• Wertheimer [any]
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    3 years ago

    That's why Jackie was trying to collect his brains to stuff back in his skull. It had happened before.

    • happybadger [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      He was 46 at the time, with his lifestyle and whatever damage World War 2 did. That's about the age where things start going wrong with your health.

      • Wertheimer [any]
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        3 years ago

        The press had obediently covered up his other health problems, like Addison's disease. How many head explosions did they ignore???

        • happybadger [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          Oh Jesus that's right, Addison's disease. There you go. Of course the "magic bullet theory" had to jump through so many hoops just to "prove" he was somehow shot. It's like FDR's wheelchair.