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graywarrior

(59,440 posts) Sun Oct 27, 2013, 02:31 PM Oct 2013

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Wait...a HOAX? grrrrr UPDATE: SORRY, it's true

Last edited Sun Oct 27, 2013, 04:43 PM - Edit history (1)

http://en.mediamass.net/people/lou-reed/deathhoax.html

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Wait...a HOAX? grrrrr UPDATE: SORRY, it's true (Original Post) graywarrior Oct 2013 OP

Damn. jsr Oct 2013 #1

But you're not allowed to lie on the internet! Revanchist Oct 2013 #2

It's not a hoax. Mediamass is a comedy site. Every sufrommich Oct 2013 #3

cnn hasn't Cooley Hurd Oct 2013 #5

Given CNN's recent track record, it doesn't mean much. morningfog Oct 2013 #7

CNN'll say the jury's out until the guy's great-grandchildren die of old age anyway. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2013 #12

"The Mediamass Project : Media criticism through satire" PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #4

not funny mediamass. #fail TeamPooka Oct 2013 #6

He is dead. Nt. Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #8

Confirmed by his agent to ABC and Guardian. morningfog Oct 2013 #9

Not a hoax. Lex Oct 2013 #10

It's not a hoax malaise Oct 2013 #11

No hoax. Call Me Wesley Oct 2013 #13

Not a hoax. It's everywhere in the legitimate media. n/t duffyduff Oct 2013 #14

Not your fault--you were bitten in the ass by a "humor" site that isn't funny. MADem Oct 2013 #15

A rotten thing to do to a great man. graywarrior Oct 2013 #16

Yes, indeed. nt MADem Oct 2013 #17

jsr

(7,712 posts)

1. Damn.

Reply to graywarrior (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 02:32 PM

Oct 2013

Revanchist

(1,375 posts)

2. But you're not allowed to lie on the internet!

Reply to graywarrior (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 02:32 PM

Oct 2013

I read that on the internet.

sufrommich

(22,871 posts)

3. It's not a hoax. Mediamass is a comedy site. Every

Reply to graywarrior (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 02:33 PM

Oct 2013

major news source is reporting that Reed is dead.

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)

5. cnn hasn't

Reply to sufrommich (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 02:54 PM

Oct 2013

morningfog

(18,115 posts)

7. Given CNN's recent track record, it doesn't mean much.

Reply to Cooley Hurd (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 02:59 PM

Oct 2013

Rolling Stone has it. Until they retract, I will continue to mourn.

Posteritatis

(18,807 posts)

12. CNN'll say the jury's out until the guy's great-grandchildren die of old age anyway. (nt)

Reply to Cooley Hurd (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 03:15 PM

Oct 2013

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

4. "The Mediamass Project : Media criticism through satire"

Reply to graywarrior (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 02:35 PM

Oct 2013

http://en.mediamass.net/blog/mediamass-project

TeamPooka

(24,231 posts)

6. not funny mediamass. #fail

Reply to graywarrior (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 02:56 PM

Oct 2013

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)

8. He is dead. Nt.

Reply to graywarrior (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 02:59 PM

Oct 2013

morningfog

(18,115 posts)

9. Confirmed by his agent to ABC and Guardian.

Reply to graywarrior (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 03:09 PM

Oct 2013

Lou Reed has died.

Lex

(34,108 posts)

10. Not a hoax.

Reply to graywarrior (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 03:12 PM

Oct 2013

malaise

(269,082 posts)

11. It's not a hoax

Reply to graywarrior (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 03:14 PM

Oct 2013

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/27/lou-reed-velvet-underground-dies

Call Me Wesley

(38,187 posts)

13. No hoax.

Reply to graywarrior (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 03:20 PM

Oct 2013

Safe passage.

duffyduff

(3,251 posts)

14. Not a hoax. It's everywhere in the legitimate media. n/t

Reply to graywarrior (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 03:39 PM

Oct 2013

MADem

(135,425 posts)

15. Not your fault--you were bitten in the ass by a "humor" site that isn't funny.

Reply to graywarrior (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 05:22 PM

Oct 2013

Those, like lies, are popping (I almost said pooping, and that would work too) out all over the internet these days.

Comedy only looks easy--I wish some of these assclowns making "jokes" like this realized that.

graywarrior

(59,440 posts)

16. A rotten thing to do to a great man.

Reply to MADem (Reply #15)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 06:24 PM

Oct 2013

MADem

(135,425 posts)

17. Yes, indeed. nt

Reply to graywarrior (Reply #16)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 08:05 PM

Oct 2013

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