RIP, famous person - Page 10

Sundae · 08-21-2012, 12:23 PM

First time I heard of her was in the Beastie Boys lyric, "I got more rhymes than Phyllis Diller"
I had to go to the reference library to look that up.

I really did.
I mean obviously it was pre-internet, but I mean I really did chase up stray references if my parents couldn't help me with them. Heterosexual for example (Mum confused it with homosexuality but it didn't fit in the context) and the Marquis de Sade who became a brief obsession of mine (although remained a lasting interest). Jonestown was another.

Kids this days have everything at their fingertips.
The bastards.

ZenGum · 08-21-2012, 10:09 PM

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Heterosexual for example (Mum confused it with homosexuality but it didn't fit in the context)

That's a distinction you might want to keep straight. So to speak.

monster · 08-22-2012, 06:13 PM

Nina Bawden

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19341736

She was in the "I assumed she died forever ago" category. I'm sad now I know she didn't. But now she did. Carrie's War, The Peppermint Pig, and The Amazing Mr Blunden are the three books that stayed with me from my childhood (not all written by her)

sexobon · 08-25-2012, 03:07 PM

Neil Armstrong, 82

Griff · 08-25-2012, 03:11 PM

This makes me sad. All that work thrown away... A true hero.

Pico and ME · 08-25-2012, 03:40 PM

Thrown away?

Griff · 08-25-2012, 03:56 PM

No significant human presence in space 40 odd years later. We are not Vulcans, robot missions are neat but lack the romance of humanizing space.

Gravdigr · 08-25-2012, 05:00 PM

Small tangent:

When Kennedy said 'Let's go to the moon.', we went in nine years. Today, they say it'll take fifteen years to get to the moon.

Hell, if'n we use 1960s technology we could do it this weekend.

WTF?

ZenGum · 08-25-2012, 08:27 PM

Well, after seeing his job outsourced to machines, and seeing his namesake disgraced, it has been a shitty month for him.

Seriously, I am saddened by this. He was the symbol of the greatest - or at least most symbolic and dramatic - human achievement to date. Now he has died of old age. It drives home how long it has been since we did this.

glatt · 08-27-2012, 07:56 AM

Mentioned to my kids that Neal Armstrong had died and asked if they knew who he was, and they thought he was the Tour de France cheater. So I straightened them out, and they were all "oh, yeah, we knew that."

And then I saw on Facebook, a friend of mine who works at a university reported that many of his students were confusing Neal Armstrong, Lance Armstrong, and Neil Patrick Harris.

Neil Patrick Harris? WTF! Doogie Howser?

footfootfoot · 08-27-2012, 08:37 AM

It's in the first 20 seconds

infinite monkey · 08-27-2012, 08:51 AM

The Neil Armstrong Space Museum is an icon to those of us who've travelled up and down I-75 near Wapakoneta. I went there as a kid, but now I'm thinking a second look would be nice.

By all reports, Mr Armstrong was an unassuming man. An engineer they wanted to make a star: a transition he shied away from.

R.I.P. Rocket Man.

footfootfoot · 08-27-2012, 09:12 AM

Have you ever toured the soundstage where they filmed the landing? It's actually pretty small and unimpressive. The snack bar is cool though, they have these retro chairs and Tang and Space Food Sticks.

glatt · 08-27-2012, 09:13 AM

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footfootfoot · 08-27-2012, 11:10 AM

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08-21-2012, 12:23 PM	#136
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	First time I heard of her was in the Beastie Boys lyric, "I got more rhymes than Phyllis Diller" I had to go to the reference library to look that up. I really did. I mean obviously it was pre-internet, but I mean I really did chase up stray references if my parents couldn't help me with them. Heterosexual for example (Mum confused it with homosexuality but it didn't fit in the context) and the Marquis de Sade who became a brief obsession of mine (although remained a lasting interest). Jonestown was another. Kids this days have everything at their fingertips. The bastards. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

08-22-2012, 06:13 PM	#138
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Nina Bawden http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19341736 She was in the "I assumed she died forever ago" category. I'm sad now I know she didn't. But now she did. Carrie's War, The Peppermint Pig, and The Amazing Mr Blunden are the three books that stayed with me from my childhood (not all written by her) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-25-2012, 03:11 PM	#140
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	This makes me sad. All that work thrown away... A true hero. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-25-2012, 03:40 PM	#141
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Thrown away? __________________ Jesse LaGreca in 2012 “Seven Deadly Sins: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Science without humanity, Knowledge without character, Politics without principle, Commerce without morality, Worship without sacrifice.” – Mahatma Gandhi

08-25-2012, 03:56 PM	#142
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	No significant human presence in space 40 odd years later. We are not Vulcans, robot missions are neat but lack the romance of humanizing space. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-25-2012, 03:07 PM	#139
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Neil Armstrong, 82

08-25-2012, 05:00 PM	#143
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Small tangent: When Kennedy said 'Let's go to the moon.', we went in nine years. Today, they say it'll take fifteen years to get to the moon. Hell, if'n we use 1960s technology we could do it this weekend. WTF? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-25-2012, 08:27 PM	#144
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Well, after seeing his job outsourced to machines, and seeing his namesake disgraced, it has been a shitty month for him. Seriously, I am saddened by this. He was the symbol of the greatest - or at least most symbolic and dramatic - human achievement to date. Now he has died of old age. It drives home how long it has been since we did this. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-27-2012, 07:56 AM	#145
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Mentioned to my kids that Neal Armstrong had died and asked if they knew who he was, and they thought he was the Tour de France cheater. So I straightened them out, and they were all "oh, yeah, we knew that." And then I saw on Facebook, a friend of mine who works at a university reported that many of his students were confusing Neal Armstrong, Lance Armstrong, and Neil Patrick Harris. Neil Patrick Harris? WTF! Doogie Howser?

08-27-2012, 08:37 AM	#146
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	It's in the first 20 seconds __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

08-27-2012, 08:51 AM	#147
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	The Neil Armstrong Space Museum is an icon to those of us who've travelled up and down I-75 near Wapakoneta. I went there as a kid, but now I'm thinking a second look would be nice. By all reports, Mr Armstrong was an unassuming man. An engineer they wanted to make a star: a transition he shied away from. R.I.P. Rocket Man. Attached Images

08-27-2012, 09:12 AM	#148
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Have you ever toured the soundstage where they filmed the landing? It's actually pretty small and unimpressive. The snack bar is cool though, they have these retro chairs and Tang and Space Food Sticks. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

08-27-2012, 09:13 AM	#149
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717

08-27-2012, 11:10 AM	#150
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	. Attached Images __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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