# Death is... whimsical today.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-whimsical-today/48184>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 3, 2001, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-whimsical-today/48184 "2001-01-03T02:46:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-whimsical-today/48184/1 "2001-01-03T02:46:54Z")

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This has been a heck of a week!

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> _Originally posted by Johnny L.A._  
> **Kirsty MacColl, Victor Borge, Billy Barty, and now Jason Robards!**

Add Ray Walston to the list. I always thought he was kind of cool - I imagine he’d have made a wonderful grandfather. I loved his bit part in _Johnny Dangerously_: “I can see! I can hear! But - who am I??”  
Dang, what is it about New Year’s? Do all the famous old people hang on for just one more day so they can say they made it another year? This is too weird.

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**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-whimsical-today/48184/2 "2001-01-03T03:15:04Z")

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_sigh_

Another great loss ☹

Robin

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**Author:** ![Welfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e56c9b/32.png) [@Welfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Welfy)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-whimsical-today/48184/3 "2001-01-03T04:02:50Z")

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Though I don’t know the others, I really liked Victor Borge. ☹

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**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-whimsical-today/48184/4 "2001-01-03T04:27:37Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Welfy \*  
> \*\*Though I don’t know the others, I really liked Victor Borge. ☹ \*\*

Welf, Ray Walston, I believe, was My Favorite Martian, way long time ago. Also used to play the judge on Picket Fences, if that helps.

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**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-whimsical-today/48184/5 "2001-01-03T04:29:24Z")

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Oh, yeah, and Billy Barty was probably the most famous “Little Person” (midget, whatever the PC term for them is) ever to work in TV and movies.

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**Author:** ![SallySimpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@SallySimpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SallySimpson)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-whimsical-today/48184/6 "2001-01-03T08:29:35Z")

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Welf, Ray Walston, I believe, was My Favorite Martian, way long time ago. Also used to play the judge on Picket Fences, if that helps. \*\*  
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Also, he was a teacher in Fast Times at Ridgemont High who asked the kids if they were smoking dope. I don’t remember the exact quote, I haven’t seen it in awhile.

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**Author:** ![Nocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@Nocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nocturne)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-whimsical-today/48184/7 "2001-01-03T08:42:54Z")

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Is this the quote?

“What are you people…on DOPE?”

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**Author:** ![Spritle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Spritle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spritle)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-whimsical-today/48184/8 "2001-01-03T13:32:08Z")

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Yes, we all shall miss Mr. Hand. Perhaps the class should order a pizza in his honor. 😉

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**Author:** ![SallySimpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@SallySimpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SallySimpson)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-is-whimsical-today/48184/9 "2001-01-06T09:01:43Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Nocturne \*  
> \*\*Is this the quote?
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> “What are you people…on DOPE?” \*\*

That’s the quote.