I may not have agreed with all of his policies, and I find his reputation overblown, but he was the president and thus IMO deserves a moment of silence.
Posted by Balaam Xumucane (Member # 419) on :
*notes that this has been posted in the Flameboard* Posted by Manticore (Member # 1227) on :
I figured it would be wise to post it in here just in case.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
He will be missed.
...by someone somewhere, I'm sure.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
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There, a moment of silence.
Posted by Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
Eleven years after the fact is not so timely.
Posted by Veers (Member # 661) on :
This morning they said that his health was deteriorating. I said to myself, "It's not going to be long now."
And it wasn't.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
His dry voice always reminded me of Leonard Nimoy. His face too, to some degree. If nothing else, he had a strong charisma.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
I saw the thread title on the Forums' front-page summary: "Ronald Reagan dead at..." and rather hoped the completion of the sentence would be "... last" - so I think you can guess how I feel about it. During the '80 election the public school I went to had a minor riot between supporters of Carter and Reagan. I have no idea why, any more than I have any idea why I was in the Carter camp, really. It was all good fun at the time. 8)
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
Why would a public school in the UK even care about US presidential elections?
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
That's what public schools are like. Lee is posh.
Posted by Veers (Member # 661) on :
quote:Originally posted by Topher: Why would a public school in the UK even care about US presidential elections?
Actually, they would care more about the presidential election than public schools in the US.
Posted by Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
NOTICE THE APOSTROPHE BEFORE 93!
Then look above!
Laughter all 'round.
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
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Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :
I'll miss him. :/
Posted by Tora Ziyal (Member # 53) on :
quote: Actually, they would care more about the presidential election than public schools in the US.
By the way, a public school in the UK is what Americans call a private school, and a private school is a public school. I do not know any conceivable reason why this is.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Hell, I was there for nine years and I never figured it out either.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
And it galls me to admit it, but the US naming system really does make the most sense.
Private = public. Public = comprehensive.
Cue jokes about Lee being snobby and possibly gay. Etc etc, and we're done.
(And I thought UM's joke was fairly good, but I didn't want to seem uncool, so I ignored it.)
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
"I didn't want to seem uncool"
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Why must people constantly pick on every little mistake I make, while people like Jason spend their lives masturbating over English dictionaries and laughing?
Posted by Mucus (Member # 24) on :
Now thats a nice image.
Posted by Capped in Mike (Member # 709) on :
From a guy named Mucus, that really means something.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Phaliam: "(And I thought UM's joke was fairly good, but I didn't want to seem uncool, so I ignored it.)"
Abort mission, mission a failure. ("Alpha One, you failed your primary objective, return to the Ardent for report!")
Posted by Capped in Mike (Member # 709) on :
"All media channels are abuzz with thoughts and commentary on the late President's passing. In memoriam, even some of the most remote and obscure internet pages have put his name as the title, atop one of their unrelated muti-page threads of random gibberish and bizarre interplays generated by fanboys. Every American mourns.. in their own way. Good night."
Posted by Wraith (Member # 779) on :
Lee went to public school?!? I thought those places were supposed to be good at education? Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Ultra Magnus went to pubic school!!!!!!!!
Posted by Ultra Magnus 321 (Member # 239) on :
Inner City.
Cred++.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
I suppose I could demonstrate my advanced intellect and superior education here if I wanted. . . but how? Lengthily researched posts with footnotes? Omey's got those covered. By correcting everyone else's spelling and grammar? Nix that! I don't have anything to prove. After seven years I imagine some of you know me and (occasionally) even like me; some of you may think I'm stupid but on the whole I don't really care.
Incidentally, last time I looked the school I went to was now charging about six grand (curse this NZ keboard with no pound sign, yes I know I could get it from character map but I can't be arsed) per term - $18,000 US. That's just absurd. Close to $60,000 a year?!
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
You could also type "£".
Posted by Ultra Magnus 321 (Member # 239) on :
I went to a school where the only requirement was to not display your crack and/or cocaine out in public.
As such, I recieved an education as strong as Urkel's grip on cool. (Before he became Stephan. Also, remember Judy? She's a porn performer these days. Thick booty, thaswamsayin)
Anyway, I am not smart.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he had only gone to public school."
