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I thought he was already dead

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (51811) • St. Catharines, Ontario 16 Dec 09

Every so often we hear of a once-famous person dying, and are surprised that they weren't already dead. My latest entry in this category is Oral Roberts. Heard on the news the other day that he had died. He was 91. As my heading...

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Do you read the obituaries?

ladym33 @ladym33 (10978) • United States 26 Aug 09

I know this is an odd question to put under "Enjoy Life" but my mother in law used to love to read the obituaries. I will look at them from time to time if I see them while looking at something else, but I don't purposly go...

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When reading the newspaper......

Modestah @Modestah (11177) • United States 6 Jun 09

When you grab the newspaper - which section do you turn to to read first? Or do you read from front page to back in order. I know a lot of people will go right to the obituary and birth announcements - Others go directly to...

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Your Obituary

dmillman @dmillman (2273) • United States 4 Apr 08

I know this sounds morbid, but I'm curious about what others think their obituary might say about them. What do you think yours will say? What would you want it to say? Have fun with this!!!

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Do you read the obituaries in the newpaper?

whywiki @whywiki (6066) • Canada 28 May 07

My co-worker and I read the obits every day to see who has died. Then we talk about the people in the obits, wonder about their lives, check out to see what people died of and how old they were. My other co-worker thinks this is...

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What headline would you like to see for yourself?

tarachand @tarachand (3895) • India 26 Jan 07

I am not talking obits here, so mind. (As a writer I've seen and met many of the people who are written about. I don't think I've ever met anybody I'd really like to be associated with)

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what would you like your obit to say about you

countryautobc @countryautobc (128) • Canada 15 Jan 07

I just lost a cousin in a terrible car accident and I was just sitting here thinking about the obit. I truly hope that mine will say something like she lived a full and active life and she went doing something she loved.

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