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Holding out hope it's not true. It doesn't look like it's been reported anywhere else yet.
posted by fight or flight at 11:25 AM on December 31, 2021
posted by fight or flight at 11:25 AM on December 31, 2021
I am typing this with tears in my eyes. What a great run. What an amazing human being.
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posted by JohnFromGR at 11:26 AM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
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posted by JohnFromGR at 11:26 AM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
I'd appreciate some confirmation from a source other than TMZ. They're often right about this kind of thing but they are not reliable.
posted by Nelson at 11:29 AM on December 31, 2021
posted by Nelson at 11:29 AM on December 31, 2021
I can't think of a more fitting end to this year.
FUCK 2021.
posted by DRoll at 11:32 AM on December 31, 2021 [5 favorites]
FUCK 2021.
posted by DRoll at 11:32 AM on December 31, 2021 [5 favorites]
People is now reporting it as well. I'll take that as confirmation.
But: dammit, what a loss. Loved her and became aware of her through 70s game shows and, of course, The Golden Girls – but what an amazing depth of talent and skill she brought to everything. To still have impeccable comedic timing and wit right until her last day? We should all be so lucky.
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posted by hijinx at 11:37 AM on December 31, 2021 [5 favorites]
But: dammit, what a loss. Loved her and became aware of her through 70s game shows and, of course, The Golden Girls – but what an amazing depth of talent and skill she brought to everything. To still have impeccable comedic timing and wit right until her last day? We should all be so lucky.
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posted by hijinx at 11:37 AM on December 31, 2021 [5 favorites]
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posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 11:41 AM on December 31, 2021
posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 11:41 AM on December 31, 2021
RIP.
I loved your work.
{Wait, who's going to feed your alligators?)
posted by mule98J at 11:43 AM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
I loved your work.
{Wait, who's going to feed your alligators?)
posted by mule98J at 11:43 AM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
BBC also reporting it now. Damn it. 2 weeks before she turned 100 as well.
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posted by fight or flight at 11:44 AM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
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posted by fight or flight at 11:44 AM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
Betty White, working actress into her 90s, dies just shy of her 100th birthday [Reuters]
posted by chavenet at 11:44 AM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by chavenet at 11:44 AM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
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posted by The Great Big Mulp at 11:44 AM on December 31, 2021
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posted by spinifex23 at 11:45 AM on December 31, 2021
posted by spinifex23 at 11:45 AM on December 31, 2021
Damn.
posted by fortitude25 at 11:46 AM on December 31, 2021
posted by fortitude25 at 11:46 AM on December 31, 2021
2021 getting one more stab in
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posted by skycrashesdown at 11:46 AM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
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posted by skycrashesdown at 11:46 AM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
Betty White sacrificed herself on the last day of 2021 so that 2022 would be a better year. It's the only possible explanation.
posted by bondcliff at 11:47 AM on December 31, 2021 [105 favorites]
posted by bondcliff at 11:47 AM on December 31, 2021 [105 favorites]
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posted by loquacious at 11:48 AM on December 31, 2021
posted by loquacious at 11:48 AM on December 31, 2021
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posted by BlackLeotardFront at 11:49 AM on December 31, 2021
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 11:49 AM on December 31, 2021
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Say hi to Brett Somers for me.
posted by Faint of Butt at 11:50 AM on December 31, 2021 [11 favorites]
Say hi to Brett Somers for me.
posted by Faint of Butt at 11:50 AM on December 31, 2021 [11 favorites]
This is the one I've been dreading. She was one of the reasons my sister and I got into animal rescue. I adored her for her love of animals, for Password and The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Golden Girls and Hot in Cleveland. She was the best thing about The Proposal. She is the GOAT.
