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Legendary US daredevil Evel Knievel has died at the age of 69, his granddaughter has said.
Knievel had suffered ill-health, including diabetes and pulmonary fibrosis - an incurable lung condition - for several years.

He underwent a liver transplant, after nearly dying of hepatitis C, in 1999.

Knievel gained cult status performing death-defying stunts in the 1960s and 70s, including an attempted motorcycle jump over Snake River Canyon in Idaho.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7122258.stm

Wow...I thought he'd never die.

I feel a little sad today :(

Sheesh, he was only 69?

Bummer.

I thought he was already dead.

Rest in Peace, and God Bless.

He isn't dead.

This is his ultimate death defying stunt. He is currently locked in battle with the Grim Reaper.

Wow, so /b/ wasn't lying.

*raises her brew to the memory of one crazy bastard*

I thought he's been dead already...

*raises her brew to the memory of one crazy bastard*but not the steve irwin kind of crazy bastard...

I thought he's been dead already...

but not the steve irwin kind of crazy bastard...

Steve Irwin was funny as hell; I miss that crazy bastard. Let's let the man rest in peace, and not dis a man who's been dead for over a year.

Who?

/meh.

Who?

/meh.

that one guy, with the jumpsuit. you have a TG shortly

that one guy, with the jumpsuit. you have a TG shortly

Oh, like a Jackass celebrity? How monumental.

Poster child for fearless recklessness, living a life of sinful excess and making fame and fortune out of being certifiably insane.

Uniquely American.

A fixture of my childhood.

Ave atque vale.

Kinda sad how he didn't go out in a big bang of sorts...just faded away.

Oh, like a Jackass celebrity? How monumental.

Best kind of celebrity there is: He entertained, burned the candle at both ends, pumped out some kids to continue the legacy, told awesome stories for a while from his wheelchair and then kicked the bucket at a reasonable age.

I hope I am so lucky. :)

Click Stand;13254801']Kinda sad how he didn't go out in a big bang of sorts...just faded away.

Not really. It gave him a chance to breed. *nod*

Oh, like a Jackass celebrity? How monumental.
Poster child for fearless recklessness, living a life of sinful excess and making fame and fortune out of being certifiably insane.

Uniquely American.
These are both excellent descriptions of the man.

Rip

Rest in Peace, and thanks for the memories!

Who?

/meh.

You have to be American to understand.
Or...at least...have certain American-like tendancies. Such as enjoying watching people on motorcycles doing stupid things.

Best kind of celebrity there is: He entertained, burned the candle at both ends, pumped out some kids to continue the legacy, told awesome stories for a while from his wheelchair and then kicked the bucket at a reasonable age.

I hope I am so lucky. :)
You forgot to mention the time where he attacked his former publicist Sheldon Saltman who had written a none-too-flattering book about Evel and his family. Despite having both arms in plaster he attacked Saltman with a baseball bat and was jailed for six months.

dat da stuff of legend dat is.


As for you LG, you'll never die. Your type of craziness will outlast the world.

Goodbye you old crazily nicknamed bastard! :D

Let's let the man rest in peace, and not dis a man who's been dead for over a year.

This warrants the Eulogy Song. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72J00D8w9z8) :p
(If your easily offended don't watch it, they don't mean most of it they're just proving a point.)

You forgot to mention the time where he attacked his former publicist Sheldon Saltman who had written a none-too-flattering book about Evel and his family. Despite having both arms in plaster he attacked Saltman with a baseball bat and was jailed for six months.

dat da stuff of legend dat is.

You have to be pretty bad ass to beat some one with a baseball bat with both arms plastered up.

One of the original Xtreme Sportsmen.

Who?

/meh.

You should care. He was gay.

Goodbye, Evel. Thanks.

Steve Irwin was funny as hell; I miss that crazy bastard. Let's let the man rest in peace, and not dis a man who's been dead for over a year.A retard remains a retard even after death. There is no reason to speak better of someone after his death than before his death.

A retard remains a retard even after death. There is no reason to speak better of someone after his death than before his death.

I haven't changed the way I speak of him. It speaks volumes that you would find enjoyment in someone else's death. Enjoy your stay on my ignore list.

I haven't changed the way I speak of him. It speaks volumes that you would find enjoyment in someone else's death. Enjoy your stay on my ignore list.

Where did he say that he found enjoyment in it? He just said that people shouldn't gloss over the bad things about people just because they're dead.

As for you LG, you'll never die. Your type of craziness will outlast the world.

I hope not. I keep all my stuff there. :p

I haven't changed the way I speak of him. It speaks volumes that you would find enjoyment in someone else's death. Enjoy your stay on my ignore list.

"Enjoy" is surely ironical. The "ignore" should not be flaunted, nor used as a punishment. It exists to protect, not to punish.

There are better ways to say you are done talking to someone. Plucking out one of your own eyes is an over-reaction. And yes, I am saying that putting another on the "ignore" list is plucking out one of your own eyes.

Goodbye you old crazily nicknamed bastard! :D



This warrants the Eulogy Song. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72J00D8w9z8) :p
(If your easily offended don't watch it, they don't mean most of it they're just proving a point.)

