# Elaine's boss Mr. Pitt dead at 77 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 28, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elaines-boss-mr-pitt-dead-at-77/611015 "2012-01-28T20:06:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elaines-boss-mr-pitt-dead-at-77/611015/1 "2012-01-28T20:06:27Z")
[RIP, Ian Aberbrombie](http://www.imdb.com/news/ni21848508/), whom I would have thought somehow was much older. He’ll be eating his Snickers with a knife and fork in the great beyond tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elaines-boss-mr-pitt-dead-at-77/611015/2 "2012-01-28T22:10:32Z")
Also famous for his role as the “Wiseman” from _Army of Darkness_. My condolences to Fitch. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elaines-boss-mr-pitt-dead-at-77/611015/3 "2012-01-28T22:51:56Z")
Does Elaine Benes have an alibi? ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elaines-boss-mr-pitt-dead-at-77/611015/4 "2012-01-28T22:55:19Z")
> [@St. Peter](#): > > Hi, Mr. Pitt! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elaines-boss-mr-pitt-dead-at-77/611015/5 "2012-01-28T23:07:24Z")
I loved him on the show even though he was only around for a short time. ---
**Author:** ![Chicagojeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@Chicagojeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicagojeff)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elaines-boss-mr-pitt-dead-at-77/611015/6 "2012-01-28T23:08:37Z")
"He finds his laugh… intoxicating… " RIP Mr Pitt… lover of Woody Woodpecker… ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elaines-boss-mr-pitt-dead-at-77/611015/7 "2012-01-29T00:56:40Z")
He was a member of the exclusive Alfred Pennyworth club. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elaines-boss-mr-pitt-dead-at-77/611015/8 "2012-01-29T02:10:43Z")
Perhaps now he’ll find the perfect socks. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elaines-boss-mr-pitt-dead-at-77/611015/9 "2012-01-29T02:42:59Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > [RIP, Ian Aberbrombie](http://www.imdb.com/news/ni21848508/), whom I would have thought somehow was much older. > > He’ll be eating his Snickers with a knife and fork in the great beyond tonight. …and washing it down with a Moland Springs water. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2012, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elaines-boss-mr-pitt-dead-at-77/611015/10 "2012-01-29T05:03:33Z")
Mr. Pitt, we hardly knew ye. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![BeaMyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elaines-boss-mr-pitt-dead-at-77/611015/11 "2012-01-29T08:20:00Z")
Did he ever get to see the 3D picture? ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elaines-boss-mr-pitt-dead-at-77/611015/12 "2012-01-31T02:00:13Z")
> [@BeaMyra](#): > > Did he ever get to see the 3D picture? Yes, he needed deep focus instead of unfocused eyes (or vice versa). ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elaines-boss-mr-pitt-dead-at-77/611015/13 "2012-01-31T02:28:10Z")
And our stock will rise high!