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<p>I couldn’t care less that Margaret Thatcher died, but not Annette Funicello…</p>
<p>70 sounds young…</p>
<p>She had MS though…</p>
<p>I know what you mean. I’m old enough to remember seeing her in mouse ears every week on TV. I seem to recall she was most noted for her early, uh, maturation. I think we kids used to call her “Annette Funny Jello”. I also remember when she dropped her last name, fixed her nose, and moved on to beach blanket movies. This is all making me feel ancient. I wonder how many of the original Mouseketeers are still with us?</p>
<p>Beach Blanket Bingo. Unforgettable. I think Maggie Thatcher was in that one too.</p>
<p>Kind of a gross subject…</p>
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<p>Cubby lives! I feel better.</p>
<p>I liked Cubby…</p>
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That was a rather rude thing to say.</p>
<p>Very sad about Annette. I know she’d been very debilitated by MS. I’m happy to see that Cubby is still alive, I had a huge crush on him and on Johnny Crawford.</p>
<p>Cubby worked with some stars…,</p>
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<p>I always liked Annette. I didn’t know that she had a nose job! I liked Karen and Cubby, too. It’s such a shame that she developed MS, such a cruel disease.</p>
<p>I was 6 when MMC started and had what I suppose was a crush on Annette. She was different than the other girls though at 6 I don’t think I could put my finger on the reasons how and why. By the end of MMC I think I had figured it out.</p>
<p>Do you know that there was another Margaret Thatcher?</p>
<p>Indeed, her husband’s ex-wife was also named Margaret.</p>
<p>Annette will live forever in our hearts. (but not Margaret…)</p>
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More rudeness.</p>
<p>I just read that in her last years, she was unable to speak, and her arms and legs were permanently curled. She always seemed like such a good person, it’s heartbreaking to think about how much she suffered.</p>
<p>MS is not a fun disease.</p>
<p>Nymomof2, wow. I had no idea it was that bad for Annette. I guess it is good that she passed then.</p>
<p>RIP Annette. </p>
<p>I also had a huge crush on Cubby (and Spin from Spin & Marty.)</p>
<p>“More rudeness.”</p>
<p>No, just truth. She will not live forever in my heart. In fact, the only direct thing I remember about her was when she decided babies from low-income families no longer needed subsidized milk; hence “Milk-Snatcher Thatcher.”</p>
<p>Annette F was great as a child actress but had terrible ideas as a grown woman. Disliked her views! She did terrible things using her celebrity status. M Thatcher was a British politician who likely did far more good overall.</p>