Newest Stiffs:
Anita Bryant · 85
March 25th, 1940 — December 16th, 2025
Head of the Florida Citrus Commission from 1969 - 1980. We think she also made some records or something.
Gil Gerard · 82
January 23rd, 1943 — December 16th, 2025
Out of time.
Diane Ladd · 89
November 29th, 1935 — November 3rd, 2025
Diane doesn't live here anymore.
Dick Cheney · 84
January 30th, 1941 — November 3rd, 2025
White House Chief of Staff, Secretary of Defense, Vice President - and all we remember is when he shot that dude in the face while hunting.
June Lockhart · 100
June 25th, 1925 — October 23rd, 2025
Started with A Christmas Carol and All This, and Heaven Too and finished with Zombie Hamlet and Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm. Solid.
Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Madonna · 68
(b) August 16th, 1958
Robert Culp
would have been 96 today
August 16th, 1930 — March 24th, 2010Oh sure - I Spy was a big deal, but what about his voice over role in Robot Chicken? THAT was some quality work.
Frank Gifford
would have been 96 today
August 16th, 1930 — August 9th, 2015He had an affair with Johnny Carson's wife, while he was married to Kathie Lee? Seriously? Kathie Lee is just plain HOT. What an idiot.
Eydie Gorme
would have been 98 today
August 16th, 1928 — August 10th, 2013Blame it on the Bossa Nova if you like. She's still dead.
Fess Parker
would have been 102 today
August 16th, 1924 — March 18th, 2010Less Fess.
Roman Hruska
would have been 122 today
August 16th, 1904 — April 25th, 1999According to his obituary, he was a U.S. Senator, but for some reason, we thought he was a primitive architectural style.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Peter Fonda · 79
died 7 years ago today
February 23rd, 1940 — August 16th, 2019Farted Open
Raped Often
Deaf Pen Rot
Sometimes when we can't think of an obituary for someone, we just come up with anagrams for their name.
Reaped Font
Patron Feed
Defeat Porn
Now is one of those times.
Aretha Franklin · 76
died 8 years ago today
March 25th, 1942 — August 16th, 2018C-R-O-A-K-E-D!
John McLaughlin · 89
died 10 years ago today
March 29th, 1927 — August 16th, 2016He made a living by yelling at people and being a know-it-all on TV for 34 years. An American hero, when you think about it.
Idi Amin · 78
died 23 years ago today
August 1st, 1925 — August 16th, 2003Not a nice man.
Abu Nidal · 65
died 24 years ago today
May 1st, 1937 — August 16th, 2002They say he was a terrorist mastermind and leader of the Fatah Revolutionary Council, but we'll always remember him as the lovable convenience store clerk from The Simpsons.
John Roseboro · 69
died 24 years ago today
May 13th, 1933 — August 16th, 2002The big strikeout.
Phil Leeds · 82
died 28 years ago today
April 6th, 1916 — August 16th, 1998He was one of those guys who played a million bit parts on a zillion crappy TV shows, but his real claim to fame was as the dog catcher in the movie that stands as the all-time greatest source for Dead Pool candidates: Won Ton Ton, The Dog Who Saved Hollywood. Rent it tonight, and make a few lists.
Jim Murray · 78
died 28 years ago today
December 29th, 1919 — August 16th, 1998Pretty pathetic that nobody had him in any of five different games, and if you think we're gonna relax The Jim Murray Rule just 'cause he's dead, you got another thing coming.
Nusrat Ali Khan · 48
died 29 years ago today
October 13th, 1948 — August 16th, 1997And the hard-partying Qawwali lifestyle claims another victim.
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| 4. | 2026 Inductees #1 | 0 | 0 |
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| 7. | 2026 List | 0 | 0 |
| 8. | 2026 Stiffs R Us 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9. | 2026 Stiffs R Us 2 | 0 | 0 |
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