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John Madden has died

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Re: John Madden has died

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Post by dylan604 »

selectodude wrote: post #44
dylan604 wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have no idea if this applies to Mr Madden, but sometimes when you become wealthy, you expect people to cater to you and the little people don't matter. "Cutting" line to get to the front wouldn't even seem as a faux pas to them. They just expect to be served with priority.

John Madden had dementia so it's entirely possible he just did the same thing every day without even knowing what he was actually doing.

Again, I wasn't trying to slander Mr Madden. I was just countering the comment about wealthy people "just wanting to be left alone".

I actually met Mr Madden, and he was not an asshole at that time. So definitely not insinuating anything against him.

Re: John Madden has died

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Post by darknavi »

slg wrote: post #31

The most impressive thing about him is he is a football legend to different generations based on his work in three separate disciplines. People born in the 1950s or earlier remember him as a Hall of Fame coach. People born before the 1990s remember him as the country's most beloved sports broadcaster. People born in the 1990s or later remember him as the guy behind video game football. It is hard to think of anyone e…

And those who browse YouTube will remember him as JOHN MADDEN of critical acclaim from Moonbase Alpha videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B488z1MmaA

Re: John Madden has died

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Post by rootusrootus »

dylan604 wrote: post #37
bitexploder wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even when you are wealthy or famous at the peak of whatever fame or wealth you may have, or at the end of it, some times you just want to be left alone and have a sandwich.

I have no idea if this applies to Mr Madden, but sometimes when you become wealthy, you expect people to cater to you and the little people don't matter. "Cutting" line to get to the front wouldn't even seem as a faux pas to them. They just expect to be served with priority.

Occasionally I do dumb shit that probably comes off as a jerk move, but it is unintentional ... and I am neither wealthy nor old enough to claim dementia. I try to cut people slack, and even famous people can't be Mr. Nice Guy 100% of every day, even if it seems like that should be their personality.

Re: John Madden has died

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Post by throw7 »

sosborn wrote: post #52
throw7 wrote: post #50

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Ok, I'll bite. Why is sport not intellectually interesting?

My bad. It was a rhetorical question. I don't find anything intellectually interesting about madden though and I suppose that's why I got a little snippy.

Supposedly "Hacker News" is intellectually interesting news for "Hackers". I'm not convinced this is.

edit: I see am I getting a ton of downvotes, I suppose there's a lot of american football fans on "Hacker News".

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