How do you want to die?

[mbpnewbie]

We've all seen the celebrity deaths kicking around hollywood lately, so with that being said:

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DIE?

I totaled my first car a couple years ago when I spun across the road going way too fast. I remember looking at the world spinning and thought this is cool. I want to die while going backwards at 100mph while on fire. I have been asked this question a few times, and this is the only answer I can come up with. I think it makes sense that a car nut would like to go out in a car.

[uuaschbaer]

Painlessly for a start. Dignified would be a plus. And if it could be postponed a decade or eight that would be great, thanks.

[maflynn]

I don't want too and I generally don't even think about my own demise.

As a Christian, I do not fear death, but that doesn't mean I'm looking forward to the process ;)

Its out of my control so I don't dedicate any brain power, especially when there's a whole lot more uplifting thoughts that I could be focusing on.

[Macjames]

with a laugh, my family gathered around me i whisper my final words....

"The treasure is buried......" :D

[Abstract]

On a spaceship while coming back to Earth from a space-flight to Mars, with my quad-breasted alien girlfriend hovering above the passenger seat. All she can do is bake cookies and have sex, but she's also invincible, so at least someone will be around to take care of our 17 kids.

[Gray-Wolf]

As soon as the time is right, and the Lord says it's time to go. And, any way he chooses.

[nick1516]

On a spaceship while coming back to Earth from a space-flight to Mars, with my quad-breasted alien girlfriend hovering above the passenger seat. All she can do is bake cookies and have sex, but she's also invincible, so at least someone will be around to take care of our 17 kids.

haha lol,
but painlessly in my sleep at a very old age

[djellison]

Backwards, on fire, at over 150 mph, in something with a LEAST a V8 and 500 bhp.

[Melrose]

^^ Vin Diesel? Is that you? :D

If I'm gonna go, make it count. I want to die at the hands of some violent shooter after saving a group of children and blocking them with my body.

Or stepping in front of a truck and pushing someone out of the way only to get hit myself.

Something epic and meaningful. And play Peter Gabriel's "I Grieve" when you plant me in the ground...

[NC MacGuy]

First choice, massive coronary while achieving fantastic orgasm doing the boom-boom.

Second, in my sleep.

Would like to think I have 20 years left.:o

[jessica.]

Before the one I love and I prefer in my sleep.

[BoyBach]

Old, fat and happy.

[Surely]

I don't want to and I generally don't even think about my own demise.

As an agnostic, I do not fear death, but that doesn't mean I'm looking forward to the process ;)

Its out of my control so I don't dedicate any brain power, especially when there's a whole lot more uplifting thoughts that I could be focusing on.

[Queso]

No opinions as to how, when it comes it comes. I don't worry about it too much, although obviously I want to ensure those I leave behind are provided for.

[Peace]

I want to die like my grandfather .Peacefully in my sleep.
Not like the passengers in his car. Kicking and screaming.

[steve2112]

To die. Alone. In the rain.

I always liked the Jack Handy quote. (Or was it Steven Wright?) "When I die, I want to die in my sleep like my grandpa. Not screaming and yelling like everyone else in the car with him."

Edit: Wow, looks like Peace and I had the same idea. :)

[tofagerl]

I'd like to die from the wounds I suffered having just killed some terrible warlord or something. Also, there will have to be plenty of photographers and such around so the story gets told a lot ;p

[Melrose]

To die. Alone. In the rain.

I always liked the Jack Handy quote. (Or was it Steven Wright?) "When I die, I want to die in my sleep like my grandpa. Not screaming and yelling like everyone else in the car with him."

Edit: Wow, looks like Peace and I had the same idea. :)

You'd love the ending of Blade Runner, if you don't love it already. That was actually a pretty cool way to go, poetically, rainy and everything.

[dragonmantek]

It's a little sick, but...

Go to the empire state building. Tie a very thin string around my neck, and super glue my hands to my head, and jump off.

