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Andre Torrez Is Dying

Posted Jan 21, 2003

Interview with Andre Torrez, nominee for the 2003 Most Humorous Weblog award:

waxpancake: Hey, Bloggie Boy.
waxpancake: Say something funny!
torrez: Um, I think I have crone's disease.
waxpancake: HAHAHAHAHAHA
torrez: :(
torrez: i can't poop anymore
waxpancake: HAHAHA
torrez: it's not funny
torrez: heh
waxpancake: You crack me up!
torrez: guess what I'm doing?
waxpancake: "crone's disease"!
waxpancake: I don't know, dying of constipation?
waxpancake: HAHAHA
waxpancake: Maybe your bowels will explode!
torrez: :(
torrez: it hurts

8 Comments (Add Yours)

Jan 21, 2003
10:38 PM

Andre wrote:

Ugh. It's Crohn's disease. That'll teach me to make fun of a disease that I will probably now die of.

Jan 22, 2003
8:21 AM

Chris wrote:

My mum has crohn's disease.. it's a horrible, horrible thing.

Just popped by to say thanks Andy for the dictionary domains list - I registered dingbat.org after discovering it was available on your site. Cheers! :)

Jan 22, 2003
8:32 AM

Andy wrote:

You're welcome, killjoy!

Jan 22, 2003
11:47 AM

Mac wrote:

two well-known musical singing type people have crohn's disease: Anastacia, and Daryl Palumbo from the band Glassjaw. it's something i would never wish on anyone.

Jan 23, 2003
9:40 AM

George wrote:

Beth Orton, too. Dre, you're in good company, looks like.

Jan 25, 2003
3:30 PM

dave wrote:

Speaking of, isn't it time to update the domain list?

Pretty please?

May 30, 2003
7:32 PM

Nate wrote:

If that is supposed to be funny, then you should probably figure out how to spell it first you under intelligent piece of dung. I have CROHN's, it's more than you and your mother can handle. Also, before i was diagnosed i was a teacher in the martial arts and Im sure your career doesn't involve being physically inclined to take care of yourself. I hope i never meet anyone who has the balls to make fun of the disease that is killing me to my face, because i will make my life last a lot longer than theirs. Thanks for the inspiration you idiots!

Feb 17, 2005
1:08 AM

JB wrote:

Real funny, you asses! Why don't you try not being able to sleep for WEEKS at a time because it hurts too much! Try losing blood every time you crap! Try being cut open and hacked at inside and then having to shit out a slit in your stomach into a bag for the rest of your life...and that's to make you better!!! Sexy...

Go to hell you stupid kids!

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Andre Torrez Is Dying

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