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20. Yup, it's usually the most obvious explanation.

Sat Jul 16, 2022, 08:33 AM

Jul 2022

And, at her age, it can only take one of the above to send her tumbling. It doesn't even have to be a spiral staircase. Just a regular, old straight one is sufficient. Hell, at any age, any one of those things could cause a fall.

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Check-in if you think the conspiracy theories swirling around DU regarding Ivana are ridiculous. [View all] demmiblue Jul 2022 OP

Some of it gives a real freeper vibe. Blue_Adept Jul 2022 #1

Of course.... FarPoint Jul 2022 #15

Ridiculous, sure, but not unexpected. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 #2

Simultaneously SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2022 #3

Don't know I don't read them. nt doc03 Jul 2022 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author samplegirl Jul 2022 #5

If it was a spiral staircase and there was liquor and high heels involved, I don't suspect foul play Walleye Jul 2022 #6

+1 Spot On! Emile Jul 2022 #19

Similar thing Rebl2 Jul 2022 #62

Yup, it's usually the most obvious explanation. GoCubsGo Jul 2022 #20

My best friend is a widow Random Boomer Jul 2022 #74

I know I've fallen more times than I care to admit and at 73, I've become really careful Walleye Jul 2022 #79

I go down to the basement now backwards and hold on to the steps with my right hand Kaleva Jul 2022 #86

Good job. Whatever it takes Walleye Jul 2022 #87

You have to remember ripcord Jul 2022 #90

She was a silly old woman who married playboys snowybirdie Jul 2022 #7

She was 28 when she married Donald Trump. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 #10

The poster didn't say she was old when she married him AkFemDem Jul 2022 #16

She was also an excellent skier. BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #25

Apparently she didn't ski too good down those stairs. MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #36

Too soon, yes ... NanceGreggs Jul 2022 #40

I giggled and then blushed. :-) nt LittleGirl Jul 2022 #57

Yes Rebl2 Jul 2022 #64

maybe she should have taken the escalator rampartc Jul 2022 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author dameatball Jul 2022 #81

Agreed genxlib Jul 2022 #8

You'll eat those words ... NanceGreggs Jul 2022 #9

! demmiblue Jul 2022 #11

Or that Melania did it because Ivana finally proved once and for all Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #21

That's as good a theory ... NanceGreggs Jul 2022 #26

As Stated Previously (On DU And) From ABC News (Saturday 14 July 2022) Ahna KneeMoose Jul 2022 #35

It's nice to see that all neatly tied up together!! Maeve Jul 2022 #29

😄 MerryBlooms Jul 2022 #54

JFK jr's dead? cab67 Jul 2022 #60

With the Putin and tfg connection? 48656c6c6f20 Jul 2022 #12

Post removed Post removed Jul 2022 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #39

It really was. Some here were just apoplectic about it. BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #68

Who found her and called it in? Aviation Pro Jul 2022 #14

... Hugin Jul 2022 #22

The depositions were scheduled to start Friday at earliest. She died Thursday onenote Jul 2022 #24

What was she being deposed for? Ilsa Jul 2022 #46

Trump and his kid's deposition were supposed to be today, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #48

Ah ha! NanceGreggs Jul 2022 #59

DU's own Q Tree-Hugger Jul 2022 #17

:) Well, maybe not the SAME ones. It's likely those who become sure Hortensis Jul 2022 #30

We now have a word for DU members who latch on to conspiracy theories - cab67 Jul 2022 #66

Next up- burgergate AkFemDem Jul 2022 #18

How else are DUers expected to meet their daily quota of ageist and sexist comments? NY mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 #23

This. BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #27

+1 nt Tree-Hugger Jul 2022 #52

Not as ridiculous as those who ridicule others' opinions. Kid Berwyn Jul 2022 #28

An important part of having a discussion with people who are saying stupid shit... Iggo Jul 2022 #67

But who gets to determine what stupid shit is? ecstatic Jul 2022 #91

This woman's claim to fame was marrying a dirtbag and producing 3 horrible children RAB910 Jul 2022 #31

I really don't care, do you? blueinredohio Jul 2022 #32

Bwhaha +1 Emile Jul 2022 #33

Ha! WA-03 Democrat Jul 2022 #37

Finally! plimsoll Jul 2022 #45

Yeah, it really is getting ridiculous. MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #34

I agree. Ocelot II Jul 2022 #38

I will give up on the conspiracy theories when I find out if Bill and Hillary have Chainfire Jul 2022 #41

I didn't really know the woman. May have had my picture taken without her. twodogsbarking Jul 2022 #42

Semi-immobile frail people sometimes fall Generic Brad Jul 2022 #43

Is this going to happen when his other wives die too? Farmer-Rick Jul 2022 #44

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. PJMcK Jul 2022 #47

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #49

A few years ago I sold my beautiful old two story farmhouse. The bedrooms all being upstairs was dameatball Jul 2022 #50

I keep telling my friends to STOP building 2 story homes at our age!! oldsoftie Jul 2022 #53

Yeah, it is certainly something to think at least twice about. dameatball Jul 2022 #58

I recently fall down the stairs to the basement Kaleva Jul 2022 #78

Yikes. I guess you were lucky(?) though. Glad you are recovering. Falls are serious business. dameatball Jul 2022 #80

An elderly neighbor fell in her backyard and broke her shoulder and hip. Kaleva Jul 2022 #85

OMG thats scary. Hope recovery is quick & perfect! oldsoftie Jul 2022 #82

It's going to be about a year before I can expect to get full range of motion back Kaleva Jul 2022 #84

I called it! oldsoftie Jul 2022 #51

Frivolous but sadly plausible. nt hay rick Jul 2022 #55

BUT, considering the bottomless pit of weird shit that happens around, by, because of txwhitedove Jul 2022 #56

We have a forum for this stuff called Creative Speculation in the Off Beat forum, I think. nt Hotler Jul 2022 #61

Agree, but also think ..... Fla Dem Jul 2022 #65

Here! Elessar Zappa Jul 2022 #69

Apophenia Seinan Sensei Jul 2022 #70

LOL! OK, but it's my belief that ANYTHING that involves tfg has a crime attached Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #71

... MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #72

"Check-in if you think the conspiracy theories swirling around DU regarding Ivana are ridiculous." ShazzieB Jul 2022 #73

The most interesting thing is the reason given for granting Ivana's divorce RoeVWade Jul 2022 #76

From the TOS : "No kooky, extremist, or hate content" Kaleva Jul 2022 #77

Yeah, juries need to work on enforcing that one. n/t demmiblue Jul 2022 #88

The juries run more on personel opinion than the rules ripcord Jul 2022 #93

Well, I think ALL the conspiracy theories swirling around DU are ridiculous. brooklynite Jul 2022 #83

ummmmm dweller Jul 2022 #89

I don't know. None of us do. ecstatic Jul 2022 #92