The Goodbye World Gazette

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Vol. I · No. 61 Late Edition Sunday, October 4, 2026 Circulation: 67 Departed · 716 Condolences

In Memoriam

Kingsley Kringlebeck

Retired undefeated, mostly by default.

Borna dreary day in 1947, probably
Died2002, rather abruptly
Causetripped over a cliffhanger and never recovered
Survived byAn unbeaten Scrabble record, disputed by all

After narrowly surviving several previous close calls, fate finally caught up with Kingsley Kringlebeck, aged 55. Their legacy includes an impressive collection of novelty mugs and unpaid parking tickets. They are survived by a collection of ceramic frogs nobody asked for.

Guestbook — Letters to the Departed

  1. 1. Frank E. writes:

    “They were one of one. Thank god, honestly.”

  2. 2. Wayne N. writes:

    “They owed me twenty bucks. I guess we're even now.”

  3. 3. Keith Y. writes:

    “They told the same three stories at every party. Miss those stories.”

  4. 4. Chip N. writes:

    “They were one of one. Thank god, honestly.”

  5. 5. Randy Y. writes:

    “Miss them most during the annual argument about the thermostat.”

  6. 6. Ursula P. writes:

    “They were undefeated in every argument they refused to actually finish.”

  7. 7. Ronnie N. writes:

    “I'll always remember the parking lot incident. They know which one.”

  8. 8. Yvonne O. writes:

    “RIP to the last person who remembered my birthday without a reminder.”

  9. 9. Rita Y. writes:

    “They were banned from three different bowling alleys, and I never asked why.”

  10. 10. Barry N. writes:

    “They said they had "a guy" for everything. RIP to the guy's biggest client.”

  11. 11. Merle V. writes:

    “Thoughts and prayers, and also please return my lawnmower.”

  12. 12. Jack J. writes:

    “They promised to teach me their secret recipe. Guess it's secret forever.”

  13. 13. Phyllis K. writes:

    “RIP to the one person who actually read the terms and conditions.”

  14. 14. Flo F. writes:

    “They promised me their record collection. Following up on that.”

  15. 15. Gus R. writes:

    “They promised to visit "soon." We're going to hold them to that, somehow.”

  16. 16. Walt U. writes:

    “RIP to the one person who actually read the terms and conditions.”

  17. 17. Bev L. writes:

    “I'll always remember the parking lot incident. They know which one.”

  18. 18. Norris U. writes:

    “They promised to teach me their secret recipe. Guess it's secret forever.”

  19. 19. Curtis U. writes:

    “RIP to the last person who could beat me at darts.”

  20. 20. Nadia K. writes:

    “Signing the guestbook because the group chat asked me to.”

  21. 21. Gilbert Y. writes:

    “Still can't believe they never returned my drill.”

  22. 22. Kevin T. writes:

    “Condolences, but seriously, who's captaining the trivia team now?”

  23. 23. Bev A. writes:

    “RIP to the last person who remembered everyone's coffee order.”

  24. 24. Bonnie C. writes:

    “Still can't believe they left mid-argument. Classic.”

  25. 25. Kevin A. writes:

    “This explains the very strange voicemail they left me last week.”

  26. 26. Lonnie F. writes:

    “Signing this guestbook under protest, they still owe me fifty bucks.”

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