# RIP Betty White **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [December 31, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-betty-white/957000 "2021-12-31T19:22:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-betty-white/957000/81 "2022-01-09T17:33:44Z")
The other night I had a dream where I was watching the Soviet version of the Golden Girls. Sophia was Georgian and alternated between praising & complaining about Stalin, Dorothy was wearing some kind of uniform, Blanche slept with Party officials, and Rose was from a collective farm in the Ukraine. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-betty-white/957000/82 "2022-01-10T01:35:07Z")
If you pitch that, I bet it would get a run on Netflix! ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-betty-white/957000/83 "2022-01-11T00:19:32Z")
There are now multiple [reports](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/betty-white-cause-of-death-stroke-214241246.html) that Betty White suffered a mild stroke six days before her death, and that she ultimately passed in her sleep. ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-betty-white/957000/84 "2022-01-18T00:46:51Z")
Today would have been Betty White’s birthday, so if anyone wants to participate in the “Betty White Challenge” and donate something to your favorite animal shelter, today’s the day! Our fundraiser, btw, not counting donations from the website, sent via mail, or given in person, is just $373 short of $10,000. I had set the goal at $2,000 initially, thinking we probably wouldn’t reach it, but… well, all I can say is if I were Betty White, I would be awfully pleased that I had made this kind of impression on people and was making such a difference even after death. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-betty-white/957000/85 "2022-01-19T04:22:59Z")
Has anyone seen an approximate nationwide (or, with Canada, North American) total? ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-betty-white/957000/86 "2022-01-22T13:16:09Z")
Just on Facebook and Instagram: > **[‘Betty White Challenge’ on Facebook, Instagram Raises $12.7 Million for...](https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/betty-white-challenge-fundraiser-animal-shelters-facebook-instagram-1235160087/)** > > A viral fundraising effort to honor the legacy of Betty White — a lifelong animal lover and outspoken advocate for animal welfare — encouraging donations to benefit shelters and rescue … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-betty-white/957000.md?page=4)