Newest Stiffs:
Mike Ditka · 86
October 18th, 1939 — October 9th, 2026
Da Coach. Da Bears. Da Funeral.
Eva Saint · 102
July 4th, 1924 — October 6th, 2026
Started her career in On the Waterfront and made it to 102. Took her long enough. Kudos to the 104 players who stayed patient.
Jim Bakker · 86
January 2nd, 1940 — October 5th, 2026
Ran PTL, built a Christian water park, stole millions from his flock, went to prison, then sold buckets of doomsday food on TV. Jim's finally in the end times.
Peter Max · 88
October 19th, 1937 — September 14th, 2026
Painted every rainbow-colored poster in your parents' house in 1968. Finally tripped all the way out.
Gloria Steinem · 92
March 25th, 1934 — September 2nd, 2026
A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle. And everybody needs a coffin, eventually.
Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Snoop Dogg · 55
(b) October 20th, 1971
Tom Petty
would have been 76 today
October 20th, 1950 — October 2nd, 2017Gonna leave this world for a while.
Jerry Orbach
would have been 91 today
October 20th, 1935 — December 28th, 2004In television criminal justice, the people are represented by two-dimensional yet totally unsympathetic characters like Lennie Briscoe.
Mickey Mantle
would have been 95 today
October 20th, 1931 — August 13th, 1995It's scary to think of just how great a player he might have been if he wasn't such a drunk.
Dr. Joyce Brothers
would have been 99 today
October 20th, 1927 — May 13th, 2013Over the years she changed the name of her show from The Dr. Joyce Brothers Show to Consult Dr. Brothers to Tell Me, Dr. Brothers to Ask Dr. Brothers to Living Easy with Dr. Joyce Brothers, and now, finally to Lying Perfectly Still with Dr. Joyce Brothers
Art Buchwald
would have been 101 today
October 20th, 1925 — January 17th, 2007Art no longer imitates life.
Grandpa Jones
would have been 113 today
October 20th, 1913 — February 19th, 1998The amazing thing is that after having candied yams, butter beans, corn bread and gravy and blueberry cobbler every night for supper, he still lived to be 84.
Arlene Francis
would have been 119 today
October 20th, 1907 — May 31st, 2001Is she buried in a breadbox?
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
James Randi · 92
died 6 years ago today
August 7th, 1928 — October 20th, 2020Abracadaver.
Oscar De Le Renta · 82
died 12 years ago today
July 22nd, 1932 — October 20th, 2014Fashionably late.
Muammar Gaddafi · 69
died 15 years ago today
June 7th, 1942 — October 20th, 2011No more Muammar.
Bob Guccione · 79
died 16 years ago today
December 17th, 1930 — October 20th, 2010From the Penthouse, straight to the basement.
Jane Wyatt · 96
died 20 years ago today
August 12th, 1910 — October 20th, 2006Mother knows death.
Jack Elam · 82
died 23 years ago today
November 13th, 1920 — October 20th, 2003Jesus Christ! It's that goofy-lookin' old cowboy guy with the fucked up eyes, and he's been dead for more than two weeks! What the hell are you guys doing over there!?
Jack Lynch · 82
died 27 years ago today
August 15th, 1917 — October 20th, 1999As Ireland's Prime Minister, he made a promise to Northern Ireland not to stand by as violence raged. They're still waiting for Jack to put down his drink and do something.
Burt Lancaster · 80
died 32 years ago today
November 2nd, 1913 — October 20th, 1994
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| Stiffs | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | I Am The Dark One #5 | 5 | 24 |
| 2. | Heil Orange Hitler! | 5 | 21 |
| 3. | Same Stiffs Different Year | 4 | 29 |
| 4. | The Game Of Life | 4 | 25 |
| 5. | Deej Three Pointer | 4 | 24 |
| 6. | O-figs 2 | 4 | 24 |
| 7. | Sirdrexl's Stiffs | 4 | 24 |
| 8. | This Is My Year, Not Theirs | 4 | 24 |
| 9. | Morgue And Mindy | 4 | 23 |
| 10. | I Don't Want To Wait | 4 | 22 |