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Old 15 October 2007, 01:11 PM
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... when someone dies they were the best person in the world??

Not thinking of anyone in particular, but a news item about those who died in the caves outside Bangkok had someone say that one of the people who died were the best person you could ever wish to meet ... and it got me thinking how I always hear that, everytime!

Makes no sense whatsoever ..........
Old 15 October 2007, 01:13 PM
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sentiment that's usually created through other people's guilt having just realised that they never gave the deceased the time of day when they were still alive ......

That's my guess anyway..
Old 15 October 2007, 01:15 PM
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Are you just checking for when your numbers up Pete ?

Starter for 10,

"Pete was the nicest bloke I never met"
Old 15 October 2007, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
... when someone dies they were the best person in the world??

Not thinking of anyone in particular, but a news item about those who died in the caves outside Bangkok had someone say that one of the people who died were the best person you could ever wish to meet ... and it got me thinking how I always hear that, everytime!

Makes no sense whatsoever ..........
They will all say the same about you when you shuffle off!

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Old 15 October 2007, 01:16 PM
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Can't remember anyone saying that when Sadam hung
Old 15 October 2007, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Leslie
They will all say the same about you when you shuffle off!

Les
I'm hoping that there will be a 200 Scooby car escort of my coffin!!

What about it people?? Will you give me a Boxer Rumble send off??
Old 15 October 2007, 01:32 PM
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My Nan passed away on Thursday, she was the best Nan ever
Old 15 October 2007, 01:32 PM
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It's like when someones parents die and they say they were the best mum or dad in the world... No they werent because mine are So it's either a lie or delusion...
Seriously though, I wish there was some realism and honesty about it all and rather than patronising platitudes, I hope my family are honest about me when I pass and if to them I was the best thing since Hoopers Hooch, then they just need to say that "to them I was"... Do you see
Old 15 October 2007, 03:28 PM
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It is like the film Beerfest when the fat bloke drowns and they have the funeral, the Jewish bloke says "he was a fat ******* but he was my fat *******!"

You don't tend to hear that said to often at funerals do you
Old 15 October 2007, 03:30 PM
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It's the same when some child has been killed, one way or another, and their head master/mistress comes on the TV saying "oh yes he/she was a wonderful student, hard working, popular" etc etc.

What a load of sh!te, bet they were little ****'s!
Old 15 October 2007, 03:34 PM
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Maybe in slightly bad taste to say to a parent who has just lost there child to say "to be honest, we're all glad he's gone. Billy was a right little brat"
Old 15 October 2007, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Matteeboy
Maybe in slightly bad taste to say to a parent who has just lost there child to say "to be honest, we're all glad he's gone. Billy was a right little brat"
LOL, very true.
Old 15 October 2007, 03:49 PM
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You would look a bit insensitive if you were quoted as saying they were a fat twisted freak and you were glad they were dead
Old 15 October 2007, 03:57 PM
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Lad in my year at school crashed his Escort turbo doing 120 coming into Leeds driving like a ********. He was known to take recreational drugs and liked a drink. Reported in the paper that he lived for his car and never drank or took drugs and was the nicest lad you could ever meet. He was a plank. didn't deserve to die but the report in the paper wasn't the lad who died put it that way.
Old 15 October 2007, 04:39 PM
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They may have been the best people ever, but they certainly weren't the brightest. It's been p!ssing it down with a vengeance here for the last month

A classic example of Darwin's writings in action IMO
Old 15 October 2007, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
I'm hoping that there will be a 200 Scooby car escort of my coffin!!

What about it people?? Will you give me a Boxer Rumble send off??
I doubt you will get 200 Scoobs at yours Pete, there arent that many standard ones left anymore

and I take it Gold Wheels would still be a nono too
Old 16 October 2007, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
I'm hoping that there will be a 200 Scooby car escort of my coffin!!

What about it people?? Will you give me a Boxer Rumble send off??
I would be prepared to lead it in my Mini!

Anyway, i reckon you would start knocking halfway through the service, just your style.

Les
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