OBITUARY OF THE WEEK
"He owned restaurants in Boulder, Colorado..."
"He was a jeweler and oriental rug dealer, not a pilot."
...her brother was a cartoonist and freelance television critic for the New Yorker.
...believed Stein wrote an internet sports column for ESPN...
...he was a YouTube sensation who had just signed a seven-figure deal with Netflix.
...worked as a trail guide in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Etc.
(Thanks to Allen at Division)
That is about the most bizarre thing I have ever read and I have been a fan of this blog for forever.
Posted by: Raymond Wright | October 17, 2018 at 11:03 AM
I read that story a few days ago. Loved the idea!
Just a side note: when my mom passed away earlier this year, my sister and I wanted to publish an obituary. We were just stunned at the price. It was something like $7 per line of 14 characters (including spaces). So the modest write up we had was over $350.
Posted by: MOTW | October 17, 2018 at 11:14 AM
The worlds most interesting man? Can't wait for the movie to come out.
Thank you blog for sharing funny stuff with us for all these years
Posted by: evilroy | October 17, 2018 at 11:15 AM
"The sea was angry that day..."
It was fit to be tide.
Posted by: Clankie | October 17, 2018 at 11:29 AM
You guys talking about Bill Brasky? I know Bill Brasky!
Posted by: vaporsmith | October 17, 2018 at 11:33 AM
"The sea was angry that day, my friends... Like an old man trying to send back soup at a deli."
-George Costanza
Posted by: Stixnstonz | October 17, 2018 at 11:37 AM
"The sea was angry that day he decided to circumnavigate the globe in a small Cessna. He was not a pilot, but the grappa had him. On the way to his car he was abducted by a female bigfoot and forced to stay with her for a year before he could escape and make his way to the airport.
"This day the sea was REALLY angry. It was so angry it had awakened a slumbering kracken..."
-----buy another bottle of grappa for access to the next chapter.
Posted by: Le Petomane | October 17, 2018 at 12:16 PM
No word on whether Frank N. Stein will be attending the funeral?
Posted by: funny man | October 17, 2018 at 12:46 PM
DB Cooper?
Posted by: Marc | October 17, 2018 at 02:09 PM
I want to attend the Celebration of his life!
Posted by: N. N. | October 17, 2018 at 02:51 PM
I feel extremely inadequate compared to this guy.
Posted by: LeDud | October 17, 2018 at 04:30 PM
RIP, Baron Stein von Munchausen.
Posted by: K | October 17, 2018 at 04:30 PM
Hey - that’s my life story. I wonder if we ever met.
Posted by: Snowman | October 17, 2018 at 09:52 PM
Hell, I don't think he's dead--sounds like a great conman couple movie!
Posted by: Allen at Division | October 18, 2018 at 08:56 AM
A life well-lived, and obviously well-loved with family. We should all be so lucky.
Posted by: wanderer2575 | October 18, 2018 at 09:14 AM
Was he the inspiration for the HEY MON skits on "in Living Color?" (geezer reference)
Posted by: funny man | October 18, 2018 at 11:08 AM