The string will cut off your neck, and your hands will be holding your head, so it looks like you ripped off your own head.

[electroshock]

We've all seen the celebrity deaths kicking around hollywood lately, so with that being said:

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DIE?

I totaled my first car a couple years ago when I spun across the road going way too fast. I remember looking at the world spinning and thought this is cool. I want to die while going backwards at 100mph while on fire. I have been asked this question a few times, and this is the only answer I can come up with. I think it makes sense that a car nut would like to go out in a car.

Might as well as go out in a blaze of glory -- put me down for hypersonic flaming Space Shuttle bits whizzing by overhead at Mach 18, setting off multiple sonic booms. (Don't worry, I'll be unconscious due to loss of cabin and suit pressure before 3,000 degrees F heat gets into the spacesuit.)

Pleasant thread. :eek:

[xlii]

With my boots on and a smile on my face.

[electroshock]

It's a little sick, but...

Go to the empire state building. Tie a very thing string around my neck, and super glue my hands to my head, and jump off.

The string will cut off your neck, and your hands will be holding your head, so it looks like you ripped off your own head.

Or you could have someone with excellent aim stand at the top of the ESB, and you standing on the ground at a particular location... have the person aim... then throw a cent towards your head. Hope your plot's paid for. :D

(OK, so this is a myth, but nonetheless, an amusing one. I can say I've tried this stunt as a stupid kid at the 1/3-scale 275 feet high replica Eiffel Tower at King's Dominion and all I managed to accomplish was to baffle a security guard standing on the ground before annoying him then finally launching a manhunt -- he still thought someone on the ground was pelting him with pennies. electroshock has since gotten much smarter in the years since, and no longer has the boredom or time to pelt pennies at people from great heights.)

[haiggy]

I don't want to and I generally don't even think about my own demise.

As an agnostic, I do not fear death, but that doesn't mean I'm looking forward to the process ;)

Its out of my control so I don't dedicate any brain power, especially when there's a whole lot more uplifting thoughts that I could be focusing on.

icwutudidthere :rolleyes:

[oblomow]

I want to die like my grandfather .Peacefully in my sleep.
Not like the passengers in his car. Kicking and screaming.

Damn, I wanted to make that joke. I saw the thread title, and my first thought was 'hurray, finally I can vent that joke'.
About the question? I would like to go a long time before my children, and quickly please. (no long, possible painful, miserable suffering in a hospital bed). And since I think there is no god/afterlife, I hope I will be around for quite along time. So perhaps a heart attack, while sitting on a mountain top after a long hike, enjoying the setting autumn sun.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, from the sperm to the worms.

[AngryApple]

If a gunman or something of that nature threatens several peoples' lives, I'd like to be the one to save them all. No that I want a gunman to come up to me, but if one does I don't want to die doing nothing. Otherwise, I'd like to die sky diving with a deadly tarantula.

[steve2112]

You'd love the ending of Blade Runner, if you don't love it already. That was actually a pretty cool way to go, poetically, rainy and everything.

Great movie. That quote is widely attributed to Hemingway, though I don't remember it from anything I have read. I saw it years ago as a list of "why did the chicken cross the road jokes", and that was listed as Hemingway's answer. I've always liked it.

[tofagerl]

Wait, I don't get it... Why did the chicken cross the road?

[tonywalker23]

i hope i wont have to, 1 cor 15:51-57

[yg17]

Death by snu snu
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilk08Yt4huo)

[EricNau]

I would like to be Spaghettified (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghettification).

That is all.

[steve2112]

Wait, I don't get it... Why did the chicken cross the road?

To die. Alone. In the rain. (Thanks for the setup!)

I would like to be Spaghettified.

That is all.


Wow, I was expecting that to be something the Flying Spaghetti Monster does to you when you displease him or something.

[Surely]

Death by snu snu
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilk08Yt4huo)

I forgot about snu snu. I change my answer.

