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It's that time again. Let's get our lists together and submitted. Here's mine:

1. Larry King
2. Lindsay Lohan
3. Charlie Sheen
4. Abe Vigoda
5. James Best
6. Barbara Bush
7. Joe Paterno
8. Leonard Nimoy
9. Ernest Borgnine
10. Don Rickles

—Mayonnaise

Over 65 List:
1. George Bush Sr.
2. Prince Phillip
3. Karl Lagerfeld
4. Etta James
5. Fidel Castro
6. Kirk Douglas (this is the year, I can feel it)
7. Nancy Reagan
8. Billy Graham
9. Dick Clark
10. Zsa Zsa Gabor

I've got an under 65 list too, but so long as old people count the same I'm playing the odds.

—stellagold

mayo, did you know that don rickles' 41 yr-old son just died the other day of pneumonia?

—pookie

Zsa Zsa's already dead.

—Dusty TheHick

Nope, I'm wrong.

—Dusty TheHick

Man that's horrible about Rickles.

—Masteel

stella took so many good ones

—mandee

Srsly, just give up now everyone. My only worry is Etta James won't hold out for 2012.

—stellagold

I didn't know that about Rickles' son, but I don't think that will help me because pneumonia isn't hereditary.

Great list Stella! You have some pretty sure things on there.

—Mayonnaise

My List:

1. Courtney Love
2. Michael Lohan
3. Jerry Sandusky
4. Kobe Bryant
5. Tom Cruise
6. Joy Behar
7. Bill Maher
8. Hugh Hefner
9. John McCain
10. Nancy Pelosi

—acm

I like that Sandusky is on there.

U thinking suicide, or killed in jail/prison?

—Masteel

i declare myself the winner of 2011's death pool. please send me a trophy.

1. wilford brimley
2. bob barker
3. the pope
4. ruth bader ginsberg
5. marion barry
6. david crosby
7. margaret thatcher (she's gonna pull a post-biopic death a la ray charles)
8. bb king
9. jerry lewis
10. louie anderson

—mandee

^^^what are you thinking with the bill maher pick? murdered by a tebow fan?

—Margin Walker

Sandusky: he will probably kill himself after his conviction. Sometime late next year. I wouldn't be surprised if his wife helps him.

Bill Maher: I just hate the guy, that's why I put him there. All he does is talk about how much he hates Christians and Republicans. If it wasn't for Christians and the GOP he wouldn't have a career! The dude stopped being funny years ago. I used to be able to watch him and disagree with him without hating him. Now? He is just so slimey and smug. Puke!

—acm

No shit, all political commentators wouldn't have a career without the opposing side. Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh for example, and they take the cake for being slimy and smug.

—stellagold

Agreed on the first point. I like Rush. I agree with most of what Beck says, but the guys bugs me, so I don't watch/listen to him.

—acm

Maher is guilty of the same problem a lot of comedians have when they go mainstream. They forget they are comedians are start to feel like they matter. They don't.

—Mayonnaise

1. Ariel Sharon
2. Fidel Castro
3. Nancy Reagan
4. Kirk Douglas
5. Henry Kissinger
6. Bob Cousy
7. Stan Musial
8. Mickey Rooney
9. Rod Grams (fmr US Senator)
10. Al Quie (former Minnesota Governor)

—awag777

^Ah...I see what you did there.

—acm

Miracle Whip nailed it about Mahr and all comedians.

—Masteel

the pope
rush limbaugh
john mccain
jimmy carter
rudy guiliani

can't think of any women

—foob2011

You still get more picks. I already picked John McCain. You're not even trying...

—acm

you are correct. i am not even trying.

alright, here's some more.

the heads of state of the following countries (I don't feel like looking them all up):
Pakistan
Iran
Syria
Iraq

Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev

—foob2011

NOT JIMMY CARTER!

—catloaf

keith richards

—000

I've decided to get in on this.

David Letterman
Keenan Clayton
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Harper Lee
Angela Lansbury
John Daly
Ali Khamenei
Chuck Berry
Boris Yeltsin
Batman

—HocusPocus

did you know that angela lansbury currently looks better now than she did when she was in "gaslight?"

—pookie

that should have been in your interesting facts thread

—mandee

my post was in reference to hoc poc's prediction, but i see your point.

—pookie

Bob Weston, former Fleetwood Mac guitarist, dies at 64

—pookie

:v(

—stellagold

I guess he can finally stop thinkin' about tomorrow.

—Mayonnaise

baaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahaha

oh that's awful

—catloaf

1. Queen Elizabeth II
2. Yoko Ono
3. Jamie Farr
4. Tariq Aziz
5. Dick Van Dyke
6. Henry Kissinger
7. Bob Dole
8. Conrad Bain
9. Harry Belafonte
10. Petula Clark

—Dusty TheHick

i saw petula clark as norma desmond in sunset boulevard. she was pretty fiesty. i think she has more time.

—pookie

Musician Johnny Otis Dies: Known as the ‘godfather of rhythm and blues

—pookie

Freestyle ski champ dies week after injury

[Updated at 4:44 p.m. ET] A Canadian freestyle skier who was seriously injured during practice in Utah last week has died, her family said Thursday in a statement released by her publicist.

Sarah Burke, 29, died Thursday morning at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, where she had been treated for injuries she suffered during a training run at Park City Mountain Resort's superpipe.

Burke reportedly fell while trying a trick and "whiplashed" onto her side at Park City Mountain Resort's superpipe on January 10, officials have said.

—pookie

Megaupload died. Sucks...

—stellagold

Heard this story on NPR before the fatality update, questioned the "whiplashed onto her side" statement. Does that make sense?

Media soft touch? Of course, now that she's ultimately dead.

I'm off to whiplash into my kitchen and smoke a cigarette.

Not trying to be prickish, just hate that soft coated media shit. NPR didn't used to do it, now they're dipping everything in sugar too. She smashed her fuckin head. Edit the 'fuck' out of that statement and report it.

Bah.

—gouranga3221

someone should make a movie about megaupload in the vein of "the social network" meets the made-for-tv movie about enron.

i hope mediafire isn't next. i use them exclusively to support local EDM talent.

—plurry

Singer Etta James, best known for the song "At Last," died Friday, her longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon, said.

—pookie

YAY I SCORED A POINT.

too soon?

—stellagold

that point isn't gonna do you any good in HELL

—Margin Walker

congratulations stella. congratulations.

—mandee

Have we ever come up with a ruling on points if a celebrity dies but is re-animated sometime during the same year? I know the technology isn't here yet, but it's coming.

—Mayonnaise

if a celebrity dies and then is re-animated but then dies again all in the same year, that's 2 points.

—mandee

Jimmy Castor also passed this week. :(

—catloaf

But if the celebtity dies and is re-animated, but doesn't die again, do you lose the point?

