# Down for the Count
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-for-the-count/632567
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [August 25, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-for-the-count/632567 "2012-08-25T02:30:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-for-the-count/632567/1 "2012-08-25T02:30:55Z")
Jerry Nelson died today. You may not know his name, or his face, but he was one popular vampire & taught me to [Count](http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3Dcount%2Bvon%2Bcount&w=160&h=142&imgurl=www.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dcount%2Bvon%2Bcount%26id%3D6BC20645F657160846BCD60C80F596F1C276E703%23focal%3D9d609425a9dd5d6ea537fbc72eb8571c%26amp%3Bfurl%3Dhttp%253a%252f%252fwww.grayclouds.net%252fadam%252fblog%252fwp-content%252fuploads%252f2008%252f02%252fcount_von_count.jpg&size=&name=search&rcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dcount%2Bvon%2Bcount%26id%3D6BC20645F657160846BCD60C80F596F1C276E703%23focal%3D9d609425a9dd5d6ea537fbc72eb8571c%26amp%3Bfurl%3Dhttp%253a%252f%252fwww.grayclouds.net%252fadam%252fblog%252fwp-content%252fuploads%252f2008%252f02%252fcount_von_count.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dcount%2Bvon%2Bcount%26id%3D6BC20645F657160846BCD60C80F596F1C276E703%23focal%3D9d609425a9dd5d6ea537fbc72eb8571c%26amp%3Bfurl%3Dhttp%253a%252f%252fwww.grayclouds.net%252fadam%252fblog%252fwp-content%252fuploads%252f2008%252f02%252fcount_von_count.jpg&p=count+von+count&type=&no=3&tt=115&oid=http%3A%2F%2Fts3.mm.bing.net%2Fimages%2Fthumbnail.aspx%3Fq%3D4531027982221878%26id%3D5e7760cb4526f13e65e36352b87eee0e&tit=Count+Von+Count&sigr=17mc6s4r9&sigi=17fsebs32&sigb=11pff2q5d&fr=moz35)
He was also the original Mr. Snuffleupagus!
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### Author:  [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-for-the-count/632567/2 "2012-08-25T02:33:37Z")
One! [One duplicate thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=663135).
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### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-for-the-count/632567/3 "2012-08-25T03:07:01Z")
Since there’s a thread in Cafe Society, I’ll close this one.