RIP Hugh Hefner 1926-2017

[miami_fan]

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dead at 91 - Sep. 27, 2017 (http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/27/media/hugh-hefner/index.html)

[Kodos]

That guy had a great life.

[panerd]

I don't want to be that guy (like the "hot or not" not voter) but I imagine the life becomes pretty empty after a while. At first you think maybe it's my magazine and money but it could just be my looks. Then in your 40's-50's still holding on to the outside chance of it being your looks and personality. By the time you are 70-80 it's quite clear these 20 year old blonde bombshells are disgusted by you but know the game that has to be played. Not sure how it's any different than a prostitute at that point. I guess it's always that way for rock stars, athletes, people with money but it really isn't a part of their life that I envy.

A few years of it though? Sign me up! :)

[QuikSand]

Not trying to go overboard, but with a certain definition of terms, HH might be rated among the 100 (?) most impactful/influential (but probably not "important") Americans of the 20th century.

[Warhammer]

Not trying to go overboard, but with a certain definition of terms, HH might be rated among the 100 (?) most impactful/influential (but probably not "important") Americans of the 20th century.

I think there is no question of it. I was born in 74, but I remember how Playboy was on the edge of mainstream America. I remember truck rallies coming through Memphis in the 80s when one of the attractions would be Playboy Playmate X.

[QuikSand]

I understand he's neither Jonas Salk nor FDR, but there's certainly a place for a figure like him on some sort of list like that.

[cartman]

Goodnight, Bunny Man. You gave me so many insightful articles to read growing up.

[CrescentMoonie]

Regardless of opinion on the content of his work, I can't imagine any argument against his influence in the 20th century. Top 50 seems plausible.

[PilotMan]

Sex does a body good.

The man is a true American Icon. You can't say that he didn't have an impact on the entire culture.

RIP Hef

[korme]

I don't want to be that guy (like the "hot or not" not voter) but I imagine the life becomes pretty empty after a while. At first you think maybe it's my magazine and money but it could just be my looks. Then in your 40's-50's still holding on to the outside chance of it being your looks and personality. By the time you are 70-80 it's quite clear these 20 year old blonde bombshells are disgusted by you but know the game that has to be played. Not sure how it's any different than a prostitute at that point. I guess it's always that way for rock stars, athletes, people with money but it really isn't a part of their life that I envy.

A few years of it though? Sign me up! :)

I think at some point you accept that and get over it

[Toddzilla]

Not trying to go overboard, but with a certain definition of terms, HH might be rated among the 100 (?) most impactful/influential (but probably not "important") Americans of the 20th century.Given his work - mostly with little fanfare - for civil rights, gay rights, and free speech, I think he's a lock

[Ksyrup]

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[CU Tiger]

I don't want to be that guy (like the "hot or not" not voter) but I imagine the life becomes pretty empty after a while. At first you think maybe it's my magazine and money but it could just be my looks. Then in your 40's-50's still holding on to the outside chance of it being your looks and personality. By the time you are 70-80 it's quite clear these 20 year old blonde bombshells are disgusted by you but know the game that has to be played. Not sure how it's any different than a prostitute at that point. I guess it's always that way for rock stars, athletes, people with money but it really isn't a part of their life that I envy.

A few years of it though? Sign me up! :)


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