poster cites Gene Wilder's account of his last memory of Gilda Radner, response to Bill Murray's account of the same
reddit.com/r/entertainment/comments/1431ek/bi...Posted Dec 1, 2012, 2:44 PM UTC
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I thought r/bestof was supposed to celebrate OC? All I see here is a big old quote from Gene Wilder. The poster didn't even cite his source. Am I missing something here?
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Yeah, I'm not sure how this here either. The same quote can be found on Gilda Radner's wikipedia page.
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Nothing in the subreddit rules say that something like this can't be posted, and it's gotten to ~600 points so far without the mods touching it. Sounds like it's fine. If you don't like it, downvote it.
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I think you're assuming what you value in r/bestof is the same as what every other bestof reader values.
That's not necessarily the case. It made a really neat counterpoint to the very jolly story that Murray had as his final goodbye. I'm not sure how bestof worthy it may be, but the fact that it's a quote of something isn't really relevant to that consideration.
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From the sidebar:
This subreddit accepts links from the reddit.com domain only. All others will be removed on sight. Mercilessly.
You can infer from that that there is a heavy preference for reddit sourced original content, yet 95% of this submission was a quote copy and pasted from an (uncredited) website. That seems to be pushing things a little bit to me.
It was a good comment that contributed to a healthy discussion but this is one of the worst r/bestof submissions I've ever seen.
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Agreed. It's not that this isn't interesting, thought provoking material that should be submitted to Reddit, but this is not one of the best comments/contributions on Reddit. It's a quote, originally from Gene Wilder's autobiography, more than likely found on Gilda's Wikipedia page. Again, not the "bestof" Reddit, just a nice quote.
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It is a quote, but the act of quoting relevant material can in itself be a creative process.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm fairly certain that's from Gene Wilder's autobiography, 'Kiss Me Like A Stranger'
Only because I've read it, and she's the one who suggested that title to him.
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I think it might be a Gilda Radner circle jerk. There is also mention of Bill Murray and Gene Wilder so that adds interest.
Upvoters get to show that they know who these people are. This is especially ego-boosting for people who where born after Gilda Radner died. They get some sweet internet and pop culture street cred on a marginally funny female entertainer who had the good sense to die at her peak.
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Or... maybe it's a very depressing and touching story that many of us haven't heard before. Cynical much?
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who had the good sense to die at her peak.
Wow. Fuckin good shit man. Upvote
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I just watched a Roseanne Roseannadanna sketch this morning and was remarking on how well it has aged. You could plop that character down in any SNL season and it would be gold.
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This quote is right on her wikipedia page.
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which most of us won't have read...
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I read her autobiography... what an remarkable couple they were.
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"It's Always Something" is one of my all-time favorite books. Such a good read, so hilariously funny and yet so sad, knowing the outcome.
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This should remind everyone to push for HPV vaccines for men and women. Even though she died of ovarian cancer a lot of cervical and oropharyngeal cancer could be prevented simply by preventing the spread of this virus.
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Gardisil is for boys and girls now.
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Reading this is like getting a cannonball to the chest
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Jesus Christ.
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When applying for colleges, my essay was on why Gilda Radner was my role model. I may have never seen her live, or even met her for that matter, but I can easily say that I love her. She has done so much for me, even after her time here.
I have read both Gene and Bill's last memories multiple times now, and can't stop the tears from flowing. She will not be soon forgotten.
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Like many, I've lost parents, uncles, cousins, friends.
We can't fix everything in the world, but why can't we fix this? Don't tell me we can't. We could if it became important. Why hasn't it?
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Man I loved Gilda so much. Everybody did I guess. I hope there's a heaven specifically so I can see Gilda again.
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I'm sad now.
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That just about destroyed me.
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bestof is by far the most pointless "official" subreddit
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Wow, thats amazing! What a comedy couple they were
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Why i started my morning with these?!? :(
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Did this title confuse the shit out of anyone else at first? I read it 4 times, and had no idea. The first time, I legitimately thought for a second, "Wait.... Gene Wilder posted from an account on reddit?? What!? Holy shit, he was replying to Bill Murray??? What is going on??"
I agree. I'm going to guess that it should be something like "In response to Bill Murray's account of his last experience with Gilda Radner, brettawesome cites Gene Wilder's account of his"
…Not entirely sure on the status of a quote in bestof, but hey.
I would have replaced the word 'account' all together.
Why is it that hard to understand?
I thought it was because I'm high as balls.
I shouldn't have read any of that while high as balls.
Mea culpa.
s/account/story/