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jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

'Fat suit saved me from serious injury in West End stage fall', says Sir Ian McKellen

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'Fat suit saved me from serious injury in West End stage fall', says Sir Ian McKellen

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jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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'Falstaff fat suit saved me from serious injury', says Sir Ian McKellen
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The acclaimed stage star admitted he’s ‘nervous’ to leave the house following shocking accident mid-performance
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  • MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world
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    Okay, but my question is this… If he wasn’t dressed in a fat suit, would he have fallen at all?

    The answer may surprise you.

    And that answer is… probably.

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      You forgot the two paragraphs of ramble about what a fall is

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        Plus an advertisement, 3 paragraphs about Ian’s age, an advertisement, 4 more about the show that are just an advertisement for the show, an advertisement, a segue about the importance of bone health as you age and why the author likes Dasuquin senior supplements to keep himself feeling young, an advertisement, and finally that the fat suit maybe helped.

        • Lupus@feddit.org
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          God the Internet sucks nowadays

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          But you must first start your explanation with the “history of falling”. The history should comprise about 30%-50% before you actually talk about the current state of the topic. “In ancient Mesopotamia falling was considered…”

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      Damn now that’s good headlining and analysis. You should go into journalism.

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    I was hit by a car today and all I can say is “same”.

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    Dude is 85. Maybe we should be putting all of our elderly in fat suits so they don’t hurt themselves when they inevitably fall.

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    Sucks. He’s done some fantastic things.

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    The coushin for pushin’ saves lives.

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