R.I.P. Rodney Dangerfield

[milohimself]

Freakin' bummer

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/10/05/obit...d.ap/index.html

I gotta pay my respects to the man.

 

[GIVEHIM-6]

R.I.P. RODNEY,YOU WERE ONE OF A KIND.

 

[GIVEHIM-6]

<<<<HEY WAIT,I&#39;M DEAD TOO. :blink:

 

[MemphisVol]

Originally posted by GIVEHIM&#045;6@Oct 5, 2004 11:00 PM
<<<<HEY WAIT,I&#39;M DEAD TOO. :blink:

No, Rodney&#39;s dead.

You&#39;re just proof that reincarnation doesn&#39;t necessarily cover "smell".

 

[MemphisVol]

The above somewhat horrific show of disrespect for the corpse in question is dedicated to Rodney.

Somehow, it just seems like bad comedy to give him some respect now that he&#39;s dead.

 

[milohimself]

No pun intended on my part.

 

[MemphisVol]

In fact, now that I think on it, it would be a nice gesture if we could dedicate the rest of this thread to an ever-mounting show of disrespect for the corpse-in-question.

The important thing is, you&#39;ve got to figure that after all the lip-service Rodney gave to the "I don&#39;t get no respect" line, and how hard he actually lived "I don&#39;t give a damn what anyone thinks", the corpse-in-question would probably really appreciate a show of public mockery.

I.e:

"Some say Rodney Dangerfield is a pioneer whose contributions to American comedy will never die, but, lately, I find him a little stiff."

 

[milohimself]

Originally posted by MemphisVol@Oct 5, 2004 10:41 PM
"Some say Rodney Dangerfield is a pioneer whose contributions to American comedy will never die, but, lately, I find him a little stiff."

lol: lol: lol:

So wrong but so funny

 

[GAVol]

Originally posted by MemphisVol@Oct 6, 2004 2:41 AM
In fact, now that I think on it, it would be a nice gesture if we could dedicate the rest of this thread to an ever-mounting show of disrespect for the corpse-in-question.

The important thing is, you&#39;ve got to figure that after all the lip-service Rodney gave to the "I don&#39;t get no respect" line, and how hard he actually lived "I don&#39;t give a damn what anyone thinks", the corpse-in-question would probably really appreciate a show of public mockery.

I.e:

"Some say Rodney Dangerfield is a pioneer whose contributions to American comedy will never die, but, lately, I find him a little stiff."

I agree totally. That&#39;s the way the man would have wanted it . . .

He had one of my favorite lines of all time: "Steak and Sex - my favorite pair. I get them both the same way - very rare."

 

[GIVEHIM-6]

I figured that my last post there would get a bit of criticism so I had planned on posting again to explain.In no way would I ever make fun of the deceased,but in Rodney&#39;s case it seemed only natural.This would be a man that if at all possible would sit up in his casket and throw a few good lines to all the mourners.

 

[GAVol]

Everybody understands 6 - He probably would tell everyone that he&#39;s happy to go to heaven so he can reunite with his d*ck which died 20 years ago.

I don&#39;t care who you are "Back to School" is one of the ultimate cheesy 80&#39;s movies ever.

 

[GIVEHIM-6]

lol: lol: lol: Now that was funny.

 

[volmanjr]

"what&#39;s a bath without bubbles , hey Bubbles&#33;" :run:


I loved back to school -Rondey was a comic GURU&#33; :dlol: :dlol: :dlol: :dlol: :dlol: :dlol: :dlol: RIP Rondey :thumbsup:

 

[Volstorm]

With him and Sam Kinison reunited, I&#39;m sure it&#39;s a hell of a party.

 

[LadyinOrange]

You probably got the hell part right.

There is no way Sam Kinison is in heaven, Storm. Get real.

 

[MemphisVol]

Originally posted by LadyinOrange@Oct 6, 2004 6:05 PM
You probably got the hell part right.

There is no way Sam Kinison is in heaven, Storm. Get real.

I don&#39;t know- he was still a bigot when he was a comic, but you&#39;ve got to factor in all the brownie points he got for converting from a right-wing preacher to a comic who&#39;d given up every monkey-like hate except for gays.

I mean, everythings relative, and that&#39;s about as big a positive change as, say, if Reagan had suddenly decided giving poor children free school lunches was worth the money. Unlike Scrooge, real people don&#39;t change overnight, and you&#39;ve got to figure any god worth their salt appreciates that.


Besides, you&#39;ve also got to factor in the whole "boredom factor"; If you were sitting in a Heaven filled with the kind of people who think Tinky Winky and Harry Potter are evil for eternity, wouldn&#39;t you sneak Sam and Rodney in through the employee&#39;s entrance just to keep from going insane, no matter what the stiffs did to you later?

