[HN Gopher] Betty White has died
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       Betty White has died
        
       Author : octagons
       Score  : 107 points
       Date   : 2021-12-31 20:14 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | jes wrote:
       | My eldest daughter was born in 1985. When my wife went into
       | labor, we drove in my pickup truck to the local hospital. Before
       | she went into active labor in the early hours of the morning, we
       | shared her hospital bed and watched an episode of "The Golden
       | Girls" together. I treasure that sweet memory.
        
       | Joesephine64 wrote:
       | a shame it happened so close to her birthday
        
       | jrootabega wrote:
       | Loved her (and everyone I guess) on Match Game. Watch classic
       | Match Game if you get the opportunity.
        
       | russellbeattie wrote:
       | This is a stupid anecdote, but I'll share it anyways.
       | 
       | A while ago, I was scrolling through random old shows that are
       | streaming and thought, "Huh, I haven't actually seen a re-run of
       | the Mary Tyler Moore show in probably 30 years." So I check one
       | out from 1972 - the year I was born, and there's Betty White! I
       | had totally forgotten she was in it!
       | 
       | Then I think, wait, how old was she then? 50?? Holy cow. She was
       | older than I am today (49) when I was born. Wow. Mind boggling. I
       | wonder if I'll be around in 2072?
       | 
       | So sad to see her pass. But it goes to show the truth of the
       | expression: "100 years: All new people."
        
         | croes wrote:
         | Betty White was older than sliced bread.
        
           | nabilhat wrote:
           | It's literally true!
           | 
           | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliced_bread
           | 
           | She was also old enough to have been inconvenienced as an
           | adult by the USA's ban on the sale of sliced bread.
        
       | sdoering wrote:
       | My SO and me are regularly (at least once per year) watch "The
       | Golden Girls" (or better she watches, while I fall asleep too
       | soon). I now - despite sleeping through a lot of episodes have
       | watched the series many times and I still love to visit old
       | friends.
       | 
       | I would have wished for her to reach her 100st birthday - and for
       | me to not have this year end with another passing away after 3
       | members of the family already gone.
       | 
       | Stay well out there and let's hope for a better 2022.
        
       | netizen-936824 wrote:
       | https://archive.fo/M8blf
        
         | NaturalPhallacy wrote:
         | Does anyone else _always_ get hit with a captcha from here?
         | 
         | Why not use https://archive.org?
        
       | netizen-936824 wrote:
       | Quite sad. She was almost 100
       | 
       | I have many wonderful memories growing up watching the golden
       | girls. She will be missed
        
       | JudasGoat wrote:
       | Back in the 1990's there were heroin bags in New York labeled
       | "Betty White". That was a tribute to her fame I suppose. Since
       | then, I would think of drugs when her name came up.
        
       | fareesh wrote:
       | Thank you for being a friend
        
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