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raccoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 02:37 PM
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What do you want people to say about you when you're not around any more?

How do you want to be remembered?

I've been thinking about this lately.
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kayakjohnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 02:40 PM
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1. "He's gone."
"He must've left."

"Or else he's hiding somewhere."
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-02-10 08:13 AM
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54. he's a smartass too!
:rofl:
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 02:41 PM
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2. My hope is that they make up shit about me on facebook. n/t
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BuelahWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-01-10 08:04 PM
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48. We're already doing that NOW!
:rofl: :hug: :hi:
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Tobin S. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 02:41 PM
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3. I'd like to be remembered as someone who looked inward
not only into himself, but into others as well; as someone who saw the humanity in everyone; as someone who knew how to keep a secret.
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 02:47 PM
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4. Whatever happened to av8rdave? He doesn't seem to be around anymore.
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 02:48 PM
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5. i dont really care what they say about me, but what i would like
is for those i love, when they think about me, to feel love, to laugh and giggle at things i have done or said. to feel good. to remember they had my unconditional love.

it really isnt about me. doesnt matter, i am dead.

but what matters to me, is how those i love gain something.
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 02:51 PM
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6. "That guy sure owed me a lot of money."
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 08:41 PM
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20. Thief.
Not of the money. I was going to post that. :(

I want to be the millionaire who spent rather than made a million dollars. So far, so good.
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Shine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 03:21 PM
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7. She was kind and she always tried to see the best in others.
That's basically it, in a nutshell. :)
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NoPasaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 03:45 PM
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8. "I never thought anyone would top Walt Starr"
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Tobin S. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 03:50 PM
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9. Can you send me a PM and tell me about this Walt Starr business
I've actually been here a while but I think I was taking a break when he got the tombstone. I never did hear the details about his infamous swan song.
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NoPasaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 03:56 PM
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10. Done
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Tobin S. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 04:01 PM
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11. Thank you.
:)
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 04:08 PM
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12. "I can finally drop that prick from my ignore list".....(but I hope this does not happen
Edited on Mon May-31-10 04:09 PM by old mark
for at least another 20 years....)


mark
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 04:13 PM
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13. The mullah, the priest, and the rabbi were discussing what they wanted said
at their funerals. The mullah said: "He was a good man and a good scholar, who understood the Koran and lived by it." The priest said: "He was a man of faith, who cared for the distressed and the hungry." The rabbi said: "He was a .. was .. Holy moly! His foot just twitched! He's moving his arm! He's still alive!"
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 04:15 PM
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14. bah hahah. i thought you meant dead. you are talking here on du.... when i leave du?
sheeiit, there will be a dance going on by some and an ahhhhh, from others.

so funny
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raccoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-01-10 08:42 AM
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37. I meant dead. Here in the Lounge, I guess I should've made that more obvious. nt
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-01-10 09:31 AM
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39. lol, thanks. then i go back to first answer. nt
Edited on Tue Jun-01-10 09:32 AM by seabeyond
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 04:27 PM
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15. "Good. Now there's more cheese for me."
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auntAgonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 04:32 PM
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16. Who?
:)
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 04:33 PM
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17. whew! That was a close one!
she actually croaked before she got caught
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 04:39 PM
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18. Reminds me of an old Jewish joke: At Jewish funeral gatherings, people
say little good things and tell stories of the good or notable things in the life of the deceased. The dead man had been a real bastard in life, and there was a long period of silence.
Finally, an old man spoke, "...His brother was worse!"



mark
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 05:44 PM
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19. I hope they will remember the good about me...
And forget the bad.

I'll leave it at that...
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 08:42 PM
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21. Better not let anyone in GD know you're dead, then.
:rofl:
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 08:43 PM
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22. My dear jobycom!
I'm NOT dead yet, ya know!

Jeez.

:rofl:
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 09:09 PM
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23. I don't know the exact words, but it should include profanity.
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 09:16 PM
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24. LT wasn't an asshole, most of the time
The best epitaph I can think of.

:)
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 09:18 PM
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25. IF I should outlive you, my dear liberaltrucker...
Not likely, but...

I would say that you are a sweetheart and a terrific friend...

:loveya:

:hug:
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 09:29 PM
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28. TYVM!
:loveya:

:hug:
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femmocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 09:25 PM
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26. She was a great teacher.
My grandmother had her! ;)
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RandomThoughts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 09:28 PM
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27. Interestingly, really interestingly.
I don't think I ever thought about that...


I do remember when I was being smeared years ago, one time a guy was hauling off a computer at work, and I remember him saying things, and my response was God will know the truth.

Maybe that is how I think on that topic.

