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nels1031 wrote: Duane Roberts, inventor of the frozen burrito has passed at the age of 88
via Gizmodo:
Few modern inventions have had a bigger impact on our nation than the frozen burrito. How much American productivity has been fueled by late nights spent chowing down on these microwaveable wonders? How many startups have been founded amidst mouthfuls of soggy tortilla bolstered by gooey bean and cheesey goodness? The full impact of this modern marvel may never be truly known. Unfortunately, the inventor of this magnificent invention has died.
That's sad. I'm going to go have a moment of silence with Chef Mike.
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Quentin Wilson, former Top Gear and Fifth Gear presenter gone at 68.
I met him fairly briefly once, as he stayed at the hotel I worked at around….1997/1998. Nice enough bloke. Certainly wasn’t a dick to the staff, which frankly speaks volumes. Positive ones.
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Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote: Quentin Wilson, former Top Gear and Fifth Gear presenter gone at 68.
I met him fairly briefly once, as he stayed at the hotel I worked at around….1997/1998. Nice enough bloke. Certainly wasn’t a dick to the staff, which frankly speaks volumes. Positive ones.
Only 68. I always enjoyed his put downs of less-than-wonderful cars, back when Top Gear was actually a car show. His documentary about the tale of the Delorean car sticks in the mind.
For Brits of a certain age - Kerry Ely from Time Team has passed.
Spoiler:
It is with great sadness that Time Team says goodbye, and sleep well, to our wonderful and irreplaceable friend, Kerry Ely, who passed away peacefully on Monday 8th December. Fans will know him not only as an archaeologist, but as the ‘Mr Logistics’ who kept the whole show on the road through thick and thin.
Our Creator and Series Producer, Tim Taylor, has shared these words in tribute:
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“Whenever we started planning for a Time Team, one of the first calls I’d make was to be sure Kerry was in place. He was a key element in TT’s strange, humorous and often chaotic passage to getting a programme done. He carried a perpetual wry grin which seemed to indicate a somewhat mysterious reason about how he managed to get involved with such an enterprise.
He’d been initially recommended by Mick, a high recommendation indeed. Mick indicated that Kerry was the sort of chap behind whom a bomb could be exploded and would result in nothing more than a raised eyebrow, which was a very useful qualification for working with TT!
This ability to tolerate the unexpected went along with his incredible experience of archaeological sites. If a key trench needed digging and we were short on skilled diggers, Kerry was the man to call on. Anything which was needed to solve a problem could be sorted out by Kerry with minimal fuss and good humour.
It was just as well you stayed on the right side of Kerry because he had a prodigious memory for apparent misdemeanours and a mischievous sense of humour which was never malicious, and a victim could find himself taped to a bed in the wrong bedroom, driving a car in the middle of the night transformed into a police car, and a number of other events that became part of TT’s history. We will all remember the moment when Stewart’s pedal bike ended up 80 feet in the sky or John’s valuable geophysics kit was apparently run down by a digger!
In a tight corner, with a storm coming in and a completely intractable military canvas tent threatening to take off, Kerry could be relied on.
The pleasure of knowing he was there and enjoying his warm humour was for me one of the highlights of a TT programme.
I shall miss him personally and professionally. And I send my profound condolences to his family.”
— Tim
The entire team would like to send our love and sympathies to his family at this time. We would also like to celebrate the life of truly unique and generous man who, as well as being our rock, will be remembered for his various and elaborate pranks. He was like no other and will be sorely missed. ?
BobtheInquisitor wrote: Peter Green, actor who played Zed n Pulp Fiction and Redfoot in The Usual Suspects, has passed. He was 60.
I enjoyed his performance as Redfoot. “Put a leash on that puppy!”
His cigarette flick into the face of McManus(Baldwin) was amazing.
He also played one of the corrupt cops in Training Day, taking a bullet to stage a police shooting and almost bleeding out while the drama unfolded.
"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
It's now being reported that Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle were both found dead in their home of apparent stab wounds. As of now being treated as a double homicide.
Dang, tragic. I grew up on the stuff he directed. Loved almost all of his work immensely. Disagreed with him on most politics/social issues when I’d see him pop up in those circles, but always respected the body of work/art.
Seeing reports that it might be the son, who apparently had drug problems, but its still a bit early to tell.
"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
nels1031 wrote: Dang, tragic. I grew up on the stuff he directed. Loved almost all of his work immensely. Disagreed with him on most politics/social issues when I’d see him pop up in those circles, but always respected the body of work/art.
Seeing reports that it might be the son, who apparently had drug problems, but its still a bit early to tell.
Apparently, the son is now in custody according to ABC News.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
I loved that show as a kid. These days, the first thing I think of when I hear his name is that Patton Oswalt bit about sleazy movie producers. “Quit yer belly aching, Buck Rogers. It’s only a diver’s watch.”
This one probably won't mean that much to anyone outside the USA (and plenty of Americans might not care either). Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and three members of his family perished in a plane crash on Thursday (Dec. 18).
I was an avid NASCAR fan in the '00s, and I remember Greg Biffle racing, and also some commercials that he was in. After his NASCAR career ended, he did some humanitarian work. He was only 55 at the time of his death.
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I know him best as Ziggy from The Wire. Damn shame.
Native of my hometown too.
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"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
Saw a gnarly Ferrari crash video earlier today on twitter. Turns out it was one of the co-creators of Call of Duty, Vince Zampella.
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"Tell your gods we are coming for them, and that their realms will burn as ours did." -Thostos Bladestorm
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