Significant Sig, Debator and Pro Footbal Hall of Famer Dies

In high school, he competed on the debate team (his debate partner was legendary astrophysicist Kip Thorne). In college (Utah State) he joined the Sigma Chi Fraternity and was elevated to the the Order of Constantine (the fraternity's highest honor) and was also recognized as a Significant Sig.

An absolute brute on the football field, he was part of the Fearsome Foursome for the 1960's Los Angeles Rams and inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in 1982. He also appeared in 51 episodes of Little House on the Prarie--not the Manliest of television shows, but his hulking presence conveyed a strong gentleness on the small screen.

Merlin Olsen, besides having a great name, encapsulated many elements of what I consider A True Man's Man.

Sadly, he was diagnosed in 2009, and died after a short bout against mesothelioma.



High Noon Driveby earns 31 points.

Merlin Olsen

September 15, 1940 - March 11, 2010

A Lost Boy Now Lost Forever

Corey Haim, of The Lost Boys, and the Fast Getaway series fame, couldn't escape the Grim Reaper. Following a downward spiral into cocaine, crack and more, he bounced in and out of rehab and his career followed a similar path. A regular on the B-movie circuit during the 80's and 90's, he fell off the map until 2008 when he jump-started his career with Lost Boys: The Tribe. He's had more work in the past 2 years than he had from 1998 to 2007.

We still await the autopsy and investigation, but we know for certain that Undercooked Pork takes the lead with 62 points.

Corey Haim

December 23, 1971 - March 10, 2010

Not Having Suffered a Broken Hip, Mary Josephine Ray Ray Passes On; Clara Meadmore Still Available

It seems that every year the Oldest Person in the World dies. Which is a curious thought. If the oldest person dies every year, then the age of the oldest person would never vary much above the 114 that it is this year. But there have been older. And younger. Hmm. Interesting.

That being said, Mary Josephine Ray has died. And she was old. The oldest in the United States. There is an older woman but she lives in Japan and we're not talking about her tonight. Mary Josephine Ray, or "MayRay" as the girls around the home called her (OK, I made that up--but wouldn't you call her that?), lived life to the hilt. She was planning her next birthday party, a mere 71 days away.

She'll miss the celebration here on Earth, but now she'll have an angelic choir singing "Happy Birthday."

On another note, Clara Meadmore, the world's oldest virgin still does not have a boyfriend.

Death Rattle of the Mariachi get's 14 points.

Mary Josephine Ray

May 17, 1895 - March 8, 2010