Posted on 10/05/2004 5:11:03 PM PDT by Taquito
Breaking on FOX now.
May god rest his soul.
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Aw.. Bummer!! Hey, but I always had the feeling he just flat out enjoyed just about every day, right up to the very last.
God Speed, Rodney.
Rodney Dangerfield's real name was Jacob Cohen. The old Jack Benny Show, on radio, did a skit many years ago, where Jack was having a party and was asking Mary who was coming. Here's roughly how it went:
So, are the Jimmy Stewarts coming?
No, Jack, they're not.
How about the Gary Coopers?
No, they couldn't make it either.
The Gables? The Bogarts? The Traceys?
No, Jack. None of them could come.
Well, who is coming?
Rodney Dangerfield.
This was, of course, long before he had taken the name and started his career as the man who "Don't get no respect."
I saw him live, once, and he was the funniest live comedian I've ever seen. He made Robin Williams look weak. He was funnier than Steve Martin in his prime. Bill Cosby, in his prime, was the only guy I've seen that could touch him.
God Bless, Rodney.
Lets laugh for Rodney, He did well.
1. My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met!
2. If it weren't for pickpockets, I'd have no sex life at all.
3. When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them.
4. A girl phoned me the other day and said .... "Come on over, there's nobody home." I went over. Nobody was home.
5. I drink too much. Last time I gave a urine sample there was an olive in it.
6. With me, nothing goes right. My psychiatrist said my wife and I should have sex every night. Now, we'll never see each other!
7. I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her.
8. I saved a girl from being attacked last night. I controlled myself.
9. I found there was only one way to look thin, hang out with fat people.
10. I'm at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I've just had a mirror put over my kitchen table.
11. My wife's jealousy is getting ridiculous. The other day she looked at my calendar and wanted to know who May was.
12. My wife is always trying to get rid of me. The other day she told me to put the garbage out. I said to her I already did. She told me to go and keep an eye on it.
13. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest.
14. My uncle's dying wish - he wanted me on his lap. He was in the electric chair.
Goodbye Rodney...Thank you for all the smiles...
"I called suicide prevention and they put me on hold"
This morning about 2 AM I woke up in bed and was just thinking about random things to fall asleep again. I thought 'I wonder how he's doing... not much news...' so I said a short prayer for him. Pretty sad.
So sad to hear this! Rodney brought us so many laughs over the years. RIP Rodney, and prayers for his family.
LOL, those jokes are priceless! ;-D (post #53)
Farewell, Janet Leigh!!
Hope to see you in Heaven!!!
The story I heard is that Rodney was very nervous about his performance in the movie and practiced his lines for hours on end. I'd say he got it right.
"Hey Whitey, where's your hat!?!?""
Very sad indeed. My husband will be heart broken when he hears.
I have good looking kids. Thank goodness my wife cheats on me.
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet.
My mother never breast-fed me. She told me she liked me as a friend.
My wife is always trying to get rid of me. The other day she told me to put the garbage out. I said to her I already did. She told me to go and keep an eye on it.
My psychiatrist told me I was crazy and I said I want a second opinion. He said okay, you're ugly too.
Remember that scene with Sam Kinnison?
Too bad. He was a funny guy.
I can remember being a kid in my room listening to a cassette of his material I borrowed from a friend. Some of those bits still stick out after all these years:
When I was a little boy I got lost in a park and wandered up to a cop. I asked the officer if he thought we could find my parents. He said, "I don't know, kid. There's a lot of places they can hide."
And another:
My son, he never listens. The other day he was giving me a hard time so I said to him, "Hey, someday you'll have kids of your own!" He said, "Yeah? So will you!"
Goodbye, Rodney. Hope you're making 'em laugh in the great hereafter.
Thankfully, I missed this!
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