[shivermetimbers]

However the man upstairs has planned out for me. I would like to "go" with my family by my side.

[Full of Win]

In my sleep

[Iscariot]

In a manner most horrifying.

[Hayduke60]

After expending all the ammo from my .22, my .45, my .44mag, 30-30, my .270 my 45-70, my shotgun, my AR and after running out of gas for my chainsaw. I want to be bitten on the neck by that arrant Zombie that always seems to sneak up behind you.

As in Fido, "You can have a funeral if you want Bill, Timmy and I are going Zombie."

[electroshock]

After expending all the ammo from my .22, my .45, my .44mag, 30-30, my .270 my 45-70, my shotgun, my AR and after running out of gas for my chainsaw. I want to be bitten on the neck by that arrant Zombie that always seems to sneak up behind you.

As in Fido, "You can have a funeral if you want Bill, Timmy and I are going Zombie."

Didn't Thelma and Louise show us the best way? :D

[Melrose]

Didn't Thelma and Louise show us the best way? :D

Only if I can have that guitar solo playing, then hell yeah. :D

[localoid]

I'm quite surprised no one's expressed a preference for death by snu-snu.

[dontwalkhand]

Wait, I don't get it... Why did the chicken cross the road?

Because he had a "Walk" signal
Because he had to catch a bus that was on the other side of the road
Because he wanted to pretend being a duck crossing the road
Because there was an Apple store across the street.

[Melrose]

I'm quite surprised no one's expressed a preference for death by snu-snu.

Death by Snu snu (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=8555868&postcount=29) I think it's had two votes already...

[AppleMatt]

As soon as the time is right, and the Lord says it's time to go. And, any way he chooses.

Woah. What about when you say it's time to go, in a way you have an element of control over.

Scary post.

AppleMatt

[localoid]

Death by Snu snu (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=8555868&postcount=29) I think it's had two votes already...

I knew I should have written that in blue...

[conch575]

Quickly and painlessly.. Possibly die of old age in my sleep.. At 103. That would be a good age.

[iBlue]

I started this out thinking I'd like to die in an interesting way, something comical, completely freaky or maybe even heroic. That will be my official answer but in truth I don't really care because it's the end. What matters to me more is those I'm leaving behind and what I've done with my life before dying.

However I die, I would like to know that I've lived well and experienced the things I really wanted to. That's just my mortality talking though, I'm quite certain I won't have any concept of any of this once I'm gone. Curtains.

Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock…

[Cabbit]

I would like to die watching a black hole devour the sun, it would be a most beautiful site as we got closer to the "tail" and the earth starts to be pulled apart.

It would also be terrific knowing that all the evil of our race is wiped out in the process before were able to spread it out to other worlds. Perhaps i am a bit pessimistic just now so my view may change as i get older.

I most certainly do not want to die fighting some pointless war for oil, power, land, religion. And if someone is coming at me with a weapon be it a gun or a knife or whatever you can imagine i am not going out without a fight, there is plenty time to do some damage even if you have been shot.

A meaning less death over something silly is not for me, i want to push as much of my life as possible and not hope for some magical reward at the end as these religions promise if you be a good sheep.

[MacRy]

Overwhelmed by a united nations of 20yr old nubile, bisexual, female underwear models. Death certificate would simply state as cause of death "Exhaustion"

[Unspoken Demise]

To quote the great Panda:
When I am on my deathbed, I will turn to the person nearest me, and whisper "the prophecy has come true!" Then die.

[maflynn]

[QUOTE=AppleMatt;8556928]Woah. What about when you say it's time to go, in a way you have an element of control over/QUOTE]
Aside from suicide we have little to no control of when and how to Die. His post is on target and accurate. Its no more scary then any of the other posts.

I'm with the other person who posted the reference to 1 cor 15:51-57. My hope is that I'll never need to taste death but even if I do, I know as a Christian, I'll be in heaven afterwards.

[Mord]

Don't much care how, more when. I have no desire to leave my partner alone or be left alone should she die before me.

