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Thread: Paul Allen RIP

  1. 10-15-2018, 04:22 PM #1
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    Paul Allen RIP

    Don't move the Blazers.
    Damn shame, throwing away a perfectly good white boy like that
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    He seemed to strike a good balance between donating to worthy causes and buying really cool toys. RIP
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    Dang! NW icon mogul. Wild to think about what happens to all of his irons in the fire..
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    Certainly wasn't expecting to hear this so soon. RIP, Paul!
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    Sad. Makes more sense now why he spent the way that he did. You can’t take it with you.

    Guy left his mark though.

    Dibs on Octopussy.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Cono Este View Post
    Sad. Makes more sense now why he spent the way that he did. You can’t take it with you.s
    A shroud has no pockets
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    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    A shroud has no pockets
    Just got an idea for the million dollar idea thread
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cono Este View Post
    Sad. Makes more sense now why he spent the way that he did.
    His initial cancer diagnosis was in 1982.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JimmyCarter View Post
    Just got an idea for the million dollar idea thread
    well if they did ... you could
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    Quote Originally Posted by dunfree View Post
    His initial cancer diagnosis was in 1982.
    Yeah I just saw that. Same cancer that killed him. It never really went away apparently, despite him being in "remission" for many years.
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    No kids either

    Hope his legacy somehow lives on.


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    Quote Originally Posted by HappyCamper View Post
    He seemed to strike a good balance between donating to worthy causes and buying really cool toys.
    And losing more than half his wealth on flyer deals. South Lake Union has been forever changed.
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    Fought a barn fire on his ranch last year. Seemed like a nice guy. Wonder what will happen to his chunk of land here.
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  14. 10-16-2018, 12:26 PM #14
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    Fans of the trailblazers don't know how good we had it during his ownership. RIP
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  15. 10-18-2018, 08:11 AM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by fatnslow View Post
    Fans of the trailblazers don't know how good we had it during his ownership. RIP
    No kidding. I really hope whoever buys the team doesn't move them up to Seattle.
    Damn shame, throwing away a perfectly good white boy like that
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  16. 10-18-2018, 10:36 AM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by Adolf Allerbush View Post
    No kidding. I really hope whoever buys the team doesn't move them up to Seattle.
    Here comes Bill Gates, just to get one over on his old friend Paul and stick it to Balmer by pounding the Slippers year after year.
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