Have you made the list?

I like to call it "Yahoo Deathwatch."

Yahoo, on its home page, as a section in the upper right corner called Popular Searches. It lets you know the top ten people or things that America is searching for on Yahoo.

Sometimes, it's obvious. After last weekend's VMA fiasco, Kanye West was at number one for a short time. Despite what Kanye thinks, most of America didn't know who he was before Sunday night. Now, unfortunately...they do.

But more often than not if you see a person in the number one slot, they've probably died.

Monday, Henry Gibson was at number one for a short time. Gibson was part of the 1960s ground-breaking comedy show Laugh-In, and although I had seen him in small parts over the years, it had been a long time since I'd come across his name.

Until Monday. "Uh oh," I said. He passed away on Sunday. Surprisingly, he's still in the top ten as of this morning at number nine. RIP, Mr. Gibson.

My Dad always used to joke that the first thing he would do each morning was to read the Seattle Times obituaries. If he didn't see his name, he could get on with his day.

This morning, there are only two dead people in the top 10: Myles Brand (ex-chairman of the NCAA at number two) and Gibson. Currently, Tom Cruise is at number five (who said on Leno that having sex with him "is like flying" - seriously) and Christie Prody at number six (O.J. Simpson's ex-girlfriend who is yapping to anyone who will listen).

I never want to make the Yahoo list.