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    Image of Glib and Bitchy Glib and Bitchy
    11/18/09

    Names you must know:
    Discount clothier Sy Syms, for whom an educated consumer was the best customer, has marked down his last suit. [www.washingtonpost.com]

    #tips #andnowhesdead
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    11/17/09

    In reply to Rumors of Ken Ober's Death Turn Out to Be Sadly True
    I was on Remote Control. Thanks for the fun times, Ken, and for letting me experience what frozen egg rolls feel like when they fall from above. #kenober
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    MissNormaDesmond promoted this comment kepster was starred kepster was unstarred
    Image of Airport_Whiskey Airport_Whiskey
    11/16/09

    In reply to Rumors of Ken Ober's Death Turn Out to Be Sadly True
    I wanted to go on this show so badly. I was only 10 when it first came on though. #kenober
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    MissNormaDesmond promoted this comment Airport_Whiskey was starred Airport_Whiskey was unstarred
    Image of Mo MoDo Mo MoDo
    11/16/09

    In reply to Rumors of Ken Ober's Death Turn Out to Be Sadly True
    I loved Remote Control and watched it every day for years. I'm going to play a round of Beat The Bishop in his honor. #kenober
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    11/16/09

    @Mo MoDo: And wave goodbye as he/his recliner is dragged behind the wall. #kenober
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    Image of NigelAstydameia NigelAstydameia
    11/16/09

    In reply to Rumors of Ken Ober's Death Turn Out to Be Sadly True
    Somewhere, Kari Wuhrer is crying, and I would like to comfort her.

    Ken would have wanted it that way.
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    MissNormaDesmond promoted this comment NigelAstydameia was starred NigelAstydameia was unstarred
    Image of fuzzymuffins fuzzymuffins
    11/16/09

    In reply to Rumors of Ken Ober's Death Turn Out to Be Sadly True
    i consider remote control to be one of the most underrated and entertaining games shows of all time... the last great swan song of MTV. thank you, ken! #kenober
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    Image of Poop Cooper Poop Cooper
    11/16/09

    In reply to Rumors of Ken Ober's Death Turn Out to Be Sadly True
    I hope that when I die, the most interesting thing about me isn't how it happened.

    Not saying that's true about Ober, but you wouldn't know it by the lead on this story.

    Condolences to his family and friends. 52 is too damn soon. #kenober
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    MissNormaDesmond promoted this comment Poop Cooper was starred Poop Cooper was unstarred
    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    11/16/09

    @Poop Cooper: You seem to be scolding someone for something. What headline do you think would have been appropriate? #kenober
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    Image of Poop Cooper Poop Cooper
    11/17/09

    @MissNormaDesmond: Is it okay to "I don't know"? Seriously, I just spent the last 15 minutes trying to write a valid response to your question and to be honest I'm having a hard time articulating how I feel.

    You're right, my comment did seem kind of pointed at Richard (sorry about that, normally I'm a fan of the showbiz news you bring in. Also, I'm an idiot for criticizing the lead in the story, when, to be honest, the lead is actually fine).

    I just wish that Twitter wasn't the angle that was used to approach his death and instead it was more, "This guy died, here are his achievements, and interestingly enough, Twitter was wrong and then right or something."

    Apologies for making it all about me though. I know that this affected you on a much more personal level than it did me and I'm pretty much feeling like an asshole right about now. #kenober
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    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    11/17/09

    @Poop Cooper: I totally didn't mean to achieve that. But I do think that part of what's newsworthy about this is what happened in the process of Ober's death becoming known -- and it wasn't about Twitter so much, actually, as about the pitfalls of crowdsourcing news, and websites that do this without any sense of accountability. I think it's actually worth discussing this angle. So there's the story, and the story about the story, and I think the latter is what the headline alludes to. #kenober
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    Image of TheSometimesWhy TheSometimesWhy
    11/16/09

    In reply to Rumors of Ken Ober's Death Turn Out to Be Sadly True
    Ken Ober was that rarity in the entertainment business--a lunch pail kind of guy who just went about his business without drawing a lot of attention to himself. I had the pleasure of getting to know him socially after his successes of the late 80s, and he always seemed somewhat embarrassed that he was no longer viewed as he once had been when his star was more visible. I think over time he just understood that like pretty much everyone else in the business, he was just a guy trying to make an honest living and that whatever fame or notoriety came his way, he was just a guy trying to do his best. #kenober
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    Image of El_Gato El_Gato
    11/16/09

