# Ding Dong the Witch is Dead! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 17, 2008, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700 "2008-03-17T21:34:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/1 "2008-03-17T21:34:07Z")
Did Margaret Hamilton _really_ request this as her obituary headline? If so, classy lady. (Classy lady anyhow!) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/2 "2008-03-17T23:48:22Z")
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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/3 "2008-03-17T23:49:32Z")
Off to Cafe Society! ---
**Author:** ![jonesj2205](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@jonesj2205](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonesj2205)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/4 "2008-03-18T00:31:30Z")
[QUOTE=Jake] Did Margaret Hamilton _really_ request this as her obituary headline? If so, classy lady. (Classy lady anyhow!) 🙂 [/QUOTE] Sorry I don’t have a cite, but I was working at a newspaper at the time where the headline writer got a bit of flack for using that headline. The next week he made sure to bring in a magazine where she was quoted as saying “I hope when I die some headline writer uses 'Ding Dong the Witch is Dead.” ---
**Author:** ![Skara\_Brae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/5 "2008-03-18T14:30:57Z")
Margaret Hamilton, from what I have read about her seemed like a really nice person in general. She taught kindergarten for a while, and was a spokesperson for animal rights. And very down to earth - according to her Wikipedia article, she used to say “I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too” all the time after the movie, when the situation warrented! ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/6 "2008-03-18T14:52:59Z")
I always thought Margaret Hamilton was kind of hot. Apparently a good sense of humor too. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/7 "2008-03-18T15:20:37Z")
I’m sure he didn’t, but I wonder if the coroner was tempted to put on the death certificate “she’s not only merely dead, she’s really most sincerely dead.” ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/8 "2008-03-18T16:22:14Z")
I know the Wicked Witch of the West, but the Margaret Hamilton role I most enjoy was her Miss Sarah Pickett from [People Will Talk](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043915/). It’s an uncredited role, but the presentation of that character is much more compelling than the camp from Wizard. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/9 "2008-03-18T16:47:13Z")
[QUOTE=Baldwin] I always thought Margaret Hamilton was kind of hot. [/QUOTE] Yikes. ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/10 "2008-03-18T20:43:33Z")
margaret hamilton was - and is - still my favorite character from the film. i devoured ‘wicked’ by greg maguire. 😛 excellent book. in fact, i just got my long-awaited ‘don’t make me break out my flying monkeys’ long-sleeve tee just the other day ago in her honor. ---
**Author:** ![Skara\_Brae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/11 "2008-03-18T22:27:13Z")
[QUOTE=Scubaqueen] in fact, i just got my long-awaited ‘don’t make me break out my flying monkeys’ long-sleeve tee just the other day ago in her honor. [/QUOTE] Can I ask where you got this? I totally want one. Although considering the fate of the flying monkeys in the latest Oz remake, “Tin Man,” it may have unpleasant new connotations. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/12 "2008-03-19T00:06:10Z")
[QUOTE=Skara\_Brae] Can I ask where you got this? I totally want one. [/QUOTE] [Google-Fu](http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS253US253&q=flying+monkeys+shirt+long+sleeve&um=1&ie=UTF-8) ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/13 "2008-03-19T02:13:29Z")
[QUOTE=Skara\_Brae] Can I ask where you got this? I totally want one. Although considering the fate of the flying monkeys in the latest Oz remake, “Tin Man,” it may have unpleasant new connotations. 😃 [/QUOTE] this is true. i actually kinda liked ‘tin man’ but that may be because i have a huge crush on neil mcdonaugh. i first saw him in band of brothers. terrific. iirc, we can’t plug companies on the dope, so feel free to email me at [scubaqueen111@yahoo.com](mailto:scubaqueen111@yahoo.com) ---
**Author:** ![Skara\_Brae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/14 "2008-03-19T15:39:51Z")
[QUOTE=Scubaqueen] this is true. i actually kinda liked ‘tin man’ but that may be because i have a huge crush on neil mcdonaugh. i first saw him in band of brothers. terrific. [/QUOTE] I liked it too. I actually bought the DVD the other day :o Neal McDonough was definitely a huge factor though. I still remember him from _Boomtown_. I will shoot you an email when I get home. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/15 "2008-03-19T15:55:46Z")
[QUOTE=Baldwin] I always thought Margaret Hamilton was kind of hot. [/QUOTE] I was intrigued by this statement, so I went searching for non-witch pictures of a younger Hamilton so see how [hot](http://www.buckscountyplayhouse.com/playhouse/Celeb%20Pages/hamilton.gif) [she](http://services.windowsmedia.com/vidpic/pic200/drV000/V038/V003865RM8J.jpg) [was](http://www.classicmoviemusicals.com/hamilt1.jpg). I was… unsuccessful. I’ll have to agree with **Otto**. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/16 "2008-03-19T16:06:59Z")
[QUOTE=Skammer] I was intrigued by this statement, so I went searching for non-witch pictures of a younger Hamilton so see how [hot](http://www.buckscountyplayhouse.com/playhouse/Celeb%20Pages/hamilton.gif) [she](http://services.windowsmedia.com/vidpic/pic200/drV000/V038/V003865RM8J.jpg) [was](http://www.classicmoviemusicals.com/hamilt1.jpg). I was… unsuccessful. I’ll have to agree with **Otto**. [/QUOTE] Yeah. Not seeing it. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/17 "2008-03-19T16:11:12Z")
[QUOTE=Baldwin] I always thought Margaret Hamilton was kind of hot. Apparently a good sense of humor too. [/QUOTE] [http://www.movieactors.com/actors/margarethamilton.htm](http://www.movieactors.com/actors/margarethamilton.htm) HOT? ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/18 "2008-03-20T00:38:40Z")
On the “10,000 reasons I love pTerry” list: > [@](#): > > I want to go on writing. Admittedly, that means I have to stay alive. You can’t write books when you are dead, unless your name is L. Ron Hubbard. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/19 "2008-03-20T01:34:54Z")
On another note an obit writer was supposedly fired for reporting Ray Krock was McDead. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700/20 "2008-03-21T16:47:20Z")
[QUOTE=Priceguy] Yeah. Not seeing it. [/QUOTE] Methinks you’ve all been whooshed. She MELTED. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead/441700.md?page=2)