Category Archives: Famous Deaths

Timing is Everything

Posted on May 9, 2011 by blancheknott

Here’s another thing I don’t get.  How come people took issue with telling jokes so soon after the disaster?  Like it a six-week or six-month moratorium would make it OK?  Let’s face it: the fresher, the more shocking — and … Continue reading →

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JFK Was Shot?!

Posted on May 9, 2011 by blancheknott

Here’s what I don’t get:  why would a multinational corporation hire someone known for his star turn in “The Aristocrats?”  Or for a famous stand-up bit in the 1980s about supposedly “meeting” former first lady Jackie Onassis at a cocktail … Continue reading →

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