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RIP Jonathan Winters

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by MileHigh, Apr 12, 2013.

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  1. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Rough week in the RIP department.

    Actor/comedian was 87.

    http://www.tmz.com/2013/04/12/jonathan-winters-dies-dead/
     
    MileHigh, Apr 12, 2013
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  2. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

    RIP, Mork's son.
     
    YGBFKM, Apr 12, 2013
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  3. RonClements

    RonClements Well-Known Member

    Not only was he a hilarious comedian, he was also a former Marine and World War II veteran. That's one reason why I loved him as Gunny Davis in the short-lived sitcom Davis Rules.
     
    RonClements, Apr 12, 2013
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  4. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    I thought he was already dead.
     
    Armchair_QB, Apr 12, 2013
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  5. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Did he go back to the womb?
     
    Football_Bat, Apr 12, 2013
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  6. RonClements

    RonClements Well-Known Member

    That wasn't at all funny and actually a bit offensive.
     
    RonClements, Apr 12, 2013
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  7. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    R.I.P. to the template for Robin Williams, and a master of improv who showed you could be funny without being snarky
     
    dooley_womack1, Apr 12, 2013
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  8. ifilus

    ifilus Well-Known Member

    Or maybe you just don't get the reference.
     
    ifilus, Apr 12, 2013
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  9. cyclingwriter

    cyclingwriter Active Member

    brilliant comedian. he also has to rank in the top five when it comes to scooby doo guest stars actually doing a good episode.
     
    cyclingwriter, Apr 12, 2013
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  10. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    Watch this classic Jack Paar clip -- "do something with a stick" -- and it's amazing how much Robin Williams' act was influenced by Winters.



    RIP. He was decades ahead of his time.
     
    PCLoadLetter, Apr 12, 2013
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  11. Corky Ramirez up on 94th St.

    Corky Ramirez up on 94th St. Well-Known Member

    I'm sure the brothers who owned the gas station don't mind this news.
     
    Corky Ramirez up on 94th St., Apr 12, 2013
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  12. RonClements

    RonClements Well-Known Member

    I got the reference (Mearth aged backwards), but it still wasn't funny especially considering that an real-life man died, and not a sitcom character.
     
    RonClements, Apr 14, 2013
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