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[–] shittydwarf@piefed.ca 206 points 1 day ago (5 children)

The wrong fucking 80 year old AGAIN!

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 50 points 1 day ago (1 children)

First an 80 year old celebrity... Dammit not Dolly Parton Ok fine, a well known 80 year old who is in home alone 2 at the plaza hotel... dammit, not Tim curry... Another 80 year old who was in home alone 2 at the plaza hotel maybe?

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They can take Rob Schneider.

[–] ZeroCool@piefed.ca 1 points 1 day ago

The dude's so lucky that Adam Sandler likes to maintain an entourage of pseudo-talent. In any other universe he would've been working an endless string of dead-end jobs the moment he left SNL.

[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 37 points 1 day ago

Third time lucky!

[–] LordMayor@piefed.social 21 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Famous people deaths usually come in threes… 🤞

[–] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 day ago (3 children)

He would get Mitch McConnelled and we wouldn't know for months wtf is going on.

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[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

We are watching Legend for international family movie night tonight. :(

[–] Gormadt@slrpnk.net 98 points 1 day ago

RIP to an absolute legend.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 117 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Tim Curry, Star. I don't know where I saw it but my favorite quote about him:

"Tim Curry was in a lot of one star films but he was the reason those films had that star."

[–] Ariselas@piefed.ca 27 points 1 day ago (6 children)

he was pretty fantastic and epically creepy in Lexx

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[–] dingleberrylover@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

This movie is never mentioned anywhere on the news, but I really enjoyed Congo with him.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 71 points 1 day ago (1 children)

ALL THE WRONG 80 YEAR OLDS ARE DYING.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They die in threes, so there's still hope. 🤞🏽

[–] Toothy@lemmus.org 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

May the third be an orange turd.

[–] romulator37@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

It unfortunately struck the wrong person again, RIP Peter Cullen

[–] Bluedragon012@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

God is too busy with his beetle collection to notice it seems.

[–] kepix@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

dude had an amazing range 🕯️

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 57 points 1 day ago (5 children)

RIP to the absolute fucking GOAT. Didn't matter if the movie sucked. He was good every. single. time.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago

Movie didn't suck and it was a fever dream.

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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Its... alright.

He's already transcended time and space.

The Time Warp

Gone now in body, always with us in spirit.

Rest well, Sweet Transvestite.

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 1 day ago (3 children)
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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 38 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Okay...hear me out on this.

What if...every time the grim reaper comes for Donald Trump, he bribes him into taking a different Home Alone 2 Co-star until none are left.

[–] KC_Royalz@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Then death is as corrupt as Trump and needs fired

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[–] KC_Royalz@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Ok Death has become incompetent at its job. Due to death wrongly taking the good people and not the bad. I nominate death to be fired and replaced. Can I get a second Aye!

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Aye! Replace him woth Luigi.

[–] KC_Royalz@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Motion to make Luigi the angel of death granted. All in favor?

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[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
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[–] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 35 points 1 day ago

August 25th, 2026 took more than its fair share, honestly.

[–] Astrealix@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (4 children)

He's gone to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism.

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[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

To be fair, the man had pretty serious health issues. He suffered a massive stroke years ago and hasn't been able to fully recover from it. What a terrible day.

[–] jontree255@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago
[–] orclev@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago

It's sad but he's been in pretty bad health for a while now so it's not exactly surprising.

[–] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 26 points 1 day ago (3 children)
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[–] MunkyNutts@feddit.online 25 points 1 day ago (3 children)

They say death comes in threes, fingers crossed.

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[–] TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Death. Bud. I swear if the next one you pick off is Mel Brooks we'll all pray to send the Doom Slayer and Chuck Norris after your psycopompous ass...

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You couldn’t name drop Steven Seagal instead?

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

I choose to believe you replied to me when you meant to reply to the guy above you. The only heat Steven Seagal is bringing now-a-days is heartburn and a tube of aspercreme.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Shit, first Dolly and now this, all the Gay icons are going at once. Someone needs to do a wellness check on Barbra....

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Tim and Dolly, going through Heavenly Orientation right now, mostly learning that you don't microwave fish in the break room.

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