▁Mike ▁Sn ider , ▁this ▁long - running ▁feature ▁listed ▁and ▁" rank ed " ▁possible ▁methods ▁of ▁future ▁death ▁for ▁one ▁well - known ▁person ▁at ▁a ▁time . ▁ ▁It ▁usually ▁contained ▁a ▁tomb stone ▁with ▁a ▁car ic ature ▁of ▁the ▁celebr ity ▁( us ually ▁drawn ▁by ▁Hermann ▁Me j ia ). ▁A ▁shorter ▁version ▁later ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁" F und al ini " ▁section , ▁illustrated ▁by ▁Rick ▁Tul ka . ▁ ▁C ele br ity ▁Wal lets ▁– ▁usually ▁written ▁by ▁Ar nie ▁K ogen , ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁pe eks ▁at ▁the ▁notes , ▁photograph s ▁and ▁other ▁memor abil ia ▁being ▁carried ▁around ▁in ▁the ▁po ckets ▁of ▁the ▁famous . ▁ ▁C ents - less ▁C oup ons ▁– ▁written ▁by ▁Scott ▁Ma iko , ▁these ▁im itate ▁the ▁give away ▁cou pon ▁packets ▁found ▁in ▁Sunday ▁newsp apers ▁but ▁promote ▁lud ic r ous ▁products ▁such ▁as ▁" In bre d ▁Valley ▁Im itation ▁S qu ir rel ▁Me at ". ▁ ▁Ch illing ▁Th ought s ▁– ▁written ▁by ▁Des mond ▁Dev lin ▁and ▁illustrated ▁by ▁Rick ▁Tul ka ▁or ▁E van ▁D ork in , ▁these ▁feature ▁observations ▁or ▁predictions ▁about ▁both ▁the ▁culture ▁and ▁every day ▁life ▁that ▁have ▁supposed ly ▁dire ▁imp lications . ▁ ▁A ▁Day ▁in ▁the ▁Life ▁of ... ▁– ▁written ▁by ▁Scott ▁Ma iko , ▁these ▁articles ▁dep ict