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2016/02/19 18:43:12
Subject: 2016 Strikes Again. : Harper lee passes away age 89
Alan Rickman dying is horrible. I so wish he coulda lived and we coulda swapped... I dunno McJagger or somebody for him.
One has a horrible feeling that one is, ultimately going to regret asking this, but who is McJagger ?
... you don't mean the singer from the Rolling Stones do you ?
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
2016/02/19 19:57:27
Subject: 2016 Strikes Again. : Harper lee passes away age 89
Alan Rickman dying is horrible. I so wish he coulda lived and we coulda swapped... I dunno McJagger or somebody for him.
One has a horrible feeling that one is, ultimately going to regret asking this, but who is McJagger ?
... you don't mean the singer from the Rolling Stones do you ?
Oh... Yeah. Rolling Stones singer guy. I certainly think giving up that man is worth getting back Alan Rickman In my defense. I've only ever heard his name said verbally and never written, with artists having names like they do today. I wasn't sure if it was stage name or whatever.
My apologies. Please excuse my ignorance.
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LordofHats wrote: I barely know about David Bowie, and I only know because of the Venture Bros. And I'm in my twenties.
I was going to mention Venture Bros. as something that might have made Bowie relevant to younger folks but then remembered that those episodes aired over 10 years ago, so, still not really new material.
Having spent the last few years teaching 18-22 year olds I don't have a lot of faith in younger people being aware of a lot of media from even the late 90's and early 2000's. I'm 33, and all of my movie and TV references receive mostly blank stares from my students. Seems if it isn't on Instagram or Vine or whatever is hot right now a lot of youth aren't picking up on it.
Feth, my students didn't even know what Fight Club was. That hurt my heart. My solution was to add it to my syllabus. Ha!
2016/02/20 00:32:00
Subject: 2016 Strikes Again. : Harper lee passes away age 89
I ran into a couple teens at the local game store who didn't know who Bruce Willis or Pamela Anderson were. I died a little that day. Of course, Green Day is now getting played on my local classic rock stations (NYC and Fairfield County), so...I guess it's time to admit we're gettin old, folks!
Reality is a nice place to visit, but I'd hate to live there.
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2016/02/20 02:13:22
Subject: Re:2016 Strikes Again. : Harper lee passes away age 89
have no idea how many bits I nicked from that for various RPGs over the years.
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
2016/02/20 11:37:30
Subject: 2016 Strikes Again. : Umberto Eco dies at 84
Paul Daniels has an incurable brain tumour, he's not dead yet but it's likely 2016 will claim him this year. If you grew up in the 80s you probably watched Paul Daniels Magic Show.
2016/02/20 11:45:10
Subject: Re:2016 Strikes Again. : Umberto Eco dies at 84
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
2016/02/20 11:57:42
Subject: 2016 Strikes Again. : Umberto Eco dies at 84
No-one has mentioned Viola Beach, a young band just starting out, who all died together with their manager by accidentally driving their car into a river in Sweden on Friday.
Kilkrazy wrote: No-one has mentioned Viola Beach, a young band just starting out, who all died together with their manager by accidentally driving their car into a river in Sweden on Friday.
Recently, the niece of the late Genovese Capitano Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardo, business owner, and reality T.V. star, Angela "Big Ang" Raiola, lost her battle with cancer. She was 55.
I'm totally on-board with honoring the lives of famous people close to our hearts by grieving for their deaths, but the 2016 thing is getting to be a bit of a meme.
Overlord Thraka wrote: Alan Rickman dying is horrible. I so wish he coulda lived and we coulda swapped... I dunno McJagger or somebody for him.
Nah, not Mick Jagger for Alan Rickman. Kim Kardashian instead!
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2016/02/21 12:58:48
Subject: 2016 Strikes Again. : Harper lee passes away age 89
Overlord Thraka wrote: Alan Rickman dying is horrible. I so wish he coulda lived and we coulda swapped... I dunno McJagger or somebody for him.
Nah, not Mick Jagger for Alan Rickman. Kim Kardashian instead!
Unfortunately I think exchanges without a receipt must be something of equal value. An amateur pornstar/full time waste of space/reality TV star in a show about herself...could never come close to Alan Rickman. Most of my generation know him as Professor Severus Snape, a role he brought to life like no other could, but Die Hard was his best work imo. But it would take a real sacrifice to get Alan back. The remaining members of Queen for example.
