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:
Carlos Mencia · 59
(b) October 22nd, 1967
Jeff Goldblum · 74
(b) October 22nd, 1952
Annette Funicello
would have been 84 today
October 22nd, 1942 — April 8th, 2013M-I-C - see you in the afterlife! K-E-Y - Why? Because you had MS!
Tony Roberts
would have been 87 today
October 22nd, 1939 — February 7th, 2025Welp, the Fame Committee rule this guy famous. He was in a ton of movies, TV and stage work, and we have NO idea who he is.
John Chafee
would have been 104 today
October 22nd, 1922 — October 24th, 1999This moderate Republican Senator (actually a donkey in elephant's clothing) was said to be the offspring of one of the most powerful families in all of Rhode Island. So, what, they had an indoor toilet?
Timothy Leary
would have been 106 today
October 22nd, 1920 — May 31st, 1996Turned in, tuned out, dropped dead.
Doris Lessing
would have been 107 today
October 22nd, 1919 — November 17th, 2013Boy - she can really hear the grass singing now.
Joan Fontaine
would have been 109 today
October 22nd, 1917 — December 15th, 2013Started acting in 1935 and stopped in 1994. What a slacker.
Emilie Schindler
would have been 119 today
October 22nd, 1907 — October 5th, 2001Cross her off the list.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Fernando Valenzuela · 63
died 2 years ago today
November 1st, 1960 — October 22nd, 2024El Toro es muerte.
Russell Means · 72
died 14 years ago today
November 10th, 1939 — October 22nd, 2012He was in The Last of the Mohicans, but he was an Oglala Sioux. Man that pisses us off.
Soupy Sales · 83
died 17 years ago today
January 8th, 1926 — October 22nd, 2009He was sort of a poor man's Jerry Lewis, if you can fathom such a thing.
Arthur Hill · 84
died 20 years ago today
August 1st, 1922 — October 22nd, 2006Owen Marshall: Counselor at rest.
Burton Cross · 95
died 28 years ago today
November 15th, 1902 — October 22nd, 1998Once governor of Maine, he lost his re-election bid to political powerhouse Edmund Muskie. No wonder we never heard of him.
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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 |