Newest Stiffs:
Loretta Lynn · 88
April 14th, 1934 — October 4th, 2022
From 1963 to 1983, she made on average two albums a YEAR. Then one every 3 years until 2003. Then a bunch after that. No wonder she died.
Kenneth Starr · 76
July 21st, 1946 — September 13th, 2022
You should only say good about the dead. Ken Starr is dead. Good.
Queen Elizabeth II · 96
April 21st, 1926 — September 8th, 2022
This is where we write something nasty about the person who died.
Turns out, she was a terrible skateboarder.
Bernard Shaw · 82
May 22nd, 1940 — September 7th, 2022
Breaking: Broadcaster Bernard Broken By Big Bad Bug.
Mikhail Gorbachev · 91
March 2nd, 1931 — August 30th, 2022
On the one hand, he won a Nobel Peach Prize, the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, and a Grammy with Bill Clinton. On the other hand, he didn't drink or smoke. So this is a tough one for us.
Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
George Zimmerman · 39
(b) October 5th, 1983
Daniel Baldwin · 62
(b) October 5th, 1960
Bernie Mac
would have been 65 today
October 5th, 1957 — August 9th, 2008Are you seeing this, America? This man's in a box in the ground!
Clive Barker · 70
(b) October 5th, 1952
Jeff Conaway
would have been 72 today
October 5th, 1950 — May 27th, 2011Gonaway.
Brian Connolly
would have been 77 today
October 5th, 1945 — February 9th, 1997He got so sick of trying to tell everybody that Little Willy Willy won't go home, that he finally kicked the bucket.
Barry Switzer · 85
(b) October 5th, 1937
Vaclav Havel
would have been 86 today
October 5th, 1936 — December 18th, 2011Czechmate.
Angelo Buono
would have been 88 today
October 5th, 1934 — September 21st, 2002Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
Bill Dana
would have been 98 today
October 5th, 1924 — June 15th, 2017We know some of you are thinking "How the fuck did this guy end of famous for the purposes of this game?"
Yeah, well. That's what we are thinking too.
Glynis Johns · 99
(b) October 5th, 1923
Bil Keane
would have been 100 today
October 5th, 1922 — November 8th, 2011It's not that he was JUST the cartoonist who created Family Circus, we'll have you know he ALSO did Channel Chuckles and Silly Philly, to say nothing of the fact that he was PRESIDENT of the National Cartoonists Society for 3 years, AND was close friends with Jeff MacNelly, the creator of Shoe.
That's all we got.
Donald Pleasence
would have been 103 today
October 5th, 1919 — February 2nd, 1995Donald's a dead duck.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Steve Jobs · 56
died 11 years ago today
February 24th, 1955 — October 5th, 2011Pancreatic cancer. There's no app for that.
Rodney Dangerfield · 82
died 18 years ago today
November 22nd, 1921 — October 5th, 2004Those wishing to pay their lack of respect may do so by not sending donations to The American Heart Association.
Wally George · 71
died 19 years ago today
December 4th, 1931 — October 5th, 2003You're outta here!
Mike Mansfield · 98
died 21 years ago today
March 16th, 1903 — October 5th, 2001And with the Eight Is Enough reunion no longer a possibility, Mike throws in the towel.
Emilie Schindler · 93
died 21 years ago today
October 22nd, 1907 — October 5th, 2001Cross her off the list.
Brian Pillman · 35
died 25 years ago today
May 22nd, 1962 — October 5th, 1997Ordinarily, professional wrestlers don't register on our Fame-O-Meter, but the combination of the club foot and the spelling bee championship make "Flyin' Brian" special.
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| Stiffs | Score | ||
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| 1. | Deathrider2022 | 5 | 20 |
| 2. | Jon1 | 4 | 23 |
| 3. | The Good Die Young Xii | 3 | 25 |
| 4. | 2020, Too Too Too Too | 3 | 24 |
| 5. | Don't I Look Like Myself....... | 3 | 24 |
| 6. | The Tribe Has Spoken | 3 | 22 |
| 7. | Going Underground For A While | 3 | 21 |
| 8. | I'm Having A Stiff One | 3 | 21 |
| 9. | Bugs And Bones 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 10. | Celebrity Death Match | 3 | 20 |