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Struggling Braves reliever Jeff Bennett broke a bone his non-pitching hand when he punched a door near the dugout during Wednesday night�s loss. -- nm - David Jun 25, 14:58 1
- hey - that's my gimmick! -- nm - Zach Duke Jun 25, 14:59
So, who does People put on the cover of next week's issue? - Will Hunting Jun 25, 14:56 8
- Michael, On the cover of EVERYTHING -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 15:01
- it's actually fairly late in the week to change the cover but they would for him -- nm - zork Jun 25, 14:58
- Michael, if only because his passing (if it's true, since we only have gossip sites reporting it at the moment) is the one that is honestly surprising - Mr. Havens Jun 25, 14:58
- MJ, hands down. -- nm - CrankYanker Jun 25, 14:58
- Word. With Farrah inset. -- nm - con_carne Jun 25, 14:57
- Jon & Kate, obvie. -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 14:57 2
  - exactly as she just did an exclusive interview. The more important question is who does EW put on the cover? -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 14:57 1
    - Jackson. Easily. -- nm - TWuG Jun 25, 14:58
So to go with last night's polls and today's events: Best song on Thriller? -- nm - Dano Jun 25, 14:56 6
- Favourite: "Wanna be startin' somethin'." But hopelessly good other songs. - second gary Jun 25, 15:06
- Human Nature -- nm - CovingtonCat Jun 25, 14:58
- Best: Billie Jean. My personal fave is Beat It. -- nm - con_carne Jun 25, 14:58
- i remember the rollout of the Thriller video was HUGE. amazing song but certainly not the only good one on there -- nm - zork Jun 25, 14:57
- "Beat It" -- nm - amoxy Jun 25, 14:57
- I'll go with Thriller.... - Will Hunting Jun 25, 14:56
In descending order of emotional impact: McMahon, Fawcett, Jackson. - TWuG Jun 25, 14:51 33
- And I don't think any really hit me with an emotional impact, but Jackson gets the biggest "Wow." -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 25, 15:00
- Cronkite isn't already dead? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 25, 14:58 2
  - No, but he is in hospital and doing poorly. -- nm - TWuG Jun 25, 14:59 1
    - I seriously would have said he'd passed away years ago if asked. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 25, 14:59
- Farrah (she was my dreamgirl when I was 13. Posters in my room), MJ (Thriller was part of the soundtrack of my college years). McMahon (loved the - pmb Jun 25, 14:56 2
  - McMahon was essential to the show as far as Carson was concerned. - TWuG Jun 25, 14:57 1
    - Don't disagree that he helped, but one was the icon and the other was a supporting player. -- nm - pmb Jun 25, 15:05
- Fawcett, McMahon, Jackson. But like I said, because I have a closer connection to Fawcett's health issues. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 14:56
- Jackson who? I missed some news. -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 14:54 4
  - Thriller -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 25, 14:54
  - Michael! -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 14:54
  - King of Pop. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 25, 14:54 1
    - oh wow. that sucks. -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 14:55
- fairly equal actually -- nm - zork Jun 25, 14:53
- Fawcett by a mile,Jackson, never heard of him. -- nm - Loyola Jun 25, 14:53
- for me, Farrah, Jackson, Ed -- nm - CrankYanker Jun 25, 14:53
- Jackson, McMahon, Fawcett. -- nm - CovingtonCat Jun 25, 14:52
- the curse of the 3 strikes again -- nm - Guy Jun 25, 14:51 12
  - now this stupid idea annoys me. -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 14:53 11
    - im not giving it any more merit than the Madden curse, but it does seem to happen frequently -- nm - Guy Jun 25, 14:54 5
      - if this hadn't happened people would be fitting Carradine in with Farrah and McMahon to make it true. people are selective with this -- nm - zork Jun 25, 14:56 1
        
        That would have started happening already, if so. Haven't seen that. I think his news cycle was too old ... -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 14:58
      - Only because well known people dfie frequently enough that ANY three could be grouped together. -- nm - TWuG Jun 25, 14:55 2
        
        i dont think thats true -- nm - Guy Jun 25, 14:57 1
        
        Then run some statistical analysis proving it isn't. Well known people aren't any more likely to die than anyone else. -- nm - TWuG Jun 25, 15:00
    - Me, too. -- nm - mara Jun 25, 14:53 4
      - me thr -- nm - Max Jun 25, 14:54 3
        
