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2016/12/28 11:39:34
Subject: 2016 Strikes Again : R.Parfitt; George Michael, Carrie Fisher
Man this is terrible. Me and my Fiancee went to bed talking about the deaths of celebrities of 2016 last night. I woke up later on from deep sleep and woke up my fiancee, I told her " Man I just have this terrible feeling the Queen is going to die". My Fiancee and I talked about how she had a cold, missed the Royal Christmas Mass, and well wished the Queen of England good health... My Fiancee just told me the news of Debbie Reynolds.
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2016/12/29 02:59:49
Subject: 2016 Strikes Again : R.Parfitt; George Michael, Carrie Fisher
"Your society's broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No, lets blame the people with no power and no money and those immigrants who don't even have the vote. Yea, it must be their fething fault." - Iain M Banks
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"The language of modern British politics is meant to sound benign. But words do not mean what they seem to mean. 'Reform' actually means 'cut' or 'end'. 'Flexibility' really means 'exploit'. 'Prudence' really means 'don't invest'. And 'efficient'? That means whatever you want it to mean, usually 'cut'. All really mean 'keep wages low for the masses, taxes low for the rich, profits high for the corporations, and accept the decline in public services and amenities this will cause'." - Robin McAlpine from Common Weal
2016/12/29 03:41:55
Subject: 2016 Strikes Again : R.Parfitt; George Michael, Carrie Fisher
Yodhrin wrote: It's Fisher's daughter you have to feel for - losing her mum and her gran back to back like that must be truly awful.
Indeed. I had just seen a quote from Harrison Ford about Carrie Fisher's passing saying something about how his heart went out to her mother and daughter and the next article was about her mother passing. This is going to be a rough time but I imagine [her daughter] has a support network to help her in some capacity.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
2016/12/29 09:21:05
Subject: 2016 Strikes Again : R.Parfitt; George Michael, Carrie Fisher
Yodhrin wrote: It's Fisher's daughter you have to feel for - losing her mum and her gran back to back like that must be truly awful.
Yeah talk about kicking someone when there down. Loosing either one would be bad enough for most people, but to have them both within a week and having to deal with the celebrity circus? I really hope there family is given space to properly mourn by the press.
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2016/12/29 10:06:04
Subject: 2016 Strikes Again : R.Parfitt; George Michael, Carrie Fisher
Nothing to do with any users, but I'm kinda starting to hate this thread.
The list of names when I edit the title ....
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,
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,
"Through the darkness of future past, the magician longs to see.
One chants out between two worlds: Fire, walk with me." - Twin Peaks
"You listen to me. While I will admit to a certain cynicism, the fact is that I am a naysayer and hatchetman in the fight against violence. I pride myself in taking a punch and I'll gladly take another because I choose to live my life in the company of Gandhi and King. My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method... is love. I love you Sheriff Truman." - Twin Peaks
At this point we are just playing a statistics game and keeping our eyes open.
With 7 billion people in the world, thousands die every day. Odds are some of those are bound to be well-known people
TRIBUTES have been flooding in from all across the world following the death of Animal, the legendary drummer with rock outfit Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem.
Fans of the supergroup were shocked to learn of the passing of the iconic percussionist, who passed away at just 66 following a short illness. Remaining band members Dr. Teeth, Janice, Zoot and Floyd Pepper took to the group’s Facebook fan page to announce the sad news earlier today.
TRIBUTES have been flooding in from all across the world following the death of Animal, the legendary drummer with rock outfit Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem.
Fans of the supergroup were shocked to learn of the passing of the iconic percussionist, who passed away at just 66 following a short illness. Remaining band members Dr. Teeth, Janice, Zoot and Floyd Pepper took to the group’s Facebook fan page to announce the sad news earlier today.
It's funny at first, but then you realize that under those Muppets is a real person working the puppet and providing a voice, a real person who can die. And sometimes they do. The reason we didn't see much of Lew Zealand for over a decade or more was because his "operator" died back in the 90s. I know you meant to link that story as a joke, but with the way 2016 has been going, I just don't want to tempt fate, is all.
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Just found out on Facebook about William Christopher (Father Mulcahy from M*A*S*H). Looks like 2016 had to get one last hit in before 2017 rolled in. Condolences to Mr. Christopher's family.
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Emperor's Eagles (undergoing Chapter reorganization)
Caledonian 95th (undergoing regimental reorganization)
Thousands Sons (undergoing Warband re--- wait, are any of my 40K armies playable?) 
~16000 Astra Militarum: 
~1200 | Imperial Knights: 
~2300 | Leagues of Votann: 
~1300 | Tyranids: 
~3400 | Stormcast Eternals: 
~5000 | Kruleboyz: 
~3500 | Lumineth Realm-Lords: 
~700