—Mayonnaise

no, you still get the point because it was a death, but if there's a tie you'd lose the point.

—mandee

Fair enough.

—Mayonnaise

It looks like I'm close to my first death pool points:

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/01/legendary_football_coach_joe_p.html

—Mayonnaise

Best of luck!

—stellagold

joe paterno died.

edit: okay, three news sources said it was confirmed and then another one said it's not true. i guess mayo will have to wait.

—pookie

Shit, son...

It's like he realized how bad he fucked up and then decided to croak.

I hope Sandusky dies. That dude has no shame. If you're that attracted to little boys, the LEAST you can do is keep that shit to yourself and make sure you never touch any of them. There's no way to justify that. None!

—acm

He already had lung cancer... The stress probably didn't help.

The worst part is how Sandusky used boys from his charity for abused and neglected kids. Perfect victims, as Drew would say.

—stellagold

joe paterno really did die this time. the penn state editor who mistakenly reported his death prematurely has resigned.

—pookie

so mayo gets 2 points?

—Margin Walker

I finally got one of these right! As for Sandusky, I can remember Adam years ago offering this advice to any person who was thinking about diddling kids: Kill yourself!

—Mayonnaise

Damn that editor must have just been poised over the enter key with that obit/news.

It's too bad he did that, honest mistake. They all have these obits pre-written, and he must of had connections since he was at Penn so he just fired the gun a little early, nothing to lose ur job over.

Sandusky should die so horribly.

—Masteel

ooop i have more than one facebook friend who has written rip joe paterno. cot dam people are the dumbest.

—mandee

James Farentino Dies at 73

—pookie

Robert Hegyes, Welcome Back Kotter Star, Dies

Robert Hegyes, best known as John Travolta's fellow "Sweathog" Juan Epstein on the sitcom Welcome Back Kotter, has died. He was 60

Hegyes died from an apparent heart attack after having chest pains, The Star-Ledger reports. His brother tells the New Jersey paper the actor had suffered a heart attack in the last couple of years and was not well.

—pookie

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

I had actually considered him for my list. Now I'm kinda glad I decided otherwise, else I get a case of the acm/Swayzes.

—Dusty TheHick

acm/Swayzees

LMAO!!! Too funny. I make damn sure I only pick assholes or really old people now. If they're assholes I don't feel bad, and if they're really old I just shrug and say it was their time.

—acm

Elaine's boss, Mr. Pitt, has died. He was 77.

—pookie

as long as it wasn't john o'hurley

—mandee

J. Peterman will live forever

—Margin Walker

'Soul Train' founder Don Cornelius found shot to death in Los Angeles, according to coroner

—pookie

Nick and Aaron Carter's Sister Leslie Dies at 25

—pookie

^^suicide

—Dusty TheHick

At least Yukon Cornelius lives on in the hearts of children everywhere.

—Mayonnaise

i'm so bummed out about Don Cornelius. i feel like part of my childhood died :(

—catloaf

some white people are doing a huge soul train line in whitehipsterville. so obnoxious.

—mandee

Too bad we won't be able to call them out and embarass them individually...you know, since white people all look alike.

—Mayonnaise

Actor Ben Gazzara Dies at 81

—pookie

that actually makes me sad.

—HocusPocus

ditto :(

—catloaf

The only reason it doesn't make me sad is that I didn't realize he was still alive.

—Dusty TheHick

Blockbuster comedy director Bobby Farrelly, who along with his brother Peter made Something About Mary, Dumb & Dumber and the upcoming The Three Stooges, has released a statement in the wake of his son Jesse's tragic and sudden death this week.

On Wednesday evening, 20-year-old Jesse Farrelly was deemed unresponsive by paramedics and taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. Though autopsy results have not yet been released, the 911 call reportedly referenced a possible overdose, and the family indicated in their just-released statement that the young man had been battling with unspecified substances.

—pookie

Whitney Houston dead!

—stellagold

Natural causes?

—Mayonnaise

Natural effects. (of crack)

—stellagold

daaaang that's so sad.
weird i had more than one conversation about her this week.

—mandee

yeah... i'm legit sad about Whitney Houston. so much so that I *almost* don't even wanna make crack jokes. Almost.

—catloaf

I didn't know she was so young..but that may be because I get her mixed up with Tina Turner.

—chix0r

how often do you guys think about tina turner? i think about her like once a week, but i wish she came up in my mind more often.

i was watching whitney videos last night and i got chills like a crazy person.

—mandee

wow--i srsly think about tina turner often. weird huh?

—catloaf

i get that ike was obviously a terrible human being, but they did make really awesome music together.

—mandee

Sometimes I care about celeb deaths, but this one not at all. I was watching Charlie Brown's Valentines Day special when it cut to the news and was just annoyed that this was considered important enough to be national news / interrupt Charlie Brown.

Btw where's pookie? I figured she'd have reported to this thread by now.

—stellagold

hi, stel. i guess you beat me to it.

• but it looks like i wasn't the last person to find out

—pookie

omg

—catloaf

If Oprah died, omg...

—stellagold

My wife told me last night about Whitney. She was reading the article to me and said she was found by her bodygaurd. I said that Kevin Costner must be devistated and it took her awhile to get the joke.

—bguirk

I'm really turned off by the news stations doing SOOO much coverage of Whitney's death. Shouldn't they be above that? They are NEWS stations. And yeah...I get that she was famous and talented. But there's other news going on in the world. Do we really need updates of where her body is at all times?

I know they put on whatever shit the peons want to watch. I guess the peons want Whitney 24/7 right now...

—acm

OH EM GEE WHERE IS WHITNEY'S BODY RIGHT NOW?!

—catloaf

GETTING FUCKED BY THE UNDERTAKER.

—Coconut ZT

WHERE IS WHITNEY HOUSTON'S BODY NOW?

—catloaf

I KNOW! I NEED MY TRAFFIC REPORTS AND MY WHITNEY BODY UPDATE, NOW!!!

—acm

I'M BOBBY BROWN. I'M BOBBY BROWN. I'M WHITNEY HOUSTON'S HUSBAND.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gdhUilaAok

—Coconut ZT

Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter dies at 57

—Dusty TheHick

fuck

—bguirk

For a split second I thought it would be Gary Busey.

—Coconut ZT

Im gonna be pissed if Mandela dies. I had him on my list but then I put Dick Clark instead.

—stellagold

CNN -- Nelson Mandela released from hospital.

—pookie

In a body bag?

—Mayonnaise

My wife told me last night about Whitney. She was reading the article to me and said she was found by her bodygaurd. I said that Kevin Costner must be devistated and it took her awhile to get the joke.

—bguirk

I seriously laughed until tears.

I sooo wanted to make a bodyguard reference but didn't have any material, thanks guirk.

I couldn't give a fuck about Whitney, obv.

The last time I thought about Tina Turner was months ago, 5-6 times a day at the Vegas MGM in a hallway I walked thru several times a day they had posters of celebs who had done a show there, she was one.

