R.I.P. The thread of death....celebrity or otherwise

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:40 pm

At the time they said they were giving the test mice like a thousand times a normal dose. Not surprising they were dieing off.

Hrothgar · Post by **Hrothgar** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:51 pm

Bill Leavy, former NFL Referee, dead at 76.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:50 pm

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:38 pm I remember when they declared saccharin caused cancer and tried to ban it. That was over 60 years ago. I've used it every day for over 60 years and no cancer results.

Can you prove you're alive?

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:57 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:50 pm
dbt1949 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:38 pm I remember when they declared saccharin caused cancer and tried to ban it. That was over 60 years ago. I've used it every day for over 60 years and no cancer results.
Can you prove you're alive?

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:15 pm

Blackhawk wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:24 pm
dbt1949 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:38 pm I remember when they declared saccharin caused cancer and tried to ban it. That was over 60 years ago. I've used it every day for over 60 years and no cancer results.
That was only for a brief time after it was shown to cause cancer in rats. It was determined to be through a mechanism that doesn't apply to humans, and it isn't even considered a possible carcinogen anymore.

But he keeps getting it confused with strychnine.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:17 pm

Ben Ferencz

The last surviving prosecutor from the post-World War Two Nuremberg trials has died aged 103.

Ben Ferencz was just 27 when he secured the convictions of 22 Nazi officers for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
...
Ferencz was born in Transylvania - part of Romania - in 1920, but his family emigrated to the US when he was young to escape antisemitism, later settling in New York.

After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1943, he enlisted in the US Army and took part in the Allied landings at Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge. He rose to the rank of Sergeant and ultimately joined a team tasked with investigating and gathering evidence of Nazi war crimes.
...
After the war, he returned to New York to practice law, but shortly afterwards was recruited to help prosecute Nazis at the Nuremberg trials, despite having no prior trial experience.

He was made chief prosecutor at the trial of members of the Einsatzgruppen, mobile SS death squads that operated within Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe and are estimated to have murdered more than a million people.

Rumpy · Post by **Rumpy** » Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:43 pm

Interestingly, I just finished reading a really good historical fiction based on this, The Last Green Valley by Mark Sullivan that dealt with this very topic.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Mon Apr 10, 2023 4:57 pm

Michael Lerner, 81. He had a prolific acting career, but I'll always remember him best in Barton Fink.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Apr 10, 2023 5:40 pm

Used to confuse his name with ma Walton....Michael Learned.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Mon Apr 10, 2023 5:51 pm

Ditto. I even had to look it up.

em2nought · Post by **em2nought** » Mon Apr 10, 2023 5:59 pm

Why are there fake death notices? Saw one last night for Steve Harvey and had to check, yep glad to report it was fake.

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Mon Apr 10, 2023 6:02 pm

em2nought wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 5:59 pm Why are there fake death notices? Saw one last night for Steve Harvey and had to check, yep glad to report it was fake.

For the clicks.

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 10:36 pm

em2nought wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 5:59 pm Why are there fake death notices? Saw one last night for Steve Harvey and had to check, yep glad to report it was fake.

Too bad, that guy is a real shit stain.

gbasden · Post by **gbasden** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:32 am

Jeff V wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 10:36 pm
em2nought wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 5:59 pm Why are there fake death notices? Saw one last night for Steve Harvey and had to check, yep glad to report it was fake.
Too bad, that guy is a real shit stain.

Why so? I'm no huge fan of his, but a quick search mostly turns up the false death reports and rumors that he's divorcing his wife?

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Apr 18, 2023 6:19 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 6:19 pm
Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 5:58 pm Aaron Carter, age 34.
Whhaaaaaaat? Always knew him as the younger brother. Wonder what happened. 34. Damn. Cut short.

E Online

After his cause of death was initially deferred, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner has officially determined the singer died in November due to drowning, according to online records obtained by E! News.

Secondary causes were listed as the effects of alprazolam, which is sold under the brand Xanax, and difluoroethane, a compressed gas. His death was ruled an accident and the case is closed.

Science Direct

1,1-difluoroethane (DFE; HFC-152a, Freon® 152a) is used as a propellant in gas dusters, and it is sometimes misused as a recreational “drug” to induce an altered mental state.

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 12:00 am

gbasden wrote: ↑Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:32 am
Jeff V wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 10:36 pm
em2nought wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 5:59 pm Why are there fake death notices? Saw one last night for Steve Harvey and had to check, yep glad to report it was fake.
Too bad, that guy is a real shit stain.
Why so? I'm no huge fan of his, but a quick search mostly turns up the false death reports and rumors that he's divorcing his wife?

He once advised a woman to marry a wife beater over an Atheist.

gbasden · Post by **gbasden** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 12:49 am

Jeff V wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 12:00 am
gbasden wrote: ↑Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:32 am
Jeff V wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 10:36 pm
em2nought wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 5:59 pm Why are there fake death notices? Saw one last night for Steve Harvey and had to check, yep glad to report it was fake.
Too bad, that guy is a real shit stain.
Why so? I'm no huge fan of his, but a quick search mostly turns up the false death reports and rumors that he's divorcing his wife?
He once advised a woman to marry a wife beater over an Atheist.

Oof. That's pretty awful indeed.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 6:24 am

I think that's called a false dilemma.

He also hates Asians or something.

