Ulitzer95 12,690 Posted March 12 Actually beginning to doubt this now. No U.S. media reporting, still. Why? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,014 Posted March 12 He is dead. If you watch the interview from 2022 on YouTube the first comment has been edited to acknowledge his death. Media are just being lazy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 533 Posted March 12 17 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Actually beginning to doubt this now. No U.S. media reporting, still. Why? Surely he'd get media coverage here if he was dead. Would not expect a 2 minute package on a national newscast, but maybe a short obit in NYT or so forth, given he's one of (if not the last) of his kind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FinalChapter 75 Posted March 12 1 hour ago, Comped said: Surely he'd get media coverage here if he was dead. Would not expect a 2 minute package on a national newscast, but maybe a short obit in NYT or so forth, given he's one of (if not the last) of his kind. He’s just a guy who had to climb into an iron lung every night. Absolutely not going to get a NYT obit. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 533 Posted March 12 12 minutes ago, FinalChapter said: He’s just a guy who had to climb into an iron lung every night. Absolutely not going to get a NYT obit. You'd be surprised. They do a lot of odd obits on occasion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,987 Posted March 13 It's starting... "Polio Paul" is dead: https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/13/polio-paul-78-dies-living-a-iron-lung-70-years-20454430/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,562 Posted March 13 As roughly 10,000 people have joked on XformerlyknownasTwitter, "looks like Cheltenham finally finished off Alan Brazil" 2 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tracy 2,448 Posted March 13 23 hours ago, FinalChapter said: He’s just a guy who had to climb into an iron lung every night. Absolutely not going to get a NYT obit. Hope you're sitting down... 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 533 Posted March 14 1 hour ago, tracy said: Hope you're sitting down... I knew the 70-years in an iron lung angle would get him one to be honest. Way too interesting for an obituary writer not to cover it, even if most of that story's been told in his numerous press appearances prior to his death. I did not know that he had a tiktok account in the months leading up to his death, but that virality only may have increased the likelihood of coverage. Hopefully those videos are causing more people to get vaccinations as well. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,087 Posted March 14 How many hours a day did he have to spend in it? His brother said he had travelled to every continent, so unlikely he checked in with the iron lung. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,052 Posted March 14 1 hour ago, Youth in Asia said: How many hours a day did he have to spend in it? His brother said he had travelled to every continent, so unlikely he checked in with the iron lung. I asked myself the very Same question but couldn’t find any info about that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 533 Posted March 14 9 hours ago, Youth in Asia said: How many hours a day did he have to spend in it? His brother said he had travelled to every continent, so unlikely he checked in with the iron lung. Including Antarctica? I doubt that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arrowsmith 448 Posted March 14 6 minutes ago, Comped said: Including Antarctica? I doubt that. Why? Thousands of tourists go to Antarctica every year and have for several decades. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 533 Posted March 14 57 minutes ago, arrowsmith said: Why? Thousands of tourists go to Antarctica every year and have for several decades. The need to have an iron lung makes that significantly more difficult! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arrowsmith 448 Posted March 14 20 minutes ago, Comped said: The need to have an iron lung makes that significantly more difficult! He wasn’t in the iron lung 24/7. Read articles. It helps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,096 Posted March 14 I do love this site. When there are no deathlist deaths the chronic bullshit written by bored fuckers becomes hilarious. Kate Middleton in an iron lung while shagging Schumacher. Marvellous. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,987 Posted March 14 57 minutes ago, Bentrovato said: I do love this site. When there are no deathlist deaths the chronic bullshit written by bored fuckers becomes hilarious. Kate Middleton in an iron lung while shagging Schumacher. Marvellous. I somewhat concur. Bonus points when it's about the failures of the high and mighty. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
