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Subject: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: PoPCultureGirl on 06/11/04 at 11:07 pm
http://24.46.68.186:40/yahoo/entertainment/07866.html
Apparantly it was suicide. :o So sad! :-\\
edit: see my post at the bottom of the page
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, Dead At 51
Written By: resinchaser on 06/11/04 at 11:12 pm
That is so unbelievable :\'( It is sad.
It will be sad when he does die.
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, Dead At 51
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/11/04 at 11:15 pm
OMG! How frightening and horrible! He was such a gifted comedian and a funny actor. It's sad to know he was probably suffering inside. His wife died of cancer (?) in 1990, and his kids are now in their late teens (I think). What a terrible loss for them too.ÂÂ
We've lost Ronald Reagan, Ray Charles, and Rick Moranis in under a week. Thank God this week is almost over!
I'll remember Moranis best as Bob McKenzie, and as Louis Tully in "Ghostbusters."
:\'( :\'(
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Fool me once...shame...ssshame on...me, fool me twice....I can't get fooled again"
--George W. Bush
:-[ :-[ :-[
Maybe he jumped in front of that train because his agent told him he was contractually obligated to make three more "Honey I Shrunk..." movies!
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, Dead At 51
Written By: Indy Gent on 06/11/04 at 11:18 pm
And it wasn't even April Fools Day. It's so sad that idiots write about celebrity death because either they don't like the person, the celebrity hasn't done anything in awhile, or they want to hurt his/her fans. Just like the time that they reported George Benson was killed in a fight with his publicist that turned out to be false. Really shameful. >:(
Reminds me of the story that a high school wrestling champ was killed in a shootout with police. It turned out to be a cousin with the same name that robbed a bank and was killed. That I could understand. :-\\
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, Dead At 51
Written By: 80sRocked on 06/11/04 at 11:26 pm
I'm not trying to be callas, but why hasn't this been on any news sites/TV stations since it apparently happened last Sunday?
I just did a Google search on it, and found nothing about it.
Something smells fishy about this story.
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, Dead At 51
Written By: PoPCultureGirl on 06/11/04 at 11:35 pm
I'm not trying to be callas, but why hasn't this been on any news sites/TV stations since it apparently happened last Sunday?
I just did a Google search on it, and found nothing about it.
Something smells fishy about this story.
I dunno, this article is dated June 7th. Maybe with all the hoopla over Ronnie's death it was overlooked?? ??? Now I am beginning to wonder. God, I hope this isn't a prank article. If it turns out to be, I apologize in advance. :-[ I haad NO idea... :-\\
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, Dead At 51
Written By: Absolutely Vile on 06/11/04 at 11:35 pm
I'm not trying to be callas, but why hasn't this been on any news sites/TV stations since it apparently happened last Sunday?
I just did a Google search on it, and found nothing about it.
Something smells fishy about this story.
Yeah, I'm not sure about this one. I mean, since he's from Canada, it would have been all over the news here. Maybe they still haven't positively identified the body yet. It would be quite mangled!
Absolutely Vile
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, Dead At 51
Written By: 80sRocked on 06/11/04 at 11:37 pm
Yeah, I'm not sure about this one. I mean, since he's from Canada, it would have been all over the news here. Maybe they still haven't positively identified the body yet. It would be quite mangled!
Absolutely Vile
Exactly.
I just called a friend I have in Toronto(where Moranis is from), and they never heard anything about it.
I'm not convinced...yet.
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, Dead At 51
Written By: PoPCultureGirl on 06/11/04 at 11:40 pm
That's so weird!!!!!! I searched on Google, cnn & msn & nothing! I don't understand. :-\\ The article is from yahoo.com!
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, Dead At 51
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/11/04 at 11:41 pm
I'm not trying to be callas, but why hasn't this been on any news sites/TV stations since it apparently happened last Sunday?
I just did a Google search on it, and found nothing about it.
Something smells fishy about this story.
Good question. I thought it just happened today or something, I didn't consider that Sunday was five days ago. Another thing that sounds fishy is the description of the cop hanging onto the utility pole to measure the suction strength of the train. That smacks of urban myth!
Well, we'll see.
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, Dead At 51
Written By: PoPCultureGirl on 06/11/04 at 11:42 pm
I went to snopes.com & nothing!
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, Dead At 51
Written By: 80sRocked on 06/11/04 at 11:48 pm
Another thing that sounds fishy is the description of the cop hanging onto the utility pole to measure the suction strength of the train. That smacks of urban myth!
Well, we'll see.
Exactly.
One thing about the birth of an urban myth is when the original story presents something like that. That way, in the future, skeptics can prove it wrong.
As for now, I'm saying this story is bunk. If I'm wrong, I'll be the first one to retract my statement...but until then.
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, Dead At 51
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/11/04 at 11:51 pm
I went to snopes.com & nothing!
In fact, I have the Snopes page STILL OPEN! I Googled it, too, the only references I could find were on some messageboards and blogs. I doubt there's any truth to it. Moranis was a major star, not some bit character actor. The major news wires would have picked up by Tuesday morning at the latest.
