After hearing that comedy legend George Carlin passed away yesterday, I found myself wondering if there's some kind of mad celeb disease going around. Famous folks are dropping like flies lately. In the last 30 days, we've lost Carlin, dancer Cyd Charisse, sportscaster Charlie Jones, political reporter Tim Russert, blues man Bo Diddley, designer Yves Saint-Laurent, Pittsburgh Steelers great Dwight White, comedian Harvey Korman, actor/director Sydney Pollack and comedian Dick Martin. It's long been known that celebrities die in groups of threes, but what are they doing now? Going in groups of thirty-threes? When will the Grim Reaper take a rest, or at least swing by Paris Hilton's place?
Oh come on now, I'm just kidding. I would never wish death on Paris. That's letting her off too easy.
Oh come on now, I'm just kidding. I would never wish death on Paris. That's letting her off too easy.
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Maybe the celebs are going in threes by category. You list three comedians and two in the news biz.
Carlin's death is particularly sad, because he obviously wasn't ready to go. He had plans for vacation, followed by another book and tour.
George will be missed.