Rodney Dangerfield to Have Heart Surgery

AP on Yahoo ^ | 8/24/04 | AP - LA

[GreenHornet]

"My wife and I decided we would only smoke after having sex. I haven't had a cigarette in months.....what really worries me is that she's up to 3 packs a day!"

[oyez]

I can recall Rodney being on the old Tonight Show. Jonhny, Ed and Doc ROFL, while Rod just kept popping off the stories.

Carson hated to be up staged, but he'd let Rodney, Jack Benny and Bob Hope do it with impunity.

[Slump Tester]

"My wife asked me - do you want privacy during sex?" I said "yeah." She says "I'll close the door on my way out."

[spectre]

My father carries around the picture of the kid who came with his wallet.

* * When I played in the sandbox the cat kept covering me up.

* * I could tell that my parents hated me.
My bath toys were a toaster and a radio.

BEST of Luck, Rodney.

[TexasNative2000]

"I put on my shirt this morning and a button fell off."
"I picked up my briefcase, the handle came off in my hand."
"I opened the front door and the door knob came off."
"Now, I'm afraid to go to the bathroom."

[Senator Pardek]

I got my kid a "bow and arrow" set for Christmas.

What did he get me? A t-shirt with a target on the back!

My parents took me to a dog show. I won.

I called my girlfriend and she told me to come over - no one was home.

I went over - no one was home!

[joesnuffy]

God watch over you Rodney...you're a funny guy...

[Recovering_Democrat]

Rodney is living on borrowed time.

[radiohead]

If Thorton Melon can do a triple Lindy off the diving board, he will have no problem with the heart surgery.

Amen to that.

[Stentor]

Hey this steak still got the marks where the jockey hit it.

[Kirkwood]

"Rodney is living on borrowed time."

Aren't we all?

I did some writing for Rodney including two screenplays. He encouraged me to pursue it full time, but it just wasn't my lifestyle. We worked on "It's a Terrible Life" and "Back to School 2", just before he did "Little Nicky," but we couldn't come up with a producer as Rodney was already in his late 70s and slowing down due to pain. When Rodney's health declined, he became more interested in getting his book out. Joan is a treasure and has been his best medicine... next to the medical marijuana! My prayers are with him.

[asgardshill]

"I bet you buy a hat like that you get a free bowl of soup, huh?"

"But it looks good on you."

[12 Gauge Mossberg]

I loved Dangerfield in "Natural Born Killers" and in the Miller Lite commericials. Easily one of the most underappreciated comics ever.