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Frank Petrexa
Tribune
Albert "Chainsaw Al" Dunlap, who wrote the book "Mean Business" glorifying his exploits of running companies back to "profitability" by firing a third to half the workers and then selling the company before things hit the fan. It didn't work at Sunbeam, and the American Securities Exchange Commission fined him and banned him from corporate roles for life when he tried to hide the problems with dubiously legal accounting gimmicks. This guy was the forerunner of the "elites" who are the target of angry blue collar voters, and a big reason we have Trump and Brexit. Apparently he wasn't all that nice a guy personally either. He didn't go to the funeral of either parent, he was married twice, and one of his sons wouldn't talk to him.
Two questions. What is his grave's location? And will it be designed to facilitate dancing on it?
elephas
Senator
Matti Nykänen (1963-2019), a Finnish ski jumping legend, one of the greatest jumpers of all time, passed away on Monday, February 4th.
P.I.P.
https://www.fis-ski.com/en/ski-jump...media/news/2018-19/matti-nykaenen-passed-away
P.I.P.
https://www.fis-ski.com/en/ski-jump...media/news/2018-19/matti-nykaenen-passed-away
Naraku
Draconarius
The cause has not yet been released.
Off the slopes, Nykanen struggled with personal problems. He fought alcohol addiction, went to prison for assault and was recently diagnosed as diabetic.
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/...ping_legend_matti_nykanen_dead_at_55/10629072
We put sports stars and other celebrities on pedestals like ancient gods, but they are still, in fact, only human.
Two other great mountain men have met their end doing what they loved best:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-47156648
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-47156648
Frank Petrexa
Tribune
Don't forget 2,943 hits and 586 home runs. Not the kind of guy you wanted to see playing against your team. It clearly wasn't the smartest trade Cincinnati made.
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poem21045
Tribunus Plebis
One of the all time major league worst (if you're a Cincy fan) or best (if an Os fan like me) trades. Milt Pappas (who went to the Reds) had been a very good --but not great-- pitcher in B'more, but he didn't do much for the Reds. The other two guys they got for Robinson were journeymen at best.
When Jim Bouton was asked, how do you pitch to Frank Robinson, he said, "Reluctantly."
Naraku
Draconarius
After 15 years of service, the Mars Rover Opportunity has been declared dead by NASA.
https://www.space.com/mars-rover-opportunity-declared-dead.html
https://www.space.com/mars-rover-opportunity-declared-dead.html
Frank Petrexa
Tribune
Captain Rosemary Mariner, United States Navy. (She apparently outranked her husband, too.)
connoisseurs
Senator
Martin Luther 1546
Michelangelo 1564
Michelangelo 1564
Naraku
Draconarius
Naraku
Draconarius
The man who appeared in one of the most famous images of the XX century has died at the age of 95.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...a14d7fec96a_story.html?utm_term=.eafcd86c9f97
https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...a14d7fec96a_story.html?utm_term=.eafcd86c9f97
Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel fashion designer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47293612
To be honest, I've never been all that impressed by his designs -
fun party-frocks, if someone bought me one I wouldn't refuse to wear it,
but not dresses I'd feel I must have.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47293612
To be honest, I've never been all that impressed by his designs -
fun party-frocks, if someone bought me one I wouldn't refuse to wear it,
but not dresses I'd feel I must have.
Frank Petrexa
Tribune
People may bet a little sated with posts about American baseball, but "jocks" and entertainers really accelerated the civil rights movement and didn't have such an easy time doing it. And in those days, studios and team owners had a lot of monopoly power over salaries.