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June 23, 2009 5:57 AM   Subscribe

Ed McMahon has passed away.
posted by tylerfulltilt (27 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: Really, at least a little bit more effort in an obit post, please. -- cortex



 
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posted by chillmost at 6:00 AM on June 23, 2009


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posted by solipsophistocracy at 6:01 AM on June 23, 2009 [3 favorites]


Dude deserved more than a CNN article.
posted by gman at 6:01 AM on June 23, 2009 [3 favorites]


If you listen carefully, you can hear a thousand bottles of booze weeping.
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posted by heyho at 6:03 AM on June 23, 2009


Never did show up with my check.
posted by kuujjuarapik at 6:04 AM on June 23, 2009 [1 favorite]


You may already be a w.nner
posted by Christ, what an asshole at 6:04 AM on June 23, 2009


Never did show up with my check.

Oh, buddy. You've been living in Canada's Tijuana a little too long.
posted by gman at 6:06 AM on June 23, 2009


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posted by nickyskye at 6:07 AM on June 23, 2009


Funny clip
posted by chillmost at 6:07 AM on June 23, 2009 [2 favorites]


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We should take a cue from newspapers and assign certain MeFites to certain celebrities to prepare obits in the case that someone dies, then have them go live once the news hits.
posted by sjuhawk31 at 6:13 AM on June 23, 2009 [1 favorite]


Death of a sidekick.

(And though that might sound mean-spirited, it's not my intention, really. RIP, Ed)
posted by flapjax at midnite at 6:17 AM on June 23, 2009


Hiyooooo!

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posted by hal9k at 6:18 AM on June 23, 2009


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posted by Flood at 6:27 AM on June 23, 2009


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posted by medium format at 6:28 AM on June 23, 2009


Great clip Chillmost. Ed wasn't the most talented guy in the world but he was a perfect straight man for Carson. And he was the inspiration for Hank Kingsley, which in my mind, made him an indispensable figure in television comedy
posted by gfrobe at 6:30 AM on June 23, 2009 [1 favorite]


you are correct, sir!

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posted by neilkod at 6:33 AM on June 23, 2009


Someone should compose a worthy FPP and then this one should be deleted.
posted by MaryDellamorte at 6:34 AM on June 23, 2009


Did Johnny Carson die as well? I'm only seeing one article, and I can't tell if it might be one of those premade obits that got released accidentally.
posted by davey_darling at 6:45 AM on June 23, 2009


IIRC, Carson died in 2005.
posted by boo_radley at 6:46 AM on June 23, 2009


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posted by Navelgazer at 6:48 AM on June 23, 2009


Aw maaaaaan. The Publisher's Clearinghouse catalog was like porn for book nerd kids. The whole "you may already be a winner" thing was just icing on top of the already great prize: a love for reading.
posted by greekphilosophy at 6:51 AM on June 23, 2009


Wow, flag me as an idiot... Or a victim of Google News robot generated pages..
posted by davey_darling at 6:51 AM on June 23, 2009


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posted by Mastercheddaar at 6:55 AM on June 23, 2009


Heeeeeeere's.....Heaven!

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posted by jamstigator at 6:55 AM on June 23, 2009


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Ed could've made this post seem good.
posted by mazola at 6:56 AM on June 23, 2009


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posted by disclaimer at 6:59 AM on June 23, 2009


He died the way he lived: With extremely affordable life insurance for the elderly.
posted by DU at 7:03 AM on June 23, 2009


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