Posted by Capped in Mike (Member # 709) on :
quote:Ohio Lawmaker Wants Reagan Added To Mount Rushmore Former President Died Saturday
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Ohio state representative wants to see President Ronald Reagan's image added to Mount Rushmore.
Rep. Ron Young, R-Painesville, introduced a resolution Monday requesting Congress to add the former president's image to the South Dakota landmark.
Reagan died Saturday at the age of 93. He was the nation's 40th president, and is credited with putting an end to the Cold War with the Soviet Union.
"During the years of President Reagan, America laid to rest an era of division and self-doubt. Because of his leadership, the world laid to rest an era of fear and tyranny," Young said. "I conceived this idea some time ago, and had this resolution drafted and ready to introduce because I can think of no better way to honor the Great Communicator than to have his image added to Mount Rushmore."
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln are already honored on Mount Rushmore, which represents the first 150 years of American history.
Via Pandagon.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Yeah, we should spend millions to add Reagan to Mt. Rushmore.
I suppose some people need to deify the last likeable republican president.
Posted by Ace (Member # 389) on :
Don't they have anything more important to be arguing over?
Posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim (Member # 646) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: I suppose some people need to deify the last likeable republican president.
You mean Teddy Roosevelt? He's already on Mt. Rushmore! Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
"[Reagan]... is credited with putting an end to the Cold War with the Soviet Union."
I think the Soviet Union Evil Empire should be credited just a little bit more with putting an end to itself and Reagan just a little bit less for being there and taking advantage of the situation.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Y'know, I'm not even sure it's possible to add someone to Mt. Rushmore. I mean, the faces are carved into the rock. The surrounding rock has been cut away. You can't put another face there without something into which to carve it. Esentially, they'd have to change one of the ones that are already there.
And, besides the fact that Reagan doesn't deserve to be up there, they shouldn't even think about putting anyone there without knowing how history will really think of them. I mean, look at T. Roosevelt. He's up there with the Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln, but how many Americans today could actually tell you anything he ever did?
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jay the Obscure: Because of his leadership, the world laid to rest an era of fear and tyranny,"
Didn't last too long, did it?
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Like with Palpie in teh pantsom menace!!! Te real baddie was in thier midst, tey jus didant see it! mouthspoon!
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
"Teh" real baddie being Halliburton's former CO?
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
I didn't know oil companies had Commanding Officers.
Well I meant more like Bush or Putin in that allegory. You get out of one pinch, then there comes a guy who says he's fighting with you but has a different agenda, like Palpatine.
After a while, the War on Terror or Checheny draws out and people start seeing hands being shaken behind the curtain. In Palpy's case, the rebelling forces of Nemoidians and Banking Clans being defeated, while he gets full power by the Senate.
This was just a quick allegory, I'm not paranoid, you know.
Now Dick Cheney, he seems more white, square and mellow than Al Gore. He strikes me as the kind of guy who'd say "Oh Goodness" or "Darn" when he trips and fall down a flight of stairs in the White House, where others would've gone more "Shit! Ow! Fuck! And my peers are watching! Motherhell!".
Posted by Futurama Guy (Member # 968) on :
quote: 06.08.2004 Remembering Reagan: The Klingon Connection
To join the world in marking the passing of former President Ronald Reagan, we uncovered this revealing tidbit regarding a visit he paid to Paramount Pictures in the spring of 1991.
While here to meet with longtime friend A.C. Lyles, studio stalwart and veteran producer who worked with Reagan when he was a Hollywood actor, the then-ex-President was invited to take a tour of the lot. Richard Arnold, assistant to Gene Roddenberry, was responsible for showing Mr. Reagan the Star Trek: The Next Generation stages, and their entourage arrived at Stage 16 to find the Trek crew putting on the finishing touches to the fourth season finale "Redemption, Part I."
This particular episode, if you remember, features a full contingent of Klingons. The President, not known to be very familiar with Star Trek, was introduced to some of the guest stars, presumably his first encounter with the warrior-like alien race. When later asked by Lyles what he thought of the Klingons, Reagan replied with his customary wit: "I like them. They remind me of Congress."
There are a few pics there of Reagan with some of the TNG cast.
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