Jimbo Wales ends death by Wikipedia
Thu, Jan 22nd, 2009
On Tuesday afternoon, following a Washington luncheon celebrating the inauguration of President Barack Obama, longtime US Senators Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd kicked the proverbial bucket. At least, that's what happened in Wikiland. In our world, they're still among the living.
Ted Kennedy - diagnosed with a brain tumor last year - was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday, after suffering a seizure at Obama's post-inauguration lunch, and just before 3pm Eastern time he turned up dead on "the encyclopedia anyone can edit" - the victim of an overzealous Wikifiddler.
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