How would you rather die? - Page 4

dar512 · 08-12-2008, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by BrianR

It's OLD news. I am afflicted with Crohn's Disease, as is our Dar512. It won't kill me by itself, but the side effects and concurrent infections, weight loss and organ failure suck ass.

Not to mention the drugs. I've been informed recently that the treatment that works best for me (Remicaid and Imuran combination) has been found to cause a nasty form of cancer in a small percentage of those taking it. I tried going with other options, but then the usual Crohn's symptoms flared and I was back to being sick and tired of being sick and tired. I've gone back to the original set and will take the gamble.

Flint · 08-12-2008, 09:33 AM

It seems like rather a lot of people have Crohn's. A dude from AG that was here briefly before being banned also has Crohn's. And my ex-brother-in-law's ex-girlfriend also. I mean, it doesn't seem very rare, unless I just coincedentally know all these people.

BrianR · 08-12-2008, 09:50 AM

It's the new "in" disease.

Actually, it was only "discovered" in 1932 by an Israeli doctor, Dr. Burrill B. Crohn. Since then, diseases that went under the general term gastroenteritis have been properly diagnosed.

footfootfoot · 08-16-2008, 10:42 PM

Totally wolves.
"I know two things: One, I'm going down. Two, I'm taking a bunch of you with me."

Plus, I could use the exercise.

08-17-2008, 04:17 AM

It figures that you above all others would want to die with your boots on.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-17-2008, 10:08 AM

Figuratively.

footfootfoot · 08-17-2008, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by NoBoxes

It figures that you above all others would want to die with your boots on.

wolf · 08-25-2008, 12:02 PM

I need a none of the above option, man.

These are the stuff my bad dreams are made of.

Although the burning at the stake may actually be a past life recall ...

Madman · 08-25-2008, 12:46 PM

Pack of wolves sounded intriguing. Running for your life with a pack of these carnivous canines on you heels just sounded... really cool!

Damn near gave me an erection!

ZenGum · 08-25-2008, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Madman

Pack of wolves sounded intriguing. Running for your life with a pack of these carnivous canines on you heels just sounded... really cool!

Damn near gave me an erection!

???

Wolf, please report to admissions. There is someone for you to see.

Trilby · 08-25-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

???

Wolf, please report to admissions. There is someone for you to see.

No, she probably WAS burned at the stake. I can believe it. Do I have to report to admissions, too?

xoxoxoBruce · 08-26-2008, 07:41 AM

Before you decide, I suggest you read this.

wolf · 08-26-2008, 08:51 AM

I'm one of those go not gentle into that good night people ...

Trilby · 08-26-2008, 08:55 AM

just a few thoughts on death being the Ultimate Pleasure:

Freud believed that humans were driven by two conflicting central desires: the life drive (libido) (survival, propagation, hunger, thirst, and sex) and the death drive (Thanatos). Freud's description of Cathexis, whose energy is known as libido, included all creative, life-producing drives. The death drive (or death instinct), whose energy is known as anticathexis, represented an urge inherent in all living things to return to a state of calm: in other words, an inorganic or dead state. Freud recognized Thanatos only in his later years and developed his theory on the death drive in Beyond the Pleasure Principle. Freud approached the paradox between the life drives and the death drives by defining pleasure and unpleasure. According to Freud, unpleasure refers to stimulus that the body receives. (For example, excessive friction on the skin's surface produces a burning sensation; or, the bombardment of visual stimuli amidst rush hour traffic produces anxiety.) Conversely, pleasure is a result of a decrease in stimuli (for example, a calm environment the body enters after having been subjected to a hectic environment). If pleasure increases as stimuli decreases, then the ultimate experience of pleasure for Freud would be zero stimulus, or death.

Interesting at least.

Trilby · 08-26-2008, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

I'm one of those go not gentle into that good night people ...

Yeah, first they had to catch you and off you went on your magic broomstick

View Poll Results: How would you rather die?
Eaten alive by a shark	4	11.11%
Eaten alive by a lion	4	11.11%
Bit by a rattlesnake	8	22.22%
Pihrrahas devouring you	4	11.11%
Burnt at the stake	1	2.78%
Slowly wasting away with a disease	8	22.22%
Pack of Wolves chasing you down	7	19.44%
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08-12-2008, 09:33 AM	#47
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	It seems like rather a lot of people have Crohn's. A dude from AG that was here briefly before being banned also has Crohn's. And my ex-brother-in-law's ex-girlfriend also. I mean, it doesn't seem very rare, unless I just coincedentally know all these people. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-12-2008, 09:50 AM	#48
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	It's the new "in" disease. Actually, it was only "discovered" in 1932 by an Israeli doctor, Dr. Burrill B. Crohn. Since then, diseases that went under the general term gastroenteritis have been properly diagnosed. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

08-16-2008, 10:42 PM	#49
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Totally wolves. "I know two things: One, I'm going down. Two, I'm taking a bunch of you with me." Plus, I could use the exercise. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

08-17-2008, 10:08 AM	#51
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	How would you rather die? Figuratively. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-17-2008, 04:17 AM	#50
NoBoxes Guest Posts: n/a	It figures that you above all others would want to die with your boots on.

08-25-2008, 12:02 PM	#53
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I need a none of the above option, man. These are the stuff my bad dreams are made of. Although the burning at the stake may actually be a past life recall ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-25-2008, 12:46 PM	#54
Madman has left the building. Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 455	Pack of wolves sounded intriguing. Running for your life with a pack of these carnivous canines on you heels just sounded... really cool! Damn near gave me an erection!

08-26-2008, 07:41 AM	#57
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Before you decide, I suggest you read this. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-26-2008, 08:51 AM	#58
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I'm one of those go not gentle into that good night people ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-26-2008, 08:55 AM	#59
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	just a few thoughts on death being the Ultimate Pleasure: Freud believed that humans were driven by two conflicting central desires: the life drive (libido) (survival, propagation, hunger, thirst, and sex) and the death drive (Thanatos). Freud's description of Cathexis, whose energy is known as libido, included all creative, life-producing drives. The death drive (or death instinct), whose energy is known as anticathexis, represented an urge inherent in all living things to return to a state of calm: in other words, an inorganic or dead state. Freud recognized Thanatos only in his later years and developed his theory on the death drive in Beyond the Pleasure Principle. Freud approached the paradox between the life drives and the death drives by defining pleasure and unpleasure. According to Freud, unpleasure refers to stimulus that the body receives. (For example, excessive friction on the skin's surface produces a burning sensation; or, the bombardment of visual stimuli amidst rush hour traffic produces anxiety.) Conversely, pleasure is a result of a decrease in stimuli (for example, a calm environment the body enters after having been subjected to a hectic environment). If pleasure increases as stimuli decreases, then the ultimate experience of pleasure for Freud would be zero stimulus, or death. Interesting at least. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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