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Fruitacious B · 07-14-2003, 01:27 PM

Johnathan Taylor Thomas, who was known for his role as Randy on the classic show Home Improvement, died the other day in a speed boat accident off the coast of Italy. What a bummer. Normally I wouldn't care, but that show kicked ass and it sucks to know that now there can never be a come back.

Ugly Bastard · 07-14-2003, 02:57 PM

Wow, that's horrible! Can we get a source for this or something?

-Ugly Bastard

Update: The ONLY thing I could find for this so far on the net is here, not what I'd call a reliable source. Anyone else hear anything?

Update II: Alright, I've given Yahoo News enough time in my book. I figure if it's real, then Yahoo News would have it up no more than 15 minutes later than "The Dilly" would. Verdict: Fake News. And thank God for that. I'd be pretty disappointed if Randy was dead, that one time he almost had cancer on Home Improvement was bad enough...

(I joke during most of that....but the bottom line is: the man is still alive, and that's probably for the best).

[ July 14, 2003, 01:26 PM: Message edited by: Ugly Bastard ]

sim_flex_x · 07-14-2003, 03:10 PM

that's really sad
i love watching Home Improvement reruns
not to mention i had a huge crush on him when i was little :[

Fruitacious B · 07-14-2003, 03:18 PM

From what I gathered. The source was the associated press, but of course what I heard was second hand from what I have believed for a long time to be a reliable source. I'm looking into it right now though.

Orgazmo · 07-14-2003, 03:27 PM

As fake as this article.

Fruitacious B · 07-15-2003, 12:23 AM

Got it.

"The actor, best known for his role as Randy Taylor on the comedy series "Home Improvement", died Saturday of a speedboat accident off the coast of Monterosso, the main town in the Cinque Terre region in Northern Italy. The Baja 320 speedboat Thomas, 22, was riding collided with an offshore rock and the front end of the vessel exploded, according to witnesses."
- Associated Press

bert · 07-15-2003, 02:10 AM

cant be true. i think there would be more headlines bout it if it was true

Fruitacious B · 07-15-2003, 03:25 AM

I'm still skeptical also, but that's what it said on AP net. So maybe they were wrong.

ninjaface · 07-15-2003, 03:38 AM

Am I the only one that doesn't care either way?

Fruitacious B · 07-15-2003, 03:46 AM

If so, be thankful. It's bugging the hell out of me not knowing whether or not it's true.

Jesus Chrystler · 07-15-2003, 04:08 AM

Really couldn't care less either.

Ugly Bastard · 07-15-2003, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ninjaface:
Am I the only one that doesn't care either way?

I chuckled, I did.

The man's alive, that's the bottom line, I'd about bet a testicle that if he has been dead for more than a few hours, that it would appear on this page. Well guess what, it doesn't appear on this page, so it must be fake.

Live on Randy...er...whatever your name is.

-Ugly Bastard

Combat Chuck · 07-15-2003, 02:16 PM

Eh, you guys put too much faith in the speed of our news. You never know, in this day and age, and with Italy being quite a ways away, we'd not end up hearing this except from theDilly....I mean, it could still be true, and UB'd be out of a testicle, just cause he thinks that news can get around faster than the speedboat JTT died on.

silver and cold · 07-15-2003, 02:33 PM

If not, good,but it so thats really sad, cuz I really liked that show, and when I was younger had a crush on him...as I guess many girls did!

fat_retard · 07-15-2003, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by silver and cold:
If not, good,but it so thats really sad, cuz I really liked that show, and when I was younger had a crush on him...as I guess many girls did!

You do realize that it's fake don't you?

07-14-2003, 01:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fruitacious B Bokononist Join Date: May 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,595 Internets: 11801	Johnathan Taylor Thomas, who was known for his role as Randy on the classic show Home Improvement, died the other day in a speed boat accident off the coast of Italy. What a bummer. Normally I wouldn't care, but that show kicked ass and it sucks to know that now there can never be a come back.
	"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand." \|vonnegut

07-14-2003, 03:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Fruitacious B Bokononist Join Date: May 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,595 Internets: 11801	From what I gathered. The source was the associated press, but of course what I heard was second hand from what I have believed for a long time to be a reliable source. I'm looking into it right now though.
	"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand." \|vonnegut

07-15-2003, 12:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
Fruitacious B Bokononist Join Date: May 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,595 Internets: 11801	Got it. "The actor, best known for his role as Randy Taylor on the comedy series "Home Improvement", died Saturday of a speedboat accident off the coast of Monterosso, the main town in the Cinque Terre region in Northern Italy. The Baja 320 speedboat Thomas, 22, was riding collided with an offshore rock and the front end of the vessel exploded, according to witnesses." - Associated Press
	"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand." \|vonnegut

07-15-2003, 03:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
Fruitacious B Bokononist Join Date: May 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,595 Internets: 11801	I'm still skeptical also, but that's what it said on AP net. So maybe they were wrong.
	"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand." \|vonnegut

07-15-2003, 03:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
Fruitacious B Bokononist Join Date: May 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,595 Internets: 11801	If so, be thankful. It's bugging the hell out of me not knowing whether or not it's true.
	"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand." \|vonnegut

07-14-2003, 02:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	Wow, that's horrible! Can we get a source for this or something? -Ugly Bastard Update: The ONLY* thing I could find for this so far on the net is here, not what I'd call a reliable source. Anyone else hear anything?* Update II: Alright, I've given Yahoo News enough time in my book. I figure if it's real, then Yahoo News would have it up no more than 15 minutes later than "The Dilly" would. Verdict: Fake News. And thank God for that. I'd be pretty disappointed if Randy was dead, that one time he almost had cancer on Home Improvement was bad enough... (I joke during most of that....but the bottom line is: the man is still alive, and that's probably for the best). [ July 14, 2003, 01:26 PM: Message edited by: Ugly Bastard ]

07-14-2003, 03:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
sim_flex_x Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: St. Pete Posts: 690 Internets: 10	that's really sad i love watching Home Improvement reruns not to mention i had a huge crush on him when i was little :[

07-14-2003, 03:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,728 Internets: 311447	As fake as this article.

07-15-2003, 02:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
bert Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 314 Internets: 10	cant be true. i think there would be more headlines bout it if it was true

07-15-2003, 03:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
ninjaface Level 20 Holothetan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Space Posts: 5,245 Internets: 210144	Am I the only one that doesn't care either way?

07-15-2003, 04:08 AM	#11 (permalink)
Jesus Chrystler Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 208 Internets: 26	Really couldn't care less either.
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07-15-2003, 02:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
Combat Chuck Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,063 Internets: 10	Eh, you guys put too much faith in the speed of our news. You never know, in this day and age, and with Italy being quite a ways away, we'd not end up hearing this except from theDilly....I mean, it could still be true, and UB'd be out of a testicle, just cause he thinks that news can get around faster than the speedboat JTT died on.

07-15-2003, 02:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
silver and cold Ish... Join Date: May 2003 Location: this nowhere Posts: 1,680 Internets: 10	If not, good,but it so thats really sad, cuz I really liked that show, and when I was younger had a crush on him...as I guess many girls did!
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