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Dale Winton has died.

https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews/posts/10155754280687217

   
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Savage Minotaur




Baltimore, Maryland

Tim Bergling, AKA : Avicii, DJ and songwriter dead at 28. Apparently had been battling long term health problems.

Famous for the "Wake Me up" song. Not my musical forte, but a good song nonetheless.

I associate that song with the walkouts of Alexander Gustaffson, UFC fighter and perennial contender in their Light Heavweight division.

"Sometimes the only victory possible is to keep your opponent from winning." - The Emperor, from The Outcast Dead.
"Tell your gods we are coming for them, and that their realms will burn as ours did." -Thostos Bladestorm
 
   
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Verne Troyer passed away today.

   
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Norwalk, Connecticut

Damn. He’s made a lot of people smile over the years!

Reality is a nice place to visit, but I'd hate to live there.

Manchu wrote:I'm a Catholic. We eat our God.


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Burtucky, Michigan

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Verne Troyer passed away today.



Well that sucks, I know he had been battleing booze and drugs. Was it that or an actual health issue?
   
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I don't think it's official, but suicide was hinted at, I think?

   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut






Burtucky, Michigan

Ahh friggin suicide, there seems to be a lot of that going on lately. Either way thoughts to hus family and friends
   
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Tessa Jowell, former Labour MP has passed away.

And so has Dennis Nilsen. Apparently, he died in a great deal of pain following an operation. Such a shame, honest.

Let’s face it, he won’t be missed.

   
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Building a blood in water scent

Margot Kidder has passed. She was probably best known as Lois Lane to Christopher Reeves' Superman.

We were once so close to heaven, St. Peter came out and gave us medals; declaring us "The nicest of the damned".

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'” 
   
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She had a rough time of it in the 90s. I hope she found peace.
   
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Norwalk, Connecticut

Oh, gak. The Christopher Reeves Superman movies were the best. They had good chemistry on screen, but I know she had a lot of issues. Sad to see her follow CR into the afterlife. Yes, I realize it’s years later. But she wasn’t that old.

Reality is a nice place to visit, but I'd hate to live there.

Manchu wrote:I'm a Catholic. We eat our God.


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A Protoss colony world

Clint Walker, star of TV's Cheyenne, has passed today at age 90. He also starred in the movie The Dirty Dozen, one of my all-time favorite WWII movies (perhaps second only to Kelly's Heroes).

http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/clint-walker-dead-dies-cheyenne-dirty-dozen-1202819083/

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
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Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
 
   
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The best State-Texas

Totalbiscuit died today. Was pretty shocked, I thought he had a lot longer.

https://twitter.com/GennaBain/status/999785407087808512

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pontiac, michigan; usa

 Sasori wrote:
Totalbiscuit died today. Was pretty shocked, I thought he had a lot longer.

https://twitter.com/GennaBain/status/999785407087808512


Yeah i saw that. Was definitely a surprise. I hadn't been following.

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The best State-Texas

 flamingkillamajig wrote:
 Sasori wrote:
Totalbiscuit died today. Was pretty shocked, I thought he had a lot longer.

https://twitter.com/GennaBain/status/999785407087808512


Yeah i saw that. Was definitely a surprise. I hadn't been following.


I didn't really follow TB that much, but he made some major contributions to gaming and I can appreciate that.

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North Wales

 Sasori wrote:
 flamingkillamajig wrote:
 Sasori wrote:
Totalbiscuit died today. Was pretty shocked, I thought he had a lot longer.

https://twitter.com/GennaBain/status/999785407087808512


Yeah i saw that. Was definitely a surprise. I hadn't been following.


I didn't really follow TB that much, but he made some major contributions to gaming and I can appreciate that.



Aww man...

Used to listen to him an awful lot back in my WoW days. His intro to Blue Plz is forever etched into my brain.
   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut






Cozy cockpit of an Imperial Knight

Damn shame and way too soon.



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Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.

 Sasori wrote:
Totalbiscuit died today. Was pretty shocked, I thought he had a lot longer.

https://twitter.com/GennaBain/status/999785407087808512
Ah that sucks. Followed him for a long time.

