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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: RGMike on November 16, 2015, 07:48:07 AM

Title: RIP Mickey Rooney, 93
Post by: RGMike on November 16, 2015, 07:48:07 AM

I'm sure a few of you thought he was already dead...

http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/06/mickey-rooney-dead/

Title: Re: RIP Mickey Rooney, 93
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on November 16, 2015, 08:08:45 AM

Quote from: RGMike on November 16, 2015, 07:48:07 AM

I'm sure a few of you thought he was already dead...

http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/06/mickey-rooney-dead/

April 6, 2014

Of course, I thought he'd been dead before that.

Bill Maher: "Mickey Rooney died - cause: from being an asshole".

Title: Re: RIP Mickey Rooney, 93
Post by: RGMike on November 16, 2015, 08:16:06 AM

Quote from: Big Fingers McGee on November 16, 2015, 08:08:45 AM

Quote from: RGMike on November 16, 2015, 07:48:07 AM

I'm sure a few of you thought he was already dead...

http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/06/mickey-rooney-dead/

April 6, 2014

Of course, I thought he'd been dead before that.

Bill Maher: "Mickey Rooney died - cause: from being an asshole".

LOL -- I thought the headline was familiar.  But it showed up in my FB newsfeed and of course FB is never wrong about anything :)

Title: Re: RIP Mickey Rooney, 93
Post by: urth on November 16, 2015, 05:00:54 PM

Quote from: RGMike on November 16, 2015, 08:16:06 AM

Quote from: Big Fingers McGee on November 16, 2015, 08:08:45 AM

Quote from: RGMike on November 16, 2015, 07:48:07 AM

I'm sure a few of you thought he was already dead...

http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/06/mickey-rooney-dead/

April 6, 2014

Of course, I thought he'd been dead before that.

Bill Maher: "Mickey Rooney died - cause: from being an asshole".

LOL -- I thought the headline was familiar.  But it showed up in my FB newsfeed and of course FB is never wrong about anything :)

I love the intarwebs.

Title: Re: RIP Mickey Rooney, 93
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on November 16, 2015, 09:33:32 PM

There must be a name for this phenomenon - the well-past-the-expiration-date "breaking news" story.

Title: Re: RIP Mickey Rooney, 93
Post by: RGMike on November 21, 2015, 10:05:47 AM

And this morning Jimmy Ruffin "died" again, a year after he originally did. Oy.