—Masteel

this guy that i kind of know died the other day and i want to know how so badly. i have facebook-stalked every family member and googled everyone's name, but i'm getting no information. and i'm not close enough to any of his friends to randomly ask what happened. but it's driving me craaaaaazy.

—mandee

^ his local paper's obit may have the cause of death

—pookie

i fucking looked, pookie. i fucking looked.

—mandee

• i found it

—pookie

thank you

—mandee

you can google his name and "cause of death". The more you know...

—stellagold

i even found his page on the funeral home's website and it still says nothing.

—mandee

Now you've got me wondering. Just ask one of his friends that looks like a gossiper.

—stellagold

polar bears remind me of my dog

wooly mammoths also remind me of my dog

—catloaf

Remind me never to meet your dog.

—stellagold

he's, as Donald Trump would say, yuge. only still under 6 months old and already about 55 pounds. i heart him so.

—catloaf

creepy when my brother got murdered, after a while I googled his name and came to some sort of internet memorial page.

my dad told me the way he was stabbed. once in the chest. once in the mouth, right below the nose (how is that possible,yuck), and once on his left side, and the knife was jerked upward after it was in.

Thanks Dad.

—Masteel

did you ask? or did he just kinda throw that on you? jeez... sorry dude :/

—catloaf

i asked someone who i thought might know tonight, but it turns out he didn't know.

speaking of murder, my improv group killlllled tonight. for real. i'm on such a high.

—mandee

i'm crushed. so is marsha.

Monkees star Davy Jones dies at age 66

No doubt you're humming Daydream Believer or Last Train to Clarksville as you read this.

The lead singer of The Monkees, Davy Jones, has died.

His rep tells TMZ that he died after suffering a heart attack this morning in Florida. Jones was 66.

TMZ confirmed Jones' death with an official from the medical examiner's office for Martin County, Fla.

Jones is survived by his wife Jessica and four daughters from previous marriages.

Jones joined The Monkees in 1965, with Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork.

—mandee

Patton Oswalt ‏

Wait, wait -- can't we swab Marcia Brady's cheek and grow a NEW Davey Jones from the DNA? She promised to never wash it...

—pookie

cat, he volunteered it out of the blue.

the only thing that gets me creeped out really is the stabbing in the mouth. ulgh.

—Masteel

Yeah that part is bizarre. I was trying to imagine how it would work.

—stellagold

Why don't we torpedo his corpse onto the Star Trek "Genesis" planet and pick him back up just as he matures to his Monkees age?

—Mayonnaise

andrew breitbart is dead. awesome.

—mandee

omg he is! wow. i can't remember the last time i was pleasantly surprised by a death.

—stellagold

Rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose died

—pookie

Doobie Brothers drummer Michael Hossack died Monday at the age of 65, reports RollingStone.com. Hossack, who had been struggling with cancer, lost his battle at his home in Dubois, Wyoming.

—pookie

Shifty in a coma yo.

Shifty Shellshock In A Coma April 03 2012 | Gil Kaufman

VH1 "Celebrity Rehab" star and former Crazy Town singer Shifty Shellshock is reportedly in a coma in a Los Angeles hospital after his admission last week to the intensive care unit. TMZ reported that Shellshock (born Seth Binzer), 37, entered the ICU last Thursday and is currently in an unresponsive state. At press time there was no information on what sent him to the hospital, but unnamed sources close to the singer speculated that it was drug-related.

—stellagold

ur my buttafly suga, bb

—mandee

Thomas Kinkade Dead: Famed Painter Dies At Age 54 of apparent "natural causes."

—pookie

prolly choked out from all the foliage

—catloaf

daaang no one picked mike wallace

—mandee

Good thing the Steelers hadn't signed him to a big contract yet.

—Mayonnaise

Bee Gees star Robin Gibb in a coma

—pookie

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

—catloaf

which one's robin? is he the one with the high voice?

—Margin Walker

Justin Timberlake is Robin. Jimmy Fallon is Barry.

—bguirk

^<3

—catloaf

So Robin is the funny one?

—Mayonnaise

dick clark has died. mazel tov stella

—mandee

I thought of him as being really old, but 82 isn't super old for dying. Mike Wallace was 93, now there's an old person. And he worked until he was like 89.

There are 4 reference notations after the phrase "Mike Wallace died" on his Wiki page, and it makes it looks like that's all it says. Mike Wallace died. That is all, nothing else to tell.

—chix0r

i'm kind of surprised about Dick Clark, i thought he'd last at least to 100. Levon Helm and Robin Gibb are in line right behind him and this makes me sad.

—catloaf

yay another point! i mean sad... but it was getting pretty creepy seeing him on tv at new years.

i've got a few 90-somethings on my list. the oldest is zsa zsa (edit) and kirk douglas at 95.

—stellagold

damn, i didn't hear that about levon helm.

good excuse to watch the last waltz for the hundredth time.

—Margin Walker

he's not gone yet, at least not the last time i checked--which has been like every 30 minutes today--but they say he's in his final days/hours :(

—catloaf

• dr. drew's got the deets

—pookie

I hear the doctors did a countdown to Dick Clark's official time of death. "And I pronounce him dead in 10, 9 , 8 , 7, 6 ...."

—Mayonnaise

Levon Helm died today at 71. Great voice.

—Mayonnaise

—Margin Walker

^^ Wow, that's too bad. I loved his work. His songs always make me feel good.

—von zipper

Men at Work member Greg Ham has also died. :(

—catloaf

Hope he didn't end up down under.

—Mayonnaise

bada bing!

I feel bad for being relieved it wasn't Colin Hay.

—catloaf

Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has regained consciousness after slipping into a coma, according to the BBC.

Spokesman Doug Wright says Gibb is able to nod and communicate with his family.

The 62-year-old fell into a coma last week after contracting pneumonia. Gibb was hospitalized last year for stomach and colon problems. He has not specified the exact nature of his illness — widely reported to be cancer — but had told the BBC he had a growth on his colon removed.

News reports Friday said Gibb's children, wife, Dwina, and brother Barry, had been singing to him, in hopes of waking him from the coma.

Robin's twin brother Maurice Gibb died in 2003 due to complications from a twisted intestine. He was 53.

His younger brother Andy died of a heart ailment in 1988. He was 30.

—pookie

"Heart ailment" aka cocaine OD.....'least that's what i heard.

—catloaf

^ yup

—pookie

So for now, Robin is stayin' alive.

—Mayonnaise

^ i love you!

—pookie

Pending pic approval, wanna move in with me and screw a lot?

—Mayonnaise

thanks, but i already have that

—pookie

Also with Masteel I assume?

—Mayonnaise

nopes. i was very fortunate to find the love of my life who makes my life a total blast.

—pookie

And by "blast" you mean jizz on the face, right?

