Jonathan Winters dies at 87.

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Barthheart

April 12, 2013, 02:06:42 PM
Sad news. I remember seeing him on Mork and Mindy, The Tonight Show, and elswhere. Always had me in tears.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/groundbreaking-comic-jonathan-winters-dies-at-87-1.1235364


undercovergeek

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April 12, 2013, 02:13:58 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on April 12, 2013, 02:06:42 PM
Sad news. I remember seeing him on Mork and Mindy, The Tonight Show, and elswhere. Always had me in tears.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/groundbreaking-comic-jonathan-winters-dies-at-87-1.1235364

I remember him! One of those faces that just makes you laugh

Longdan

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April 12, 2013, 02:14:14 PM
That is sad but he made it to a great age.  I think for a while there they had him locked up.
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DoctorQuest

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April 12, 2013, 02:47:58 PM
RIP. He was a riot.

I think that makes #3.
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Staggerwing

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April 12, 2013, 07:46:47 PM
Quote from: DoctorQuest on April 12, 2013, 02:47:58 PM
RIP. He was a riot.

I think that makes #3.

I'm getting old enough myself to have trouble keeping track- Who are #1 and #2?
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mirth

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April 12, 2013, 09:30:57 PM
He was incredibly talented. RIP.
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Gusington

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April 12, 2013, 09:53:33 PM
He was hilarious and a great storyteller. RIP.
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DoctorQuest

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April 12, 2013, 09:59:14 PM
Quote from: Staggerwing on April 12, 2013, 07:46:47 PM
Quote from: DoctorQuest on April 12, 2013, 02:47:58 PM
RIP. He was a riot.

I think that makes #3.

I'm getting old enough myself to have trouble keeping track- Who are #1 and #2?

Celebrities always seem to go in groups of three. Margaret Thatcher and Annette Funicello. Just a very strange coincidence.
"Everything you read on the internet is true." - Benjamin Franklin

"Zero-G and I feel fine....." - John Glenn

"I reject your reality and substitute my own." - Adam Savage, inventor of the alternative fact.

Staggerwing

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April 12, 2013, 10:21:15 PM
I knew about the Rule of Three. I just lost track. Thanks.
Vituð ér enn - eða hvat?  -Voluspa

Nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls and nothing's ever worth the cost...

"Don't you look at me that way..." -the Abyss
 
'When searching for a meaningful embrace, sometimes my self respect took second place' -Iggy Pop, Cry for Love

... this will go down on your permanent record... -the Violent Femmes, 'Kiss Off'-

"I'm not just anyone, I'm not just anyone-
I got my time machine, got my 'electronic dream!"
-Sonic Reducer, -Dead Boys

besilarius

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April 13, 2013, 10:30:04 AM
It was always great when he visited the Tonight Show.  No one could get Johnnie Carson to crack up, like Winters.  Once he got the giggles, no one could resist.
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Longdan

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April 13, 2013, 11:09:52 AM
Who is Johnnie Carson?
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besilarius

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April 13, 2013, 05:58:18 PM
He was an original member of Paul McCartney's old backup band, The Ruttles.
"Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out until too late that he's been playing with two queens all along".  Terry Pratchett.

During filming of Airplane, Leslie Nielsen used a whoopee cushion to keep the cast off-balance. Hays said that Nielsen "played that thing like a maestro"

Tallulah Bankhead: "I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock. If I'm late, start without me."

"When all other trusts fail, turn to Flashman." — Abraham Lincoln.

"I have enjoyed very warm relations with my two husbands."
"With your eyes closed?"
"That helped."  Lauren Bacall

Master Chiefs are sneaky, dastardly, and snarky miscreants who thrive on the tears of Ensigns and belly dancers.   Admiral Gerry Bogan.

LongBlade

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April 13, 2013, 07:21:41 PM
Quote from: besilarius on April 13, 2013, 05:58:18 PM
He was an original member of Paul McCartney's old backup band, The Ruttles.

Ah. I was thinking the mechanic. Thanks for clearing it up.
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Longdan

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April 13, 2013, 07:31:13 PM
Only one "t" in Rutles
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undercovergeek

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April 13, 2013, 08:03:17 PM
Quote from: LongBlade on April 13, 2013, 07:21:41 PM
Quote from: besilarius on April 13, 2013, 05:58:18 PM
He was an original member of Paul McCartney's old backup band, The Ruttles.



Ah. I was thinking the mechanic. Thanks for clearing it up.

He was Paul McCartney's mechanic?
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