What's black and white and dead all over?

Amy Winehouse, the girl who seemed to have it all together, has died.   Who saw this coming?   I mean, between the smoking, drinking, extreme drug use, self-mutilation, anorexia, depression, and violence, when did she have a down moment to die?   I'd love to write about her music, but in all honesty she was more famous for being a trainwreck of a person than anything else.   In death, however, she has found new fame, as she can now take the crown as biggest points score in the history of the Happy Funtime Friends and Family Death Predictions Extravaganza... at 73 points.   Amy Winehouse, dead at the age of 27.  Read more HERE.

* points awarded (x2)

Once a quitter, always a quitter

Betty Ford, former drunk and pill popper, has now quit breathing.   In all honesty, she was a fascinating and honest woman with her shortcomings.  She took her troubles and found ways to help others.   Even in death, she brought Jennifer into first place (with an impressive 30% kill rate, I might add).   Betty Ford, dead at the age of 93.  Please, read more HERE.

*points awarded (x3)

Mr Wuf's just sobbing like a baby right now

Lorenzo Charles, the ultimate Wolfpack hero, died today in a single person bus accident at the age of 47.  Charles is the man who's buzzer beating dunk won the 1983 NCAA championship for NC State.  Below is the second half of the game, click forward to 34:25 to see the final play. And as always, feel free to read more HERE.

Marshmellowed Meatballs now available in the St. Martha Cafeteria

Alice Playten, the newlywed cook from the old alka seltzer commercial, has died.  She did some other stuff, but... eh.  Watch the commercial HERE.  As for the other stuff, read more HERE.

Ok, now raise your hand if you were worth points to Megan last year

Peter Falk, cigar smoking detective and book reading grandfather to Fred Savage, has died.   Falk was a fascinating man.  Did you know he was an accomplished artist?  Worked in oils and sketches.   Did you know the man who played a detective had a private detective daughter in real life?  Catherine Falk.   Did you know Falk had a glass eye?  Yep, during a little league game he was called out at third base.  Falk proceeded to pull out his glass eye, hand it to the umpire, and say "Try this".   He was a funny guy, and his final laugh was to remind us that maybe last years picks weren't so bad after all... just a year early.  Peter Falk, dead at the age of 83.  Read more HERE.

Yakety Yak, Can't Talk Back

Carl Gardner, former lead singer of The Coasters, has died. Gardner was the lead on every memorable hit by The Coasters (the first vocal group elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame). Hits include Searchin, Along Came Jones, Yakety Yak, Poison Ivy, and Charlie Brown. Carl Gardner, dead at the age of 83. Read more HERE.

An extremely ______ man has ______.

     Leonard Stern was born in _____________, in _____________.  After college,
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Stern found work writing for several _____________ television shows, including
                                       (adjective)
Honeymooners, Get Smart, and _____________.  
                               (tv show)
     One night while _____________, Stern and his friend _____________ created a game
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called _____________ _____________.  Their friends exclaimed, "What a great 
         (adjective)       (noun)    
_____________!"  So the two _____________ and started their own _____________.
    (noun)                   (past tense verb)                           (noun)
Since that day, over _____________ books have been _____________.
                        (number)                         (verb) 

Leonard Stern, dead at the age of 87.  Read more HERE.