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 8:26 am

He's a complete idiot.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 9:07 am

My favorite Steve Harvey life advice is how to become a millionaire.

https://youtu.be/U67QH2jF1Us

It's just that easy!

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 9:59 am

It's legit math.

Just earn $10 babysitting.
Now just go find 10 more close friends with kids and do that 10 times... You just earned $100.

Don't stop now. That wasn't that hard. Just do that all 10 times over again.... Okay yes, that's 100 women with 100 children needing to be babysat... but you are about to be a Thousandaire once you get that all sorted out.

Now here is where you need to buckle down. You need to do all of that... Yeah, all of that... 10 more times.

Sounds crazy, right? Well, we aren't done. Again. Do all of it 10 more times, everything above... I know finding 1,000 women to trust you with their babies wasn't easy, but you did it!!! Suck it up and find just 9,000 more!

Now why you trippin, girl!? We aren't done yet. Just do all of that 10 times again. I quick little 90,000 additional customers and you are solid. Congratulations!! you just used God's gift of "I enjoy babysitting" to become a Millionaire.

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 5:37 pm

Well, for $10 you're only going to get maybe 15 minutes, so maybe the math does work.

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 6:26 pm

Unagi wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 9:59 am It's legit math.

Just earn $10 babysitting.
Now just go find 10 more close friends with kids and do that 10 times... You just earned $100.

Don't stop now. That wasn't that hard. Just do that all 10 times over again.... Okay yes, that's 100 women with 100 children needing to be babysat... but you are about to be a Thousandaire once you get that all sorted out.

Now here is where you need to buckle down. You need to do all of that... Yeah, all of that... 10 more times.

Sounds crazy, right? Well, we aren't done. Again. Do all of it 10 more times, everything above... I know finding 1,000 women to trust you with their babies wasn't easy, but you did it!!! Suck it up and find just 9,000 more!

Now why you trippin, girl!? We aren't done yet. Just do all of that 10 times again. I quick little 90,000 additional customers and you are solid. Congratulations!! you just used God's gift of "I enjoy babysitting" to become a Millionaire.

I'll get you there in 1 word.

Inherit.

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 8:11 pm

Pyperkub wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 6:26 pm I'll get you there in 1 word.
Inherit.

Steve Martin wrote:"How to make a million dollars: First, get a million dollars."

WYBaugh · Post by **WYBaugh** » Thu Apr 20, 2023 3:35 pm

10 more times. It's brilliant! I just need to get 9 more full time jobs.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Thu Apr 20, 2023 4:43 pm

And don't spend any money.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:00 pm

Get a bunch of loans then go to the track. Or buy all the lotto tickets you can get.

em2nought · Post by **em2nought** » Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:05 pm

McNutt wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 9:07 am My favorite Steve Harvey life advice is how to become a millionaire.

https://youtu.be/U67QH2jF1Us

It's just that easy!

That's not the worst advice in the world.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:20 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:00 pm Get a bunch of loans then go to the track. Or buy all the lotto tickets you can get.

Payouts vary from state to state and game to game, but lotteries generally pay out about 90 cents for every dollar you spend. You "win" often enough to keep you coming back, but over the long term you'll lose 10 cents on the dollar. Unless you luck into a big payout and then stop playing, or you can find an exploit, like Jerry and Marge, and a group of MIT students, did.

How a group of MIT students gamed the MA lottery.

The Jerry & Marge movie changed them to Harvard students because Harvard is easier to hate. That movie got a lot wrong about MA, but you won't notice if you aren't a Masshole.

I know less than nothing about sports betting, or even sports.

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Sun Apr 23, 2023 9:11 am

Barry Humphries, dead at 89.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sun Apr 23, 2023 11:04 am

He seems so familiar. Seems funny too. That one where he sits by the King lol. RIP.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Apr 24, 2023 12:51 pm

Ballroom dancer and longtime 'Dancing With The Stars' judge Len Goodman dies at 78

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Apr 24, 2023 1:19 pm

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2023 12:51 pm Ballroom dancer and longtime 'Dancing With The Stars' judge Len Goodman dies at 78

Aw thats a damn shame. Me and my late wife loved Len. He could be too truthful or mean'ish sometimes but he was fun to watch. Id wondered why he had quit the show here in the US. Figured he was either starting to retire or he was sick. Shame it was the 2nd. Bone cancer....probably knew a long time. RIP

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Mon Apr 24, 2023 2:34 pm

Mark Stewart (mostly solo, but also ex-The Pop Group) https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/ ... es-aged-62

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:19 am

Harry Belafonte.

Dramatist · Post by **Dramatist** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:07 am

hitbyambulance wrote:Mark Stewart (mostly solo, but also ex-The Pop Group) https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/ ... es-aged-62

Oh no! This is sad. Such a unique musician. I’m glad I got to see him perform in the late 80s.

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Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:22 am

I saw where Harry Belafonte died too. I thought he died years ago actually. Also I had no idea he supported such assholes as Castro and Chavez.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:36 am

AWS260 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:19 am Harry Belafonte.

Wow, I'd have sworn that he was decades gone. RIP - I used to listen to his music quite a bit.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 12:07 pm

Day-O,Daaaay_O Daylight come and I wanna go home.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 12:34 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:22 am Also I had no idea he supported such assholes as Castro and Chavez.

It's not quite as simple as that. He supported the the revolutions that freed people, but he didn't support the totalitarianism that arose afterwards in so many cases.