People die every day. Some of them are famous, some important, many newsworthy. This thread is for announcements of deaths in the news, discussions of the legacy of those recently deceased people, and memorials of same.
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To start with, the last of the original Von Trapp Singers has died, Maria Von Trapp, 99, in Vermont. (This is the daughter of Captain Von Trapp, not her stepmother who was also named Maria. In the musical, they called her Louisa.)
http://news.yahoo.com/maria-von-trapp-99-dies-vermont-005546425.html
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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:28:19 AM
I just saw the news about the Queen. Very sad.
Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper WallI mean, everything's basically been planned out for when the day came
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I don't think Alley Oop is talking about the transition in term of royalty, but mainly culturally, and not just for the UK. The whole world has known UK as having had the same Monarch for the past 70 years.
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."She was the longest reigning ruler in Europe so far. Or am I missing someone? Franz Joseph comes pretty close.
Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna.Rest in peace, Lizzie.
Rest also in peace, Thurston and others.
I assure you, I'm perfectly trustable personI also have a Canadian coin with the Queen on it. It’s the one I use to help me decide things in my games and writing. I agree it’s going to feel strange now.
Come on! Let's bless them all until we get fershnickered!Same here (aside from the fact that I'm a year older, but that's not important).
I actually share a birthday with her and Iggy Pop (aside from the year, obviously).
Edited by GastonRabbit on Sep 8th 2022 at 3:51:52 AM
I got a rock for Halloween.Someone drew an image of Elizabeth II being welcomed in an Islam-like afterlife
Somebody in the responses pointed out that it was originally Qassem Soleimani and somebody just put the Queen's head on top.
Edited by DrunkenNordmann on Sep 8th 2022 at 11:06:32 AM
We learn from history that we do not learn from historyIrish and Black Twitter: We will sing no requiem tonight.
In all seriousness, RIP. It's surreal to know people born during her reign are old enough to have grandkids.
"Everyone’s equal. Same chances of getting hit. Equal in the eyes of the rocket.”

And,
beat me to complaining about being to it.
Well.
The Queen is Dead. Long live the King.
The internet will be unbearable for the next few days.