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The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
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RE: The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
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12-01-2018, 01:41 PM
Estimated time until Trump says something stupid, insensitive, or both...?
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RE: The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
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12-01-2018, 02:10 PM
(12-01-2018, 01:41 PM)Bob Schroeck Wrote: Estimated time until Trump says something stupid, insensitive, or both...?

you mean he hasn't yet?  Or do you mean 'Says it where his team can't hush it up'?
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RE: The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
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12-01-2018, 05:15 PM
Aw, c'mon - I already started a thread about Bush's passing over in Politics.
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RE: The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
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12-02-2018, 09:16 AM
Point taken.
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RE: The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
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12-02-2018, 07:12 PM
Ken Berry, of F-Troop and Mama's Family.
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RE: The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
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12-08-2018, 10:21 PM
RIP Pete Shelley, frontman of the Buzzcocks. (You know, the punk band that showed punk didn't have to be political. Those Buzzcocks.)
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RE: The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
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12-14-2018, 09:38 AM
RIP Nancy Wilson, Grammy-winning "song stylist" and torch singer.


RIP Sondra Locke, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.


RIP Evelyn Berezin, inventor of the word processor.
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RE: The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
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12-18-2018, 09:14 AM
RIP Timothy May, co-founder of the Cypherpunks mailing list
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RE: The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
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12-18-2018, 02:16 PM (This post was last modified: 12-18-2018, 02:16 PM by Bob Schroeck.)
RIP Penny Marshall, director and actress, possibly best known as "Laverne" of Laverne and Shirley.
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RE: The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
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12-24-2018, 09:47 PM
RIP Audrey Geisel, Theodor Geisel's widow and estate overseer.

Quote:"I don't want the Cat in a bad part of town, so to speak."
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RE: The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
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12-27-2018, 10:14 PM
RIP Sister Wendy Beckett, art historian and BBC art presenter.
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RE: The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
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12-31-2018, 12:18 PM
RIP Mike Taylor, keyboardist and vocalist of the indie-pop group Walk Off the Earth
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RE: The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
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01-02-2019, 07:53 AM
RIP Larry Roberts, one of the first to implement packet-switching and the first person to be in charge of ARPANET. He passed away on December 26.
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RE: The "Cursed Thread" of 2018
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01-02-2019, 07:12 PM
Here's hoping that this retrospective will be the final post in this thread.
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