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Chan790

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28. It's probably more a reference to the fact Carson...

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 07:52 PM

Sep 2014

basically discovered her and launched her career into the spotlight, booking her on the Tonight show when nobody knew who she was and repeatedly had her back every chance he could.

He considered himself her biggest fan.

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Joan Rivers Requested All These Things For Her Funeral... [View all] babylonsister Sep 2014 OP

Yes! cwydro Sep 2014 #1

I want Meryl Streep crying, in five different accents. BWAH! bigwillq Sep 2014 #2

That line was the best!! babylonsister Sep 2014 #4

Meryl has a great sense of humor... I could see her complying with this request. hlthe2b Sep 2014 #6

It would be great if she does...nt joeybee12 Sep 2014 #7

That line is pure Joan Rivers. And I laughed out loud when I heard it! Rowdyboy Sep 2014 #56

Too funny.Classic Joan SummerSnow Sep 2014 #3

Able to laugh at herself. That's what I remembered from many years ago. freshwest Sep 2014 #48

brava AtomicKitten Sep 2014 #5

THAT is funny hifiguy Sep 2014 #8

agree completely. eom LittleGirl Sep 2014 #55

Damn, I may have to rethink my own (non) funeral. NV Whino Sep 2014 #9

I would seriously watch this service on TV. Initech Sep 2014 #10

I hope she gets every bit of it. nolabear Sep 2014 #11

yes, he is still alive niyad Sep 2014 #35

cool lady!! oldandhappy Sep 2014 #12

bwahahahahahaaa spanone Sep 2014 #13

...Craft Services... libnnc Sep 2014 #14

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Why comment? You go away, but thanks for the kick! nt babylonsister Sep 2014 #18

Someone didn't get the joke, methinks. hifiguy Sep 2014 #21

She probably would have left some choice words for Johnny Carson ... lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #16

Are you suggesting that she DocMac Sep 2014 #19

He loved her until he babylonsister Sep 2014 #27

It's probably more a reference to the fact Carson... Chan790 Sep 2014 #28

ON A TRIP TO LA ... PosterChild Sep 2014 #37

Maybe, but I recall her stabbing Johnnie in the back. DocMac Sep 2014 #40

She certainly wasn't a nobody. I'll concede that The Tonight Show closeupready Sep 2014 #45

"You're dead. You deserve to be dead." 4now Sep 2014 #17

death by plastic surgery Fred Drum Sep 2014 #47

yep.. frylock Sep 2014 #53

I love her attitude. Glassunion Sep 2014 #20

If she didn't say that hifiguy Sep 2014 #22

I liked her. BainsBane Sep 2014 #23

In all honesty. I hope beyond all hope, that this is how it's done. Glassunion Sep 2014 #24

Say what you want about her Jack Rabbit Sep 2014 #25

Yes. babylonsister Sep 2014 #26

:) BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #29

Sounds like my mother's wishes riverbendviewgal Sep 2014 #30

I think it can be seen that Joan had a sense of humor. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #32

I don't know JOan riverbendviewgal Sep 2014 #33

You don't know that a comedian had a sense of humor? Whatever your mother was, I think you ought not WinkyDink Sep 2014 #34

When my uncle died, he babylonsister Sep 2014 #42

And WTH NOT?! Good on ya, Joan. RIP!! (But with laughter.) WinkyDink Sep 2014 #31

dear joan, thanks for all the laughs, for your trailblazing courage when you were younger. niyad Sep 2014 #36

Yes! nt babylonsister Sep 2014 #41

Her funeral on Sunday will be at LiberalElite Sep 2014 #38

She didn't want JUST a rabbi leftynyc Sep 2014 #51

Don't forget a few dead Gazans to drop there. Katashi_itto Sep 2014 #39

This Jake Stern Sep 2014 #49

Agree. Joan Rivers: 'Palestinians deserve to be dead' Katashi_itto Sep 2014 #50

Getting tired of people, including those on here who say "She said some bad things Jake Stern Sep 2014 #61

I have to agree with you Katasha_itto. I do feel sad for her family and friends as I would for seaglass Sep 2014 #63

Exactly, she was in may ways a pioneer. But she was into "bully" humor. Her humor always seemed to Katashi_itto Sep 2014 #64

What will DU do when Dennis Miller dies? DocMac Sep 2014 #43

Celebrate. nt babylonsister Sep 2014 #44

The same thing we did when Ron Silver died. 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #46

Probably something along the lines of... Dr. Strange Sep 2014 #57

80 percent will let it go, 10 percent will be asses, and 10 percent will be assholes. CBGLuthier Sep 2014 #58

I just saw her recently Danascot Sep 2014 #52

I went to one of her shows strawberries Sep 2014 #54

Couldn't agree more. Agschmid Sep 2014 #62

Maybe these Palestinians are also invited to give eulogies; greiner3 Sep 2014 #59

Great way to remember Joan, in her own words. Thanks, I hope she gets her wish. n/t Utopian Leftist Sep 2014 #60