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cretinbob

2009-12-21 08:30:40 PM

RIP Kim Peek

Kyosuke

2009-12-21 08:42:56 PM

Just a reminder:

KIM PEEK WAS NOT AUTISTIC.

backseatdriver

2009-12-21 09:06:33 PM

Kyosuke: KIM PEEK WAS NOT AUTISTIC.

I just want to know, once and for all, if he was in fact a very good driver.

www.babble.com

eyehate

2009-12-21 10:23:15 PM

[ack] [thud]

Hmmmm. Is that really the best we got for this guy?

Goodnight....ack thud guy.

robmilmel

2009-12-21 10:29:59 PM

eyehate: [ack] [thud]

Hmmmm. Is that really the best we got for this guy?

Goodnight....ack thud guy.

I tried! (new window)

Boritom

2009-12-21 10:31:23 PM

I wonder if Peek ever poked...?

^{"Wapner" was his safe word!}

Makh

2009-12-21 10:42:17 PM

Awwe, he will be missed.

haemaker

2009-12-21 11:03:16 PM

K-mart revenue down.

katerbug72

2009-12-21 11:31:49 PM

Aww, RIP KMart dude.

Saw a docu on him. Pretty amazing thing, his damaged brain.

The All-Powerful Atheismo

2009-12-21 11:33:21 PM

97X. bam. the future of rock and roll.

bigwave

2009-12-21 11:33:28 PM

Come to the light!

RIP Judge Dredd

Rainbowtyedye

2009-12-21 11:33:42 PM

For a second I thought Judge Wapner died.

vabeard

2009-12-21 11:33:48 PM

Heart attack?
Drugs.
well, it's not anorexia.

Antidamascus

2009-12-21 11:34:21 PM

what a crappy headline

eyehate

2009-12-21 11:34:36 PM

You_mean_Im_gonna_stay_this_color: This headline sucked. -1

Yes.

Yes it did.

-1

Seacop

2009-12-21 11:34:55 PM

RIP Kim Peek

CreepyBasementGuy

2009-12-21 11:35:16 PM

robmilmel: eyehate: [ack] [thud]

Hmmmm. Is that really the best we got for this guy?

Goodnight....ack thud guy.

I tried! (new window)

That headline made me think of Bill the Cat.

/Ack thpt?

bird girl

2009-12-21 11:35:32 PM

OMG, wait, another autism threat?

Conspiracy!

dmax

2009-12-21 11:37:22 PM

I thought it was Wapner, too.

D-Liver

2009-12-21 11:38:11 PM

RIP PIKES PEAK

Snarcoleptic_Hoosier

2009-12-21 11:38:32 PM

Awww... He OD'd on vaccines.

/Fine, I'll cross the line
//Aisle seat, and bring the beverage cart

NeedleGuy

2009-12-21 11:39:44 PM

Rainbowtyedye: For a second I thought Judge Wapner died.

my first thought as well.

www.sydlexia.com

RIP Judge Wapner

Shaunn

2009-12-21 11:40:14 PM

I met his father... amazing person.

Seacop

2009-12-21 11:41:38 PM

Snarcoleptic_Hoosier: Awww... He OD'd on vaccines.

/Fine, I'll cross the line
//Aisle seat, and bring the beverage cart

You can't tell me you're buying what Andrew McCarthy is selling.

Good Behavior Day

2009-12-21 11:43:05 PM

bird girl: OMG, wait, another autism threat?

Conspiracy!

www.wallpaperbase.com

RIP AUTISM LADY

wumpinton

2009-12-21 11:43:29 PM

i met this man in real life when he was at las positas college, hell of a guy.

nugatory2

2009-12-21 11:43:43 PM

RIP Claude Rains

1derful

2009-12-21 11:44:38 PM

RIP Den of Geek

o5iiawah

2009-12-21 11:45:44 PM

RIP Kim Jong Il

20/20

2009-12-21 11:46:00 PM

There were 20,160 better headlines submitted for this article.

Palooka_Joe

2009-12-21 11:46:35 PM

DIP

/Digest in Peace
//Unlikely

bird girl

2009-12-21 11:48:04 PM

bird girl: OMG, wait, another autism threat?

Conspiracy!

Um, I mean thread.

