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"He died doing what he loved"

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by BillyT, Sep 25, 2007.

  1. novelist_wannabe

    novelist_wannabe Well-Known Member

    If death is inevitable, you might as well enjoy it ... [/bobbyknight]
     
  2. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    I think people say "He died doing what he loved" as consolation to themselves, not to suggest it made the dying any less painful or any more fun for the deceased. But yes, there are worse ways to go than doing what you love.

    Guy loves his Hawaiian shirt. Guy does wearing his Hawaiian shirt. Guy died wearing the shirt he loved. Doesn't mean he was tickled pink about it.

    Kid loved dirt-bike racing. Kid died practicing it. Kid died doing what he loved.

    I find that better than:

    -- He died as his internal organs were crushed and ripped from his body.
    -- He died frightened, wondering if there is an afterlife.
    -- He died with shit coming out of his ass as he lost control of his bodily functions because of massive trauma to the midsection.
     
  3. Mayfly

    Mayfly Active Member

    Yes, but Neverland needs them [/Michael Jackson]
     
  4. TwoGloves

    TwoGloves Well-Known Member

    "Baby, if you've ever wondered ..."
     
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  6. writing irish

    writing irish Active Member

    Didn't the lead singer from INXS die doing what he loved?
     
  7. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    I hate, hate, hate that phrase. I love playing with my kid and golfing with my buddies, but don't want any of them to watch me die.

    In the journalistic sense, I think it's lazy (except in a direct quote like above). Unless the driver/ballplayer/etc. said he/she wanted to go on the court or the field in Turn 4, you can't write it. Maybe it's correct in the literal sense (he loved ball, he died while playing ball) but it doesn't fly for me as some kind of obit kicker. And maybe it isn't true. There's lots of athletes who don't dearly love what they do, as hard as that may be to believe for the average fan.
     
  8. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Have you been violating the Prime Directive, Captain?
     
  9. crusoes

    crusoes Active Member

    That's how I want to go. Rich, and nailing a blonde.
     
  10. Mayfly

    Mayfly Active Member

    Me too

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  11. Captain_Kirk

    Captain_Kirk Well-Known Member

    let's just say 'Beam Me Up' can have several meanings...
     
  12. WazzuGrad00

    WazzuGrad00 Guest

    "He died doing what he loved: clutching his chest and gasping for air."
     
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