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"GW really needs to understand 'Less is more' when it comes to AoS." - Wha-Mu-077

 
   
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well that's gak, whilst I didn't always agree with him his output was always solid and worth a listen, he will be missed

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Norwalk, Connecticut

Who was TotalBiscuit? I recognize the name...but no idea who it is.

Reality is a nice place to visit, but I'd hate to live there.

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Hefnaheim

 timetowaste85 wrote:
Who was TotalBiscuit? I recognize the name...but no idea who it is.



Game rewier, podcast maker and a generaly sound and reasonabel individual that sadly no long share this world with us
   
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All I can say is that that one famous Dark Knight quote comes to mind when it comes to TB. He used to be my idol and a paragon of journalism and he spent the last two years throwing it away to grovel and pander to a clique that within seconds of his death were smearing him with "-isms" because he stood up for ethics. Give an Inch and they take a Mile. If all journalists could be like 2014 TB, gaming would be in such a better place.

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Glasgow, Scotland

He was sounding weaker with every Co-Optional Podcast which came out. Checking his Twitter feed its pretty sad as he'd just came out of surgery and things were looking positive. However, the cancer was terminal by this point, and he knew that he didn't have long left.

I only found this out today whilst checking out someone's Twitter. I guess I just don't follow enough Gaming youtube channels, or maybe people are just in too much of a mess to have something up yet. Phillip De Franco mentioned the terminal state of his illness a while ago, but hasn't followed up on it.

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Seneca Nation of Indians

 Wyrmalla wrote:
I only found this out today whilst checking out someone's Twitter. I guess I just don't follow enough Gaming youtube channels, or maybe people are just in too much of a mess to have something up yet. Phillip De Franco mentioned the terminal state of his illness a while ago, but hasn't followed up on it.


Same here. Let the black bell toll.


For Ultramar and for duty,
For past and for future,
For Terra and the Emperor,
No brother falls forgotten.
---Last rites of the Ultramarines

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Fate is in heaven, armor is on the chest, accomplishment is in the feet. - Nagao Kagetora
 
   
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A Protoss colony world

Astronaut Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon (during the Apollo 12 mission) has passed away.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/26/us/astronaut-alan-bean-dies/index.html

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
 Mr_Rose wrote:
Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
 
   
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pontiac, michigan; usa

 BaconCatBug wrote:
All I can say is that that one famous Dark Knight quote comes to mind when it comes to TB. He used to be my idol and a paragon of journalism and he spent the last two years throwing it away to grovel and pander to a clique that within seconds of his death were smearing him with "-isms" because he stood up for ethics. Give an Inch and they take a Mile. If all journalists could be like 2014 TB, gaming would be in such a better place.


I actually agree. Maybe twitter is just an awful place but it was strange some were claiming victimization from the dude and similar just shortly after his death. I mean i don't think he did hurt on the levels claimed but he obviously tried to cater more to certain people during the last 2 years or so. I dunno i just think when somebody dies you should focus more on the people most effected like the dude who died and his family.

I'd never wish cancer on anybody after watching my mom die that way or at least i don't know anybody cruel enough that'd deserve it. He wasn't always good and i do think politics can show the worst sides of groups and people. Perhaps he did have a darker side to him but dying the way he did is pretty tragic and i still feel pretty bad for him and his family. Maybe i didn't watch too much of it but what few interactions i saw between the two i think he could've been nicer to his wife.

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Canterbury

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44414747

Anthony Bourdain: Celebrity chef found dead at 61


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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.
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Baltimore, Maryland

 reds8n wrote:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44414747

Anthony Bourdain: Celebrity chef found dead at 61



Pretty damn shocking. I can’t think of a chef thats more successful right now. Loved his show and all his insights.

I know dude had been an addict years ago, but thought he left that darkness in the past.

"Sometimes the only victory possible is to keep your opponent from winning." - The Emperor, from The Outcast Dead.
"Tell your gods we are coming for them, and that their realms will burn as ours did." -Thostos Bladestorm
 
   
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Pleasant Valley, Iowa

Man that was a surprising and sad one. As Red once said, that's no age.

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Respect to the guy who subscribed just to post a massive ASCII dong in the chat and immediately get banned.

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United States

 reds8n wrote:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44414747

Anthony Bourdain: Celebrity chef found dead at 61


I'm saddened, but not shocked. He never struck me as the sort of person that wanted to live into old age.

Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. 
   
 
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