# Mr Dressup

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-dressup/82388>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 18, 2001, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-dressup/82388 "2001-09-18T14:55:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-dressup/82388/1 "2001-09-18T14:55:22Z")

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I’m not sure which group this should go in but I’m sure many Canadians, and a few Americans in the boarder cities might be sad to hear that Ernie Coombs, AKA Mr. Dressup has passed away. I know this is not earth shattering news in this terrible, terrible month, but it is an additional sadness added.  
I’ll miss him.

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-dressup/82388/2 "2001-09-18T15:00:28Z")

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> \*Originally posted by kingpengvin \*  
> \*\*I’m not sure which group this should go in but I’m sure many Canadians, and a few Americans in the boarder cities might be sad to hear that Ernie Coombs, AKA Mr. Dressup has passed away. I know this is not earth shattering news in this terrible, terrible month, but it is an additional sadness added.  
> I’ll miss him. \*\*

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That’s horrible news. What a kind, gentle man, who brought so much joy to people. And again, the world is a darker place.

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**Author:** ![SolarPhallusMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@SolarPhallusMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolarPhallusMan)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-dressup/82388/3 "2001-09-18T15:25:41Z")

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Oh, when I heard the news, I was surprised at how upset I felt. That man contributed so much. He did not deserve to die at such a horrible time. He brought so much happiness to so many people, his last days should not have been surrounded in hate.

I regret I could not have told him how much he gave to me.

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**Author:** ![Feynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@Feynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feynn)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-dressup/82388/4 "2001-09-18T15:45:34Z")

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I started a [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=87951) in MPSIMS thinking that it was neither mundane or pointless that a man who gave joy to generations of children has passed away.

Condolences are being posted there as well.

Odie said it well…

Damn.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-dressup/82388/5 "2001-09-18T23:27:43Z")

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Because this thread is more appropriate for MPSIMS, and because a thread for this purpose has already been started there, I’ll go ahead and lock this off, o.k.?