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re: What's the biggest death since JFK?
Posted on 8/11/17 at 11:29 am to AlbertMeansWell
Posted on 8/11/17 at 11:29 am to AlbertMeansWell
Jim Marrs. A man not afraid to speak the truth on dangerous subjects.
This post was edited on 8/11/17 at 11:30 am
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Posted on 8/11/17 at 11:38 am to Tygra
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Steve Martin
That was the worst day of my life
Posted on 8/11/17 at 11:49 am to jchamil
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Elvis is definitely competitive globally.
Meh. Not with Diana. I think Elvis has as strong case for #2 globally since JFK, though. The nature of media had changed. There are lots of parallels - "royal" language used, most folks sided with them in their marital disputes, everything they did or said seemed newsworthy - death and funeral was top story internationally for days/weeks.
I just think that, for whatever reason, the global response to Diana was noticeably more intense. Maybe that's perception.
Posted on 8/11/17 at 11:51 am to Ace Midnight
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Maybe that's perception.
Diana's death was big news, the entire world seemed to stop and pay homage when the King hugged the toilet for the last time
Posted on 8/11/17 at 12:05 pm to AlbertMeansWell
For me...it was my wife this summer
Posted on 8/11/17 at 12:18 pm to AlbertMeansWell
Everyone will have their own opinion for different reasons. Diana will probably be picked by most people.
For me on the celebrity/popularity status it would be this guy
and this guy
NASCAR got me through the dark days of 1990s LSU Football.
For me on the celebrity/popularity status it would be this guy
and this guy
NASCAR got me through the dark days of 1990s LSU Football.
This post was edited on 8/11/17 at 12:19 pm
Posted on 8/11/17 at 12:19 pm to ssgrice
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it would be this guy
I used to be his landlord
Posted on 8/11/17 at 12:30 pm to ssgrice
I would have named my youngest son after Davey Allison, but the wife nixed it. He didn't take any shite off of Earnhart or any of the rest of them. If they raced him clean, he did the same. Earnhart was the dirtiest, yet the most pissed when someone did the same shite to him that he did to everyone else.
Davey Allison is way underrated now. Many don't even remember him.
Davey Allison is way underrated now. Many don't even remember him.
Posted on 8/11/17 at 12:45 pm to troyt37
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Davey Allison is way underrated now
I was a big Rusty fan. I was stunned when Kulwicki died. I was hurt when Bonnet died. I cried when Davy died. After Dale died, I pretty much quit following NASCAR. It did help that LSU Football was on the upswing again.
Posted on 8/11/17 at 1:20 pm to ssgrice
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I was a big Rusty fan. I was stunned when Kulwicki died. I was hurt when Bonnet died. I cried when Davy died. After Dale died, I pretty much quit following NASCAR. It did help that LSU Football was on the upswing again.
I've always been a Ford guy, so disliked all the GM drivers. Kulwiki was a blow. They said he was a brilliant engineer. Pretty damn good driver too. Davey was big for me. Didn't watch much NASCAR after that. I liked Rusty Wallace once he went to Ford. I have a signed MGD hat by Rusty, from the 2nd Brickyard.
Posted on 8/11/17 at 1:25 pm to chalmetteowl
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Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner
Please.
dindu nuffin.
Posted on 8/11/17 at 1:38 pm to AlbertMeansWell
Lil Sebastian.
Posted on 8/11/17 at 2:19 pm to AlbertMeansWell
Chris Farley
Posted on 8/11/17 at 2:24 pm to cjared036
Omar Little
Posted on 8/11/17 at 3:06 pm to dewster
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Probably the most shocking:
-Martin Luther King's assasination
-Diana's car crash
-Elvis's surprising death
-Robert Kennedy's assasination
-Steve Irwin's death ray
FIFY
This post was edited on 8/11/17 at 3:53 pm
Posted on 8/11/17 at 4:32 pm to tzimme4
American culture
Posted on 8/11/17 at 5:52 pm to Dueces
Lady Di
Posted on 8/11/17 at 5:56 pm to AlbertMeansWell
Rock N Roll
Posted on 8/11/17 at 5:58 pm to dewster
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-Martin Luther King's assasination
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-Robert Kennedy's assasination
Those were just a few months apart and, to be fair, they don't hold the enduring "pop" because JFK was still relatively fresh in people's memories AND because they were so close in time to each other.
Having said that, there were riots associated with both - MLK's death prompted riots and there were riots at the Dems' convention (of course there would have been at the latter, anyway, but probably enhanced because of RFK's absence).
But, they are certainly up there in impact. There are A LOT of places, streets, parks, schools, etc. named after those 2 cats.
Posted on 8/11/17 at 7:09 pm to AlbertMeansWell
MLK
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