[stonyc]

I forgot about snu snu. I change my answer.
Me too, please... lol, crushed pelvis for the win! :)

[nutritious]

i want to live forever

[Surely]

i want to live forever

I'm gonna learn how to fly...


High!

[Andrew K.]

I wanna die right in the middle of replying to a thread po

[dmr727]

^^^ heh!

However it happens, I just hope I don't take anyone with me, and it happens in a manner that nets my wife the most insurance money possible.

[Cassie]

Unless something else happens first, I'm pretty sure some kind of cancer is going to get me. Nearly everyone that has died in my family has died from cancer, so it seems very likely. Genetics are a bitch, but there's nothing I can really do.

But as for my preferred death? Eh, maybe something quick like. I have no idea what is and isn't quick exactly, but maybe gun shot to the head or something... I don't know. :rolleyes:

[Keniff]

What is this?

"The Emo Thread" ?

[sushi]

Many years ago while defending freedom, I figured that I would go in a fiery ball when being shot out of the sky. Or possibly disintegrate from Zeus fire from the bad guys.

Now, in the arms of a beautiful woman ... my wife. :)

[Gelfin]

In the counterfactual, if at all possible. I may eventually compromise with nature and consent to the subjunctive mood, but not for a number of years.

[Melrose]

Can I change my mind? I'm goin' out in a blaze of glory. I'll die going Mach 10 with my hair on fire.

<-- must be the avatar reminded of that.

[Zombie Acorn]

On a trip to mars the shuttle blows up.

[ayeying]

when I'm riding.

[nobunaga209]

+1 for no pain and sleep! Ignorance is bliss IMO.

[savar]

Heart attack while making love explosion on Pam Anderson's stomach.

[rdlink]

I'll pass, if it's all the same. Thanks.

[sushi]

I'll pass, if it's all the same. Thanks.
Unfortunately, this is one activity that you can't pass one.

We all get to experience it. :)

[costabunny]

contented.

..and preferably not alone... :(

[Buzz Bumble]

i want to live forever

You might be outta luck with that. If you believe in such things, then according to the Mayans, Nostradamus, and some other "predictions", the world is going to end within the next few years .. or at least the word as we know it.

[electroshock]

You might be outta luck with that. If you believe in such things, then according to the Mayans, Nostradamus, and some other "predictions", the world is going to end within the next few years .. or at least the word as we know it.

Balancing that is the prediction of some Christians who believes in the concept of The Rapture, where they believe they will be assumed directly into Heaven without needing to experience death on Earth, occuring during 'The Last Days'.

Who knows...? We'll find out at some point for our individual circumstances, I'm sure. ;) Odds are good, though, that we'll figuratively end up as roadkill on Earth first.

[jecapaga]

I hope it's not painful. I would hope that it's something I could plan for rather than sudden. If I could plan it, I could go through the tunes I suppose. I'd want a party, playlist, and insurance money to go to the offspring with no hassle. Would be great to have a few months so I could plan out travel.

[alFR]

Interesting the number of people who want to die heroically saving someone. I was on a flight recently and was thinking about what would happen if we crashed (cheerful as always) and about a documentary I'd seen a few years ago that looked at survivors of major disasters and concluded that they were the people who single-mindedly did everything they could to get to safety, even at the expense of others. The example that sprang to mind most was of a woman who survived a major runway fire at Manchester Airport a few years ago: she effectively jumped the queue to get out of the exit by climbing over the seat backs to get there rather than waiting behind all the people cramming the aisle.

I understand the impulse to queue politely and wait your turn to get out of the burning plane, women and children first etc., but I've always wondered whether the strangers I could potentially save in that way would look after my loved ones after I'm gone. The answer to that would be no, I think: I doubt that they'd even remember you a few years later, if at all. So, I'm afraid I'd be doing everything I could to get out of the wrecked train, burning plane or whatever and sod everyone else. :)

[themoonisdown09]

Heart attack while making love explosion on Pam Anderson's stomach.

