# Hey, did ya hear Robert Palmer . . . oh, never mind . . . **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 26, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-did-ya-hear-robert-palmer-oh-never-mind/203972 "2003-09-26T14:06:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![edwino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@edwino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwino)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-did-ya-hear-robert-palmer-oh-never-mind/203972/61 "2003-09-28T04:26:45Z")
[~edwino]$ ./obitgen protracted m “heart disease” “Donald O’Connor” 1925 actor OMG! Donald O’Connor died today! (1925 - 2003) Donald O’Connor, reknowned actor, died today after a protracted battle with heart disease. He lived to 78, and was considered by many to be the living legends of his field. Eh, it needs some work. But it is a promising start. ---
**Author:** ![edwino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@edwino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwino)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-did-ya-hear-robert-palmer-oh-never-mind/203972/62 "2003-09-28T04:36:27Z")
[~edwino]$ ./obitgen protracted m “heart disease” “Donald O’Connor” 1925 actor OMG! Donald O’Connor died today! (1925 - 2003) Donald O’Connor, reknowned actor, died today after a protracted battle with heart disease. He lived to 78, and was considered by many to be the living legends of his field. Eh, it needs some work. But it is a promising start. ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-did-ya-hear-robert-palmer-oh-never-mind/203972/63 "2003-09-28T06:17:42Z")
That would be a 1920’s style multipost then. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-did-ya-hear-robert-palmer-oh-never-mind/203972/64 "2003-09-28T06:52:59Z")
They had the same problem over at Toonzone, only with talk back threads for various shows. There’d be several threads all to talk about a specific new show posted hours in advance of anyone possibly having had the chance to watch it. Eventually the Mods got so fed up they said OK, no more talk back threads unless we start them. Although with only 1 poor Mod in Cafe Society I don’t think he could spare the time. But if we found a second or maybe third Mod we could put them on death watch and require people to e-mail them to start those threads as they dribble in one every few days. By the by, I’ve assumed and been right that when it comes to celebrities and 24 hour spooling news sources it’s already been posted by the time I found out. Some people are frighteningly connected. However I did get the scoop on everybody once. I was the first to welcome East Timor to independence here on the boards. Oh happy times. Fern 1. SDMB 14,235. ---
**Author:** ![edwino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@edwino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwino)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-did-ya-hear-robert-palmer-oh-never-mind/203972/65 "2003-09-28T15:51:53Z")
Holy shit sorry for that multipost. I pushed submit once, the board seemingly went down and I went to read in bed. Checked back this morning and it seems like my computer really really liked that post. ---
**Author:** ![edwino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@edwino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwino)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-did-ya-hear-robert-palmer-oh-never-mind/203972/66 "2003-09-28T17:34:14Z")
[~edwino]$ ./obitgen protracted f “complications from a stroke” “Althea Gibson” 1927 “tennis player” OMG! Althea Gibson died today! (1927 - 2003) Althea Gibson, reknowned tennis player, died today after a protracted battle with complications from a stroke. She lived to 76, and was considered by many to be the living legends of her field. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-did-ya-hear-robert-palmer-oh-never-mind/203972/67 "2003-09-28T21:13:07Z")
> [@](#): > > I assumed there was some kinda prize for being first. Cuauhtemoc, what did you win for Plimpton? A hot plate. It’s great for soup! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-did-ya-hear-robert-palmer-oh-never-mind/203972.md?page=3)