/I fail

mhd

2009-12-21 11:48:14 PM

"Inspired the movie Rain Man"? Wasn't the whole Idiot Savant aspect a pretty late addition to the plot, i.e. it was supposed to go full retard in the beginning?

Seacop

2009-12-21 11:49:23 PM

20/20: There were 20,160 better headlines submitted for this article.

Close, 20/20 there were 20,165 in the box.

waitress: There's still 5 in the box.

www.filmdope.com

woonahoss

2009-12-21 11:52:38 PM

Kmart Sucks...

boobsrgood

2009-12-21 11:53:07 PM

FTFA

"He had a depth and breadth of knowledge and a memory that was just unbelievable,"

i242.photobucket.com

What do I win?

randomdevice

2009-12-21 11:54:12 PM

Why did Tiger have to kill Kim Peek? I get why he had Brittany Murphy and Chris Henry removed. But Kim Peek? Someone needs to stop him and stop him now.

Scruffynerf

2009-12-21 11:54:43 PM

This guy was an "idiot savant" who could remember every detail of his life, everything he ever read, and could calculate almost anything in his head. Truly an amazing mind.

/DNRTFA - My mind is lazy at this time of night.
//RIP smart guy.

cryinoutloud

2009-12-21 11:54:52 PM

An MRI later showed that his brain lacked a corpus callosum -- the connecting tissue between the left and right hemispheres. Peek said his son's brain lacked the normal filtering system for receiving information. The condition left him able to retain nearly 98 percent of everything he read, heard or watched on television. The average person only retains about 45 percent.

Weird. The brain is certainly an interesting thing. [says my brain] [It's not all about YOU, you know] [oh, but it IS]

devilslefthand

2009-12-21 11:55:42 PM

R.I.P. Retarded Guy

oh and once I saw a blimp

2009-12-21 11:56:01 PM

Fun fact: Kim was hired as an animation director earlier this year by an eccentric Salt Lake millionaire. He performed poorly, as anyone but an eccentric Salt Lake millionaire could have predicted.
RIP animation director

GUATAPOPO

2009-12-21 11:56:15 PM

MMMM i was lotion.

jaytkay

2009-12-21 11:56:32 PM

The condition left him able to retain nearly 98 percent of everything he read, heard or watched on television. The average person only retains about 45 percent.

I refuse to believe you retards can retain 45 percent of shiat.

RIP LIL KIM
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Gyrfalcon

2009-12-21 11:58:03 PM

cryinoutloud: An MRI later showed that his brain lacked a corpus callosum -- the connecting tissue between the left and right hemispheres. Peek said his son's brain lacked the normal filtering system for receiving information. The condition left him able to retain nearly 98 percent of everything he read, heard or watched on television. The average person only retains about 45 percent.

Weird. The brain is certainly an interesting thing. [says my brain] [It's not all about YOU, you know] [oh, but it IS]

That could get really depressing after a while. When I think about all the things I've seen, heard and done that I already wish I could forget...I don't even want to know the stuff I've mercifully forgotten.

nugatory2

2009-12-22 12:00:17 AM

RIP Rainn Wilson

Surool

2009-12-22 12:00:49 AM

G'Night, rainy man!

fragMasterFlash

2009-12-22 12:01:07 AM

RIP Naked Mole Rat

Speedbts alt

2009-12-22 12:01:18 AM

Saw something with him in it. Seemed like a nice enough fellow. RIP.

//Did anyone else feel like the Obit was almost written in "rainman friendly" style? Seemed like it had a little more minutia than most obits.

MortalComedy

2009-12-22 12:01:46 AM

RIP Lil Kim

jaytkay

2009-12-22 12:02:21 AM

Kidding aside, this IS a cool story, bro. I loved this part:

The movie's popularity forced Peek to break out of his shell. He spent the next 21 years traveling the world mesmerizing audiences with his mental abilities. He has spoken to more than 64 million people and traveled nearly 3 million air miles, his father said. There have been 2,800 newspaper and magazine articles and 22 documentaries about Peek and his extraordinary capabilities.

While he always amazed people with his ability to recite facts, Kim Peek always encouraged his audiences to recognize and respect differences and treat others like they would want to be treated, said his father.

RIP

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