Don Knotts died of lung cancer last night in Los Angeles. Even though my plans to meet him never quite worked out, he was one of my favorite men in the world, and he will be sorely missed. (As coincidence would have it, Linette just today gave me a belated Birthday gift — a frame for the Don Knotts print given to me by my friend Dave in Seattle.) I wish I could have told him this in person, but his work really did improve the quality of my otherwise depressive young life, and I will always appreciate him for that. Here’s hoping that he’s somewhere better now, and that his work is always remembered.
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I’m not surprised you put up a post to commemorate Don Knotts.
I am surprised that you apparently are more interested in Dick Cheney’s dick size, as evidenced by your subsequent comments. On two different threads.
We have to go on living, Matt.
Herr Limpit ist ja tot. Schade. Ist doch ‘ne traurige Sache, dieser Krebs. Er schlaeft nun unter den Wellen … in ewiger Ruhe.
According to the Google translator, this is what Otto said:
Mr. Limpit is dead. Harm. Nevertheless ‘ ne sad thing is, this cancer. It sleeps now under the waves… in eternal peace.
I found it beautiful.
Well, so much for giving the man the kind of send-off that he deserves…. I just looked at the webstats program and saw that someone a few minutes ago found this post by searching, “don knotts penis size.” Who does that? Who hears about a man passing away and then feels compelled to search for stories about his penis size?
Kolchak: The Night Stalker is dead! The prophecy has come true!!!
knotts was an original…
Who hears a story about Don Knotts passing away and then feels compelled to search for stories about Dick Cheney’s penis? Mark, apparently.
I thought of you when I heard the horrible news. And by the way the translation was great, except for the “Schade” part. It means, it’s a pity or how unfortunate.
I thought I’d pass the following on to you, Mark, so you can also grieve how close you might have been to getting an interview with Mr. Knotts. From Michelle C’s blog:
“I also wanted to mention that I just found out that my neighbor’s sister was married to Don Knotts. My neighbor is probably in her early 40’s, so Don Knotts seriously robbed the cradle. Wasn’t he in his 80’s or something? Ewww.”
Don Knotts was the best comedy actor on TV in the 60’s. Rest in peace my friend. You were ,AND STILL are the best at your trade. I can’t get enough the reruns. TG I have taped a many of them. Even though I know all the punch lines , I still get a good laugh. There NEVER will be anyone close to what Don Knotts did.
Much like a birther won’t believe that Obama was born her unless he personally witnessed the birth, I won’t believe this fiction about Don Knotts.
Donald Trump is demanding to see his death certificate.
Rest in peace Don, you were the best and funniest man on TV I have ever watched and I still watch Andy Griffith Show today.
I am and always will be an emotional heartfelt to the core fan of the andy griffith,fathers knows best, mr.ed, dick van dyke and all the othether good feeling good felt times of the united states of america that I miss so much.