# Did anyone pick this guy for the Celebrity Deathpool?

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**Created:** [April 9, 2000, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-pick-this-guy-for-the-celebrity-deathpool/15731 "2000-04-09T22:20:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2000, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-pick-this-guy-for-the-celebrity-deathpool/15731/1 "2000-04-09T22:20:00Z")

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One of the few e-mail forwards that actually enjoyed.

> [@](#):
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> Dear Friends:
> 
> It is with the saddest heart that I have to pass on the following sad news.
> 
> Please join me in remembering a great icon. Veteran Pillsbury spokesperson, The Pillsbury Doughboy, died yesterday of a severe yeast infection and complications from repeated pokes to the belly. He was 61. Doughboy was buried in a slightly greased coffin.
> 
> Dozens of celebrities turned out, including Mrs. Butterworth, the California Raisins, Hungry Jack, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, Captain Crunch, and many others.
> 
> The grave side was piled high with flours as longtime friend, Aunt Jemima, she said he was a man who “never knew how much he was kneaded.”
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> Doughboy rose quickly in show business but his later life was filled with many turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times, even as a crusty old man he was considered a roll model for millions. Toward the end it was thought he’d rise once again, but he was no tart.
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> Doughboy is survived by his second wife, Play Dough. They have two children and one in the oven. The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.

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_God is my co-pilot. Blame Him._

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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:** [April 10, 2000, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-pick-this-guy-for-the-celebrity-deathpool/15731/2 "2000-04-10T05:59:00Z")

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An oldie. Clever, but an oldie.

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“His eyes are as green as a fresh-pickled toad,  
His hair is as dark as a blackboard,  
I wish he was mine, he’s really divine,  
The hero who conquered the Dark Lord.”

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**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2000, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-pick-this-guy-for-the-celebrity-deathpool/15731/3 "2000-04-10T12:52:00Z")

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Figures. I wish there was someplace you could check out how stale a joke is before you serve it for dinner.