Good bye Funny Man, Johnathan Winters 4-12-13

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:38 pm

The world had lost a incredibly funny and talented man.

Jonathan Winters passed away at 87 years old today.
A WWII vet and to me one of the funniest guys that ever lived has left us.

Rest in peace Sir!

j

COSteve · Post by **COSteve** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:53 pm

oldguy · Post by **oldguy** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:32 pm

he was often seen at the santa barbara, calif. gun show.
yes r.i.p.
oldguy

Ben_Rumson · Post by **Ben_Rumson** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:28 pm

You RAN to the TV back in the day, if you heard that Johnathan Winters was on!
I'm sure his new audience will enjoy too....

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:37 pm

Jonathon walked up beside me at the Ventura Gun show a couple years ago. I had my arm in a sling from shoulder surgery and he looked at me and said, " The wounded men are allowed to come along too." It doesn't make any sense but it doesn't have to from Jonathon. Great comedian!

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:25 pm

Yep, one of the great comedians. Always a bit hard for some to "get" some of his skits... but always funny. R.I.P.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:28 pm

I hate to say it, but I thought he had passed away years ago!

Post by **Old Savage** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:31 pm

Let's throw the meat in the air.

He was a funny guy.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:07 pm

Between him and similar-vintaged Tim Conway, they could keep you laughing...!

M. M. Wright · Post by **M. M. Wright** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 5:47 am

And he could prove he was sane. He had the release papers that said so.

North Country Gal · Post by **North Country Gal** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 8:32 am

True genius in the old school where you could be funny without insults or porn. One of my all time favorites.

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 9:32 am

One of our greatest Americans, and an absolute comic genius. He could make me laugh so hard I'd wet my pants.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHOy5gBJIm0

2571 · Post by **2571** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:56 pm

M. M. Wright wrote:And he could prove he was sane. He had the release papers that said so.

Didn't know this but I always suspected he was crazy.

He was genuinely funny without relying on toilet humor -- the kinda funny you can let your 10 year old daughter listen to.

Robin Williams is humorous but he ain't a patch on J.Winters.

Ji in Hawaii · Post by **Ji in Hawaii** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 3:05 pm

He was always my dad's favorite comedian, funny without a foul mouth.

BenT · Post by **BenT** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:41 pm

I was surprised last month when I read that he was still with us. He was a class act. RIP

Hagler · Post by **Hagler** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 12:58 am

I used to watch his syndicated show, every Saturday, or Sunday, afternoon.

*"If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to meet it."
*"I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it."
*"Nothing is impossible. Some things are just less likely than others."

Wikipedia has a good bit of information on Mr. Winters:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Winters

In a 1991 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Winters likened the entertainment industry to the Olympics, with actors standing on boxes to receive gold, silver and bronze medals. Winters claims, "I think my place is inside the box, underneath the guy receiving the gold medal. They're playing the national anthem and I'm fondling a platinum medallion."

Shawn

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