1931–2015
Lived long and prospered
By any logic he served
Needs of the many
—Dr. Vitz
Someone famous dies
We post haiku about them
It's just that simple
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1931–2015
Lived long and prospered
By any logic he served
Needs of the many
—Dr. Vitz
Posted by Lairbo on 02/27/2015 at 10:56 PM in Boomer Icons, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Science, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Dr. Spock, Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek
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1930–2012
Did he ever, on
A moonlit night, glance up, wink
And say, 'Hi, gorgeous'
— O'Cyrus
* * *
Buzz watched from behind
As once again Neil was first
To take giant leap
— Dr. Vitz
Posted by Lairbo on 08/25/2012 at 04:33 PM in Boomer Icons, Historic, Miscellaneous, Pop Culture, Science, Television | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Apollo 11, moon landing, Neil Armstrong, One small step for mankind
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1951–2012
All she wants to do
Is rocket 'round the world
Now bye, Sally Ride
— Dr. Vitz
Posted by Lairbo on 07/23/2012 at 09:40 PM in Historic, Pop Culture, Science | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Sally Ride
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1920–2012
Shook the pulp out of
Sci-fi making it safe for
Really Big Ideas
— O'Cyrus
* * *
Man of the future
Who feared flying and never
Learned to drive a car
— Abbie Rhodes
Posted by Lairbo on 06/06/2012 at 09:06 PM in Books, Literature, Pop Culture, Science, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Jobs has a new gig:
convincing the living that
death's insanely great
* * *
Having changed our world
Jobs is no doubt now changing
Whatever comes next
* * *
Cannot imagine
How many read his obit
On a Mac product
— Inshallah
* * *
With the death of Jobs
The Apple War is over ...
Paul McCartney wins!
— Inshallah
Posted by Lairbo on 10/05/2011 at 08:42 PM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Business, Pop Culture, Science | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
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1928-2011
Suicide's salesman
When facing his own decline
Waited for Reaper
-- Jeff Tiedrich
* * *
As professional
Courtesy, Angel of Death
Says, "I got this one."
-- Lairbo
* * *
So, did he get a
Little help from his friends or
Just die natcherly?
-- O'Cyrus
Posted by Lairbo on 06/03/2011 at 11:54 AM in Current Affairs, Miscellaneous, Notorious, Pop Culture, Science | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Dr. Death, Jack Kervorkian
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1935 – 2011
If not for Owsley
Trips might have been just as long
But a lot less strange
* * *
Bear's choice recipe
Crossed a diamond with a pearl
Many stared at hands
— Dr. Vitz
Posted by Lairbo on 03/13/2011 at 07:18 PM in Boomer Icons, Miscellaneous, Notorious, Pop Culture, Science | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: bear, LSD, Owsley Stanley
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Posted by Lairbo on 10/14/2010 at 11:59 AM in 20th Century, Miscellaneous, Pop Culture, Science | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 11/03/2009 at 10:06 PM in Books, Historic, Miscellaneous, Science | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 11/04/2008 at 05:06 AM in Film, Literature, Morgue, Pop Culture, Science, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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* * *
Albert Hoffman's dead
Or . . . oh wow . . . maybe he lives
In God's fingernail
— Jeff Tiedrich
Posted by Lairbo on 04/29/2008 at 09:31 PM in Science | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 03/19/2008 at 11:07 PM in Film, Literature, Science, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
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Hey Mr. Wizard!
What happens when someone dies?
Well, Timmy ..... aaaack (thud).
— Jeff Tiedrich
Posted by Lairbo on 06/13/2007 at 10:36 PM in Performers, Science, Television | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Wally Schirra's arc:
First he was Spam in a can
Now he's Tang for worms
— Jeff Tiedrich
Posted by Lairbo on 05/04/2007 at 10:33 PM in Science | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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That feisty sheila!
Look at the big ray on 'er!
She could kill you right...
— Julie Jackson
* * *
Death ray gets Irwin
Hunter becomes the hunted
Oy, crikey, that stings!
— Lairbo
Posted by Lairbo on 09/08/2006 at 05:40 PM in Performers, Science, Television | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Alas poor Scotty
Mission finally ended
Powered down, beamed up
— Deb Berk
* * *
Repair the warp drives?
I nae can do it, Captain
'Cause I'm fucking dead
— Jeff Tiedrich
Posted by Lairbo on 07/20/2005 at 05:08 PM in Film, Performers, Science, Television | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 07/28/2004 at 08:55 PM in 20th Century, Historic, Morgue, Notorious, Religion, Science | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Acid will open
Your mind, he said, not knowing
His was now long gone
— O'Cyrus
Posted by Lairbo on 05/31/1998 at 11:59 PM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Current Affairs, Historic, Miscellaneous, Notorious, Politics, Science | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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1934 – 1996
Contemplated the
Universe with wonderment
And skepticism
— Lairbo
* * *
In false modesty
Asimov admitted Carl
Was smarter than him
— Phil Valens
Posted by Lairbo on 12/20/1996 at 11:05 PM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Historic, Miscellaneous, Morgue, Performers, Pop Culture, Science, Television | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Carl Sagan, Isaac Asimov
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Posted by Lairbo on 04/06/1992 at 05:37 PM in 20th Century, Books, Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Journalism, Literature, Morgue, Politics, Pop Culture, Religion, Science, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Rats in a box, right?
Or was he the guy with the
Dog food and the bells?
— P. Shaw
Posted by Lairbo on 08/18/1990 at 12:47 AM in 20th Century, Historic, Morgue, Pop Culture, Science | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 04/05/1976 at 02:38 PM in 20th Century, Business, Film, Historic, Miscellaneous, Morgue, Notorious, Pop Culture, Science | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 06/28/1975 at 09:26 PM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Morgue, Performers, Pop Culture, Science, Television | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 08/22/1974 at 07:52 PM in 20th Century, Books, Historic, Journalism, Miscellaneous, Morgue, Performers, Pop Culture, Science, Television | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 10/01/1972 at 12:32 AM in 20th Century, Historic, Morgue, Science | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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