Deebo is dead

[Pazuzu]

COVID got him.

Dude was doing 5 or 6 movies a year! One of those unsung character actors who took his typecasting and played it everywhere he could.

[vash]

oh no. terrible

i liked that guy as the president in Fifth Element.

[sc_rufctr]

How frikin sad... Something really unfortunate: Black Americans suffer the worst from this dreadful virus.

RIP Tommy "Tiny" Lister.

Also the coolest on screen President ever!

[rusnak]

They lack Neaderthal DNA/ immune system. This is when it's great to be descended from cavemen.

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by rusnak

They lack Neaderthal DNA/ immune system. This is when it's great to be descended from cavemen.

That explains my prominent brow...

[911boost]

That is a shame, he just did a spot for the 49ers I saw on Monday night Football this week.

[Eric Coffey]

Originally Posted by Pazuzu

COVID got him.

Blood work come back already?

Or is that just the default COD now?

[The Synergizer]

Originally Posted by Pazuzu

COVID got him.

No proof of that.

https://www.tmz.com/2020/12/10/tommy-tiny-lister-dead-dies-friday-movies-deebo/

[speeder]

I know nothing about this particular case but if he tested positive for Covid-19 and/or was exhibiting symptoms of the disease, it would be a pretty good bet right now. This outbreak is off the charts.

[Pazuzu]

Jeebus are you people annoying.


"Deebo died."
"How?"

Heart attack? Stroke? Drug overdose? Car accident? Fell from a tree? Homicide? Suicide? Diabetes? Meteor strike?

No, he was healthy, then he was freaking sick, exhibiting COVID symptoms, and died suddenly. You want to know who does that? COVID patients. Get over yourselves, this isn't a race to the bottom of the cesspool, it's just a statement that some otherwise healthy well known dude died suddenly from something not normal.

[sc_rufctr]

OK Mike but I'd bet he also had a comorbidity or two.

What bugs me the most about this thing: It's 2020, No one should be dying from a friggin virus.

It's about 1 Billionth of our size and yet it can wreck us from the inside?

[Eric Coffey]

Originally Posted by Pazuzu

Jeebus are you people annoying.

What's annoying is the incessant Covid fear-mongering.

You just couldn't wait to post "Covid got him" could you? Facts be damned!

Originally Posted by Pazuzu

"Deebo died."
"How?"

Heart attack? Stroke? Drug overdose? Car accident? Fell from a tree? Homicide? Suicide? Diabetes? Meteor strike?

No, he was healthy, then he was freaking sick, exhibiting COVID symptoms, and died suddenly. You want to know who does that? COVID patients. Get over yourselves, this isn't a race to the bottom of the cesspool, it's just a statement that some otherwise healthy well known dude died suddenly from something not normal.

You literally have no idea what you are talking about. Even a cursory glance at the situation (facts) here reveals that:

A. No official COD has been determined.
B. He had already contracted Covid earlier this year (+/- 5 months ago) and had long-since recovered from it.
C. He had pre-existing health issues, including type-2 diabetes.
D. It was initially thought to be a heart attack.

But yeah, WE are the ones who should get over ourselves...

[Pazuzu]

Originally Posted by Eric Coffey

What's annoying is the incessant Covid fear-mongering.

You just couldn't wait to post "Covid got him" could you? Facts be damned!
You literally have no idea what you are talking about. Even a cursory glance at the situation (facts) here reveals that:

A. No official COD has been determined.
B. He had already contracted Covid earlier this year (+/- 5 months ago) and had long-since recovered from it.
C. He had pre-existing health issues, including type-2 diabetes.
D. It was initially thought to be a heart attack.

But yeah, WE are the ones who should get over ourselves...

I'd love to know where you got all of that info, since 4 or 5 stories that I read, as it was being announced, all said what I said and not what you said. I'm sure that you got to pilfer data over the next 36 HOURS which might contradict what was said in the first 2 HOURS. Secondarily, you can kiss off with your "you couldn't wait" attitude, I have no dog in that fight, I have not been in your PARF land talking about the virus, and I don't care who does or does not get sick or die from it,. I was simply REPEATING WHAT WAS WRITTEN, IN PRINT, BY SEVERAL SOURCES, ABOUT A FAMOUS DUDE THAT DIED. That's it. Nothing more.

[juanbenae]

Originally Posted by Eric Coffey

B. He had already contracted Covid earlier this year (+/- 5 months ago) and had long-since recovered from it.

that's the thing, some people have long term affects that they never really "recover" from completely. not all are a death sentence right away, but many cases will lead to a premature death. this is not completely understood, but as noted above african americans seem to be more vulnerable to the initial virus affects and have greater chance of long term health issues..

