Such a shame about Bob Newhart.
this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2024
203 points (92.8% liked)
News
23311 readers
3492 users here now
Welcome to the News community!
Rules:
1. Be civil
Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.
2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.
Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. We have an actively updated blocklist, which you can see here: https://lemmy.world/post/2246130 if you feel like any website is missing, contact the mods. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.
4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.
Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.
5. Only recent news is allowed.
Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.
6. All posts must be news articles.
No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.
7. No duplicate posts.
If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.
8. Misinformation is prohibited.
Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.
9. No link shorteners.
The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.
10. Don't copy entire article in your post body
For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
Tragedy always strikes in threes.
Hearing about Bob makes me wonder what the other two will be.
Richard Simmons and Shelly Duvall both died in this last week.
Don't forget Shannen Doherty.
Oh yeah so we're like on 5 now with Dr Ruth, so one more to complete the 3.
... Are they accepting nominations... Asking for um... Asking for a friend...
Has to be a tragedy. Not anyone who doesn't spark joy. That also rules out you, Wogi.
I'll have you know my dogs would be devastated about missing dinner.
And we'd miss you too, in case I wasn't clear.
Double three peat.
Doctor Ruth died in-between those two; we're onto a new set of threes now.
Nooooooooooo. I'd heard about Simmons but not Duvall.
Yes! And it didn't get much coverage because some convicted felon got shot at in rural Pennsylvania at a rally. Such a shame!
~~some convicted felon ~~
some rando grifter FTFY
I stand corrected. Thank you.
Add a ! in front of your first [ to embed your gif instead of having it a download link.
Thanks, I always tend to forget. Should be fixed now.
Good riddance.
Time of your life
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road.
that's the first thing that came to my mind
Great news!
I remember Dobbs used to have polls on CNN that would consistently come back at 95% plus in favor of his position. The polls were always worded like, “Are you in favor of destroying America with open borders that allow drugs and sex trafficking?”
I went online and voted in them sometimes to boost the “bad” answer.
LOL yes!!! I absolutely remember this and would do the same thing, haha
Obama birther conspiracy believer, climate change denier, anti-immigration liar, trump supporter, george soros conspiracy peddler. Fuck him. Glad he's dead. Better late than never.
Excellent news. Once planted six feet under, the world will gain a unisex outdoor washroom. Well done, Lou.
Rest in piss. As always.
I thought it was so weird how his big thing was “illegal immigration” and “illegal aliens” but then he would caveat his position with the fact that his wife was Mexican so basically his view was okay and he could say that.
It was absolutely the “my best friend is Black” but about his wife. So fucking weird.
Mental compartmentalization is a real thing.
Absolutely astonishing to watch him go from a moderate ( right-center in the west) on CNN to whack-job boot-licker in the span of two years. But I'm old. Most people probably just saw a glass-house throwing troll. He was an opportunist. Fuck. That troll.
The right is very profitable
Too many people become this
I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.
I misread this as James Dobson, but I'll take Lou Dobbs as well.
Wait...was Lou Dobbs nothing more than a long running satirical performance piece by Bob Newhart?
I don't believe in coincidences...
/s obviously.