Fucking hell, Neil Armstrong died.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

"Future"? Yeah, I remember that. 

[Suu]

It's true. Nobody will ever be able to wear a bungee cord and bounce around on a sound stage like Neil Armstrong.

Sarcasm or not, as a granddaughter of a former and well-respected employee of Grumman in Bethpage, Long Island, NY who's hands touched every single Lunar Excursion Module ever made, I am obligated to tell you to eat shit, die in a fire, and burn in hell. I hope Buzz Aldrin punches your miserable teeth out.

-Suu
Thinks moon landing conspiracy theorists should be rounded up with the Holocaust non-believers and gassed. Thank you.

[Cain]

Fuck you Suu, my dad died from being sarcastically gassed alongside holocaust deniers.  In a fire.

[tyrannosaurus vex]

It's true. Nobody will ever be able to wear a bungee cord and bounce around on a sound stage like Neil Armstrong.

Sarcasm or not, as a granddaughter of a former and well-respected employee of Grumman in Bethpage, Long Island, NY who's hands touched every single Lunar Excursion Module ever made, I am obligated to tell you to eat shit, die in a fire, and burn in hell. I hope Buzz Aldrin punches your miserable teeth out.

Okay.

-Suu
Thinks moon landing conspiracy theorists should be rounded up with the Holocaust non-believers and gassed. Thank you.

That's why I was making fun of them.

But I guess I should know by now not to go disrespecting sacred cows around Discordians.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Okay, everyone...Calm down.

If this wake turns into a brawl, I will personally be nice to all of you.  NOT KIDDING.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

It's true. Nobody will ever be able to wear a bungee cord and bounce around on a sound stage like Neil Armstrong.

Sarcasm or not, as a granddaughter of a former and well-respected employee of Grumman in Bethpage, Long Island, NY who's hands touched every single Lunar Excursion Module ever made, I am obligated to tell you to eat shit, die in a fire, and burn in hell. I hope Buzz Aldrin punches your miserable teeth out.

Okay.

-Suu
Thinks moon landing conspiracy theorists should be rounded up with the Holocaust non-believers and gassed. Thank you.

That's why I was making fun of them.

But I guess I should know by now not to go disrespecting sacred cows around Discordians.

Jesus fuck.

I used to think you were a grown-up. What the hell happened?

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

82 is not too shabby. Well done, Neil, and thank you.

[tyrannosaurus vex]

It's true. Nobody will ever be able to wear a bungee cord and bounce around on a sound stage like Neil Armstrong.

Sarcasm or not, as a granddaughter of a former and well-respected employee of Grumman in Bethpage, Long Island, NY who's hands touched every single Lunar Excursion Module ever made, I am obligated to tell you to eat shit, die in a fire, and burn in hell. I hope Buzz Aldrin punches your miserable teeth out.

Okay.

-Suu
Thinks moon landing conspiracy theorists should be rounded up with the Holocaust non-believers and gassed. Thank you.

That's why I was making fun of them.

But I guess I should know by now not to go disrespecting sacred cows around Discordians.

Jesus fuck.

I used to think you were a grown-up. What the hell happened?

I flew off the handle and told somebody to die in a fire because they responded sarcastically to the death of a national idol, instead of fawning and getting all weepy about the Good Old Days.

Oh wait that wasn't me.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Okay, that fucking does it.

From now on, I'm going to be pleasant as fuck until you bozos learn to get along.

Starting...NOW.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

It's true. Nobody will ever be able to wear a bungee cord and bounce around on a sound stage like Neil Armstrong.

Sarcasm or not, as a granddaughter of a former and well-respected employee of Grumman in Bethpage, Long Island, NY who's hands touched every single Lunar Excursion Module ever made, I am obligated to tell you to eat shit, die in a fire, and burn in hell. I hope Buzz Aldrin punches your miserable teeth out.

Okay.

-Suu
Thinks moon landing conspiracy theorists should be rounded up with the Holocaust non-believers and gassed. Thank you.

That's why I was making fun of them.

But I guess I should know by now not to go disrespecting sacred cows around Discordians.

Jesus fuck.

I used to think you were a grown-up. What the hell happened?

I flew off the handle and told somebody to die in a fire because they responded sarcastically to the death of a national idol, instead of fawning and getting all weepy about the Good Old Days.

