Just like Rodney Dangerfield, he still can't get no respect. It's all in good fun.
Ironically, Rodney joked unknowingly about his own death. His surgery was elective and the press knew he was going in for it, so they were there to interview him when he arrived. A woman entertainment reporter asked him, "Mr. Dangerfield, how long do you expect to be hospitalized?" Rodney replied, "Well I'll tell 'ya, if everything goes good, I'll be outta here in a week. But if it
doesn't go good, I'll be out in a couple hours." Tragically, he died a short time later after surgery. Bill T.