        Nice! -- nm - mara Jun 25, 14:58
        
        heh, you died. nm - Dignan Jun 25, 14:58
        
        *applauds* -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 25, 14:56
- Jackson, McMahon, Fawcett. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 25, 14:51 2
  - /nods/ - Dr.Vermin Jun 25, 14:53
  - Agreed -- nm - amoxy Jun 25, 14:52
Wow. Chris Davis' strikeout numbers are staggering. - musubi Jun 25, 14:45
BNO is reporting he has died. -- nm - mara Jun 25, 14:43 51
- I will mourn him -- nm - con_carne Jun 25, 14:51
- looks like it's one of those days -- nm - 'lia Jun 25, 14:49 1
  - yep, one of those days when two icons, not terribly old both die... -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 14:50
- are people shocked by this? he's 50 and has been having health problems for many years, no? -- nm - Guy Jun 25, 14:48 23
  - I'm 50 -- nm - amoxy Jun 25, 14:52 1
    - my father is 57, but he (and hopefully you) werent addicted to various painkillers for over a decade -- nm - Guy Jun 25, 15:03
  - Yeah, the guy hasn't been in the news often recently, is young really and is a superstar on par with very few others in the history of our culture. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 25, 14:50 8
    - Maybe it's because I'm not old enough, but what about MJ made him the star nobody else could be? Why him? -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 25, 14:51 7
      - He was Justin Timberlake x 20 in his day. nm - Dignan Jun 25, 14:55
      - he was pop music long before JT and Britney and NKOTB, et al - Guy Jun 25, 14:54
      - He had a great voice, could write catchy pop lyrics, and could dance like noone else. - TWuG Jun 25, 14:53
      - Also, Quincy Jones, his producer and collaborator, helped immensely during key years -- nm - con_carne Jun 25, 14:53
      - Amazingly talented; a fact that's been overshadowed significantly by his behaviors. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 25, 14:52
      - he was insanely talented. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 14:52 1
        
        When Thriller came out, he was on top and NOBODY was anywhere near to him - amoxy Jun 25, 14:56
  - There are about a million people in this country who are 50 with health problems, Guy. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 25, 14:50
  - Sure, it's unexpected. Although Elvis was only 42, which always surprises me. -- nm - mara Jun 25, 14:50
  - It's always shocking when an icon dies. nm - Dignan Jun 25, 14:49 9
    - why shocking? sad, i understand, but the surprise i dont - Guy Jun 25, 14:51 8
      - I feel nothing for the guy, but it is without a doubt shocking. -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 14:54
      - Oh, Christ. nm - Dignan Jun 25, 14:52 1
        
        yeah, that one was a shock. -- nm - Max Jun 25, 14:53
      - you aren't shocked when a 50 year old dies suddenly of a heart attack? -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 14:52 4
        
        my stepdad had his transplant in his late 30's and died of a heart attack 53 - 'lia Jun 25, 15:00
        
        again, not when he started having some serious health problems as far back as the early 90s -- nm - Guy Jun 25, 14:55 1
        
        a decade of drug addictions, weight fluctuations and multiple plastic surgeries can take toll on a person -- nm - Guy Jun 25, 14:59
        
        that used to be common but not for a couple of generations -- nm - zork Jun 25, 14:55
- holy shit -- nm - Jovian Jun 25, 14:48
- motherfucker. -- nm - CrankYanker Jun 25, 14:47 2
  - Whoa. mara's just the messenger. (nm) - musubi Jun 25, 14:48 1
    - Heh! -- nm - mara Jun 25, 14:50
- I should add that BNO sometimes publishes unsubstantiated news. -- nm - mara Jun 25, 14:47 1
  - TMZ is reporting same. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 14:49
- I'm sad. - CovingtonCat Jun 25, 14:47
- tmz is reporting it too. he was 50 -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 25, 14:47 1
  - One is almost certainly the other's source. -- nm - mara Jun 25, 14:48
- holy shit. -- nm - loosilu on mobile Jun 25, 14:47
- Wow. -- nm - pmb Jun 25, 14:45
- no way -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 25, 14:44
- holy holy. nm - Dignan Jun 25, 14:44
- This is terrible :-( -- nm - Gov. Sanford Jun 25, 14:44 9
  - the only thing that gives me pause about jokes is that he has three kids. -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 14:46 5
    - That read ST?!?! - Dr.Vermin Jun 25, 14:49 2
      - Your personal mileage will of course vary. - Reagen Jun 25, 14:51 1
        
