Yeah, the neck issue might be a problem. I suppose you could wear a cervical collar.
I'm just seeing by The Facebook that Robin Williams has died, suspected suicide. If it's a hoax, it's caught just about all the major news outlets.
I battle evil. But I don't really win. The bad keeps coming back and getting stronger. Like that kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Aug 11, 2014 2:14:03 pm PDT #3951 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
shrift - Aug 11, 2014 2:14:22 pm PDT #3952 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm seeing news that Robin Williams has died. Don't think it's a twitter hoax.
ETA: x-posted with Theodosia. Usually twitter hoaxes aren't backed up by major pubs.
flea - Aug 11, 2014 2:14:53 pm PDT #3953 of 30000
information libertarian
It's in the LA Times with a statement from his publicist, so that would be one heck of a hoax.
Hil R. - Aug 11, 2014 2:15:03 pm PDT #3954 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Doesn't seem to be a hoax.
Pix - Aug 11, 2014 2:25:16 pm PDT #3955 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.
It's not a hoax. Just a terrible tragedy. I'm so sad. My friend C worked with Robin Williams on Bengal Tiger on Broadway (she was the sound designer) and she says he was one of the kindest, silliest and nicest people she's ever known. So sad.
Please, anyone out there struggling, don't give up. Suicide isn't the answer.
§ ita § - Aug 11, 2014 2:26:51 pm PDT #3956 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
How forceful was the 'chute opening? ISTR ita has neck/vertebrae/disk issues.
Ugh. Did not even occur to me. Good thing I have you guys.
Robin Williams. Huh.
§ ita § - Aug 11, 2014 2:28:58 pm PDT #3957 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Suicide isn't the answer.
I know suicide has more victims than just the one, but I don't think it's a call you can make for someone else's life and someone else's pain.
Jesse - Aug 11, 2014 2:31:56 pm PDT #3958 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh man, that is sad.
dcp - Aug 11, 2014 2:33:23 pm PDT #3959 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
ita, consider this instead for the free-fall part, and paragliding for the under-'chute experience.
Theodosia - Aug 11, 2014 2:33:35 pm PDT #3960 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I'd say it's a final option, not one that you carry out in haste. But then I know somebody who planned ahead by at least four months, including buying a gun and taking firearms lessons, so that she could shoot herself.