Slog - Comments on The Dead http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1 The first paragraph of Adrian Ryan's full-page obituary of Evel Knievel in this week's issue: Evel Knievel was a man few really knew, a man even fewer really wanted to know. He was an uncompromising man, a man of many contusions, a Jesus-y man. He was an alive man. Most of him. But not anymore. If you've never read an obituary by Adrian Ryan before--well, lucky you. His obituary for Ronald Reagan in 2004 was a work of genius.... Copyright 2008 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:36:02 -0800 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:15:43 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by LincolnM So the Editor of the Stranger doesn't need to know how to spell the names of U.S. presidents (even if this one was a huge douchebag)?

Wish I knew what A. Steen would say about that.

]]> LincolnM http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868233 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868233 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:47:35 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 Mr. Reagan leaves no survivors

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868237 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868237 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:48:32 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe He is holy. Adrian!, that is.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868245 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868245 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:50:26 -0800 Comment by DOUG. Great obit. Awesome photo. Evel was the 70s.

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868249 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868249 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:53:07 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 @1 I didn't fight the Grammar Nazis in Europe back in Dubya-Dubya 2 so they could take over in America

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868255 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868255 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:53:47 -0800 Comment by Levislade @5 - It's called spelling, buddy. Different from grammar.

]]> Levislade http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868281 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868281 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:02:19 -0800 Comment by Gloria This kinda pisses me off every time it comes up but: There is a difference between a spelling error (in that the person genuinely does not know how to spell the word correctly) and a typo (which is your fingers fucking up, and a lesser sin).

In this case, it's hard to tell whether Frizzelle can spell Reagan or not, but considering he isn't putting it down as "Raygin", I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and say it was a typo.

]]> Gloria http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868287 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868287 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:04:49 -0800 Comment by BillyCorazon Adrian's Knievel obit made my ladyfriend and I develop a sincere desire to adopt him. That was one of the funniest goddamn things I've read all year, and coming from a little pisshole town in Southeast Idaho, I can fully pick up what he is throwing down.

My liege!

]]> BillyCorazon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868288 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868288 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:05:12 -0800 Comment by Gloria Or hey, maybe not. Maybe he just can't spell. Oh well.

]]> Gloria http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868289 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868289 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:05:31 -0800 Comment by Valiant Adrian! Defender All of this Adrian! bashing is making me buy a gun.

Just bought it.

Lock your doors.

]]> Valiant Adrian! Defender http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868314 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868314 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:17:08 -0800 Comment by Levislade Hey, no one's bashing Adrian!, #10 - put away your gun.

]]> Levislade http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868317 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868317 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:19:23 -0800 Comment by Valiant Adrian! Defender All of this Friz bashing is making me return my gun.

Just returned it.

Keep your doors locked.

]]> Valiant Adrian! Defender http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868327 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868327 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:22:31 -0800 Comment by Levislade Oh, I see. Christopher must have meant this guy: http://www.ronregan.com/

]]> Levislade http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868334 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868334 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:25:22 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 @13 just as funny, my friend

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868351 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868351 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:35:47 -0800 Comment by christopher Frizzelle Sigh. I liked you for a second there, Gloria. And then I hated you. It was, indeed, a typo. I grew up practically in the shadow of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. I had to look at that freeway exit sign all the time.

]]> christopher Frizzelle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868416 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868416 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:17:47 -0800 Comment by Wolf Personally? I didn't find either Knievel's nor Reagan's obits very funny, although Reagan's was slightly more so. But that's just me.

This sense of humor escapes me, I guess. Or maybe I need another beer.

]]> Wolf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868449 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868449 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:38:15 -0800 Comment by Ben Read the Knievel obit last night, and it may have been my favorite Stranger article ever.

]]> Ben http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868465 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868465 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:49:49 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe They are feats of lunatic daring!!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868557 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868557 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:48:29 -0800 Comment by Wolf @18: And stupidity. There was nothing funny or even clever in them.

]]> Wolf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868577 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868577 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:18:56 -0800 Comment by Sam Wolf, perhaps you're just an idiot? I've been reading your comments in several threads and you seem to not understand anything truly funny.

Are you castrated? Could be it.

]]> Sam http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868689 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868689 Life Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:46:06 -0800 Comment by Wolf Idiot? Perhaps. Castrated? No, why? You interested? I can swing by and pick you up 8-ish.

]]> Wolf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868794 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c868794 Life Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:45:21 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe We are enemies, Wolf.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c869226 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_dead_1#c869226 Life Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:15:43 -0800