Andy Rooney

[obeygiant]

Andy Rooney, television's most celebrated curmudgeon, died Friday night, about one month after ending his 33-year run as the closing essayist on CBS' top-rated newsmagazine 60 Minutes.

He died in a New York City hospital of complications after minor surgery, according to a CBS statement released on Saturday.
Rooney was 92. In a 2010 interview with USA TODAY, he was asked about retiring and shot back his own question: "Retire? From what? Life?"

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So long!

 

[interrobang]

Hope I'm as together as he was at 92.

 

[iJohnHenry]

What an odd end for such a man, if it was Sepsis or some hospital super-bug that took him down.

No operation is ever 'minor'.

 

[chown33]

So who was the Deputy Curmudgeon, and have they now been promoted to Curmudgeon-in-Chief?

Seriously, is there anyone even in the same league?

 

[puma1552]

I used to enjoy his 5 minute rant bit at the end of every show. RIP.

 

[steve2112]

So who was the Deputy Curmudgeon, and have they now been promoted to Curmudgeon-in-Chief?

Seriously, is there anyone even in the same league?

Robert D. Raiford could take over. John C. Dvorak also makes a good curmudgeon, but he mostly does tech.