# Newsflash!!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash/501579>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 1, 2009, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash/501579 "2009-07-01T14:22:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash/501579/1 "2009-07-01T14:22:44Z")

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Michael Jackson is still dead.

This according to every news broadcaster on TV.

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**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash/501579/2 "2009-07-01T14:44:10Z")

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But what about Generalissimo Francisco Franco?

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**Author:** ![J-P\_L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/j-p_l/32/3156_2.png) [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash/501579/3 "2009-07-01T15:37:01Z")

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What I want to know is if Elvis is really dead, any rumors lately of somebody having seen him walking around?

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**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash/501579/4 "2009-07-01T15:42:30Z")

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Tell me about it. I usually get up and rewind my Tivo to skim through the Today Show. I skimmed about all of it today. About 90% MJ. Al Sharpton was the leadoff. ☹

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash/501579/5 "2009-07-01T16:00:44Z")

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Anyone seen Mr. Mojo Risin’ lately?

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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash/501579/6 "2009-07-02T14:38:01Z")

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Update for 07/02/2009.

He’s still dead. In other news, Bubbles The Chimp heard of Michael’s death and went totally bananas.

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash/501579/7 "2009-07-02T14:54:11Z")

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Eh, what’s that? Michael Jackson, you say? Dead, you say?

Bugger.