The official 2018 death pool
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Well, maybe I'm not a "G.Q. model" or a "hunk". Maybe I'm not "handsome" or even "presentable". I'm not "pleasing to the eye". Maybe I'm not "witty". I have no "charm" or "appeal". I'm not "smart" or even "the average". I don't "pee in the potty". I'm not "clean". I don't "smell good". I'm not "polished" or "prepared". I have nothing "interesting to say". I guess I don't "play the game". When I eat, I don't "use silverware" or "wipe my face". I don't "wash afterwards" or even the "next day". So I guess I just don't "fit the mold"
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"Rosie the Riveter" died about 3 weeks ago, but I wasn't aware of it until today:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/22/obituaries/naomi-parker-fraley-the-real-rosie-the-riveter-dies-at-96.html
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@m_adams said in The official 2018 death pool:
James Triptree Jr (pseudonym of Alice Bradley Sheldon)
Haven't heard of that one before.
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@dreikin said in The official 2018 death pool:
@m_adams said in The official 2018 death pool:
... Triptree ...
Haven't heard of that one before.
Oops! s/be "Tiptree", I always add the damned r in there ☹️
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@masonwheeler said in The official 2018 death pool:
http://freethinker.co.uk/2018/02/21/billy-graham-isnt-dead-he-has-simply-changed-addresses/
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@pjh said in The official 2018 death pool:
Billy Graham isn't dead, he has simply 'changed addresses'
Given his actions in life, here's hoping that Vietnam-civilian murdering, AIDS-crisis enabling, hateful piece of shit has changed address to "down there" and is burning in the Hell he created.
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@lorne-kates said in The official 2018 death pool:
@pjh said in The official 2018 death pool:
Billy Graham isn't dead, he has simply 'changed addresses'
Given his actions in life, here's hoping that Vietnam-civilian murdering, AIDS-crisis enabling, hateful piece of shit has changed address to "down there" and is burning in the Hell he created.
I don't get it.
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@boomzilla said in The official 2018 death pool:
I don't get it.
He urged Nixon to bomb the dikes in Vietnam (estimate: a million dead civilians), because he was in the habit of giving advice to the president.
He helped spread the "Only fags get AIDS" message, which stigmatized the disease, and delayed research into treatment for years/decades.
Not to mention his anti-semetic views.
A lot of that came out when the Nixon records were declassified and the tapes had that shit right from the "holier than thou" horses' mouth.
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@blakeyrat said in The official 2018 death pool:
:(
Damn.
Everytime, I see this thread raise to the top I hope it isn't someone I know.
Damn.
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@jbert said in In other news today...:
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@boomzilla said in The official 2018 death pool:
Lazarus
Jokes in 3... 2... 1...
Too soon? Maybe wait 4 days.
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@boomzilla said in The official 2018 death pool:
Dumb question, did he technically die before his company? Toys 'R Us is still open but in a Going Out Of Business sale.
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@polygeekery what caught my eye on that one box:
Also known for Texas Chainsaw massacre and toy story.
That's quite a range of roles there, isn't it.
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@benjamin-hall the guy was pretty diverse for a person who never really intended to be an actor. IIRC, he got his start with 'Full Metal Jacket' when he was hired as a consultant to train the actor originally meant to play that part but Stanley Kubrick swapped him in due to how well he played the part of drill sergeant, considering that is what he was in the military.
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@polygeekery Yeah. He thought the way that Kubrick was trying to make the movie was shit, but he couldn't do anything because he wasn't an actor. So he lined up some extras and filmed himself screaming insults at them for fifteen minutes straight to prove he could do it and showed it to Kubrick and was hired on the spot. And then he rewrote half his dialogue. They actually made that part of the hiring process for extras; they'd line 'em up and Ermey would scream at them and see how they reacted.
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@polygeekery said in The official 2018 death pool:
considering that is what he was in the military.
And that was back when (in the US military) drill sergeants could do whatever the fuck they wanted.
The first half of Full Metal Jacket during Basic Training is, believe or it not, closer to a documentary than you'd ever imagine. Thank God we switched to the volunteer army.
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:( Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me just hasn't been the same without him.
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@erufael I used to listen to a lot of NPR. I'm sure I've heard him many, many times (only on Morning Edition, never Wait Wait, Don't Tell me), but that was decades ago. I recognize his name, but I don't really remember him.
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Sadly, they've removed that second article...
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@pjh said in The official 2018 death pool:
Sadly, they've removed that second article...
Google Cache to the rescue, while it lasts:
And archive.is for when it doesn't.
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@pjh I'm definitely a bit confused, but AFAICT, the report that she died on 15 April was a mistake/hoax, but the report that she died on 17 April is legitimate. Or else a lot of really reputable news organizatons are hugely failing at fact checking; given the sad state of journalism these days, that wouldn't be a complete surprise.
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@zecc oh fuck, that's horrible. I loved his music so much.
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@zecc said in The official 2018 death pool:
The Swedish-born producer and DJ known as Avicii has been found dead in Oman
Oh, man
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@zecc
28? No Club 27 for you!
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@pie_flavor said in The official 2018 death pool:
@zecc oh fuck, that's horrible. I loved his music so much.
@hungrier said in The official 2018 death pool:
Oh, man
@luhmann said in The official 2018 death pool:
28? No Club 27 for you!
Between the three of you, you've nailed my thoughts on the matter.
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BNO News, she said that her secret to health was “eating delicious things and sleeping well.”
Will do!
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@pjh said in The official 2018 death pool:
An autopsy was scheduled to be carried out on Traywick's body, but the results have yet to be disclosed.
I'll bet they find some damn interesting stuff in there.