Kicking the Bucket: My Most Gruesome Thread Yet

[Lunar]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"]Well, this isn't gruesome, but it's kinda scary, to me. Everyone knows that they are going to die one day, even if they really don't want to. If you had the choice to know when and how you were going to die, would you want to know? I wouldn't want to know because, that's not really up to me to know. It's not my right, and it's more of a challenge to me to be the best person I can before I die, even though I don't know when.This brings me to another question....how would you want to die? I'm not going to answer this question. But I'm curious what you guys would think. I feel sick...............:animedepr[/COLOR]

[Vicky]

[SIZE=1]Kill myself or die of natural causes.

Ain't no way I'm letting a petty mortal take away my life ¬_¬.

I'd love to know when I was going to die because I'd have the chance to do everything I wanted to do. And about a day before, I'd probably go on a mass spree with a baseball bat and break the legs of everyone who asked me whether I'm a boy or girl (or something along those lines).[/SIZE]

[John]

At first I'm inclined to say "no", but then I think of it this way: the only way the future could be revealed to someone without it changing is if that person were either unable or unwilling to change it. The only situation I can think of where I'd be unable to change my death is if it occurred right after I found out about it, before I had time to react. So more than likely, if my death were revealed to me, it'd be one that I was satisfied enough with for me not to change it.

While on the other hand, if I chose not to have my death revealed to me, all the unpleasant deaths (or more accurately, all the deaths that I wouldn't be ok with) would still be possibilities.

The real clincher, though, is that if I knew when and how I was going to die, I'd be free to do a lot more things I otherwise wouldn't, knowing I'd live through it. This is especially true if in my death I'm not paralyzed, braindead, imprisoned, or otherwise reduced to a permanently worsened life. Hell, if I knew I wouldn't be caught or crippled by it I might even go in for vigilantism.

[quote name='Vicky'][SIZE=1]And about a day before, I'd probably go on a mass spree with a baseball bat and break the legs of everyone who asked me whether I'm a boy or girl (or something along those lines).[/SIZE][/quote] Don't you think they'd stop after the first one? Not much of a spree, if you ask me.

[Raiha]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]I'd kind of like to know, so I can get in a really good last meal.

Like a really really good sourdough bun burger with tillamook cheese, onion strings, avacados, and ketchup. Followed later by a perfect strawberry laced creme brulee.

And then after that of course I could die happy. In gastronomic nirvana. But otherwise, I'd prefer not to know, because it'd be a terrible burden.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[chibi-master]

I sorta don't give a ******* about [I]when[/I] I'm going to die.

Now, about [I]how[/I] I'm going to die? Protecting someone dear to me, of course! I refuse to die of old age in a nursing home! I wanna die showered in BLOOD!!! BLOOD, I TELL YOU!!! But not just any blood, the blood of my opponent and mine mixed together as a result of deadly struggle!:devil: And then I go to Hell...:animedepr

Yeah, I know I'm messed up...so please don't rub the well-known fact in my face.:animeswea

[Darren]

I would definitely want to know... I want to do so many things before I die and knowing when that would happen would let me know if I need to hurry up... Of course, I would also be thinking in the back of my mind if I could prevent it. (And then I would probably die because I was trying so hard to prevent it. :p Paradoxes suck)

Best way to die? Definitely not of old age. But definitely not anything that would drag out like cancer or something. And nothing really painful either. (So burning is out) I guess a car crash is acceptable. (Granted that I'm killed on impact) Is it too much to ask to live forever? :animecry:

[P.J. McKrafty]

[COLOR=Navy][FONT=Arial]I'd like to know when I die, I hate surprises. Plus I would like to see how many women I can get in before hand.

I plan on going into law enforcement so my life expectancy ain't exactly sky rocketing, but who wants to live to become sexually impotent anyway? I want to go down in a hail of gunfire and glory, maybe doing something heroic that would get me a statue or monument of somesort. No boring death for this man, not way no how.

