# Father Jack has died

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-jack-has-died/747462>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 29, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-jack-has-died/747462 "2016-02-29T00:41:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![bunyupp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@bunyupp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunyupp)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-jack-has-died/747462/1 "2016-02-29T00:41:25Z")

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Another great British sit-com actor has [died](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3468004/Father-Ted-star-Frank-Kelly-played-foul-mouthed-Father-Jack-dies-aged-77.html). Frank Kelly from “Father Ted”. RIP

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-jack-has-died/747462/2 "2016-02-29T00:46:19Z")

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Only 77? He looked 77 on the show!

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**Author:** ![Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90ced4/32.png) [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-jack-has-died/747462/3 "2016-02-29T01:01:03Z")

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Feck!

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-jack-has-died/747462/4 "2016-02-29T02:19:50Z")

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Arse!

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-jack-has-died/747462/5 "2016-02-29T02:34:34Z")

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Drink!

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**Author:** ![Jaguars](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaguars/32/5879_2.png) [@Jaguars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaguars)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-jack-has-died/747462/6 "2016-02-29T03:53:51Z")

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"That would be an ecumenic"_jab_ “Yes!”

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**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-jack-has-died/747462/7 "2016-02-29T12:57:44Z")

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Although it is merely — literally — an ecumenical matter, Irish rather than British.

Grant unto him eternal rest.

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**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-jack-has-died/747462/8 "2016-02-29T14:31:02Z")

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I haven’t really thought much about him recently. I guess I thought he must already be dead since he seemed so old on the show. Awesome that he was with his wife for 51 years.