# RIP Ted Kennedy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 17, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666 "2008-05-17T17:09:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/21 "2008-05-18T02:56:29Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/22 "2008-05-18T04:40:27Z")
**Dio** -douchebag Ted Kennedy-douchebag Good company ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/23 "2008-05-18T05:01:10Z")
[QUOTE=danceswithcats] **Dio** -douchebag Ted Kennedy-douchebag Good company [/QUOTE] Insulting public figures in MPSIMS - allowed. Insulting other Dopers in MPSIMS - definitely not allowed. Don’t do this again, **danceswithcats** ; personal insults belong in the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/24 "2008-05-18T05:14:33Z")
Erruh, I can’t wait to hear what Howard Stern says about this. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/25 "2008-05-18T05:20:30Z")
I’m shocked, he’s always taken such good care of himself! (sarcasm) ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/26 "2008-05-18T08:03:40Z")
The headlines say it wasn’t a stroke, but a seizure. He watched the Red Sox play last night. Atta boy, Teddy! Nice tribute from McCain, I might add. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/27 "2008-05-18T13:30:29Z")
I heard the news, and figured that Ted’s liver had finally given out…after the thousands of gallons of Chivas Regal…Anyway, if this guy doesn’t resign, I figure the man’s ego knows no limits. He really thinks he is god! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/28 "2008-05-18T13:41:31Z")
Yes, if you’re in the Death Pool thread, you will get timely reminders when anyone of public note dies. And the opportunity to score points with each death. AND… the incentive to root for the deaths of certain celebrities; that is, if you feel the need of more incentive. It’s win win win. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/29 "2008-05-18T13:54:26Z")
[QUOTE=ralph124c] Anyway, if this guy doesn’t resign, I figure the man’s ego knows no limits. He really thinks he is god! [/QUOTE] So, you know the diagnosis, and that the doctors have determined it to be a career-ending illness? Feel free to fill in the rest of us, and the media too. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/30 "2008-05-18T22:50:32Z")
I’ve been at work all day and I haven’t caught up with the news, is TK still not dead? ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/31 "2008-05-18T22:53:55Z")
[QUOTE=Wile E] I’ve been at work all day and I haven’t caught up with the news, is TK still not dead? [/QUOTE] wikipedia still think so. And I figure someone will update that entry before his body’s cold, so he must still be not dead. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/32 "2008-05-19T00:49:15Z")
Reports say he’s been watching Red Sox and Celtics games from his hospital bed. For a sports fan, that wouldn’t be a bad way to go. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/33 "2008-05-19T01:09:47Z")
[QUOTE=Wile E] I’ve been at work all day and I haven’t caught up with the news, is TK still not dead? [/QUOTE] Mostly. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/34 "2008-05-19T01:25:17Z")
That will teach him to dis a Clinton. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/35 "2008-05-19T01:39:43Z")
The air of disappointment here is palpable. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/36 "2008-05-19T01:53:21Z")
They aren’t going to wait for him to be dead to have the wake. They will just get him drunk enough to pass out, put him into a car, and slowly lower it into water on Martha’s Vineyard. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/37 "2008-05-19T02:49:48Z")
[QUOTE=Shagnasty] They will just get him drunk enough to pass out, put him into a car, and slowly lower it into water on Martha’s Vineyard. [/QUOTE] [Ted]: Errah, yoove got that backwahds. If anyone’s going to be driving someone into water, it’s me. ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/38 "2008-05-19T16:46:39Z")
I don’t think Ted’s death is happening any time soon. Sure, he’s not a very good driver, but he probably has a chauffer. And we know he’s a good swimmer, so he must be in pretty good aerobic condition. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/39 "2008-05-19T19:29:32Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] That will teach him to dis a Clinton. 🙂 [/QUOTE] Oh but dear lord, if he does die there’ll be a new flury of that “The Clintons kill off their enemies” email. Oy! For the record I wish the Senator a speedy recovery. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666/40 "2008-05-19T20:46:35Z")
[QUOTE=gwendee] For the record I wish the Senator a speedy recovery. [/QUOTE] Not wishing to help create yet another Clintonesque Urban Legend, Me, too! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ted-kennedy/449666.md?page=3)