What Happened to Howard Part II

Trollheart · 12-03-2012, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuna

The joke was made before it...

I think you need to lighten up man. This isn't the first time I've seen you get upset over something not worth getting worked up over.

Well I didn't know it was made before his death, and really, if the passing of a member isn't worth getting worked up over, there's something seriously wrong with your worldview.

Engine · 12-04-2012, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Well I didn't know it was made before his death, and really, if the passing of a member isn't worth getting worked up over, there's something seriously wrong with your worldview.

I disagree.

As it's not a given that the death of a stranger who typed some characters into the same web forum that I do is worth getting worked up over, I have to challenge this statement.

While I will forever decline to disrespect death, Trollheart's "worldview" is not the only valid one, and his assertion that it is offends me a little bit.

It's okay not to be sad, let alone worked up, about the passing of an internet acquaintance. Feel what you actually feel.

midnight rain · 12-04-2012, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

I disagree.

As it's not a given that the death of a stranger who typed some characters into the same web forum that I do is worth getting worked up over, I have to challenge this statement.

While I will forever decline to disrespect death, Trollheart's "worldview" is not the only valid one, and his assertion that it is offends me a little bit.

It's okay not to be sad, let alone worked up, about the passing of an internet acquaintance. Feel what you actually feel.

Right.

And I was floored when I heard what happened, so as usual Trollheart and I are on completely different pages.

Trollheart · 12-05-2012, 05:05 AM

Well I disagree with both of you. This is the first time anyone I "knew" outside my family and friends, who I spoke to and knew of, had some banter with and saw pictures of, passed away and certainly the first time it happened, as it were, online. It shook the hell out of me, especially since the original thread (which Urban closed) was a sort of light-hearted "I wonder what happened to Howard?" which then turned into a list of people, myself included, putting forward smart suggestions on what his fate might have been. To then find he had died made me wish I hadn't been so funny about his non-presence on the forum, but I wasn't the only one.

Anyway, it's subjective what's "worth getting worked up about". Someone might think cruelty to animals is a heinous crime (like I do) while someone else might not be bothered about it. It's all up to the person, and no-one should be able to tell anyone else what they should be getting upset about, or not.

That said, it's Christmas time and I don't want to argue with anyone, especially about this sensitive subject, so I would add my voice to those calling for this thread to be respectfully closed.

12-05-2012, 05:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Well I disagree with both of you. This is the first time anyone I "knew" outside my family and friends, who I spoke to and knew of, had some banter with and saw pictures of, passed away and certainly the first time it happened, as it were, online. It shook the hell out of me, especially since the original thread (which Urban closed) was a sort of light-hearted "I wonder what happened to Howard?" which then turned into a list of people, myself included, putting forward smart suggestions on what his fate might have been. To then find he had died made me wish I hadn't been so funny about his non-presence on the forum, but I wasn't the only one. Anyway, it's subjective what's "worth getting worked up about". Someone might think cruelty to animals is a heinous crime (like I do) while someone else might not be bothered about it. It's all up to the person, and no-one should be able to tell anyone else what they should be getting upset about, or not. That said, it's Christmas time and I don't want to argue with anyone, especially about this sensitive subject, so I would add my voice to those calling for this thread to be respectfully closed. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018