—Mayonnaise

i'm pretty certain jizz is somewhere in California

—catloaf

Also with Masteel

—stellagold

Catloaf, stella, pookie, mandee--all more than a woman to me

—bguirk

now ima call you beegee-irk <3

—catloaf

^ lol

^^ awww

—pookie

Former NFL Player Junior Seau Is Dead; Possible Suicide

—pookie

There is audio of his mother just after she found out. She's inconsolable and asking why it couldn't have been her instead. Very sad.

—acm

Adam 'MCA' Yauch, a member of the legendary New York rap trio Beastie Boys, has died, Rolling Stone magazine reports.

He died of cancer. He was only 47.

—pookie

:(

—Coconut ZT

i guess it rly was time to get ill.

*rimjob8*

—stellagold

RIP, GOOBER

George Lindsey, Andy Griffith Show Costar, Dies

George Lindsey, best remembered for his role of Goober Pyle – cousin of Gomer Pyle – on CBS's rural sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, died Sunday morning in Nashville, where he lived, after a lengthy hospitalization, reports The Tennessean. He was 83.

—pookie

Well, gooooolllllllyyyy...

—Mayonnaise

LOS ANGELES (CNN) -

Artist Thomas Kinkade's death last month was from an accidental overdose of alcohol and Valium, according to the Santa Clara County, Calif., medical examiner.

Kinkade, 54, also suffered from hypertensive and atherosclerotic heart disease, said the autopsy report released Monday.

—pookie

maurice sendak died.

—stellagold

Maybe he died of shame from that shit movie based on his book.

—acm

true story, my daughter is/was good/best friends with the kid who did the stunt work for the Max character from that movie. w00t?

—catloaf

when i was little i used to listen to the really rosie soundtrack all the time.

—mandee

Vidal Sassoon— arguably the world's first celebrity snipper, whose name became synonymous with cutting-edge cuts and, later, slapped on shampoo bottles, a staple of a suburban woman's grooming regimen — died Wednesday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles. He was 84.

—pookie

i always assumed vidal sassoon died in like the 80's.

—mandee

And by "natural causes," they mean AIDS.

—Mayonnaise

Vidal Sassoon— arguably the world's first celebrity snipper

—pookie

At first I thought this said "world's first celebrity sniper." I was like, best job ever!

—Cthulaith

^ <3

—pookie

At first I thought this said "world's first celebrity sniper." I was like, best job ever!

—Cthulaith

ATTN: LAITH

oh wait

—catloaf

http://www.cinemablend.com/pop/Blues-Brothers-Bassist-Donald-Duck-Dunn-Gone-70-42447.html

His "mission" is over.

—Mayonnaise

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/14/showbiz/swamp-people-death/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Swamp Person Dies...

—Mayonnaise

At this point, I think it's actually more newsworthy when a Kennedy doesn't die, but here goes...

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/16/us/mary-kennedy-dead/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

—Mayonnaise

Hailed as the "Godfather of Go-Go," Chuck Brown helped usher in a new sound of pulsing, beat-driven music from the D.C. area in the 1970s and '80s. Now, the go-go genre's biggest name is dead.

Tom Goldfogle, who managed Brown, 75, confirmed to WUSA, Washington's CBS affiliate, that the musician has passed away after suffering, in recent weeks, from poor health.

Brown was hospitalized last week while battling pneumonia and had to cancel several concerts because of his ailments.

Brown was perhaps best known in the mainstream for his No. 1 hit Bustin' Loose.

—pookie

Donna Summer, 70's disco queen, has died at age 63, her publicist says.

—pookie

No way!

—Dusty TheHick

I guess she worked too hard for the money.

—Mayonnaise

you better treat her right!

—catloaf

robin gibb is dead how r u guys

—mandee

• sweet pix of the beegees as little kids

—pookie

Crowded House drummer Pete Jones passes away at 45

—pookie

Former WVU Football Coach Bill Stewart dead at 59.

http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2012/5/21/3034661/bill-stewart-dies-heart-attack-west-virginia-coach/in/2798696

—Mayonnaise

my neighbor died, he was an extra in a NBC pilot that was never picked up in the 80's.

srsly, people need to pick up their game.

—Margin Walker

—Margin Walker

Am I teh dedz0r?

—Dusty TheHick

^^<3 Margin Walker

—catloaf

Survey says...Richard Dawson is dead.

—Mayonnaise

totally crushed :(

—mandee

dude must easily hold the record for most chicks kissed on television. he's like the cy young that way.

contestant families on FF used to bring him novelty/custom t-shirts. would be interesting to know if he held on to that stuff. if so, what happens to that collection?

—plurry

Mrs. Landingham has died...again.

—Dusty TheHick

She just can't stay out of the spotlight, can she?

—Mayonnaise

Ray Bradbury, "Fahrenheit 451" author has died at age 91.

—pookie

i know i picked him one year and i was hoping it was this year, but no. i'm doing terribly.

—mandee

Bob Welch, Formerly of Fleetwood Mac, Commits Suicide

—pookie

Oh, fuck! That's awful!

That band was so incestuous. I read over their history and tried to understand who was fucking who and at what time. It was confusing. I always thought Stevie Nicks and Buckingham looked so adorbs together.

—acm

Rapper Lil Phat Killed in Atlanta Shooting

—pookie

mr. drucker from green acres died. he was 96

—pookie

'Goodfellas' Mobster Henry Hill Dies at 69

—pookie

I was watching this clip less than twelve hours ago. Strange.

Young Ray Liotta really turns me on.

—acm

you don't find young liotta menacing? :p

btw, "Jerry Lewis Rushed to Hospital"

—pookie

my favorite liotta role was in Bee Movie

—catloaf

Young Ray Liotta makes my lady parts sing. Check him out in Unlawful Entry. He plays a bad cop. He's hot as hell.

—acm

back in the day, i prolly woulda let him unlawfully enter ME

—catloaf

I know, right?

—acm

Back in the day being Yesterday.

—Mayonnaise

Fuck work. I'm wasting time on here.

—OneNutAaron

never found liotta at all hot. maybe it's the lack of lips.

—stellagold

^ good lippage is very important

—pookie

He has a very poxy face in high def.

—Mayonnaise

Is it generally true that really, really beautiful people tend to be awful in bed? Any of you sluts have an answer for that?

I've heard people say that really hot guys/chicks don't try to please their partner in bed. They just figure that the person should just naturally come because they're with them of course, and who wouldn't come?

—acm

close call?

—he sounds like a delight

She's a cockroach. She's never going to die.

—acm

NOOO RODNEY KING
i had so much hope for him.

—mandee

That's three. :(

—Dusty TheHick

i didn't know rodney king got $3.8 million

• unfortunately, he lost most of it

—pookie

That's three. :(

3 of dr. drew's celeb rehab patients that have died?

