My pet peeve of the day

[JM]

CNN "the top story we are watching today...Tony Randall has died..."

Why are we watching this story? Isn't he dead? He isn't going anywhere. Do you expect him to suddenly revive and walk onto the set?

JM

[GOPisEvil]

1. This just in:

Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

[Alpharetta]

2. I'm just glad Elvis is still alive

what a distraction that would be!

[jobycom]

3. Just in: Abe Vigoda is still dead

That's called "preemptive obituarying."

[JM]

4. Don't jinx Abe!

I am assuming of course he is really still alive

JM

[jobycom]

6. He's been reported dead so often that NOT doing so would be a jinx

Very much alive, working on a new movie. 83 years old.

[woofless]

5. Thread reminds me of the running joke in Nat. Lampoon.

Mamie Eisenhower leaning out of a second story window, waving and smiling.

Caption "I'm not dead yet!"

[tjwash]

10. Bring out you're dead...

I'm not dead!


CART MASTER:
'Ere. He says he's not dead!
CUSTOMER:
Yes, he is.
DEAD PERSON:
I'm not!
CART MASTER:
He isn't?
CUSTOMER:
Well, he will be soon. He's very ill.

[bluedeminredstate]

7. And did they really say

"The top story we are watching today..."

Surely, there must be something, somewhere going on in the world today that tops the importance of Tony Randall's death. I'm sorry that he's dead, but "Top Story"????
I think even Tony Randall might ask them to hook up the satelite to their reporters in, oh say, BAGHDAD!!!!



:puffpiece:

[JM]

8. I am not sure if it was...

..."The top story" or "One of the top stories"

I am pretty sure it was the former. Twits

JM

[cosmicdot]

9. wish I could photoshop

Nero fiddles; Rome burns

of course, I really liked Tony Randall ... have his autograph ... saw Jack Klugman and him in summer stock "Odd Couple ...

but ...