# RIP Judy Carne **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 7, 2015, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235 "2015-09-07T06:25:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/1 "2015-09-07T06:25:42Z")
[Judy Carne’s death has been reported by her hometown newspaper](http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/8203-Judy-Carne-dies-Northampton-s-Sock-girl-dies/story-27748796-detail/story.html). In a life marked by big up-and-down swings in both her career and personal life, she will always be remembered as “Laugh-In”'s beloved “sock it to me” girl. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/2 "2015-09-07T06:47:07Z")
I’m seeing reports that this is a hoax. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/3 "2015-09-07T07:04:17Z")
I thought this was the “Don’t Fall In Love With a Stranger” singer. Guess not. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2015, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/4 "2015-09-07T07:05:18Z")
[Cause of death: celebrity death hoax.](http://en.mediamass.net/people/judy-carne/deathhoax.html) Someone should sock it to the hoaxter. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/5 "2015-09-07T07:25:44Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > [Cause of death: celebrity death hoax.](http://en.mediamass.net/people/judy-carne/deathhoax.html) Wow—for a hoax, it sure fooled me. The link in the OP goes to a legitimate news site, and there’s nothing to raise any hint of suspicion that the story isn’t true. How did the hoaxter pull it off? ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/6 "2015-09-07T14:15:18Z")
Well don’t I have egg on my face:smack:. I did a little digging, and apparently there was a fake Judy Carne memorial site on facebook. Apparently, someone at her hometown paper jumped to conclusions and printed the story. They haven’t pulled the story yet, but it’s just a matter of time. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/7 "2015-09-07T15:35:06Z")
[Sock it to _me?_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qRZvlZZ0DY) ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/8 "2015-09-07T15:59:42Z")
I’ll close his for you since it looks like it was false. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/9 "2015-09-08T01:44:28Z")
News reports are now reporting this as true. I’ll re-open it for discussion. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/10 "2015-09-08T01:54:35Z")
It’s up on Yahoo, for whatever that’s worth. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/11 "2015-09-08T02:01:49Z")
CBS Nightly News reported it. Also the New York Times. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/12 "2015-09-08T02:04:30Z")
Do enough “death hoaxes” and eventually you’ll do one on the day the person actually dies. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/13 "2015-09-08T02:08:44Z")
But her career is still dead, yes? ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/14 "2015-09-08T02:46:05Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > But her career is still dead, yes? Was that really necessary? A human being many of us enjoyed has died, do we need to snark on if her career was good enough? ---
**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:** [September 8, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/15 "2015-09-08T02:46:58Z")
The site I linked to last night has reversed itself and now reports Ms. Carne has passed away. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/16 "2015-09-08T02:52:27Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > Was that really necessary? A human being many of us enjoyed has died, do we need to snark on if her career was good enough? But she hasn’t died after all. Read previous posts. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/17 "2015-09-08T02:54:14Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > The site I linked to last night has reversed itself and now reports Ms. Carne has passed away. Wait, what? So she died after all? ---
**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:** [September 8, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/18 "2015-09-08T02:58:39Z")
Google it. There are multiple reports now. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/19 "2015-09-08T03:02:03Z")
There were multiple reports before too. But if it turns out to be real, then RIP indeed, Judy. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235/20 "2015-09-08T03:20:39Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Read previous posts. Like the ones where the mod reopened the thread because it appeared to be true… or where it was reported on Yahoo, CBS, and the NY Times. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judy-carne/730235.md?page=2)