That... that would be amazing.

[NC MacGuy]

That... that would be amazing.

Only if it was being taped.:)

[®îçhå®?]

I want to die wealthy and happy

[WatchSmart]

Pursued by a bear...

[DiamondMac]

In my sleep, unexpectedly

I don't want to know it is coming

[Keniff]

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DIE?



Any how, I don't care!

Just as long as we can delete this depressing thread


:confused:

[MasterDev]

I want to implode. Yes, I want to die by randomly imploding.

[Arran]

Right after belting out a hearty rendition of "My Way". :)

[electroshock]

Just once in my lifetime, I'd like to see the reaction when wife asks: "Do I look fat in this?" and I answer "Honey, yes, you do." Unfortunately, that would have to be my very last act on Earth. :D

[ravenvii]

Just once in my lifetime, I'd like to see the reaction when wife asks: "Do I look fat in this?" and I answer "Honey, yes, you do." Unfortunately, that would have to be my very last act on Earth. :D

I tell my girlfriend that all the time (only if it's actually true, though!).

Still together after 3 years. Still alive, on top of that. :D

As for how I want to die: when I had enough, and tell my doctors to stop cloning new body parts for me so I could die. :eek:

[sushi]

Just once in my lifetime, I'd like to see the reaction when wife asks: "Do I look fat in this?" and I answer "Honey, yes, you do." Unfortunately, that would have to be my very last act on Earth. :D
Well, at least it would be quick! :D

I tell my girlfriend that all the time (only if it's actually true, though!).
Ahem, that's the difference between a GF and being married.

Once they have a paper document, things change. :eek: :)

[jecapaga]

Well, at least it would be quick! :D


Ahem, that's the difference between a GF and being married.

Once they have your ballz, things change. :eek: :)

Fixed for you. :D

[noaccess]

On my own terms.

[Ttownbeast]

I don't know how I am going to die, but I have awesome funeral plans. A bullet shaped lead weighted skydiving helmet put on the head of my bundled corpse then dropped from a plane. If I get it right I'll bury myself.

[Buzz Bumble]

Squashed under a load of yet-to-be-released iMacs falling off the warehouse shelves ... I'm free tomorrow. ;)

[iBlue]

Just once in my lifetime, I'd like to see the reaction when wife asks: "Do I look fat in this?" and I answer "Honey, yes, you do." Unfortunately, that would have to be my very last act on Earth. :D

:D Well in seriousness, some women actually want a truthful answer to that dangerous question and won't get upset at the answer. We are all our own worst critics and this is especially true of women. Often we'll look in the mirror and think "does this look as awful as I am seeing or am I just being too hard on myself" and sometimes it helps to have an outsider's perspective. I'm appreciative of an honest answer on the occasions I ask this loaded question.
Your woman and mileage may vary.

[jake.f]

Well im not religious at all and I find all religion ********, it causes more problems then it solves. I believe that when we dies the cells in our body decompose, none of this afterlife ****.
Anyway, to the original question:
If im gonna go, I want to go with a bang, so a violent bloody death would suit me eg falling off something high headfirst. I wouldn't mind being murdered so then people will have to investigate my death. I really don't give a **** though coz even if its painfull, your going to die anyway and its not like you will remember it.

EDIT: If I am not horribly mutilated I want my organs to become specimens for those models at museums, so someone can be educated because of me. And whatever is left just burn it and feed the fishes.

[electroshock]

EDIT: If I am not horribly mutilated I want my organs to become specimens for those models at museums, so someone can be educated because of me. And whatever is left just burn it and feed the fishes.

That can be arranged for. :D But it's best you fill out the paperwork while you're living. For instance, this is where you get information and the paperwork to donate your body to the people behind the #1 touring show, Body Worlds:

http://www.koerperspende.de/en/body_donation/the_body_donation.html

I think I read somewhere they have so many offers that they currently just take all applications and then make actual arrangements later for the logistics if they need it at some point.

