I didn't see this last night, but lizziegrace told me about it. KO

[Midlodemocrat]

said my neighbor who perished on Father's Day in a wreck was the top newsmaker yesterday because of his funny obit.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13828135/



Number one, Fred Clark, a retired Verizon staffer from Richmond,

Virginia, who died last month at the age of 61. He had written his own

obituary, which was printed in “The Richmond Times-Dispatch.” His family

and the paper are now explaining that Mr. Clark delighted in humor,

especially at his own expense, which was why his obituary began with this

sentence, “Frederick Arthur ‘Fred‘ Clark, who had tired of reading

obituaries noting others‘ courageous battles with this or that disease—“

They also explained that the late Mr. Clark really didn‘t mean it when he wrote of his own demise that it had, quote, “deprived him of his final wish, which was to be run over by a beer truck on the way to the liquor store to buy booze for a double date to include his wife, Rush Limbaugh, and Ann Coulter to crash an ACLU cocktail party,” unquote.

Got to say, I am sorry I did not meet the late Fred Clark.

[Midlodemocrat]

1. People, it's Keith Olbermann..

boy that sank like a rock!!!

[txwhitedove]

2. I would have loved to witness that double-date, and to

meet Mr. Clark. Hey, he got the last word in his obit.

[Midlodemocrat]

3. Quite a character, he was. That's for sure.

And, interestingly, he WAS conservative, but not necessarily a republican. He was really basically fiscally conservative.

[NewWaveChick1981]

4. That's very cool! Keith did the bit just before Oddball

last night. I thought it was very cool, and Keith paid him a big compliment. :D I'm very glad to know he was your neighbor! :hi:

[Midlodemocrat]

5. Isn't it funny how things like this can show how small the world

really is? His guest book on the timesdispatch site has over 400 entries, mostly because of Countdown. His family is elated. I spoke with his son this morning. They are so proud of him.