—stellagold

yeah :(

—Dusty TheHick

aw, rodney :( i kinda loved that guy. so sad.

—catloaf

btw, was alcohol his drug of choice? my husband said he was a crack addict but i don't remember anything about that, i thought it was just boooooooz

—catloaf

i think it was just booze. his ex or something accused him of smoking crack, but i don't think that was ever confirmed.

That's three. :(

at first, i thought dusty was saying his score and i was like nuh uh u liar.

—mandee

you're forgetting that dusty don't lie

—pookie

evar

—Dusty TheHick

like Shakira's hips

—catloaf

^ 'zactly

—pookie

The Economist ‏@TheEconomist

Obituary: Ray Bradbury, science-fiction writer, died on June 5th, aged 91 http://econ.st/L1ztJO

—pookie

CNN -- Filmmaker and writer Nora Ephron has died, her son Jacob Bernstein told The New York Times. She was 71.

Ephron was nominated for three screenwriting Oscars for "Silkwood," "When Harry Met Sally" and "Sleepless in Seattle."

—pookie

I won't have what she's having.

—Mayonnaise

^ teh lulz

—pookie

Don Grady, who played the dimpled-chinned Robbie Douglas on the 1960-72 sitcom My Three Sons died Wednesday in Thousand Oaks, Calif., after a battle with cancer, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He was 68.

—pookie

Andy Griffith dead at 86. I'm surprised nobody had this.

—Mayonnaise

I was wondering a few weeks ago if he was dead or not.

—acm

I'm especially saddened by Andy Griffith's death cuz he and Mr. Rogers remind me so much of my dad :(

—catloaf

i bet dr drew gon have sumthin 2 say bout this 1!!!

—mandee

You mean Andy Griffith and Mr. Rogers diddled you too?

—Mayonnaise

yup.

also, when i was in elementary school, the guy who whistles the andy griffith theme song came and did a show for us. he was supabadass. i mean, no andrew bird but still supabadass.

—catloaf

Ernest Borgnine dead at 95. Hopefully he was able to die doing something he loved...like masturbating. If you don't know what I mean, check youtube.

—Mayonnaise

congratulations mayo. you got a point.
so made ritenow

—mandee

I'm pretty sure that is my first point ever at this game.

—Mayonnaise

you got one for joe paterno. you have 2 points bb!

—mandee

Sweet!!!!!

—Mayonnaise

Mermaid Man :(

—catloaf

sage stallone, 36 year old son of sylvester stallone has died.

—pookie

Stephen Covey, author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," died today at age 79, hospital officials say.

—pookie

Jon Lord, Deep Purple keyboardist and founder, dead at 71 after battle with pancreatic cancer

—pookie

Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, Sally Ride Science announced on its website. She was 61.

*** what's with celebs and pancreatic cancer? michael landon, patrick swayze, and these two new ones, plus a whole mess in between ***

—pookie

George A. Miller, founder of Cognitive Science died peacefully in his sleep last weekend. He was 92.

A good summary of his career can be found on the site below.

• http://www.kurzweilai.net/george-a-miller

—ZT-In

^ you beat me to it

—pookie

RIP GEORGE JEFFERSON U R MY FAVORITE BLACK

—mandee

Sherman Hemsley y'all. Movin' on up to that deeelux apartment in the sky :(

—catloaf

"Medical Center" star Chad Everett dies at 75.

(he was hawt)

—pookie

oop no one picked gore vidal

—mandee

I hope Vidal is getting raped right now.

—acm

Christopher Hitchens would hurt his mind more than material rape could hurt his body.

• http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2010/02/hitchens-201002

—ZT-In

at least he had the excuse of being in his 80s, unlike other nasties.

—stellagold

• Al (Gore Vidal) Sassoon

—pookie

Tony Sly, singer and chief songwriter for veteran California pop punk band No Use For a Name, has passed away at age 41. His cause of death has yet to be released.

—pookie

not unlike his next album

—catloaf

Now the only regular cast members from The Jeffersons still alive are:

Florence
Jenny
1/2 Lionels

—Dusty TheHick

Composer Marvin Hamlisch has died

—pookie

ugh this is a sad one - David Rakoff

i read 'fraud' my freshman year of high school and it changed my life.

—mandee

Omg was he on this American life?

—stellagold

yeah

—mandee

Helen Gurley Brown, former editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine and the author of "Sex and the Single Girl," has died at the age of 90, the Hearst Corporation says.

—pookie

"23 Ways to hit your casket's male g-spot."

—SlowAndGoOnThe405

From what I know of men:

Suck his dick, spread your legs, make him a sandwhich, and STFU.

The End.

—acm

^ilu

—Dusty TheHick

*blush*

—acm

Ron "Horshack" Palillo has died. Isn't that the second one this year?

—Dusty TheHick

Yeah. Epstein died earlier in the year.

—SlowAndGoOnThe405

rip joey from celebrity rehab (and the real world). he was so fine.

—mandee

That's four. :(

—Dusty TheHick

The Army of the Twelve Monkeys is a red herring.

—ZT-In

lol please tell me you didnt srsly think he was fine mandee

—stellagold

i feel bad that the guy died, but i also feel weird that i have absolutely NO recollection of him whatsoever. now i'm wondering, did i somehow completely miss the third season and not even know it or is he just THAT forgettable?

—catloaf

he is not generally my type, but i can acknowledge that he was a good looking young man.

he was pretty forgettable. i don't think he did anything on the show that stood out.

—mandee

Director Tony Scott, best known for "Top Gun," died Sunday after he jumped from a bridge in California, an official with the Los Angeles County Corner's Office told CNN. He was 68. He also directed "Beverly Hills Cop II," "Crimson Tide" and "Enemy of the State.

(i think he was the brother of ridley scott)

—pookie

I would do it Hunter S. Thompson style, I don't like jumping of bridges.

—ZT-In

I guess he never got over making Days of Thunder.

—Mayonnaise

As the investigation continues into Sunday's apparent suicide of Top Gun director Tony Scott, an unnamed source has told ABC News that the British-born filmmaker, 68, had been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer.

—pookie

Then kudos to him for taking a better way out.

—Mayonnaise

CNN -- Comedian Phyllis Diller has died, her manager tells CNN. Diller was 95.

—pookie

CNN -- Comedian Phyllis Diller has died, her manager tells CNN. Diller was 95.

—pookie

^ how did that happen?

—pookie

well... that's just what happens when you get old, pookie.

—catloaf

In case anyone has Rosie on their list, there is hope:

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/20/rosie-odonnell-happy-to-be-alive-after-heart-attack/?hpt=hp_c2

—Mayonnaise

Rosie is very talented and very funny. That woman needs a lot of therapy though...

If I were to kill myself, I would prefer a gun. That's pretty quick. I'd buy a gun, rent a hotel room and call the police right before I pulled the trigger. That way a tough, jaded cop would find my body instead of my family or a poor little housekeeper.

