Goonie said:RIP Paul Walker. Wonder how they'll finish Fast 7 now.
...?Our nation has lost its greatest son,? President Jacob Zuma said in a televised address on Thursday night, adding that Mr. Mandela had died at 8:50 p.m. local time. ?His humility, his compassion and his humanity earned him our love.?
Mr Zuma called Mr. Mandela?s death ?the moment of our greatest sorrow,? and said that South Africa?s thoughts were now with the former president?s family. ?They have sacrificed much and endured much so that our people could be free,? he said.
Mr. Mandela spent 27 years in prison after being convicted of treason by the white minority government, only to forge a peaceful end to white rule by negotiating with his captors after his release in 1990....
The fact that he apparently generates less talk than Michael Jackson makes me want to ban everyone on this forum.Pale Horse said:He was 95
Finn said:The fact that he apparently generates less talk than Michael Jackson makes me want to ban everyone on this forum.
No exceptions.
Finn said:The fact that he apparently generates less talk than Michael Jackson makes me want to ban everyone on this forum.
No exceptions.
Not really. Just voicing my distaste.Le Saboteur said:You're surprised by this?
Finn said:Not that I was expecting a condolence fest or anything, but at least someone should've commented something. And I'm not exactly trying to play an elitist fan either. To be honest, it wasn't even a great tragedy. Everybody dies one day, and given how Mr. Mandela died of old age with 95 years in his meter, it's kinda hard to wonder what more he could have done had he kept on living.
Le Saboteur said:It's a bit macabre the way people seemingly race over to gleefully post which celebrity has most recently taken a dirt nap.
Gear said:4:00 am UTC, future astronaut was born today in some general hospital. Boy, parents thinking of naming him Xi Xang Yaang. Family was unavailable for comment regarding possibility of circumcision.
South African history is my bag and Mandela was a living legend of our times. His name will live on...Finn said:The fact that he apparently generates less talk than Michael Jackson makes me want to ban everyone on this forum.
No exceptions.
Is the Spitting Image puppet singing the song in that clip supposed to be Bryan Brown? 'Cuz it sure looks & sounds like him.Moedred said:
You mean, "The NAKED Jungle". To me, her performance is the best thing about that movie. My favourite line from her in it:WilliamBoyd8 said:Of interest here, she starred in the 1954 George Pal film "The Human Jungle"...
Gear said:And who will gleefully post the headlines of American empire's death?..