deuce-ish: RIP Ted Turner, a guy who made things happen*

RIP Ted Turner, a guy who made things happen* - Potomac May 6, 2026, 10:31:14

Give him credit for helping to rebuild the bison population - Potomac May 9, 2026, 8:08:35
- Ted was #4 in land; Sports owner Stan Kroenke is #1; Bezos up to #21* - Potomac May 9, 2026, 10:19:13
  - Yellowstone is 2.2M acres; Kroenke has 2.7M* - Potomac May 9, 2026, 10:23:16
- Ted's Montana Grill. Never associated him with the restaurants until his obits. - osklister May 9, 2026, 8:47:57
Saw he passed away in Lamont "you big dummy" FL. Hmm-odd... but it was his 20,000 acre estate. - osklister May 7, 2026, 8:02:30
remember when Braves games were on WTCG....changed to WTBS - Pooter May 6, 2026, 15:32:04
- amazed that he bought the Braves for only $10M* - Potomac May 7, 2026, 11:40:10
  - Jerry Reinsdorf (et al) paid $16+ mm for the Bulls in 1985. Today....worth $6 billion. - osklister May 7, 2026, 13:29:18
    - I give Jerry Jones credit for seeing the future and helping it happen - Potomac May 7, 2026, 13:36:25
  - I'm amazed the Ti-Cucks of the world haven't managed to ban the Braves yet* - fratstud May 7, 2026, 11:48:57
- Someone on the Braves suddenly remembered his nickname was "Channel". :-0 - osklister May 6, 2026, 16:26:40
  - FW (incredibly) LIW, it was Andy Messersmith. * - osklister May 7, 2026, 7:52:55
    - he was the first big name free agent in the 70s * - Pooter May 7, 2026, 11:11:55
TBS and WGN: any other "superstations"?? * - osklister May 6, 2026, 15:27:04
Hell of a run. Media mogul, lady's man, major league manager* - AceFrehley May 6, 2026, 11:31:54
- It's sad that Ted died but Jane Fonda is still wasting oxygen.* - Lexillini May 6, 2026, 12:41:27
  - True* - AceFrehley May 6, 2026, 13:34:10
Just saw that. Sorry to see it.* - Lexillini May 6, 2026, 10:36:41

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