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capsaicinintheeyes OP t1_iu5um37 wrote

Reply to comment by JohnDunstable in TIL Al Capone was only 33 when he was locked away for tax evasion and developed neurosyphilis, leading to his death at 48. Eliot Ness was 27 when he formed the Untouchables--he died in a state of financial ruin in his 50s, likely hastened by his heavy drinking in his later life by capsaicinintheeyes

He's one of those people whose life ended before his legacy took off—you wish there was a way to let them know what the judgment of history will be

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rubemechanical t1_iu7bzwf wrote

You know that episode of Doctor Who where the Doctor takes Van Gogh to a modern exhibit and shows him how his artwork came to inspire and delight millions? Who ELSE in history is deserving of that treatment?

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merkitt t1_iu8hvue wrote

There is a short story where the inventor of a time machine secretly enrolls Shakespeare in a class on Shakespearean works. He fails it.

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wizardvictor t1_iu84ukz wrote

Norm Macdonald

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_-C0URAGE-_ t1_iua11e7 wrote

RIP. I barely figured out who he was and started looking up videos of him a year before he passed. I only knew him as “that guy with the voice named Norm”, hearing him on radio talk shows, always made me laugh. Now, I found the Norm Macdonald Live show after he passed, makes me appreciate him even more. Wish he had more time.

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capsaicinintheeyes OP t1_iu9kz5r wrote

You'd need to send somebody with a thick skin for periodic racist screeds, but HP Lovecraft

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