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Words I never thought I'd hear: Joe Paterno fired (UPDATE JOE PATERNO IS DEAD) — Page 4

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could someone please explain the joke?

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He was saying the catchphrase of each Simpsons character, and then put in what he consider to be yours.

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Sandusky co-wrote an autobiography titled Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story (ISBN 9781582612706), which was published in 2001.

 

WTF?

“First feel fear, then get angry. Then go with your life into the fight.” - Bill Mollison

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^I had the exact same thought when I saw that story yesterday.

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The title of this thread bugs me. Technically you didn't "hear" about it, you "read" about it...

<span style=“font-weight: bold;”>The Most Handsomest Guy on OT.com</span>

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who cares?

edit: while I did read the words, I also hear them on the night he was fired on my 11pm local news.

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Warbler said:

who cares?

**sigh**

Luke said:

http://manhattaninfidel.com/__oneclick_uploads/2011/05/luke-skywalker-7.jpg

"I care."

:p

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greenpenguino said:

Warbler said:

who cares?

**sigh**

Luke said:

http://manhattaninfidel.com/__oneclick_uploads/2011/05/luke-skywalker-7.jpg

"I care."

:p

TRM R2D2 said:

http://ph.cdn.photos.upi.com/sv/emb/UPI-14061251165013/fc9d06d3e6103fd5c7d75ba2e25c6ce3/LEGO-Star-Wars-turns-10.jpg

I care.

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This is horrible on my part, but my first thought is "Why couldn't it have been Sandusky?"

I don't know how complicit Paterno was in this whole mess, but it is sad to see a human being go from being (supposedly) fine to dead in 8 weeks.  When my Grandpa died a few years ago, he had about 12 weeks of deterioration before he was gone.  It was very difficult.

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Sluggo said:

This is horrible on my part, but my first thought is "Why couldn't it have been Sandusky?"

given what a sick, sick man Sandusky is, I can't say its such a horrible thought

Sluggo said:

I don't know how complicit Paterno was in this whole mess,

I don't know.  I believe he is complicit.  I think he just made the mistake of assuming others would take care of the Sandusky mess.   He reported it to campus police(and they are technically real cops) and to the powers that be at Penn State and made the mistake of washing his hands of it.    At first I was really upset at Joe Paterno.   I thought he was truly covering up for Sandusky.   Now, I am not so sure.    I don't think he truly understood what he had on his hands.   But I don't know.   I guess I will never fully understand what happened and why Paterno didn't do more. 

Sluggo said:

but it is sad to see a human being go from being (supposedly) fine to dead in 8 weeks.  When my Grandpa died a few years ago, he had about 12 weeks of deterioration before he was gone.  It was very difficult.

yes, it is sad.  Its sad to see such a legend fall.  And that is not even close to how sad it is that these children got molested.  The whole thing is sad.