posted by kitten kaboodle at 11:50 AM on December 31, 2021 [12 favorites]
posted by kitten kaboodle at 11:50 AM on December 31, 2021 [12 favorites]
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posted by whatevernot at 11:52 AM on December 31, 2021
posted by whatevernot at 11:52 AM on December 31, 2021
The final fuck you from 2021. Come on 2022 be better
posted by interogative mood at 11:55 AM on December 31, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by interogative mood at 11:55 AM on December 31, 2021 [2 favorites]
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posted by DevilsAdvocate at 11:55 AM on December 31, 2021
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 11:55 AM on December 31, 2021
God the universe is sadistic
posted by Ray Walston, Luck Dragon at 11:56 AM on December 31, 2021
posted by Ray Walston, Luck Dragon at 11:56 AM on December 31, 2021
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posted by Alterscape at 11:56 AM on December 31, 2021
posted by Alterscape at 11:56 AM on December 31, 2021
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She was giving interviews right until the end so I gather she was feeling fine which gives me hope she passed away peacefully in her sleep.
posted by Pendragon at 12:05 PM on December 31, 2021 [10 favorites]
She was giving interviews right until the end so I gather she was feeling fine which gives me hope she passed away peacefully in her sleep.
posted by Pendragon at 12:05 PM on December 31, 2021 [10 favorites]
People Magazine was banking on her living at least another two weeks. Would have been nice.
(Why do we care about "100" anyway. 99 is equally cool. That's how many luftballoons there are, how many beers on the wall there are, how many problems there are. I say 99 is the new 100. Century schmentury.)
posted by tzikeh at 12:05 PM on December 31, 2021 [58 favorites]
(Why do we care about "100" anyway. 99 is equally cool. That's how many luftballoons there are, how many beers on the wall there are, how many problems there are. I say 99 is the new 100. Century schmentury.)
posted by tzikeh at 12:05 PM on December 31, 2021 [58 favorites]
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posted by lalochezia at 12:05 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by rum-soaked space hobo at 12:07 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by rum-soaked space hobo at 12:07 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by bwerdmuller at 12:10 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by bwerdmuller at 12:10 PM on December 31, 2021
Well shit.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 12:12 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 12:12 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by jim in austin at 12:15 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by jim in austin at 12:15 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by freakazoid at 12:18 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by freakazoid at 12:18 PM on December 31, 2021
This makes me so sad.
A few days ago, I saw this online, and it made me laugh so hard - I’d love to think she saw it too, and this is just one more example of her perfect comedic timing.
posted by Mchelly at 12:23 PM on December 31, 2021 [18 favorites]
A few days ago, I saw this online, and it made me laugh so hard - I’d love to think she saw it too, and this is just one more example of her perfect comedic timing.
posted by Mchelly at 12:23 PM on December 31, 2021 [18 favorites]
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posted by The Underpants Monster at 12:24 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by JustSayNoDawg at 12:28 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by Trent Crimm, The Independent at 12:32 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by Trent Crimm, The Independent at 12:32 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 12:33 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by Silvery Fish at 12:38 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by Silvery Fish at 12:38 PM on December 31, 2021
Rose: “Can I ask a dumb question?”
Dorothy: “Better than anyone I know.”
RIP to the GOAT
posted by churl at 12:39 PM on December 31, 2021 [18 favorites]
Dorothy: “Better than anyone I know.”
RIP to the GOAT
posted by churl at 12:39 PM on December 31, 2021 [18 favorites]
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posted by scaryblackdeath at 12:40 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by scaryblackdeath at 12:40 PM on December 31, 2021
Awwww. I really enjoyed, and would recommend, the documentary about her life. She talked a lot about Allen Ludden and I always remember this bit that I read in Wikipedia afterwards. "When asked by James Lipton on Inside The Actor's Studio that should Heaven exist, what would she like God to say to her when she walked through the Pearly gates, White replied: 'Hello Betty. Here's Allen.'"
I am grateful we had her in our lives for so long.
posted by jessamyn at 12:45 PM on December 31, 2021 [19 favorites]
I am grateful we had her in our lives for so long.
posted by jessamyn at 12:45 PM on December 31, 2021 [19 favorites]
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posted by oozy rat in a sanitary zoo at 12:49 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by oozy rat in a sanitary zoo at 12:49 PM on December 31, 2021
2021 has been one asshole of a year.
