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Old 05-08-2013, 07:38 AM   #1
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Charles Ramsey (Ohio kidnapee rescuer)

In case you're unaware: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/07/us...sey/index.html

http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2013/05/and...harles-ramsey/

He's a regular guy, but he knows right from wrong and acts accordingly; gotta like that. He's got a sort of wisdom too, almost the caricature of the wise old(ish) black guy.

He's really taken off, and it's fun for a while. He might end up as some kind of celebrity / endorser. He's already become a meme.



I wonder if we'll get bored and forget him quickly, or whether some naughty secrets will come out, or if he'll go back to his normal life.
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Old 05-08-2013, 07:54 AM   #2
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I hope he goes on every chat show that will pay him.
And "exclusive" magazine interviews.

And then pockets the $ and goes back to normal with his street values.
It would be a shame for a decent "little" man to get sucked up into the media bubble of arse-kissing.
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Old 05-08-2013, 07:58 AM   #3
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He's absolutely perfect in this situation, but I'm afraid he's going to get put up on a pedestal so we can knock him down again.

Just about every sentence to come out of his mouth in that interview is a gem that is full of pure wisdom. I like the guy a lot.
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Old 05-08-2013, 08:37 AM   #4
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I have seen this kind of guy a lot at the prawn shop: the middle aged urban black dude. Uneducated, but street smart. Caricature-wise, like you say Zen. He's seen a lot of shit and found ways to survive. He has stories and enjoys telling them. Some of my favorite customers.
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Old 05-08-2013, 08:44 AM   #5
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Old 05-08-2013, 08:54 AM   #6
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AND that song is great. I predict it will become a new American Folksong.
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Old 05-08-2013, 09:01 AM   #7
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I fucking love the long pause and the double up and down look he gives Cooper when he says, "The lack of money..."
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Old 05-23-2013, 05:41 AM   #8
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Old 05-23-2013, 05:46 AM   #9
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Nice.
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Old 05-23-2013, 08:16 AM   #10
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I hope he goes on every chat show that will pay him.
And "exclusive" magazine interviews.

And then pockets the $ and goes back to normal with his street values.
It would be a shame for a decent "little" man to get sucked up into the media bubble of arse-kissing.
I hope he doesn't - because it will change him, or as glatt said change how we look at / treat him - it would make him into a caricature, and that would be a shame.

I honestly don't think he will - oh he'll get the offers, not sure he'd be interested in taking them. He was already offered a reward to wit he said, "I don't need it I gots a job, give it to those poor girls - they need the help more than I do"
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