In Britain 'dumb' is seldom used to mean stupid. It was mostly only used to mean mute e.g 'deaf and dumb'. However 'dumb' in the mute sense is probably politically incorrect nowadays, a bit like calling a short person a 'dwarf'.
Luis Carlos MontalvÃ¡n at a book signing in Coral Gables, Fla., in 2011, with his service dog, Tuesday. Luis Carlos MontalvÃ¡n, an Iraq war veteran and best-selling author who toured the country with his service dog, Tuesday, as an advocate for soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder, died on Friday in El Paso. He was 43. He was found dead in his hotel room.
Yolanda Saldivar Still Not Dead: Selena Quintanilla Fans Send Worst Wishes To Her Killer. News of the death of Selena Quintanilla's killer went viral. Find out what really happened here! With the celebration of Selena Quintanilla's legacy, there's also a dark side. Our Amor Prohibido hitmaker would probably still be here with us, but as you know, her life was truncated by a woman called Yolanda Saldivar.