Plus my death would make my autobiography, [I]Three days in the Tub[/I], sell like hotcakes.
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[eleanor]

[font=trebuchet ms] I don't really aspire to go out in a blaze of glory, I just want a happy life of doing something I love and surrounding myself with family and friends. I don't know if I'd want to die peacefully alone or surrounded, but I definitely want to die peacefully. lol

I don't see the huge deal of dying of old age. If I marry and have kids, I'd want to see my kids grow up and marry and have kids of their own, and then die. I'd like that, as corny as that sounds.[/font]

[visualkei]

I'm surprised to see how many people have already posted that they want to know when they're going to die. A year ago I'd probably say No, I don't want to know when I'm going to die. It's kind of sad, the thought of knowing your day is inching in closer and closer. Then again, what's sadder is to die wishing you'd done all those things you said you'll do.

Now I think I differ in wanting to know when I'll die. Yes, I'd like to know. I already accept the fact that I'm going to die one day. Well, kinda accept it, hehe. Probably will panic when the time comes. Anyways, wouldn't knowing when we're going to die help us get things done faster? It's like getting a due date on an assignment. You won't procrastinate as much, or pass up opportunities when you know whether or not you can get a chance to do it later in the future.

But if you're someone who lives life to the fullest already, what's the point of knowing.

I pray to be fortunate enough to die painlessly.

[Rachmaninoff]

I'm not interested in knowing when I'm going to do. Because if it takes knowing that in order to do the things I want to do then what's the point? I should be doing them anyway and not because I know I have only so much time left. That and I'd just worry over it when I can better spend my time doing other things.

[Kenso]

[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=1]Not so long ago, I would've said I wanted to know when I was going to die. Now, I'm not so sure. I think the closer the time got, the lower my quality of life would get, because I wouldn't be able to keep from dwelling on that upcoming appointment, and that just wouldn't be cool. If we're assuming that this knowledge is set in stone, I DEFINITELY would not want to know. There's no point in worrying about what I can't stop. If it's possible to get around and buy myself some more time, well then, I'd probably want to know. I need as much time as possible to piss off as many people as possible with obvious truths that their pathetic and backwards little minds cannot seem to comprehend. (What can I say - I don't have much faith in the intelligence of humanity as a whole.)[/SIZE][/FONT]

[DeLarge]

[SIZE=1]I think I'd like to know when I'm going to die, but only a couple of days beforehand. That way, there's no agonising wait for my own demise, but I know so I can live my last day as though it were my last day, have a last meal, settle my affairs, punch a major celebrity (possibly Jennifer Love Hewitt), the usuals.

As for how, I may have mentioned this in another thread (the Gravestones one, maybe?) that I want to go out in a drug-fuelled sex heart attack. It's a noble way to die.

Or, to be shot during a bank raid, naked except for a balaclava, sexually molesting a goat, tearing up the Bible and reading a copy of the Satanic Verses. This is all for one simple reason: the obituary would be hilarious for other people to read.
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[Rachmaninoff]

If it was only a few days before hand, that I wouldn't be bothered by knowing about. Well not too much, I would still rather not know when I'm going to die.

I don't think I'd want to go in such a 'colorful' way as you've described though DeLarge. I'd settle for a pretty simple yet as pain free as possible death myself.

[Lunar]

[quote name='chibi-master']I sorta don't give a ******* about [I]when[/I] I'm going to die.

Now, about [I]how[/I] I'm going to die? Protecting someone dear to me, of course! I refuse to die of old age in a nursing home! I wanna die showered in BLOOD!!! BLOOD, I TELL YOU!!! But not just any blood, the blood of my opponent and mine mixed together as a result of deadly struggle!:devil: [B]And then I go to Hell...:animedepr[/B]
Yeah, I know I'm messed up...so please don't rub the well-known fact in my face.:animeswea[/QUOTE]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"]I'll pray for you, chibi. You really don't want to go to Hell. It's hot and scary there.:twitch: [/COLOR]

[Mewmewlover55]

I wouldn't want to know when I died, but I know that I want to die in my sleep, as weird as that sounds. I couldn't imagine what it would be like to be doing something and just flop down dead... (getting the willies now..)

[RiaBinx]

I will most likely die young because of my terrible luck. That is why I am getting my awesome short stories to magazines before that happens.
Or I will die in about four years due to my sister constantly spiking my favorite drinks.

I would wanna know before it happens, so I can go to Japan...
I wouldn't mind being kidnapped as long as they take me to Japan.

