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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread R.I.P. #66953 04/23/2002 1:46 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 200 AphonicRants enthusiast AphonicRants enthusiast Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 200 In the spirit of the recent post announcing the obituary of Thor Heyerdahl: With deep sorrow, and with a catch in my throat, I announce the passing of another cultural icon. Some may recall that the term with which she is everlasting associated achieved new meaning in the book, "All the President's Men", and might also be applied to a more recent president. Thus, while her own contribution to language was strictly oral, it became a seminal part of our written tradition. Headline: Ex - Porn Star Lovelace Dies at 53 DENVER (AP) -- Linda Boreman, who starred as Linda Lovelace in the 1972 pornographic film "Deep Throat" and later became an anti-porn advocate, died Monday from injuries she suffered in a car crash. She was 53. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: R.I.P. #66954 04/23/2002 2:11 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Apparently Linda Lovelace had a lot of misfortune. http://www.lukeford.com/stars/female/linda_lovelace_2.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: R.I.P. #66955 04/23/2002 2:16 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 866 Perth, Western Australia stales old hand stales old hand Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 866 Perth, Western Australia So sad...........gulp. stales Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: R.I.P. #66956 04/24/2002 1:33 AM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 167 Australia johnjohn member johnjohn member Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 167 Australia ...her death is hard to swallow? [wide-eyed innocence e] jj Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: R.I.P. #66957 04/24/2002 1:39 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky ...her death is hard to swallow? [wide-eyed innocence e] Ohmigawd--NOW I get stales'! [slow as molasses e] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: R.I.P. #66958 04/24/2002 2:56 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 [slow as molasses e] This comes as quite a blow. Where will we find mo' lasses like her? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Poor old Linda #66959 04/24/2002 9:27 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 The obituary in The Times highlights a different aspect of her life: Linda Lovelace Deep Throat porn star who turned her back on the industry to campaign against its abuse of women http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,60-277307,00.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Poor old Linda #66960 04/24/2002 3:03 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 A sad story which puts her in a vey different light. Thank you for that, jmh. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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