        Fair enough. - Dr.Vermin Jun 25, 14:55
    - Yeah, I'm going to stop trying to make jokes about it. Blerg. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 14:47
    - i was just thinking that. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 14:47
  - ... that was in extremely poor taste. I apologize. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 14:45 2
    - That is sad, and I wish I could take back my post down below -- nm - amoxy Jun 25, 14:46 1
      - meh, trust me. Mine was worse. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 14:48
- wow. just wow. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 14:44
hey mop, we won that battle - tRuMaN Jun 25, 14:40
nmbcarrant - 'lia Jun 25, 14:33 4
- *wonders who Carrant is* - zork Jun 25, 14:41 3
  - *smiles sweetly - 'lia Jun 25, 14:44 2
    - *scratches head* - zork Jun 25, 14:49 1
      - sorry - 'lia Jun 25, 14:57
So, is it going to be an overdose, do you think? -- nm - mara Jun 25, 14:30 15
- he has been hooked on pain meds in the past, hasn't he? -- nm - zork Jun 25, 14:40
- Too much Jesus Juice. -- nm - TWuG Jun 25, 14:38
- Well, if we're going to play what-ifs, how about a heart defect or pericardial infection of some type? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 14:33 1
  - both of these are good calls..... wouldn't surprise me at all. -- nm - CrankYanker Jun 25, 14:37
- Suicide attempt? -- nm - amoxy Jun 25, 14:32 1
  - He doesn't have the requisite self awareness for suicide. nm - Dignan Jun 25, 14:33
- Wouldn't have even occurred to me. nm - Dignan Jun 25, 14:32
- overdose of media coverage? - zork Jun 25, 14:31
- His diet's probably so messed up he's been atrophying inside as well as out. -- nm - Max Jun 25, 14:31
- honestly no. i think his body is incredibly worn out. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 14:31
- Don't do it mara. -- nm - Loyola Jun 25, 14:31 4
  - choke yourself while jerking off -- nm - zork Jun 25, 14:32 3
    - I wonder what a newbie would think if someone replied to them with that? heh -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 14:42 2
      - We'll be sure to try it if we ever have one. -- nm - mara Jun 25, 14:48 1
        
        oh snap. *pout* heheh -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 14:49
I really don't care all that much about MJ being in the hospital. (nm) - musubi Jun 25, 14:26 31
- I wonder if one the EMT's was named Annie.... - amoxy Jun 25, 14:44
- I stopped caring once the persistent rumors of pederasty started. - TWuG Jun 25, 14:37 2
  - At least a portion of the smoke is probably character assassination/blackmail ... -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 14:39 1
    - And blackmail is generally most effective when there's some truth behind it. -- nm - TWuG Jun 25, 14:42
- Jordan is in the hospital?? -- nm - amoxy Jun 25, 14:30 3
  - Duh, sorry didn't read B2 -- nm - amoxy Jun 25, 14:31 2
    - You spoiled your own joke. -- nm - psilotum Jun 25, 14:32 1
      - Yeah, well off my game today...(nm) - amoxy Jun 25, 14:34
- I'll always think MJ the musician was a genius; makes me sad that we might be losing that. -- nm - TFox Jun 25, 14:29 9
  - *shrug* I have more emotional resonance with Mariah Carey's new cover art. (nm) - musubi Jun 25, 14:32
  - Lost along time ago. I rarely feel much for lost celebrities because they usually pass far after they stopped producing substantial material. -- nm - Max Jun 25, 14:30 6
    - Look at the Amy Winehouse mess. Do you think she'll ever bounce back? -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 25, 14:31 5
      - She doesn't have anywhere to bounce back to. She was a cokehead death-pool entry waiting to happen from song #1. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 25, 14:32 2
        
        ~They tried to make me go to rehab, but I say no,no, no~ - musubi Jun 25, 14:35
        
        She was healthy looking at first. -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 25, 14:34
      - She's not dead, but she's no RDJ. -- nm - Max Jun 25, 14:32
      - Was she ever genius? - psilotum Jun 25, 14:32
  - i think i'll put on The Jacksons "I Want You Back" right now to remember the real MJ. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 14:30
- Yeah, honestly, me too. - Beryllium Jun 25, 14:28 1
  - Ed McMahon's passing had more emotional reaction than the other two. - musubi Jun 25, 14:29
- I don't care much either as long as whatever's going to happen happens quickly with minimal reporting. -- nm - Max Jun 25, 14:27 6
  - L5 -- nm - psilotum Jun 25, 14:30
  - i think the poorest peasant in the most remote corners of China and Siberia will hear about this -- nm - zork Jun 25, 14:29 1
    - Town criers in central Romania will travel to adjacent towns -- nm - con_carne Jun 25, 15:00
  - michael who? -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 14:28
  - It will barely register. nm - Dignan Jun 25, 14:28
  - ha. -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 14:28
- i'm just imagining the Princess Diana-like hysteria to come if he dies. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 14:27
- 8 year old me would be shocked. -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 14:26
- hey why do you put (nm) and periods in your IMs? -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 25, 14:26 1
  - I find my "nm"s more aesthetically pleaseing. - musubi Jun 25, 14:28
Aw f***, it's scattered thunderstorms all day tomorrow in Boston. I hope it's still beautiful -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 25, 14:25
dammit Michael, die tomorrow. today is Farrah's news cycle -- nm - peglegpete Jun 25, 14:24 1
- I thought it was Hotkiss and my news cycle damnit! *strikes Charlie's Angels pose* -- nm - Qale Jun 25, 14:33

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