[SunfallE]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]Maybe a few days beforehand, but otherwise, I'd rather not know. I'd end up worrying over that instead of just doing things and living my life. So for the most part, I have no interest in knowing when my time will come. It's not like I could change it, so I don't see the point. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[Aberinkula]

[quote name='DeLarge'][SIZE=1]I think I'd like to know when I'm going to die, but only a couple of days beforehand. That way, there's no agonising wait for my own demise, but I know so I can live my last day as though it were my last day, have a last meal, settle my affairs, punch a major celebrity (possibly Jennifer Love Hewitt), the usuals.

As for how, I may have mentioned this in another thread (the Gravestones one, maybe?) that I want to go out in a drug-fuelled sex heart attack. It's a noble way to die.

Or, to be shot during a bank raid, naked except for a balaclava, sexually molesting a goat, tearing up the Bible and reading a copy of the Satanic Verses. This is all for one simple reason: the obituary would be hilarious for other people to read.
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[SIZE="1"][COLOR="DarkSlateGray"]DeLarge, you are officially my hero...

As for me, I choose the same option. I'd do everything I've wanted to do before croaking, see a famous person, beat a famous person, have sex with a famous person... yeah along those lines.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[sbsp13668]

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="Purple"]I'd like to know, because I might kill myself when I'm 35, since I'm donating my organs, I want them to be nice and fresh! XD So if I were to die when I'm 36 or something, I wouldn't mind because then I'd get an extra year outta life ^.^ Also, it's nice to know my own expirey date, so I know how much time I have to do the stuff I want.

As for how... hmmm... Well, it can't damage the organs, so I'm hoping for something like blood loss through a major vein; cut wrists, throat, or leg arteries. Also, it has to be in a place where my body won't get too damage, and will be found easily, so it's not too hard to collect the organs. ^.~ So maybe I could be used as a hostage for somebody holding a knife to my throat, then as my captor tries to run, a sniper could miss his shot and graze my neck (cutting the main artery). Perhaps the hole in my neck is too large to repair and I bleed to death before a mortified crowd (sounds like a freaking play doesn't it?) ... Maybe not a crowd, one or two police officers with a body bag would be nice. :catgirl:[/COLOR][/FONT]

[James]

[font=franklin gothic medium]I'm not sure if I'd want to know when I'm going to die. I mean I guess if I had a terminal illness or something it might be good to know the timing...but otherwise I think I'd be better off leaving it totally out of my thoughts.

As far as [i]how[/i] I'd want to die, I'm really not sure. I think that if I knew when I was going to die I'd probably rather just die in my sleep. That way I could do what I wanted to do and go to sleep...and that'd be it.

Otherwise though, I don't think it'd something I'd want to specifically plan for. :catgirl:[/font]

[Horendithas]

[COLOR="Indigo"]I'm pretty sure I'd rather not know when and how I'm going to die. About the only exception would be in the case of a terminal disease. Then knowing you have little time left lets you get any stray things in order if need be. In the mean time... I'll just be happy not knowing. [/COLOR]

[Shinmaru]

I want no part of knowing when I am to die. It would consume my thoughts until the time it actually happened, which would totally ruin my life.

[Sabrina]

[FONT="Tahoma"][quote name='Shinmaru']I want no part of knowing when I am to die. It would consume my thoughts until the time it actually happened, which would totally ruin my life.[/quote]I'd be worried about the same thing actually. I'd rather not know and not worry over it. If I knew... it would end up always being in my mind and who wants to be thinking about stuff like that if you don't need to? I'm assuming in this situation you wouldn't be able to change it so I just don't see the point.[/FONT]

[chibi-master]

[quote name='Lunar'][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]I'll pray for you, chibi. You really don't want to go to Hell. It's hot and scary there.:twitch: [/COLOR][/QUOTE]

It's not like I [I]want[/I] to go there. I just know that I will. Why? Because I'm a cruddy person.:animesmil But don't worry, I'll bring sunscreen.

[Lunar]

[quote name='chibi-master']It's not like I [I]want[/I] to go there. I just know that I will. Why? Because I'm a cruddy person.:animesmil But don't worry, I'll bring sunscreen.[/QUOTE]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"]there's no sun there, just FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!! :animedepr anyway, i don't think you're a cruddy(?) person.:catgirl:[/COLOR]