Steven Posted 17 June 2007 Posted 17 June 2007 <insensitive>Is the moral that you should always finish them off? </insensitive> A very logical point of view.
Thracian Posted 17 June 2007 Posted 17 June 2007 Ban on death: I wonder if - either the ban or - the lack of space in the cemetery could actually deter some people from dying for a while (or keep them live longer). It is not so far-fetched as you may think: - my greatgrandma (who had nothing wrong with her, except being 98) did say goodbye to me before she "decided" to go. She said she felt that she was living in someone else's time. Her husband had died 30 years previously, she had outlived all her friends and contemporaries by decades... I pleaded with her but she still died some weeks later. (still feel a bit guilty about not arguing my case well enough ) Her death certificate simply stated "old age". It still seems to me that she died because her will to die had surpassed her will to live ... Now, if the town hall had temporarily banned dying, I am sure she would have lived longer - of course, this would be harder to apply to serious casualties from car accidents etc... That is an extraordinarily interesting theory. A friend of mine from Loughborough discovered he had cancer at the same time as a well-known pal of his fell victim to the same illness and died. He was so concerned about the treatment of his friend that he took the view that if he ever landed in hospital for anything the medics would persuade him to follow their treatment regime and he'd be dead in no time. Five years ago (some thirty-five years after the diagnosis) I met the guy who I'd presumed had died years before. He was still alive and had never been near a doctor or a hosptial in all that time... for any reason whatsoever. The suggestion to me is that the fear of the hospital's inability to treat him effectively and without great, yet fruitless discomfort, opened up a determination in his mind which somehow controlled the cancer. Please don't try this at home! He might well have been a one-off or there might even have been a mis-diagnosis. But it does add weight to your theory and it would be interesting if scientists could find ways of testing the idea. Not so much in relation to cancer but to the idea that a guy, considering that hospital represented no less than a date with the executioner, could use willpower to combat or avoid all the other things which might require him to need a doctor or a hospital. I emphasise this is a one-off example and not in any way meant to put people off conventional treatment.
The People's Hero Posted 17 June 2007 Posted 17 June 2007 You were all thinking it. I just posted it. I'm The People's Hero, you see. You lot being 'The People'.
Ultra Posted 17 June 2007 Posted 17 June 2007 I agree.The worst example I heard recently was when someone posted an article this woman had written about oral sex giving you cancer! Can you imagine the type of person that made that up? I pictured some 45 year old feminist virgin in a wooly cardigan and a cord skirt who owned 100's of cats, moaning that she never got any because she smelt of fish. In other words, someone who gets it as much as you do.
Master Fox Posted 17 June 2007 Posted 17 June 2007 In other words, someone who gets it as much as you do. Wow!! Ooohh, you're dangerous Ultra....watch out!!!
Flynny Posted 17 June 2007 Posted 17 June 2007 You were all thinking it.I just posted it. I'm The People's Hero, you see. You lot being 'The People'. A bit like the daily mail.
MC Prussian Posted 17 June 2007 Posted 17 June 2007 He who's not tried a prise of alcohol in his life, has clearly missed a joy.
cisono Posted 17 June 2007 Posted 17 June 2007 im only 15 and already addicted to the stuff loving it Where do you live? No, seriously, that is nothing to boast about... [You'll probably have a beer belly by the age of 20 - tragic - ]
Asha Posted 17 June 2007 Posted 17 June 2007 Where do you live? No, seriously, that is nothing to boast about... [You'll probably have a beer belly by the age of 20 - tragic - ] i live in a vicarage opposite a pub
Asha Posted 17 June 2007 Posted 17 June 2007 Where do you live? No, seriously, that is nothing to boast about... [You'll probably have a beer belly by the age of 20 - tragic - ] well when i said addicted i dont mean i binge....i mean enjoy it tastefully...bingeing just goes over the top
cisono Posted 17 June 2007 Posted 17 June 2007 well when i said addicted i dont mean i binge....i mean enjoy it tastefully...bingeing just goes over the top Just make sure you don't turn into a binge drinker then! It just ain't nice
Asha Posted 17 June 2007 Posted 17 June 2007 Just make sure you don't turn into a binge drinker then! It just ain't nice thanks for the advice...i will now press re-route back to the home-page and pretend i wasnt listening no seriously i always make the right choices in life like.
Rincewind Posted 17 June 2007 Posted 17 June 2007 There is more to this drinking lark than just binging. I do it for research purposes only. I do not just drink 15 pints of Stella on a Friday /Saturday night in order to forget/celebrate City's latest result. . I search far and wide for the perfect pint. I am confident that within my lifespan I shall acheive my goal.
cisono Posted 17 June 2007 Posted 17 June 2007 There is more to this drinking lark than just binging. I do it for research purposes only. I do not just drink 15 pints of Stella on a Friday /Saturday night in order to forget/celebrate City's latest result. . I search far and wide for the perfect pint. I am confident that within my lifespan I shall acheive my goal. Totally agree. It is just that far too many in this country seem to think that binge drinking is the way to go... It shocked me when I first came to this country...
The People's Hero Posted 18 June 2007 Posted 18 June 2007 Binge drinking not only makes you cool, it also makes you irresistable to the opposite sex.
Fez of Mahrez Posted 18 June 2007 Posted 18 June 2007 I had a bit of a hangover yesterday morning but that Diners Delight saw me through and I went on to drink more yesterday than I did the day before and I feel fine this morning! Result!
The People's Hero Posted 18 June 2007 Posted 18 June 2007 Diners Delight is the good. Does that make sense? Yes. Yes it does.
davieG Posted 18 June 2007 Author Posted 18 June 2007 Now that's what a beer belly really looks like, no it's not a self potrait.
Zingari Posted 18 June 2007 Posted 18 June 2007 Now that's what a beer belly really looks like, no it's not a self potrait. that protusion probably stops him bumping into things ,as he obviously can't see where he's going
davieG Posted 18 June 2007 Author Posted 18 June 2007 that protusion probably stops him bumping into things ,as he obviously can't see where he's going Blind Drunk then
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