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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Herndon, VA
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Canadian writer and Nobel prize winner Alice Munro dies at 92
I think winning a Nobel Prize for literature makes you famous enough for in here. Plus the "what are you reading" thread has vanished off the front page, so this one is easier to find. |
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05-14-2024, 07:27 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maryland
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I have a couple of Munro collections on my shelf, but I've not read them yet. I probably should.
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05-14-2024, 08:03 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Herndon, VA
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You really should. I've read a couple of the collections and picked up a few more on second-hand bookstore visits, she was a great writer.
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05-17-2024, 05:09 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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Dabney Coleman died at 92. Surprised by the age, just off the top of my head.
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05-17-2024, 05:23 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The Mountains
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Cloak & Dagger is one of my favorite 80's kids movies.
I end up watching it every few years. It is bonkers and violent. |
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05-19-2024, 06:39 AM
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05-24-2024, 09:21 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Land O Lakes FL
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"The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946 |
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05-24-2024, 09:44 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2013
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I was not a fan. He made a mockery of documentaries. He was more interested in pushing an agenda than facts.
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05-24-2024, 09:50 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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Oh wow. I always enjoyed his stuff.
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05-24-2024, 09:52 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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I find this comment a bit odd. A lot of documentaries push an agenda. Blackfish comes to mind. |
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05-25-2024, 05:43 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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"I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis |
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05-27-2024, 12:23 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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RIP Bill Walton. The basketball hall of famer, and all-time annoying sportscaster passed away from cancer at the age of 71
NBA champion, Hall of Famer Bill Walton dies at 71 - ESPN
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05-27-2024, 12:39 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Land O Lakes FL
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Walton might be the greatest “what could been” stories all of sports and still became a hall of famer. As far as his announcing, one man’s annoying is another man’s weird/quirky/interesting.
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"The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946 |
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05-27-2024, 12:53 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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Seems fitting in a way that he passed as the Pac 10/12 dissolves into nothing but a memory. It's almost like he had nothing left to do in his life (professionally speaking of course).
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." Last edited by Ksyrup : 05-27-2024 at 12:54 PM. |
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05-27-2024, 12:57 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Puyallup, WA
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I was one of the few, it seems, that enjoyed his announcing. He loved the game and enjoyed life and that came through on his broadcasts. As I got older I came to appreciate how differently he approached a broadcast compared to his peers. |
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06-03-2024, 11:10 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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RIP Larry Allen
The all-time great offensive lineman passed away at the age of 52. Cowboys Hall of Famer Larry Allen dies suddenly at age 52 - ESPN
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06-09-2024, 09:54 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
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Chet Walker Dies at 84
Showing my age here but I got addicted to NBA basketball as a kid listening to Jim Durham's radio calls of the Bulls back when Walker, Bob Love, Jerry Sloan, and Norm Van Lier were the stars. (Yes radio because the NBA got very little tv coverage back in those days.) Good times. RIP Chet "The Jet" Walker
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06-12-2024, 09:01 AM
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Death Herald
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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RIP Jerry West. The man on the NBA logo passed away at the age of 86.
https://www.tmz.com/2024/06/12/jerry-west-dead-86/
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06-12-2024, 12:00 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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This one hits hard. He averaged 29.3 PPG and 16.5 boards as a 6'3 guard in his senior year at West Virginia.
RIP to one of the most competitive humans ever. |
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06-18-2024, 08:43 PM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2013
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"I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney" |
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06-18-2024, 09:01 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Land O Lakes FL
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DAMMIT!
And just two days before the game at Rickwood Field. RIP
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"The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946 |
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06-18-2024, 09:05 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Out of Grad School Hell :)
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sad day.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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“I don’t like the Cubs,” Joey Votto said. “And I’m not going to pat anybody with a Cubs uniform on the back." |
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06-20-2024, 01:02 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Royal Oak, MI
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Donald Sutherland has passed away at 88. He had a good run. He was always great in whatever he was in.
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Steve Yzerman: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons). |
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06-20-2024, 05:40 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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06-20-2024, 11:38 PM
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Checkraising Tourists
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cocoa Beach, FL
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My favorite Donald Sutherland role. "Oddball" in the movie "Kelly's Heroes".
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06-21-2024, 01:14 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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And he wasn't even cast in the role. He was one of the other men. But the guy who was cast refused to do the goofy stuff so the director pointed to him and said "Hey you! You do it." |
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06-21-2024, 03:25 AM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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I'm pretty sure that story is about his role in The Dirty Dozen, not Kelly's Heroes. Clint Walker refused to do the phony general reviewing the troops scene, so Robert Aldrich pointed to Sutherland and told him to do it instead. That scene led to him being cast in MASH.
