Ed Lada 2,470 #1 Posted December 9, 2019 I noticed that almost 10% of the threads on the first page here are DTS threads. I realize there are a lot of Boomers here, I am one of them. It's getting to the point that were aging into the time where the first Boomers are dying off, with many more to follow. It is a well known fact that everyone that has ever lived, is currently alive, or will be born in the future, will at some point, die. Take the big dirt nap as it were. It's kind of a natural phenomena. I also realize that we all recognize this phenomena, but when we get into our 60s and beyond, it becomes personal and heightens our awareness of our inevitable mortality. Get used to it, it's gonna happen sooner rather than later for most of us. There will be more and more celebrities and the like that we loved, admired, and grew up with, passing on, and I fear that GA will become nothing but a giant repository of obituary and condolence threads. Perhaps at least there could just be one mega DTS thread to deposit all of this for those of you who feel the need to share the passing of the ever growing number of dead folks. Just a thought. OK Boomers? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snaggletooth 2,877 #2 Posted December 9, 2019 With titelle licke "Boomere Downe" ?or "Anorthere Boomere Dowen, ABD forre shortte" " ? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jewingiv 79 #3 Posted December 9, 2019 FWIW, Caroll Spinney (my thread below) was a member of the Silent Generation, and his greatest impact was on Gen Xers (like me) and Millennials... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QBF 526 #4 Posted December 9, 2019 What about those who die who are not boomers, such as the recently dead Juice Wrld who was only 21? https://www.wtnh.com/news/rapper-juice-wrld-dies-after-medical-emergency-in-chicago/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snaggletooth 2,877 #5 Posted December 9, 2019 Then I gess the stnderde DTS salutte ist fine. (Ed is juste tryning to consollidatte thinges, organizatione, saveng space, and hopfalley sipone off a fiew vowelles to hisse adoptted homeland. Nothenf trickey, juste an evereyday QPQ ) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IStream 2,226 #6 Posted December 9, 2019 It's DTS Anarchy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Mastere Dreade 2,020 #7 Posted December 9, 2019 who won the 2019 DTS pool ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dorado 594 #8 Posted December 9, 2019 4 hours ago, Ed Lada said: I noticed that almost 10% of the threads on the first page here are DTS threads. I realize there are a lot of Boomers here, I am one of them. It's getting to the point that were aging into the time where the first Boomers are dying off, with many more to follow. It is a well known fact that everyone that has ever lived, is currently alive, or will be born in the future, will at some point, die. Take the big dirt nap as it were. It's kind of a natural phenomena. I also realize that we all recognize this phenomena, but when we get into our 60s and beyond, it becomes personal and heightens our awareness of our inevitable mortality. Get used to it, it's gonna happen sooner rather than later for most of us. There will be more and more celebrities and the like that we loved, admired, and grew up with, passing on, and I fear that GA will become nothing but a giant repository of obituary and condolence threads. Perhaps at least there could just be one mega DTS thread to deposit all of this for those of you who feel the need to share the passing of the ever growing number of dead folks. Just a thought. OK Boomers? I always check the DTS threads first to make sure it's not me ( or you) they are talking about. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bugsy 398 #9 Posted December 9, 2019 *pedant alert* Shit isn't dead. It is full of bacteria. It is quite alive. The expression "DTS" bugs me. *alert over* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 7,929 #10 Posted December 9, 2019 5 hours ago, Ed Lada said: Get used to it, it's gonna happen sooner rather than later for most of us. I've always had the feeling that God is going to make an exception in my case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snaggletooth 2,877 #11 Posted December 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, SloopJonB said: I've always had the feeling that God is going to make an exception in my case. That wase in the workes, but wase talkled oute of it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Lada 2,470 #12 Posted December 9, 2019 29 minutes ago, SloopJonB said: I've always had the feeling that God is going to make an exception in my case. You just keep on thinking that buddy, we all have those little delusions that help us deal with life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MR.CLEAN 3,811 #13 Posted December 9, 2019 3 hours ago, IStream said: It's DTS Anarchy. Sponsored by Overnight Caskets (yep it's a thing) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MidPack 114 #14 Posted December 9, 2019 Something has to fill the void created by declining interest in sailing. And since the median age of sailors has been steadily increasing for several decades, it's only appropriate that DTS threads would surface. I wonder what the median age of frequent SA posters is? Probably 50+... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Lada 2,470 #15 Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, MidPack said: Something has to fill the void created by declining interest in sailing. And since the median age of sailors has been steadily increasing for several decades, it's only appropriate that DTS threads would surface. I wonder what the median age of frequent SA posters is? Probably 50+... Yeah, a lot of boomers, like I said in the OP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windward 329 #16 Posted December 9, 2019 Whatever happened to Boomer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snaggletooth 2,877 #17 Posted December 9, 2019 Hoboto maye no, they our budds. