Not sure if they're dead thread

punky · 09-09-2006 02:25PM #1

Following from the other dead famous people threads, what famous people are you unsure about? Who do you think might be dead but you're not quite sure.

I can't remember whether Ronald Reagan is still around. Paul Daniels?
Anyone else?

(Of course I'm aware that a quick google would tell you what you need to know but where's the fun in that).

Basq · 09-09-2006 02:29PM

punky wrote:

(Of course I'm aware that a quick google would tell you what you need to know but where's the fun in that).

Yeah... posting this in a thread is even more fun! :rolleyes:

Wasn't Paul Daniels on Celeb X Factor? His career may be but he's not.

And Ronald Reagan i think died about 2 years ago.. pneumonia if i remember correctly!

arseagon · 09-09-2006 02:31PM

And Paul Daniels is currently on an ad for Tesco in the UK so he's def not dead.

Pigman II · 09-09-2006 02:34PM

I had got it into my head for a long time that Jeffrey Jones was dead. I had a little party when I realised my mistake.

Mossy Monk · 09-09-2006 02:34PM

basquille wrote:

Yeah... posting this in a thread is even more fun! :rolleyes:

this is the best idea for a thread ever

away with you non believer

Giblet · 09-09-2006 02:36PM

Pigman II wrote:

I had got it into my head for a long time that Jeffrey Jones was dead. I had a little party when I realised my mistake.

Did he molest you afterwards?

Pigman II · 09-09-2006 02:36PM

Giblet wrote:

Did he molest you afterwards?

Yes but only cos I asked him to. He pretended to be Ed Rooney and I was Ferris Bueller.

Giblet · 09-09-2006 02:37PM

Kinky.

punky · 09-09-2006 02:38PM

What about Gorbachev? Surely that bloke's gone. And Yelstin too? That bloke must have died from liver disease by now.

Pigman II · 09-09-2006 02:39PM

Then afterwards I was Ed Rooney and he was Ferris's sister.

Tha Gopher · 09-09-2006 08:27PM

punky wrote:

What about Gorbachev? Surely that bloke's gone. And Yelstin too? That bloke must have died from liver disease by now.

Yeltsin returned to Ireland very recently for the first time since his notorious pissed up visit to Shannon Airport (and nowhere fcuking else) back years ago now. The official story was that he was under the weather. The rumour was that he was under the seat.

According to the story in one of the tabloids, he was at some Irish country castle cum hotel and had to be escorted out of the restaurent after slaughtering a bottle of Jameson down raw and getting a bit jolly

Legend

Ronald Reagan is dead for sure.

I think we shouldnt be allowed to use Google for this, it ruins the fun.

Richard Pryor died didnt he?

Or maybe im thinkin of your man from D12s line

"Is Richard Pryor still alive?
If not im sicker than he was prior to him dyin...."

muletide · 09-09-2006 08:28PM

Wasn't there a game like this on some radio show called dead or alive ?

My one is Pat Kenny is he dead or alive

muletide · 09-09-2006 08:30PM

Tha Gopher wrote:

Yeltsin returned to Ireland very recently for the first time since his notorious pissed up visit to Shannon Airport (and nowhere fcuking else) back years ago now. The official story was that he was under the weather. The rumour was that he was under the seat.

According to the story in one of the tabloids, he was at some Irish country castle cum hotel and had to be escorted out of the restaurent after slaughtering a bottle of Jameson down raw and getting a bit jolly Legend

Ronald Reagan is dead for sure.

I think we shouldnt be allowed to use Google for this, it ruins the fun.

Richard Pryor died didnt he?

Or maybe im thinkin of your man from D12s line

"Is Richard Pryor still alive?
If not im sicker than he was prior to him dyin...."

Yea richard is dead. Who was the Irish comedian who when given a chance to ask him one Q asked "do you think you could beat Muhammed Ali now that both of ye shake like Maracas"

Fuppin idiot

arseagon · 09-09-2006 08:31PM

muletide wrote:

My one is Pat Kenny is he dead or alive

Biologically - Alive
Technically - He's a piece of wood. so i'll say dead

09-09-2006 08:43PM

punky wrote:

I can't remember whether Ronald Reagan is still around.

