# The Kiss of Death

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 20, 2005, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880 "2005-11-20T04:18:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
**Page:** 4

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/61 "2005-11-28T22:13:19Z")

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Oh, that truly sucks. Poor kid. Poor family. Both of them.

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**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2005, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/62 "2005-11-29T01:24:10Z")

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Well this thread surely took a turn for the worse.

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**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2005, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/63 "2005-11-29T02:06:49Z")

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Am I too late?

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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/64 "2005-11-29T02:19:38Z")

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In all seriousness, while I meant this for fun, it appears my chosen thread title was ironically prescient. Would anyone object to my asking that this be locked, as in inadvertent bad taste?

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/65 "2005-11-29T23:00:20Z")

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No, not at all. That’s probably a good idea.

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**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/66 "2005-11-29T23:50:49Z")

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Yes, I agree.

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/67 "2005-11-30T03:30:40Z")

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Closed at the request of the OP.

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