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mort

noun as in obsolete word for death

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"We will miss him dearly," co-presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein said in a statement.

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In a 1959 Time article, the magazine described Lehrer and fellow comedians Lenny Bruce and Mort Sahl as the symbols of a new “sick” comedy.

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His brother Sheldon Thibou, 25, was found guilty of violent disorder and assaulting PC Oliver Mort, who tried to intervene.

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A third brother, Shaeim Thibou, 22, was cleared of violent disorder but convicted of assaulting PC Mort.

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Got it, we’re not here to get serious — and as the overbearing moans make us wonder if they mean pleasure or pain, it’s a cheeky reminder that there would be no la petite mort without la mort.

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