tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post8003129306861720637..comments2024-03-28T03:53:32.251-05:00Comments on Althouse: Things you get to read about yourself in the newspaper after you survive a 39-story jump from a building in Manhattan.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58276944934529795472010-09-01T22:30:54.083-05:002010-09-01T22:30:54.083-05:00Lem,
Thanks. Really. You're too kind.
Anytime...<i>Lem,<br />Thanks. Really. You're too kind</i>.<br /><br />Anytime Crack.Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61680774050647977052010-09-01T22:22:51.655-05:002010-09-01T22:22:51.655-05:00Suicide is Painless.
Fucking it up, not so much.Suicide is Painless.<br /><br />Fucking it up, not so much.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702272106490713448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44373361053749693282010-09-01T20:16:37.992-05:002010-09-01T20:16:37.992-05:00oops! 18th Century.oops! 18th Century.ASThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14591247136037620408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41681024952672428932010-09-01T20:15:20.495-05:002010-09-01T20:15:20.495-05:00It was a cry for help. He had so much to live for...It was a cry for help. He had so much to live for. <br /><br />I'll bet he really feels more like a loser now. HAHAHAHA!<br /><br />Re: the romance of suicide: Look up "Die Leiden des Jungen Werthers" [The Sorrows of Young Werther] by Goethe. It sparked a rash of suicides across Europe in the late 19th Century.<br /><br />wv: Shut up untsing!ASThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14591247136037620408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14765510046634255252010-09-01T19:01:27.956-05:002010-09-01T19:01:27.956-05:00Lem,
Thanks. Really. You're too kind.Lem,<br /><br />Thanks. Really. You're too kind.The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66293663419775913512010-09-01T17:00:54.354-05:002010-09-01T17:00:54.354-05:00Can't even kill yourself. Fucking idiot.Can't even kill yourself. Fucking idiot.Methadrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828014989470539375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62814407293498935752010-09-01T17:00:34.552-05:002010-09-01T17:00:34.552-05:00'A while back I saw a documentary some guy mad...'A while back I saw a documentary some guy made where he set up cameras to film people jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. He included comments from friends and family members about each person. In one case, he included comments from the guy that jumped, as he actually survived.'<br /><br />That was a wild documentary. What did you think as the guy in the last scene stood on the edge and took the backward swandive off?jungathearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052796343893692840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64647852770401788162010-09-01T16:58:10.075-05:002010-09-01T16:58:10.075-05:00'MadMan, I believe that question, like all oth...'MadMan, I believe that question, like all others, relates back to a Seinfeld episode.'<br /><br />Like, 'what are the odds?'<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5ncsjMVzccjungathearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052796343893692840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90884245931739372332010-09-01T16:09:05.254-05:002010-09-01T16:09:05.254-05:00"Some of them live and the report said that a..."Some of them live and the report said that almost all of them realize they made a mistake and their problems weren't THAT bad, almost immediately after leaving the span."<br /><br />I thought it was that ALL of them felt that way.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31949244579882159882010-09-01T13:38:09.621-05:002010-09-01T13:38:09.621-05:00Madison Man: I thought of that too, but if you ha...Madison Man: I thought of that too, but if you have ever stood on and looked over the edge of the Golden Gate Bridge you know that is unlikely. The survivors were not exactly in great shape, by the way.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258681007386089907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19402727078582085592010-09-01T13:20:58.429-05:002010-09-01T13:20:58.429-05:00Crack... We need your point of view and we are tha...Crack... We need your point of view and we are thankful to know you. Pain leads to growth for all of us. Suicide is an intervening self murder. That is illegal. Suicide also comes from falling into a cult deception itself. So stop telling yourself that it can be caused by people disappointing you.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4247632538627673252010-09-01T13:20:11.286-05:002010-09-01T13:20:11.286-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32112208799893888792010-09-01T13:19:34.275-05:002010-09-01T13:19:34.275-05:00But the most interesting part of the article dealt...<i>But the most interesting part of the article dealt with those who had jumped but survived. Every single one of them said that when their hands left the bridge they immediately regretted their decision, their action.<br /><br /></i>Maybe that's why they survived, but others didn't.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88699680986553564152010-09-01T13:18:24.473-05:002010-09-01T13:18:24.473-05:00Very often, death is a juvenile romance (e.g. Twil...Very often, death is a juvenile romance (e.g. Twilight), whose allure dissipates with time. <br /><br />For those with personality disorders or abusers, it is performance art or the last way they can really hurt someone. Totally hostile.<br /><br />In middle age and mental illness, death is escape from the pain of existence. It's not necessarily hostile, because one cannot see even beyond one's nose when engulfed in that darkest grasp. If you think of others at all it is that they'll be better off without you.<br /><br />In old age, escape again is sought, from physical pain, decline, debility, and sickness' demands. Far less hostile at this point than others.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58645972966321410612010-09-01T13:09:15.179-05:002010-09-01T13:09:15.179-05:00There was a splendid article in The New Yorker a f...There was a splendid article in The New Yorker a few years ago about suicides on the Golden Gate Bridge. Lots of very interesting stuff about the people who choose this ever popular place to end it all. But the most interesting part of the article dealt with those who had jumped but survived. Every single one of them said that when their hands left the bridge they immediately regretted their decision, their action.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258681007386089907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74536730439927283652010-09-01T13:08:10.997-05:002010-09-01T13:08:10.997-05:00Far better to listen to Radiohead:
