Newest Stiffs:
Val Kilmer · 65
December 31st, 1959 — April 1st, 2025
No longer your huckleberry.
Gene Hackman · 95
January 30th, 1930 — February 17th, 2025
This dude's body of work was massive, so a funny obit should be easy. But we are STILL trying to figure out what happened to him in that mud room.
Jimmy Carter · 100
October 1st, 1924 — December 29th, 2024
Aw, nuts.
Greg Gumbel · 78
May 3rd, 1946 — December 27th, 2024
His brother was a sports announcer.
Rickey Henderson · 65
December 25th, 1958 — December 20th, 2024
They called him "The greatest Oakland A of all time". Impressive, eh?
Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Yvonne Craig
would have been 88 today
May 16th, 1937 — August 17th, 2015POW!
Betty Carter
would have been 96 today
May 16th, 1929 — September 26th, 1998Baby, it's downright freezing outside.
Harry Carey
would have been 104 today
May 16th, 1921 — December 27th, 2012Cubs win! Cubs win!
What? No? Oh - sorry.
Studs Terkel
would have been 113 today
May 16th, 1912 — October 31st, 2008He was a promising young writer, once upon a time, but his career reached a low point in the 1980s when he appeared in several beer commercials dressed as a dog.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Dabney Coleman · 92
died 1 year ago today
January 3rd, 1932 — May 16th, 2024His first role was on Naked City for $60. We've all been there, buddy.
I.M. Pei · 102
died 6 years ago today
April 26th, 1917 — May 16th, 2019Not anymore you're not.
Joseph Campanella · 93
died 7 years ago today
November 21st, 1924 — May 16th, 2018He had 7 kids - all boys - and lived to be 93. If you figure out how he pulled that off, let us know.
Dick Trickle · 71
died 12 years ago today
October 27th, 1941 — May 16th, 2013Race car driver? Really? How was he not a porn star?
Ronnie James Dio · 67
died 15 years ago today
July 10th, 1942 — May 16th, 2010Dio, eh?
Robert Mondavi · 94
died 17 years ago today
June 18th, 1913 — May 16th, 2008Popped his cork.
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| Stiffs | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mr. Blake's Mixed Bag | 2 | 15 |
| 2. | Prince Sirki-1 | 2 | 13 |
| 3. | Morgue And Mindy | 2 | 12 |
| 4. | Forgotten Not Dead | 2 | 11 |
| 5. | Dx Rob I | 2 | 9 |
| 6. | Toe Tagger 25 | 2 | 9 |
| 7. | Toe Tagger Again | 2 | 9 |
| 8. | Dxrob I | 2 | 7 |
| 9. | The Velvet Lined Underground | 2 | 7 |
| 10. | @your A$$ Is Gra$$ | 1 | 10 |