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PJ King's avatar

"...we have no way of knowing if a person dying in their sleep wakes-up just before expiring, alone and terrified." Good point, worth pondering. Plus, your piece reminds me that I need to find some Marx Brothers to enjoy. It's been too long.

Robert Farago's avatar

I’m particularly found of the episodes of you bet your life on YouTube.

Jeff Zekas's avatar

The most popular song at funerals is Monty Python’s “Always look at the bright side of life”. It seems that Jews aren’t the only ones who have a rather humorous attitude towards death.

Garrett Phillips's avatar

Every life is not precious. To the contrary, practically every life is overrated.

The Anti-Gnostic's avatar

It's not as funny when a woman wins the Darwin award because healthy ova are probably 100 times more precious than sperm.

A Year of Living Existentially's avatar

It's just as funny. There are 4 billion pairs of ova, so another missing set is OK.