People will DIE!!!!!!!

[quitcallingme]

You know what else can kill you? Cats, especially if you have three of them and over slept. They will work together and try to kill you as you stumble across the house to feed their ungrateful selves.

[Jester]

Other things that could kill this woman, just so she has more on her list to up her worry quotient:

Cars, planes, trains, helicopters, kangaroos, dogs, cats, rats, bats, snakes, scorpions, acid rain, earthquakes, mud slides, volcano eruptions, building collapse, baseball bats, knives, scissors, razors, rocks, hyenas, alligators, crocodiles, bears, stairs, carnival rides, rivers, lakes, oceans, swimming pools, bathtubs, hot tubs, fat, salt, allergies, javelins, spears, crossbow bolts, arrows, swords, daggers, handguns, rifles, shotguns, grenades, cancer, viruses, pneumonia, chicken pox, measles, elevators, explosives, terrorists, domestic terrorists, gangs, illegal drugs, legal drugs, drug wars, drug territory wars, gang wars, road rage, bar fights, prison escapees, ice skating, bicycling, roller blading, skateboarding, heavy machinery, large trucks, small trucks, Greyhound buses, rabid greyhounds, ice, walk-in freezers, freezing temperatures, hot temperatures, droughts, heat stroke, hypothermia, Justin Bieber, alcohol, alcoholics, crock pots, crockery, crackheads, cracked bridges, ropes, broken ropes, garrottes, needles, the rack, tanks, F-16s, M-16s, Apache gunships, buckets, air bags, lack of air bags, chickens, milk, lamps, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, canned fruit, canned vegetables, canned meat, canned fish, empty cans, garbage cans, garbage dumpsters, garbage trucks, mailmen, mail trucks, male dancers, female dancers, dance troupes, troubadours, and sharks.

There is not ONE thing on the above list that I could not make a case for being able to kill her either instantly or in a very, very short time. And she's worried about controlled, prescribed drugs that come with directions?

Allow me to repeat my earlier sentiment to her: shut the fuck up.

[PatchO'Black]

I respectfully disagree with you. While time certainly is a contributing factor, it cannot kill anything that was not born or brought into being at some point. And since the mortality rate for people, animals, and plants that are born or brought into being in some way is a solid, uncontested 100%, I stand by my statement.

Everything that is born dies. Everything.

Yes, Rose, everything dies. Not just this once, but all the time, throughout time, everywhere and everywhen, EVERYTHING dies.

I will I see where you are coming from. However, your original statement was that birth itself was the cause. However, as you yourself have noted, not all living things are "born", technically speaking. Further-more, it is possible for a living being to die pre-birth. Therefore, I believe my statement that it is time, and not birth, is what leads to death, is the more accurate evaluation.

[dalesys]

Many years ago, when I was somewhat crankier, I debated telling my ex that I had found out that I had a lethal sexually transmitted disease with no hope of a cure... and that I'd had while she was with me.

Wasn't going to tell her that the disease was LIFE.

[Mytical]

Jester, Pitch Black..I have a counter statement for both of you. Neither birth nor time is the leading cause of death. Life is the leading cause of death. For if it is alive, it will die (somehow someway), and that which is not alive can not die (though it can be destroyed). Though without birth or time it is a moot point so...*shrugs*

[AmbrosiaWriter]

Jester, Pitch Black..I have a counter statement for both of you. Neither birth nor time is the leading cause of death. Life is the leading cause of death. For if it is alive, it will die (somehow someway), and that which is not alive can not die (though it can be destroyed). Though without birth or time it is a moot point so...*shrugs*

Actually... isn't there a jellyfish that when it gets to a certain age it somehow reverts back to polyp stage and goes through its life cycle again? I thought I read an article about it.

[Mytical]

Actually... isn't there a jellyfish that when it gets to a certain age it somehow reverts back to polyp stage and goes through its life cycle again? I thought I read an article about it.

Perhaps, but then neither birth nor time would matter to this either.

[Fire_on_High]

You know what else can kill you? Cats, especially if you have three of them and over slept. They will work together and try to kill you as you stumble across the house to feed their ungrateful selves.

That's rather passive for cats, really. All the ones I've known will actively try to smother you in your sleep, either directly with their furry body, or by methane poisoning, if you gather my drift.

[Jester]

I will I see where you are coming from. However, your original statement was that birth itself was the cause. However, as you yourself have noted, not all living things are "born", technically speaking. Further-more, it is possible for a living being to die pre-birth. Therefore, I believe my statement that it is time, and not birth, is what leads to death, is the more accurate evaluation.

I had a few ideas on things I would say to you in response, and every single one of them was wiped my mind by a higher power with more insight on the subject than either one of us:

Jester, Pitch Black..I have a counter statement for both of you. Neither birth nor time is the leading cause of death. Life is the leading cause of death. For if it is alive, it will die (somehow someway), and that which is not alive can not die (though it can be destroyed). Though without birth or time it is a moot point so...*shrugs*

So damn true. LIFE is the #1 cause of death! For everything that has ever lived has died or will die, and everything that ever will live will also die.

Life--the most lethal thing known to man!


Well played, Mytical. Well played indeed.

[Ironclad Alibi]

Just keep the following in mind:

That which does not kill you only postpones the inevitable.

[EricKei]

That's rather passive for cats, really. All the ones I've known will actively try to smother you in your sleep, either directly with their furry body, or by methane poisoning, if you gather my drift.

Or else they'll just pad over near your face while you sleep and suck your breath and/or soul out through your nostrils >_>

(iirc, this was once used as an explanation for babies dying with no apparent cause)

[Merriweather]

You know what else can kill you? Cats, especially if you have three of them and over slept. They will work together and try to kill you as you stumble across the house to feed their ungrateful selves.

Naw, they're not trying to kill you. Staff is necessary to their well being. They're just trying to be sure you're aware of the serious consequences of not doing your job properly.

[PatchO'Black]

Jester, Pitch Black..I have a counter statement for both of you. Neither birth nor time is the leading cause of death. Life is the leading cause of death. For if it is alive, it will die (somehow someway), and that which is not alive can not die (though it can be destroyed). Though without birth or time it is a moot point so...*shrugs*

I would agree with you, but you got my name wrong, so obviously I must question the accuracy of your statements...

[Jay 2K Winger]

Jester, Pitch Black--

Remember the quote from "Fight Club"--

"On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero."