# \[Blank\] is Dead

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 6, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105 "2010-12-06T02:29:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/1 "2010-12-06T02:29:58Z")

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Which is it?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/2 "2010-12-06T02:31:20Z")

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Long live the [Blank]!

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**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/3 "2010-12-06T02:35:19Z")

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No I’m not…was it Unintentional?

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**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/4 "2010-12-06T02:37:19Z")

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Dillinger

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**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/5 "2010-12-06T02:56:45Z")

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Paul Is Dead

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**Author:** ![Peeta\_Mellark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Peeta\_Mellark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peeta_Mellark)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/6 "2010-12-06T03:01:44Z")

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[Print is dead.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3v_ogRaTf4)

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/7 "2010-12-06T03:04:23Z")

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God is dead.  
Nietzsche

Nietzsche is dead.  
God

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**Author:** ![Shot\_Clock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Shot\_Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_Clock)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/8 "2010-12-06T03:05:30Z")

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Rock.

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/9 "2010-12-06T03:24:36Z")

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[Abe Vigoda](http://www.abevigoda.com/)

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**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/10 "2010-12-06T03:32:16Z")

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Other: [James Brown](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_c8DKrXq08).

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**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/11 "2010-12-06T03:34:52Z")

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Other: Paul, or Disco.

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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/12 "2010-12-06T03:41:29Z")

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Zed’s dead, baby. Zed’s dead.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/13 "2010-12-06T03:49:01Z")

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Romance  
Chivalry  
and, as we are constantly reminded this week:  
John Lennon

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**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/14 "2010-12-06T03:53:20Z")

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What about undead things?

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/15 "2010-12-06T04:22:03Z")

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But is it not just merely dead, it’s really most sincerely dead?

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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/16 "2010-12-06T04:29:14Z")

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> [@elfkin477](#):
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> Zed’s dead, baby. Zed’s dead.

Is that why you have his motorcycle??😉  
Oh, and Freddy’s dead.

Un-huh. That’s what I said.

Best wishes,  
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**Author:** ![Craneop2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Craneop2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Craneop2)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/17 "2010-12-06T04:33:03Z")

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Is Franco still dead?  
Somebody call Chevy Chase.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/18 "2010-12-06T05:46:04Z")

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Bela Lugosi’s dead

undead undead undead

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/19 "2010-12-06T07:02:32Z")

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Not Bill Cosby.

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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105/20 "2010-12-06T07:48:37Z")

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We are. Short days ago we lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, loved and were loved, and now we lie in Flanders fields.

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