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Chocolate Is Death
New York, 12:04 AM
Mon Nov 9
10 posts in the last 24 hours
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07/09/09
Boiling, suffocating or being crushed to death... not cool.
07/08/09
He is from New Jersey and I can only hope that his family is not exposed to the egregious comments that followed the even greater measure of sarcasm and insipid remarks made by Hamilton Nolan.
I realize that Gawker is not exactly the publication of record, but this measure of cynicism is tired and, frankly, a the kind of writing that reflects a lack of creativity or editing that is exemplary of cheap one-liners.
Gawker and its commenters so often paint the bleeding heart liberal agenda, but when it comes to the matter of how they choose to value a human life, there seem to be exceptions made. I suppose that boiling to death in a facory at 29 years, or what this poor man did to make a living, wasn't glamorous enough to warrent the kind of sensitivity extended to those who "are more like us".
07/08/09
However, life is a goddamned tragedy and very few people get the respect they deserve in life, much less death. That is a given. Falling in a vat of chocolate and dying is an absurd tragedy. Absurd. Without dignity. It makes no sense, it leaves us marveling at the cruelty, the irony. Perhaps by making a joke, we can create a talisman that will protect us from ever suffering such a fate. Or something.
If it were me, my child, someone I know, I wouldn't be offended by the comments. Probably by the picture of the chocolate bomber guts, but not by the puns.
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Heh.
07/08/09
I just yelled "Fire" when I fell into the chocolate
Why'd you yell "Fire" when you fell into the chocolate?
I yelled "Fire" because no one would save if I yelled "Chocolate!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDonSwXPUZU
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(Someone had to say it.)
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