Ronnie was one of the walking dead as US President. He couldn't act either, so he took over the actor's union in preparation for becoming California's Governor and later President. They named a US aircraft carrier after him, and yes, he is no longer with us (although everyone still pays for his part in the cold war).

arbeitsscheuer · 09-09-2006 08:54PM

Is Joss Ackland still around? I can never remember. Same for a lot of actors around his age as well. Kenneth More? John Mills? Anthony Quayle?

Gorbachev's still around I think. Dunno bout Boris.

BrianD3 · 09-09-2006 09:04PM

I thought Ernest Borgnine must be dead. He played the old guy in Airwolf, he was also in the films Convoy and the Dirty Dozen among many others.

But no, he's alive, apparently well and still acting a few months away from his 90th birthday. Now that I've made this post he'll probably go and drop dead though
Ernest Borgnine in Airwolf

Dyr · 09-09-2006 09:24PM

Mr T is the classic "is he dead now?" star

ircoha · 09-09-2006 09:40PM

punky wrote:

Following from the other dead famous people threads, what famous people are you unsure about? Who do you think might be dead but you're not quite sure.

I can't remember whether Ronald Reagan is still around. Paul Daniels?
Anyone else?

(Of course I'm aware that a quick google would tell you what you need to know but where's the fun in that).

Paul yes, Jack no.

Pigman II · 09-09-2006 09:44PM

Is Paul McCarthney dead?

ircoha · 09-09-2006 09:52PM

NO, but I bet he sometimes hoped he was
http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=1331312006

Tha Gopher · 09-09-2006 11:33PM

McCartney died in the late 60s in a motorbike accident, they got a lookalike to live on his behalf rather than recruit a new potentially unpopular Beatle. Fcuk sake, look her up on Snopes!

They dropped a billion and one clues into their songs, the best of which being "Paul is the walrus" which is Greek for corpse.

Jaysus, id say replacement Paul is regretting his decision all those years ago.

Mind you, he was a nobody who, based on his resemblance to someone famous was allowed to lash it out of a blonde former model for 4 years, so fcuk him it could be worse.

Reaver772 · 10-09-2006 12:05AM

Fungi the dolphin! that fish died years ago, the town council realising that without the dolphin tourists wouldn't come to a rain soaked piss hole on the edge of nowhere contacted steven spielberg and bought the mechanical shark from jaws. They modified the old tin can to look like the dolphin chucked it in the water and the town was saved. Until earlier this year when Fungi 2.0's program reverted back to killing mode and it went beserk butchering several boat loads of fat old american tourists believing them to be whales or possibly just fat old american tourists. The town council needing time to repair the machine and clean up the floating body parts chaned its name to An Daingean so no one would be able to find the town and their secret would be safe!

It's true i tell you all true!

Macker · 10-09-2006 07:08AM

Pighead ?

The_Minister · 10-09-2006 01:37PM

Does anyone know if Tom Leher is alive?

Chinafoot · 10-09-2006 02:09PM

The_Minister wrote:

Does anyone know if Tom Leher is alive?

According to imdb.com, Tom Lehrer was lecturing in California in 2004. Says nothing about his death anywhere so I think it's safe to assume he's still alive.

Ruu_Old · 10-09-2006 02:16PM

Macker wrote:

Pighead ?

Indeed time to send out a search party, last activity: 18-08-2006.:eek: Any of the Golden Girls dead yet?

Dorothy: But Maw you're dead!
Sophia: You're not burying me until I say so and I ain't dead neither *folds arms and sulks*

Yook · 10-09-2006 02:23PM

IMDB

There we go, no more need for stupid questions.

exiztone · 10-09-2006 02:50PM

Saddam Hussein?

Haven't heard a thing about him in over a year now. How's ol' Hussy these days?

Ruu_Old · 10-09-2006 02:57PM

exiztone wrote:

Saddam Hussein?

Haven't heard a thing about him in over a year now. How's ol' Hussy these days?

Last I heard he was on hunger strike, sounds like he is having a blast.

Mrs. MacGyver · 10-09-2006 10:26PM

Ringo Starr,
Estelle Getty (old lady from 'THe Golden Girls'
Jessica Tandy,
Michael Landon (the guy from highway to heaven and little house and the prairie)
Victor French (same as above)

Not sure if they're dead thread

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