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Michael Jackson Murdered
« on: August 25, 2009, 10:38:45 am »
I must say I didn't see that one coming.
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Re: Michael Jackson Murdered
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2009, 11:58:04 am »
What I read was that it's been called homocide which I think can also covers manslaughter and negligence so it's not that surprising given he died with a gut full of drugs and the prescribing doctor has disappeared.
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Re: Michael Jackson Murdered
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2009, 12:43:42 pm »
The other day there was a story preview on NPR that said something like "coming up: how there was more coverage of Michael Jackson's death in three weeks than there was of Afghanistan in a whole year." I might have the numbers wrong but that was the general idea. This was even before the homicide ruling.

As a consumer of news I refuse to feel the guilt about relative interest in those stories that was obviously implied. I mean, come on, there are wars and horror and government breakdown and poverty every day. A story this bizarre only happens once in, I don't know, a decade? It's hard to even compare. Maybe once in a lifetime, maybe he was a uniquely bizarre person. Of course that's more attention-getting than the everyday awfulness of the world.
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Re: Michael Jackson Murdered
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2009, 01:14:53 pm »
But...but... I'm already sick of hearing about Michael Jackson.
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Re: Michael Jackson Murdered
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2009, 04:50:42 pm »
Quote from: AugustWest on August 25, 2009, 01:14:53 pm
But...but... I'm already sick of hearing about Michael Jackson.
you and me both brother, but this murder trial is going to drag on forever.
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Re: Michael Jackson Murdered
« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2009, 05:54:27 pm »
Well, you know, it's not murder, it's at most manslaughter, which is not nearly as exciting. Killing someone by accident because you're an incompetent doctor is not nearly as juicy as killing someone on purpose for some interesting motive.
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Re: Michael Jackson Murdered
« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2009, 06:00:47 pm »
how is anyone supposed to miss michael jackson if they wont fuck*ng let him die?
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Re: Michael Jackson Murdered
« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2009, 11:27:42 pm »
The up side to the hoopla and reverence is that there are Michael Jackson impersonators around Philadelphia now. Anything which causes more street-dancing to intersect my daily life is of benefit to me.
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Re: Michael Jackson Murdered
« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2009, 11:45:46 am »
Quote from: Asherdan on August 25, 2009, 05:49:24 pm
Craps, even dead that dude is going to put us through another dumbass interminable juicy gossip laden trial.

That is... if he's really is dead... *winks knowingly*

(What I'm trying to say is soon you'll have a new Elvis)
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Re: Michael Jackson Murdered
« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2009, 11:57:51 am »
As bad as they're milking it, it can't be worse than the Princess Di stuff can it?
Can it?
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Re: Michael Jackson Murdered
« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2009, 01:26:08 pm »
If you were anywhere near Graceland last week you know it never ends.
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Re: Michael Jackson Murdered
« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2009, 01:52:56 pm »
Graceland, Neverland... it - it's practically spelling itself out in front of our very eyes...
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Re: Michael Jackson Murdered
« Reply #12 on: August 26, 2009, 02:48:47 pm »
There's not only more coverage of Michael Jackson than Afghanistan, there's more posting in this thread than in the one about the new strip. NOW I'm crranky about it.
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Re: Michael Jackson Murdered
« Reply #13 on: August 26, 2009, 03:00:42 pm »
The Daisy Owl thread is getting more comments than the latest Achewood comic as well.

Maybe Daisy Owl should have it's own fora with a new thread for each new comic?
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Re: Michael Jackson Murdered
« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2009, 03:14:57 pm »
change the achewood top-level board to comics and add a daisy owl sub-board next to the achewood sub-board. and a suggestions thread. add another board called 'today i'm gonna,' lock the thread, and split threads viciously.

these suggestions i'm making feel really familiar
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