# Joan Rivers has died \[updated thread title\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 28, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771 "2014-08-28T17:20:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/61 "2014-09-03T20:04:59Z")
Poor Melissa - going to have to survive on her own talents now … ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/62 "2014-09-03T21:19:32Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Poor Melissa - going to have to survive on her own talents now … Maybe she could do something with Jay Paterno. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/63 "2014-09-04T04:14:04Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I’m guessing the family requested some private time with her. I feel so bad for her daughter. She’s got a tough decision to make. It’s never easy saying goodbye. > [Joan Rivers moved to private room at hospital, daughter Melissa says – New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/joan-rivers-moved-private-room-hospital-article-1.1926347) Fucking shit! The [CNN.com](http://CNN.com) headline had only said “Joan Rivers moved from ICU” which I took to mean she’s getting better, so I didn’t bother reading the actual story. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/64 "2014-09-04T18:57:08Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Fucking shit! The [CNN.com](http://CNN.com) headline had only said “Joan Rivers moved from ICU” which I took to mean she’s getting better, so I didn’t bother reading the actual story. ☹ You have to read between the lines a bit. If she was improving, you’d expect somebody to say something. The fact that nobody is implies that they’ve pretty much given up hope. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/65 "2014-09-04T19:02:14Z")
Evidently they have moved her from ICU to the Morgue. From the flashes I am getting. I can remember when she was really funny. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/66 "2014-09-04T19:02:21Z")
I’m watching CNN. They’re reporting she just died. There’s nothing on line about it yet. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/67 "2014-09-04T19:02:58Z")
AP Radio News also reports that Melissa issued a release stating Joan has died. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/68 "2014-09-04T19:03:01Z")
Yes, CNN is reporting that Rivers died. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/69 "2014-09-04T19:05:45Z")
I reported the thread and asked that it be renamed to reflect the news. RIP Joan. At least she lived life as she wanted. Still on stage performing right up until this tragic accident. Performing seemed to give her life purpose. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/70 "2014-09-04T19:11:39Z")
I know she’d be the first to make a joke about this: So will she be cremated or recycled? So long, Joan. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/71 "2014-09-04T19:12:09Z")
RIP ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/72 "2014-09-04T19:18:42Z")
> [@5\_time\_champ](#): > > Evidently they have moved her from ICU to the Morgue. From the flashes I am getting. > > I can remember when she was really funny. She still was really funny. Her standup continued to kill right up to the end, no pun intended. ---
**Author:** ![Unix\_Geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unix_geek/32/19368_2.png) [@Unix\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unix_Geek)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/73 "2014-09-04T19:19:41Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Fucking shit! The [CNN.com](http://CNN.com) headline had only said “Joan Rivers moved from ICU” which I took to mean she’s getting better, so I didn’t bother reading the actual story. ☹ Echoing carnivorousplant, lost my mom last month. Was in ICU, when we decided to move to palliative/hospice/comfort care, they removed all the extra monitoring and moved us to a different floor. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/74 "2014-09-04T19:22:38Z")
I remember her doing a “Chinese” bit on Carol Burnett’s show with a gong hanging between her legs: “Where I find my husband? I look for him in the Yellow Pages!” **GONG!** Could _never_ get away with that nowadays. What a pity! ☹ RIP! ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/75 "2014-09-04T19:23:25Z")
Definitely a pioneer in what she did. The still-natural parts of her will rest in peace. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/76 "2014-09-04T19:23:33Z")
Damn. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/77 "2014-09-04T19:32:34Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > You have to read between the lines a bit. If she was improving, you’d expect somebody to say something. The fact that nobody is implies that they’ve pretty much given up hope. Tell me about it…even the news following Michael Schumacher’s skiing accident was far more encouraging. ☹ R.I.P., you crazy funny lady. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/78 "2014-09-04T19:34:10Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I know she’d be the first to make a joke about this: > > So will she be cremated or recycled? > So long, Joan. Heck, wasn’t one of her last comedy shows called “Before they slam the lid”? ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/79 "2014-09-04T19:40:49Z")
she made me laugh many times. RIP, Joan Rivers ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771/80 "2014-09-04T20:01:47Z")
I’ll never forget a bit Joan did on tragedy and how comedy can help you cope. After husband committed suicide she noticed Melissa was taking it really hard (she was young? I think?), she and her daughter went to a restaurant to get out and have a treat, and after looking at the menu she turned to Melissa and said “It’s a good thing your father hasn’t seen these prices or he’d kill himself all over again!” It made Melissa laugh and Joan said that it was the first time her daughter laughed and it made her smile. It’s been years since I heard that bit and I’ll never forget it [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-has-died-updated-thread-title/696771.md?page=5)