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Will Ferrell dies in paragliding accident
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Mar 14, 2006, 03:16 PM
 
dang
     
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Mar 14, 2006, 03:20 PM
 
It's only on the newswire, but I can't confirm it anyplace else.
Maybe it's bogus, I hope.
     
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Mar 14, 2006, 03:24 PM
 
Ummmm... this better be false.

Of course their little disclaimer at the bottom seems to tell me this could easily be a false story.

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Mar 14, 2006, 03:25 PM
 
I can't believe this crap...
     
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Mar 14, 2006, 03:26 PM
 
Totally false.
     
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Mar 14, 2006, 03:28 PM
 
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ne...rrell&ie=UTF-8

I hope it's not a PR stunt... that'd be effing LAME.
     
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Mar 14, 2006, 03:28 PM
 
Originally Posted by rickey939
Totally false.
Yeah, you're so convincing
     
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Mar 14, 2006, 03:33 PM
 
It's written so unprofessionally that it makes me think it must be fake. "According to witnesses, the conditions were basically ideal for para-gliding and the weather did'nt pose a problem at all."

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Mar 14, 2006, 03:33 PM
 
Hrrmmm. I did check to see if it was the first, but thats not for a few weeks yet. Unless thats the day for a come-back-from-the-dead punchline to a very good joke.

I'd think a faked death for that sort of person would involve a much more interesting sort of demise...
     
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Mar 14, 2006, 03:33 PM
 
Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey
It's written so unprofessionally that it makes me think it must be fake. "According to witnesses, the conditions were basically ideal for para-gliding and the weather did'nt pose a problem at all."
Haave you read the papers lately? Thats better than a lot of 'em.
     
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Mar 14, 2006, 03:35 PM
 
ugh... i hope it's a joke... a very bad joke...
     
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Mar 14, 2006, 03:36 PM
 
Originally Posted by CMYKid
Haave you read the papers lately? Thats better than a lot of 'em.
Except that it's supposedly a press release, and not a newspaper article.

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Mar 14, 2006, 03:39 PM
 
Fake, fake, fake. It's not on any serious news sites, which would be covering the crap out of it (see Chris Farley).
     
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Mar 14, 2006, 03:40 PM
 
No friggin way
     
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Mar 14, 2006, 03:41 PM
 
Egh, those are often worse. At least news "writers" have editors.

Airtek is a real Paragliding outfit right outside of SD though.

Could just call em and ask I guess.
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Mar 14, 2006, 03:45 PM
 
I call bullsh!t. By the time there's a response from the parents, every major news outlet would be carrying this.

Bull Sh!t. Somebody has a very sick sense of life.
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Mar 14, 2006, 03:50 PM
 
I say fake. Mis-spellings throughout, got his birthday wrong (when comparing to IMDB), and the release said he died yesterday. I'd think we'd heard something by now if that was the case.
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Mar 14, 2006, 03:55 PM
 
Yeah, I smell bullsh!t too. But what a messed up thing to do.
     
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Mar 14, 2006, 03:55 PM
 
This article appears to have been written by a fourth grader
     
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Mar 14, 2006, 03:57 PM
 
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Mar 14, 2006, 04:04 PM
 
I did a Google and found this blog entry from 2/10/06.

2/10/2006

so today there was a huge rumor going around my school that will ferrell has died. last night around midnight my friend jordan Text Messaged me and about 15 - 20 other friends to inform us of this news.

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Mar 14, 2006, 04:09 PM
 
Originally Posted by porieux
He isn't funny anyway so who cares
Can we say the same about you?

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Mar 14, 2006, 04:10 PM
 
Originally Posted by porieux
He isn't funny anyway so who cares
agreed. he is one of the most annoying people in film. I have no idea how he continues to make movies.
     
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Mar 14, 2006, 04:10 PM
 
Let's kill all of the unfunny people!

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Mar 14, 2006, 04:11 PM
 
Originally Posted by porieux
He isn't funny anyway so who cares
I've never been a huge fan of Will Ferrell's, but if he died, I wouldn't be such a jerk to say that because I wasn't a huge fan, nobody cares.

I'm sure his fans, his friends, his family would all care.

Be a little more respectful next time Will Farrell dies, k?
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Mar 14, 2006, 04:13 PM
 
If true that is very tragic. I haven't heard it on the the news today though.

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Mar 14, 2006, 04:16 PM
 
Anchorman was one of the most hilarious movie I've seen.

"I killed him with a trident"
"Lay low for a while, cause you're probably wanted for murder."

HHAHAHAHAHAHA
     
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Mar 14, 2006, 04:17 PM
 
Weird. There should be more news reports picking up on this if it was coming from a credible source.

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Mar 14, 2006, 04:18 PM
 
Originally Posted by ambush
Anchorman was one of the most hilarious movie I've seen.

"I killed him with a trident"
"Lay low for a while, cause you're probably wanted for murder."

HHAHAHAHAHAHA

I agree, high it is even better.

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Mar 14, 2006, 04:20 PM
 
Originally Posted by davesimondotcom
I've never been a huge fan of Will Ferrell's, but if he died, I wouldn't be such a jerk to say that because I wasn't a huge fan, nobody cares.

I'm sure his fans, his friends, his family would all care.

Be a little more respectful next time Will Farrell dies, k?
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Mar 14, 2006, 04:24 PM
 
Originally Posted by davesimondotcom
Be a little more respectful next time Will Farrell dies, k?
Chances are not too bad that this might actually happen

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Mar 14, 2006, 04:27 PM
 
Ferrell is hilarious because he's shameless.
     
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Mar 14, 2006, 06:20 PM
 
Originally Posted by ambush
"I killed him with a trident"
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Mar 14, 2006, 06:31 PM
 
www.regrettheerror.com

"Will Ferrell is not dead, not paragliding"

It'll be much easier if you just comply.
     
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Thought so.

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Originally Posted by ambush
What a smartass little punk.
     
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Originally Posted by cmeisenzahl
How could people believe something so poorly written?
     
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Originally Posted by porieux
He isn't funny anyway so who cares
How can you not find him funny?!?!??! Watch Anchorman and Old SChool... Classics
     
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Mar 15, 2006, 01:23 AM
 
Well the press release is gone, and Google news has a few stories saying this is fake. It would have been a shame, I like the guy.
     
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Mar 16, 2006, 01:43 AM
 
So did he die??? Im really hoping so.
     
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Mar 16, 2006, 02:00 AM
 
Originally Posted by Ado
So did he die??? Im really hoping so.
You are really sad.
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Breaking News
Jessica Alba has died in a surfing accident. Her board caught a reef, and she was pulled under by the current. Witnesses swear it's the truth.

(let's see how far this rumor, er, press release, goes)
     
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Mar 16, 2006, 08:25 AM
 
Originally Posted by applesnapple
How can you not find him funny?!?!??! Watch Anchorman and Old SChool... Classics

watch him on SNL and watch how many times he peeks at the camera


he's OK. he got better definitely but the act can be tiresome.
     
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Mar 16, 2006, 08:32 AM
 
BUT HE DRIVES A DODGE STRATUS!
     
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Originally Posted by Kevin
BUT HE DRIVES A DODGE STRATUS!
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One can only dream of the day when Will Ferrell dies for real, and a long string of bad comedy will come to a close.
     
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Originally Posted by applesnapple
How can you not find him funny?!?!??! Watch Anchorman and Old SChool... Classics
Watch Bewitched & Kicking and Screaming.

He's alright as a wing man, not the main guy.
     
 
 
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