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Xist Not Doug Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Show Low, AZ Posts: 12,191 Chorizo - '00 Honda Civic HX, baby! :D Mid-Life Crisis Fighter - '99 Honda Accord LX Gramps - '04 Toyota Camry LE Don't hit me bro - '05 Toyota Camry LE Thanks: 7,229 Thanked 2,220 Times in 1,711 Posts | Grant Thompson, the King of Random passed away. Was he sick? Did he blow up himself? Apparently the family refuses to give any information at this time and just says "Respect our privacy." Rumor is he disappeared paragliding and was just found today: https://www.ksl.com/article/46607221...h-of-hurricane I kind of feel that someone with 11 million followers on YouTube alone stopped being a private person a long time ago. Also, if they give one one-sentence explanation, they will probably need to ask fewer people to respect their privacy. I do not have any idea what will happen with the channel, but we do not have any idea how much involvement he has had in months. Do I still call Nate his sidekick? |
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redpoint5 Human Environmentalist Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 12,509 Acura TSX - '06 Acura TSX Lafawnda - CBR600 - '01 Honda CBR600 F4i Big Yeller - Dodge/Cummins - '98 Dodge Ram 2500 base Chevy ZR-2 - '03 Chevrolet S10 ZR2 Model Y - '24 Tesla Y LR AWD Thanks: 4,222 Thanked 4,399 Times in 3,372 Posts | I don't like obituaries precisely because they don't describe what killed the person. No matter how embarrassing my death is, I feel comfortable making that public knowledge. I want my tombstone (I don't actually want a tombstone or a legal burial) to say "Here lay redpoint5, Invincible!" Just want to give people a chuckle in an otherwise miserable day. Don't know who Grant Thompson is. Powered paragliding is something I intend to pursue one day when I have more time. __________________
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| 07-30-2019, 06:34 PM | #3 (permalink) |
Xist Not Doug Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Show Low, AZ Posts: 12,191 Chorizo - '00 Honda Civic HX, baby! :D Mid-Life Crisis Fighter - '99 Honda Accord LX Gramps - '04 Toyota Camry LE Don't hit me bro - '05 Toyota Camry LE Thanks: 7,229 Thanked 2,220 Times in 1,711 Posts | Just carry GPS or something, okay? I regularly post\complain about The King of Random['s sidekick]. They post some cool projects, but seem to cater to their eight year-old fans more than anything. An old friend disappeared from Facebook and I found her obituary. The only detail they gave regarding her death was that it was sudden. I created a thread when my ex died, asking for help from someone on Facebook. Her family did not like me and I was trying to find closure. She did not have over 11 million followers, though, although she had 527 Facebook friends, and most of us never found out what happened. |
| 07-30-2019, 07:25 PM | #4 (permalink) |
conor_v EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 23 Jerry - '11 Chevrolet Volt Thanks: 3 Thanked 8 Times in 3 Posts | I saw this too and I was a bit shocked. I seriously did not believe it at first due to the lack of explanation given for his death. I understand the wish for privacy but I kinda agree with you Xist. I am also just really curious because he was so young! |
| 07-30-2019, 07:49 PM | #5 (permalink) |
redpoint5 Human Environmentalist Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 12,509 Acura TSX - '06 Acura TSX Lafawnda - CBR600 - '01 Honda CBR600 F4i Big Yeller - Dodge/Cummins - '98 Dodge Ram 2500 base Chevy ZR-2 - '03 Chevrolet S10 ZR2 Model Y - '24 Tesla Y LR AWD Thanks: 4,222 Thanked 4,399 Times in 3,372 Posts | As I figure it, if I'm close to someone I'll find out one way or another how they met their demise. Otherwise, I probably wasn't keeping that close in touch with them, at which point learning about their demise comes more as shocking entertainment than something to gather with loved ones for support. I understand the curiosity element, as I'm extremely curious about most things. That said, I value others boundaries more than my own curiosity. Something I may not always be quick to pick up on. __________________
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| 07-30-2019, 09:19 PM | #6 (permalink) |
Xist Not Doug Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Show Low, AZ Posts: 12,191 Chorizo - '00 Honda Civic HX, baby! :D Mid-Life Crisis Fighter - '99 Honda Accord LX Gramps - '04 Toyota Camry LE Don't hit me bro - '05 Toyota Camry LE Thanks: 7,229 Thanked 2,220 Times in 1,711 Posts | He is popular enough the truth will come out before too long and the first person to break the story will get a great deal of attention. It is ridiculous what people will do for attention. |
| 07-30-2019, 10:14 PM | #7 (permalink) |
freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 27,834 Thanks: 7,812 Thanked 8,626 Times in 7,105 Posts | My ex-wife buried her third (or forth) husband. Do you think I have a shot? __________________ |
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litesong Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Everett WA Posts: 508 Thanks: 67 Thanked 164 Times in 124 Posts | Quote: Originally Posted by freebeard My ex-wife buried her third (or forth--sic) husband. Do you think I have a shot? It depends on how powerful the gun was, with which she shot him. |
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| 07-30-2019, 11:34 PM | #9 (permalink) |
freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 27,834 Thanks: 7,812 Thanked 8,626 Times in 7,105 Posts | Quote: (or forth--sic) I know the difference between cardinal and ordinal numbers, but I'd swear the spell checker flagged it (although it doesn't now, prolly miss-spelt in another way). I just watched The Candace Owens Show: Carl Benjamin on Youtube and at the end she gave him two minutes to tell the world anything he thought they should hear and all he said was "You are a flawed person and should probably exercise more restraint in your life and more forgiveness to the people around you". So now I have to live up to that! __________________ |
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RedDevil Master EcoWalker Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Nieuwegein, the Netherlands Posts: 3,998 Red Devil - '11 Honda Insight Elegance Thanks: 1,712 Thanked 2,245 Times in 1,454 Posts | FWIW the news broke out; paraglide accident confirmed. __________________ |
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