—acm

I'm loling at how many times Masteel and I have had this conversation.

• http://www.finalexitnetwork.org/

—ZT-In

fyi that makes me really sad.

ps remember when acm killed patrick swayze?

—mandee

It's (might be) a good thing Masteel and I were never suicidal at the same time, or crazy shit might have happened.

If this fucking baby that my ex is about to have in one month is mine, and I can't boost my income by at least 40%, or move to a country outside of the child support net, I'll probably kill myself. There's a list of countries where it's legal or semi-legal to do it, I'll fly there, and have a proper physician assisted suicide. Or just fly to the DRC and see how long it takes for the locals to kill me. Maybe learn a little French before I die? Le suicide est magnifique!

Otherwise it's a life of homelessness or incarceration in the United States. I can't post to TLC from the pumpkin patch.

—ZT-In

ps remember when acm killed patrick swayze?

:-(

ZT, stop it! You're not the first guy that got tricked into being a daddy. A lot of women are evil cunts. I know one, possibly two guys who fell into this same ovary trap (Shit, Ovary Trap, is a wonderful name for a band, don't you think?) Women can be just as evil and destructive as men. They don't have the physical strength, but they are capable of severe damage nonetheless.

Do your best to be a part of this child's life. He/she may hate you for a while. That's only natural. Kids don't understand the decisions adults make. But when that kid grows older he/she will know the truth about you. Be a part of that kid's life. And do what you can. You can only do so much. Just recognize this and come to terms with it. I know, easier said than done. But, this is not worth killing yourself over.

—acm

So the more guys it happens to the more okay that makes it? That's like saying the more people die in a war, the more it justifies the war.

I don't want to be a part of the child's life, and even if I did after child support payments I couldn't afford it (we're talking 900-1200/month). Your plan is that I fly the child in to stay in my studio apartment in the middle of Denver?

In 2012 motherhood is a choice for any woman who happens to get pregnant, fatherhood isn't. A pregnant woman can have an abortion or take her child to a safe haven after she's had it. But, the mother and the state can force you to be an ATM father, and I'm not going to accept that just because there's another human that shares a large percentage of my DNA that I'm bound to it -- legally or otherwise. I never wanted it, and did what I thought was adequate to prevent it from happening. I'll kill myself, leave the country or go to jail before I let it turn me in to a human ATM.

If you hate socialism so much, why is it that you protect the state's right to shake money down from guys that never wanted to be fathers? Taxes are okay, but if a girl lies to you to get pregnant, then it's okay for the state to take as much as possible from a man (in addition to taxes)?!? That's hypocrisy. If you believe taxes are unjust, you of all people should be railing against this. Why is it that you're so in favor of state coercion when it involves unwanted babies, but otherwise it's evil and socialism?

When you have to pay ~1200/month for the rest of your life to some dude that you slept with because he was able to use the government to extract money from you, then you can come and tell me what to do. Until then, I'm sorry but you have no idea what you're talking about.

—ZT-In

did anyone mention: 

another celeb rahab patient dies!! joey from the real world

News for Joey from Real World/Celebrity Rehab dead

E! Online

—000

lurk moar

—Dusty TheHick

for real

—mandee

ZT, if you want to get out of paying child support, move to Indiana. That's what my ex did in March and I haven't seen a dime since.

—catloaf

wait whaaaaat? i thought you and mr. loaf were on good terms again. is this another ex?

—stellagold

This thread is making me feel feelings.

—Kevin-U-in-Depression

Tel Aviv seems cooler than Indiana.

—ZT-In

ZT, do you feel as though you were totally and purely conned into impregnating someone, or did you have a feeling somewhere inside you that you continued a sexual relationship with someone who's #1 goal was to have a child? If you had some innate feeling that something wasn't right, do you feel that you ignored that instinct?

—Kevin-U-in-Depression

Yeah, it was stupid to keep seeing her on and off after she had already lied about birth control once before. Just because she had lied before, it doesn't make her doing it again okay.

—ZT-In

I wouldn't make the argument that she's justified in her actions - I just wondered about your state of mind. I've been in situations in the past where getting laid overrides my very sensible instincts, and I hate myself for it, but I have never been a potential father. I don't know how serious you are, but the idea of you killing yourself because of this makes me really sad.

—Kevin-U-in-Depression

I read some of the posts from guys who are in a similar situation to the one I very soon could be in and... it's sad and it's scary. If I had to face one year of that, let alone 18 or more, I probably would off myself. If I did it in the United States, I might go out like this guy:

• http://abovethelaw.com/2011/06/man-literally-sets-himself-on-fire-on-the-courthouse-steps/

—ZT-In

I should also say, I really was in love with her for awhile, and would have married her a few years ago if she would have just seen a justice of the peace rather than only wanting to do it if it was a crazy expensive wedding. Part of me wanted for things to work and for us to get back together. But if she'll lie about this, at least I know I'm better off not being with her and I was right that she probably would have divorced me after she had some kids. Then I would have been paying child support and alimony, at least I only have one to worry about.

—ZT-In

zeet, you are worrying about things that may never happen and working yourself into a tizzy. wait and see how things play out. most things in life are not permanent, and things can change in an instant. stop envisioning the worst possible scenario and living your life as though it is already happening.

—pookie

wait whaaaaat? i thought you and mr. loaf were on good terms again. is this another ex?

oh, no no no, sorry about the confusion, things are awesomely splenderific with mr. loaf. i was talking about my alcoholic, pedophile, miserable-waste-of-skin ex who i pray every day gets hit by a bus and lives to suffer.

—catloaf

pedophile for realz? have you told us this already? this is the father of your 1st 2 kids right

—mandee

pedophile for realz. he raped our then five-year-old. i don't think i've ever come right out and said it here, but have alluded to it once or twice. and yeah, father of the two older girls.

—catloaf

(hence the praying he gets hit by a bus)

—catloaf

pookie - I hear what you're saying, and you're right that it could turn out better. If you're also hinting that envisioning only undesirable outcomes can be like a self-fulfilling prophecy, I also agree with you there.

I still mull over something B.F. Skinner wrote, which I thought was profound when I first read it like 15 years ago.

'Love your enemies' is an example--a psychological invention for easing the lot of an oppressed people. The severest trial of oppression is the constant rage which one suffers at the thought of the oppressor. What Jesus discovered was how to avoid these inner devastations. His technique was to practice the opposite emotion. If a man can succeed in loving his enemies and 'taking no thought for the morrow,' he will no longer be assailed by hatred of the oppressor or rage at the loss of his freedom or possessions. He may not get his freedom or possessions back, but he's less miserable. It's a difficult lesson. It comes late in our program.

Lately I agree more with Christopher Hitches, Julius Lester and Ton Steine Scherben.

Thinking about it now, if I'm going to "macht kaputt was euch kaputt macht" it counts as much for my own afflictive emotions as it does for anything external.

