A family member put on a game show that included Brian Blessed and I commented it ‘must be old as he’s been dead for a while’?

Nope. 88 and going strong.

Who else has surprised you?

      • @[email protected]
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        I swear to God he’s the first person that came to mind, and here it’s currently the first post - thank you for reminding me that he’s still alive!

    • @psycho_driver
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      I mean he’s been in hospice for like 18 months now . . .

    • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed
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      Probably got a heart attack after hearing the news that the felon won.

      Is he still alive? If so, he’s probably so sad after seeing what this country did.

      • @MrPoopbutt
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        If I were his hospice worker, I’d tell him Kamala won.

          • @JusticeForPorygon
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            I im imagining he goes to make a pact with the Devil:

            Jimmy: “Let me outlive Donald Trump, and I’ll pledge you my soul.”

            Satan: “Don’t worry about it bro this one’s on the house.”

          • @AbouBenAdhem
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            82 months ago

            He could still run for a second term.

  • @radix
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    412 months ago

    Bob Barker only died a year ago. I thought for a long time he had gone in, like, 2010 or so.

  • @psycho_driver
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    James Earl Jones prior to him actually passing away.

    • @FourPacketsOfPeanutsOP
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      Yes. I think his character dies in one of the Jack Ryan films (clear and present danger?) and for years my brain thought that was real life…

    • @[email protected]
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      42 months ago

      You… thought Donald Trump was dead? Unless you don’t live on this planet, I don’t believe you.

  • m-p{3}
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    I had the opposite situation with Jim Varney/Ernest. I was so sad when I found out why there weren’t any new Ernest films at the time :(

    • originalucifer
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      jim varney was a gem. he also made an amazing jed clampett in the beverly hillbillies movie. just an all around funny guy. he reminded me a little of jim carrey in the way they portray physical comedy all over their face.

      • wildncrazyguy138
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        True story. His brother inspected my house. Very very thorough and very very serious guy, which I suppose is what you want in a home inspector.

        Suffice to say, Jim took all of the funny gene in that family.

  • @[email protected]
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    212 months ago

    Whenever we would hear “Crimson and Clover” growing up, my dad would comment how Tommy James (the singer) killed himself in the 70s. Cut to like 5 years ago when I see Tommy James, in his 70s, still kickin’, on some random public access programming lol.

    My dad has been repeating this “fact” for so many years that there’s a solid chance he’s forgotten it isn’t true and still says it whenever he hears “Crimson and Clover.”

  • Call me Lenny/LeniM
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    102 months ago

    Morgan Freeman.

    Though in hindsight I realized he probably would’ve given his own eulogy.

  • @mrspaz
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    In a conversation the other day the film Contempt came up, and we looked up the movie and were surprised Brigitte Bardot is still around at 90.