Rest in Peace, Orson Bean

Sure I remember him from the game shows. But I first was introduced to him through MAD magazine, where he contributed a few features. My favorite was "Two Chinese Fellows Who Go to an American Restaurant" — which I can still picture. One of the guys was ogling their server and remarked, "American waitress built like a bamboo outhouse!" At the end one of them turns to the other and says something to this effect, "American food is good but I always feel hungry after twenty minutes." I was impressed reading about all the things Orson Bean did — a real bon vivant.

What a terrible way to go, poor Orson.....very sad to hear.