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| From | Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.usage.english |
| Subject | Re: Is this funny? |
| Date | 2026-08-24 08:21 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <nf29mvFpg50U3@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <116gkj7$2ihk3$1@dont-email.me> |
Le 24/08/2026 à 06:24, Bertel Lund Hansen a écrit : > > I was reading an article in my daily paper about a study in Holland of > people who wanted to die. They followed 25 people to see if their wish > was stable. > > About one of the subjects it said: > > A woman born in 1937 had made an agreement with her husband that > they would die together, but the plan failed when he suddenly > died. > > I couldn't help lauging when I read that. Is it just me? Perhaps he was the hurrying type. A wry smile may be appropriate, plus or minus a line from Burns: "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley."
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Is this funny? Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-08-24 07:24 +0200
Re: Is this funny? occam <occam@erewhon.nix> - 2026-08-24 08:13 +0200
Re: Is this funny? Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-24 08:21 +0100
Re: Is this funny? Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-08-24 21:48 +0100
Re: Is this funny? Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-08-25 08:23 +0200
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