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posted by They sucked his brains out! at 12:49 PM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
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posted by They sucked his brains out! at 12:49 PM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
In addition to that recklessly premature "turning 100!" People magazine cover, I blame this on every single "famous people we lost in 2021" list that dared go to print before 2021 was actually over.
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posted by armeowda at 12:51 PM on December 31, 2021 [7 favorites]
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posted by armeowda at 12:51 PM on December 31, 2021 [7 favorites]
She attributed her longevity to never eating anything green.
posted by y2karl at 12:57 PM on December 31, 2021 [6 favorites]
posted by y2karl at 12:57 PM on December 31, 2021 [6 favorites]
99 is equally cool. That's how many ... problems there are.
I got 99 problems but a Betty ain't one?
My introduction to Betty White was on the Mary Tyler Moore show, where she brilliantly played a perky yet also barbed character. I was always impressed by her piercing eyes, that never dulled with age. She was a treasure.
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:59 PM on December 31, 2021 [4 favorites]
I got 99 problems but a Betty ain't one?
My introduction to Betty White was on the Mary Tyler Moore show, where she brilliantly played a perky yet also barbed character. I was always impressed by her piercing eyes, that never dulled with age. She was a treasure.
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:59 PM on December 31, 2021 [4 favorites]
2021 has been one asshole of a year.
Fasten.your.seat.belt.
posted by y2karl at 1:00 PM on December 31, 2021 [2 favorites]
Fasten.your.seat.belt.
posted by y2karl at 1:00 PM on December 31, 2021 [2 favorites]
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posted by Faintdreams at 1:04 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by Faintdreams at 1:04 PM on December 31, 2021
Late last night, I saw her name in some news headline, and my first reaction was to fear the worst. Instead, it was some piece about her being nearly 100 and a little fun with Ryan Reynolds.
“Whew,” I thought “Bullet dodged!”
Of course less than 12 hours later, this. What a tiny rollercoaster.
I am sad she is gone, but 99 is old. 99 is really old for someone that has been so active and full of life until the end. So sharp; such a joy, such a smart ass. If I live to be half as healthy, half as together to 99, I will be blessed. She is only gone too soon because there would never be enough time on earth for her light, be it 99 years, or 999 years.
Thank you, Betty.
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posted by [insert clever name here] at 1:09 PM on December 31, 2021 [26 favorites]
“Whew,” I thought “Bullet dodged!”
Of course less than 12 hours later, this. What a tiny rollercoaster.
I am sad she is gone, but 99 is old. 99 is really old for someone that has been so active and full of life until the end. So sharp; such a joy, such a smart ass. If I live to be half as healthy, half as together to 99, I will be blessed. She is only gone too soon because there would never be enough time on earth for her light, be it 99 years, or 999 years.
Thank you, Betty.
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posted by [insert clever name here] at 1:09 PM on December 31, 2021 [26 favorites]
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posted by Obscure Reference at 1:10 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by Knowyournuts at 1:11 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by Knowyournuts at 1:11 PM on December 31, 2021
What comes to mind is the scene in The Mary Tyler Moore Show where it is revealed Sue Ann Nivens had slept with Lou Grant. God, that was funny.
posted by y2karl at 1:12 PM on December 31, 2021 [3 favorites]
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posted by jameaterblues at 1:14 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by jameaterblues at 1:14 PM on December 31, 2021
Just heard on the BBC that her first appearance on television was in 1939.
posted by y2karl at 1:17 PM on December 31, 2021 [3 favorites]
posted by y2karl at 1:17 PM on December 31, 2021 [3 favorites]
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posted by longtime_lurker at 1:18 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by socialjusticeworrier at 1:21 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by socialjusticeworrier at 1:21 PM on December 31, 2021
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Betty White sacrificed herself on the last day of 2021 so that 2022 would be a better year.
