Hey, St Peter - you hockey puck!RIP Don Rickles

[ITSec]

Heaven better brace itself - Don Rickles is on the way...

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/06/entertainment/don-rickles-dead/index.html

There aren't too many who have defined, possibly even created, a unique form of comedy.

[Lannis]

Heaven better brace itself - Don Rickles is on the way...

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/06/entertainment/don-rickles-dead/index.html

There aren't too many who have defined, possibly even created, a unique form of comedy.

Ah, put a sock in it, you.   You used to be handsome, now we're gonna put a sign on you and fly you over the beach for a few hours ....

[Guzzistajohn]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Rickles

[Lannis]

What have you been doing today, sitting on your pickup truck watching your dog bark?

There's already a post on it.

Come back tomorrow with cotton candy, you can work the carnival ..... (rimshot)

[twowings]

We'll miss you, Mr. Potato Head!

[Guzzistajohn]

What have you been doing today, sitting on your pickup truck watching your dog bark?

There's already a post on it.

Come back tomorrow with cotton candy, you can work the carnival ..... (rimshot)

Exxxxcccuuussseee me Capt. Suspender Snapper!  It's too soon and you're no Rickles!

[twowings]

It's after 6:00 o'clock again, Lannis....time to clock out, m'kay?

[Rough Edge racing]

   With no disrespect for the man, he was annoying not funny...

[Gliderjohn]

From Rough Edge racing:

With no disrespect for the man, he was annoying

Maybe so but no one did annoying better than he did. 
GliderJohn

[Guzzistajohn]

Let's see.........where did I put that Kelly's Heroes DVD????????? How 'bout it Crap Game?

[Lannis]

It's after 6:00 o'clock again, Lannis....time to clock out, m'kay?

Let me explain.

Don Rickles was a comedian who specialized in throwing insults at people.    I had already posted one Don Rickles line in the first thread that had been started, just as a sort of a DR tribute.

When G-John posted up another thread on the same subject, I (just as a gentle reminder) posted two famous Don Rickles insults to him, in the spirit of (again) the tribute.   

I apologize for not knowing that there was someone who didn't know who he was, and couldn't join in the spirit of the thing.   Maybe next time ... ?

Lannis

[cloudbase]

I remember watching one of the talk shows a bunch of years ago, and Bob Newhart was a guest.  The host mentioned that Newhart was a good friend of Rickles, and with perfect timing, Newhart said "well, somebody has to be."

[oldbike54]

I remember watching one of the talk shows a bunch of years ago, and Bob Newhart was a guest.  The host mentioned that Newhart was a good friend of Rickles, and with perfect timing, Newhart said "well, somebody has to be."

 Yeah , I saw that recently on some PBS special about either Newhart or Carson , or maybe something 

 Dusty

[troyhamilton]

   With no disrespect for the man, he was annoying not funny...

yes he was, but we all liked him.

[LowRyter]

he was hilarious. 

St Peter?  Ahem, he was Jewish.   

[not-fishing]

The only time I saw a show in Reno some two decades+ ago it was one of Don's shows.

I sat near the front.

I got picked on.

I laughed until tears came to my eyes.   working Construction you get a thick skin

I'll miss him.  I miss many of the older comedians. 

RIP Don.

Mark

[Lannis]

The only time I saw a show in Reno some two decades+ ago it was one of Don's shows.

I sat near the front.

I got picked on.

I laughed until tears came to my eyes.   working Construction you get a thick skin

I'll miss him.  I miss many of the older comedians. 

RIP Don.

Mark

Victor Borge.   Funniest guy I ever saw.   I laugh till I can't breathe right watching him sometimes ...

[ITSec]

he was hilarious. 

St Peter?  Ahem, he was Jewish.   

So you think he wouldn't bull his way in to sit with Frank, Dean and the rest of the Pack?

Besides, if there is a Heaven, I'd think it's a pretty tolerant place... 

[Arizona Wayne]

Don Rickles could cut anyone down w/o using cuss words doing it.  Anyone who took his jibes seriously has no sense of humor and are thin skinned.  Unlike some comedians of today he wasn't out to hurt anyone.........just keep them from getting too big a head. 

[LowRyter]

I was listening to a compilation of several Rickles' interviews on Terry Gross today and it was mentioned he never used blue language. 

Best story came from Kimmel.  Rickles is with Frank and the Rat Pack at a crowded restaurant.  Frank is in one of his foul moods.  A waiter drops a bottle ketchup on the table and Frank grabs the bottle and throws against the wall.  The bottle explodes and people are shocked and stunned.  Don doesn't miss a beat and loudly asks, "Frank, can you pass the ketchup?"  Frank and everyone else laughs their asses off. 

On Gross show he tells the story of how he met Frank.  He was with a date and she wanted to meet Frank.  Don said he knew him well and would ask him to come over.  He quietly went to Frank and was know as "Bullet Head" but never talked to Frank, "Mr Sinatra would you please come over later an say hi to my girl friend?" 

Frank agreed and came over.  "Hi Don, who's the lovely lady?"

Don says "Frank, can't you see we're  busy here?  Go away."   

[SmokinJoe]

Don Rickles set the standard for stand up.
Years ago I'd miss sleep that I needed to keep working my two jobs to see him on the Carson show. He was the best.