 

[GAVol]

Originally posted by MemphisVol@Oct 7, 2004 11:14 PM
If you were sitting in a Heaven filled with the kind of people who think Tinky Winky and Harry Potter are evil for eternity, wouldn&#39;t you sneak Sam and Rodney in through the employee&#39;s entrance just to keep from going insane, no matter what the stiffs did to you later?

lol: lol: lol: lol:

 

[GIVEHIM-6]

Memphis always has something good to say. :dlol: :dlol: :dlol:

 

[LadyinOrange]

Originally posted by MemphisVol+Oct 7, 2004 10:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MemphisVol @ Oct 7, 2004 10:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-LadyinOrange@Oct 6, 2004 6:05 PM
You probably got the hell part right.

There is no way Sam Kinison is in heaven, Storm. Get real.

I don&#39;t know- he was still a bigot when he was a comic, but you&#39;ve got to factor in all the brownie points he got for converting from a right-wing preacher to a comic who&#39;d given up every monkey-like hate except for gays.

I mean, everythings relative, and that&#39;s about as big a positive change as, say, if Reagan had suddenly decided giving poor children free school lunches was worth the money. Unlike Scrooge, real people don&#39;t change overnight, and you&#39;ve got to figure any god worth their salt appreciates that.


Besides, you&#39;ve also got to factor in the whole "boredom factor"; If you were sitting in a Heaven filled with the kind of people who think Tinky Winky and Harry Potter are evil for eternity, wouldn&#39;t you sneak Sam and Rodney in through the employee&#39;s entrance just to keep from going insane, no matter what the stiffs did to you later? [/quote]
No.

 

[MemphisVol]

Originally posted by LadyinOrange+Oct 7, 2004 11:21 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (LadyinOrange @ Oct 7, 2004 11:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-LadyinOrange@Oct 6, 2004 6:05 PM

No.

[/quote]
Okay- maybe not.

But you know you&#39;d secretly appreciate the diversion.


After all, as stated in scores of the books of the Bible the paternalistic Romans got rid of during the Nicean councils of the 4th Century, "If people weren&#39;t meant to be childish, god wouldn&#39;t have made males first".

Not to mention that when god made females, she made a point of doing so in a way which made it clear that men&#39;s greatest purpose is to give y&#39;all a good ribbing.


That&#39;s how I know Rodney will not only make it to heaven, but sneak irreverent pals like Sam in too: God is about love and joy, not laws and procedures, and while she may have to allow stick-in-the-muds to run things to keep them happy (heaven is for us, not her, after all), being the universe&#39;s biggest smartass, she&#39;s going to inject a little life into the party every now and then just to remind us what it&#39;s all supposed to be about.

Sam & Rodney may not fully deserve heaven for their hateful bigotries, but, for all the other ways they worked at spreading laughter, liscense, and love-of-life, you&#39;ve got to figure Hell would hate them even more than God.

 

[LadyinOrange]

Originally posted by MemphisVol+Oct 8, 2004 12:30 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MemphisVol @ Oct 8, 2004 12:30 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by LadyinOrange@Oct 7, 2004 11:21 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-LadyinOrange

@Oct 6, 2004 6:05 PM

No.

Okay- maybe not.

But you know you&#39;d secretly appreciate the diversion.


After all, as stated in scores of the books of the Bible the paternalistic Romans got rid of during the Nicean councils of the 4th Century, "If people weren&#39;t meant to be childish, god wouldn&#39;t have made males first".

Not to mention that when god made females, she made a point of doing so in a way which made it clear that men&#39;s greatest purpose is to give y&#39;all a good ribbing.


That&#39;s how I know Rodney will not only make it to heaven, but sneak irreverent pals like Sam in too: God is about love and joy, not laws and procedures, and while she may have to allow stick-in-the-muds to run things to keep them happy (heaven is for us, not her, after all), being the universe&#39;s biggest smartass, she&#39;s going to inject a little life into the party every now and then just to remind us what it&#39;s all supposed to be about.

Sam & Rodney may not fully deserve heaven for their hateful bigotries, but, for all the other ways they worked at spreading laughter, liscense, and love-of-life, you&#39;ve got to figure Hell would hate them even more than God. [/quote]
I&#39;m not going to get into a theological debate since I wouldn&#39;t change your mind and you wouldn&#39;t change mine, and you&#39;re probably just trying to mess with my head anyway. But I will say that I shouldn&#39;t have made the statement about Sam Kinnison. I am not his judge - GOD is, and HE is the one who makes the final call. It just really amazes me how easy people think it is to go to heaven.

Some open minds really should be closed for repairs.