# When was the last time you cried? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 1, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/1009570 "2024-11-01T22:27:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/1009570/61 "2024-11-07T23:11:57Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > > [@Treppenwitz](#): > > > > And That James Carr Song. But I don’t _think_ I need it at the moment. > > As sung by Gram and the Flying Burrito Brothers 😉 ? And I’m glad you’re good and hope that you stay well. This inspired me to put James Carr’s “The Goldwax Singles” and the Flying Burrito Brothers’ “The Gilded Palace Of Sin” into my queue. Good, good stuff, very soothing in these times of trouble. And if you’re wondering, we are talking about this song, maybe the greatest soul standard ever, at least the best cheating song ever written just for this purpose during a poker game. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HC3AXQ8dPJM/maxresdefault.jpg "James Carr - The Dark End of the Street (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC3AXQ8dPJM) > **[The Dark End of the Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_End_of_the_Street)** > > "The Dark End of the Street" is a 1967 soul song, written by songwriters Dan Penn and Chips Moman and first recorded by James Carr. It became his trademark song, reaching number 10 on Billboard Magazine's R&B Chart, and crossing over to number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100. > The song was co-written by Penn, a professional songwriter and producer, and Moman, a former session guitarist at Gold Star Studio in Los Angeles and also the owner of American Sound Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. The song itse... ---
**Author:** ![gytalf3000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de0a6/32.png) [@gytalf3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf3000)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/1009570/62 "2024-11-07T23:38:47Z")
August 8, 2022 – Olivia Newton-John died. I don’t consider myself to be a very emotional person, but I bawled like a baby for a long time. I fell in love with her when I first saw her in 1974, when I was 13. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/1009570/63 "2024-11-08T00:25:02Z")
I’ll get tears from particularly engaging and emotional movies, Pixar etc. But otherwise, I just don’t cry. My 7-year-old son has complained about it. I was very sad at the passing of our three dogs, but I don’t remember crying. They were all very old, so I had time ahead to process. One died in my arms after making the most awful yelp I wish I hadn’t heard. I haven’t lost any family members. I do assume I’ll be a compete wreck when that happens. The last time I actually cried because I was sad was April 2010. I had been unemployed for over a year during the Great Recession without being able to even sniff a job, but just secured an interview for a videographer job at Tesla. Then the recruiter called and canceled because her bosses didn’t think I was qualified. That was the lowest point in my life, including cancer treatment. I cried, alone in my bathroom. ---
**Author:** ![InsomniaMama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ad7895/32.png) [@InsomniaMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InsomniaMama)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/1009570/64 "2024-11-08T01:28:49Z")
Every day since the election was called. Seems like weeks but I guess only a couple days now. The maternal death rate in the US was already terrible. It’s going to get much worse. But it’s ok, says my husband. Trump is all talk. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/1009570/65 "2024-11-08T01:40:57Z")
> [@gytalf3000](#): > > August 8, 2022 – Olivia Newton-John died. I don’t consider myself to be a very emotional person, but I bawled like a baby for a long time. I fell in love with her when I first saw her in 1974, when I was 13. I cried that day, too. I fell in love with her in '78, when I was 13, as well. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/1009570/66 "2024-11-08T03:22:52Z")
Today - I found out a dog I really loved (not my dog) had to be put down. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/1009570/67 "2024-11-08T03:42:45Z")
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