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RIP Larry

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  • IvorythumperI Ivorythumper

    @blondie said in RIP Larry:

    That little girl could well be the mom of Spider, Wednesday & Dagger (their real names btw). I wonder if the boy is Larry’s son. The one he spoke of here.

    Years ago I was FB friends with his daughter, who IIRC was named Whitney Smotherman, and I seem to remember his son in law was named Spider. But she's no longer on FB and I can't find any record of her, and my Covid fogged brain can't remember the details.

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    blondie
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    #137

    @Ivorythumper correct on his daughter’s name IT. The 3 children are hers. And she has a brother. These were Larry’s kids from the wife who was a psychologist/therapist.

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      #138

      Larry won't be here this Christmas season to tell us about how he paid the bill at the grocery checkout for someone he thought might need the help during the holidays.

      If I remember correctly, they weren't always grateful, but most were.

      That was usually a nice Christmas story.

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        Horace
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        #139

        Yeah I miss him.

        Education is extremely important.

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        • MikM Offline
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          Mik
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          #140

          Me too.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • George KG George K

            Larry hasn't been here for 4 days, and I've sent PMs since then, with no response. The last activity was when he posted about what's going on. It sounded serious.

            I've tried to find him, IRL many times, but I was a bit more persistent today and found this listing in whitepages.com.

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            Searched some more and found this. This person's birthdate is, indeed our "Larry's" birthdate.

            https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/tn/philadelphia/james-fletcher-15013009

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            Ivorythumper
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            Sigh.

            In paradisum deducant te angeli
            in tuo adventu suscipiant te martyres,
            et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Jerusalem
            .

            Chorus angelorum te suscipiat,
            et cum Lazaro quondam paupere
            æternam habeas requiem.

            Link to video

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            • CopperC Copper

              Larry won't be here this Christmas season to tell us about how he paid the bill at the grocery checkout for someone he thought might need the help during the holidays.

              If I remember correctly, they weren't always grateful, but most were.

              That was usually a nice Christmas story.

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              89th
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              @Copper said in RIP Larry:

              That was usually a nice Christmas story.

              While I do miss him, I always cringed a bit at that story. I can't speak for others, but usually if I do something charitable I try really hard to not make it known. I don't know why, maybe something subconscious from my past, but I find more joy out of no one else knowing. Maybe I'm being selfish, LOL.

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                kluurs
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                #143

                I pulled up a message from him a couple of days ago - even though there were only a few words. It felt like I was hearing his voice - at least my imagination of how his voice sounded. I suspect we weren't the only folks shocked by his death. In any event, miss him.

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                • 89th8 89th

                  @Copper said in RIP Larry:

                  That was usually a nice Christmas story.

                  While I do miss him, I always cringed a bit at that story. I can't speak for others, but usually if I do something charitable I try really hard to not make it known. I don't know why, maybe something subconscious from my past, but I find more joy out of no one else knowing. Maybe I'm being selfish, LOL.

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                  Jolly
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                  @89th said in RIP Larry:

                  @Copper said in RIP Larry:

                  That was usually a nice Christmas story.

                  While I do miss him, I always cringed a bit at that story. I can't speak for others, but usually if I do something charitable I try really hard to not make it known. I don't know why, maybe something subconscious from my past, but I find more joy out of no one else knowing. Maybe I'm being selfish, LOL.

                  He didn't name names or point fingers, and this is an "anonymous" internet forum.

                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                  • 89th8 89th

                    @Copper said in RIP Larry:

                    That was usually a nice Christmas story.

                    While I do miss him, I always cringed a bit at that story. I can't speak for others, but usually if I do something charitable I try really hard to not make it known. I don't know why, maybe something subconscious from my past, but I find more joy out of no one else knowing. Maybe I'm being selfish, LOL.

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                    #145

                    @89th said in RIP Larry:

                    @Copper said in RIP Larry:

                    That was usually a nice Christmas story.

