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  • DiscoVolanteDiscoVolante Stockholm, Sweden
    Posts: 1,347
    Malik Bendjelloul, Oscar winner for the documentary "Searching for Sugarman", was found dead this evening in Stockholm. He was only 36.

    Rest in peace Malik :(
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited May 2014 Posts: 24,183
    RIP Giger. :(
    What a great artist. His work on Alien was phenomenal!
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Giger was a bizarre genius. RIP!
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited May 2014 Posts: 4,520
    Source: http://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/binnenland/wubbo-ockels-overleden#node_857961

    Wubbo Ockels. The first Dutch Astronaut in space. 68 Years old, died from Cancer.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wubbo_Ockels

    4ae6cdfcdb-ockels.jpg

    28 March 1946 – 18 May 2014 RIP
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,976
    1950's crooner Jerry Vale has passed away at the age of 83:

    http://www.cbsnews.com/news/popular-1950s-singer-jerry-vale-dies-age-83/
  • GerardGerard
    Posts: 5,994
    Just heard of the demise of Formula One driving three times world champion Jack Brabham, at 88.

    http://sports.yahoo.com/news/3-time-f1-champion-jack-233611443--spt.html;_ylt=AwrBJSBZm3lTdT8Ab7PQtDMD
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,976
    Also, the legendary cinematographer Gordon Willis has passed away at the age of 82. His most famous work includes 'The Godfather' trilogy, 'Annie Hall,' and 'All The President's Men'
  • MrcogginsMrcoggins Following in the footsteps of Quentin Quigley.
    Posts: 3,144
    Yet again we are all seeing the tragic aftermath of being able to carry Firearms in the USA
    Six people shot dead by some punk kid and more wounded and to cap it all the boy posted a video on YouTube telling us that it was going to happen !
    Rest in peace to those that were caught in this dreadful event .
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    Posts: 6,396
    Mrcoggins wrote:
    Yet again we are all seeing the tragic aftermath of being able to carry Firearms in the USA
    Six people shot dead by some punk kid and more wounded and to cap it all the boy posted a video on YouTube telling us that it was going to happen !
    Rest in peace to those that were caught in this dreadful event .

    Watched the BBC news yesterday, which showed a video that the murderer uploaded to YouTube. It chilled my blood. In it, he proclaimed he would be treated "like a God" and that he was taking retribution against humanity for those people leading a happier life than him.

    I understand he was the son of an Assistant Director on The Hunger Games films. A family lawyer gave a statement saying that he had a history of mental health problems.

    It's nice to know that anyone can get access to firearms with such ease.

    Unfortunately, if American policy won't change after the slaughter of 6 year old children at Sandy Hook, then this incident won't make a blind bit of difference to the politicians and lawmakers.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Taking away guns won't stop the killing; where there's people there will always be senseless killings. The worst of it is how the media reports it, giving the goddamn shooters more attention than the victims that got killed by them for literally no reason. And like all these other cowards the prick shot himself; give me a break.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    Posts: 6,396
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Taking away guns won't stop the killing; where there's people there will always be senseless killings. The worst of it is how the media reports it, giving the goddamn shooters more attention than the victims that got killed by them for literally no reason. And like all these other cowards the prick shot himself; give me a break.

    Tightening up the gun laws will significantly reduce the number of deaths though. Surely that's a start?
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    WillyGalore wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Taking away guns won't stop the killing; where there's people there will always be senseless killings. The worst of it is how the media reports it, giving the goddamn shooters more attention than the victims that got killed by them for literally no reason. And like all these other cowards the prick shot himself; give me a break.

    Tightening up the gun laws will significantly reduce the number of deaths though. Surely that's a start?

    When the guns are gone people will just find other ways to kill. Tightening guns laws won't stop killers from getting guns illegally either; there's really no way to stop it.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    Posts: 6,396
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    WillyGalore wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Taking away guns won't stop the killing; where there's people there will always be senseless killings. The worst of it is how the media reports it, giving the goddamn shooters more attention than the victims that got killed by them for literally no reason. And like all these other cowards the prick shot himself; give me a break.

    Tightening up the gun laws will significantly reduce the number of deaths though. Surely that's a start?

    When the guns are gone people will just find other ways to kill. Tightening guns laws won't stop killers from getting guns illegally either; there's really no way to stop it.

    Not at the rates that currently exist now though. It will be far more difficult to massacre an entire classroom of children armed with just a knife than it will with a machine gun capable of firing 300 rounds a minute.
  • KerimKerim Istanbul Not Constantinople
    Posts: 2,629
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    WillyGalore wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Taking away guns won't stop the killing; where there's people there will always be senseless killings. The worst of it is how the media reports it, giving the goddamn shooters more attention than the victims that got killed by them for literally no reason. And like all these other cowards the prick shot himself; give me a break.

