Dropping Like Flies

Yeah I hope no one with the name oliver dies because I grew up idolizing the wrestler Rip Oliver and I'd be just distraught

This week can go fuck itself.

In the past 3 weeks, we've lost Lemmy, Bowie, and now Rickman.

Cancer, you're a dick.

That is all.

betao wrote:
In the past 3 weeks, we've lost Lemmy, Bowie, and now Rickman.

Cancer, you're a dick.

That is all.

Bowie quit smoking in 2002, Rickman quit smoking at age 40, and Lemmy is probably still smoking.

All had probably started smoking by the time the surgeon general's first warning came out in 1964.

Why anyone would start smoking today in 2016 is beyond comprehension.

Space wrote:

betao wrote:
In the past 3 weeks, we've lost Lemmy, Bowie, and now Rickman.

Cancer, you're a dick.

That is all.

Bowie quit smoking in 2002, Rickman quit smoking at age 40, and Lemmy is probably still smoking.

All had probably started smoking by the time the surgeon general's first warning came out in 1964.

Why anyone would start smoking today in 2016 is beyond comprehension.

I'm not a Dr, but don't think you can get liver cancer from smoking?

Sidehatch wrote:

Space wrote:

betao wrote:
In the past 3 weeks, we've lost Lemmy, Bowie, and now Rickman.

Cancer, you're a dick.

That is all.

Bowie quit smoking in 2002, Rickman quit smoking at age 40, and Lemmy is probably still smoking.

All had probably started smoking by the time the surgeon general's first warning came out in 1964.

Why anyone would start smoking today in 2016 is beyond comprehension.

I'm not a Dr, but don't think you can get liver cancer from smoking?

Not sure if serious. . .

Sidehatch wrote:

Space wrote:

betao wrote:
In the past 3 weeks, we've lost Lemmy, Bowie, and now Rickman.

Cancer, you're a dick.

That is all.

Bowie quit smoking in 2002, Rickman quit smoking at age 40, and Lemmy is probably still smoking.

All had probably started smoking by the time the surgeon general's first warning came out in 1964.

Why anyone would start smoking today in 2016 is beyond comprehension.

I'm not a Dr, but don't think you can get liver cancer from smoking?

There's no proof that smoking caused my dad's pancreatic cancer either, but I'm guessing smoking for 40 years didn't help.

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/study-smoking-dramatically-increases-liver-cancer-risk

Ok..IDK that you could get liver cancer from smoking

What are the Causes and Risk Factors of Liver Cancer?

The exact cause of liver cancer is not known. Scientists have found that people with certain risk factors are more likely than others to develop liver cancer. Common risk factors include:


Gender:  Men are twice as likely as women to get liver cancer.

Obesity: Obesity increases the risk of developing liver cancer.

Family history: People who have family members with liver cancer may be more likely to get the disease.

Viral infection: The most important risk factor for liver cancer is a chronic infection (on-going) with the hepatitis B or the hepatitis C virus. These viruses can be passed from person to person through blood (such as sharing needles) or sexual contact. An infant may catch these viruses from an infected mother. Liver cancer can develop after many years of infection with the viruses.

Cirrhosis: Cirrhosis is a disease that develops when liver cells are damaged and replaced with scar tissue. It may be caused by alcohol abuse, certain drugs or chemicals and certain viruses or parasites. About 5 percent of people with cirrhosis develop liver cancer.

Smoking and alcohol: There is a link between smoking and liver cancer. The risk may be even greater for people who also abuse alcohol.