The Yahoo story credits AP News. I went to the Associated Press website and did a 7-day news query on both "Rick Moranis" and "Moranis." Nothing.
http://www.ap.org/
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, APPARANTLY Dead At 51 (we're not sure yet!)
Written By: PoPCultureGirl on 06/12/04 at 12:07 am
:-[ :-[ :-[
I'm so embarrased.. I just saw on another messageboard that it is a fake story.
I'm so sorry guys, I should have checked it out first. Please forgive me :P
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, APPARANTLY Dead At 51 (we're not sure yet!)
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/12/04 at 12:22 am
:-Roswell, indeed!
:P
This one is true. He's not as glamorous as Rick, but significant to L.A. nonetheless.
http://snopes.com/autos/hazards/sigalert.asp
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: LyricBoy on 06/12/04 at 8:27 am
I think they meant to say that his career passed away. :P
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: LyricBoy on 06/12/04 at 8:29 am
http://24.46.68.186:40/yahoo/entertainment/07866.html
Apparantly it was suicide. :o So sad! :-\\
edit: see my post at the bottom of the page
By the way... my Norton Internet Firewall did not like that link at all. It recommended blocking the page. >:(
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: Howard on 06/12/04 at 10:59 am
So,after reading all that...The question is...DEAD or ALIVE? ???
That's what I want to know. :(
Howard
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: 80sRocked on 06/12/04 at 1:29 pm
Well, this should put this story to rest:
Just look at the beginning part of that address. That is someones homepage.
http://24.46.68.186:40/
Just click on it and read the statement at the bottom and you will see that it is in fact...a hoax.
Apparently this guy has too much time on their hands.
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: Bobby on 06/12/04 at 4:08 pm
Well, this should put this story to rest:
Just look at the beginning part of that address. That is someones homepage.
http://24.46.68.186:40/
Just click on it and read the statement at the bottom and you will see that it is in fact...a hoax.
Apparently this guy has too much time on their hands.
Ah! Mystery solved! A very clever hoax. At least it wasn't with malicious intent. Don't worry PopCultureGirl. You weren't to know. ;)
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: Marian on 06/12/04 at 7:47 pm
http://24.46.68.186:40/yahoo/entertainment/07866.html
Apparantly it was suicide. :o So sad! :-\\
edit: see my post at the bottom of the page
??? ??? ???I'm waiting to see how this story came to be.Stay posted.Cheers!
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: Dagwood on 06/12/04 at 9:12 pm
Whew...that scared me. Whoever made that story up should be strung up by his toes.
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: zcrito on 06/13/04 at 1:45 am
It didn't read like a typical AP story. ???
Rushed to the Chehalis hospital by K. L. Marvin, ambulance driver, he was pronounced dead on arrival, and Coroner Joe Chytil was called to conduct an investigation.
It was probably written by a couple of high school kids named K. L. Marvin and Joe Chytil.
::)
:) ;D
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: Howard on 06/13/04 at 11:55 am
If he died,it would've been on the news long time ago. >:(
Howard
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: Indy Gent on 06/13/04 at 7:59 pm
You would think that Yahoo! would be a reliable source for celebrity deaths. It's just too bad that Ray Charles couldn't have been a hoax. But at least he's alive in our hearts.
See correction to my previous post on this issue.
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: zcrito on 06/13/04 at 9:19 pm
You would think that Yahoo! would be a reliable source for celebrity deaths. It's just too bad that Ray Charles couldn't have been a hoax. But at least he's alive in our hearts.
See correction to my previous post on this issue.
Indy,
You're not blaming Yahoo are you?
Look at the original URL. It's not in the form of say:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040613/people_nm/people_cox_dc_3
??? :)
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: Rice_Cube on 06/14/04 at 3:38 pm
Now let's see what ELSE he does to those kids... ;)
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: Indy Gent on 06/14/04 at 6:57 pm
Somehow, I got a web page Hacksaw.com on the URL where the faux obituary use to be. SOmebody's playing tricks on me again. :-\\
Indy,
You're not blaming Yahoo are you?
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: Marian on 06/14/04 at 7:50 pm
Somehow, I got a web page Hacksaw.com on the URL where the faux obituary use to be. SOmebody's playing tricks on me again. :-\\ÂÂ
??? ??? ??? ???I wonder what Rick Moranis thinks about this .
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: Howard on 06/14/04 at 7:58 pm
Is Rick Moranis making anymore Honey,I Shrunk The Kids Movies? ???
Howard
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: Bobby on 06/14/04 at 8:17 pm
Is Rick Moranis making anymore Honey,I Shrunk The Kids Movies? ???
Yeah. The next one is called 'Honey, I'm dead'. ;D
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: Howard on 06/14/04 at 8:18 pm
Yeah. The next one is called 'Honey, I'm dead'.
Or How about"Honey,I'm Shrinking" ;D
Howard
Subject: Re: Rick Moranis, NOT Dead At 51 (it's a fake story)
Written By: Ansky1213 on 06/15/04 at 9:07 am
My heart jumped when I first saw this. I know Rick Moranis' son and daughter very well, as they go to my school. But at the same time, I was sure that I'd have heard something about it if it were true. I've only met Rick a handful of times, but he's a great guy. Somebody has a sick sense of humor :-\\