    Tightening up the gun laws will significantly reduce the number of deaths though. Surely that's a start?

    When the guns are gone people will just find other ways to kill. Tightening guns laws won't stop killers from getting guns illegally either; there's really no way to stop it.

    Exactly. Drugs are illegal, but people still manage to get them. Prohibition was repealed because it was too easy to get alcohol through other methods. If someone wants something bad enough, they're going to get it.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
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    Kerim wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    WillyGalore wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Taking away guns won't stop the killing; where there's people there will always be senseless killings. The worst of it is how the media reports it, giving the goddamn shooters more attention than the victims that got killed by them for literally no reason. And like all these other cowards the prick shot himself; give me a break.

    Tightening up the gun laws will significantly reduce the number of deaths though. Surely that's a start?

    When the guns are gone people will just find other ways to kill. Tightening guns laws won't stop killers from getting guns illegally either; there's really no way to stop it.

    Exactly. Drugs are illegal, but people still manage to get them. Prohibition was repealed because it was too easy to get alcohol through other methods. If someone wants something bad enough, they're going to get it.

    You're never going to prevent smuggling whether it be guns or drugs, but surely you make it as difficult as possible for people to obtain them.

    Without the gun laws that we have here in the UK, the murder rate would be astronomical.
  • SoundofthesinnersSoundofthesinners
    Posts: 3,236
    This is about mourning the dead, not debating our views on gun control. No matter what we think about the law, seven people are dead and that's an awful fact. I hope & pray that they all rest in peace.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    Soundofthesinners wrote:
    This is about mourning the dead, not debating our views on gun control. No matter what we think about the law, seven people are dead and that's an awful fact. I hope & pray that they all rest in peace.
    Of course, but the lives lost in these shootings do require us to discuss how to change things for the better, if at all possible. If we don't discuss gun control then what good are we to all the past, present and future victims that will die by a shooter's hand?
  • SoundofthesinnersSoundofthesinners
    edited May 2014 Posts: 3,236
    That's definitely true, and we should certainly debate our gun control laws, but there's a time & place for everything, and right here & now certainly isn't it. The controversial opinions thread might be better, for those purposes.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I don't believe they've confirmed yet if he killed himself or not. He died via a gunshot wound to the head (usually refers to suicide), but the cops were shooting at him at this time, so it could've been one of them that finished him off. Either way, it's some self-entitled misogynist who has to kill others because of his deflated ego and lack of ability to attract the opposite sex. Give me a break. If I killed someone based on how many times I've been denied by a good woman, I would've wiped out quite a lot of people by now. It's called manning up, growing some balls, and moving on.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    edited May 2014 Posts: 15,138
    This is not a thread to debate the gun laws of the USA.
    Take it elsewhere.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited June 2014 Posts: 40,976
    Maya Angelou has passed away at the age of 86. RIP, Maya.

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2014/05/28/maya-angelou-dies-at-age-86/9663497/

    EDIT: No love or appreciation for Maya? Shame.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,976
    Ann B. Davis, who played Alice on 'Brady Bunch,' has passed away:

    http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/01/showbiz/ann-b-davis-dies/index.html
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    edited June 2014 Posts: 12,526
    OMG: Just been announced on Sky News that Rik Mayall has died. No details as yet? But well gutted as he was a genius in the alternative comedy scene. Sadly missed as i grew up on series like The young ones, Bottom, and Blackadder! RIP Legend!
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    Posts: 6,396
    I've literally just seen this flash up too. No news yet as to how. Really quite shocking.

    RIP Rik.
  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    I cant believe this,he was one of my comedy heroes,i grew up watching him...i am SERIOUSLY upset here......
  • BAIN123BAIN123
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  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    I love Guest House Paradiso and Bottom.

    Rik and Ade were considering a last hurrah for Richie and Eddie,in a retirement home,for one last series.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    edited June 2014 Posts: 6,396
    One of his finest moments:


  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,978
    barryt007 wrote:
    I love Guest House Paradiso and Bottom.

    Rik and Ade were considering a last hurrah for Richie and Eddie,in a retirement home,for one last series.

    Same here, puerile filth but so so watchable. I hadn't seen Guest House Paradiso for so long, but I just watched the Kitchen fight. :))

    RIP Rik
  • GerardGerard
    Posts: 5,994
    Oh Christ ! Something tells me his accident had something to do with his untimely demise.

    And speaking of Christ :

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