If I die...

"Stella Starr" wrote in message
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Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
if I had been an astronaut my wife would
have a tape to release to the media with a speech saying, in a nut shell, "I knew
this was dangerous and thought it was worth the risk. Please don't let my death be
used as an excuse to cease or even slow man's exploration of space."
And don't forget "I don't want anydamnbody filing a lawsuit over my death. If
there's one way I want to be remembered, it's NOT being the jackpot in the
white-trash lottery!"

Sorry, GetErDone, but you already got the lifetime award for that.

On Dec 6, 10:23 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Shirl wrote in news:Xmnushal8y-
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Jay Honeck wrote:
The difference between the two events was striking. In the former,
everyone (even the parents) said "As least they died doing something
they loved" -- and meant it. Our friends left no dependents, so their
fate was truly their own. Although death came to them too soon, it
seemed almost a noble way to go, compared to so many alternatives.

Before I was flying, we knew a couple who were both pilots. The woman
was killed in a crash, and the husband said he was comforted that she
died doing something she loved. They had no kids. At the time -- being a
young wife and mother -- I could not relate to that statement at all. It
sounded too matter-of-fact. Now, being older and a pilot myself, I
understand it.

I don't. I'd much rather die at the hands of a jealous husband..

Bertie

Much better than 'death by tipping over backwards' in MSFS. ;-)

"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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"John Mazor" wrote in
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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Shirl wrote in news:Xmnushal8y-
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Jay Honeck wrote:
The difference between the two events was striking. In the
former, everyone (even the parents) said "As least they died
doing something they loved" -- and meant it. Our friends left no
dependents, so their fate was truly their own. Although death
came to them too soon, it seemed almost a noble way to go,
compared to so many alternatives.

Before I was flying, we knew a couple who were both pilots. The
woman was killed in a crash, and the husband said he was comforted
that she died doing something she loved. They had no kids. At the
time -- being a young wife and mother -- I could not relate to
that statement at all. It sounded too matter-of-fact. Now, being
older and a pilot myself, I understand it.

I don't. I'd much rather die at the hands of a jealous husband..

Ditto, but on my 100th birthday, of course.

And more than one husband , if possible.

"It was done by twelve of them, with the knife, in the Calais Coach."
("Murder on the Orient Express")

Bragging again?

Nah, fantasizing.

A man's gotta have a dream, don't he?

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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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"John Mazor" wrote in
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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Shirl wrote in news:Xmnushal8y-
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Jay Honeck wrote:
The difference between the two events was striking. In the
former, everyone (even the parents) said "As least they died
doing something they loved" -- and meant it. Our friends left
no
dependents, so their fate was truly their own. Although death
came to them too soon, it seemed almost a noble way to go,
compared to so many alternatives.

Before I was flying, we knew a couple who were both pilots. The
woman was killed in a crash, and the husband said he was
comforted
that she died doing something she loved. They had no kids. At
the
time -- being a young wife and mother -- I could not relate to
that statement at all. It sounded too matter-of-fact. Now, being
older and a pilot myself, I understand it.

I don't. I'd much rather die at the hands of a jealous husband..

Ditto, but on my 100th birthday, of course.

And more than one husband , if possible.

"It was done by twelve of them, with the knife, in the Calais
Coach."
("Murder on the Orient Express")

Bragging again?

Nah, fantasizing.

A man's gotta have a dream, don't he?



Twoo, vewy twoo.

Bertie

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On Dec 6, 7:38 am, "Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com
wrote:
I'd rather have a few seconds of terror
followed by the deep peace that comes
with acceptance of impending death than to
sit in a nursing home waiting for my cancer to eat me alive.

Your comparison completely ignores the decades of life that are likely
lost in a fatal plane crash (on average, crash victims are decades
younger than the life expectancy for adults). Surely that loss far
outweighs any preference one might have concerning the manner of death
itself.

I prefer the sudden means, and the plane crash will do about as well as any.