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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Walt Zingmatilder on May 17, 2020, 10:56:46 AM

Title: Fred Willard Dies
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on May 17, 2020, 10:56:46 AM: Fred Willard who played Ron Burgundy's boss with marvellous understatement in Anchorman has passed away.
Title: Re: Fred Willard Dies
Post by: Steve H on May 17, 2020, 01:02:53 PM: He hasn't "passed away"; he's died. drop the tiresomely twee euphemism.
Title: Re: Fred Willard Dies
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on May 17, 2020, 01:20:34 PM: Quote from: Jedediah Cleishbotham on May 17, 2020, 01:02:53 PM
He hasn't "passed away"; he's died. drop the tiresomely twee euphemism.
Would 'croaked' be more to your taste?
Title: Re: Fred Willard Dies
Post by: Nearly Sane on May 17, 2020, 01:20:43 PM: Quote from: Jedediah Cleishbotham on May 17, 2020, 01:02:53 PM
He hasn't "passed away"; he's died. drop the tiresomely twee euphemism.
To be fair, the title of the OP has 'dies ' in it.
Title: Re: Fred Willard Dies
Post by: Nearly Sane on May 17, 2020, 01:21:08 PM: Quote from: The Chasm of Equivocation on May 17, 2020, 01:20:34 PM
Would 'croaked' be more to your taste?
He is an ex-Fred
Title: Re: Fred Willard Dies
Post by: Steve H on May 17, 2020, 01:28:33 PM: Quote from: The Chasm of Equivocation on May 17, 2020, 01:20:34 PM
Would 'croaked' be more to your taste?
I often use dysphemisms for death, but only if talking of death in the abstract, or of someone long dead, or of the recent deasth of someone generally despised. Otherwise, I say "died". I don't like euphemisms for death.
Title: Re: Fred Willard Dies
Post by: ekim on May 17, 2020, 02:17:05 PM: Quote from: The Chasm of Equivocation on May 17, 2020, 01:20:34 PM
Would 'croaked' be more to your taste?
..... or his time was up or he clocked out or his pendulum fell off ?
Title: Re: Fred Willard Dies
Post by: Owlswing on May 17, 2020, 02:25:13 PM: Quote from: ekim on May 17, 2020, 02:17:05 PM

..... or his time was up or he clocked out or his pendulum fell off ?

Unfortunately "his pendulum fell off" can, in certain circles, have an entirely different meaning! Or it did when I was in!
Title: Re: Fred Willard Dies
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on May 17, 2020, 03:30:11 PM: Quote from: Jedediah Cleishbotham on May 17, 2020, 01:28:33 PM
I often use dysphemisms for death, but only if talking of death in the abstract, or of someone long dead, or of the recent deasth of someone generally despised. Otherwise, I say "died". I don't like euphemisms for death.
My favourite is ''Not taking on any appointments at this time.''