heard another today

OT -- The King of Pop is dead by Tawaki on 2009-06-26 02:55:00 UTC Reply

I don't mean to sound offensive, but... by kgarrett on 2009-07-01 00:49:00 UTC Reply

Am I the only one who's glad he died? In my opinion, cardiac arrest wasn't a quick enough end.

Dunno how I didn't catch this, but I meant "was too quick an by Anonymous on 2009-07-01 21:08:00 UTC Reply

-end".

Well, his kids are going to have easier lives now. by Maudlin Hart on 2009-07-02 01:18:00 UTC Reply

Now everyone's going "He was the King of Pop! And he was in Thriller! He's dead! Waaaaah!" instead of "He was a fragging pedophile!"
But we can still make jokes about him. What's the difference between Michael Jackson and a grocery bag?

I got another one ... by Laburnum on 2009-07-02 21:59:00 UTC Reply

From The Sneeze on "natto", which is a type of fermented soybean foodstuff popular in Japan:

"Not unlike Michael Jackson, these harmless soybeans had undergone some kind of hideous transformation. They were now a freakish version of their former selves. (Which, coincidentally, should also be kept away from your children.)"
Re: Well, his kids are going to have easier lives now. by Seranis on 2009-07-02 18:10:00 UTC Reply

Search me. What?

One's white and made of plastic... by thejadefalcon on 2009-07-03 10:12:00 UTC Reply

and the other carries your shopping in. :P

Partially. by Maudlin Hart on 2009-07-09 00:32:00 UTC Reply

It's "One's made of white plastic and is dangerous for children to play with and the other one's a grocery bag".

It varies... by thejadefalcon on 2009-07-11 10:29:00 UTC Reply

sometimes that part's in, sometimes it isn't.

Re: One's white and made of plastic... by Seranis on 2009-07-03 16:25:00 UTC Reply

HAR.

Cheap, but amusing!

heard another today by Pads on 2009-07-05 00:00:00 UTC Reply

I'm crap at jokes, so excuse the poor telling of it. It was something along the lines of Farrah Fawcett dying and going to heaven and being asked if she had any last requests for happenings on Earth. She asked for all the children of the world to be happy and safe. So they killed Michael Jackson. Of course, as jokes go, it works rather better if, unlike me, you a) know who Farrah Fawcett is and b) know she also died that day.

A lolcow? by thejadefalcon on 2009-07-14 10:19:00 UTC Reply

They have lolcows now? And yeah, I drew a picture of Star Wars: Jedi Knight in MS Paint, but that sucked. I only drew it because I wanted to win a competition in PC Gamer.

I was never a fan, but I didn't wish him dead. by Laburnum on 2009-07-01 23:43:00 UTC Reply

Regardless of what the person did or didn't do, death is so final ... Then again, maybe real-life me is just softhearted. Hell, I felt bad when Jerry Falwell died, and I actively loathed everything he stood for!

While most of the time, yes... by thejadefalcon on 2009-07-03 10:13:00 UTC Reply

I do think that death's a bit too final, there are some exceptions such as Jackson were I can happily think "Well, good riddance." I think the same for any major criminal (e.g. rapist, murderer etc).

...and adolescent boys around the world breathe easy... (nm) by Maudlin Hart on 2009-06-29 00:50:00 UTC Reply
May The Angels Sing Thriller.... by Maya De'Lune on 2009-06-26 06:33:00 UTC Reply

I think it's tragic. I can't say I ever really loved him, but I did respect him. Even pitied him when he hated himself so much he would twist and mutilate his body to be someone he wasn't.
But I do think it's awful that the same people who constantly cracked jokes about him now pretend he was their idol. It really isn't fair. Poor Man...
I just found out when someone posted a tribute pic ... by Laburnum on 2009-06-26 03:03:00 UTC Reply

Ain't that sad? I'm getting my news through devArt now. Well, I was never a big fan, but my support goes out to both his family and his fanbase.