09-28-2017, 05:49 AM | #1 | ||
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Land O Lakes FL
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RIP Hugh Hefner 1926-2017
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09-28-2017, 07:38 AM | #2 |
Resident Alien
Join Date: Jun 2001
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That guy had a great life.
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09-28-2017, 08:30 AM | #3 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: St. Louis
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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.
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09-28-2017, 08:56 AM | #4 |
lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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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.
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09-28-2017, 09:10 AM | #5 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Dayton, OH
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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. |
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09-28-2017, 09:33 AM | #6 |
lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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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.
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09-28-2017, 09:37 AM | #7 |
Death Herald
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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Goodnight, Bunny Man. You gave me so many insightful articles to read growing up.
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09-28-2017, 09:44 AM | #8 |
College Starter
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.
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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.
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09-28-2017, 10:05 AM | #9 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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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
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09-28-2017, 10:43 AM | #10 | |
Go Reds
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio
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I think at some point you accept that and get over it |
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09-28-2017, 12:14 PM | #11 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Burke, VA
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Given his work - mostly with little fanfare - for civil rights, gay rights, and free speech, I think he's a lock
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09-28-2017, 12:50 PM | #12 |
This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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09-29-2017, 08:46 AM | #13 | |
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Location: Backwoods, SC
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