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Nanaki Skywalker

Nanaki Skywalker

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RIP to Ernie Gygax, the first ever player of Dungeons & Dragons along with his sister. Ernie created the first ever character in the game that would eventually be called D&D, a wizard named Tenser (an anagram of Ernest). His next character was Serten, also a wizard and also an anagram, with the added benefit of setting up puns, which is what Dungeons & Dragons is really all about, isn’t it?

Both of these characters are still household names in the hobby, with their spells Tenser’s Floating Disk and Serten’s Spell Immunity enduring in our imaginations.

Rest in Peace.
 
Nanaki Skywalker

Nanaki Skywalker

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Wanderer said:
wtf is going on?
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Considering the mysterious circumstances, I'd say this is yet another case of the Superman Curse (which affected his own co-stars from that film franchise, such as Marlon Brando, Margot Kidder, and the most notable curse victim of all, Christopher Reeve). Considering how successful his film career had been post-Superman and how long he lived, I legit thought he'd completely escape the curse.
 
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Hackman's pacemaker failed, according to the autopsy report. His wife and dog were found in the bathroom with an open pill container but idk what to make of that, I don't believe there's much available that'll kill someone that quickly. They had been dead for nine days before they were discovered, too.
 
Nanaki Skywalker

Nanaki Skywalker

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Steve McMichael (otherwise known as "Mongo"), Hall of Fame NFL defensive tackle (Texas Longhorns, Chicago Bears), Super Bowl XX Champion, and Monday Night Wars-era professional wrestler (WCW), at age 67 following a battle with ALS. McMichael was most famous in football as one of the stars of that famous 85 Bears defense, and most famous in wrestling for both his role in the main event of WrestleMania XI, and being a member of the last incarnation of The Four Hoursemen wrestling stable.

I'm not a Bears fan, but I am a Longhorns fan, so it's my job to give one last Hook 'Em to a Longhorn Legend. 🤘

And one final toast to Mongo as well...

 
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Nanaki Skywalker

Nanaki Skywalker

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Jim Marshall, legendary Vikings defensive end notable for starting 270 consecutive games (an NFL record that stood until 2009 when Brett Favre broke it in 2009, also in a Vikings uniform) snd recovering 29 fumbles defensively (an NFL record that still stands), at age 87.

Marshall is also infamous for one particular blooper. During a game against the 49ers, Marshall recovered a Billy Kilmer fumble (one of his aforementioned NFL record 29 recoveries) and returned it 66 yards to the end zone, but there was one problem with that; he ran the wrong way, resulting in a safety for the 49ers instead of a touchdown for his team. This blunder may have contributed to keeping him out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

 
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Ozzy Osbourne passed away just after his farewell tour at the age of 76:
www.bbc.com

Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne dies aged 76, his family announces - live updates

Osbourne's family says he was "surrounded by love" when he died, just weeks after his farewell gig in his hometown of Birmingham.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1947731442622206170

Caught me off guard, 'cause I was literally just talking to someone two days ago who went to that farewell tour, so it was fresh in my mind when I saw the news just now.




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Nanaki Skywalker

Nanaki Skywalker

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Having been a fan of his since my days in High School when my dad turned me onto Black Sabbath, and having attended damn near every Ozzfest that came to my city (even discovering a slew of new bands along the way in the process), I can say that this is a sad day not just for me, but the entire Metal community; in fact, Black Sabbath, especially its original lineup, is widely credited as having invented Heavy Metal.

That being said, I am surprised he lived this long, because I highly doubt the average human being could possibly survive the sheer amount of drugs this guy used and abused for YEARS for as long as he has. Obviously, the only rock stars I can think of who've lasted longer with that amount of drug abuse are Steven Tyler (who claims to have snorted half of Peru) and Keith Richards (who has had a well-documented history of cheating death dating back to before he even knew what drugs were).
 
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