Goodbye Captain Kangeroo =(

Sylvos · Post by **Sylvos** » February 23, 2004, 11:34 am

First part of my name's in the army, the second part's in the Zoo.
The first part of my name is Captain, the second part Kangeroo.

Farewell Captain Kangeroo

Arundel Pajo · Post by **Arundel Pajo** » February 23, 2004, 11:56 am

Yup....that's sad.

But you just heard about it?

Midnyte_Ragebringer · February 23, 2004, 11:56 am

/wave

Post by **Sylvus** » February 23, 2004, 12:53 pm

Yeah, he died like a month ago. What gives?

Seebs · Post by **Seebs** » February 23, 2004, 12:54 pm

Mr Green Jeans was Frank Zappa's father.

Sylvos · Post by **Sylvos** » February 23, 2004, 12:55 pm

wtf they said he died last friday on the radio.
regardless =(

Fredonia Coldheart · February 23, 2004, 1:20 pm

Sylvus wrote:Yeah, he died like a month ago. What gives?

Exactly a month ago today ...

http://www.veeshanvault.org/forums/view ... afa#150377

Sylvos · Post by **Sylvos** » February 23, 2004, 1:47 pm

defewk
why wasn't i notified.
dammit im like always the last to know about these things
Hell I didnt even know Bob Hope died til last month.
Bastards, this is some right wing conspiracy to keep me in the dark.

Sirensa · Post by **Sirensa** » February 23, 2004, 1:53 pm

You aren't the last to hear about it - you just have the memory retention of a gnat

I know damn well you knew. So you forgot. Wtf? What kind of Captain Kangaroo fan are you!

Canoe · Post by **Canoe** » February 23, 2004, 3:45 pm

Sirensa wrote:You aren't the last to hear about it - you just have the memory retention of a gnat

hahaha - if i had a quarter for everytime my GF has told me that.... well i'd have like 100 bucks!

Sylvos · Post by **Sylvos** » February 23, 2004, 3:50 pm

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » February 23, 2004, 4:06 pm

Canoe wrote:
Sirensa wrote:You aren't the last to hear about it - you just have the memory retention of a gnat

hahaha - if i had a quarter for everytime my GF has told me that.... well i'd have like 100 bucks!

Don't you mean "if I had a quarter for every time my GF has told me that.... well, I dunno how many times she's told me that, I can't remember"?

Sylvos · Post by **Sylvos** » February 23, 2004, 4:25 pm

MR ROGERS IS DEAD TOO????????????????????WHY WASN'T I TOLD OF THIS??????GOD

Ennia · Post by **Ennia** » February 23, 2004, 4:30 pm

yeah if you watched SAG awards last night, they had a pretty long In Memoriam montage, lots of folks died last year

how about that Johnny Depp win, huh? Too bad they didn't show Sean Penn's face when they announced it

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » February 23, 2004, 4:40 pm

Sylvos wrote:MR ROGERS IS DEAD TOO????????????????????WHY WASN'T I TOLD OF THIS??????GOD

You didn't get my memo?...hrmmmm

brego · Post by **brego** » February 23, 2004, 4:45 pm

the guy that plays guy le douche died sunday in a car accident...

masteen · Post by **masteen** » February 23, 2004, 4:55 pm

brego wrote:the guy that plays guy le douche died sunday in a car accident...

The JPN guy, or the voice on MXC?

Sirensa · Post by **Sirensa** » February 23, 2004, 5:23 pm

Sylvos wrote:MR ROGERS IS DEAD TOO????????????????????WHY WASN'T I TOLD OF THIS??????GOD

For fuck's sake... YOU POSTED IN THE MR. ROGERS THREAD. YOU SHOWED YOUR REMORSE!!!!

See what I mean about memory of a gnat?

Sheesh.

Seebs · Post by **Seebs** » February 23, 2004, 6:04 pm

Mr. Moose died of Prostate Cancer in 1988.