                    While I do miss him, I always cringed a bit at that story. I can't speak for others, but usually if I do something charitable I try really hard to not make it known. I don't know why, maybe something subconscious from my past, but I find more joy out of no one else knowing. Maybe I'm being selfish, LOL.

                    That had a lot to do with how he was villified on the forums.

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    • 89th8 89th

                      @Copper said in RIP Larry:

                      That was usually a nice Christmas story.

                      While I do miss him, I always cringed a bit at that story. I can't speak for others, but usually if I do something charitable I try really hard to not make it known. I don't know why, maybe something subconscious from my past, but I find more joy out of no one else knowing. Maybe I'm being selfish, LOL.

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                      @89th said in RIP Larry:

                      usually if I do something charitable I try really hard to not make it known. I don't know why, maybe something subconscious from my past, but I find more joy out of no one else knowing.

                      This.

                      Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                      • MikM Mik

                        @89th said in RIP Larry:

                        @Copper said in RIP Larry:

                        That was usually a nice Christmas story.

                        While I do miss him, I always cringed a bit at that story. I can't speak for others, but usually if I do something charitable I try really hard to not make it known. I don't know why, maybe something subconscious from my past, but I find more joy out of no one else knowing. Maybe I'm being selfish, LOL.

                        That had a lot to do with how he was villified on the forums.

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                        Jolly
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                        #147

                        @Mik said in RIP Larry:

                        @89th said in RIP Larry:

                        @Copper said in RIP Larry:

                        That was usually a nice Christmas story.

                        While I do miss him, I always cringed a bit at that story. I can't speak for others, but usually if I do something charitable I try really hard to not make it known. I don't know why, maybe something subconscious from my past, but I find more joy out of no one else knowing. Maybe I'm being selfish, LOL.

                        That had a lot to do with how he was villified on the forums.

                        Amen.

                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                          taiwan_girl
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #148

                          He was a character, that is for sure. I have never decided how much was just for the internet and how much was real.

                          His passing was shock for sure however.

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                            George K
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                            #149

                            I found Larry's car.

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                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              Catseye3
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                              Did you ever discover what became of his wife or mother?

                              Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                              • Catseye3C Catseye3

                                Did you ever discover what became of his wife or mother?

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                                taiwan_girl
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #151

                                @Catseye3 said in RIP Larry:

                                Did you ever discover what became of his wife or mother?

                                I believe that his mother is still alive. There is some question if he had a wife or not.

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                                • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                                  @Catseye3 said in RIP Larry:

                                  Did you ever discover what became of his wife or mother?

                                  I believe that his mother is still alive. There is some question if he had a wife or not.

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                                  Jolly
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #152

                                  @taiwan_girl said in RIP Larry:

                                  @Catseye3 said in RIP Larry:

                                  Did you ever discover what became of his wife or mother?

                                  I believe that his mother is still alive. There is some question if he had a wife or not.

                                  I don't think there is any question, other than formal or common-law.

                                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                  • JollyJ Jolly

                                    @taiwan_girl said in RIP Larry:

                                    @Catseye3 said in RIP Larry:

                                    Did you ever discover what became of his wife or mother?

                                    I believe that his mother is still alive. There is some question if he had a wife or not.

                                    I don't think there is any question, other than formal or common-law.

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                                    taiwan_girl
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                                    @Jolly said in RIP Larry:

                                    @taiwan_girl said in RIP Larry:

                                    @Catseye3 said in RIP Larry:

                                    Did you ever discover what became of his wife or mother?

                                    I believe that his mother is still alive. There is some question if he had a wife or not.

                                    I don't think there is any question, other than formal or common-law.

                                    Could be. I just thought it was a bit strange that the wife was not mentioned in his funeral note.

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                                      Klaus
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #154

                                      I don't know where Larry is, but he seems to be active on Twitter right now.

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                                        Mik
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #155

                                        t is said the internet is forever.

                                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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