the world of gayeASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO DUST
September 15th 2009 07:28
I, along with everybody else, hopes that when my time comes to go to God (or wherever I'm going), it will be peaceful. I also hope there is a computer waiting for me so I can keep posting my silly little blogs. But spare a thought for those of us who do not go peacefully into eternity, people like these:
Death by full moon
Chinese poet Li Po (701-706) is regarded as one of the two greatest poets in China’s literary history. He was well known for his love of booze and wrote his best work when rolling drunk. He must have also been extremely stupid because one night, Li Po fell from his boat and drowned in the Yangtze River while trying to embrace the reflection of the moon in the water.
Death by bursting
Now if it happens that I am not meant to die in my sleep then this is the death for me. After all..... my sons nickname for me is "The Queen Of Indulgence". King Adolf Frederick of Sweden loved to eat (ditto) but kind of went a touch overboard.
The "King Who Ate Himself to Death" died in 1771 at the age of 61 from a digestive problem (his innards exploded) after eating a giant meal consisting of lobster, caviar, saurkraut, cabbage soup, smoked herring, champagne and 14 servings of his favorite dessert: semla a bun filled with marzipan and milk. Of course if it was me it would have been chocolate cheesecake. What a way to go !!
This one is a ripper.............I can't believe he thought an overcoat would fly.
Death by Overcoat Parachute Failure
In 1911, French tailor Franz Reichelt decided to test his invention, a combination overcoat and parachute, by jumping off the Eiffel Tower. Actually, he told the authorities that he would use a dummy,(himself) but at the last minute decided to test it himself (idiot). It was no surprise that he fell to his death. Here is the actual footage of the flying einstein.
Death at a Talk Show
Jerome Irving Rodale was a proponent of healthy eating (he should have known better). He was an early advocate for organic farming and sustainable agriculture.
After bragging that he would "live to 100, unless I’m run down by a a sugar-crazy taxi driver", Rodale died of a heart attack while being interviewed on the Dick Cavett Show in 1971. Appearing fast asleep, Dick Cavett joked "Are we boring you, Mr. Rodale?" before discovering that his 72-year-old guest had indeed died.
That will teach him for trying to get kids to eat vegetables !!
And the most bizarre and my personal favorite would have to be "sheep gone wild".
Death by Sheep
While pretending to be a member of Hells Angels in 1999, Betty Stobbs, 67, of Durham, England, took a bale of hay to feed her flock of sheep on the back of her motorcycle.
Apparently, the sheep were very hungry (I understand how the sheep felt). About forty of them rushed the hay and knocked her off a cliff into a 100-feet deep quarry. Stobbs survived the fall only to be killed when the motorcycle, which was also knocked off the cliff, tumbled down after her. I wonder if the sheep ever got thier hay?
Death by full moon
Chinese poet Li Po (701-706) is regarded as one of the two greatest poets in China’s literary history. He was well known for his love of booze and wrote his best work when rolling drunk. He must have also been extremely stupid because one night, Li Po fell from his boat and drowned in the Yangtze River while trying to embrace the reflection of the moon in the water.
Death by bursting
Now if it happens that I am not meant to die in my sleep then this is the death for me. After all..... my sons nickname for me is "The Queen Of Indulgence". King Adolf Frederick of Sweden loved to eat (ditto) but kind of went a touch overboard.
The "King Who Ate Himself to Death" died in 1771 at the age of 61 from a digestive problem (his innards exploded) after eating a giant meal consisting of lobster, caviar, saurkraut, cabbage soup, smoked herring, champagne and 14 servings of his favorite dessert: semla a bun filled with marzipan and milk. Of course if it was me it would have been chocolate cheesecake. What a way to go !!
Death by Overcoat Parachute Failure
In 1911, French tailor Franz Reichelt decided to test his invention, a combination overcoat and parachute, by jumping off the Eiffel Tower. Actually, he told the authorities that he would use a dummy,(himself) but at the last minute decided to test it himself (idiot). It was no surprise that he fell to his death. Here is the actual footage of the flying einstein.
Death at a Talk Show
Jerome Irving Rodale was a proponent of healthy eating (he should have known better). He was an early advocate for organic farming and sustainable agriculture.
After bragging that he would "live to 100, unless I’m run down by a a sugar-crazy taxi driver", Rodale died of a heart attack while being interviewed on the Dick Cavett Show in 1971. Appearing fast asleep, Dick Cavett joked "Are we boring you, Mr. Rodale?" before discovering that his 72-year-old guest had indeed died.
That will teach him for trying to get kids to eat vegetables !!
And the most bizarre and my personal favorite would have to be "sheep gone wild".
Death by Sheep
While pretending to be a member of Hells Angels in 1999, Betty Stobbs, 67, of Durham, England, took a bale of hay to feed her flock of sheep on the back of her motorcycle.
Apparently, the sheep were very hungry (I understand how the sheep felt). About forty of them rushed the hay and knocked her off a cliff into a 100-feet deep quarry. Stobbs survived the fall only to be killed when the motorcycle, which was also knocked off the cliff, tumbled down after her. I wonder if the sheep ever got thier hay?
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Comment by Shane O'Hare
Modern Existence
The Niche Blog
Comment by the world of gaye
batty
Family Madness
bright lights greedy city
REFLECTIONS
THE WINDMILLS OF MY MIND
Comment by Janet Collins
Acceptable Etiquette
The Social Critic
Janet Collins Blog
Anyone who indulged this much deserved to burst - a bit like the recent financiers actually!
Interesting (even if in your usual style, warpted) collection here
Comment by katyzzz
Photography Tips
MS Paint Art
So do keep up the good work, I guess I'll go to meet my maker sooner than you, but no more blogging, I am going to learn to play the harp, just as well I'm a recalcitrant with music practice, or how would I fill in all those years for eternity.
Which solar system do you think we'll end up in?
Come to think of it my typing ( which I hate) (I never wanted to be a typist nor ever was until these great computers dictated that we all should be.) could do with some improvement and that too could take a very long time.
You always look nice around here, so very different. Not showy like me.
Comment by the world of gaye
batty
Family Madness
bright lights greedy city
REFLECTIONS
THE WINDMILLS OF MY MIND
I didn't know your not popular but I don't care. I appreciate you reading my blogs and making you smile. I just drop in, write something silly to raise a smile and then go about my business. As far as where I think I will end up when my end comes.............I am not sure but I hope they have chocolate !!