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Gotta love Lou Gehrig. Jesus Christ, poor Lou Gehrig. Died of Lou Gehrig's disease. How the hell do you not see that coming? You know. We used to tell him, Lou, there's a disease with your name all over it, pal!
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What it means
Our interpretation.
The joke treats the disease named after Lou Gehrig as though its name should have warned him in advance. ALS became associated with the player’s name; the reversal is dark wordplay rather than an actual prediction.
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