R.I.P. Betty White (not the famous one)
In Italy we say that these things bring good luck to the victim of the mistake (or to the target of the joke).
More than twenty years ago the prestigious French newspaper Le Monde announced to the world the suicide of Monica Vitti (a name who doesnt mean anything to Americans, but an important Italian actress, very famous in all Europe). It did it in a very French way, with florid sentences like "Monica Vitti has chosen to say goodbye to life, and we haven't been able to hold her here", and a detailed analysis not only of her career, but also of the psychological reasons of her tragic gesture - approaching old age, too many recent flops, etc.
Needless to say, Vitti was very much alive. Le Monde had been the victim of a nasty joke - the need to "close" the newspaper on time hadn't given them the time to properly check that false information. They sent flowers to her, wrote that they were sorry, etc.
I'm not sure if this brought much luck to the actress though - she's unfortunately very sick with a terrible case of Alzheimer. But certainly still alive.
More than twenty years ago the prestigious French newspaper Le Monde announced to the world the suicide of Monica Vitti (a name who doesnt mean anything to Americans, but an important Italian actress, very famous in all Europe). It did it in a very French way, with florid sentences like "Monica Vitti has chosen to say goodbye to life, and we haven't been able to hold her here", and a detailed analysis not only of her career, but also of the psychological reasons of her tragic gesture - approaching old age, too many recent flops, etc.
Needless to say, Vitti was very much alive. Le Monde had been the victim of a nasty joke - the need to "close" the newspaper on time hadn't given them the time to properly check that false information. They sent flowers to her, wrote that they were sorry, etc.
I'm not sure if this brought much luck to the actress though - she's unfortunately very sick with a terrible case of Alzheimer. But certainly still alive.
Betty White was on the news today (MSNBC), but because she's going to be hosting a new Candid Camera-type series.
Only an idiot would think joking about someone's death as an April Fool's gag was funny.
Only an idiot would think joking about someone's death as an April Fool's gag was funny.
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You mean this Betty White?
http://www.27east.com/news....-Age-87
I posted this on there too. I doubt CNN would report on this lady, especially 3 months after the fact...
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http://www.27east.com/news....-Age-87
I posted this on there too. I doubt CNN would report on this lady, especially 3 months after the fact...
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I just checked and some other Betty White died. I heard it on CNN before your post came up Wes.MovieWes wrote:I posted this on Cinema Super Friends and you fell for it, lol!!!
I mean, you posted this literally 2 minutes after I posted it on there and Dan Gaertner said he saw it on CNN! You even commented on it there right after I posted it!
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I posted this on Cinema Super Friends and you fell for it, lol!!!
I mean, you posted this literally 2 minutes after I posted it on there and Dan Gaertner said he saw it on CNN (because he was in on it too)! You even commented on it there right after I posted it!
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I mean, you posted this literally 2 minutes after I posted it on there and Dan Gaertner said he saw it on CNN (because he was in on it too)! You even commented on it there right after I posted it!
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