In the olden days, I believe that *would* have been taken to be an auspicious omen. Long live the worthy among us.
posted by DeepSeaHaggis at 1:27 PM on December 31, 2021 [2 favorites]
Betty White sacrificed herself on the last day of 2021 so that 2022 would be a better year.
In the olden days, I believe that *would* have been taken to be an auspicious omen. Long live the worthy among us.
posted by DeepSeaHaggis at 1:27 PM on December 31, 2021 [2 favorites]
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posted by Bella Donna at 1:43 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by Bella Donna at 1:43 PM on December 31, 2021
You know, I really did hope she would simply live forever. How many people have gotten that much progressively cooler as they aged? Not many.
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posted by grimjeer at 1:43 PM on December 31, 2021 [4 favorites]
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posted by grimjeer at 1:43 PM on December 31, 2021 [4 favorites]
🐕🐈⬛🐅🦍🐘🦛🦧🐫🦓🦏🐃🐈🦝🐀🦔🦢🦜
posted by brachiopod at 1:46 PM on December 31, 2021 [8 favorites]
posted by brachiopod at 1:46 PM on December 31, 2021 [8 favorites]
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posted by Laura in Canada at 1:52 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by Laura in Canada at 1:52 PM on December 31, 2021
Boo, 2021, I say booooo..
99 is a hell of a run and she's always been game to make fun of herself and have fun with it.
posted by drewbage1847 at 1:55 PM on December 31, 2021
99 is a hell of a run and she's always been game to make fun of herself and have fun with it.
posted by drewbage1847 at 1:55 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by thenormshow at 2:04 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by thenormshow at 2:04 PM on December 31, 2021
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I'm sure Metafilter is where I found it, but I can't find the original post. Still, Betty White's first sitcom, Life with Elizabeth, is a lot of fun. Here's the first episode, the rest should be on Youtube as well.
posted by JHarris at 2:06 PM on December 31, 2021 [4 favorites]
I'm sure Metafilter is where I found it, but I can't find the original post. Still, Betty White's first sitcom, Life with Elizabeth, is a lot of fun. Here's the first episode, the rest should be on Youtube as well.
posted by JHarris at 2:06 PM on December 31, 2021 [4 favorites]
She lost Allen 40 years ago. Today's password is... "REUNITED".
I'll just leave these 1 2 3 wonderful Betty/Community links here.
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posted by zaixfeep at 2:17 PM on December 31, 2021 [5 favorites]
I'll just leave these 1 2 3 wonderful Betty/Community links here.
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posted by zaixfeep at 2:17 PM on December 31, 2021 [5 favorites]
Look at this genius piece of straight-woman acting.
posted by praemunire at 2:21 PM on December 31, 2021 [10 favorites]
posted by praemunire at 2:21 PM on December 31, 2021 [10 favorites]
"When I first heard about the campaign to get me to host Saturday Night Live, I didn't know what Facebook was.
And now that I do know what it is, I have to say: it sounds like a huge waste of time."
posted by box at 2:26 PM on December 31, 2021 [19 favorites]
And now that I do know what it is, I have to say: it sounds like a huge waste of time."
posted by box at 2:26 PM on December 31, 2021 [19 favorites]
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posted by The Ardship of Cambry at 2:31 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by AloneOssifer at 2:33 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by AloneOssifer at 2:33 PM on December 31, 2021
I think that Box's link above was meant to go to this, rather than to a car ad....
