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flossdaily@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 3y (2 replies)

George Burns died 27 years ago.

I'm guessing this comic was written before 1996, when George Burns died at ~100 years old... his last movie was in 1994.

This is akin to the Betty White jokes being told up until her recent death.

thrawn@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 3y

Copyright is dated 1991 top right

AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
ComfortablyGlum@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y

Come for the comics, stay for the discussions.

ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de · 1 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Is this a reference to The Simpsons’ “immortal” villain Mr Burns?

turtlepower@lemm.ee · 22 pts · 3y
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everett@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 3y (1 reply)

No, George Burns was a real comedian (who was really old by 1991).

sab@kbin.social · 18 pts · 3y

Born 1896, died 1996 at the ripe old age of 100.

Ended his stage career after a bath injury in 1994. Caught a cold at Frank Sinatra's Christmas party a month before his 100th birthday, and never fully recovered.