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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
Location: I walk along the avenue
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 Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 12:00 pm Post subject: Gary Coleman is dead |
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I have to admit, I thought he was pretty damned hilarious when he was doing Diff'rent Strokes, at least for the first few seasons. Granted, I was a kid at the time.
Nothing he did after that came remotely near attaining the same degree of success. Not many remember him as the 10 000 Year Old Man on the late 70s revival Buck Rogers. And sadly, he, along with the rest of the DS youth ensemble, became poster kids for why it's a bad idea for children to go into acting.
Anyway, RIP.
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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| Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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They guy had a rough adult life. Worked as a security guard at one point, if I remember right.
42. So young. |
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Welsh Canadian
Joined: 03 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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| about frickin time |
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flakfizer
Joined: 12 Nov 2004
Location: scaling the Cliffs of Insanity with a frayed rope.
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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Nice.  How old are you? |
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Welsh Canadian
Joined: 03 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| CentralCali wrote: |
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Nice. How old are you? |
28 you? |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm just curious as to when it'd be okay for the rest of us to say it's about time for your death. Evidently, that'll be when you're 42. |
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Koveras
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| I barely knew him. |
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Welsh Canadian
Joined: 03 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 5:35 am Post subject: |
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| CentralCali wrote: |
| Welsh Canadian wrote: |
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Nice. How old are you? |
Actually when you look at his health problems it was about time.
Coleman was born in Zion, Illinois. He was adopted by Edmonia Sue, a nurse practitioner, and W.G. Coleman, a fork-lift operator.[2] He suffered from a congenital kidney disease caused by focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (an autoimmune destruction and alteration of the kidney), which halted his growth at an early age, leading to a small stature (4 ft 8 in; 1.42 m) and a childlike appearance. He underwent two kidney transplants, one in 1973 and one in 1984, and required daily dialysis.[3]
Taken from Wikipedia |
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English Matt
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 7:57 am Post subject: |
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| Welsh Canadian wrote: |
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Nice. How old are you? |
Actually when you look at his health problems it was about time.
Coleman was born in Zion, Illinois. He was adopted by Edmonia Sue, a nurse practitioner, and W.G. Coleman, a fork-lift operator.[2] He suffered from a congenital kidney disease caused by focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (an autoimmune destruction and alteration of the kidney), which halted his growth at an early age, leading to a small stature (4 ft 8 in; 1.42 m) and a childlike appearance. He underwent two kidney transplants, one in 1973 and one in 1984, and required daily dialysis.[3]
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Hardly worth revelling in his death though is it. My Gran was 84 when she died, but my first thought upon hearing she had passed was not,
"About frickin' time, she was really old" |
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Welsh Canadian
Joined: 03 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 10:24 am Post subject: |
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| English Matt wrote: |
| Welsh Canadian wrote: |
| CentralCali wrote: |
| Welsh Canadian wrote: |
| about frickin time |
Nice. How old are you? |
Actually when you look at his health problems it was about time.
Coleman was born in Zion, Illinois. He was adopted by Edmonia Sue, a nurse practitioner, and W.G. Coleman, a fork-lift operator.[2] He suffered from a congenital kidney disease caused by focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (an autoimmune destruction and alteration of the kidney), which halted his growth at an early age, leading to a small stature (4 ft 8 in; 1.42 m) and a childlike appearance. He underwent two kidney transplants, one in 1973 and one in 1984, and required daily dialysis.[3]
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Hardly worth revelling in his death though is it. My Gran was 84 when she died, but my first thought upon hearing she had passed was not,
"About frickin' time, she was really old" |
Well mine was  |
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darkjedidave
Joined: 19 Aug 2009
Location: Shanghai/Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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| I wonder if it was a short funeral? |
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ELGORDO
Joined: 12 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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| I saw him at "Bob Stupak's Vegas World" which was a cheesy joint on the far end of the strip in the late 80's. I'm not sure if he was working for the casino, but he was shaking hands and talking to everyone. R.I.P. |
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travel zen
Joined: 22 Feb 2005
Location: Good old Toronto, Canada
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| Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:06 am Post subject: |
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He was too much in the limelight. The media just wanted to make fun of him...and he handed them that. Better to just live under the wire.
Bastard media 
RIP. |
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chellovek
Joined: 29 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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| It was a real shame what happened to him in the end. Not many people looked up to him. |
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