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2016/02/21 13:34:16
Subject: 2016 Strikes Again. : Umberto Eco dies at 84
have no idea how many bits I nicked from that for various RPGs over the years.
NO! With the loss of Terry Pratchett last year and now Umberto Eco, most of the non-40k books on my bookshelves are written by dead people. I am no longer "with it" in the literature scene. Quick, what are the youth of today reading?
I will mourn the passing of Umberto Eco by going over my maps of the Templar's activities again and continue to throw volumes of Foucault's Pendulum at anyone that suggests the Davinci Code as a good read.
Still waiting for Godot.
2016/02/21 18:18:35
Subject: 2016 Strikes Again. : Harper lee passes away age 89
have no idea how many bits I nicked from that for various RPGs over the years.
NO! With the loss of Terry Pratchett last year and now Umberto Eco, most of the non-40k books on my bookshelves are written by dead people. I am no longer "with it" in the literature scene. Quick, what are the youth of today reading?
I will mourn the passing of Umberto Eco by going over my maps of the Templar's activities again and continue to throw volumes of Foucault's Pendulum at anyone that suggests the Davinci Code as a good read.
Sorry to hear about this.
Unfortunately, I've never read the book. But I did watch the film adaptation, which I thought was a fairly decent film.
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2016/02/21 19:34:46
Subject: 2016 Strikes Again. : Umberto Eco dies at 84
Not a celebrity, but Eric 'Winkle' Brown has died aged 97. A man of vast flying experience, I suggest if you any interest in german WW2 aircraft, his book 'Wings of the Luftwaffe' is essential reading.
2016/02/22 14:11:10
Subject: 2016 Strikes Again. : Harper lee passes away age 89
Eco was a lot more than a novelist -- he was a fairly brilliant mind in the field of semiotics. His A Theory of Semiotics was what I'd throw at science and engineering majors when they'd tell me how "easy" my liberal arts classwork was.
Howard A Treesong wrote: Not a celebrity, but Eric 'Winkle' Brown has died aged 97. A man of vast flying experience, I suggest if you any interest in german WW2 aircraft, his book 'Wings of the Luftwaffe' is essential reading.
I've just been reading about him - from the wiki
'He flew aircraft from Britain, the United States, Germany, Italy and Japan and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as holding the record for flying the greatest number of different aircraft. The official record is 487, but includes only basic types. For example, Captain Brown flew fourteen versions of the Spitfire and Seafire and although these versions are very different they appear only once in the list. The list includes only aircraft flown by Brown as "Captain in Command".
Because of the special circumstances involved, he didn't think that this record would ever be beaten.
He also held the world record for the most carrier landings, 2,407, partly compiled in testing the arrestor wires on more than twenty aircraft carriers during World War II.'
2.400 carrier landings.
Having read his wiki in full, to experience and survive all that he did and then live another 70 years - Win. RIP old chap.
2016/02/23 19:53:25
Subject: Re:2016 Strikes Again. : Umberto Eco dies at 84
Irish actor Frank Kelly, best known for playing Father Jack in comedy Father Ted, has died aged 77.
Kelly had been a veteran of the stage and screen for 60 years.
As well as appearing on the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, Kelly had more recent roles in Emmerdale and Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie.
He revealed last November that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, although said he would continue to work.
Kelly had received the all-clear from bowel cancer in 2011. He was treated for skin cancer last year and also had heart problems.
.....well..... feck, I guess.
RIP fella
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
2016/02/28 19:00:09
Subject: 2016 Strikes Again. : Umberto Eco dies at 84
Father Jack?!? NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2016/02/29 17:34:30
Subject: 2016 Strikes Again. : Umberto Eco dies at 84
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Oh... Yeah. Rolling Stones singer guy. I certainly think giving up that man is worth getting back Alan Rickman
My solution was to add it to my syllabus. Ha!
~16000 Astra Militarum: 
~1200 | Imperial Knights: 
~2300 | Leagues of Votann: 
~1300 | Tyranids: 
~3400 | Stormcast Eternals: 
~5000 | Kruleboyz: 
~3500 | Lumineth Realm-Lords: 
~700
