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Judge Smails

11-10-2006, 06:33 PM

I'm a Rutgers alumni and was watching the Rutgers/Louisville game last night.  Right before the game, ESPN runs a pre-recorded piece with the oldest living Rutgers Alumni.  The guy is from the Class of 1917 and is 110 years old.  At least I assume it was a guy because the thing seemed more skeletal than human.  He could barely hold his head up in his chair and mumbled something inchorent that I assume must have been something along the lines of "Go Scarlet Knights".My wife goes "Awwwwww" and thinks its just the cutest and greatest thing since Mary Pickford did whatever it is people did at the turn of the century.  I said: "Who the fuck would want to live like that?" I would be begging the film crew to beat me to death with their camera and put me out of my misery.Now in the past I've told my wife that I wouldn't want to go on living if I ever had to wear an adult diaper.  The thought of having to change myself, or, worse yet, someone else having to change me like an infant is too horrible to wrap my mind around.  I would want to end it all.  My wife thinks I'm kidding but I think I'm only 20% kidding.So where do you fall? Are you one of those people who wants to hold on to the very last possible minute or are you willing to cash it in over a weak bladder and poopie diaper?

Gvac

11-10-2006, 06:38 PM

I am a firm believer in the "death before dishonor" credo.  Some people value their existence over anything else, but I place a much higher significance on my dignity.  Like you, I would rather die when I'm relatively healthy than live on in a decrepit state.  It's not that I don't value life or that I'm not a fighter.  I merely believe in quality over quantity.

dotsncoms

11-10-2006, 06:46 PM

Fez Whatley A.D.  <img height="480" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/mikeyboy/PB100106Small.jpg" width="640" border="0" />

Dougie Brootal

11-10-2006, 07:10 PM

i am diabetic. so amputations, blindness, heart and kidney problems ARE DEFINATLEY in my future because of my lifestyle in my "formative years". some are even beginnig to rear their heads now (at 22) i would hope to die before my kidneys or eyes go. or any substantial amputations i.e. leg or foot, (a toe or two wouldnt be cause for death)

suggums

11-10-2006, 07:29 PM

dignity.  if i get diagnosed terminal, i will find a way to skydive without a parachute or just not pull the cord

fohat

11-10-2006, 07:41 PM

die young, stay pretty.

nevnut

11-10-2006, 08:00 PM

My goal since I was a teen has been 75.  I figure if I make it to that age, I would have accomplished everything I need to and still be able to take care of myself if I don't experience any debilitating disease.My worst fear is to be a burden on my son or any other person.

This message was edited by nevnut on 11-11-06 @ 12:00 AM

lintpit

11-10-2006, 09:31 PM

I'd like to live long enuff to see the hard work I have put into raising my kids bear fruit. And if I have my way to go it will either be in my sleep or in my sleep. Any other way would be unsatisfactory and met with resistance.

reillyluck

11-10-2006, 09:35 PM

my biggest fear is having alzheimers.  just shoot me in the fucking head if it happens.  i cant imagine not being able to remember mr. perfects pick of the week.

keithy_19

11-10-2006, 10:21 PM

reillyluck wrote: my biggest fear is having alzheimers.  just shoot me in the fucking head if it happens.  i cant imagine not being able to remember mr. perfects pick of the week. Well, if you alzheimers, you wouldn't remember you had it anyway. That soudns meaner than I want it to sound, but my granfather has alzheimers and it's sad. My dad goes over to his house every night and changes him. I suppose it embarasses the hell out of him, but it must not stay in his mind for long...

KC2OSO

11-10-2006, 10:41 PM

<a href="http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/faq/vetsday/vetshist.htm" target="_self">TODAY IS VETERAN'S DAY</a>   put your flag out if you have one.

Fezticle98

11-10-2006, 11:07 PM

I'll tell you what a young redneck child once told me while swimming at a sinkhole. "Live fun, die young."I don't know if I'll ever be ready to go. I've seen people who have lived what I would consider a more than full life die, and they didn't seem "ready".

WhistlePig

11-11-2006, 02:06 AM

Losing dignity is a big thing but I think when you reach the age at which
you're having diapers changed you just don't give a shit. And if you did
care, what could you do about it? People say they'd kill themselves, but
could you really?
Yes, it would be nice to die before dignity is compromised but if you don't,
just make the best of it. Joke with your diaper changer and be a pleasant
old codger.

