Matthew Perry and the PM

[Fishbone Jones]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute to his former school friend Matthew Perry, who died on Saturday. Perry was 54.

"Matthew Perry's passing is shocking and saddening," Trudeau wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

"I'll never forget the schoolyard games we used to play, and I know people around the world are never going to forget the joy he brought them. Thanks for all the laughs, Matthew. You were loved – and you will be missed."

Someone isn't telling the truth!

Common observation would pick Trudeau.

 

[FJAG]

Perry was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, on August 19, 1969.[3] His mother, Suzanne Marie Morrison (née Langford, born 1948),[4][page needed] is a Canadian journalist who was press secretary to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

... Matthew attended Rockcliffe Park Public School for elementary school, alongside future Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He also attended Ashbury College, a boarding school in Ottawa.[9][10]

By age 10, Perry started misbehaving. He stole money, smoked, let his grades slip, and beat up Trudeau with another classmate in fifth grade.[10][11] ...

Matthew Perry - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[ArmyRick]

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute to his former school friend Matthew Perry, who died on Saturday. Perry was 54.

"Matthew Perry's passing is shocking and saddening," Trudeau wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

"I'll never forget the schoolyard games we used to play, and I know people around the world are never going to forget the joy he brought them. Thanks for all the laughs, Matthew. You were loved – and you will be missed."

Someone isn't telling the truth!

Common observation would pick Trudeau.

Schoolyard games? I didn't know ass beating was a schoolyard game.

 

[medicineman]

Schoolyard games? I didn't know ass beating was a schoolyard game.

It is...just depends on what side of the beating you're on.

 

[PMedMoe]

Maybe we should blame Perry for JT becoming PM.

Perry said he went to grade school with Justin Trudeau in Ottawa and was “a couple of years ahead of him.” He said that in fifth grade, he and his friend beat up a young Trudeau, potentially due to “pure jealousy,” adding, “I think he was the only kid in school we could beat up.”

Chandler – yes, we can still call him that – said he wasn’t proud of what happened but did go on to suggest that the incident was “rather instrumental in [Trudeau] going to such great heights: “I think he said, ‘I’m going to rise above this, and I’m going to become prime minister.'”

Daily Hive Canada

 

[alberthead62]

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute to his former school friend Matthew Perry, who died on Saturday. Perry was 54.

"Matthew Perry's passing is shocking and saddening," Trudeau wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

"I'll never forget the schoolyard games we used to play, and I know people around the world are never going to forget the joy he brought them. Thanks for all the laughs, Matthew. You were loved – and you will be missed."

Someone isn't telling the truth!

Common observation would pick Trudeau.

He was a long-time drug addict, an alcoholic, and a depressive personality. They die! Tragic, but there are thousands each year who do so without a thought. That this man was a TV personality doesn’t make him any more precious or important than the next. In God’s eyes they are all equal.

 

[Brad Sallows]

They had joy; they had fun; they had seasons in the sun.

 

[vonGarvin]

They had joy; they had fun; they had seasons in the sun.

 

[ArmyRick]

He was a long-time drug addict, an alcoholic, and a depressive personality. They die! Tragic, but there are thousands each year who do so without a thought. That this man was a TV personality doesn’t make him any more precious or important than the next. In God’s eyes they are all equal.

Careful, don't use the word "god"

 

[Furniture]

He was a long-time drug addict, an alcoholic, and a depressive personality. They die! Tragic, but there are thousands each year who do so without a thought. That this man was a TV personality doesn’t make him any more precious or important than the next. In God’s eyes they WE are all equal.

FTFY.

If you want to go all fire and brimstone, remember that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

 

[alberthead62]

FTFY.

If you want to go all fire and brimstone, remember that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

You’re missing the point. He’s being reported on because he’s a TV personality. Yet many others die without a mention.

 

[alberthead62]

Careful, don't use the word "god"

 

[Good2Golf]

You’re missing the point. He’s being reported on because he’s a TV personality. Yet many others die without a mention.

…in anything other than the local obituaries, you mean?

 

[Remius]

Google « man dies of heart attack » and you get a whole list of non celebrities that are reported on.

The common thread is public interest. Is there a public interest in a death? If yes then so be it. If you don’t care then why even mention anything? Move on. Plenty of other things to be worried about.

 

[The Bread Guy]

... That this man was a TV personality doesn’t make him any more precious or important than the next ...

But he was connected enough in the right way to merit a shot at a Canadian politician, right?

 

[OldSolduer]

Schoolyard games? I didn't know ass beating was a schoolyard game.

It has been since time immemorial. Now we call it something else.....

 

[ArmyRick]

It has been since time immemorial. Now we call it something else.....

I guess its true. We "played" that game in kindegarten, Grade 1,2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and also grade 5 (listed at the end because I choose to). We also played that game in the CAF infantry.

I have played the beatee, the beater, the beating witness.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

But he was connected enough in the right way to merit a shot at a Canadian politician, right?

You can bet the PMO is going, "this is good for us, lets play out the connection between a well liked actor and our PM"

 

[Jarnhamar]

You’re missing the point. He’s being reported on because he’s a TV personality. Yet many others die without a mention.

That's exactly why it's being reported on TV. He's a TV star. Are you legitimately surprised here?

 

[Jarnhamar]

You can bet the PMO is going, "this is good for us, lets play out the connection between a well liked actor and our PM"

You just know Justin screamed at Sophie every time she watched Friends.