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Offline vegas1962

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OBIT - Andy Rooney
« on: November 05, 2011, 07:32:04 AM »
The long-time CBS News contributor died Friday night at age 92.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57319150/andy-rooney-dead-at-92/
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Re: OBIT - Andy Rooney
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2011, 08:30:37 AM »
They said he was a curmudgeon off-screen as well as on-screen. When asked for an autograph, Rooney said "Who'd want my name on a piece of paper?!"
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Re: OBIT - Andy Rooney
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2011, 09:17:37 AM »
Very, very sad to see him go. I used to watch 60 Minutes only because of him. I actually didn't realize he was so old. RIP
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Re: OBIT - Andy Rooney
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2011, 09:21:38 AM »
Not that I'd want to, but I hope I'm able and with it enough to be able to work when I'm 90.
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Re: OBIT - Andy Rooney
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2011, 09:24:25 AM »
RIP Andy Rooney.  :-(
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Re: OBIT - Andy Rooney
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2011, 10:42:06 AM »
He hung in there, doing what he loved until the end. RIP, Mr. Rooney.
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Re: OBIT - Andy Rooney
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2011, 11:10:17 AM »
Very sad that he barely got to enjoy any retirement time at all after all those years working. At least he was able to do what he loved right up until the last days of his life.
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Re: OBIT - Andy Rooney
« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2011, 12:08:09 PM »
He certainly did hung on right up until the end. RIP Andy.  :cry:
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Re: OBIT - Andy Rooney
« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2011, 01:49:13 PM »
 :cry:

So sad to hear. I wished him the best in retirement and now I wish his family the best. Glad he did what he loved, for a long time.
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Re: OBIT - Andy Rooney
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2011, 02:18:44 PM »
Rest in peace Andy
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Re: OBIT - Andy Rooney
« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2011, 06:44:15 PM »
Enjoy your dinner in peace, Andy.
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Re: OBIT - Andy Rooney
« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2011, 01:22:33 AM »
 :cry: Sad news.

I rarely watched an entire episode of 60 Minutes, but I did often catch the final minutes with Andy's thoughts.

RIP, Andy.
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Re: OBIT - Andy Rooney
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2011, 09:51:30 AM »
Quote from: temptation1979ga on November 05, 2011, 11:10:17 AM
Very sad that he barely got to enjoy any retirement time at all after all those years working. At least he was able to do what he loved right up until the last days of his life.

That's the risk you run when you don't retire until age 92.  Even Bob Barker gave himself nearly a decade until he reaches that number.
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Re: OBIT - Andy Rooney
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2011, 10:31:07 AM »
Mac McGarry, the host of It's Academic in the Washington, DC area for the past 50 years, is retiring this year at age 85, supposedly due to health problems.
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Re: OBIT - Andy Rooney
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2011, 11:38:24 AM »
Quote from: PriceFanArmadillo on November 07, 2011, 09:51:30 AM
That's the risk you run when you don't retire until age 92.  Even Bob Barker gave himself nearly a decade until he reaches that number.

Yup, not entirely unexpected, but sad nonetheless.
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