That awkward feeling when...

[forever_town]

By now, a number of you have read the thread titled Ask not when the bell tolls. For those of you who hadn't, it was a thread I created when I was ****-canned from my last shop, a small weekly newspaper based in the Washington, D.C. suburbs.

In that thread, I mentioned some of the things that happened, from the initial shock and self-doubt that comes when you get fired to an employer contesting unemployment benefits and then finding out I was denied. I mentioned applying for and getting food stamps. I mentioned enlisting the Maryland Legal Aid Bureau and successfully appealing the denial of benefits. In later threads, I mentioned that I now work for a much better company, even though I've left journalism behind.

I just found out today that the publisher who was behind the paper's contesting my benefits died. He was 95.

I say "awkward feeling" because I know it's unbecoming to be happy that someone has died, but I think he was a special case.

 

[imjustagirl]

Odd post for someone who was just worried about his dad's health.

 

[Uncle.Ruckus]

Odd post for someone who was just worried about his dad's health.

+1

 

[imjustagirl]

And before it gets said, yes, I thoroughly reveled in Art Modell's death. Still am doing so, actually. Every day is brighter.

It just seemed like odd timing, is all. I'm sure this guy had family.

 

[KYSportsWriter]

And before it gets said, yes, I thoroughly reveled in Art Modell's death. Still am doing so, actually. Every day is brighter.

It just seemed like odd timing, is all. I'm sure this guy had family.

+1

 

[Quiet Man]

Odd post for someone who was just worried about his dad's health.

Odd post to use for 50,000 :D

 

[forever_town]

1) That's one of the reasons I said it was awkward. I'm not sure what to feel.

2) Someone who revels in the death of an NFL owner has a lot of nerve questioning someone when he mentions the death of someone who did personal harm to him.

 

[imjustagirl]

1) That's one of the reasons I said it was awkward. I'm not sure what to feel.

2) Someone who revels in the death of an NFL owner has a lot of nerve questioning someone when he mentions the death of someone who did personal harm to him.

And I pointed that out. I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm just saying it's odd, considering where you've been mentally.

 

[Uncle.Ruckus]

I don't revel in anyone's death. And I think it was poor timing, to say the least. Bad karma, too.

 

[Care Bear]

What are you hoping to gain from starting this thread, F_T?

 

[waterytart]

I don't revel in anyone's death. And I think it was poor timing, to say the least. Bad karma, too.

Stipulated on reveling. I can't claim I've never thought, "The world is one shmuck lighter'" though, so I can't hold it against f_t.

 

[dooley_womack1]

Why F_T gets so much **** for starting threads lately, I dunno. What he expressed is something we'd surely all think about regarding the death of someone who was trying to screw us 10 ways from Sunday.

 

[YGBFKM]

There's a saying related to this thread.

 

[dooley_womack1]

Man, you're about as cryptic when you don't use appreviations. :D

 

[Bubbler]

Stevie Nicks just threatened to strangle Nicki Minaj. Did that inspire this thread?

 

[Tom Petty]

as a raider fan, i freakin' partied the day al davis died.
**** you all ... i did.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

You're human... The fact that you feel a little awkward about feeling the way you do is a good sign...

I'm assuming you didn't wish death on him.

 

[The Big Ragu]

Occasionally, I have awkward feelings like those, but I take a deep breath and head down to Klawacki's for an ice cream soda.

 

[lapdog]

http://gawker.com/5113993/employees-spit-on-newspaper-ceos-grave

:D :D :D