# Mr. Clean bites the dust.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-clean-bites-the-dust/466233>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 2, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-clean-bites-the-dust/466233 "2008-10-02T21:16:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**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:** [October 2, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-clean-bites-the-dust/466233/1 "2008-10-02T21:16:32Z")

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[Mr. Clean](http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/02/obit.petersjr.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview) has died. Heaven is just a little cleaner now.

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**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:** [October 2, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-clean-bites-the-dust/466233/2 "2008-10-02T21:48:33Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
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> [Mr. Clean](http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/02/obit.petersjr.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview) has died. Heaven is just a little cleaner now.

That’s sad.

Señor Clean still gets it done, though, right?

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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-clean-bites-the-dust/466233/3 "2008-10-02T22:40:43Z")

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> [@KneadToKnow](#):
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> Señor Clean still gets it done, though, right?

Si…sometimes with his penis.

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**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-clean-bites-the-dust/466233/4 "2008-10-03T00:11:08Z")

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Of pneumonia (ammonia). God is funny.

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**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-clean-bites-the-dust/466233/5 "2008-10-03T00:38:43Z")

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At last, Cleanliness truly is next to Godliness.  
Mr. Clean’s real first name was ‘House?’ Clean… House? There’s a joke in there somewhere. I guess it’s better than being called ‘Clean’ Peters.