# Dead people always described as being full of life and lighting up the room

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**Created:** [December 21, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-people-always-described-as-being-full-of-life-and-lighting-up-the-room/644694 "2012-12-21T02:21:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-people-always-described-as-being-full-of-life-and-lighting-up-the-room/644694/41 "2012-12-24T06:43:59Z")

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> [@Magiver](#):
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> You often hear “the good die young”. It’s not that they do so more than others it’s just nobody sings the praises of bad people.

When my father died, at the age of 81, I remarked at his funeral that “the good die young.” Cracked everyone up.

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