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In the discussion thread: Just heard on the radio station that Merle Haggard has passed away...(edited) [View all]

Thu Jan 19, 2012, 03:10 PM

CreekDog (37,127 posts)

41. take off the lawyer hat and read the post

Last edited Thu Jan 19, 2012, 03:11 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

he's basically posting that someone died (who didn't).

he's now back in the thread to say that he's not fixing it and to go (pound sand) call the radio station (which he said he would provide -but didn't).

the OP doesn't give a sh*t.

legally actionable? no. but that's not the standard. the standard is that if you post something that's a big deal (someone dying is) and it's wrong, you correct it. that's what an adult does.

but some people here feel that to actually hit that edit button and say, "whoa, what i posted, even though i heard it from someone else, turned out to be wrong --or looks to be wrong...sorry" would cause them to get attacked by bats and zombies and suffer horrible, painful maladies as a result.

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64 replies	Author	Time	Post
Just heard on the radio station that Merle Haggard has passed away...(edited) [View all]	Ghost in the Machine	Jan 2012	OP
We don't smoke marijuana in Muscogee...	jberryhill	Jan 2012	#1
Merle was a good guy.	Webster Green	Jan 2012	#5
I can never tell if the song is ironic or what	jberryhill	Jan 2012	#8
What's ironic was Merle's signature song was actually written from his fathers perspective, not his.	Brother Buzz	Jan 2012	#19
That's the problem with ballads	jberryhill	Jan 2012	#31
He still IS a good guy. There are NO reports anywhere about his death! n/t	Tx4obama	Jan 2012	#13
You know he did a fat line of coke after playing this gig right?	snooper2	Jan 2012	#17
I like Merle Haggard but I hate that song, if they had smoked Marijuana in Muskogee not to mention	Uncle Joe	Jan 2012	#42
Oh dear	XemaSab	Jan 2012	#2
RIP	RZM	Jan 2012	#3
A truly sad day. :(	joshcryer	Jan 2012	#4
RIP	Norrin Radd	Jan 2012	#6
So sad. nt	FLyellowdog	Jan 2012	#7
There is NOTHING anywhere so far about him passing away.	Tx4obama	Jan 2012	#9
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated - Mark Twain	yellowcanine	Jan 2012	#25
Okay, well just lock the thread until he's dead	jberryhill	Jan 2012	#32
My band did a couple of his songs.	Lasher	Jan 2012	#10
I think perhaps the radio station you listen to was perhaps wrong.	Tx4obama	Jan 2012	#11
I alerted on this post but 3 jurors can't seem to find anything wrong with saying he's dead	CreekDog	Jan 2012	#28
BWAAHAHAHAHA - This jury system is apparently the most ridiculous thing ever.	cbdo2007	Jan 2012	#30
Try this from the Macon News	mfcorey1	Jan 2012	#12
I'll change that flat tire Merle. RIP	era veteran	Jan 2012	#14
Has anyone found confirmation of this story?	onenote	Jan 2012	#15
NO!!! Please let this be just a rumor!	Bake	Jan 2012	#16
Two diverse, but good people from Bakersfield	Brother Buzz	Jan 2012	#18
One of the best. RIP. nt	bemildred	Jan 2012	#20
Please don't Abe Vigoda Merle Haggard	CreekDog	Jan 2012	#21
Is he dead yet?	jberryhill	Jan 2012	#47
Abe's still kicking.	smokey nj	Jan 2012	#50
Cage Match: Merle Haggard v. Abe Vigoda	jberryhill	Jan 2012	#52
If you post that somebody has died --they should actually BE DEAD, if not, CORRECT YOUR POST	CreekDog	Jan 2012	#22
He posted "I heard on a radio station"	jberryhill	Jan 2012	#33
still shouldn't they correct it?	WI_DEM	Jan 2012	#34
Are you suggesting he didn't hear it on the radio?	jberryhill	Jan 2012	#35
take off the lawyer hat and read the post	CreekDog	Jan 2012	#41
Only a wuss would apologize or even acknowledge a mistake. n/t	zappaman	Jan 2012	#43
Awww... you don't know Ghost	jberryhill	Jan 2012	#45
Thank you, Mr Berryhill	Ghost in the Machine	Jan 2012	#53
I heard it on a Chattanooga country music station just a few minutes before I posted this....	Ghost in the Machine	Jan 2012	#37
and you washed your hands of the matter	CreekDog	Jan 2012	#39
yeah, so what if you said a guy was dead who wasn't.	zappaman	Jan 2012	#40
I thought i was dead once	jberryhill	Jan 2012	#46
stop trolling my sub-thread. Thanks. nt	zappaman	Jan 2012	#48
Fine	jberryhill	Jan 2012	#49
Get well soon, Merle	MrScorpio	Jan 2012	#23
No don't...Not dead.	CreekDog	Jan 2012	#24
Oh. So it is not true?	tawadi	Jan 2012	#27
It is pre-true	jberryhill	Jan 2012	#38
This message was self-deleted by its author	tawadi	Jan 2012	#26
all I see on internet is he is hospitalized with pneumonia, not that he has died, maybe...	WI_DEM	Jan 2012	#29
He's only MOSTLY dead...	jberryhill	Jan 2012	#36
!	CreekDog	Jan 2012	#56
. . .	EFerrari	Jan 2012	#59
Ha ha ha ha!	Still Blue in PDX	Jan 2012	#64
Kinky Friedman's answer to Okie from Muskogee:	Manifestor_of_Light	Jan 2012	#44
google shows no signs of his passing	spanone	Jan 2012	#51
He was in a plane with Mel Gibson.	Dr. Strange	Jan 2012	#54
The OP is like an incompetent Grim Reaper	CreekDog	Jan 2012	#57
Or Death from Family Guy	KamaAina	Jan 2012	#61
Rest in Peace, Merle, I'll miss you	taterguy	Jan 2012	#55
Apparently this was a mis-stated or mis-heard radio blip	jberryhill	Jan 2012	#58
I guess he can jam with Jon Bon Jovi now	KamaAina	Jan 2012	#60
And there is a Rosa's Cantina in the west Texas town of El Paso.	alphafemale	Jan 2012	#62
good on you for the correction	CreekDog	Jan 2012	#63

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