So.. ya... good point. :)

—ZT-In

cutie. i never thought of "love your enemies" as actually having feelings of affection toward your enemies. maybe i'm not a big enough person for that. i always thought of it as demonstrating kindness toward an enemy -- taking the high road by not responding in kind.

it goes with keeping in mind that the horrible person causing you pain is/has been afflicted with pain that caused them to become horrible. it breaks the escalating, and ultimately self-destructive, cycle of rendering evil for evil.

—pookie

catloaf- whoa. that's so fucking awful. jesus.

—mandee

yikes, loafie. i do not understand how they allow pedophiles out on the streets. it's a known fact that they are not reformable. they just lay low and then strike again. sickening.

but hey, kudos to you for taking your girls out of that horrendous situation and nurturing them to become the superstars that they are.

—pookie

Wow, this shit got real. I hope everyone gets through what they're going through.

—he sounds like a delight

i do not understand how they allow pedophiles out on the streets

i should explain. we were together 11 years but he and i had already parted ways when i found out. now, i *thought* i was doing what was in her best interest (and probably was) by calling Child Protective Services and once they stepped in i thought they would handle everything and that was that. this all happened about 10 or so years ago. they did an investigation, we went to CIVIL court several times, the kids and i went thru lots of family therapy and individual therapy, etc. on our final court date, which happened to be my birthday, the judge issued a no-contact order until he admitted what he'd done and underwent intensive psychiatric counseling, which he's never done. that was the last time any of us saw or heard from him. i never understood why it was civil court and not criminal court, or why he was never arrested or anything. only YEARS later, her school counselor told me i should have ALSO called the police and not just CPS. in all that time, no one brought that up to me and i didn't know to ask. but upon learning that, i felt that so much time had passed and she was doing so well, although still in therapy, that i wasn't sure if i should put her through all that drama or if *I* should even be the one to press charges now that she's grown enough to make decisions for herself. so it's still undecided.

as far as child support, i never expected or wanted a cent from him, but one day as we were leaving court, a lady stopped us as we exited the court room and asked if i was receiving child support. i had no idea who she even was. when i said "no" she dragged us both into this little room and set the whole thing up in a matter of minutes. it took several months to go into effect but in the end i was so grateful on several levels. i heard later that he blamed ME for setting it up O.O

so yeah.

—catloaf

it sucks so much that you guys had to go through that, but on the other hand, it's pretty awesome that yall turned out rad as hell.

—mandee

so sorry loafster... if you don't mind sharing how did you find out it happened? at least it seems like you found out relatively fast rather than years down the road after it had been going on for a long long time.

—stellagold

Jesus Christ!

Life can be hard for most kids. I can only imagine being molested. And being molested by your dad? There is a special place in hell for those people.

Catloaf, that sucks ass. I always hear you saying such positive things about your girls. I'm so glad they are doing well.

(((HUGS)))

—acm

I want my dead celeb thread back! I'll create another thread for continuing this topic.

—Mayonnaise

Ohh...

—ZT-In

I want my dead celeb thread back! I'll create another thread for continuing this topic.

totally respect that

if you don't mind sharing how did you find out it happened?

i'll go into it in the kid-diddlin' thread, but probably in a day or two when i have a little more time. i don't mind talking about it, and i don't mean to be cliche, but it really does help me to get it out.

—catloaf

The Count from Sesame Street has died. He was 78...79...80...81...

—Mayonnaise

ah-ah-ahhhhhhh...

—Dusty TheHick

*thunder*

—catloaf

Neil Armstrong has died.

—Dusty TheHick

:(

—ZT-In

"one small step for a man...one great--we're on the fucking moon!"

—bguirk

BUZZ ALDRIN 4 LYFE

—mandee

"one small step for a man...one great--we're on the fucking moon!"

—catloaf

Here's hoping Jesus let him step into heaven.

Right, Mayo?

—acm

But then the conspiracy theorists will just say that his entry into Heaven was a hoax.

—Mayonnaise

Tee hee hee!

—acm

CNN -- The Rev. Sun Myung Moon -- founder of the church colloquially known as the Moonies -- died early Monday in South Korea, according to the Washington Times, a newspaper that he founded, citing Unification Church leaders.

—pookie

Michael Clarke Duncan, the Oscar-nominated star of The Green Mile, died Monday in a Los Angeles hospital after two months of treatment for a heart attack. He was 54.

The imposing 6-ft., 5-in., 300-lb. actor with a warm smile and gentle demeanor "never fully recovered" from the July 13 heart attack, according to a statement issued on behalf of his fiancé, the Rev. Omarosa Manigault, the former star of The Apprentice.

—pookie

However, the mouse from The Green Mile still has a good 180 years left.

—Mayonnaise

OMAROSA DID IT

—mandee

The big, scary black dude that got butt-raped married Omarosa from The Apprentice???

LMFAO! I didn't know that.

—acm

...and she's a "Rev" now!??

—Dusty TheHick

In what movie did he get butt-raped?

—HocusPocus

I thought he got raped in Pulp Fiction? Wait, am I getting my big, scary black men confused? I do that sometimes...

—acm

Yes you are. That was Ving Rhames.

—Mayonnaise

To 'Comanche' by the Revels.

—gouranga3221

Art Modell dead at 87.

—Mayonnaise

Whooooo?

—stellagold

Owned the Cleveland Browns and moved them to Baltimore.

—Mayonnaise

i know this information because my mom sent me a text about it. i'm assuming she forgot who she was talking to.

—mandee

Morgan Freeeman is not dead.

—Mayonnaise

Andy Williams, 'Moon River' Singer, Dies at 84

—pookie

Johnny Lewis dead at 28: ‘Sons of Anarchy’ actor found in driveway of L.A. home, named suspect in murder of elderly woman

—pookie

Dennis Hopper died in 2010. I was thinking he was still alive until just a few minutes ago.

—ZT-In

Webster's dsd is dead at 77. At least he is no longer pawn in game of life.

—Mayonnaise

CNN -- TV and radio personality Gary Collins -- known for his roles in television series including "The Sixth Sense" and "The Wackiest Ship in the Army" -- has died, according to officials in Harrison County, Mississippi. He was 74.

—pookie

Longtime Senator from Pennsylvania Arlen Specter dead at 82.

—Mayonnaise

TV chef Art Ginsburg -- Mr. Food -- dies at 81

TV chef known for his 'Ooooo, it is so good' tagline lost battle to cancer

Art Ginsburg, the delightfully dorky television chef known as Mr. Food, died at his home in Weston, Fla., Wednesday following a struggle with pancreatic cancer. He was 81.

Ginsburg -- who enticed viewers for decades with a can-do focus on easy weeknight cooking and the tagline "Ooh! It's so good!" -- was diagnosed just over a year ago. The cancer had gone into remission following early treatments and surgery, but returned earlier this month.

