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RobertSwanderson
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:04 pm |
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Robin Williams Found Dead in Possible SuicideQuote: Veteran film and television comedic actor Robin Williams was found dead on Monday. He was 63.
The cause of death is believed to be suicide via asphyxiation, according to the coroner’s office in Tiburon, Calif. He was found in his home.
His publicist said the actor had been battling depression of late.
“This is a tragic and sudden loss,” his publicist Mara Buxbaum said in a statement. “The family respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time.”
Williams is best known for both comedic and dramatic roles in movies including “Good Will Hunting,” for which he won a Best Supporting Actor in 1997. In addition, he won several Emmys, Golden Globes.
Williams’ film career was bookended by TV roles including his breakout role on the ABC sitcom “Mork & Mindy” in 1978. He returned to TV on CBS last season, “The Crazy Ones.”
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:05 pm |
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:06 pm |
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Kind Of Close For One Of These Jewels.
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Seems legit. This is sad news.
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:09 pm |
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My head is spinning. I just read the press release on the sheriff's website. This is real.
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:10 pm |
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:11 pm |
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Kind Of Close For One Of These Jewels.
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Curiosity made me look at how one might do this. I don't know exactly what Robin Williams did, but here is some information. Quote: A suicide bag, also known as an exit bag, is a device consisting of a large plastic bag with a drawcord used to commit suicide. It is usually used in conjunction with an inert gas like helium or nitrogen, which prevents the panic, sense of suffocation and struggling during unconsciousness (the hypercapnic alarm response) usually caused by the deprivation of oxygen in the presence of carbon dioxide. This method also makes the direct cause of death difficult to trace if the bag and gas canister are removed before the death is reported. Right-to-die groups recommend this form of suicide as certain, fast, and painless, according to a 2007 study I had no idea.
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:24 pm |
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Go ahead..I dare ya!
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I'm shocked. Utterly shocked.
I was in line picking up a prescription for Connie when I read the report. I had to fight back tears.
Fuck.
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Greg McPhee
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:29 pm |
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I am completely numb. Just can't believe it.
Damn.
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:50 pm |
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That's just awful. Mork & Mindy was my favorite show as a kid. It was popular to mock Robin in later years, but I thought he pulled out amazing performances in Insomnia, Man of the Year, and One Hour Photo. The current word is he was battling depression. I've seen a few of you folk talk about depression and your own struggles here and on Facebook.
Don't ever do this, y'all....just, please, don't.
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:51 pm |
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This is very sad.
RIP.
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:55 pm |
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Wow, I've always liked him... what a tragedy. RIP.
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:56 pm |
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Whoa. I'm saddened by this.
RIP.
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:06 pm |
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Oh my goodness  R.I.P.
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:18 pm |
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Very sad that someone who brought so much laughter to others would end his own life. Rest in Peace.
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:24 pm |
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Well damn.
Peace to you good sir.
I love "Garp" and " World's Greatest Dad" is one of my favorites
damn again
damn
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:48 pm |
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:55 pm |
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I'm gutted by this news.
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:58 pm |
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:09 pm |
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:11 pm |
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:44 pm |
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I'm still having a hard time putting my head around this. I had a constructed reality in my head of him being 90 year old comic royalty that they pulled out at special events endlessly. I loved him as a kid, grew up on Hook and Dead Poets Society and enjoyed him in some smaller roles like Dead Again. Even though I'd stopped paying attention to some of his more recent works, I just thought he'd always be around and I can't figure out how to even understand a reality where this isn't true. 
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Post subject: Robin Williams RIP Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:51 pm |
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Lousy thing to hear about. He gave me some of the biggest laughs of my life. RIP
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