Other options include donating organs to help the living (process varies based on your locality due to legality, requirements, etc.) or corpse to medical schools for research or educational purposes. These, too, also generally require filling out forms and possibly having it notarized while living. So don't wait until you die before filling out the paperwork. ;)

[cwedl]

Whilst having sex with a beautiful woman, or shortly afterwards

[dXTC]

I want to implode. Yes, I want to die by randomly imploding.

But not before discovering where All The Left Socks In The Universe go!

(...obscure?)

[iPhone 62S]

I want to be crushed to death by a big rig driven by The Incredible Hulk.

[Shotglass]

As a Christian, I do not fear deathYou got it wrong. You are a Christian because you fear death.

[Arran]

...A bullet shaped lead weighted skydiving helmet put on the head of my bundled corpse then dropped from a plane. If I get it right I'll bury myself.

Your imagery above reminded me of this depressing but profound xBox ad in the UK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6zgQH3tUKk (It was a TV ad, but it got a lot of complaints. Possibly NSFW - depending on where you work)

[mgargan1]

You got it wrong. You are a Christian because you fear death.

In theory, yes... but generally, one is a Christian because he or she was raised that way.

For little kids, it's hard to fully grasp and understand the idea of what death really is.

That being said, I do think one of the reasons why there are more elderly people in church is because they're afraid of death.

But to say that one is a Christian because he or she fears death is incorrect.

[Melrose]

Pursued by a bear...

I sped-read that statement and thought you said "pursued by a beer." It made so much sense, in a grand poetic sort of way. :D

[sushi]

Fixed for you. :D
I concur! :D

Much better stated than I did. Ha ha!

I sped-read that statement and thought you said "pursued by a beer." It made so much sense, in a grand poetic sort of way. :D
OMG. The mother of all beers...

...was it a draft or bottle? :p

[electroshock]

I sped-read that statement and thought you said "pursued by a beer." It made so much sense, in a grand poetic sort of way. :D

Obit to read: "Squashed by a beer bottle, but at least went out happy." ;)

http://www.colonialzone-dr.com/images/thumb11083643.jpg

[WatchSmart]

I wish I had thought to say that! I think that might be how Charles Bukowski died. Him and Jack Kerouac and all my heroes, perhaps!

I sped-read that statement and thought you said "pursued by a beer." It made so much sense, in a grand poetic sort of way. :D

[Maccin475]

Being round housed kicked by Chuck Norris.

[Bennieboy©]

i wanna die when i'm ready, not before, not after ;)

[djellison]

Oh - I wanted to add, any death that involves the word 'Afterburner' or 'Transonic'.

[DrewDaHilp1]

By a T-Rex while touring a bio-engineered dinosaur theme park. :D

[Buzz Bumble]

Being round housed kicked by Chuck Norris.

With or without his zimmerframe?? ;)

[WatchSmart]

Be careful about this. Because when Chuck Norris round-house kicks you, he doesn't just kill YOU. He kills everyone on the planet.


Being round housed kicked by Chuck Norris.

[Ttownbeast]

Be careful about this. Because when Chuck Norris round-house kicks you, he doesn't just kill YOU. He kills everyone on the planet.

Unless Bruce Campbell is there to stop Chuck from scoring the goal

[sushi]

Most interesting thread. Some great replies.

All joking aside, this gave me an idea. Pretend that you die tomorrow. How well are your personal affairs set up? Something to think about.

Getting back to the thread. I used to fly some very high risk mission profiles. Quite a few friends died in ... training. That's how risky it was. My family worried a lot. But I always told them that if I became a burnt spot on the Earth for them to know that I died happy doing what I wanted to do.

Something quick is better than a lingering death like cancer.

[Prom1]

Not how I would want to go .... but I know I don't want to go Burning (like living in Hell for a few seconds) or drowning (worst fear). I like breathing ... something about it gives a high sometimes, releases stress, gives you that extra power.

