Thursday, 3 May 2018

Scientist, 104, begins trip to end his life

quote [ David Goodall is not terminally ill but wants to die, and resents that he cannot elect to do so in Australia. ]

[SFW] [do it yourSElf] [+5 Interesting]
[by arrowhen@5:39amGMT]

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Hugh E. said @ 6:17pm GMT on 10th May [Score:1 Good]
In accordance with his plan, Goodall died Thursday [10 may 2018]

[T]he 104-year-old man burst spontaneously into song, singing in German:
Freude, schöner Götterfunken
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische, dein Heiligtum!
rezties said @ 6:00am GMT on 3rd May
+1 "Do it yourself" category
dolemite said @ 6:31am GMT on 3rd May
I've known enough people in their nineties to believe that being in your hundreds could be a harsh state of being even without any particular medical condition.

I hope he finds a peaceful method and a beautiful place to finish
ComposerNate said @ 7:31am GMT on 3rd May
Barrel in the mouth, ashes shot from a cannon gonzo-style
1111 said @ 1:09pm GMT on 3rd May

"Gonzo-style" included blowing his head off with his son and grandson in the next room.

The final act of thoughtless fucking prick.


HoZay said @ 7:36pm GMT on 10th May
There's a well-known effect of aging where time seems to move ever faster. It seems like that would be disorienting and annoying as hell at 100+ years.

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