Obituaries

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Postby Büge » Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:59 pm

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Re: Obituaries

Postby Mongrel » Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:14 pm

Wow.

Well, I mean, the crazy old hermit wasn't going to live forever, but that's an end of an era for sure.

I wonder if we'll ever get much in the way of answers about all the mysteries he never answered while alive.
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Re: Obituaries

Postby Thad » Sat Jul 07, 2018 1:55 pm

Well, hell.

Snyder's Kickstarter updates have indicated there are a few more issues of new material ready to go, so we can expect at least a few more Kickstarters' worth of new Ditko comics. Plus plenty of out-of-print stuff that he's expressed an interest in reprinting.

Not much more to add right now. Ditko was one-of-a-kind. I loved his work, even at its most esoteric, impenetrable, and Randian. I'm glad that his presence on Kickstarter over the past few years helped broaden his audience. There are a lot of comics and essays I would love to see back in print.

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Re: Obituaries

Postby Mongrel » Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:34 pm

Not a surprise... she was in rough shape the last couple days.

If there's any word to use here, it's 'Respect'.
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Re: Obituaries

Postby Büge » Thu Aug 16, 2018 3:43 pm

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That scene is particularly poignant, since her husband in that movie is played by Matt "Guitar" Murphy, who died in June.
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Postby Thad » Fri Aug 17, 2018 1:02 am

One of the greatest artists in American history. "Respect" would be the word even if it weren't the title of her most famous song.

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Re: Obituaries

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Re: Obituaries

Postby Büge » Tue Aug 21, 2018 4:24 pm

Stefan Karl Stefansson, aka Robbie Rotten.
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Re: Obituaries

Postby beatbandito » Tue Aug 21, 2018 5:42 pm

Ah man, that came so quick after learning the surgery didn't get it all.

He was #1.
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Re: Obituaries

Postby Büge » Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:09 pm

John McCain.

Get ready for his political career to be more whitewashed than the fence in Tom Sawyer.
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Re: Obituaries

Postby Büge » Sat Aug 25, 2018 10:35 pm



oh my god
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Re: Obituaries

Postby Bal » Sat Aug 25, 2018 10:41 pm

Great, now I want to die.

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Re: Obituaries

Postby Mongrel » Sun Aug 26, 2018 12:33 am

oh wow
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Re: Obituaries

Postby Lyrai » Sun Aug 26, 2018 2:47 am

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Fuck him. Dance on his grave. Piss on it.

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Re: Obituaries

Postby Thad » Sun Aug 26, 2018 12:49 pm

Lyrai wrote:Image

If there's a silver lining to this, it's that (1) he left Senate Republicans down a vote in the Senate for the last eight months and (2) we're six weeks out from a tossup election and that might put some pressure on Ducey to go with a moderate.

The Arizona Republic has a list of potential replacements, though it appears to be rampant speculation and not based on anything Ducey himself has said or indicated. Cindy McCain would be the least controversial choice and the least likely to hurt Ducey's chance of reelection, so I think there's a good chance it'll be her if she's willing to accept it.

Though if we're to assume that Republicans are gonna Republican and choose the worst possible person, then expect it to be Matt Salmon.

(Actually, the worst possible person is, as always, Joe Arpaio. But whatever Ducey's faults, I think it's pretty unlikely he'd go with him.

I'll give McCain one thing: he fucking hated Sheriff Joe. Stuck clocks and all that.)

Regardless, McCain should have resigned and let the voters choose a replacement. I felt the same way about Ted Kennedy.

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Re: Obituaries

Postby Mongrel » Sun Aug 26, 2018 2:32 pm

"John McCain: Not the worst Republican" seems like a fitting epitaph.
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Re: Obituaries

Postby Thad » Sun Aug 26, 2018 2:51 pm

Neil Simon. And now nobody's going to be talking about it.

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