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So the question, if you had the chance to know how you die, would you want to know or rather live without knowing? Would you want to know the date as well or just the cause? I think I would want to know the how but not the when.

I would want to know. If it was something gak like "hit by a car on Linthorpe road next Tuesday" then you could easily avoid your death.

If it was certain death, such as terminal cancer, I would also like to know so I could get my affairs in order, and knowing roughly when I would lose my physical ability would allow me to know the best date to get my suicide vest made up so I could run into a packed mosque during Friday prayers and give them a taste of their own medicine.

Better that than a long slow painful death!

Edit: Nevermind...

Death doesn't bother me, rationally it can't.
Only painful diseases, and they creep up on you.
Imagine Shrodinger's cat in a box, but instead of the cat it's your future.
You will either live or die, you won't know till you find out and ruin it all anyway.

I know how I am going to die. It involves a large woman who is hard of hearing....

Meh. When it happens, I'll deal with it.
Hm, thinking about it, I suppose I won't...

I would like to know when and how. That way I know if it's avoidable or not and how long I have to live my life to the fullest. Also to know if it's painful or not so I know if I should just kill myself.

I'd like to say, so I can have something incredibly witty to say right before it happens.

Yeah probably.
If only so i can write it down on a piece of paper and seal it in an envelope which is to be delivered after my death. Boom, instant Mindferret.

I would be fine with it. But you should be already being living everyday like its your last...
Of course this doesn't mean act crazy and perform acts of slaanesh every day.

Azza007 wrote:So the question, if you had the chance to know how you die, would you want to know or rather live without knowing? Would you want to know the date as well or just the cause? I think I would want to know the how but not the when.

I wouldnt want to know, because of Chaos Theory. There is a good chance that by averting my death will result to something worse, for other people.

Nerivant wrote:I'd like to say, so I can have something incredibly witty to say right before it happens.

Such as "Should have seen that coming", or "took you long enough", eh?

Guys, remember, if your death would be worse and youd kill yourself however you found out how youd die would tell you suicide

LunaHound wrote:

Azza007 wrote:So the question, if you had the chance to know how you die, would you want to know or rather live without knowing? Would you want to know the date as well or just the cause? I think I would want to know the how but not the when.

I wouldnt want to know, because of Chaos Theory. There is a good chance that by averting my death will result to something worse, for other people.

agreed. On that. Chaos theory is interesting (Yes I have studied it while reading a few books.)

Crazy_Carnifex wrote:

Nerivant wrote:I'd like to say, so I can have something incredibly witty to say right before it happens.

Such as "Should have seen that coming", or "took you long enough", eh?

"Should have dodged more Wrenches"

Azza007 wrote:So the question, if you had the chance to know how you die, would you want to know or rather live without knowing? Would you want to know the date as well or just the cause? I think I would want to know the how but not the when.

I do know. Both my parents died from cancer. My grandparents died from cancer and strokes. When the Big C comes a knockin, the Frazzled is going to say goodbye to his family, and take a ride with Mr. Smith and Wesson as companion. The honor, is to serve, and if I cannot serve my family then the time has come to check out, with honor, and no pain.

LunaHound wrote:

Azza007 wrote:So the question, if you had the chance to know how you die, would you want to know or rather live without knowing? Would you want to know the date as well or just the cause? I think I would want to know the how but not the when.

I wouldnt want to know, because of Chaos Theory. There is a good chance that by averting my death will result to something worse, for other people.

I can imagine it now, some woman in Australia is going to get eaten by a shark all because you decided to not die like you were supposed to.

Personally I would like to know just in case its really embarrassing, that way I could write a letter explaining everything and hopefully draw attention away from the manner in which I died.

mattyrm wrote:...get my suicide vest made up so I could run into a packed mosque during Friday prayers and give them a taste of their own medicine.

Ok I don't mean to derail this topic (ok that's a lie) but can we really get away with saying this kinda sh*t on dakka?

In that case I'd spend my last day gunning down some Royal Marines! Just for sh*t's and giggles right guys?

asimo77 wrote:

mattyrm wrote:...get my suicide vest made up so I could run into a packed mosque during Friday prayers and give them a taste of their own medicine.

Ok I don't mean to derail this topic (ok that's a lie) but can we really get away with saying this kinda sh*t on dakka?

In that case I'd spend my last day gunning down some Royal Marines! Just for sh*t's and giggles right guys?

Now now, don't get pissy. His joke was actually pretty good.

asimo77 wrote:

mattyrm wrote:...get my suicide vest made up so I could run into a packed mosque during Friday prayers and give them a taste of their own medicine.

In that case I'd spend my last day gunning down some Royal Marines! Just for sh*t's and giggles right guys?

Pah! You'd have no chance, at least mine was realistic!

If you find my light hearted quips about mass-murder to be offensive I apologise and I shall stick with pixie dust and rivers of chocolate for the remainder of this thread. But come on, it's a hypothetical "what would you do?" question, on the generally light hearted off-topic forum on a Wargaming board! Not the OXFAM message board, there's no need to get all "Save the Whales" on me is there?

