Heath Ledger DEAD

“Again?”

“Yep. I see I was scoped on the other thread. Should have called this Brokeback or something”

“This just keeps getting worse.”

“Heath who?”

“didnt he play the joker in the last batman movie?”

“Again?”

“This is a terrible thing. He was a really good actor. And seems like he was a really nice guy. It sounds like it was an accidental thing, which makes it even more sad.”

“Thousands of people died in the USA on the same day this actor died. They are all equally tragic, they just don't get the press.”

“don't hate the playa hate the game”

“It's human nature to feel more attachment to somebody you either know, or are familiar with, even if superficially.”

“thrifty, I am talking about the game and not the playa. Thats why I said "this actor".”

“Well I for one think it is time to get America OUT of the Entertainment Industry (LOL)....sorry had to say it.

NGB you are right it is sad when someone either takes their life or ends it (and I am hearing possible OD) out of depression. However I am confident in the knowledge that we can find a real value even out of the greatest loss.

OH and Apparently Westboro Baptist is going to show up at the funeral.....”

“do we really need to do this again?”

“OH and Apparently Westboro Baptist is going to show up at the funeral.....

Oh goodie!”

“I agree hyway. And it makes it no less sad. I appreciated his movies and the entertainment value. I agree the entertainment industry is way out of control. They were talking the oter day about how a 30 second commercial spot during the superbowl was going to cost something like several million dollars. I about choked.

But it is still sad when someone so young dies.”

“Sorry Thrifty. I was out of pocket yesterday so I didn't get to put my 2 cents worth in. I am done now...”

“no, YOU are fine”

“thrifty is on web patrol today

Make sure you turn in your florescent orange crossing belt before you head home today thrifty.”

“you can tell that from the 3 posts i've made today?”

“just 2 from on this thread”

“But you are "HOLDING up well"..sorry still giggling over that other comment thrifty....”

“this just in.....heath ledger is STILL dead”

“It's kewl to take drugs. /sarc”

“so every other thursday at the local foreigner bar, we have trivia night. every time we play, a pitcher of beer goes to the team with the best name. our team name was "one down, jake gyllenhall to go..." lots of shocked people in the audience. one pleasant person was even a tad bit angry. people are fcking stupid. all the women at my school seems to think its a great tragedy. never mind the 26 million other people that died that day. no. fck them. an ACTOR died. oh fck. what will we do now? im thinking "did you know this guy?" if so, im sorry for the insensitivity, but otherwise, sod off”

“CB check CNN for the news about the woman who got 101/2 years in jail for the DUI murder of a bicyclist...

the JUDGE in her case did not think the statement was funny at all.....

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/01/24/jail.laughter.ap/index.html”

“as far as i know, no one on our trivia team killed heath ledger”

“im thinking "did you know this guy?" if so, im sorry for the insensitivity, but otherwise, sod off

I wonder if we should react the same way when somebody's family on here dies, that we don't personally know.”

“What Crash said.

Those peeps would be horrified if they ever attended the funeral of one of my family members, lol. That's when some of the best material is available.”

“I wonder if we should react the same way when somebody's family on here dies, that we don't personally know

no, we shouldnt. the family members of tt posters, we have a connection to, albeit tenuous. i shed tears for bm. heath ledger is just a name to me

btw, i'm not the one who came up with our team name
last edited: 1/24/08 9:19:25 AM”

“Did anyone here KNOW Meredith Emerson? Yet we were all outraged at her death. It was sad and senseless. So why is it not acceptable to be saddened when someone who had some fame also died a senseless death. Maybe he did kill himself and maybe he took too many sleeping pills while he was sick with pneumonia. It is still a sad situation. Sad that he may have been depressed enough to take his life. Just because he was famous makes it no more or less sad than anyone else. He was still a man, a human being and he died.”

“its a sad thing. some of the teacher i know, especially the female ones, were all a-twitter. besides, i was not all horrified at meredith emersons death and im even less effected by heath”

“"......the man told Arrington that an acquaintance believed she should get a medal and a parade because she had "taken out" a "tree hugger, a bicyclist, a Frenchman and a gay guy all in one shot."

I've seen the same sentiments from individuals on Trail Talk.”

“Reminds me of that scene in Dances with Wolves when Costner comes across the dried body chock full of arrows out on the prarie and his buddy says something like, "Someone out East is wonderin', 'Now, why don't he write?'"

We all make fun of death. Some may construe it as tasteless, but I think it's a human mechanism for dealing with it and our own eventual mortality. I agree that the death of Ledger is tragic and while I wouldn't have chosen Crash's tactic as I think it may have been erring on disrespectful, I'm not gonna get all bent outta shape by it by any means.

And the beeyatch in jail from the article posted by Super should have to rot. That's not the kind of insensitivity I'm talking about. That's just a lack of moral compass and is a detriment to society.
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“I've seen the same sentiments from individuals on Trail Talk.”
MarkO
11:29:09 AM
1/24/08




No you haven't!



(except maybe XL)
last edited: 1/24/08 9:31:55 AM”

“anyways, im not directing any of my comments at any tt'ers. just to some of the peeps over here acting like it was the jfk assassination”

“Yeah, what's gonna happen when Fred Thompson really dies?”

“I wouldn't have chosen Crash's tactic

and what tactic was that? ive already said once that i didnt come up with our team name”

“Sorry, missed that part. My intent wasn't to criticize you, Crash.”

“as a matter of fact, ive never said anything about ledger. ive only commented on peoples reactions to his death. i think some people are over-mourning. hell, i even thought meredith got maybe a tad bit too much attention, but that wouldve been blasphemy”

“no sweat, roseter. im probably being a bit too abrasive about it anyways. feeling kinda grumpy tonight”

“I agree. Americans have a screwy sense of compassion. I mean, when you look at the situation in Rawanda or Kenya, where they're hacking innocents up with machettes and worse, most people couldn't even point those places out on a map.”

“hell, im sure somebodys thinking we're making too big a deal about bearmagnet, especially those of us who never met him. i never knew the guy personally, but i shed tears for him. maybe im a hypocrite for that. if i am, im sure someone from the axis (or one of their allies) will nail me for it. i dont know a single person who died in 9/11, but i shed a lot of tears for them. so if ive offended anyone in their time of loss, im sorry. i didnt know what heath meant to you”

“and how does a person dying on mt hood or everest merit news time? theyre high-risk activities. by all rights, someone SHOULD die, or god's fcking with the dice. it should be news when someone DOESNT die”

“I think it's partly to feed the: see, told ya that was dangerous, mentality, part morbid curiosity because it's an atypical way to die and part glam because of the '96 Everest tragedy that thrust mountaineering into the spotlight.”

“Physical threats against the remaining gay movie cowboy (express or implied) are a violation of the Terms of Participation.   You Have Been Warned.”

“anyone ever see "the aristocrats"? thats the mentality of the guys that came up with our team name. do your damnedest to be the most offensive and obnoxious while still being funny. especially jimmy. no one is safe from his barbs. you could say he's a real life TROLL”

“I'd beat the muthafukah like a borrowed mule!”

“Poin to NGB on her most recent post.”