# Roger Ebert in serious condition

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-ebert-in-serious-condition/362978
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [July 2, 2006, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-ebert-in-serious-condition/362978 "2006-07-02T22:47:17Z")
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### Author: ![pesch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pesch/32/4925_2.png) [@pesch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pesch)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2006, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-ebert-in-serious-condition/362978/1 "2006-07-02T22:47:17Z")

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The AP is reporting Sunday that Roger Ebert had to have emergency surgery to repair a burst blood vessel from an earlier cancer operation.

Richard Roper told the Chicago Sun-Times that Ebert’s vital signs appear good.

[Link to the story at the SF Chronicle](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/07/02/entertainment/e145454D86.DTL)

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### Author: ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2006, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-ebert-in-serious-condition/362978/2 "2006-07-03T02:41:25Z")

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I’m saddened to hear this. I enjoy his reviews and find them quite helpful.

Good luck and Mojo, Mr. Ebert.

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### Author: ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2006, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-ebert-in-serious-condition/362978/3 "2006-07-03T04:17:19Z")

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Ebert gave a thumbs-down to the hospital’s meatloaf, calling it “tasteless and stale.” However, he gave a thumbs-up to the “spunky” Jell-O cup.