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"Willy Wonka" star Gene Wilder Dead at 83, Family Says
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| 29 AUGUST 2016
| SANDY COHEN - AP
Posted on 08/29/2016 6:40:41 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
RIP. Was it fart hailure? That was a line he said in one of his movies!
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posted on
08/29/2016 6:48:32 PM PDT
by
W.
(Trump's here to either kick ass or chew bubblegum, and he's all out of gum!)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
One of the funniest movie moments ever was when he went into a locked room with Frankenstein.
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posted on
08/29/2016 6:56:07 PM PDT
by
lacrew
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
No mention of blazing saddles I see
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posted on
08/29/2016 6:57:53 PM PDT
by
struggle
(The)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
My favorite was “Silver Streak”.
I don’t think I ever laughed at a movie that hard before.
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posted on
08/29/2016 7:02:09 PM PDT
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: struggle
No mention of blazing saddles I see One of my favorite movies with Wilder in it. He was the fastest gun in the West until a 6-year-old challenged him, and he holstered his gun and crawled into a whiskey bottle. Plus the kid shot him in the ass when he turned around, reason enough to start drinking!
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posted on
08/29/2016 7:02:22 PM PDT
by
roadcat
To: struggle
Start The Revolution Without Me is the best.
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posted on
08/29/2016 7:02:25 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(I ride by night, and I travel in fear, that in this darkness, I will disappear...)
To: Pontiac
My favorite was “Silver Streak”. I don’t think I ever laughed at a movie that hard before. Me too. Right cultural jokes at the right time. I laughed so hard I cried. Probably would just shrug now. In comedy, timing is everything.
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posted on
08/29/2016 7:04:29 PM PDT
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
“Are we awake?”
“I don’t know—are we...black?”
“Yes, we are.”
“Then we’re awake...but we’re very confused.”
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posted on
08/29/2016 7:10:59 PM PDT
by
American Quilter
(Hillary is an Unindicted Criminal.)
To: lacrew
“One of the funniest movie moments ever was when he went into a locked room with Frankenstein.
“
I was just thinking of that as well.
No matter how much I plead and beg - do NOT open this door.
Goes inside.
(Banging on door) Open up this GD door. Get me out of here ...
Now THAT was funny. As were all his movies. Stir Crazy was quirky and good.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
The Waco Kid finally rode off into the sunset...
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posted on
08/29/2016 7:24:28 PM PDT
by
Shanghai Dan
(I ride a GS scooter with my hair cut neat...)
To: Shanghai Dan
Yep, in a Cadillac Fleetwood limo.
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posted on
08/29/2016 7:33:42 PM PDT
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Charles Martel
(Endeavor to persevere...)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I would post some of his best lines, but there are so many it is hard to do. He was just the kind of person who made every line funny.
To: Pontiac
“You don’t mind flying now, do you Steve?”
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posted on
08/29/2016 7:59:51 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Rest in peace, Mr. Wilder, and thanks for the smiles and the laughs. You were a classy guy, and will be missed. Now you are with Gilda.
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posted on
08/29/2016 8:01:46 PM PDT
by
Ancesthntr
("The right to buy weapons the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
To: roadcat
Blazing Saddles was my father’s absolutely favorite movie. I can’t watch without thinking of him.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
He and Peter Sellers...I remember watching their movies with mom and dad (both parents dead now), we laughed so much. Aaah memories...
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posted on
08/29/2016 8:06:49 PM PDT
by
Republic_Venom
(It's time for some Republic Venom!)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
The world is less funny today. Now he can unite with his co-stars and be funny in heaven.
It would be toss-up between Young Frankenstein and Blazing saddles for my favorite Gene Wilder role.
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posted on
08/29/2016 8:12:23 PM PDT
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KosmicKitty
(Waiting for inspirations)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Silver Streak, and See No Evil, Hear No Evil {his last with Richard Pryor IIRC} was hilarious. I have all of those. He was a good actor.
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posted on
08/29/2016 8:53:12 PM PDT
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cva66snipe
((Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?))
To: cva66snipe
I particularly remember
Beautiful Soup ... although to be honest, that's not quite how I remembered it!
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posted on
08/29/2016 9:49:51 PM PDT
by
dr_lew
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