Reading obituaries - one of my favorite parts of the daily paper

Reading obits in the newspaper, any newspaper, is one of my favorite things to do.

I'm not sure when I crossed the line from making fun of people like me to actually becoming one. It's been awhile now.

Reading about total strangers and their lives is enjoyable. I come away often thinking how I would have loved to have known this person.

Anyone else do this?

Just a thought as I begin my four days off.

 

I used to do it too (I stopped getting the paper during the week) I like to look at ages for some reason. I also like to see who they left behind, wierd hobby I guess. Helps me not take loved ones for granted!

 

Probably has something to do with age and the old adage: Youth is wasted on the young.

Young people (especially those under 35) all think they are 8 ft tall and bullet proof.

And, as Fred Sanford says, they are burning the candle from both ends, up the middle and down the back.

 

I read the obits too. It's part of my job, you know, to check for clients.

I watch the ages, and I read about their lives. It makes me sad sometimes, intruiged others...

 

What in the Sam Hill do you think I mean?

What do you read in an obit? You read about people's lives, events, accomplishments, etc. Based on the short bio I get a sense of thinking how it would be great to have known that person.

If they hadn't passed, then I would not have known anything about them at all.

 

Kent... Ken is under 35.



hehehe

 

And Kent for what it's worth... Ken's a black man stuck in a white man's body. :lol:

 

A 4042er named Ken
His 2 cents he always puts in
He never lacks
To spread from his sack
That is packed with manure from within

 

Come on, am I the only one that thought it was funny? I guess my sense of humor is a little juvenille. There is little I find funnier than farts and the 3 stooges.

 

Kent's post, as silly as it may be,
Can be ignored as easily as a flea.
Devilock's however,
is equally as clever.
Just not near as funny to me.



Time for a limerick throw down! We can throw in some "Yo Momma" jokes and its on like Donkey Kong.

 

You're good!

opcorn: carry on folks!

 

There once was a man from Nantucket,

wait, that's another thread . . .

 

Who came and borrow my bucket.
He stood on it tall,
while he paint a wall.
The ceiling fell down and he ducked it

 

I stopped to read a thread
That was about the dead
Is it in jest?
That those laid to rest
Are humorous thoughts in our head?



It is that we
Whether a he or a she
Who's in the obit
I will admit
Better thee than me.

Ok that was lame .. but you see where I'm going with it ..

:twisted:

 

Your blackness was never in doubt
Its known as part of your clout.
When you cry,out of your eyes,
Comes a big surprise.
Your so black it's like oil from a spout.

 

There was a young girl from Rabat,
who had triplets, Nat, Pat and Tat;
It was fun in the breeding,
But hell in the feeding,
When she found she had no tit for Tat.
​

 

Holy ****.


You win.

 

Chuck Norris needs more time on Total Gym.
I’m about 100 lbs heavier than him.
I’d mop the floor with his face,
Drag him all over the place.
Then take his momma to the lake for a swim.

 

A young man whose sight was myopic
Thought sex an incredible topic.
So poor were his eyes,
That despite its great size,
His penis appeared microscopic.