I can't believe Tdarcos outlived....

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I think she cheated on him when he was locked up too.

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Oh, that BITCH!

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I thought that was a bit harsh. He didn't cheat at everything, you know. He did a lot of that stuff in person.

Though submitting via MAME, that's not a good look, sure.
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So all he needs to do is get the high score on a real machine and everything will be all better, right? That is, except for the douche beard and haircut and the dick attitude I heard about.

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Well, perhaps the most significant record that was nullified was that he was the first person to reach one million points. That record has now officially reverted to Steve Wiebe. Eleven years after The King of Kong, finally, Wiebe gets his revenge.

I don't know if completely removing him from the official scoreboards is harsh or not. If you only remove the ones you can prove he cheated (or at least didn't follow the official submission requirements) on, it's harsh. If you subscribe to "once a cheater, always a cheater," then I guess not. Whether or not he actually cheated, as a judge and board member of Twin Galaxies, he should have known better. Based on the action Twin Galaxies took, I can't help but wonder if they weren't looking for a reason to part ways with Mr. Mitchell.

Unrelated (?) fact: the year I attended Kong Off, Billy Mitchell came in 22nd out of 22 competitors.
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Starting from the arcade machine photo:
1. Billy Mitchell, video game champion.

Note he is not the same person as General Billy Mitchell, who was court-martialed for writing, in 1924, that Pearl Harbor base was so badly managed that he expected the Japanese to fly small airplanes at low altitude and decimate the base.

2. R. Lee Ermey, most famous as the sadistic gunnery sergeant in the movie "Full Metal Jacket."

3. I first thought this was Steven King, but it's actually Art Bell, who hosted a paranormal radio show.
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Billy Mitchell didn't die, Paul. But, two out of three, not bad!
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pinback wrote: Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:37 am Billy Mitchell didn't die, Paul. But, two out of three, not bad!
Wait a minute. If Billy Mitchell didn't die, then what the fuck was his picture doing posted here?
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Well, that would require you reading and attempting to understand the conversation that followed, or typing "billy mitchell" into Google to see if there was any news about him lately.
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Billy Mitchell is the victim of a witch-hunt, he'll be found innocent of wrongdoing and his records reinstated.

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Harry Anderson, R. Lee Ermy, Art Bell and Billy Mitchell's reputation. I probably spelled some names wrong there.

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Wait a minute, I'm lost somewhere. I thought this thread was dealing with people (or organizations) who recently died.

Now come on! You guys complain about me "shitting up" a thread by saying totally irrelevant comments, but when you do it it's perfectly okay? Christ, look who's the hypocrite here!

Okay, let me add one:

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Contrary to popular belief, she did not die from choking on a ham sandwich.
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Paul, this thread is only for posting pictures of recent celebrity deaths, please do not add long-dead celebrities or public figures.
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Was going to post this yesterday with the message "too soon?"

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pinback wrote: Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:53 am Paul, this thread is only for posting pictures of recent celebrity deaths, please do not add long-dead celebrities or public figures.
That was the point I was making. Then you need to also reprimand Flack for posting Billy Mitchell's picture when he is not yet dead. Fair is fair: sauce for the goose, sauce for the gander.
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Was going to post this [photo] yesterday with the message "too soon?"
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Flack did not post a picture of Billy Mitchell, he posted a picture reflecting Billy Mitchell's scores getting removed from the record books.
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