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"LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) — An Ohio farmer whose photo became a widely used meme
has died, but not without leaving behind a legacy in the agricultural world
alongside his internet fame.
On Thursday, 76-year-old Dave Brandt was driving home to his Fairfield County
farm after picking up red corn near Champaign, Illinois, when his truck
crashed. Emergency crews took him to the Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
Randall Reeder, a friend and colleague, confirmed to Nexstar’s WCMH that Brandt
died overnight Saturday.
“I got the call about 7 a.m. Sunday morning,” Reeder recalled.
Called “the godfather of soil health” by Reeder, Brandt also became a staple in
internet culture thanks to a 2014 U.S. Department of Agriculture article about
his farming techniques. A Redditor picked up the attached photo of Brandt four
years later and added the text, “It ain’t much, but it’s honest work,”
according to
Know Your Meme. The picture birthed a new meme format that
rapidly spread across Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms.
Reeder didn’t know if Brandt ever actually said the phrase, but noted that
honest work “does fit him.”
“It got spread around the world pretty quick,” Reeder said. “He was pleased
with it, he had fun with it, and didn’t object to it at all. It’s a good
saying!”"
Via Christoph S.
RIP,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
