Don Knotts - DEAD!

[damnhooligan]

One of the greatest nerd icons of the 20th century has passed away! But more importantly, I beat Raph's Girl to the punch! Long live the new grim reaper!

Originally Posted by AP Article

LOS ANGELES - Don Knotts, the skinny, lovable nerd who kept generations of television audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show," has died. He was 81.

Knotts died Friday night of pulmonary and respiratory complications at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, said Paul Ward, a spokesman for the cable network TV Land, which airs "The Andy Griffith Show," and another Knotts hit, "Three's Company."

Unspecified health problems had forced him to cancel an appearance in his native Morgantown in August 2005.

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EDIT: Also, yes. I am a dick for using someone's death to usurp the throne.