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 2:42 PM on December 31, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 2:42 PM on December 31, 2021 [2 favorites]
I watched Betty on The Golden Girls for years, and this will forever be one of my favorite clips from the show: Rose Nylund on the dance floor (YouTube)
posted by Roger Pittman at 2:54 PM on December 31, 2021 [6 favorites]
posted by Roger Pittman at 2:54 PM on December 31, 2021 [6 favorites]
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posted by The Nutmeg of Consolation at 3:00 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by lewiseason at 3:23 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by mandolin conspiracy at 3:28 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 3:28 PM on December 31, 2021
Betty White v. US Census
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 3:56 PM on December 31, 2021 [6 favorites]
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 3:56 PM on December 31, 2021 [6 favorites]
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May her memory be a blessing.
posted by Mutant Lobsters from Riverhead at 3:59 PM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
May her memory be a blessing.
posted by Mutant Lobsters from Riverhead at 3:59 PM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
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posted by rrrrrrrrrt at 4:03 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by dannyboybell at 4:05 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by dannyboybell at 4:05 PM on December 31, 2021
She outlived the rest of the Golden Girls according to NPR.
posted by y2karl at 4:05 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by JoeXIII007 at 4:05 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by JoeXIII007 at 4:05 PM on December 31, 2021
A long time ago, a therapist told me that there is always a bit of something in us that's also in the people we admire. Who we admire says something about us. I'd like to believe that, and that what was in her to make her beloved for being so fearless and kind, joyful and funny is also in us, and that we can manifest that in the world, like she did.
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posted by droplet at 4:24 PM on December 31, 2021 [12 favorites]
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posted by skye.dancer at 4:30 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by skye.dancer at 4:30 PM on December 31, 2021
My introduction to Betty White was on the Mary Tyler Moore show,
I think this leaves weatherman John Amos as the last man standing from that show, after we lost Cloris Leachman, Ed Asner and Gavin MacLeod this year as well.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 4:57 PM on December 31, 2021 [2 favorites]
I think this leaves weatherman John Amos as the last man standing from that show, after we lost Cloris Leachman, Ed Asner and Gavin MacLeod this year as well.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 4:57 PM on December 31, 2021 [2 favorites]
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I grew up on The Golden Girls. I feel like that show taught me a lot—about love, loss, friendship, comedy, and more. I watched the show with my mom and my sister, and I think the show made me a better person. Or not. That sounds a bit overwrought. In any case, Betty White means a whole lot to me. I’ll miss her.
Just the other day I asked a co-worker, “Which Golden Girl are you?,” and she replied, “Dorothy,” and I said, “Me too.” And then we kinda backed away from each other warily. (My co-worker brings a Golden Girls backpack to work. I don’t just ask anyone like some weirdo.)
posted by Don.Kinsayder at 5:03 PM on December 31, 2021 [6 favorites]
I grew up on The Golden Girls. I feel like that show taught me a lot—about love, loss, friendship, comedy, and more. I watched the show with my mom and my sister, and I think the show made me a better person. Or not. That sounds a bit overwrought. In any case, Betty White means a whole lot to me. I’ll miss her.
Just the other day I asked a co-worker, “Which Golden Girl are you?,” and she replied, “Dorothy,” and I said, “Me too.” And then we kinda backed away from each other warily. (My co-worker brings a Golden Girls backpack to work. I don’t just ask anyone like some weirdo.)
posted by Don.Kinsayder at 5:03 PM on December 31, 2021 [6 favorites]
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posted by AlSweigart at 5:34 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by May Kasahara at 5:36 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by May Kasahara at 5:36 PM on December 31, 2021
I used to search the web for old-time radio shows. I once found one that had a very young Betty White. It was kind of a sit-com filled with very naughty (sexual) double entendre jokes.
When she was in her 80s on Saturday Night Live doing all the double entendre skits (such as Alec Baldwin's 'famous Schweddy Balls'), everyone thought it was so cute that this sweet old lady was going along with this type of humor. And I was thinking "She was doing that type of humor before any of you were even born".
posted by eye of newt at 5:37 PM on December 31, 2021 [13 favorites]
When she was in her 80s on Saturday Night Live doing all the double entendre skits (such as Alec Baldwin's 'famous Schweddy Balls'), everyone thought it was so cute that this sweet old lady was going along with this type of humor. And I was thinking "She was doing that type of humor before any of you were even born".
posted by eye of newt at 5:37 PM on December 31, 2021 [13 favorites]
What an astonishing woman she was! Back when they really didn't understand how to use the new medium of television, one of her first TV gigs was Hollywood on Television, a kind of ur-talk show. They hadn't even figured out they should have guests. It was literally just Betty White chatting at the camera. FOR FIVE AND A HALF HOURS, SIX DAYS A WEEK!