THAT was fucking BRILLIANT...

A retard remains a retard even after death. There is no reason to speak better of someone after his death than before his death.

...and YOU should click on that link and enjoy that instead.

I hope not. I keep all my stuff there. :p

Material. Comedians need material.

All tragedy and glory are fleeting. Memories are maintained for a while, gradually seperating into (A) Tragedy, we must never forget, (B) Glory, we must never forget, and (C) Comedy, you had to be there at the time.

Of these, the most permanent is the one which has the most respect for time.

Material. Comedians need material.

All tragedy and glory are fleeting. Memories are maintained for a while, gradually seperating into (A) Tragedy, we must never forget, (B) Glory, we must never forget, and (C) Comedy, you had to be there at the time.

Of these, the most permanent is the one which has the most respect for time.

So, (C), then?

Evel Knievel was a career criminal evincing the type of bravado that appealled to children. I can't believe he received such light sentencing for his various crimes.

As for some of the comments on Steve Irwin, compare these. Irwin took time to engage in a search and rescue effort which saved someone's life. Knievel got a friend to hold someone down while he repeatedly assaulted them with a metal baseball bat. Who's the "retard"?

RIP

They should bring the Evel Knievel Stunt bike back

Material. Comedians need material.

All tragedy and glory are fleeting. Memories are maintained for a while, gradually seperating into (A) Tragedy, we must never forget, (B) Glory, we must never forget, and (C) Comedy, you had to be there at the time.

Of these, the most permanent is the one which has the most respect for time.

Well said.

I don't know what the fuck you're talking about, but well said.

;)

There goes another of my childhood icons. :(

There goes another of my childhood icons. :(

He was a childhood icon. The young ones of today just don't realize. Damn I remember that it was a big event if he was jumping something crazy. He was a legend in the 70's. I even dressed up as him one Halloween.

I haven't changed the way I speak of him. It speaks volumes that you would find enjoyment in someone else's death. Enjoy your stay on my ignore list.I did not speak of enjoyment. I merely said that someone like Steve Irvin deserves to be on everybody's real-life ignore list, regardless whether he's alive or dead. And I really don't care about on whose ignore-list I am.

One of the original Xtreme Sportsmen.

and one of the better ones to.

(raises glass)

I had heard that Evel Knievel was an atheist.

I wonder if he's still an atheist now that he's dead?

I'll tell you what his final stunt is, he jumped Pryor's birthday. :mad:

So, (C), then?

Yes, (C). You had to be there at the time. Kneivel made quite an impression on me ... when I was ten. His stunts always seemed to fail as if they were meant to, a kind of death-defying Jackass.

I haven't thought about him in years, in fact if asked I would have guessed he was already dead. I should care more but I don't really, 69 is a fair run for a guy who took so little care.

I had heard that Evel Knievel was an atheist.

I wonder if he's still an atheist now that he's dead?
Can you change your mind at that point?

Evel Knievel was a career criminal evincing the type of bravado that appealled to children. I can't believe he received such light sentencing for his various crimes.

As for some of the comments on Steve Irwin, compare these. Irwin took time to engage in a search and rescue effort which saved someone's life. Knievel got a friend to hold someone down while he repeatedly assaulted them with a metal baseball bat. Who's the "retard"?

There are three types of people in this world:
When somebody lies about you in a book you:
A. Sue them and try to squeeze as much money as possible out of them
B. Don't care and live your life like nothing happened
C. You get a friend and beat the hell out of the guy with a bat.

Evel just happened to fit in group C. I don't blame him either, from what I heard they were really trashing him and his family. Someone who profits of the suffering of others deserves a few good whacks with a bat. Once that stuff gets printed there is no turning back.

"Enjoy" is surely ironical. The "ignore" should not be flaunted, nor used as a punishment. It exists to protect, not to punish.

There are better ways to say you are done talking to someone. Plucking out one of your own eyes is an over-reaction. And yes, I am saying that putting another on the "ignore" list is plucking out one of your own eyes.

It's better than flaming him.

I thought it was amazing he survived this long.

and one of the better ones to.

(raises glass)

Yep, I don't see people lining up to go jump the Snake River Canyon.

"Enjoy" is surely ironical. The "ignore" should not be flaunted, nor used as a punishment. It exists to protect, not to punish.

There are better ways to say you are done talking to someone. Plucking out one of your own eyes is an over-reaction. And yes, I am saying that putting another on the "ignore" list is plucking out one of your own eyes.

It's better than flaming him.

This is the first I've heard about any "ignore list". How does it worck? And where do I find it? :confused:

I had heard that Evel Knievel was an atheist.

I wonder if he's still an atheist now that he's dead?

He's dead, he doesn't have a mind left to change.

This is the first I've heard about any "ignore list". How does it worck? And where do I find it? :confused:

Click on the user's name next to a post by them. One of the options is "view public profile." On the right of the profile is a button to add them to your ignore list.

There might be an easier way, but I've never done it.

And Maineiacs: you're quite right, it's better than flaming.
I just don't engage much with UB's posts, so I don't need the ignore.