First to pop off...............2019
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Supercilious Sid said:
Eric Mc said:
Drihump Trolomite said:
Sweet Jesus this is a revelation at the ages of some of you!
How did you spend your twilight years? Arguing about the state of cheese on the internets.
Are you deliberately rude or just unaware?How did you spend your twilight years? Arguing about the state of cheese on the internets.
Andy Robin, ex wrestler and sparring partner to Hercules the bear aged 84.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-cen...
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andym1603 said:
Andy Robin, ex wrestler and sparring partner to Hercules the bear aged 84.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-cen...
Sad news, remember him and Hercules from my childhood.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-cen...
US puppeteer Caroll Spinney, famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on children's TV show Sesame Street, has died at the age of 85.
He passed away at his home in Connecticut after living with dystonia for some time, a Sesame Workshop statement said.
He had retired last year at the age of 84.
Spinney had portrayed the characters - including providing their voices - since the show's start in 1969.
He passed away at his home in Connecticut after living with dystonia for some time, a Sesame Workshop statement said.
He had retired last year at the age of 84.
Spinney had portrayed the characters - including providing their voices - since the show's start in 1969.
René Auberjonois "Odo" from Star Trek Deep Space Nine, apparently from lung cancer earlier today. Aged 79.
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Edited by sparks_190e on Sunday 8th December 22:32
Ructions said:
US puppeteer Caroll Spinney, famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on children's TV show Sesame Street, has died at the age of 85.
He passed away at his home in Connecticut after living with dystonia for some time, a Sesame Workshop statement said.
He had retired last year at the age of 84.
Spinney had portrayed the characters - including providing their voices - since the show's start in 1969.
Before NASA chose Christa McAuliffe for challenger, they had looked at sending big bird into space but due to his size it was ruled out.He passed away at his home in Connecticut after living with dystonia for some time, a Sesame Workshop statement said.
He had retired last year at the age of 84.
Spinney had portrayed the characters - including providing their voices - since the show's start in 1969.
DRFC1879 said:
paulguitar said:
Well, 70 is quite young these days and presumably, as a sportsman he would always have been in good shape.
Ever heard of Alan Brazil?And in all seriousness, it's an issue for those who were necessarily "fitter than the average Joe" in their careers. Soldiers, sportsmen, and others, who retire and ease off the phys too much seem to end up taking an "early bath" far too often, while people who've lived sedentary lives continue to plod on. Tortoise and hare fable springs to mind. I remember debating this issue decades ago, and one suggestion put forward was simply that a person's heart is only capable of a pre-determined number of beats before it fails. Therefore, if you repeatedly exercise at high heart rates then you use up your allocated number of heartbeats more quickly. There was no medical science in the debate though, it was just a bunch of squaddies chewing the fat at a funeral for a former colleague who'd left the army, got fat, and died suddenly far too young. He'd been super-fit while in the army, playing several sports and even having a crack at SAS selection. About ten years ago, my neighbour died in her sleep. She was only 46. She'd always been pretty sedentary in her lifestyle, and was overweight, but had started running with a local club and changing her diet (since being dumped by her husband). People involved with her running (including me, I'd gone out with her as company/encouragement a lot) initially blamed themselves, thinking they'd encouraged her to do too much too soon. But it turned out that she had an undiagnosed heart condition that one day meant her heart simply stopped while she slept. At least now, though, her sons know they too carry the condition and are monitored regularly by doctors.
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