For the 16th year running, we present our fondest farewells to the recently departed. If they were on any lists, or if they mattered at all in our world, you'll find them here. If you're looking for everybody, then you need to head on over to the Directory. |
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| 1. | Bobby Thomson August 17th, 2010 The shot heard round the underworld. |
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| 2. | Dan Rostenkowski (used on 2 lists) August 11th, 2010 Holy shit. This guy is so boring even WE can't find anything interesting to say about him. Mail fraud? Oh come ON. |
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| 3. | Ted Stevens (used on 4 lists) August 9th, 2010 Gone down the tubes. |
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| 4. | Patricia Neal (used on 8 lists) August 8th, 2010 Breakfast, lunch, and dinner now six feet under. |
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| 5. | Mitch Miller (used on 134 lists) July 31st, 2010 He said, "Rock and roll is musical baby food," and then went on to create Karaoke. An asshole all the way around. |
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| 6. | Jack Tatum July 27th, 2010 We'll see how immaculate that reception was now. |
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| 7. | Daniel Schorr July 23rd, 2010 All things considered, he's not much of a journalist anymore. |
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| 8. | Ralph Houk (used on 4 lists) July 21st, 2010 Totally out. |
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| 9. | George Steinbrenner (used on 122 lists) July 13th, 2010 For the duration of the season, Yankee players will all wear a million dollars on their sleeves as a sign of respect. |
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| 10. | Robert Byrd (used on 214 lists) June 28th, 2010 Now, the early worm can get the Byrd. |
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| 11. | Manute Bol (used on 1 list) June 19th, 2010 So that makes up for Gary Coleman then, right? |
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| 12. | Jimmy Dean (used on 1 list) June 13th, 2010 This guy's kinda like Tommy Lee in that we know more about his sausage than we do about his music. |
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| 13. | Marvin Isley June 7th, 2010 A little bit softer now. |
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| 14. | John Wooden (used on 273 lists) June 4th, 2010 The commissioner attended UCLA. But we'll try and write something mean anyway. He was a terrible surfer. |
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| 15. | Rue McClanahan (used on 20 lists) June 3rd, 2010 3 down, 1 to go. |
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| 16. | Dennis Hopper (used on 75 lists) May 29th, 2010 Pop quiz, hotshot. There's a cancer on my prostate. Once the prostate goes above 50mph, the cancer is armed. If it drops below 50, your ex-wife takes all your money. What do you do? What do you do? |
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| 17. | Gary Coleman (used on 1 list) May 28th, 2010 Ah, the intracranial hemorrhage. Those kooky little episodes that doctors sometimes refer to as "different strokes." |
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| 18. | Art Linkletter (used on 205 lists) May 26th, 2010 Art no longer imitates life. |
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| 19. | Ronnie James Dio (used on 21 lists) May 16th, 2010 Dio, eh? |
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| 20. | Lena Horne (used on 18 lists) May 9th, 2010 Please forward all mail to The Cabin in the Sky. |
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| 21. | Robin Evan Roberts (Phillies dude) (used on 1 list) May 6th, 2010 In his 19-season career, Roberts compiled a 286-245 record with 2,357 strikeouts, a 3.41 ERA, 305 complete games, 45 shutouts, and 4,688 innings pitched in 676 games. He holds the Major League records for home runs allowed by a pitcher (505) and for most consecutive Opening Day starts for the same team with 12, between 1950 and 1961. Also: he's dead. |
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| 22. | Ernie Harwell (used on 251 lists) May 4th, 2010 Long gone. |
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| 23. | Lynn Redgrave (used on 2 lists) May 3rd, 2010 Red, green - whatever. As long as it's a grave. |
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| 24. | Juan Antonio Samaranch (used on 7 lists) April 21st, 2010 Recent Winner of A Gold Medal for Morbidity |
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| 25. | Daryl Gates April 16th, 2010 He was considered to be an excellent police chief in LA, except for - you know - that thing where the entire city RIOTED for several days. Thanks, Daryl. |
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| 26. | Dixie Carter April 10th, 2010 Let's be clear here: Dixie Carter is NOT FAMOUS. Nobody ever played her. Nobody ever even THOUGHT about playing her. This is exactly what the Kim Perrot Renovation is for. But we are SO tired of all the "Hey! You forgot Dixie Carter!" emails, that we added her. Happy? |
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| 27. | Anatoly Dobrynin (used on 4 lists) April 6th, 2010 Deadski. |
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| 28. | John Forsythe (used on 52 lists) April 1st, 2010 Good night, Angels. Good night, Charlie. |
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| 29. | Herb Ellis March 28th, 2010 To Wonderland! |
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| 30. | June Havoc (used on 16 lists) March 28th, 2010 Reeking Havoc. |
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| 31. | Robert Culp (used on 1 list) March 24th, 2010 Oh sure - I Spy was a big deal, but what about his voice over role in Robot Chicken? THAT was some quality work. |
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| 32. | Stewart Udall (used on 1 list) March 20th, 2010 Off to the Great Swamp. |
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| 33. | Fess Parker (used on 7 lists) March 18th, 2010 Less Fess. |
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| 34. | Peter Graves (used on 2 lists) March 14th, 2010 You ever been in a casket before, Joey? |
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| 35. | Merlin Olsen (used on 49 lists) March 11th, 2010 14 time Pro Bowler and 1968 Pro Bowl MVP with 94 career sacks - and he'll still be remembered as a mildly retarded guy on Little House on the Prairie. |
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| 36. | Corey Haim (used on 1 list) March 10th, 2010 You know you are in trouble when Corey Feldman refuses to talk to you until you clean up your act. |
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| 37. | Alexander Haig Jr. (used on 8 lists) February 20th, 2010 No longer in control. |
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| 38. | Kathryn Grayson (used on 2 lists) February 17th, 2010 A singing opera lady. It's over. |
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| 39. | Dick Francis February 14th, 2010 A small funeral is planned. |
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| 40. | Dale Hawkins February 13th, 2010 They called him the inventor of "swamp rock boogie". Impressive. |
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| 41. | Alexander McQueen February 11th, 2010 A fashion designer named McQueen. Can you believe he was gay? |
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| 42. | Charlie Wilson February 10th, 2010 He won the battle but lost the..oh wait - no he didn't. |
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| 43. | Howard Zinn January 27th, 2010 History. |
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| 44. | J.D. Salinger (used on 29 lists) January 27th, 2010 Catcher in the Ground. |
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| 45. | Zelda Rubinstein (used on 140 lists) January 27th, 2010 Go into the light! |
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| 46. | Chemical Ali (used on 260 lists) January 25th, 2010 What a lame nickname. Should have been "Colonel Mustard". |
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| 47. | Pernell Roberts January 24th, 2010 Headed for the last roundup. |
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| 48. | Jean Simmons January 22nd, 2010 Happy Ending. |
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| 49. | Robert B. Parker January 18th, 2010 Case closed. |
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| 50. | Teddy Pendergrass (used on 1 list) January 13th, 2010 Close The Door and Turn off the Lights. |
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| 51. | Miep Gies (used on 167 lists) January 11th, 2010 Most people remember her for that Anne Frank diary thing. Everyone seems to forget that she was the inspiration for the Road Runner's signature sound. |
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