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Mr. Wizard Dies
chron,com (Houston Chronicle) ^
| June 12, 2007
| Lynn Elber
Posted on 06/13/2007 3:21:56 AM PDT by George - the Other
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To: George - the Other
What a great career this man had. A superbly lived life.
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posted on
06/13/2007 3:24:37 AM PDT
by
Silly
(http://www.paulklenk.us)
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posted on
06/13/2007 3:34:31 AM PDT
by
XR7
To: George - the Other
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posted on
06/13/2007 3:35:14 AM PDT
by
Silly
(http://www.paulklenk.us)
To: George - the Other
I loved watching him when I was a kid. May he rest in peace.
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posted on
06/13/2007 3:38:38 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Vaclav Klaus: "A whip of political correctness strangles their voice")
To: George - the Other
Loved his show in the 50’s. Inspired me to seek out and develop and employ many alternative methods of blowin’ up stuff. Good man.
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posted on
06/13/2007 3:39:15 AM PDT
by
sargunner
(RIP Tonk)
To: George - the Other
One by one, The Greatest Generation passes the torch...
What a great life, well lived! Thankyou, Mr Wizard!
*DieHard*
To: George - the Other
Happy trails Mr Wizard.
I as an adult in the 80’s and I still enjoyed his show.
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posted on
06/13/2007 3:43:28 AM PDT
by
HEY4QDEMS
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
To: George - the Other
This was the guy that started it all for me. I remember raiding Mom's kitchen to recreate Mr. Wizard's latest science trick. Now I experiment with stuff that costs tens of millions and can wipe out entire cities. The same principles apply.
Good bye, Mr. Wizard, and thanks for funnest career on earth.
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posted on
06/13/2007 3:43:43 AM PDT
by
Thrownatbirth
(.....when the sidewalks are safe for the little guy.)
To: George - the Other
I never heard of him. I know that I am only 38, but I have heard of many stars from “older times”. Well regardless, peace and prayers to his family.
To: George - the Other
One of my favorite shows when I was a young lad.
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posted on
06/13/2007 4:05:29 AM PDT
by
bikerman
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To: napscoordinator
Mr. Wizard was scheduled to come to my elementary school back in 1986 for a science experiment. I was in sixth grade at the time. But instead of Mr. Wizard himself showing up, his assistant was there. All the kids were mad (well, except for me) and bombarded the stage with pocket protectors, demanding the REAL Mr. Wizard. True story. Regardless, RIP. :O)
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posted on
06/13/2007 4:31:26 AM PDT
by
jdm
To: George - the Other; Fresh Wind; sargunner; HEY4QDEMS; Thrownatbirth; x; FerdieMurphy; ...
Mr. Wizard, Don Herbert, presented one of the most worthwhile television programs ever.
Further, he reflected a culture of capable, creative, constructive people -- of 1950s-60s America -- that read Popular Science and Popular Mechanics, worked on interesting projects, became bright engineers and science researchers, and constituted a major market for Radio Shack, Skillcraft chem sets, Heathkit sets, Scouting, Edmunds scientific, etc.
To a large extent it's a culture of active and engaged Fathers. It's the kind of culture that Conservatives are called to exemplify, transmit, and restore.
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posted on
06/13/2007 4:43:17 AM PDT
by
ProCivitas
(Truth and Justice are Conservative.)
To: George - the Other
I really enjoyed his show. God bless him & his family.
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posted on
06/13/2007 4:43:57 AM PDT
by
thegreatbeast
(The evil which you fear becomes a certainty by what you do.)
To: George - the Other
I grew up with him on Nickelodeon. RIP Mr. Wizard - it was fun.
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posted on
06/13/2007 4:48:16 AM PDT
by
Hoodlum91
(I support global warming.)
To: George - the Other
Hey! Mr. Wizard!
Say hello to Clayton Moore and Buffalo Bob Smith for us!
Saturdays in the 50’s & 60’s.
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posted on
06/13/2007 4:53:00 AM PDT
by
Wilum
(Never loaded a nuke I didn't like)
To: ProCivitas
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:08:16 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
([there are bad people in the pistachio business] (...but his head is so tiny...))
To: Wilum
Say hello to Clayton Moore and Buffalo Bob Smith for us!And...
Tim McCoy
Buster Crabbe
Buck Jones
Lash LaRue
Tex Ritter
Charles Starrett
William Boyd (Sundays; not Saturdays)
Al Fuzzy St. John
Fuzzy Knight
Raymond Hatton
Andy Clyde
George "Gabby" Hayes
Burr Tilstrom
Fran Allison
And oh, so many more
You're missed...
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:15:07 AM PDT
by
bcsco
To: bikerman
one of my favorite shows too!
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posted on
06/13/2007 5:42:31 AM PDT
by
meandog
(Bush--proving himself again and again to be the best friend the Dems have EVER had!)
To: George - the Other
How weird, I was just thinking about him and the professor from Gilligan's Island the day before yesterday........
RIP Mr. Wizard.....
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