# What exactly do you do when someone dies on you?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-do-you-do-when-someone-dies-on-you/462400>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 6, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-do-you-do-when-someone-dies-on-you/462400 "2008-09-06T22:20:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-do-you-do-when-someone-dies-on-you/462400/41 "2008-09-08T22:49:15Z")

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> [@Antinor01](#):
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> Pretend you don’t notice. Dying at the table is a faux pas to be overlooked much like someone using the wrong fork. It would be rude of you to comment or in anyway draw attention to his shocking lack of manners.

Hahaha!

I’ve had a long day and needed that laugh. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-do-you-do-when-someone-dies-on-you/462400/42 "2008-09-08T23:09:11Z")

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> [@Quartz](#):
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> Hahaha!
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> I’ve had a long day and needed that laugh. Thank you.

Glad I could be of service.

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