After that, what challenges could performing bring her? She could do anything.
Amazing woman. I used to joke that after Covid and climate change, it would fall to Betty White and Keith Richards to repopulate the blasted Earth. Now I guess it's just extinction for us. Damn.
posted by Naberius at 5:40 PM on December 31, 2021 [2 favorites]
After that, what challenges could performing bring her? She could do anything.
Amazing woman. I used to joke that after Covid and climate change, it would fall to Betty White and Keith Richards to repopulate the blasted Earth. Now I guess it's just extinction for us. Damn.
posted by Naberius at 5:40 PM on December 31, 2021 [2 favorites]
Came to this thread to make sure that the Herring War clip had been posted and was pleased to see it had. She was a brilliant comic. Hope she and Allan are having a good time in the afterlife. RIP.
posted by rmd1023 at 5:44 PM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by rmd1023 at 5:44 PM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
Grew up with Sue Ann Nivens, who was in no way the straight-woman that Rose was.
What range.
What a good person.
Such a loss for us all.
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posted by Windopaene at 6:23 PM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
What range.
What a good person.
Such a loss for us all.
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posted by Windopaene at 6:23 PM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
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Betty White deserves at least two moments of silence.
posted by wierdo at 6:58 PM on December 31, 2021 [2 favorites]
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Betty White deserves at least two moments of silence.
posted by wierdo at 6:58 PM on December 31, 2021 [2 favorites]
Aw shit!? Really?
posted by The Power Nap at 7:01 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by The Power Nap at 7:01 PM on December 31, 2021
I am reading an article and there is a video autoplaying silently in the sidebar - it's a news piece about Betty White's death. The funny part is they are showing an interview with her, but the caption over it says "Betty White - dead at 99." So they appear to be interviewing her about her death. She seems pretty satisfied. It makes me laugh every time the loop starts over. Of course Betty would good-heartedly agree to be interviewed about her own recent death.
posted by Emmy Rae at 7:12 PM on December 31, 2021 [7 favorites]
posted by Emmy Rae at 7:12 PM on December 31, 2021 [7 favorites]
People Magazine was banking on her living at least another two weeks. Would have been nice.
DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN for our times.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 8:01 PM on December 31, 2021 [2 favorites]
DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN for our times.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 8:01 PM on December 31, 2021 [2 favorites]
This cheers me up every time. Thanks.
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posted by maggieb at 8:08 PM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
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posted by Halloween Jack at 8:19 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by pianoblack at 8:58 PM on December 31, 2021
posted by pianoblack at 8:58 PM on December 31, 2021
Someone on Twitter asked, a few days ago, which non-Marvel universe person/character (apart from Thor) could lift Mjölnir, and some (wise) person responded, "Betty White."
posted by datawrangler at 9:24 PM on December 31, 2021 [8 favorites]
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posted by Joey Michaels at 10:17 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by Silverstone at 10:22 PM on December 31, 2021
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MeFi walks the path of the five stages of grief.
Denial:
MeFi walks the path of the five stages of grief.
Denial:
Holding out hope it's not true. It doesn't look like it's been reported anywhere else yet.Anger:
I can't think of a more fitting end to this year.Bargaining:
FUCK 2021.
