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Old 09-27-2008, 10:43 AM
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Another Racing icon passes away this weekend
Paul Newman dies at 83, another top notch and top class racer and owner will be missed...
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/27/r...man-1925-2008/

http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/2...253216000.html
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Old 09-27-2008, 11:57 AM
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awesome actor he was. i think ill go rent The Color of Money.
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Old 09-27-2008, 04:26 PM
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"Cool Hand" Luke (Paul Newman) Dies of Cancer at 83
R.I.P. Paul

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Old 09-27-2008, 04:55 PM
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thats a shame, but he lead a good full life and did a lot to help the world.
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Old 09-27-2008, 04:58 PM
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What we have here is a failure to respirate.
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Old 09-27-2008, 05:15 PM
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oh man.. thats not even funny NMO. clever, but so wrong.
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Old 09-27-2008, 06:10 PM
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We all have an expiration date... we just don't know what it is.

83 is pretty good I'd say. Awesome human being.
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Cool guy

(eats salad)
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Old 09-28-2008, 04:35 PM
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i told my mom and her eyes welled up.

i guess the man was a bigger person than i knew.
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Old 09-28-2008, 05:03 PM
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He'll be missed.

I"m going to pre-mix with olive oil & balsamic viniagrette this weekend, in remembrance.
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I think he lived a good full life. Hats off.
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Old 09-29-2008, 10:23 AM
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He is in that great race track in the sky with Phil Hill.
What a splendid human being.
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great actor and racer. the man will be missed. makes an excellent marinara sauce as well
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great actor and racer. the man will be missed. makes an excellent marinara sauce as well
His jams and bbq sauces aren't too bad either.
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never tried those..seems i'll have something new to get this week!
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