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Old May 12, 2003, 15:14   #1
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If you knew you were going to die...
what would you do??

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Old May 12, 2003, 15:15   #2
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Old May 12, 2003, 15:17   #3
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I never believed myself to be immortal.

What kind of time frame are you talking here?
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Old May 12, 2003, 15:20   #4
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if you knew you were goign to die soon

(soon as in you define, a couple days to a year or two)

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Old May 12, 2003, 15:24   #5
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one thing I would do (if I could)

would be to go to the mountains and hike arround until I die

like try and climb a dangerous mountain

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Well, assuming that I'm not dying of anything contagious, and assuming that I'm not dying of anything that restricts my movement to any great extent (e.g. I'm not about to be executed, or I'm not about to freeze to death after falling down a mile-deep crevice in a remote region of Antarctica), then I'd probably try to get some pity sex. "Hey baby, your place or mine?" "Get away, you creep!" "Sob, moan, now I'll die a virgin, and it's all your fault!" "Oh, you poor loinburger... Wait, you're not contagious, are you?" "Umm, a bit, y'see, I'm dying of syphilis..." "You *******, you said you were a virgin!"
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First thing I would do would be to establish Millions of Dollars worth of Life Insurance Policies...

Then I would do many of things I had never done before but wanted to do before I die... regardless of what they cost... because any debt I ran up would be covered by the Insurance policies later.

My family would be set for life, and I would at least enjoy whatever time I had left on this level of existence.
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First thing I would do would be to establish Millions of Dollars worth of Life Insurance Policies...

Then I would do many of things I had never done before but wanted to do before I die... regardless of what they cost... because any debt I ran up would be covered by the Insurance policies later.

My family would be set for life, and I would at least enjoy whatever time I had left on this level of existence.
What would you do in a years time when it turns out the doc was wrong?
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Sue the doctor. Cha-ching.
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If I'm going to die in the next weeks or so then I'm maxing out the credit cards, taken a loan from the bank, and just go on a spending spree.

Vegas here I come for a week, of gambling, womanizing, and drinking.

I don't have any kids so maybe trying to knock a girl up would be on the menu.
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I don't have a child

and I would like one before I died

I am not sure of the ethical issues of having a child when you know you are going to die

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I actually am surprised that no one is planning any deathbed conversions...

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Sue the doctor. Cha-ching.
While as many of you know... I'm a FIRM SUPPORTER of tort reform in America... and I think that our country is full of a bunch of whiners who won't take responsablity for their own actions, so sue instead...

But in this case...

Cha - Ching...

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Depends on how short the timeframe is . . .

If it were just a couple of days I think I would just stay at home with my family and talk endlessly to my son.

If it were a matter of weeks/months, I could see going on a big trip to see more of the world before I go
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Since it's your thread, why don't you set the timeperiod?

It would helps us folks quite a bit.
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I think I would tell just about every hot woman I meet that I'm die, it's not contagious, and then I'd try to get a simpathy ****.
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Hmmm... killing yourself 0.0000001 sec away from the end does seem appealing, but I'd have to change my answer with this one:

requirement: Death must be sudden and violent. (Lightning striking me would be best) and I need to know the exact time. (hopefully a digital watch thats ticking down)

I'd goto a very public place and shout something along the lines of "If fingering myself up the ass is a sin, well I dont give a **** anymore. This religion blows! There I said it! hahaha I said it. And if God doesnt like it, may he strike me dead!"

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Go for the ultimate experience and kill someone (preferable some complete SOB).
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Strange how this premise seem to influence our values.
Stealing is ok, fraud is ok, harrassing etc...
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I'd whip out the Bible.

But that's just me.
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More seriously, I think I'd quickly kiss everyone I know (especially my girlfriend and my family) goodbye.
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