Obits

The only thing I find most interesting about obits, is that I know wether I'm able to put my feet on the floor in the morning. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The profound pleasure Johnson takes in reading the morning obits is one familiar to genealogists: The New York Times comes each morning and never fails to deliver news of the important dead. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Some of the qualities that show up in obits go beyond raising tomatoes. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Among the subjects of his obits was the woman who created the Bridey Murphy hoopla, the fixer for the Chicago mob, the country's top genealogist, the pastor who buried Lee Harvey Oswald, the postmaster who introduced the ZIP code, the lady who inspired the expatriate literary life in Paris of the 50s, the conman who invented a primitive tribe on Mindanao called the Tasadays, and on and on. ❋ Ed Gorman (2007)

(voice-over): In journalistic lingo, these stories are called obits, short for obituaries. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Members of the craft frequently bequeathed property for the partial support of a chaplain and payment of other expenses connected with their "obits," or masses for the repose of their souls and those of their relatives. ❋ Edward Potts Cheyney (1904)

If I gave up reading the Times daily I would have to cope with serious withdrawal symptoms, especially having to give up the obits which I read religiously every day as a kind ringside seat observing my generation fade into oblivion. ❋ Warren Adler (2011)

Michael Jackson obits, Sanford obits or Tehran obitsWhile CNN and other MSM deluge the internet and TV with trollope, important news takes a backseat. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When Apple founder Steve Jobs died not long ago many news accounts, obits, and reflections -- the smart ones, the good ones -- drew upon his 2005 Commencement address at Stanford University. ❋ Rev. Jim Ball (2011)

I frankly can't remember noticing their work reprised, except in occasional book-length collections, or perhaps a paragraph or two of stellar prose in their obits. ❋ Ralph Gardner Jr. (2012)

These obits drew upon Jobs' Stanford address because: (1) he reflected upon death, including his own; (2) it contains remarkable stories about his life and the lessons he drew from them, and; (3) it is incredibly well-written and well-delivered. ❋ Rev. Jim Ball (2011)

At Buck Naked Politics, they've posted an extensive round-up of obits, tributes, eulogies, and reminiscences. ❋ Unknown (2009)

IF there are news articles, videos, photos, obits, DD214's, etc that provide PHYSICAL evidence of the claims ... ❋ Unknown (2010)

Have ACORN get those signatures for her, that ought to take a couple hours of going through the obits, immigration records and unions lists. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The real question re Corey Haim is how many obits will accidentally be accompanied by a picture of Corey Feldman. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The real question re Corey Haim is how many obits will accidentally be accompanied by a picture of Corey Feldman. kazoolist says: ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Did you read the obits column in the [papes]?" "Heard our [teach] [died]." ❋ AUD Matel (2008)

[Poster] #1: Poster #2: did he [drop] any good [loot] ❋ Aee (2008)

[Look at that] obit [standing on the corner]; she [has no shame]. ❋ Kuru (2004)

"[Marcus] is just an obiter. I feel kinda sorry that he gets led on by [Nicole] thinking he has a chance with her when in fact he is [second choice]." ❋ Kaikai86 (2011)

Girl 1: Ugh, Obit was so [disrespectful], she [dismissed] me [in the middle] of a conversation! Girl 2: Maybe you’re not worth the time and the energy ❋ HumanTranslation (2021)

[Frank you] are living in a Star Wars movie [Oh please] Karen stop acting like a [Cupide obite jouflue] ❋ Sugarpup (2022)

the [obital speed] is [good] ❋ Disonere (2017)