I apologize in advance for the inherent ageism of talking about death.
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It's astonishing to me that Brezhnev, the subject of unending jokes about his senility and incapacity to rule, was only 76 when he died. Andropov then died in office at 70, and Chernenko at 74. They would be the feisty Young Turks of U.S. Congressional politics today
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I ask that former Soviet tweeters please post their favorite Brezhnev joke to this thread
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My favorite: Moscow, 1980. The opening ceremony of the olympic games. The stadium is packed. Brezhnev steps to the podium, looks down at the text of his speech, and cries out: O! O! O! O! O! A horrified aide rushes up to him. "Leonid Ilyich! Those are the Olympic rings!"
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He's really the only activist for social change that reliably gets results, although we must admit he is not very effective against concierge health care.
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I admire the commitment to universal coverage!
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This could dovetail nicely with my own preferred electoral reform (requiring all candidates to spend the night together in a haunted house)
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Can we set the house on fire?
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I think we can assume they wouldn't be candidates if there were signs they might die soon. If so, you're assuming that unexpected death is more frequent in old people. Is this true?
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Death is always unexpected.
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