# Your dark thought for the day **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 19, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-dark-thought-for-the-day/575269 "2011-03-19T18:52:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Void1967](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e274bd/32.png) [@Void1967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Void1967)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-dark-thought-for-the-day/575269/61 "2011-05-16T21:32:24Z")
I think you are speaking for a whole generation here… How does a person make enough money to support a family today–seems like to get a good job you have to be connected—The only way I’ve been able to make out okay is to have multiple streams of income—eg: renting out part of my home, working at two different places etc. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-dark-thought-for-the-day/575269/62 "2011-05-17T13:43:34Z")
The Russians have thousands of megatons-worth of ICBMs aimed at the US and Europe. Right now. They’re all short on maintenance and most of the workers are conscript alcoholics. The good news is many will malfunction if fired. The bad news is the same quality & quantity of maintenance goes into the systems that give the orders to fire. Maybe they’ll all fail to “no” and maybe tonight some will fail to “go”. ---
**Author:** ![RedBloom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dbc845/32.png) [@RedBloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedBloom)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-dark-thought-for-the-day/575269/63 "2011-05-17T18:26:20Z")
Many days I realize I’m only still here because I love my kids so damned much. They are the reason for my existence and they’re the only thing that can breathe life and love into me and give me purpose. ---
**Author:** ![Levity\_the\_Grin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/aca169/32.png) [@Levity\_the\_Grin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Levity_the_Grin)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-dark-thought-for-the-day/575269/64 "2011-05-17T18:47:59Z")
Lessons of life are meaningless in the end. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-dark-thought-for-the-day/575269/65 "2011-05-17T19:28:51Z")
Everything that made my life meaningful to me is essentially gone. And I see nothing new on the horizon. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-dark-thought-for-the-day/575269/66 "2011-05-17T19:37:06Z")
Optimism . . . the first step to disappointment. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-dark-thought-for-the-day/575269/67 "2011-05-17T19:41:51Z")
There are no kings, only pawns. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-dark-thought-for-the-day/575269/68 "2011-05-17T19:47:17Z")
Imaginative people image stuff. Creative people DO stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-dark-thought-for-the-day/575269/69 "2011-05-17T19:50:48Z")
The happiest time of my life was all a big lie. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-dark-thought-for-the-day/575269/70 "2011-05-17T19:52:42Z")
My biggest one for the past several months has been very simple: I will grow old. Nothing will stop for me. No one will make an exception for me. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-dark-thought-for-the-day/575269/71 "2011-05-17T23:58:21Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > My biggest one for the past several months has been very simple: I will grow old. That’s actually optimistic if you consider the alternative. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-dark-thought-for-the-day/575269.md?page=3)