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"I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis Last edited by JonInMiddleGA : 06-21-2024 at 03:27 AM. |
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06-21-2024, 07:22 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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oh yes you are correct. ha ! I never realized that was about Dirty Dozen!  but yup that led him being cast in MASH  |
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06-25-2024, 08:20 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Land O Lakes FL
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"The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946 |
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06-26-2024, 09:21 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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Spencer Milligan passed away who was the father on...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!
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06-28-2024, 08:25 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maryland
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Well shit, Martin Mull died.
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06-29-2024, 03:30 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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I suppose it's directly related to how long someone has been out of the public eye (or at least my eye), but there are some people who seem like they are way older (or younger) than they are.
For instance, Martin Mull and Dabney Coleman seemed like contemporaries. But Coleman was a dozen years older than Mull. That doesn't jibe with my brain.
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." Last edited by Ksyrup : 06-29-2024 at 03:30 PM. |
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06-29-2024, 08:03 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Mull and Fred Willard were fantastic in Fernwood/America 2-Night. RIP Martin.
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"Don't believe everything that you read on the Internet." -- Abraham Lincoln |
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07-06-2024, 09:50 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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RIP. It's been ages since I've heard about WordPerfect. At one time, it was my word processor of choice and then it faded into oblivion sometime mid-90s (?).
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07-07-2024, 06:08 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2020
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Jon Landau produced 6 movies... 1 made a million dollars, one lost 15 million, one made $400 million... And the other 3 made almost 8 billion combined
Jon Landau Dead: 'Avatar' and 'Titanic' Producer Was 63 |
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07-08-2024, 11:36 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Fresno, CA
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Word Perfect was great. Simply the best word processor at the time. My daughter found my old WP keyboard command template, and couldn't believe that we used to use keyboard shortcuts for everything. Aside from functionality, my favorite WP experience was one time calling for technical support. First, they had a DJ playing music and providing live updates on hold status for specific issues, second was that they had a party line option where callers could assist one another while they were on hold. I imagine that a lot of their calls were resolved in that environment at very little expense to them. Just Brilliant. |
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07-08-2024, 01:39 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Covington, Ga.
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07-09-2024, 03:10 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Not entirely my lane, but generally hailed as a nice guy by all accounts I know of. Dealt with slow developing ALS for 4+ years, it forced him off the road back in January of this year, and is listed as the cause of death today
 Rest in peace. Joe Bonsall Dead: Oak Ridge Boys Member, Country Hall of Famer Was 76
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07-09-2024, 03:15 PM
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World Champion Mis-speller
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Covington, Ga.
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07-09-2024, 03:18 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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"Ya'll Come Back Saloon" was a banger, "Tryin To Love Two Women" was too.
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"I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis |
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07-09-2024, 07:01 PM
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College Prospect
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: High and outside
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Giddy up, um-poppa-um-poppa, mow, mow
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07-11-2024, 10:36 AM
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Death Herald
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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actress Shelley Duval passed away at the age of 75
R.I.P. Shelley Duvall, star of The Shining and Robert Altman muse I had no idea she lived that close to me
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Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint Last edited by cartman : 07-11-2024 at 10:38 AM. |
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07-11-2024, 08:01 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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Dying in the middle of the ESPYs seems like more of a Lane Kiffin move, not Monte Kiffin. Rip the father of the Tampa 2 D.
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." |
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07-13-2024, 11:08 AM
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Death Herald
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint |
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07-13-2024, 11:45 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Tampa, FL
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Old school DC. Asked if he would be a head coach and he said no chance. Great dude all the way around and true to himself. A bulldog of the last throes of hard hitting defense in the NFL. |
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07-13-2024, 12:40 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA
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Clearly all that sex she had didn't kill her
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Coastal Carolina Baseball-2016 National Champion! 10/17/20-Coastal Football ranked in Top 25 for first time! |
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07-13-2024, 03:54 PM
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lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Herndon, VA
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Richard Simmons now too.
Gurus are dropping like flies. |
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07-13-2024, 04:20 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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If Mr. T goes tonight, I think we can close the book on the 80s.
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." |
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07-14-2024, 08:07 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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Shannen Doherty dead at 53.
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." |
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07-14-2024, 08:28 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Covington, Ga.
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