Maybe that is why I don't think in terms of playing the game, great question...
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 09:42 PM
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29. You mean, HERE, at DU?!1 Something like, we love him more now that he's fucking dead. n/t
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Tobin S. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 09:44 PM
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30. How about the people you knew in real life?
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 09:46 PM
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31. Whoever KNOWS me IRL really really loves me. n/t
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 09:46 PM
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32. Well... not the a-holes... n/t
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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 09:50 PM
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33. I want to look back and say that I did I the best I could while I was stuck in this place...
Had as much fun as I could while I was stuck in this place. Played as hard as I could while I was stuck in this place... Dogged as many girls as I could while I was stuck in this place.
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Twillig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 09:59 PM
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34. "He never shot his balls off." n/t--or...
"Eaten by a tiger, who would have guessed that? Visiting Canada of all places."
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MiddleFingerMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-01-10 12:12 AM
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35. Remember when MiddleFingerMom slept with the Swedish Bikini Team...
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Dr Morbius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-01-10 04:07 AM
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36. I recall what Abraham Lincoln said about being remembered.
He said he figured the best thing to do is to be worthy of remembrance, and then hope for the best.

He certainly was worthy of remembrance.

I would only hope I would be remembered with some fondness and some sense of loss.
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Walk away Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-01-10 09:19 AM
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38. Even though she's gone she left her dogs and family well provided for.
:)
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-01-10 09:52 AM
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40. "Didn't he know that was explosive?"
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-01-10 10:11 AM
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41. I'd like my funeral/wake to be a party where people celebrate my life and our relationships
instead of everyone being all sad about it.

That said, maybe have a back room where the people who spurned my advances can go rend their clothes in secret, angst-filled regret and shed a tear for all of the awesome sex we might have had if they had better taste. :)
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-01-10 10:15 AM
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42. "the last thing he said was
...Hey y'all, watch this shit!"

:rofl:
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-01-10 10:20 AM
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43. That statement is usually followed by "Here, hold my beer".
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-01-10 10:26 AM
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45. oh yeah
forgot that part!

:hi:

:rofl:
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-01-10 10:23 AM
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44. meh - I'll be gone. Maybe. I want the kids to say
thanks for the land.
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-01-10 11:05 AM
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46. "So, do we inherit his billions?" n/t
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Walk away Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-10 02:27 PM
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60. or..."I can't believe he spent the entire Billion before he died with a smile on his face!"
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DFW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-01-10 11:23 AM
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47. I like the tombstone Harry Truman used to talk about:
He saw it our west, maybe in Tombstone, AZ? I forget where, but it said:

"Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damndest."
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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-01-10 08:06 PM
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49. I want them to say "How the hell did he walk around with that gigantic thing?"
Edited on Tue Jun-01-10 08:07 PM by Orrex
Yes, I want them to speak of me as if I were a Sousaphone player.
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-02-10 03:12 PM
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57. bwahaha
I figured it would be...but in his heart of hearts he loved everyone..even his shittastic cat....:evilgrin:
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AsahinaKimi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-01-10 11:54 PM
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50. I want them to say ...
Edited on Tue Jun-01-10 11:56 PM by AsahinaKimi

朝日奈君子 が とても やさしい です ね! まさか かわいい けど!



(she was very kind.. but so cute!)^^
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-02-10 12:39 AM
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51. (I hope this says what I want it to say.)
これらの単語は絵なしで役に立ちません。
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AsahinaKimi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-02-10 01:22 AM
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52. heh..
Edited on Wed Jun-02-10 01:23 AM by AsahinaKimi
You used a translator didn't you? hahahaha..
Bablefish is the worst, especially in Japanese!
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-02-10 03:10 AM
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53. D'oh!
I hoped it would say, "this post is useless without pictures".

It probably ended up saying, "Gargle the green marmoset."
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-02-10 12:54 PM
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55. I wish to be completely forgotten.
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Flipper999 Donating Member (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-02-10 03:10 PM
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56. "Free meat for everybody!"
Seriously though, I don't really care. I want my significant other to find some kind of happiness, if she outlives me. But I don't care what they'll say; I'll be dead.

If there is no afterlife, then the things folks say won't even reach me. If there is one, I really hope I'm not forced to listen to what everyone is saying about me on Earth. Unless, that's my eternal torment. I guess boring conversations are better then being force-fed lava.
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Old Troop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-02-10 05:46 PM
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58. He said he didn't feel well. Next time we'll listen.
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TripleKatPad Donating Member (241 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-02-10 08:01 PM
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59. This may sound strange
I want no one to notice I'm gone. I work hard to be inconspicuous. My goal is to go gently into the good night without a whisper of it.
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