Sylvos · Post by **Sylvos** » February 23, 2004, 6:33 pm

god damn so i did.
why do i not remember these things
must be selective memory to hide the pain.
yes

Shaerra · Post by **Shaerra** » February 24, 2004, 2:02 am

Found this...

Dialog from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson: His guest was Lee
Marvin.

Johnny said, "Lee, I'll bet a lot of people are unaware that you were a
Marine in the initial landing at Iwo Jima...and that during the course
of that action you earned the Navy Cross and were severely wounded."

"Yeah, yeah...I got shot square in the a** and they gave me the Cross
for securing a hot spot about halfway up Suribachi...bad thing about
getting shot up on a mountain is guys getting shot hauling you down.
But, Johnny, at Iwo I served under the bravest man I ever knew...We
both got the cross the same day, but what he did for his Cross made mine
look cheap in comparison.

The dumb b****d actually stood up on Red beach and directed his troops
to move forward and get the hell off the beach. Bullets flying by and
mortar rounds landing everywhere and he stood there as the main target
of gunfire so that he could get his men to safety. He did this on more
than one occasion because his men's safety was more important than his
own life.

That Sergeant and I have been lifelong friends. When they brought me off
Suribachi we passed the Sergeant and he lit a smoke and passed it to me,
lying on my belly on the litter and said, where'd they get you Lee?'
"Well Bob ... if you make it home before me, tell Mom to sell the
outhouse!" Johnny, I'm not lying...Sergeant Keeshan was the bravest man
I ever knew..... The Sergeant's name is Bob Keeshan... You and the world
know him as Captain Kangaroo."

On another note, there was this wimpy little man (who just passed away)
on PBS, gentle and quiet.

Mr. Rogers is another of those you would least suspect of being anything
but what he now portrays to our youth. But Mr. Rogers was a U.S. Navy
Seal, combat proven in Vietnam with over twenty-five confirmed kills to
his name.

He wore a long sleeve sweater on his show to cover the many tattoos on
his forearm and biceps. A master in small arms and hand-to-hand combat,
able to disarm or kill in a heartbeat.

After the war Mr. Rogers became an ordained Presbyterian minister and
therefore a pacifist. Vowing to never harm another human and also
dedicating the rest of his life to trying to help lead children on the
right path in life. He hid the tattoos and his past life away and won
our hearts with his quiet wit and charm.

America's real heroes don't flaunt what they did; they quietly go about
their day-to-day lives, doing what they do best. They earned our respect
and the freedoms that we all enjoy.

Look around and see if you can find one of those heroes in your midst.

Often, they are the ones you'd least suspect, but would most like to
have on your side if anything ever happened

Take the time to thank anyone that has fought for our freedom. With
encouragement they could be the next Captain Kangaroo or Mr. Rogers.

Post by **Xouqoa** » February 24, 2004, 2:18 am

Nice story, but it's false.

http://www.snopes.com/military/keeshan.htm

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » February 24, 2004, 2:20 am

Shaerra wrote:Found this...

Mr. Rogers is another of those you would least suspect of being anything
but what he now portrays to our youth. But Mr. Rogers was a U.S. Navy
Seal, combat proven in Vietnam with over twenty-five confirmed kills to
his name.

Holy shit. I never would have guessed that. Eddie Murphy is lucky Mr Rogers didn't go Rambo on him after the Saturday Night Live skits.

Great article Shaerra : )

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » February 24, 2004, 2:34 am

Fred Rogers actual biography...

http://www.misterrogers.org/mister_roge ... graphy.asp

Clearly a government cover-up for the fact that he was with a black-ops unit in Laos! Organ we all know is govspeak for vulcan autocannon. Pittsburgh clearly refers to Laos. WQED = We Quickly Eliminate Dacommunists. As far as Children's show and Puppeteer well I don't really want to go into the details...Some are still classified!

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » February 24, 2004, 2:43 am

Hrmmmm just me or does Dregor favor Captain Kangaroo a bit?