"How To Di...Far better to listen to Radiohead:<br />"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZq_jeYsbTs" rel="nofollow">How To Disappear Completely</a>"KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75352037805433484322010-09-01T13:04:39.722-05:002010-09-01T13:04:39.722-05:00I'm also reminded of Don Ritchie, an Australia...I'm also reminded of Don Ritchie, an Australian who unwittingly bought a house right in front of a very popular suicide spot in Australia. His windows looked out on the jumping point.<br />He spent decades hurrying out to stop people from jumping, and supposedly saved 160 lives. He would usually simply invite them in for tea, and by the time they finished their tea they usually decided there were other solutions to their problems.<br />It didn't always work, but sometimes it did.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179232592687721818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-7284658543459625112010-09-01T13:04:26.947-05:002010-09-01T13:04:26.947-05:00"The game of life is hard to play
I'm go..."The game of life is hard to play <br />I'm gonna lose it anyway <br />The losing card I'll someday lay <br />so this is all I have to say. <br /><br />That <a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/3444418/suicide_is_painless_johnny_mandel/" rel="nofollow">suicide is painless</a> <br />It brings on many changes <br />and I can take or leave it if I please."KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91072126419706687092010-09-01T12:57:13.268-05:002010-09-01T12:57:13.268-05:00@lem: I cannot concur with your statement; it'...@lem: I cannot concur with your statement; it's all about Obama stepping into it!<br /><br />wv: lablas no more!1775OGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14855909337030182350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27780457384673203812010-09-01T12:49:00.619-05:002010-09-01T12:49:00.619-05:00"It's the last quarter inch that kills yo..."It's the last quarter inch that kills you."<br /><br />No, it's the sudden stop.<br /><br />A while back I saw a documentary some guy made where he set up cameras to film people jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. He included comments from friends and family members about each person. In one case, he included comments from the guy that jumped, as he actually survived.Crimsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618292072861640747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5358068618533491802010-09-01T12:32:27.213-05:002010-09-01T12:32:27.213-05:00I read an article once (I think it was in the New ...I read an article once (I think it was in the New Yorker) about people who jump from bridges like the Golden Gate Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge. Some of them live and the report said that almost all of them realize they made a mistake and their problems weren't THAT bad, almost immediately after leaving the span.Rick Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701456793164649060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52060576667742923362010-09-01T12:29:43.275-05:002010-09-01T12:29:43.275-05:00What if someone was inside the car he fell on? Tha...<i>What if someone was inside the car he fell on? That person would have died.</i><br /><br />So convict him of something, let him serve his time, but for Heaven's sake let him go sell juice on the State Street mall upon release!chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30275110642304594782010-09-01T12:24:09.724-05:002010-09-01T12:24:09.724-05:00"If I'm ever in the terminal cancer ward,..."If I'm ever in the terminal cancer ward, I will seek others for advice on the flow rate of my morphine drip. I give people in intractable pain a pass on the suicide thing."<br /><br />Oh, bullshit. I never say anything about those people... other than I'm worried that family and medical personnel try to influence them to leave early to save money and trouble for others.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60437757678219550602010-09-01T12:22:49.430-05:002010-09-01T12:22:49.430-05:00There was a news story last year about a cat that ...There was a news story last year about a cat that fell a similar distance from an open window in a Manhattan hi-rise, IIRC.<br />It landed on a Weber-type grill on a patio on the building next door.<br />It walked away with only a broken toe.<br />A construction worker across the street got a picture of it falling on his cellphone.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179232592687721818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74458592616642974042010-09-01T12:22:01.167-05:002010-09-01T12:22:01.167-05:00"It's a shame about the Charger."
T..."It's a shame about the Charger."<br /><br />There's a Seinfeld episode -- <a href="http://www.seinfeldscripts.com/TheBris.htm" rel="nofollow">"The Bris"</a> -- where a suicide lands on George's car. <br /><br />"Well I just got the estimate. It's going to cost more to fix that roof than the car's worth... Someone's paying for that damage and it's not gonna be me.... swan dives from twenty floors, lands right on to it. What do I have a bulls eye on there? He couldn't move over two feet? Land on the sidewalk. That's city property. What are the chances, what are the odds? He couldn't do it again if his life depended on it..."Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.com