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Post by savethewhcjericho on Jan 31, 2009 21:50:56 GMT -5
Honestly, if you don't want it, I would buy it. Is it signed on the figure or the box? nice sig good to see someone who isn't so judgemental on here. i would keep it, display it, and tell my wife to stfu
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Post by LeighD on Jan 31, 2009 21:56:51 GMT -5
You guys are making waaaay too big of a deal of this whole thing. People wear t-shirts with Charles Manson's face on them. So only if he had killed someone you knew, then you'd take offense to people wearing them? On topic, I'd get rid of it or just hide it. Had Chris's CS figure been released, I would not have even placed it in the same shelves as the others. I would have kept it but in a box or something out of sight SIMPLY for the reason I am a CS completion-ist. I want people to see my collection as representing wrestling when it was good. Personally, I have a hard time separating Chris Benoit the wrestler and Chris Benoit the person(this applies to any kind of performer/entertainer, not just Chris or wrestling). Plus I have a son of my own now and it makes seeing Benoit's face even more sickening. I have my feeling for what he did, but I will not express them as I know it will just cause a fight.
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Post by Thick Justice on Jan 31, 2009 22:12:33 GMT -5
For peat sake the dude had so many concussions that he was legally insane. He couldn't control it any more then a 90 year old with altzeimers could control knowing the president. I gave up every Benoit thing I had and regret it. If he was put on trial in the US he would get innocent. As Legally Insane when proven is an innocent verdict. Which due too the amount of cuncussions is proof.
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Post by Greensborohill on Jan 31, 2009 22:19:32 GMT -5
Honestly, if you don't want it, I would buy it. Is it signed on the figure or the box? nice sig good to see someone who isn't so judgemental on here. i would keep it, display it, and tell my wife to stfu Yeah, let's not be so judgemental over a guy who killed hs wife and own blood son. . . with his bare f***ing hands like some psycho. . . . let's keep life in perspective here. . b/c after all. . . he was such a great wrestler!
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Post by rvd+sabu=greatness on Jan 31, 2009 22:19:48 GMT -5
Benoit was a sick individual. If I had it I would get rid of it one way or the other. Either throw it out or sell it to someone else.
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Post by TommyHyland46 on Jan 31, 2009 22:24:27 GMT -5
nice sig good to see someone who isn't so judgemental on here. i would keep it, display it, and tell my wife to stfu Yeah, let's not be so judgemental over a guy who killed hs wife and own blood son. . . with his bare f***ing hands like some psycho. . . . let's keep life in perspective here. . b/c after all. . . he was such a great wrestler! As a psychology major, clearly I have an understanding much deeper than most of these forums members about mental illness. People completely blame him, but if mental illness wasn't a legit reason, then "insanity defense" wouldn't exist or work, but it does...his mental illness has been confirmed by examining and running diagnostic type tests on his brain, showing the lack of synapse-connections, and it showed his brain was comparable to that of a 80 year old Alzheimer's patient. But this is an argument for another thread...
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Post by schellshocker on Jan 31, 2009 22:38:26 GMT -5
If your wife has a good sense of humor I would say to her:
"it's not like it's actually Chris Benoit staying with us...It's a Toy"
Just try to be funny, later
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Post by Greensborohill on Jan 31, 2009 22:42:48 GMT -5
If your wife has a good sense of humor I would say to her: "it's not like it's actually Chris Benoit staying with us...It's a Toy" Just try to be funny, later "It's not like a Chuckie doll. . it's not like it's gonna come to life and get you or anything. . (followed by uneasy laugh)"
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Post by robl7up on Jan 31, 2009 23:24:25 GMT -5
Here's a pic. Thanks for the interesting responses, I think I'll keep him.
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Post by Suckasays on Jan 31, 2009 23:41:55 GMT -5
I have a personalized framed Chris Benoit 8x10 photo that I got a few years ago shortly before WM XX. I became a non fan for obvious reasons after his shenanigans. But I kept the pic and got some use out of it! It's displayed on the wall...in my horror room.
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Post by robl7up on Jan 31, 2009 23:45:57 GMT -5
I have a personalized framed Chris Benoit 8x10 photo that I got a few years ago shortly before WM XX. I became a non fan for obvious reasons after his shenanigans. But I kept the pic and got some use out of it! It's displayed on the wall...in my horror room. AWESOME!
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Post by MVH on Feb 1, 2009 0:12:21 GMT -5
Keep it man...wrestlingwise, Chris Benoit was a great wrestler....I miss him....it's autographed, so I think it's worth keeping
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Post by The Boondock Syxx on Feb 1, 2009 1:01:57 GMT -5
smoother it with a pillow then put a bible next to it. and I was banned for saying someone was dumb a few months back?? seriously where are the admin now? on topic though I am one of the people who believe that Beniot was unaware of his actions since his brain was so badly damaged he simply went into a violent vegatative state and I believe when he came out of it and realize what he had done that is what brought him to a suicide decision. I am not married nor have a child but if I were to harm one of my parents to the point of murder or my girlfriend while being unaware of it I certainly can understand suicide. I mean what he did was wrong but I firmly believe that wasn't the beniot we knew or anyone else knew.
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Post by TommyHyland46 on Feb 1, 2009 1:06:24 GMT -5
smoother it with a pillow then put a bible next to it. and I was banned for saying someone was dumb a few months back?? seriously where are the admin now? on topic though I am one of the people who believe that Beniot was unaware of his actions since his brain was so badly damaged he simply went into a violent vegatative state and I believe when he came out of it and realize what he had done that is what brought him to a suicide decision. I am not married nor have a child but if I were to harm one of my parents to the point of murder or my girlfriend while being unaware of it I certainly can understand suicide. I mean what he did was wrong but I firmly believe that wasn't the beniot we knew or anyone else knew. How does this "Violent Vegatative State" work exactly? That phrase makes no sense. and back on topic, that's a decent autograph. I would be willing to purchase or trade something for it if you were interested. Obviously I'd keep it, along with my other 15 signed Benoit items
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Post by superwarrior on Feb 1, 2009 1:25:36 GMT -5
BURN IN HELL CHRIS
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Post by King Shocker the Monumentous on Feb 1, 2009 1:56:05 GMT -5
One word: Effigy.
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Post by jfinnomore on Feb 1, 2009 1:59:37 GMT -5
i'd get rid of it. i wasn't a huge fan of his when he was a live and the fact that he's a killer lowers my opinion of him greatly. insane or not still a killer.
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Post by underdark78 on Feb 1, 2009 2:02:03 GMT -5
Honestly you should keep it and display just as you would any figure, as for your wife just say somthing along the line's of:
"I only bought him to finish off my collection"
I'm sure that she would understand if you put it that way...
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Post by I LIKE BIG BUTTS on Feb 1, 2009 5:43:45 GMT -5
I still have the photo I took with him in 02 but I wouldn't display anything of his in my room. I am finally just now able to watch matches invloving him but they have to be with numerous guys such as Money in the Bank and TLC.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Feb 1, 2009 7:14:02 GMT -5
Keep it if you want, but what the hell are you going to do with it? If you display it on a shelf or something, people are going to be a little bit taken aback. It could lead to some awkward conversations.
"You know that guy murdered his own wife and son, right?" "Well yeah, but so what? They weren't even good workers. He had awesome matches. That's more important than a couple of murders, isn't it?" "...I'm going home."
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