Oh wait that wasn't me.

It's funny, that whole "socially appropriate behavior" thing. Most of us learn by around age 12 that sarcastic comments about things people care deeply about (especially if that thing is a recently dead person) are not usually welcome. I'm not even particularly fond of the universal forum tradition of Parade Of Dead Celebrities, but come on, man. Really? Do you also make fun of fat kids to their faces? At least an authentic apology might be in order, instead of blaming Suu for her reaction to your inappropriate behavior, or blaming Discordia for not being totally down with antisocial behavior.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Perhaps what You People need is a nice, hot chai.  That usually makes me feel better.

[HandsomeGirl]

I'm not usually a big fan of being upset when people die, whether it's someone I know personally or not.  Eighty two is pretty ripe, and that would generally lead me to feel less upset about it.  This one got me in the gut just a little, though.

[tyrannosaurus vex]

I apologize for taking sarcastic liberties in my response to the death of a national hero.

Although mark my words, it won't be five years before somebody says that at a Whit House Correspondents' Dinner.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I'm not usually a big fan of being upset when people die, whether it's someone I know personally or not.  Eighty two is pretty ripe, and that would generally lead me to feel less upset about it.  This one got me in the gut just a little, though.

That's a very odd thing to say. Have you lost anyone close to you? I don't think anyone is a "fan" of being upset, but would you say something like that if your kid died? Or when you lose a parent? I would think that if you were emotionally impacted by the death of an astronaut, you would probably be more impacted if someone you knew personally died. The only thing that makes that really makes that comment make sense is if it's still only theoretical to you.

I don't think it's a tragedy when an old person dies of natural causes, as that's what happens and hopefully old age means a full life well-lived. But upset is a normal reaction to death and loss, even when it's a normal death at the end of a long life.

[HandsomeGirl]

I'm not usually a big fan of being upset when people die, whether it's someone I know personally or not.  Eighty two is pretty ripe, and that would generally lead me to feel less upset about it.  This one got me in the gut just a little, though.

That's a very odd thing to say. Have you lost anyone close to you? I don't think anyone is a "fan" of being upset, but would you say something like that if your kid died? Or when you lose a parent? I would think that if you were emotionally impacted by the death of an astronaut, you would probably be more impacted if someone you knew personally died. The only thing that makes that really makes that comment make sense is if it's still only theoretical to you.

I don't think it's a tragedy when an old person dies of natural causes, as that's what happens and hopefully old age means a full life well-lived. But upset is a normal reaction to death and loss, even when it's a normal death at the end of a long life.

Well, this is going to be fun.  Not that I blame you for asking, most people do when it comes to my reaction to the recently dead.

I suppose I shouldn't have said that I'm not a big fan of being upset when people die.  Of course no one likes being upset. I just really couldn't care less.

I'll start by answering the question of whether I've lost people I was close to.  Yes, several.  Including family members.  All four grandparents, one step grandfather (I guess you'd call him that, anyway.)  Aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

This isn't just a recent development, in fact my family mostly thinks I'm freak for it.  They all still talk about when I lost my maternal granfather when I was five.  From what I'm told I witnessed his death, and merely remarked, "Old Papa's alllllllllll gone."  I then proceeded to happily play with my toys.

I honestly don't understand it myself.  Death makes me feel nothing, and it never has.  No frowns, no tears, no matter how much I loved a person.  When I was younger I used to try to force myself to cry during funerals just so I'd fit in. 

It's not that I don't care about people.  I cry frequently when bad things happen to people I love.  I threaten people who hurt my friends within an inch of their life, and have been known to make good on those threats.  I protect my son to the point that I'd just love to keep him in a bubble.  I bitch at my husband for doing dangerous man-things.  I donate to food pantries and have on occasion paid for a stranger's child's medicine.

But as far as the already deceased, I can't even force myself to give a single fuck.  I feel like a horrible person for it sometimes, and it makes me jealous that other people do feel something for it.  I keep on expecting it to bother me eventually, but it never does.

So if it was my child?  Maybe, but I really hope I don't have to find out.

My parents are a different story, but I wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire for other reasons.

As for Mr. Armstrong, it hit me in the gut for science past was all.

This thread is getting way off topic. >.<