# Reasons not to kill yourself just yet **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 17, 2013, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468 "2013-08-17T01:57:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/61 "2013-08-18T15:54:48Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > You just can’t get that once you’re dead. How do you _know?_ The afterlife seems quite mundane [according to some sources](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=168671). ---
**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/62 "2013-08-18T17:46:07Z")
I wouldn’t mind living long enough to see marijuana legalized. ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/63 "2013-08-18T18:41:30Z")
85% of the time I am OK and want to stay around just to see what happens. The other 15%, before taking any permanent action, I remind myself of the list of people, who, upon hearing of my self inflicted demise would say in a snide tone, “I always knew she was crazy.” I wouldn’t give them the satisfaction. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/64 "2013-08-18T19:13:23Z")
> [@PatriotGrrrl](#): > > I wouldn’t mind living long enough to see marijuana legalized. If you live in Washington—as I do—or in Colorado, you can cross that off your bucket list. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/65 "2013-08-19T02:30:13Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > So chocolate ice cream, rum and whipped cream. You just can’t get that once you’re dead. > [@Sunspace](#): > > How do you _know?_ The afterlife seems quite mundane [according to some sources](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=168671). My Thai ethnic-Chinese in-laws hold periodic ceremonies for their dead ancestors. It involves leaving out a veritable feast so their spirits can enjoy the essence of the food before we mortals all chow into it. Enjoy the “essence” of the food? Fuck that! I want the real stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/66 "2013-08-19T03:28:38Z")
Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren’t lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live. Dorothy Parker, Resumé ---
**Author:** ![Sparky\_the\_Wonder\_Spirit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Sparky\_the\_Wonder\_Spirit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky_the_Wonder_Spirit)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/67 "2013-08-19T03:41:41Z")
There’s a new Doctor Who coming. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/68 "2013-08-19T04:02:47Z")
I want to see neuroscience figure out how to treat/fix the traumas I suffer from. I want to watch my nieces grow up. I want to see North Korea fall. I want to watch China become a hub of innovation and science. I want to watch solar power become ubiquitous. There are places and ways I haven’t lived yet that I would like to do still. There are some family members I don’t want to hurt. There might be something I haven’t tried yet that will provide some relief. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/69 "2013-08-19T11:16:22Z")
I wouldn’t have a lot of people who’d show up for my funeral. My immediate family would come, and maybe a couple of relatives who wouldn’t mind driving 8-14 hours. Maybe a couple of my mother’s friends would come (people who I don’t know). But that would be it. I know I would be dead so I wouldn’t be alive to care. But I know the lack of invitees would compound my parents’ grief. I could put in my will that I don’t want a funeral. But that would make things very awkward for my religious family, I’d think. And aren’t funerals more for the living than the dead anyway? I’m thinking I’d be a jerk to tell them what they can and cannot do after I’m dead. So there’s no way out that I can see, except to just keep on living. ---
**Author:** ![Doggo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/87869e/32.png) [@Doggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doggo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/70 "2013-08-19T12:06:49Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > I wouldn’t have a lot of people who’d show up for my funeral. My immediate family would come, and maybe a couple of relatives who wouldn’t mind driving 8-14 hours. Maybe a couple of my mother’s friends would come (people who I don’t know). But that would be it. > > I know I would be dead so I wouldn’t be alive to care. But I know the lack of invitees would compound my parents’ grief. > > I could put in my will that I don’t want a funeral. But that would make things very awkward for my religious family, I’d think. And aren’t funerals more for the living than the dead anyway? I’m thinking I’d be a jerk to tell them what they can and cannot do after I’m dead. > > So there’s no way out that I can see, except to just keep on living. Yes, funerals are for the living to say goodbye. However, if you donate your body for medical research you are just being a good citizen and there is no funeral. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/71 "2013-08-19T12:12:22Z")
Because there is more coffee. Because there are quite a number of conversations yet to be had. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/72 "2013-08-19T12:25:17Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > Because there is more coffee. > > Because there are quite a number of conversations yet to be had. Oh and not to mention… [Bears](http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/19/us/bear-attacks/index.html?hpt=hp_c3)…[bears](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2013/08/16/nl-torngat-polar-bear-attack-doctor-816.html)…[bears](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2013/08/16/nb-bear-attack-fredericton-mezzetta.html)…! ---
**Author:** ![Engineer\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@Engineer\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engineer_Dude)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/73 "2013-08-19T12:57:39Z")
Because my family needs me for money. ---
**Author:** ![Foxy40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/74 "2013-08-19T13:22:23Z")
Yeah…I got nuttin’ ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/75 "2013-08-19T13:45:12Z")
I want to be in New Jersey when Christie becomes President. And when Springsteen dies. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/76 "2013-08-19T14:01:51Z")
> [@Doggo](#): > > Yes, funerals are for the living to say goodbye. > However, if you donate your body for medical research you are just being a good citizen and there is no funeral. There is no interment but a memorial or funeral Mass/celebration can still be held. ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/77 "2013-08-19T15:03:32Z")
I want to see if iOS 7 is as good as it’s made out to be. Remember, living healthy is just the slowest way of dying! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/78 "2013-08-19T15:55:03Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > I want to be in New Jersey when Christie becomes President. And when Springsteen dies. You make it sound like the two events may be connected. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/79 "2013-08-19T15:58:40Z")
I suspect the afterlife is even more of a pain in the ass. Also nutella. There’s always going to be nutella. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/80 "2013-08-19T16:21:33Z")
Damned interesting OP. [ol] [li]_Breaking Bad_ is almost at its conclusion. I, like others, would really like to see how it ends.[/li] [li]Louis CK had a bit of stark profundity when opening up his _Hilarious_ album. He said to the audience, “Being dead is mostly what you’re going to be. You’re just dead people who haven’t died yet.” It actually really put things in perspective for me. You spend much, much, _much_ more of your existence dead than alive, so you better cling to every microsecond of life that you can.[/li] [li]I haven’t traveled nearly enough in my lifetime. The moment things look their grimmest, I will be quitting my job, selling all of my possessions, and will just travel, travel, travel until I’m absolutely penniless.[/li][/ol] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468.md?page=5)