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Sinbad Rises From Wikipedia Grave

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-don't-want-to-go-on-the-cart dept.

A Chicago Sun-Times article passed to us by an anonymous reader pointed out the fact that the comedian Sinbad is still alive. This is notable, only insofar as Wikipedia thought otherwise. "Rumors began circulating last weekend regarding the posting, said Sinbad, who first got a telephone call from his daughter. The gossip quieted, but a few days later the 50-year-old entertainer said phone calls, text messages and e-mails started pouring in by the hundreds. 'Saturday I rose from the dead and then died again,' the Los Angeles-based entertainer said in a phone interview." Based on the article he seemed fairly okay with the mixup: 'It's gonna be more commonplace as the Internet opens up more and more. It's not that strange.' Wikipedia didn't comment for the Times piece, nor has it contacted the entertainer about the incident.

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  1. However by nuclearpenguins · · Score: 5, Funny

    His acting career is still in critical condition.

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  2. Really? by soupforare · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unfortunate that his career has been dead for a decade+

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  3. Wouldn't it be scary if... by Jay+Maynard · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...they gave Sinbad another TV show?

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  4. Another victim of wikiality... by TheRon6 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Doesn't he understand how wikiality works? He's dead when we say he's dead!

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    1. Re:Another victim of wikiality... by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's like a twist on the old joke...

      "Jimbo Jimbo Jimbo omg the Wikipedia article says Sinbad's dead!!! What do we do what do we do?????"
      "Calm down, calm down. Just follow Wikipedia procedure. First, is Sinbad dead?"
      *long pause* "Okay, done. Now what?"

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  5. An old slashdot meme.. by Junta · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sinbad was found dead in his home this morning. There were not any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you did not enjoy his work, there is no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

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  6. To resolve this issue, we need only ask: by ettlz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does Netcraft confirm it?

  7. Schrodingers wiki by smoker2 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Maybe we all live in a kind of non-determinate universe, where we can only discover our current state of existence by reading wikipedia ...

    Oh bugger, I'm not mentioned on WP AT ALL ! &7ds9Ddsa9
    <No Carrier>

  8. ... Wikipedia thought otherwise. by fabioaquotte · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... Wikipedia thought otherwise. Stop anthropomorphising Wikipedia. It doesn't like it.
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