[pavulon]

Originally Posted by Eric Coffey

What's annoying is the incessant Covid fear-mongering.

Covid is scary so we should stop quoting causes of death lest we scare people. Any other health conditions for that list? There are TONS of real ugly ways to die but I guess we should pretend those situations don't happen either.

[Eric Coffey]

Originally Posted by Pazuzu

I'd love to know where you got all of that info, since 4 or 5 stories that I read, as it was being announced, all said what I said and not what you said.

Sorry, but NO "stories" out there ever said "COVID got him".

Originally Posted by Pazuzu

I'm sure that you got to pilfer data over the next 36 HOURS which might contradict what was said in the first 2 HOURS.

Sorry to burst your time-warp bubble, but...

My first reply was 3.5 hours after you posted the thread.
Not only were all of the articles I referenced published well before that, but they were also published before you even posted this thread (some of which were from the day before).

Not all the same ones I initially found, but here are a few:

tommy-tiny-lister-who-played-deebo-friday-dies-62

tommy-lister-friday-dead

Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister, who played Deebo in ‘Friday,’ dies

tiny-lister-longtime-character-actor-dead-at-62

Tommy-Tiny-Lister-dead-at-62-heart-attack-Deebo-Friday

friday-star-tommy-deebo-lister-dead-at-62

Wait, here's one I just found that was published 6 minutes after your thread post, if that makes you feel any better:

tommy-tiny-lister-died


And again, NO article that I've found said "COVID got him" at any point, or that it was even the suspected/probable COD. They all simply said he was "experiencing Covid-like symptoms" prior to his death.
The problem is that there are a ton of different things with similar symptoms out there. But, if you wield the Covid hammer of fear, everything looks like a nail.

You could've posted a less definitive statement, based on the facts at hand, but you chose not to.

Originally Posted by Pazuzu

Secondarily, you can kiss off with your "you couldn't wait" attitude, I have no dog in that fight, I have not been in your PARF land talking about the virus, and I don't care who does or does not get sick or die from it,. I was simply REPEATING WHAT WAS WRITTEN, IN PRINT, BY SEVERAL SOURCES, ABOUT A FAMOUS DUDE THAT DIED. That's it. Nothing more.

Well, maybe it was subconscious then. Again, you posted a definitive statement based on zero facts, that was in keeping with the current wave of Covid fear mongering and knee-jerk "reporting" (if it walks like a duck...).
And then ironically followed up with "you people are annoying" and "get over yourselves" retorts. So yeah, back at ya...

But, if you can reference any initial articles that erroneously reported he died from Covid, I'll concede the point.

[Eric Coffey]

Originally Posted by pavulon

Covid is scary so we should stop quoting causes of death lest we scare people. Any other health conditions for that list?

It's even "scarier" when you don't need any factual evidence for those declarations, let alone lab-confirmed results to list CV as COD on a death cert. Good info is good; bad info and fear-mongering, not so much.
It's not like the guy died in an ICU on a vent after testing positive. In fact, he'd already contracted CV several months prior, had long-since recovered, and was feeling great prior to the onset of whatever eventually took him down.

Originally Posted by pavulon

There are TONS of real ugly ways to die but I guess we should pretend those situations don't happen either.

Sort of making my point there. There are all sorts of ways to go, but all other non-Covid morbidities seem to not be getting much attention these days.
The waters are further muddied by the lack of distinction between dying FROM CV and dying WITH CV, and "probable" vs. "confirmed" COD.
So let's maybe not jump the gun with a definitive Covid diagnosis every time someone kicks off unexpectedly. Crazy talk, I know...

[onewhippedpuppy]

For something supposedly so scary, it’s funny how hard some are working to convince us to be terrified.

[pavulon]

What's "funny" is how many try to down play the severity of something that's responsible for 1.6 million deaths in a year--mocking people doing what they can to limit its spread but complaining all the while. Also remarkable is that these same people draw a straight line between suicides and Covid but fail to connect the dots between a virus and morbidity/mortality. "Funny" indeed.

[kach22i]

Thomas 'Tiny' Lister Jr., 'Friday' actor, dead at 62 after apparently experiencing Covid-19 symptoms
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/11/entertainment/thomas-lister-jr-death-trnd/index.html

When deputies entered the home, they found Lister dead.

"Mr. Lister's death appears to be of natural causes but will ultimately be determined by the Office of Medical Examiner-Coroner," the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.

The death is still under investigation, the statement said.