Except Gandhi was a man of peace and Mandela was a terrorist.

Yes, but to dismantle apartheid Mandela had to first defeat the IFP, and once in power his call for peace and forgiveness was the first order of business. White Africans tell me the ANC has ballsed things up there and things should have been left as they were. Every black African I've met, (only a few, admittedly), has a different opinion.
Lots of nations become independant through terrorism, the USA, Israel, Cuba, Nicaragua, etc. One man's terrorist, etc. Mandela's struggle was hampered by co-operation between the South African police and western law enforcement as well - ANC supporters who moved to Canada were harrassed and in some cases lost jobs because of CSIS or RCMP interference. I have no doubt Gandhi was called a terrorist at many polite dinners as well.

Ok enough now guys, . This is meant to be a tongue in cheek death thread!

Apparently James Gandolfini who's most famous for playing Tony Soprano is gone.

Guess he never Woke up this morning?

Slim Whitman also died today. Those of us at a certain age may remember him

Sad news about James Gandolfini....love him in True Romance and of course The Sopranos.

Sad news about the potential 49 points.

Eh? Oink was right. I don't understand this celeb thing at all.

He was great in The Mexican.

Never heard of him, didn't watch the Sopranos.

Never heard of him, didn't watch the Sopranos.

He was sort of an American Bob Hoskins, who is in turn sort of a British Gene Hackman. If you don't know who they are it's ok, that was praise. Any movie with those actors in it is usually worth watching.

Nobody on my list has died - I was always shite at games

Rather hard to know what one is missing when you've not watched either!