“Old soldiers never die—they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many parodies of the saying have been made.

“Old journalists never die, they just get de-pressed” is a variation about journalists that has been cited in print since at least 1991.


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Old blondes never fade, they just dye away.
Mark Israel
1/15/91
(...)
Old journalists never die, they just get de-pressed.

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Interim Canonical List of Old * Never Die, they just ...
Tim.N...@canada.ncr.ca
1/11/93
(...)
OLD JOURNALISTS never die, they just get de-pressed

Google Books
Stop Me If You’ve Heard It!:
Soupy Sales Favorite Jokes
By Soupy Sales
Lanham, MD: The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.
2003
Pg. 109:
Old journalists never die, they just get de-pressed.

Google Books
Have You Heard the One About...
By Lucy Blackman
Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, Inc.
2005
Pg. ?:
Old journalists never die, they just get depressed.

2 April 2009, Taos (NM) News, “Overheard and Unconfirmed” by Rick Romancito, pg. TE41:
Old journalists never die, they just get de-pressed.

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old journalist never die, they just get de-pressed
8:31 PM - 23 Oct 2012

Google Books
Eats, Shites & Leaves:
Crap English and How to Use It
By A. Parody
London: Michael O’Mara Books Limited
2014
Pg. ?:
Old journalists never die, they just get depressed.

Twitter
Puns of Jokes‏
@punsofjokes
Old journalists never die, they just get de-pressed.  #makemelaugh #punoftheday
3:16 PM - 14 Mar 2017