Memorialise yourself: ILE Brief deaths

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I want your ten word self-obituary.

(If, as Tom Lehrer sang, 'we'll all go together when we go', competition in the obit columns of the papers will be rife and space extremely tight.)

― Momus, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

since it was nick's idea, i'm going to post in his thread:

he died as he lived: with jelly on his face.

(okay, i stole that. from where, first right answer, gets a cookie.)

― jess, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Will. Spawned, dawned, now lightly mourned.

― Will McKenzie, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

He deleted duplicate threads kindly and politely.

― ILE Co-Moderator, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Ah , that explains it :)

Mine :

He loved and was loved.

― anthony, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

one rarely found him engaged in anything he did well

― mark s, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

(Yeah sorry Anthony yours was first but Momus had the idea and had already got an answer on board too.)

― ILE Moderator, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

He vigorously practised all forms of indolence.

― Sam, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Im not offended.

― anthony, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

tom jumps from ile co-moderator to sole moderator in two posts in power-mad shocker. ;)

― jess, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

To be spoken by a single, ancient diner waitress:

"Yeah, that guy -- he died."

― Nitsuh, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

(LOL)

― Momus, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Ah, yes....my apologies DG, it was a...slip...of the finger.

(Memo to Self: Jess knows too much.)

― ILE Deputy Moderator, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

cock sucker from 8, cigarette smoker/caffinate - not fucking bad.

― Geoff, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

"...was rumoured to have done terrible, terrible things in the ILE Moderation wars of 2002..."

― DG, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Curiously enough, when I moved from my hometown, I convinced my friend to tell everyone that I was dead.

Rushing to get the yearbook that year, to look at my tribute and a drawing of seagulls flying into the sunset...

There was nothing.

So, no memorial for me, I've already had it and it is over rated.

― doomie, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

I was briefly mentioned as dead on the "events of that year" page. And they mispelled my name.

― doomie, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

It said "dumpetrol is dead".

― Sam, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Nah. Just My Name Year - Year.

Thinking about it, it was a pretty odd thing to do. I still see people from my hometown who are geniunely spooked to see me.

― doomie, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

You don't know what you got till it's gone.

― jamesmichaelward, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

To Jess -- damn MST3K fans, they're everywhere! And I know it's Earth Vs. the Spider as well!

Someone once bequeathed me the epitaph: "Ned -- He Read Until We Was Dead." I'll take it.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Or "He Was Dead," even. But I sorta like the "We Was Dead" idea too. ;-)

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Look before crossing: famous writer dead under wheels of BUS.

― suzy, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Here lies Mandee, a good girl no doubt--

― Mandee, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

you know ned, being snippy about it may damn well forfeit that cookie. ;)

― jess, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

"A Curious fellow: Used to Steal Little Shiney Things for 'Nest'"

― Mike Hanle y, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

You're no fun anymore, Jess. ;-)

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

i'm just...fragile. like a buttercup. ;)

― jess, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Momus's interesting lies made one gasp and stretch one's eyes.

― Momus, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Stretch one eye (as the case may be)...

― doomie, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Angry Boyfriend Number Two

on Jerry Springer

Not Angry Anymore

― Brian MacDonald, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

"He was the sort of man who was born to ache a good deal before the curtain came down on his unnecessary life."

― DavidM, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

there goes a humble soul out into the fields of forever.

― jel, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

That horrific explosion was more exciting than her actual life

― Maria, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

He liked house metal and did not apologize for it.

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

He's dead--you're not.

― X. Y. Zedd, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

lady die -- and die she did.

― di, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Hey Kids! This gravestone has been ergonomically designed for drinking, fucking and other youthful activities. Have Fun On My Corpse!

― Al, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

That's longer than ten words, you rakehell.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Donated to Manbeef. Order now! Ask for the Honda jerky.

― Honda, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Whoops. Perhaps this?

― Honda, Thursday, 27 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

At closing time he slumped motionless amongst the empties.

― Dr.C, Friday, 28 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

"This is the time for action. The time to be seen."

― Tim, Friday, 28 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Just to clarify, my obit would be written on the side of my floating space capsule.

― jel, Friday, 28 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

oops! He won't do it again!

― Mike Hanle y, Friday, 28 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Already said this, erroneously, somewhere else.

His schizophrenia defined him. He always tried too bloody hard.

― Robin Carmody, Friday, 28 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Gone with Ghost and James Cat. Lovelier than you knew.

― Lala, Friday, 28 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

Dropped names until the weight of the world came crashing.

― Joseph, Saturday, 29 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

I want to change the part about the explosion being more interesting than her life, I think I wouldn't be able to live with that.

― Maria, Saturday, 29 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

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