Remembering Rodney Dangerfield - He taught us how to laugh at ourselves.
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Staten Island, NY Posted: 10/5/2014 1:00:00 AM
Rodney Dangerfield died 10 years ago today.
It seems like only yesterday, but on October 5th, 2004, Rodney Dangerfield passed away. It's hard to believe it's been that long ago, but I couldn't resist reflecting on his legacy in my thoughts for today.
What stands out most about Rodney Dangerfield was that he was different. Before Rodney came along, most comedians told jokes about other people, whether real or imaginary. Rodney's jokes were about himself.
Because of Rodney, we learned three life lessons.
1. Joking about other people can hurt their feelings... so DON'T Do it. Poke fun of yourself instead.
2. When you laugh at yourself, people laugh with you... not at you.
Much has been written about Rodney but what stood out most was that most of his jokes poked fun at himself, rather than somebody else. More importantly, when you laughed at Rodney's jokes about himself, you could often visualize some of the same situations that have happened to you, and learn to laugh at that too.
3. It's never too late to find success at life
One other thing that stands out about Rodney's life was that his most successful years were in his later years, which reminds us that if we continue to work at the things we love, we will eventually find success.
Even after his death, Rodney still poked fun at himself. His tombstone reads "There goes the neighborhood".
Here's a great clip from 1978 - Part 1
Part 2
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