# Leslie Nielsen has died... :-( **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 29, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240 "2010-11-29T01:53:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/81 "2010-11-29T16:20:47Z")
I’ll always remember Leslie for his role in “Forbidden Planet” Anybody know if the props department still has that uber-cool uniform he wore in the flick? Anyhow RIP-LN-you will be missed! ---
**Author:** ![fuzzypickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9d8465/32.png) [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/82 "2010-11-29T16:22:25Z")
> [@Quercus\_alba](#): > > Whoa–just realized we lost Peter Graves, Barbara Billingsley, and Leslie Nielsen all this year. Is the “Law of Threes” complete, or is Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s life in danger? :eek: I’d be more concerned about Robert Stack or Lloyd Bridges, but apparently they both left us many years ago. (When did that happen?) Of course, now I have this image in my head of those three actors sitting around a patio table in heaven, with Leslie cleaning his stethoscope, Barbara speaking jive, while Peter Graves clandestinely ogles all the naked cherubs… ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/83 "2010-11-29T16:31:31Z")
He’s gone to a world where Leslie Jr. and all the Leslie Jrs. can sit under a shady tree, breathe the air, swim in the ocean, and go into 7-11 without an interpreter. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/84 "2010-11-29T16:37:25Z")
Actually, Mr Nielsen this thread isn’t for you. Weird Al Yankovic died today. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/85 "2010-11-29T16:45:52Z")
Don’t forget, he also played dramatic roles, particularly before he became famous in “Airplane”. He played key roles in two episodes of “Columbo”, I remember: The vicitm in one, and the lover of the murderer in another. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/86 "2010-11-29T17:36:28Z")
Johnny, some kids on the show yesterday mentioned a new kind of music, ska. You know anything about it? ---
**Author:** ![Haunted\_Pasta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/94ad74/32.png) [@Haunted\_Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haunted_Pasta)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/87 "2010-11-29T17:39:09Z")
I was very sad to hear this news confirmed. The truth hurts. Sure, maybe not as much as jumping onto a bicycle with no seat on it, but it still hurts. ---
**Author:** ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/88 "2010-11-29T17:46:17Z")
I haven’t had this much sex since I was a boy scout leader! I mean…at the time…I was dating alot. RIP. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![fuzzypickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9d8465/32.png) [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/89 "2010-11-29T17:46:17Z")
> [@Mach Tuck](#): > > Actually, Mr Nielsen this thread isn’t for you. Weird Al Yankovic died today. I was just about to respond by saying “NOT FUNNY, YOU JERK!” until I finally got the joke. Still…don’t scare me like that!!! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/90 "2010-11-29T17:46:33Z")
Boy, I sure picked the wrong week to quit bad-taste postin’! ---
**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:** [November 29, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/91 "2010-11-29T18:05:46Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > Let’s just step out into the Japanese garden… I laughed so hard at this bit, I damn near coughed up my shoes. The freeze-frames at the end of \*Police Squad \*were hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/92 "2010-11-29T18:11:24Z")
> [@fuzzypickles](#): > > I’d be more concerned about Robert Stack or Lloyd Bridges, but apparently they both left us many years ago. (When did that happen?) > > Of course, now I have this image in my head of those three actors sitting around a patio table in heaven, with Leslie cleaning his stethoscope, Barbara speaking jive, while Peter Graves clandestinely ogles all the naked cherubs… Robert Hays seems determined to keep injuring himself doing extreme sports. Perhaps he’ll show up, in a full-body cast. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/93 "2010-11-29T18:12:47Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I laughed so hard at this bit, I damn near coughed up my shoes. The freeze-frames at the end of \*Police Squad \*were hilarious. The sign at the Club Flamingo was great too. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/94 "2010-11-29T18:16:42Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > Thank you! I just had it stuffed. > > Sorry, I have to go boil a roast. How hot and wet do you like it? > > Damn you, **joebuck20**! Now, now, now, I’m sure that we can handle this situation maturely, just like the responsible adults that we are. Isn’t that right, Mrs… Poopy Pants? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/95 "2010-11-29T18:28:54Z")
Quoth **RealityChuck** : > [@](#): > > He actually was very good action in dramatic roles. I remember him first as the Swamp Fox for Disney, and, of course, Forbidden Planet. Airplane! cast him with that heroic image in mind, but he showed he was even better at comedy. Thanks, I’ve sort of wondered about that ever since I saw _Forbidden Planet_. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/96 "2010-11-29T18:47:37Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Boy, I sure picked the wrong week to quit bad-taste postin’! You can’t fool us - you haven’t quit at all! ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/97 "2010-11-29T18:50:41Z")
**Chefguy** , quick! put a tap on that phone! ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/98 "2010-11-29T18:53:05Z")
I don’t usually post in celebrity death threads, but for some reason I feel compelled to post in this one. ☹ I would have posted this sooner, but I wanted to wait until we were alone. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/99 "2010-11-29T18:55:12Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > **Chefguy** , quick! put a tap on that phone! And when she leaves, put a tail on her. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240/100 "2010-11-29T20:04:47Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > And how old was Mr. Nielsen? For the win! 😛 RIP, indeed. Good thread… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leslie-nielsen-has-died/562240.md?page=6)