Today’s Strangely Appropriate Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
Dick Shawn (1924-1987) was a comedian who had a heart attack and died during a joke that seemed strangely appropriate: He was making fun of politicians by saying campaign cliches ending with “I will not lay down on the job!” Shawn then laid down on the floor face down. At first, the audience thought that it was all part of the show, until some time later a theater employee checked him for a pulse and began administering CPR. The paramedics then arrived, and the audience were told to go home – Dick Shawn was dead.
Culled from: Neatorama
Generously submitted by: Bex