Ginsburg had an unlikely formula for success in this era of reality cooking shows, flashy chefs and artisanal foods. With a pleasantly goofy, grandfatherly manner and a willingness to embrace processed foods, Ginsburg endeared himself to millions of home cooks via 90-second segments syndicated to 125 local television stations around the country.

And though he published 52 Mr. Food-related cookbooks, selling more than 8 million copies, he was little known to the nation's foodies and mostly ignored by the glossy magazines. That was the way he liked it.

"They're on the Food Network. They're getting a lot of national publicity. And they're getting big money," he said of fellow food celebrities during a 2010 interview with The Associated Press. "I was always the hometown guy. I don't want to be the super celebrity. When you need bodyguards, that's not my deal."

Ginsburg grew up in the meat business, and eventually started his own catering company. He made his television debut in 1975 in upstate New York on a local morning program. His Mr. Food vignettes were syndicated in nine television markets by 1980. His popularity peaked in 2007, when he was appearing on 168 stations.

He also was generous with the enviably broad reach of his culinary pulpit, frequently inviting up-and-coming celebrities to do guest appearances with him.

"Art Ginsberg was a warm, gregarious man who knew food is more about love and sharing than a fancy ingredient list," said Rachael Ray, who Ginsburg invited on air long before she was a huge celebrity. "He was a supportive and loyal friend and I'll miss his smile and warm hugs. This Thanksgiving I'm thankful I knew him."

In recent years, Ginsburg eased his involvement in the day-to-day operations of the company he founded, Ginsburg Enterprises Incorporated, which produces the television segments and oversees his many other ventures, including a line of housewares. The company also produced television segments that did not star Ginsburg, billing them as the "Mr. Food Test Kitchen." It plans to continue producing and syndicating those segments.

—pookie

larry hagman has died

—pookie

THANK YOU DALLAS TEXAS, GOOD NIGHT.

—ZT-In-Drew

Who gave J.R. cancer just doesn't have the right sound to it.

—Mayonnaise

Macho Camacho dead at 50.

—Mayonnaise

"it's about damn time!"

-Kristin sheppard

—Dusty TheHick

'Three Cups of Tea' Co-Author Commits Suicide

—pookie

It's just so convenient to say something like "suffered from depression." It's like there's no real problems in the world, so obviously anyone who isn't happy has a disease. It makes it so easy to ignore, and that way people can just go on perpetuating the conditions that cause it to begin with.

...

Go back to bed, America. Your government has figured out how it all transpired. Go back to bed, America. Your government is in control again. Here. Here's some Honey Boo Boo. Watch this, shut up. Go back to bed, America. Here's some Ghost Hunters. Here is 560 channels of it! Watch these pituitary retards freak to fuck out when the wind blows at night and congratulate you on living in the land of freedom. Here you go, America! You are free to do as we tell you! You are free to do what we tell you!

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Oliver_Relin#Death

—ZT-In-Drew

Dave Brubeck, the pianist, composer and leader of the iconic Dave Brubeck Quartet, died Wednesday at age 91 in Connecticut, according to the AP. The cause was heart failure.

—pookie

I need to break out my Time Out cd.

:(

—Dusty TheHick

i never really got into jazz but i've always thought take five was a cool tune

—Margin Walker

'Night Court' Creator Reinhold Weege Dies at 63

Reinhold Weege, creator of the daffy 1980s sitcom Night Court, which ran for nine seasons on NBC and earned seven Emmy Awards and 31 nominations but never the big comedy prize, has died. He was 63.

Weege, who before Night Court wrote and produced for ABC’s Barney Miller -- another lovable Manhattan-set sitcom set in the world of the law -- died Dec. 1 of natural causes in La Jolla, Calif., a family spokeswoman told The Hollywood Reporter.

A native of Chicago, Weege also wrote for the TV adaptations of M*A*S*H and Semi-Tough as well as for Fish, the Barney Miller spinoff that starred Abe Vigoda. He created the short-lived sitcom Park Place, which was set in a legal aid clinic and starred Harold Gould and Alice Drummond, and wrote and directed TV's Nikki and Alexander, with Tim Matheson and Irena Ferris.

In 1968, his senior year at Prospect High School in Mount Prospect, Ill., Weege played Cromwell in A Man for All Seasons opposite future Babylon 5 star Bruce Boxleitner as Sir Thomas More. Shelley Pierce, his high school girlfriend whom he later married, portrayed Lady More. The play won the Illinois state drama competition.

In a story he told to the Chicago Tribune, Weege embarked on a career in Hollywood in 1976 after he was fired from his job as a reporter for a suburban newspaper. He wrote about a “secret meeting, which should have been public” concerning a development project in Schaumberg, Ill., that angered advertisers of the paper.

His big break came when he was hired as a staff writer for Barney Miller. After three years, Weege left the show to strike out on his own with Night Court.

In addition to his ex-wife Shelley, survivors include his daughters Tez and Alix and granddaughter Zoe.

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Dec. 16 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuary in the Hollywood Hills. For more information, contact Bonnie Covelli at weege12.16.12@gmail.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations can may be made to the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute.

—pookie

That English nurse that got pranked by the radio station over the Royal baby news just committed suicide. Too lazy to find link. Going to work...

—acm

^ sokay, i already posted the story in the news thread

—pookie

Josh Brent, a tackle for the Dallas Cowboys football team, has been arrested on suspicion of intoxication manslaughter after flipping his car in Irving, Texas, in an accident that left fellow Cowboys player Jerry Brown dead, police said Saturday.

—pookie

Singer Jenni Rivera feared dead in a plane crash after authorities find wreckage.

—Mayonnaise

whois is devastated.

who had her?

—bguirk

Sitar maestro, Beetles' guru, and Norah Jones' father, Ravi Shankar, has died

—pookie

I met him once. Good times.

—stellagold

yeah, well, yer gonna hafta spill the deets

—pookie

Iron Butterfly Bassist Lee Dorman Dies -- Dead at 70

—pookie

no one picked klugman. he was probably the #1 person that people thought was already dead. #2 is nancy reagan.

—mandee

That means both ofthe Odd Couples are kauput: Matheau, Lemon, Randall and Klugman. I guess we can finally put that thing to rest.

—Mayonnaise

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Odd_Couple

—Dusty TheHick

and also broadway superstars nathan lane and matthew broderick.

—mandee

—Dusty TheHick

• ICYMI

—pookie

Charles Durning

—Dusty TheHick

Rescue Me fans will get this.

—ZT-In-Drew

Stormin' Norman dead at 78.

—Mayonnaise

Character actor Harry Carey Jr., 91, has died

—pookie

Did he commit harry carey?

—Mayonnaise

I wish someone would commit Mary Carey.

—ZT-In-Drew

She has a documentary that's on Netflix streaming.

—bguirk