Nope. I neither want to know how nor when. I like surprises and knowing would drain all the joy out of my life. I do many of the things people wish they could do before they die. I tell my wife I love her daily, take the time to smell the roses and live life as much as I can. I don't sweat the little stuff, and it's all little stuff. And if I can't change it... then screw it, ignorance really can be bliss. If I can change it... then it's not really how I'm going to die is it? It's an educated guess

I dunno it seems "peculiar" to use tepid terms to fantasize about the murder of innocent people. "A taste of their own medicine" also suggests that any old muslim is responsible for suicide bombers. Also given mattyrm's tone towards muslims in other posts it seems like he wanted to be downright hateful. It's all together a pretty messed up thing to say.

"Now now, don't get pissy. His joke was actually pretty good. "

Eh, it was less of a joke and more of a "I hate them brown people, but let me dress this statement up as a joke so I can get away with slandering them!" kind of statement. Yup pretty funny stuff.

Also I'd be fine knowing the who, what, when, where, why, and how of my demise.


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ou out on it

mattyrm wrote:

asimo77 wrote:

mattyrm wrote:...get my suicide vest made up so I could run into a packed mosque during Friday prayers and give them a taste of their own medicine.

In that case I'd spend my last day gunning down some Royal Marines! Just for sh*t's and giggles right guys?

Pah! You'd have no chance, at least mine was realistic!

If you find my light hearted quips about mass-murder to be offensive I apologise and I shall stick with pixie dust and rivers of chocolate for the remainder of this thread. But come on, it's a hypothetical "what would you do?" question, on the generally light hearted off-topic forum on a Wargaming board! Not the OXFAM message board, there's no need to get all "Save the Whales" on me is there?

I'm not calling for the neutering of the hyper-masculine, adrenaline fueled, rantings of the dakkadakka forums. I just think you said something kinda effed up and I'm calling you out on it.

Death is death, it happens in the end anyway.

No, because then you will be stuck in an awfully hilarious series of movies where safety issues run amok, and you will most likely die in a Tom and Jerry fashion.

mattyrm wrote: If it was certain death, such as terminal cancer, I would also like to know so I could get my affairs in order, and knowing roughly when I would lose my physical ability would allow me to know the best date to get my suicide vest made up so I could run into a packed mosque during Friday prayers and give them a taste of their own medicine.

I would normally find that a really stupid comment, BUT THAT SIR, was the funniest thing I've ever read for quite a while now, besides a Matt Ward book. That made me chuckle for a bit, thank you, I needed that


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I would want to know. The main reason why I would want to know is this... So I could tell me friends I am Jesus and I can Predict my own death (They take the piss out of me for being a Catholic and actually using my rosary beads and for going to church) I would say this (when their sober so they don't forget!) Me-"Hey guys wanna here something..." "What?" Me-"I am going to die next week at 1:32 by getting hit my 2004 Honda Accord (2 door). "Stop talking gak Simon, thats it, dead leg!". Me-"No I'm serious, wanna bet $150 on it?" "OK ASS-CLOWN ITS ON!" Me-"Alright but when I'm dead I better see up in quote on quote "Catholic heaven" that $150 in my damn grave" "FINE MAN W/E"

I would love to see their faces!

Nerivant wrote:I'd like to say, so I can have something incredibly witty to say right before it happens.

"Either that wallpaper goes, or I do." -Alleged last words of Oscar Wilde.

Wouldn't mind either way, whether I know or not will do nothing but delay at best. The only difference is it wouldn't be a surprise anymore.

I'm not calling for the neutering of the hyper-masculine, adrenaline fueled, rantings of the dakkadakka forums. I just think you said something kinda effed up and I'm calling you out on it

Calling me out on it? It's right there for the world to read! It's not like you found a dildo in my closet and your revealing a startling revelation.

The hyper masculine forum is funny and that's why we read it. If you are desperate to be constantly offended then that's your business, but don't derail the thread lambasting me. Your boring me.

And considering for every comment like yours i get twenty lols, i think it'safe to say your boring everyone else as well.

You fix the quote, I'll fix the popcorn.

mattyrm wrote:

asimo77 wrote:

mattyrm wrote:...get my suicide vest made up so I could run into a packed mosque during Friday prayers and give them a taste of their own medicine.

In that case I'd spend my last day gunning down some Royal Marines! Just for sh*t's and giggles right guys?

Pah! You'd have no chance, at least mine was realistic!

If you find my light hearted quips about mass-murder to be offensive I apologise and I shall stick with pixie dust and rivers of chocolate for the remainder of this thread. But come on, it's a hypothetical "what would you do?" question, on the generally light hearted off-topic forum on a Wargaming board! Not the OXFAM message board, there's no need to get all "Save the Whales" on me is there?

Your comment was sort of whitty, but you still haven't realized why your comment was offensive have you? You need to a bit of growing up to good sir, you'd think all the that time in the british army tought you something but I guess not, cept how to drill thoughts of hatred and mass murder in your head