Bulldogcakes

11-11-2006, 03:45 AM

After reading this thread.

cougarjake13

11-11-2006, 05:29 AM

me personally i never want to die, so if i have to be like the 110 yr old guy who prob cant do anything i dont carefuck i'd go so far as to say that if that had to make me a cyborg to keep me alive, like a terminator or robocop i'd fucking do that as wellto me the whole everyone you know will die and you'll see them all die doesnt affect me, what bothers me is that there will be a  ( hopefully ) year 2453 and i wont be alive to see what the world will be likeand since i really dont believe in an afterlife and this is all we got i want to stick around for as long as possible

reillyluck

11-11-2006, 06:17 AM

keithy_19 wrote: reillyluck wrote: my biggest fear is having alzheimers.  just shoot me in the fucking head if it happens.  i cant imagine not being able to remember mr. perfects pick of the week. Well, if you alzheimers, you wouldn't remember you had it anyway. That soudns meaner than I want it to sound, but my granfather has alzheimers and it's sad. My dad goes over to his house every night and changes him. I suppose it embarasses the hell out of him, but it must not stay in his mind for long...i know what you mean. my grandmother had it and at first we used to have to hide the dials on the stove because she would try to make tea and forget it, then she wandered off and was missing for two days because she only remembered that she lived in brooklyn, which by the way she hadnt lived in brooklyn for like 20 years. the police brought her to some senior place in brooklyn and we eventually found her days later. worse time of my life.  my grandmother pretty much raised me so to have this happen to our family was devistating. she quit smoking before i was born, so right before she died, she smoked because she didnt remember ever quitting. its my biggest fear to end up that way.

ChrisTheCop

11-11-2006, 06:23 AM

It's too late for me to die young, or pretty.So I guess I'll aim for about 70, as long as I can still get it up and have somewhere to put it.

torker

11-11-2006, 06:50 AM

douggrasso wrote: i am diabetic. so amputations, blindness, heart and kidney problems ARE DEFINATLEY in my future because of my lifestyle in my "formative years". some are even beginnig to rear their heads now (at 22) i would hope to die before my kidneys or eyes go. or any substantial amputations i.e. leg or foot, (a toe or two wouldnt be cause for death) I'm almost twice your age and a type 1 diabetic and envision a similar fate for myself.  I hope to make it to 65, but not blind and limbless.  My biggest fear is dying when my kids are too young to remember me.

angelinad128

11-11-2006, 06:58 AM

I have no fear of dying. I welcome death. Death is not a bad thing.

Death Metal Moe

11-11-2006, 07:06 AM

Sooner rather than later.

johnniewalker

11-11-2006, 07:31 AM

I just want to a have some offspring before I go.  Anything illegitimate or legitimate, just something full term.

Gaia

11-11-2006, 07:36 AM

Since I dont think I'm having kids I will say I want to die after I have seen all the places in the world on "MY LIST".....after New zeland, China, Thailand, Iceland, Japan, Germany, France, England, pretty much the entire map. I have never really traveled, never even been on a plane. the only traveling I have done has been by cars to neighboring states. Once I see all those countries I can kick the bucket. Even If I'm only 40.

A.J.

11-11-2006, 09:34 AM

"Today is a good day to die."<img height="170" src="http://www.lucifer.com/~sasha/graphics/worf.jpg" width="150" border="0" />

CofyCrakCocaine

11-11-2006, 10:07 AM

As Ronnie says, 'Nobody gets out alive.' It's inevitable. I find focusing on how you're going to go is way more depressing than focusing on how you're going to live. So I'll be doing that as much as I can. I'm sure I'll change my tune when something life-threatening happens to me or someone I know, but until then, see ya.

PooPooFinger

11-11-2006, 12:26 PM

i need to see Radiohead live first. then i can. Hopefully a shot to the head, i don't want to die slowly of the big C.

Bulldogcakes

11-11-2006, 05:17 PM

I'm not dying until I get even with everyone.

scorpion

11-12-2006, 12:00 AM

as soon as possible

reeshy

11-12-2006, 12:05 AM

Yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fezticle98

11-13-2006, 01:00 PM

Gaia wrote: Since I dont think I'm having kids I will say I want to die after I have seen all the places in the world on "MY LIST".....after New zeland, China, Thailand, Iceland, Japan, Germany, France, England, pretty much the entire map. I have never really traveled, never even been on a plane. the only traveling I have done has been by cars to neighboring states. Once I see all those countries I can kick the bucket. Even If I'm only 40. Lived there, lived there, been there, been there.I want to die before I become all senile and confused, like Bobby Bowden. Leave a beautiful corpse.

