who's dead ?

Sam the Butcher
Allan Melvin, best known for his role as Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch, died of Thursday night (January 17). Melvin died of cancer in his Brentwood home in Los Angeles. He was 84 years old.

Melvin even played the voice of Magilla Gorilla for the Hanna Barbera cartoon as well as several guest appearances on The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle: USMC and The Dick Van Dyke Show.

Is Sam enjoying a last glass of Champale in this photo? The world will never know.



Hydrox the Cookie
In 2003, without warning or announcement, Kellogg Co. killed off the cookie -- by then rechristened Droxies -- after failing to gain ground against the dominant Oreo, one of the country's best-selling snack foods.

While aware that Hydrox cookies were becoming harder to find, many of their fans are learning only now they are gone.

How would Hydrox stand up when dunked in Champale? The world will never know.



Gaikwad the Teacher
It can be an illustrative case of lapse in administrative functioning. The Chandrapur zilla parishad's school education department issued an order on January 1, 2008, regarding promotion and appointment of an official as block education officer (BEO) in Nagbhid panchayat samiti.

Nothing wrong with it, except that the official - former education extension officer Natthu Dashrath Gaikwad - passed away about six months ago

Would Gaikwad have enjoyed a glass of Champale? The world will never know.



Ike the Musician
The late rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner died of a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County medical examiner said on Wednesday.

Turner, 76, was found dead on December 12 at his home in San Marcos near San Diego. He had a history of cocaine addiction stretching back more than 30 years.

Is it safe to say that Ike enjoyed the Champale? The world will never know.





Aussie the Smuggler
Three young Australians on death row in Bali say their Indonesian lawyer's instructions to "play dumb" with Indonesian police and judges may have cruelled their chances of evading the firing squad.

Tan Duch Tanh Nguyen, Matthew Norman and Si Yi Chen were sentenced to life in prison by Denpasar District Court in 2005, but their sentences were upgraded to death in 2006 by Indonesia's Supreme Court.

Would these three have gone on to reinvigorate Champale with a new marketing blitz? The world will never know.


Oak the Tree
Sudden oak death syndrome has arrived in force in San Mateo County, and local, state and federal officials will hold a public meeting next month to inform residents about its impact.

The Sudden Oak Death Mortality Task Force ... yeah The SODMTF is on the case!


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