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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:08 PM Original message |
"S/he's in a better place." I hate it when people say that about a dead person. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. Me Too- Nothing Like Being Locked In a Dark Cold Coffin |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. But you know what? |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 06:21 AM Response to Reply #15 |
54. No. See Post 5 |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. I don't like it either, but I do admit that it is consoling for a lot of people |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. Rec! If death is so much better, why are so many people afraid to go? |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. I'm not. |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
48. I certainly won't press you on that. nt |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. There's a slew of 'condolences' that make me grind my teeth, but people really |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
5. I hate that one too... |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
6. Well, is IS "God's Plan"...right? |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
7. I can see it means different things to different people. I can see |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
8. I've noticed that remark is common among Roman Catholics |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
32. I've noticed that remark is common among Bowlers. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 02:26 PM Response to Reply #32 |
43. I don't hang out with enough Bowlers to notice that. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
9. Agreed. I guess a "better place" is away from his loved ones. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
10. I can see where they might be in a better place |
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dchill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. What bothers me about it... |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. what's the point of a belief |
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dchill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 02:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
40. Well, that IS the question. |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
12. People say many awkward and sometimes inappropriate things in moments of discomfort. . . |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
13. it is sanctimonious shit |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
14. I think it's awkward for most of us. People always reach for an appropriate thing to say. |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
16. I think it depends on the person's situation. |
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Sylvarose (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
17. I don't know... |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. I'm watching.... |
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Sylvarose (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 02:22 PM Response to Reply #29 |
41. You're in my thoughts |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
19. No it's not |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
20. There is no 'right way' to deal with death. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
21. It's the grownup equivalent of hiding under the covers to escape the monsters. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Maybe not existing is absolutely wonderful, like a constant orgasm. |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 02:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
44. ???? |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 02:00 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. I like the way you said that. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
22. I totally, totally agree. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
25. The context of that usually involves someone who is suffering in life. |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
26. Itr sure beats the hell out of saying, "Yeah, this is probably your fault. Dibs on the stereo." |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:43 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. "He still owes me twenty bucks. Do you have your wallet with you?" nt |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Banks do that shit all the time. And it's usually more than twenty too. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 02:09 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Yeah, well, if you could just get out of your debts by dying, don't you think |
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teknomanzer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
27. It may be better than saying... |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:46 PM Original message |
Or "They are out of their misery now" |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
30. Mebbe saying, "s/he is in a better place" is a way of saying..... |
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Jim__ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
34. It depends on the situation. |
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RT Atlanta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
36. I see your point |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 03:04 PM Response to Reply #36 |
46. would you prefer "planted?" |
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RT Atlanta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 03:23 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. buried or interred, as noted above |
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Tailormyst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
37. Yup |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
38. Oh my, doesn't she/he look so good? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
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kirby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
42. Or 'it was a painless death...he/she didnt feel a thing' |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
45. Yeah -- bonus points if the person saying it was instrumental in |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
49. Then hope that no one says it to you. |
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EvolveOrConvolve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
50. I hate when people say to the bereaved |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
51. A few months ago, I attended the funeral of a young woman who had overdosed |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:34 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. +1 |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:59 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. I like that guy |
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