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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.

Please observe the usual rules about posting ettiquette and note that this is in On-Topic Conversations.

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


2023 mod note:


In line with the general forum rules, 'gravedancing' is prohibited here. If you're celebrating someone's death, your post will get thumped. This rule applies regardless of what the person you're discussing has said or done.

This doesn't mean that you can't discuss their life or legacy, or express an opinion as to whether they escaped justice for their actions. But if that starts to become a longer conversation, there are other OTC threads that may be more appropriate.

Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:28:19 AM

thatindiantroper Since: Feb, 2015
#3701: Sep 8th 2022 at 10:45:01 AM

[up] [up] Beate to it.

And, [up] 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.

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#3702: Sep 8th 2022 at 10:47:09 AM

I just saw the news about the Queen. Very sad.

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#3703: Sep 8th 2022 at 11:03:13 AM

I have no real opinion but as someone who has lived all 32 years only knowing her as "the Queen" it's going to be interesting seeing what happens from now on.

MovieNut14 from the U.S. of A (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#3704: Sep 8th 2022 at 11:04:13 AM

I mean, everything's basically been planned out for when the day came.

"We are all so afraid, we are all so alone, we all so need from the outside the assurance of our own worthiness to exist."
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#3705: Sep 8th 2022 at 11:06:53 AM

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.

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petersohn from Earth, Solar System (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Hiding
#3706: Sep 8th 2022 at 11:08:07 AM

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.
RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#3707: Sep 8th 2022 at 11:09:39 AM

I think just beaten by Louis the... XIV? Can't remember the regnal number properly. Louis the Great; the Sun King. That one.

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#3708: Sep 8th 2022 at 11:10:37 AM

It's a bit eerie to witness the Queen's passing one day after my birthday.

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#3709: Sep 8th 2022 at 11:13:27 AM

Aye, Elizabeth II is the second-longest ruling monarch in the world, second only to Louis XIV of France.

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AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
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#3710: Sep 8th 2022 at 11:13:42 AM

Welp, that’s that. But also RIP Helen Potrebenko and Esther Cooper Jackson from the last page.

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Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#3712: Sep 8th 2022 at 11:16:57 AM

[up][up][up][up]And three days before mine.

(Yes, my birthday's September 11th, and no, I don't enjoy that fact either.)

"We are all so afraid, we are all so alone, we all so need from the outside the assurance of our own worthiness to exist."
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#3713: Sep 8th 2022 at 11:24:19 AM

Rest in peace, Lizzie.

Rest also in peace, Thurston and others.

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#3714: Sep 8th 2022 at 12:21:57 PM

Yeah, what Tclittle said, and also there's the whole strangeness of changing mentalities from thinking about it in terms of the Queen to now the King.

RainingMetal (Handed A Sword) Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#3715: Sep 8th 2022 at 12:32:14 PM

As a Canadian it's going to be a whammy to see someone other than the Queen on my coins.

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Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Lucky Seven
#3716: Sep 8th 2022 at 12:33:56 PM

I 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!
SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#3717: Sep 8th 2022 at 12:49:48 PM

Rest in piece Elizabeth, despite my complicated feelings about her. She was Queen for a hell of a long time.

Bluecatcinema Since: Nov, 2010
#3718: Sep 8th 2022 at 12:52:24 PM

She was a fine Queen. May she rest in peace.

GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
C'est la vie. (he/him)
#3719: Sep 8th 2022 at 1:50:01 PM

I have no real opinion but as someone who has lived all 32 years only knowing her as "the Queen" it's going to be interesting seeing what happens from now on.

Same here (aside from the fact that I'm a year older, but that's not important).

It's a bit eerie to witness the Queen's passing one day after my birthday.

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.
WojtekPod (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#3720: Sep 8th 2022 at 1:57:06 PM

Rest in peace, Elizabeth of Windsor.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#3721: Sep 8th 2022 at 2:00:24 PM

Someone drew an image of Elizabeth II being welcomed in an Islam-like afterlife

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DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#3722: Sep 8th 2022 at 2:04:20 PM

[up]

Somebody in the responses pointed out that it was originally Qassem Soleimani and somebody just put the Queen's head on top.

Here's the original.

Edited by DrunkenNordmann on Sep 8th 2022 at 11:06:32 AM

We learn from history that we do not learn from history
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#3723: Sep 8th 2022 at 2:07:31 PM

yeah,that's..a rather tasteless photoshop

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minseok42 A Self-inflicted Disaster from A Six-Tatami Room (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
A Self-inflicted Disaster
#3724: Sep 8th 2022 at 2:10:40 PM

Apparently, Twitter users in Ireland and some African countries are in celebration mode. Can't blame them.

Edited by minseok42 on Sep 8th 2022 at 2:11:45 AM

"Enshittification truly is how platforms die"-Cory Doctorow
Deacon911 King of Freedonia from Freedonia Since: Jun, 2012
King of Freedonia
#3725: Sep 8th 2022 at 2:23:33 PM

Irish 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.

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