The Dead Of 2008

[maryportfuncity 10,655]

'Red' Harrison, carrot topped veteran BBC journalist is dead. Despite being ginger and spending years baked by the Aussie sun, summat that must've played hell with his pale skin, it was the cigs and dodgy lungs that did for him.

[TAFKAG 70]

Breast cancer awareness campaigner and wife of cricketer Glenn, Jane McGrath, has died.

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

Egyptian author Albert Cossery has died. Well done to Grobler, who scores a unique pick on the Hartlepool Deadpool.

[MadMac 98]

Comedian George Carlin dead at 71.

[BCAlum2000 42]

Comedian George Carlin dead at 71.

 

HOLY %$@!

 

Arguably the best stand up comedian of our era is gone!!!!

[Anubis the Jackal 77]

Who was famously the reason for an onfield fight between Glenn McGrath and Ramnaresh Sarwan

 

 

McGrath to Ramnaresh Sarwan: "So what does Brian Lara's di*k taste like?"Sarwan: "I don't know. Ask your wife.

McGrath (lost his cool): "If you ever F**king mention my wife again, I'll F**king rip your F**ing throat out."

 

 

Breast cancer awareness campaigner and wife of cricketer Glenn, Jane McGrath, has died.

[MedicCook 0]

Comedian George Carlin dead at 71.

 

This is a very sad day.

[Cowboy Ronnie 78]

Comedian George Carlin dead at 71.

 

To honour the great man's passing, let's see how his "seven words you can never say on TV" get on vs. the DL Sweary Mary Whitehouse Censor:

 

sh*t, piss, f**k, C-word, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits [edit - update, 4 out of 7 are deemed "ok" for DL purposes]

 

He was quite omniscient. Of the words on the list (which dates from the early '70's) today only "piss" is sort of ok on television, although only in the "pissed off" format. "Ass" meanwhile is now totally fine.

 

A true legend, he'll be missed.

[Lady Grendel 139]

Bookie 'Fearless' Freddie Williams has died of a heart attack.

[Godot 149]

Bookie 'Fearless' Freddie Williams has died of a heart attack.

He probably thought it was just a flutter.

[themaninblack 2,112]

Comedian George Carlin dead at 71.

 

To honour the great man's passing, let's see how his "seven words you can never say on TV" get on vs. the DL Sweary Mary Whitehouse Censor:

 

sh*t, piss, f**k, C-word, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits [edit - update, 4 out of 7 are deemed "ok" for DL purposes]

 

He was quite omniscient. Of the words on the list (which dates from the early '70's) today only "piss" is sort of ok on television, although only in the "pissed off" format. "Ass" meanwhile is now totally fine.

 

A true legend, he'll be missed.

 

Don't you mean prescient?

[Handrejka 1,904]

Dody Goodman who specialised in playing dotty old ladies has died. I think I did actually suggest her as an Idea and Possibilty a few years ago and then never actually chose her. Typical

 

http://www.dodygoodman.com/

[Vinegar Tits 606]

Dody Goodman who specialised in playing dotty old ladies has died. I think I did actually suggest her as an Idea and Possibilty a few years ago and then never actually chose her. Typical

 

http://www.dodygoodman.com/

Damn. As huge Grease fans, she's been on our possibilities list for years. If Sid Caesar pops his clogs before 2009 I'll be really annoyed.

[maryportfuncity 10,655]

Margeret Kitchin, a bit cutting edge, a bit old school. She 'hung' with some household names of classical music. Put it this way, if I'd realised she was still alive a few weeks ago I'd have posted her on the 'surprised they're still alive,' thread.

[Death Impends 7,986]

It has yet to be reported in an actual news source, but Muppet creator Kermit Love has died at age 91. This blog mentions his death, but not with much detail. Despite being a Muppet creator with Kermit for a name, he's NOT the namesake for Kermit the Frog(yet Kermit's actual namesake had died about a month ago, and it was reported in this very thread). He did, however, play a hot dog vendor called Willy on Sesame Street.

[themaninblack 2,112]

It has yet to be reported in an actual news source, but Muppet creator Kermit Love has died at age 91. This blog mentions his death, but not with much detail. Despite being a Muppet creator with Kermit for a name, he's NOT the namesake for Kermit the Frog(yet Kermit's actual namesake had died about a month ago, and it was reported in this very thread). He did, however, play a hot dog vendor called Willy on Sesame Street.

 

 

[Phantom 2,534]

It has yet to be reported in an actual news source, but Muppet creator Kermit Love has died at age 91. This blog mentions his death, but not with much detail. Despite being a Muppet creator with Kermit for a name, he's NOT the namesake for Kermit the Frog(yet Kermit's actual namesake had died about a month ago, and it was reported in this very thread). He did, however, play a hot dog vendor called Willy on Sesame Street.