Seriously though if I die I'd it to be at a moment where I can significantly help another few lives in the bigger picture. Organs to help others have a fruitful life, skin for grafting or a really funny facial expression that makes others laugh hysterically & possibly pontificate for a few moments. My son is a pure joker and rarely gets to see the joking side of me so I think this will make him laugh.

Honestly though I hope I'm still loved by my family and well liked by my peers and friends. I know nothing really bad would be said about me.

WAIT! I know how I want to go. With my son at my side having a few laughs and on the beach in Montego Bay watching a sunset, seeing a Cruise boat docked, jumbo jet just about to land at my family's airport, and seeing flying fish being reflected on whilst they jump out in the air. :apple:

[ikermalli]

While in a farting contest I just want to blow up with the loudest fart ever, that would epic.

[iPhone 62S]

If I die choking on Pizza Hut pizza in the back of a Maybach with a Rolex on my wrist, the latest iPhone in my pocket and millions of pounds in the bank then at least I'd die happy!

[Ttownbeast]

Most interesting thread. Some great replies.

All joking aside, this gave me an idea. Pretend that you die tomorrow. How well are your personal affairs set up? Something to think about.

Getting back to the thread. I used to fly some very high risk mission profiles. Quite a few friends died in ... training. That's how risky it was. My family worried a lot. But I always told them that if I became a burnt spot on the Earth for them to know that I died happy doing what I wanted to do.

Something quick is better than a lingering death like cancer.

My personal affairs are simple enough, I'll be poor no expensive personal effects to fight over I plan on using any wealth I accumulate before dying if I do it right, just drop me from the plane I'll bury myself wherever I happen to land.

[Ttownbeast]

While in a farting contest I just want to blow up with the loudest fart ever, that would epic.
you gonna light it first?

[Keebler]

Before the one I love and I prefer in my sleep.

+1

i never used to think about death, but now that i approach the young age my Dad was when he died (lung cancer - 38), it bothers me to a certain extent.

I realize how much he's missed out on and I hope to heck I don't die for a long time. I know nothing is guaranteed, but my lifestyle is very healthy these days b/c i'm hoping to do the things that put me in the best scenario for living longer.

BUT, i do find myself wondering about that last moment and hoping it's not so bad that I end up saying, "Dammit! I'm going out like THIS!?!?!?!"

Cheers,
Keebler

[Buzz Bumble]

Before the one I love ...
+1

That's what a lot of people often think or say, but unfortunately it is rather selfish since you're then leaving the person you love behind with all the grief of losing you. If you really love them then you would probably want to spare them that and want them to die first ... of course the better option is both at once (although it then causes a double-up for the rest of your family and friends).

The BEST option would simply be for the Earth to suddenly explode leaving nobody to suffer through grief ... maybe in 2012 according to the Mayans and Nostradamus. :)

[Heilage]

Either in a fireball going 200mph in a Bugatti Veyron or falling down the hills of Mont Blanc after jumping out of a helicopter and trying to snowboard down it.

Small, simple wishes. :)

[Ttownbeast]

That's what a lot of people often think or say, but unfortunately it is rather selfish since you're then leaving the person you love behind with all the grief of losing you. If you really love them then you would probably want to spare them that and want them to die first ... of course the better option is both at once (although it then causes a double-up for the rest of your family and friends).

The BEST option would simply be for the Earth to suddenly explode leaving nobody to suffer through grief ... maybe in 2012 according to the Mayans and Nostradamus. :)

Indeed, I agree killing them first is the selfless thing to do, it saves them from the process of grief, better yet kill the entire family minimize the grief all together--especially if they all believe in that 2012 crap. then evolution can proceed unhindered.