Drunky McBetidont

11-13-2006, 01:14 PM

Gaia wrote: Since I dont think I'm having kids I will say I want to die after I have seen all the places in the world on "MY LIST".....after New zeland, China, Thailand, Iceland, Japan, Germany, France, England, pretty much the entire map. I have never really traveled, never even been on a plane. the only traveling I have done has been by cars to neighboring states. Once I see all those countries I can kick the bucket. Even If I'm only 40. a day at epcot center knocks 5 off your list and you can also do a shot around the world to boot. I want to se my son (now 8 years old), and my daughter (now 5 years old) settled in nice, happy and stable living situations before i kick the bucket, so i guess i need about 30 more years (which puts me around 65)  I guess I could go anytime after 65 as long as it wasn't from cancer, any virus, or any other fucking drag-it-out-lingering-rotting-away-till i am just a burden on everyone i loved and barely resemble my healthy happy self (seen too many go down like that.) swift and painless please with few to no witnesses.  i doubt i have the balls to kill myself, plus i am always pissed at people that take themselves out.  i dont want to be remembered like that.

This message was edited by betidont on 11-13-06 @ 5:26 PM

Gaia

11-13-2006, 01:36 PM

fezticle98 wrote: Gaia wrote: Since I dont think I'm having kids I will say I want to die after I have seen all the places in the world on "MY LIST".....after New zeland, China, Thailand, Iceland, Japan, Germany, France, England, pretty much the entire map. I have never really traveled, never even been on a plane. the only traveling I have done has been by cars to neighboring states. Once I see all those countries I can kick the bucket. Even If I'm only 40. Lived there, lived there, been there, been there.I want to die before I become all senile and confused, like Bobby Bowden. Leave a beautiful corpse. Way to make me feel bad.

outlawfrank

11-13-2006, 01:45 PM

I hope to live to see seventy-five, if I do reach that mountain top I know exactly how to go out.  The same way I lived my twenties, coping an 8ball, downing Jack, chasing women and doing this till my heart goes out.  Going out the way I should have fifty years prior.

newport king

11-13-2006, 02:00 PM

When would you want to die? if i had my choice, 6:30 on a monday morning before i have to wake up for work after a long night of sex and a big meal. i don't think i'll ever be "ready" to die. i always wonder what dying people think when they take that last breath.  fucking creeps me out.

RoseBlood

11-13-2006, 02:19 PM

PooPooFinger wrote: i need to see Radiohead live first. then i can. Hopefully a shot to the head, i don't want to die slowly of the big C. They played two shows in the San Diego area last June, so sadly it might be a while before they hit the states again.  But hey, now you get to LIVE! You Get To LIVE!You might want to make that a definite shot in the mouth, increase the chances you die on the spot rather than becoming a vegetable.But on a serious note, the act of dying or knowing I'm dying scares me a bit.  Never seeing loved ones again, not knowing what's going on in the world depresses me, probably because I've not done everything I've wanted to yet.  I was 'imdbing' Willy Wonka recently (no clue why) and came across this:Roy Kinnear - the actor who played Veruca Salt's father died a most tragic way.. he broke his pelvis after falling from a horse and subsequently bled to death, he was 54.. sucks huh..

This message was edited by RoseBlood on 11-13-06 @ 6:29 PM

Badinia

11-13-2006, 03:00 PM

I want to die after the party's over.  That could be failing physical or mental health, the death of my spouse, or just the Harold and Maude feeling that I've done everything I wanted to do.  It's one of many reasons that I don't want kids- I want to keep living because I want to, not because I would feel guilty leaving people behind.  Luckily, I've been to France, Germany, Tokyo, China, Thailand, and England, (and some others) and I've seen Radiohead live.  So, I'm 75% of the way to total fulfillment.

This message was edited by Badinia on 11-13-06 @ 7:00 PM

furie

11-13-2006, 03:01 PM

Tarot cards already told me i'm going to die in 2019 fighting in the ape rebellion.

Badinia

11-13-2006, 03:16 PM

furie wrote: Tarot cards already told me i'm going to die in 2019 fighting in the ape rebellion.   On which side?     I already know.<img height="152" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40980000/jpg/_40980221_carter_203pa.jpg" width="203" border="0" /> Traitor.