    In reply to Rumors of Ken Ober's Death Turn Out to Be Sadly True
    He was a writer/producer for Mind of Mencia?? Christ, he really went out on a low note. Poor guy. #kenober
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    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    11/16/09

    In reply to Rumors of Ken Ober's Death Turn Out to Be Sadly True
    Yay, crowdsourcing! I'll give AmericanSuperstarMag.com credit for pretty quickly yanking the story that supposedly "debunked" the rumor, apologizing, and deleting the user's account who'd posted it. Meanwhile, the NowPublic user who made what was actually quite a snotty little post (original headline "Ken Ober Dead? No. Ken Ober Alive") edited his post, albeit ineptly, with no hint of apology. Why the fuck would anyone ever take it upon themselves to deny that someone's died based only on their inflated opinion of themselves as an entertainment insider from Vancouver?
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    Edited by MissNormaDesmond at 11/16/09 5:40 PM MissNormaDesmond was starred MissNormaDesmond was unstarred
    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    11/16/09

    @MissNormaDesmond:
    WTF? Why does that look like a link but go nowhere? Here it is again: [www.nowpublic.com]

    I was somewhat pissed off about this because while I didn't know Ober myself, some of my friends did. It was saddening to watch this play out on a couple of people's FB pages as people reacted to the news, then were given hope that it was a hoax, and then were let down again when they found out the truth. He was clearly someone many people had great personal affection for, and it seemed to me this needlessly complicated people's grief. #kenober
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    Image of Atilla the Bun Atilla the Bun
    11/16/09

    In reply to Rumors of Ken Ober's Death Turn Out to Be Sadly True
    Jeebus, this makes me feel old. And since I guess it's not all about me--condolences to his friends and family.
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    elinorwhyme promoted this comment Edited by Atilla the Bun at 11/16/09 5:33 PM Atilla the Bun was starred Atilla the Bun was unstarred
    Image of elinorwhyme elinorwhyme
    11/16/09

    @Atilla the Bun: It sure does. I remember it, but I don't recognize it, if that makes any sense.
    And I second your condolences. #kenober
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    Image of SaraRueful SaraRueful
    11/16/09

    In reply to Rumors of Ken Ober's Death Turn Out to Be Sadly True
    Aww! I loved this show. Him, Colin, Adam Sandler. They (well, not Adam, I don't think) did a tour and I saw them at a town near me when I was in college. RIP, Ken. #kenober
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    Image of TriedandTrue TriedandTrue
    11/16/09

    @SaraRueful: Me, too!!! I remember being really excited to see it as I was a big fan of the show. #kenober
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    Image of TheProfessor69 TheProfessor69
    11/16/09

    @TriedandTrue: There were so many people associated with Ken Ober that are huge stars now , I loved all his hows all the people (including him) on them. In that time he was BIG and I am sad that he is gone... Good Times...Good Times. #kenober
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    Little Green Frog (Wise Latina) promoted this comment TheProfessor69 was starred TheProfessor69 was unstarred
    Image of Little Green Frog (Wise Latina) Little Green Frog (Wise Latina)
    11/16/09

    @SaraRueful: It was great. Not kidding you, this show helped me learned English. #kenober
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    Image of Little Green Frog (Wise Latina) Little Green Frog (Wise Latina)
    11/16/09

    @Little Green Frog (Wise Latina): Argh! "learn", not "learned!" #kenober
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    Image of SaraRueful SaraRueful
    11/16/09

    @Little Green Frog (Wise Latina): That's a nice comment to make a typo in, though. :)
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    Edited by SaraRueful at 11/16/09 7:09 PM SaraRueful was starred SaraRueful was unstarred
    Image of Airvault Airvault
    11/16/09

    In reply to Rumors of Ken Ober's Death Turn Out to Be Sadly True
    #andnowhesdeadALIVEnopedead
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    Image of AngriestGeek AngriestGeek
    11/16/09

    In reply to Rumors of Ken Ober's Death Turn Out to Be Sadly True
    They go in threes! Chris Hardwick, Kari Wurher, Colin Quinn...watch your back! #kenober
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    Image of j.blo j.blo
    11/16/09

    @AngriestGeek: Adam Sandler! #kenober
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    Image of ShanghaiLil ShanghaiLil
    11/16/09

    In reply to Rumors of Ken Ober's Death Turn Out to Be Sadly True
    This post is so meta- it makes my head hurt. #kenober
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    ShanghaiLil was starred ShanghaiLil was unstarred
    Image of m4ximusprim3 m4ximusprim3
    11/16/09

    @ShanghaiLil: I'm so glad I'm not high right now. Trying to puzzle this out would have taken HOURS. #kenober
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