Posted on 02/18/2026 9:16:58 PM PST by BusterDog
Actor James Van Der Beek, wey pipo sabi for im role for US teen drama Dawson Creek, don die at di age of 48 after dem diagnose am with bowel cancer.
"Our beloved James David Van Der Beek pass peacefully dis morning," im family tok inside statement dem post to im social media accounts. "E meet im final days with courage, faith, and grace."
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Isn’t there a whole kerfuffle about a GoFundMe donation sitch where it ended up that he & his family bought a $4 million property that they were previously renting?
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Fans Are Furious Over James Van Der Beek GoFundMe After Ranch Purchase Comes to Light
-02/16/2026 7:01:55 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 20 replies cafemom ^
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On February 11, Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek died at the age of 48 after a nearly three-year battle with colorectal cancer. In the wake of his death, a GoFundMe has been established to raise money for his wife, Kimberly, and their six children after the cost of his medical care drained their bank account. At first, fans were happy to rally around the family in the midst of their grief, but now that James’ multi-million dollar real estate purchase has been exposed, the tide is turning fast. The Van Der Beeks’ GoFundMe has already raised more than...
What dialect of English is this? New Jersey meets Nuevo Pig Latin?
Seems so, big down payment on Texas ranch pre-death and GoFundMe doesn’t jive with selling memorabilia to pay for treatments:
It’s some kind of British.
When I don die, I want my obituary to be written in pidgin.
I wrote my will in it, and I was purposefully vague.
This is the official BBC Pidgin publication. Yes, they still do dat. The British Epstein upper crust probably still longs for de trill odey Imperial and de good time.
He said that he signed a bad contract and didn’t receive any residuals from Dawson’s Creek.
This is strange to read....am I having a stroke? The letters won’t turn into words...
There IS, that’s true.
What does any of that mess even mean?
I had no idea the BBC or any other news website had a “Pidgin English” edition. WTF?
BBC Pidgin????
WTF?
The BEE can never match reality.
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It’s not just you. Somebody thought it would be sort of neat to present an article in this way.
Why can’t the English teach their children how to speak?
This verbal class distinction, by now, should be antique
If you spoke as she does, sir, instead of the way you do
Why, you might be selling flowers, too (I beg your pardon, sir?)
An Englishman’s way of speaking absolutely classifies him
The moment he talks, he makes some other Englishmen despise him
One common language I’m afraid we’ll never get
Oh, why can’t the English learn to
Set a good example to people whose English is painful to your ears?
The Scotch and the Irish leave you close to tears
There even are places where English completely disappears
In America, they haven’t used it for years
Why can’t the English teach their children how to speak
Norwegians learn Norwegian, the Greeks have taught their Greek
In France, every Frenchman knows his language from “A” to “Zed”
The French don’t care what they do, actually, as long as they pronounce it properly
Arabians learn Arabian with the speed of summer lightning
And Hebrews learn it backwards, which is absolutely frightening
But use proper English, you’re regarded as a freak
Oh, why can’t the English
Why can’t the English learn to speak?
The BBC officially recognizes that gibberish? And there’s a written form of it? That’s like our networks reporting news in Ebonics legitimizing “he dindu nuffin when he crashed da amberlamps”.
First we have Catherine O'Hara of Schitt's Creek passing away.
Now we have Van Der Beek of Dawson's Creek buying the stereo cabinet.
When will it all end?
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