Betty White sacrificed herself on the last day of 2021 so that 2022 would be a better year. It's the only possible explanation.Depression:
God the universe is sadisticAcceptance:
I am sad she is gone, but 99 is old. 99 is really old for someone that has been so active and full of life until the end. So sharp; such a joy, such a smart ass. If I live to be half as healthy, half as together to 99, I will be blessed. She is only gone too soon because there would never be enough time on earth for her light, be it 99 years, or 999 years.posted by fairmettle at 10:35 PM on December 31, 2021 [17 favorites]
The dance clip Roger Pittman posted just blew my mind. Thanks, Roger. Thanks, Betty!
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posted by clew at 11:14 PM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]
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posted by Mister Moofoo at 11:26 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by zengargoyle at 11:50 PM on December 31, 2021
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posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 1:00 AM on January 1, 2022
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Too young for the Mary Tyler Moore show so always think of Betty White in her Golden Girls role and now in Hot in Cleveland (which is way better than it has any right to be). But it was when she was a guest actor on Community that I learned she was older than sliced bread (and will be for several years still). For some reason it really put in perspective just how long she'd been an entertainer. Just an amazing talent.
posted by Mitheral at 2:25 AM on January 1, 2022 [4 favorites]
Too young for the Mary Tyler Moore show so always think of Betty White in her Golden Girls role and now in Hot in Cleveland (which is way better than it has any right to be). But it was when she was a guest actor on Community that I learned she was older than sliced bread (and will be for several years still). For some reason it really put in perspective just how long she'd been an entertainer. Just an amazing talent.
posted by Mitheral at 2:25 AM on January 1, 2022 [4 favorites]
And now I've learned she also served in WWII
posted by Mitheral at 4:08 AM on January 1, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by Mitheral at 4:08 AM on January 1, 2022 [1 favorite]
Ken Levine on Betty White:
The last time was for a panel I moderated. She was just a kid then — maybe 94. We sat backstage beforehand and she was working a crossword puzzle. We chatted a little. She was sharp as a tack.
And, according to Wikipedia, she really is older than sliced bread. Wow!
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posted by a non mouse, a cow herd at 4:44 AM on January 1, 2022
The last time was for a panel I moderated. She was just a kid then — maybe 94. We sat backstage beforehand and she was working a crossword puzzle. We chatted a little. She was sharp as a tack.
And, according to Wikipedia, she really is older than sliced bread. Wow!
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posted by a non mouse, a cow herd at 4:44 AM on January 1, 2022
Betty tells racists to get lost in 1954. (archive link)
posted by JanetLand at 7:05 AM on January 1, 2022 [3 favorites]
posted by JanetLand at 7:05 AM on January 1, 2022 [3 favorites]
The dance clip Roger Pittman posted just blew my mind. Thanks, Roger. Thanks, Betty!
*whispers* That's a stunt double. Which doesn't make the scene any less funny.
posted by praemunire at 7:53 AM on January 1, 2022
*whispers* That's a stunt double. Which doesn't make the scene any less funny.
posted by praemunire at 7:53 AM on January 1, 2022
Storytime with Betty White: Harry the Dirty Dog
posted by box at 8:21 AM on January 1, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by box at 8:21 AM on January 1, 2022 [1 favorite]
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posted by token-ring at 1:29 PM on January 1, 2022
posted by token-ring at 1:29 PM on January 1, 2022
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posted by Token Meme at 4:46 PM on January 1, 2022
posted by Token Meme at 4:46 PM on January 1, 2022
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posted by lock robster at 10:27 PM on January 1, 2022
posted by lock robster at 10:27 PM on January 1, 2022
Sophia: Esther Weinstock is dead. We grew up together. She was my best friend.
Dorothy: Oh, I'm so sorry! What happened?
Sophia: She was fighting an oil-rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico. She waseighty-eight ninety-nine!
Rose: Well, it's great that she was able to work right up to the end!
posted by wreckingball at 4:47 PM on January 2, 2022 [1 favorite]
Dorothy: Oh, I'm so sorry! What happened?
Sophia: She was fighting an oil-rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico. She was
Rose: Well, it's great that she was able to work right up to the end!
posted by wreckingball at 4:47 PM on January 2, 2022 [1 favorite]
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