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26. "That's a damned shame."

Sun Sep 20, 2015, 02:22 AM

Sep 2015

That's what Harry Truman said when they told him God was dead. He said, "That's a damned shame; I'm always sorry to hear about it when somebody dies."

(This story may be apocryphal.)

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Sheikh Rashid, son of Dubai's ruler, dies of heart attack at age 33 [View all] Ken Burch Sep 2015 OP

It does happen Kelvin Mace Sep 2015 #1

Happened to a kid (14-16) at my high school. Not drug or extreme weight related. MillennialDem Sep 2015 #3

it happened to a very good friend of mine just last weekend CatWoman Sep 2015 #7

I am very sorry Kelvin Mace Sep 2015 #12

my condolences. n/t. Ken Burch Sep 2015 #16

Undiagnosed Congernital Defect Roy Rolling Sep 2015 #2

Could be that, or rheumatic fever(does anyone still get that?). Those are possibilities. Ken Burch Sep 2015 #6

Wasn't there another prince or titled young man who died a week or so ago? In his 30s? Frustratedlady Sep 2015 #4

There are about 7,000 princes in the House of Saud. Brother Buzz Sep 2015 #28

My first thought as well. Capn Sunshine Sep 2015 #5

It Can Happen NonMetro Sep 2015 #8

True. The fact that this was a royal family of great wealth, however, is what prompts the question. Ken Burch Sep 2015 #9

Kinda makes ya go libodem Sep 2015 #11

Intoxicants? flamingdem Sep 2015 #10

And who even knows with recreational Viagra libodem Sep 2015 #13

I wonder if it was the same prince passiveporcupine Sep 2015 #14

A lot of royal families would find that kind of conduct while overseas embarrassing. Ken Burch Sep 2015 #15

He did? I thought they weren't able to identify the driver flamingdem Sep 2015 #17

I think they knew who was driving, but he got out of the country too fast passiveporcupine Sep 2015 #18

I saw name published. But it was a different guy. LisaL Sep 2015 #40

Doubtful since that guy was from Qatar CBGLuthier Sep 2015 #27

You are so right passiveporcupine Sep 2015 #38

No. Different guy, different country. LisaL Sep 2015 #41

The 30 year-old son of a coworker just died from a heart attack. NutmegYankee Sep 2015 #19

I knew a slim, very fit appearing guy who dropped dead running at age 27. Shocked us all. nt MADem Sep 2015 #20

A friend of mine's husband died on their honeymoon on the beach in Jamacia while playing volleyball. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2015 #39

It happens. 840high Sep 2015 #21

It could have been several types of heart conditions Hawaii Hiker Sep 2015 #22

I remember someone I knew well murielm99 Sep 2015 #23

It does happen, but, yeah, that's a little weird (nt) Recursion Sep 2015 #24

I had a cousin in good health die at 38, presumably from a heart attack... Princess Turandot Sep 2015 #25

"That's a damned shame." Lychee2 Sep 2015 #26

Happens daily yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #29

Perhaps not. aceofblades Sep 2015 #30

The entire middle east is highly inbred AngryAmish Sep 2015 #31

Maybe he had one of those mutations that cause cardiomyopathy. LisaL Sep 2015 #42

Live fast, die young, and have a good looking corpse OakCliffDem Sep 2015 #32

Could be one of those lead heart attacks writer not writing Sep 2015 #33

He loved horses & was very well known competitor in the horse sports. RIP Sunlei Sep 2015 #34

He was a very handsome guy darkangel218 Sep 2015 #35

My friend died at 33 this summer bigwillq Sep 2015 #36

I do find this weird but lavenderdiva Sep 2015 #37

If the younger brother felt threatened TexasBushwhacker Sep 2015 #52

A comment to the Daily Mail expose today sums it up for me: closeupready Sep 2015 #43

There are millions of people who do little or nothing to better the world. crim son Sep 2015 #47

Some are claiming he was killed in Yemen. Jesus Malverde Sep 2015 #44

Cocaine taught_me_patience Sep 2015 #45

My daughter's best friend crim son Sep 2015 #46

Too much cocaine? BigDemVoter Sep 2015 #48

wondering the same wordpix Sep 2015 #51

Strange. Lots of "it just happens sometimes" here. whatthehey Sep 2015 #49

Hey, it beats "dying of thirst" librechik Sep 2015 #50