# John Ritter dies

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-ritter-dies/201284>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 12, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-ritter-dies/201284 "2003-09-12T21:15:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![flood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@flood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flood)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-ritter-dies/201284/1 "2003-09-12T21:15:52Z")

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[John Ritter Dies](http://www.msnbc.com/news/965580.asp?cp1=1)  
I’d never really been a fan of the guy, but somehow, it’s weird. I was thinking about Three’s Company today, wondering what had ever happened to Ritter. Then a friend told me he died. Go figure. ☹

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-ritter-dies/201284/2 "2003-09-12T23:28:15Z")

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Head over to Cafe Society for more sad thoughts on the same ☹

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**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-ritter-dies/201284/3 "2003-09-12T23:35:43Z")

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I was really surprised (and saddened) by this. Johnny Cash was pretty old. It’s a darn shame he died , but not a huge surprise. But John Ritter is so sudden and unexpected! He always seemed like a really likable, funny, normal kind of guy. What a shame!