Kirstie Alley, 71, died last year, dang you clickbaity internet articles!

JasonPratt · May 18, 2023, 09:31:24 AM

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/cheers-and-disney-s-toothless-star-kirstie-alley-dies-at-71/ar-AA1bkWm0?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=6dc4b856798140ac9ad1038f2779137e&ei=53

Oddly, I thought she had already passed away, but the article was from five minutes ago (at the time I saw it), so huh.

(Update: the original thread was in fact here https://www.grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=26684.msg718338#msg718338

I thought I selected "entire forum" to search for "Kirstie" but must have selected something else somehow.)

My brain has also decided to make 'headcanon' the idea that Kirstie was always 'starring' as Toothless the Night Fury in the How to Train Your Dragon series of films.

Sir Slash · May 18, 2023, 09:50:16 AM

I thought she already died as well.

JasonPratt · May 18, 2023, 10:19:48 AM

Not only that, but I could have sworn remembering we had a thread about her dying already! -- but a search for Kirstie comes up empty, except for this thread.

SirAndrewD · May 18, 2023, 10:47:02 AM

She died last year, the article cites that as well. December 5, 2022.

The article's from Disney Tips, it's one of those clickbait news aggregates that copy pastes other stories. In this case they just scrubbed a story from last year and made it a headline to get traffic.

They're reposting part of a People magazine story from December.

And yes, we had a thread on it here.

https://www.grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=26684.msg718338#msg718338

Gusington · May 18, 2023, 11:25:22 AM

This place makes me lose my mind probably once a day, so...done for today.

bobarossa · May 18, 2023, 04:40:08 PM

So we should change the thread title to "Kirstie Alley dies again!"

JasonPratt · May 18, 2023, 05:55:34 PM

I changed it to a more accurate title.

I sure thought I had set the search to "entire forum" but must have set it to something else instead by accident.

Sir Slash · May 18, 2023, 06:29:35 PM

Meanwhile, in related news, did you guys see Elvis died?

Gusington · May 18, 2023, 06:43:50 PM

^No he didn't.

Sir Slash · May 18, 2023, 09:42:06 PM

Suspended Animation?

JasonPratt · May 19, 2023, 07:31:10 AM

"He didn't die, he just went home." -- MiB1

Gusington · May 19, 2023, 08:41:25 AM

He's been working as a fry cook in a Perkins near my house.

JasonPratt · May 19, 2023, 08:43:40 AM

To create hunka-hunks of burning love? Perkins does have a really good bakery usually!

Gusington · May 19, 2023, 08:45:15 AM

Maybe but peanut-butter and banana sandwiches are his go-to

Sir Slash · May 19, 2023, 10:10:23 AM

Perkins: Free Pie Mondays!