 

That's strange as I remember reading it on the CNN crawler just last week

[Godot 149]

George Carlin was truly one of us.

 

And perhaps his most famous routine.

[Death Impends 7,986]

It has yet to be reported in an actual news source, but Muppet creator Kermit Love has died at age 91. This blog mentions his death, but not with much detail. Despite being a Muppet creator with Kermit for a name, he's NOT the namesake for Kermit the Frog(yet Kermit's actual namesake had died about a month ago, and it was reported in this very thread). He did, however, play a hot dog vendor called Willy on Sesame Street.

 

That's strange as I remember reading it on the CNN crawler just last week

 

Either way, he has a New York Times obit now.

[Cowboy Ronnie 78]

It has yet to be reported in an actual news source, but Muppet creator Kermit Love has died at age 91. This blog

 

I thought Jim Henson created the Muppets. For what it's worth, those in the know reckon he died of AIDS.

[BCAlum2000 42]

It has yet to be reported in an actual news source, but Muppet creator Kermit Love has died at age 91. This blog

 

I thought Jim Henson created the Muppets. For what it's worth, those in the know reckon he died of AIDS.

 

Jim Henson didn't die of AIDS; he died of an organ failure in 1990.

 

I know this because I was 7 or 8 years old when Jim Henson died and his death made shockwaves across America. This is probably the first time most people 7 or 8 years old actually experienced death of somebody they loved. Jim Henson was a beloved figure to most children in the states and when he died, this is probably the first time that the concept of death entered into our impressionable young minds.

 

BTW, Richard Hunt, one of the main puppeteers on The Muppet Show, died of AIDS a year or two later after Jim Henson's death.

[Phantom 2,534]

It has yet to be reported in an actual news source, but Muppet creator Kermit Love has died at age 91. This blog

 

I thought Jim Henson created the Muppets. For what it's worth, those in the know reckon he died of AIDS.

 

Jim Henson didn't die of AIDS; he died of an organ failure in 1990.

 

I know this because I was 7 or 8 years old when Jim Henson died and his death made shockwaves across America. This is probably the first time most people 7 or 8 years old actually experienced death of somebody they loved. Jim Henson was a beloved figure to most children in the states and when he died, this is probably the first time that the concept of death entered into our impressionable young minds.

 

BTW, Richard Hunt, one of the main puppeteers on The Muppet Show, died of AIDS a year or two later after Jim Henson's death.

 

Actually Jim Henson died from complications from believe it or not.... strep throat.

The reason I know this is because his son, Brian Henson gave an interview about it on the radio here just last year.

[Guest Guest]

Jim Henson didn't die of AIDS; he died of an organ failure in 1990.

 

I know this because I was 7 or 8 years old when Jim Henson died and his death made shockwaves across America.

 

God you are a colossal prick.

 

So you were 8, so you know more than anyone else in the world. Prick.

 

Er... my Gran died at 3. So I beat you by 5 years you little twat f****r of losing someone I loved. And it was someone I genuially loved, not a beardy twat with a puppet's arse on his hand. Prick.

 

I hope you have found a job so we don't have to put up with this sh*t posting anymore. Prick.

 

and are you presuming that we are all the same age as you & that no-one else famous would have died in our lives bar Henson?

Most of the UK didn't even care.

 

God you are a prick. A colossal one. Why don't you die & cause shockwaves across your prick

 

[Terminator 13]

Jim Henson didn't die of AIDS; he died of an organ failure in 1990.

 

I know this because I was 7 or 8 years old when Jim Henson died and his death made shockwaves across America.

 

God you are a colossal prick.

 

So you were 8, so you know more than anyone else in the world. Prick.

 

Er... my Gran died at 3. So I beat you by 5 years you little twat f****r of losing someone I loved. And it was someone I genuially loved, not a beardy twat with a puppet's arse on his hand. Prick.

 

I hope you have found a job so we don't have to put up with this sh*t posting anymore. Prick.

 

and are you presuming that we are all the same age as you & that no-one else famous would have died in our lives bar Henson?

Most of the UK didn't even care.

 

God you are a prick. A colossal one. Why don't you die & cause shockwaves across your prick

 

I first thought this message was like morse code - except "stop" was replaced at the end of the sentence.

 

A prime example of verbal Tourette's......

 

Actually, my great-Gran died before I was even a sperm cell. Where do I claim my prize?

 

Well done BCAlum2000. In one hit, you've scored four points on the prick-ometer challenge.

[Anubis the Jackal 77]

Aaannnd... relax.

 

Oh look, a cute fluffy kitten!