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Age 99. Thought he had gone on several years ago.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news...8966d3248c30d1&ei=12

ETA; was reminded by a couple of posts of the impact of his shows. My parents (both now gone) in their later years had to watch two shows above all else; "Wheel of Fortune" and "The Price Is Right". When staying with them and making lunch to help them out, that had to wait until noon. They ate before 6:00 p.m. so the dishes, etc. were done in time for Pat and Vanna.
 
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A major donor to the eco-terrorist group Sea Shepard. Good riddance.
 
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A major donor to the eco-terrorist group Sea Shepard. Good riddance.


I'm sure the Japanese whalers think so, but I'm not sure that's entirely true. SS mostly works with governments to interdict illegal activities. That's not really terrorism.



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A major donor to the eco-terrorist group Sea Shepard. Good riddance.


That’s your only takeaway from this guy’s long and illustrious career, a household name?

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My little boys aged 6 and 8 LOVE the old retro episodes of Price Is Right from the 70’s and 80’s on the Roku. The prices are sometimes surprising like basic ceiling fans were hundreds of dollars back then, also fun to watch these jiggly ladies run down the aisle. Big Grin


 
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He was a big supporter of the PETA wackos that want to tell me what to eat and what wear while protesting in their leather boots. He was just another hollywood hypocrite
 
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Closest to 100 without going over?


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basic ceiling fans were hundreds of dollars back then


Perhaps because they were USA made Hunter cast iron lifetime fans, not the disposable Chinese shit like available today.
 
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Closest to 100 without going over?
Hahaha! Most excellent!! Big Grin
 
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A major donor to the eco-terrorist group Sea Shepard. Good riddance.


Jesus Dude.

So he loved animals to the point of not wanting them slaughtered to extinction…

Man, Bob Barker was a huge part of my childhood. He helped me through countless sick days as a kid, he had his Barker’s Beauties stable of women and he appeared in one of my favorite movies ever.

Rest well Bob Barker, you had a good run and from all accounts, a fantastic life.



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Pee-wee and now Bob. So many childhood icons moving on down the line. Staying home from school watching Regis, and then watching Bob on The Price is Right. He has a good run though, 99 ain’t bad.


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Years ago when I worked for Disney, in our break room no matter what was on TV, at 11:00 the Price is Right was turned on.

To this day I still couldn't figure out where they came up with some of the prices.
Rest in peace Bob.




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Jesus Dude.

So he loved animals to the point of not wanting them slaughtered to extinction…

Man, Bob Barker was a huge part of my childhood. He helped me through countless sick days as a kid, he had his Barker’s Beauties stable of women and he appeared in one of my favorite movies ever.

Rest well Bob Barker, you had a good run and from all accounts, a fantastic life.




Same thoughts. Rest in peace Bob. Enjoyed your work.



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He gave me the impression that he genuinely enjoyed doing T.P.I.R.





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Not mentioned yet, but it deserves to be. Bob Barker enlisted in the Navy as a commissioned officer in 1942, but remained at Drury College (at the Navy’s request) to finish his education. He reported for active duty in June of 1943 after finishing school and he immediately began training to be a Naval aviator. He would spend the next 18 months flying a variety of aircrafts all over the country. The war ended as he was about to be deployed to the Pacific. But bottom line is that he stood up and volunteered to serve his country.

I share the sentiment above - Rest well Bob Barker, you had a good run and from all accounts, a fantastic life.
 
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This was pretty hilarious and showed what a good sport he was:

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Closest to 100 without going over?
Hahaha! Most excellent!! Big Grin


With your help, I just got that now.

I was going to say, for his sake, I hope the first words he heard after dying weren’t “Bob Barker, come on down!”



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Betty White. Wasn’t she a week shy of 100 when she passed?



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^^She was 17 days away from her 100th birthday. I was rooting for her to make it.
 
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Betty White. Wasn’t she a week shy of 100 when she passed?


^^^^
It's a reference to the Price is Right and their bidding games.


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