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  • MiketheSnowM Offline
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    #281

    Way too young

    Dikembe Mutombo has died from brain cancer at the age of 58

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/articles/c243z09g6vzo

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    That sucks. Who can forget his shot block followed by the finger-wagging. RIP.

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  • canefanC Offline
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    Aw shit. Way too young

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  • BovidaeB Offline
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    Watch this video.

    The enduring legacy of Dikembe Mutombo - ESPN Video
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  • MiketheSnowM Offline
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    #285

    Legend

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    Sep 30, 2024  /  04:56

    Embattled MLB legend Pete Rose dies at 83

    Embattled MLB legend Pete Rose dies at 83

    Pete Rose, the all-time hits leader who was banned from baseball for betting on the game, has died at age 83.

    Peter Rose. Legendary player, disgraced during his managerial years for betting on baseball games

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  • MiketheSnowM Offline
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    #287

    Would run Owen Finnegan and Andre The Giant close for biggest head in sports

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    @MiketheSnow said in RIP 2024:

    Would run Owen Finnegan and Andre The Giant close for biggest head in sports

    You can’t leave Zinzan out of that convo

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  • MN5M Offline
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    #289

    @MiketheSnow said in RIP 2024:

    Would run Owen Finnegan and Andre The Giant close for biggest head in sports

    Former pro Wrestler Maurice ‘Shrek’ Tillet wins that hands down

    ( that’s him on the left )

    IMG_2162.jpeg

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  • MiketheSnowM Offline
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    @MN5 said in RIP 2024:

    @MiketheSnow said in RIP 2024:

    Would run Owen Finnegan and Andre The Giant close for biggest head in sports

    Former pro Wrestler Maurice ‘Shrek’ Tillet wins that hands down

    ( that’s him on the left )

    IMG_2162.jpeg

    I said sports 😉

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  • MN5M Offline
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    @MiketheSnow said in RIP 2024:

    @MN5 said in RIP 2024:

    @MiketheSnow said in RIP 2024:

    Would run Owen Finnegan and Andre The Giant close for biggest head in sports

    Former pro Wrestler Maurice ‘Shrek’ Tillet wins that hands down

    ( that’s him on the left )

    IMG_2162.jpeg

    I said sports 😉

    ……and you also mentioned Andre the Giant. He did the same sport as Maurice Tillet.

    ……and it’s a shame drinking isn’t a sport

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  • MiketheSnowM Offline
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    #292

    @MN5 said in RIP 2024:

    @MiketheSnow said in RIP 2024:

    @MN5 said in RIP 2024:

    @MiketheSnow said in RIP 2024:

    Would run Owen Finnegan and Andre The Giant close for biggest head in sports

    Former pro Wrestler Maurice ‘Shrek’ Tillet wins that hands down

    ( that’s him on the left )

    IMG_2162.jpeg

    I said sports 😉

    ……and you also mentioned Andre the Giant. He did the same sport as Maurice Tillet.

    ……and it’s a shame drinking isn’t a sport

    Played rugby before he took up wrestling 😉

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  • MN5M Offline
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    Good Morning America  /  Oct 1, 2024  /  03:56  /  GMA

    John Amos, Emmy-nominated 'Good Times' and 'Roots' actor, dies at 84

    John Amos, Emmy-nominated 'Good Times' and 'Roots' actor, dies at 84

    Amos also starred on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The West Wing."

    Classic in this role…..

    RIP

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  • canefanC Offline
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    #294

    Wow, it's been a bad week. Also played his part as one of the villains in Die Hard 2

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    @canefan said in RIP 2024:

    Wow, it's been a bad week. Also played his part as one of the villains in Die Hard 2

    The actor died on Aug. 21 in Los Angeles of natural causes, according to publicist Belinda Foster.

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    @dogmeat said in RIP 2024:

    @canefan said in RIP 2024:

    Wow, it's been a bad week. Also played his part as one of the villains in Die Hard 2

    The actor died on Aug. 21 in Los Angeles of natural causes, according to publicist Belinda Foster.

    That's a long time before an announcement in this internet age.

    RIP Admiral Fitz.

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    #297

    Worth remembering...

    https://x.com/JohnCleese/status/1842403911715459195?t=9F6I07-Hp84VbQio2UGBig&s=19

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  • sparkyS Offline
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    #298

    Former SNP and Alba leader, Alex Salmond had died. A bit of a dodgy dealer, I suspect.

    Oct 12, 2024  /  Scottish News

    Scotland's Former First Minister Alex Salmond dies aged 69 after speech in North Macedonia - Daily Record

    Scotland's Former First Minister Alex Salmond dies aged 69 after speech in North Macedonia - Daily Record

    Salmond was First Minister of Scotland between 2007 and 2014.

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  • CatograndeC Online
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    @sparky

    Yeah. He can fuck off.

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  • MiketheSnowM Offline
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    @sparky said in RIP 2024:

    Former SNP and Alba leader, Alex Salmond had died. A bit of a dodgy dealer, I suspect.

    Oct 12, 2024  /  Scottish News

    Scotland's Former First Minister Alex Salmond dies aged 69 after speech in North Macedonia - Daily Record

    Scotland's Former First Minister Alex Salmond dies aged 69 after speech in North Macedonia - Daily Record

    Salmond was First Minister of Scotland between 2007 and 2014.

    More snake than fish

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