# Gary Coleman dead at 42

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-coleman-dead-at-42/541105>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 28, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-coleman-dead-at-42/541105 "2010-05-28T19:52:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-coleman-dead-at-42/541105/1 "2010-05-28T19:52:17Z")

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Brain hemorrhage. I blame Ronald Reagan.

RIP Gary. You became a household name in just 7 years. A joke sometimes, but you made more people laugh than I ever will, and that’s worth something.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-coleman-dead-at-42/541105/2 "2010-05-28T19:59:52Z")

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There’s already a [Cafe Society thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=564918)

**twickster** , MPSIMS moderator