Aflatoxin: Liver cancer can be caused by aflatoxin, a harmful substance made by certain types of fungus that can contaminate peanuts, wheat, soybeans, ground nuts, corn and rice. Long-term exposure to aflatoxins increases the risk of liver cancer.

well its not that easy to quit unfortunately.. smoking becomes engrained in you.. becomes part of who you are and how you "live"…and it can even become a part of the culture… and of course its a social disease too….obesity is too btw… if a lot of the people you know are smoking then you tended to become a smoker… this is the milieu somebody like david bowie would have been around in the 1960s and 70s…its hard to explain to somebody today, when everyone basically gives you the death stare for smoking in the street and parks say "do not smoke" how it was back then.. I can remember as a kid riding on airplanes long distances and hating the smoke all around me but it was just the way it was.. if you look at pictures of conference meetings back in the day everybody smoked and it was full of ashtrays everywhere…so I try not to be judgmental of somebody who started smoking way back when…I can remember my parents, both not smokers, hosting dinners and having to carry carton after carton of cigarettes..it was the polite thing to do.. the next day i'd come downstairs and the house would smell like an ashtray..so gross..and yet they had to have cigarettes for their guests.. that is just the way it was..

as far as today, it is pretty hard to understand why anyone would smoke today… I mean its not like its very social or much fun to smoke outside a club/bar in the freezing cold often by yourself…

in my case I love smoking very much.. passionately..when I smoked I did because I loved it.. i'm not one of those people who stops smoking and then thinks "oh I can't believe I did that…" and proceeds to hate on those who smoke..god, I hate those people…but I have kids and a partner who hates smoke like the plague.. so many years ago- like 14- I cut way back…how this love for smoking developed seems really weird given how much everyone in my family detests smoking and how I grew up hating it… even after having cut way back and only had a couple of cigs last week next door to the 930 at the satellite room I get incredible cravings for nicotine close to a full week later!..which is really astounding to me considering the previous couple of cigs I had was in like April of last year…. I have no doubt that if I was on my own I would continue smoking..

my aunt had breast cancer, stopped smoking, and quite a few years later she took it up again… it is a very hard habit to kick….

Got wrote:
rip snape

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/14/alan-rickman-giant-of-british-film-and-theatre-dies-at-69

I am very disappointed that the post was not

Cancer Kills Snape.

heroin does a real number on your liver.  i read that bowie's drug of choice back in the 70's was cocaine, but that doesn't mean smack wasn't in the mix for all those years…

vansmack wrote:

Got wrote:
rip snape

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/14/alan-rickman-giant-of-british-film-and-theatre-dies-at-69

I am very disappointed that the post was not

Cancer Kills Snape.

old-school POTW.

sweetcell wrote:
heroin does a real number on your liver.  i read that bowie's drug of choice back in the 70's was cocaine, but that doesn't mean smack wasn't in the mix for all those years…

Heroin on its own really isn't hard on your liver.  Hepatitis though, which is commonly transmitted via needles, is real bad for your liver.

vansmack wrote:

Got wrote:
rip snape

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/14/alan-rickman-giant-of-british-film-and-theatre-dies-at-69

I am very disappointed that the post was not

Cancer Kills Snape.

I've been waiting all day for flawd101 to show up and say the Dumbledore finally got his revenge. But it doesn't seem to be happening.

chaz wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
heroin does a real number on your liver.  i read that bowie's drug of choice back in the 70's was cocaine, but that doesn't mean smack wasn't in the mix for all those years…

Heroin on its own really isn't hard on your liver.  Hepatitis though, which is commonly transmitted via needles, is real bad for your liver.

Hep is also easily contracted from multiple sex partners, which I can only imagine he had many over the years….now Hans Gruber, that I don't know about, but some women (and men) like the bad guy

Sidehatch wrote:

chaz wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
heroin does a real number on your liver.  i read that bowie's drug of choice back in the 70's was cocaine, but that doesn't mean smack wasn't in the mix for all those years…

Heroin on its own really isn't hard on your liver.  Hepatitis though, which is commonly transmitted via needles, is real bad for your liver.

Hep is also easily contracted from multiple sex partners, which I can only imagine he had many over the years….now Hans Gruber, that I don't know about, but some women (and men) like the bad guy

Actually, hep is contracted from ONE sex partner. Having many sex partners just increases your odds.  ;)

space always focusing on the details
jezy-peazy

Cancer, strikes again.  Celine Dion's husband,  Rene.

In case you're keeping track

dang stevie's young considering he's been recording since the 60s
and who the hell cares about Billy squire…stroke me
can't believe he is on the list with all these legends

Billy, would have been a legend, if it wouldn't have been for that one video.