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 From:  JonCooper   3 Jun 2014 07:44 
 To:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)       18 of 45 
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but, when all those things do 'go right' we pretty much /have/ to be here - life is here because this is the exact right situation for life to be in - on this planet there is life in the frozen wastelands and the almost boiling waters near underwater volcanoes, from the very depths of the oceans to the highest part of the atmosphere

think of an orange, left for quite a while, until the surface is covered in mould, all green and fuzzy

now, look at the earth again - no real difference

life is definitely an accident, my concern is whether our progress has been manipulated along the way 
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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   3 Jun 2014 09:17 
 To:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)       19 of 45 
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If I were to believe that when I'm dead I'm just gone, like someone turning out the lights I'd hate to think how I would decide to live.

This is exactly what I believe.

I am very comfortable that when I die I will be gone, dead, non-existent. In fact this is exactly what I want.

I'm just another living being, one of 107 billion that have been on this earth. At no point do I believe I'm special being part of the 107 billion.

I've had this discussion with a few people, and whilst I definitely don't want to die tomorrow it doesn't worry me that I might. I'm very comfortable with my mortality.

Also, when it comes to dying I've decided I want a Sky Burial. Hopefully after my organs have been harvested for donation or some form of medical research has been done on my dead body. I doubt this will happen, but I would like to be some use after I die. Feed me to the lions at the zoo or something like that.
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 From:  Manthorp   3 Jun 2014 10:42 
 To:  william (WILLIAMA)      20 of 45 
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Things they dig out of La Breya Tar Pit look younger than I do...
"We all have flaws, and mine is being wicked."
James Thurber, The Thirteen Clocks 1951
 
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   3 Jun 2014 10:58 
 To:  Manthorp      21 of 45 
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La Breya is in Hollywood.

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 From:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)    3 Jun 2014 11:57 
 To:  JonCooper     ANT_THOMAS      22 of 45 
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You guys sure know how to cheer someone up!   :-P
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 From:  Manthorp   3 Jun 2014 13:27 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      23 of 45 
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Hence all those badly preserved creatures of indeterminable age, presumably.
"We all have flaws, and mine is being wicked."
James Thurber, The Thirteen Clocks 1951
 
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   3 Jun 2014 23:13 
 To:  Manthorp      24 of 45 
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Carbon dating is your friend.

OMG I should start a website!

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 From:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)   22 Jun 2014 19:20 
 To:  Al JunioR (53NORTH)      26 of 45 
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Enjoy it. I had mine (big 50, that is) last month.

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 From:  william (WILLIAMA)   23 Jun 2014 13:59 
 To:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)      27 of 45 
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Late congratulations!

 
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 From:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)   23 Jun 2014 14:05 
 To:  william (WILLIAMA)      28 of 45 
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Belated thank you!

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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   23 Jun 2014 15:47 
 To:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)      29 of 45 
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GET OFF MY LAWN!!!

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 From:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)   23 Jun 2014 17:02 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      30 of 45 
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Not until I've finished relieving myself. These trousers show off the embarrassing damp patch far too well.

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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   23 Jun 2014 17:07 
 To:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)      31 of 45 
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Embarrassing? What's that?

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 From:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)    26 Jun 2014 23:33 
 To:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)      32 of 45 
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Was/is it hard to accept being 50?  40 was terrible, when I turn 50 I'll either have to laugh to keep from crying or jump in front of a truck.
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 From:  Killamarshian (HAL9001)   27 Jun 2014 06:44 
 To:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)       33 of 45 
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I hit 50 two years ago and it didn't really bother me. I always think getting old is better than the alternative. Some of my friends never made it.
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 From:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)   27 Jun 2014 08:13 
 To:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)       34 of 45 
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Nope, not hard at all. But then I had no problems with hitting 40.

TBH, the hardest was 20. After that, it's all been a breeze.

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 From:  Manthorp   27 Jun 2014 09:57 
 To:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)       35 of 45 
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Nah.  I'm 56 and I'm boozing & schmoozing, artfagging and fornicating with aplomb.  With two plombs, actually.

One of the most positive changes since my forties has been that I give less of a fuck about anything with every passing year.  Greyhair & I have completely changed the direction of our work; I bought a mountain bike & take great pleasure in careering down a bridleway on the verge of being completely out of control.  I go to the park & bounce about on Poweriser stilts or fly my quadcopter.  I recently bought £200 of booze to fill a cocktail cabinet. I wear what the hell I want and say what the hell I want, in private or on public platforms.

Mid-life crisis? Whether I go by my death date tattoo or the sheer abuse I rain upon my body, I must be well over mid-way, and it certainly doesn't feel like a crisis; just liberation.
"We all have flaws, and mine is being wicked."
James Thurber, The Thirteen Clocks 1951
 
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 From:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)    27 Jun 2014 14:54 
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You are all an inspiration!  I hope I can approach 50 like that, but I doubt it.  40 was hard and every passing year just pisses me off more.  By the time 50 rolls around I'll be screaming at kids on my lawn and mumbling to myself!
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 From:  william (WILLIAMA)   27 Jun 2014 20:46 
 To:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)       37 of 45 
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I hit 58 back on June 21 (Thanks for the cards y'all) and I still feel as young as ever, apart from the tiredness, and arthritis. Oh, and the poor memory and awful existential doubt. Then there's the realisation that now I really never will sleep with Kate that I was in love with from 11, and that when I look at a pretty 25 year old now I come over as some kind of Jimmy Savile. I can overlook the 'senior' colleagues 20 years younger than me who patronisingly compliment my work in the 'database space', because, what the hell? I get to retire soon. Other than that it's pretty good really.
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