Last night, during Teh Game, we were told that Viking Orlando Thomas had died, succumbing to his battle with Lou Gehrig's disease. This is not true.
The initial report to a member of the press was confirmed by seeing a similar report on someone's MySpace web site. But apparently he is alive.
Hat Tip: Asha
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