13 July 2006

They Shoot Comedians, Don't They?

Red ButtonsRed Buttons, the carrot-topped burlesque comedian who became a top star in early television and then won a 1957 Oscar for a surprising dramatic role died Thursday. He was 87.

Though no one had Mr. Buttons (nee Aaron Chwatt) on their list, we all say 'Sayonara' to this comic legend.

Dead Person Roundup


Yeah, OK, I know that tons of you flock to the site to see our witty headlines and get Wikipedia links to the dead folk. Since it's summer, I seem to have way too many things going on to write up all these dead people.

Anyway, as most of you know, Aaron Spelling died. For that one, we were considering the headlines "The Death Boat," "Charlie's Fourth Angel," "DIE-nasty" and "Beverly Hills, 9021-DEAD." Nobody had him.

Patsy Ramsey kicked the bucket, as the guilt from being involved in the killing of her own child finally rotted away her insides. JonBenet would be a hot piece of high school bangtail had her dad not slain her (allegedly). Nobody had her either, since evil people tend not to die.

June Allyson died last week. Most of Gen X knows her from Depends commercials from the 80's, but before she lost control of her bladder, she was a movie star who was a relatively hot (see photo) girl-next-door type.

Then Enron's Ken Lay dropped dead right before serving the remainder of his days in prison. Kurt Cobain thinks this guy was suicidal. I would have given double points if anyone had him, as this is the most obvious suicide in years. Props to George W. on a well-orchestrated cover-up.

So no scoring in a month now...here's hoping that summer heats up for us!