[jake.f]

That can be arranged for. :D But it's best you fill out the paperwork while you're living. For instance, this is where you get information and the paperwork to donate your body to the people behind the #1 touring show, Body Worlds:

http://www.koerperspende.de/en/body_donation/the_body_donation.html

I think I read somewhere they have so many offers that they currently just take all applications and then make actual arrangements later for the logistics if they need it at some point.

Other options include donating organs to help the living (process varies based on your locality due to legality, requirements, etc.) or corpse to medical schools for research or educational purposes. These, too, also generally require filling out forms and possibly having it notarized while living. So don't wait until you die before filling out the paperwork. ;)
Thanks for the tips, but I don't plan on dying for at least another 60-70 years.

[benlangdon]

death by chocolate.

[iPhone 62S]

That can be arranged for. :D But it's best you fill out the paperwork while you're living. For instance, this is where you get information and the paperwork to donate your body to the people behind the #1 touring show, Body Worlds:

http://www.koerperspende.de/en/body_donation/the_body_donation.html

I think I read somewhere they have so many offers that they currently just take all applications and then make actual arrangements later for the logistics if they need it at some point.

Other options include donating organs to help the living (process varies based on your locality due to legality, requirements, etc.) or corpse to medical schools for research or educational purposes. These, too, also generally require filling out forms and possibly having it notarized while living. So don't wait until you die before filling out the paperwork. ;)

I'm not sure about them things, I want my organs left alone, but there's another part if me saying it'd be good to help people, so hmm...

I do know, though, that I'll give sone money to be distributed evenly between my family, and some to the National Autistic Society.

I know someone who wants to be cremated... IMO, that's just weird and I'd never agree to that.

[Buzz Bumble]

Thanks for the tips, but I don't plan on dying for at least another 60-70 years.

That may be your plan, but you don't know what the driver of the bus coming towards you when you cross the street is planning. ;)

[Ttownbeast]

Likely I'll be killed by some psychotic angry internet stalker now that I think about it, the cops will probably find my body hacked to pieces with my grocery list pinned through my chest after it has been spell checked and corrested by the assailant.

[Unspoken Demise]

Likely I'll be killed by some psychotic angry internet stalker now that I think about it, the cops will probably find my body hacked to pieces with my grocery list pinned through my chest after it has been spell checked and corrested by the assailant.

You spelled "corrected" wrong.

[Ttownbeast]

You spelled "corrected" wrong.

the suspects gather LOL

[sushi]

Your woman and mileage may vary.
Truer words were never spoken.

Personally, I've dated enough women before I was married to know that even the hint of telling the truth on that type of question is grounds for eunuchs-dom in most cases. :eek:

death by chocolate.
Now that sounds interesting. :)

[IntheNet]

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DIE?

Following the press conference at Burger King announcing the 5 lb Flame Broiled
Godzilla Burger...

:D

[whooleytoo]

I want to die.. clutching the patent & design specs for a working cloning machine, and consciousness transferral device in my hands, and with the words "Resurrect Me" tattooed across my chest.

[leomac08]

DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER HOW TONY MONTANA DIED?!!!:D;):p

well i would love to get shot some 29 times in my mansion in miami, who at the end is overrun by a bunch of cocaine drug dealing mobs, who seeks a bloody revenge.... and still survive by the grace of god.....haha;)

[sushi]

DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER HOW TONY MONTANA DIED?!!!:D;):p

well i would love to get shot some 29 times in my mansion in miami, who at the end is overrun by a bunch of cocaine drug dealing mobs, who seeks a bloody revenge.... and still survive by the grace of god.....haha;)
Say hello to my little friend. :D

[Love]

Jumping in front of a bus/semitruck/other large moving object (thats what she said) to save a child. :)

For those of you who are WireTap fans:

"You know, maybe we could die together!" "Yeah, yeah we could." "Yeah, let's practice that. It's kinda sexy."

[chstr]

isnt the answer to this question obvious? orgasmic heart attack of course (caused by a 21 year old ballerina with perfect tatas)

[Aeolius]

I believe they call them "tutus" :D