• [object Object]@lemmy.ca
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    4 hours ago

    I have a standing bet that he dies during one of his naps on camera.

    Throughout whatever is happening all the people around him will look upset by the smell and grow more and more concerned, but much like how nobody wanted to check if Stalin was really dead, they keep the cameras rolling until they can quietly check.

    We’ll have all seen him dead well before the announcement.

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      4 hours ago

      My question was prompted by the thought that maybe it has happened and just hasn’t been publicly announced. Unless it happens on live tv, there will be SOME amount of time the general public is still in the dark. Even if we assume nobody tries to cover up anything, it’ll take a few minutes to confirm he’s dead and tell the media

  • WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today
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    6 hours ago

    It will be near instantaneous, like a great disturbance in The Force - as if millions of voices suddenly cried out “we’re free from terror, he’s finally been silenced!”

    - Paraphrased from (and with apologies to) Sir Alec “Obi Wan” Guinness

  • davel@lemmy.ml
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    7 hours ago

    Probably quickly, though this administration is known for shenanigans.

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    8 hours ago

    I’ll believe he’s dead when the price for alcohol and fireworks suddenly doubles