and Generalisimo Francisco Franco is still dead

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FrankC — 11/4/2004 6:52:15 PM (archived)

The Arrafat death watch reminds me of when Franco died. Continuous false reports of his death for what seemed like weeks. When he finally died the subject line became a standard SNL joke

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Arafat is dead (n/t) - ebnelson - 11/4/2004 4:43:35 PM
- re: And apparently he's going to take it with him when he goes. - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 4:36:08 AM
  - The Swiss are smiling like the "cat who ate the canary" - Gary - 11/6/2004 6:18:20 AM
- "Thanks" to modern technology, Life and Death are no longer binary - Gary - 11/5/2004 6:11:16 AM
  - Reuters report that Arafat has liver failure. - Gary - 11/7/2004 6:28:54 PM
- French confirm he is in irreversible coma (n/t) - ebnelson - 11/5/2004 12:07:17 AM
- and Generalisimo Francisco Franco is still dead - FrankC - 11/4/2004 6:52:15 PM
  - re: and Generalisimo Francisco Franco is still dead - ebnelson - 11/4/2004 10:30:51 PM
- The report seems to have been premature. (n/t) - ebnelson - 11/4/2004 5:12:53 PM
- I wish the best for the Palestinians and their Israeli neighbors - phil - 11/4/2004 5:00:38 PM
- Maybe not yet - LJ - 11/4/2004 4:56:54 PM
- Apparently, "Mostly dead." - Tom Brosz - 11/4/2004 4:56:15 PM
  - P.S. Do I get extra points for two appropriate "Princess Bride" quotes on one page? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/4/2004 4:57:17 PM
- Let me be the first to congratulate the palestinian people and the rest of the world - Buck Galaxy - 11/4/2004 4:47:50 PM
  - Now let's see what happens. - Tom Brosz - 11/4/2004 4:53:44 PM
  - Usually when the leader of a cult dies there is great reform. - ebnelson - 11/4/2004 4:53:12 PM

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