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Does this bother anyone else about suicide?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by hotballa, Oct 21, 2015.

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  1. hotballa

    hotballa Contributing Member

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    Guy on radio was talking about how sad he was because he had "lost" someone last year who had killed himself. Wouldn't the more appropriate term be "he left" or "he quit"?
     
    #1 hotballa, Oct 21, 2015
  2. Haymitch

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    I don't think the wording is so important.
     
    #2 Haymitch, Oct 21, 2015
  3. Jontro

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    Yes, pretty much.
     
    #3 Jontro, Oct 21, 2015
  4. LonghornFan

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    Absolutely, yes sir. Completely.
     
    #4 LonghornFan, Oct 21, 2015
  5. finalsbound

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    Sure, the person who committed suicide "left" or "quit". The guy who knew him "lost" someone. The term "losing a loved one" isn't really contingent on how the person died.

    Is this really a thread? you're so weird.
     
    #5 finalsbound, Oct 21, 2015
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  6. JuanValdez

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    I don't even know what you're asking.
     
    #6 JuanValdez, Oct 21, 2015
  7. kevC

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    When someone quits at work, you can refer to that as the company lost someone. Stop being weird.
     
    #7 kevC, Oct 21, 2015
  8. davidio840

    davidio840 Member

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    Probably the dumbest question I have seen in a while...

    http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showpost.php?p=10068064&postcount=1

     
    #8 davidio840, Oct 21, 2015
  9. FTW Rockets FTW

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    Sorry I don't understand English

    Can you please post same question in French?
     
    #9 FTW Rockets FTW, Oct 21, 2015
  10. hardLINer

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    Voulez vous coucher avec moi
     
    #10 hardLINer, Oct 21, 2015
  11. vlaurelio

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    It worries me that people worry about how someone having a loved one die worded his feelings
     
    #11 vlaurelio, Oct 21, 2015
  12. ThatBoyNick

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    I imagine if a radia host said he lost some one who quit, that you would be thinking his employe left.. And if he lost some one who left, well that sounds like a girl friend....
     
    #12 ThatBoyNick, Oct 21, 2015
  13. ima_drummer2k

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    Yes, incorrect wording is definitely the most troubling aspect of the suicide epidemic.
     
    #13 ima_drummer2k, Oct 21, 2015
  14. Nook

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    Hmm.....

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    #14 Nook, Oct 21, 2015
  15. No Worries

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    哦，我的上帝！有一個在我的腦海斧頭
     
    #15 No Worries, Oct 21, 2015
  16. Nook

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    Have you ever considered giving up the deli business and becoming a grief counselor? I think you would do quite well as either a grief counselor or elementary school teacher.
     
    #16 Nook, Oct 21, 2015
  17. Cold Hard

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    Good grief, dude :rolleyes:
     
    #17 Cold Hard, Oct 21, 2015
  18. K mf G

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    i dont get it
     
    #18 K mf G, Oct 21, 2015
  19. bnb

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    in fairness to hotballa, it's a sensitive issue when something is 'lost' at a laundromat. So I can understand him searching for another word.
     
    #19 bnb, Oct 21, 2015
  20. Roc Paint

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    I like suicide, it just kills me to do it.
     
    #20 Roc Paint, Oct 21, 2015
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