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerseyguy 1,162 #18 Posted December 9, 2019 9 hours ago, QBF said: What about those who die who are not boomers, such as the recently dead Juice Wrld who was only 21? https://www.wtnh.com/news/rapper-juice-wrld-dies-after-medical-emergency-in-chicago/ From the Chicago Tribune “Federal agents and Chicago police were confiscating drugs and guns from luggage when rapper Juice Wrld suffered seizure at Midway, officials say” Causation, correlation, coincidence or ??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cristoforo 340 #19 Posted December 9, 2019 10 hours ago, Ed Lada said: I noticed that almost 10% of the threads on the first page here are DTS threads. I realize there are a lot of Boomers here, I am one of them. It's getting to the point that were aging into the time where the first Boomers are dying off, with many more to follow. It is a well known fact that everyone that has ever lived, is currently alive, or will be born in the future, will at some point, die. Take the big dirt nap as it were. It's kind of a natural phenomena. I also realize that we all recognize this phenomena, but when we get into our 60s and beyond, it becomes personal and heightens our awareness of our inevitable mortality. Get used to it, it's gonna happen sooner rather than later for most of us. There will be more and more celebrities and the like that we loved, admired, and grew up with, passing on, and I fear that GA will become nothing but a giant repository of obituary and condolence threads. Perhaps at least there could just be one mega DTS thread to deposit all of this for those of you who feel the need to share the passing of the ever growing number of dead folks. Just a thought. OK Boomers? Will it keep you out of threads about actually sailing and in GA? If so I’m all for it. When is your expiration date? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
austin1972 626 #20 Posted December 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Windward said: Whatever happened to Boomer? He's fine. Retired and on to other things, I guess. Boomer is still sailing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sailingk8 113 #21 Posted December 10, 2019 I don't want a line in some lame ass generic thread, I want my very own DTS thread thank you very much! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
White Lightning2 201 #22 Posted December 10, 2019 For those of us that avoid Wastebook, it is a way to share sentiments about the passing of Icons, or semi Icons (which are different than semi-colons, or vowels which are apparently in short supply in Poland) I actually learn about the history of some diverse and interesting people, that I might not have otherwise heard of. WL2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mid 2,824 #23 Posted December 10, 2019 10 hours ago, Dorado said: I always check the DTS threads first to make sure it's not me “There are only two things to worry about, either you are healthy or you are sick. If you are healthy, then there is nothing to worry about. But if you are sick there are only two things to worry about, either you will get well or you will die. If you get well, then there is nothing to worry about. But if you die there are only two things to worry about, either you will go to heaven or to hell. If you go to heaven, then there is nothing to worry about. And if you to go hell, you'll be so darn busy shaking hands with your friends you won't have time to worry.” Wolfgang Riebe 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mid 2,824 #24 Posted December 10, 2019 Quote I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up. Benjamin Franklin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cristoforo 340 #25 Posted December 10, 2019 Ed, why are you still alive and this woman is dead? https://www.wfsb.com/news/colleagues-friends-react-to-denise-d-ascenzo-s-passing/article_d63509b6-1a38-11ea-aaca-4339498648af.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alhadder 457 #26 Posted December 10, 2019 12 hours ago, bugger said: *pedant alert* Shit isn't dead. It is full of bacteria. It is quite alive. The expression "DTS" bugs me. *alert over* For you DTS can mean "Died too soon" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IStream 2,226 #27 Posted December 10, 2019 I prefer "down the shitter". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeCanard 15 #28 Posted December 10, 2019 new entry: Marie Fredriksson at age 61. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mad 3,693 #29 Posted December 10, 2019 On 12/9/2019 at 12:46 PM, Ed Lada said: I noticed that almost 10% of the threads on the first page here are DTS threads. I realize there are a lot of Boomers here, I am one of them. It's getting to the point that were aging into the time where the first Boomers are dying off, with many more to follow. It is a well known fact that everyone that has ever lived, is currently alive, or will be born in the future, will at some point, die. Take the big dirt nap as it were. It's kind of a natural phenomena. I also realize that we all recognize this phenomena, but when we get into our 60s and beyond, it becomes personal and heightens our awareness of our inevitable mortality. Get used to it, it's gonna happen sooner rather than later for most of us. There will be more and more celebrities and the like that we loved, admired, and grew up with, passing on, and I fear that GA will become nothing but a giant repository of obituary and condolence threads. Perhaps at least there could just be one mega DTS thread to deposit all of this for those of you who feel the need to share the passing of the ever growing number of dead folks. Just a thought. OK Boomers? I used to go to weddings and christenings...............now I tend to go to funerals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Lada 2,470 #30 Posted December 10, 2019 2 hours ago, mad said: I used to go to weddings and christenings...............now I tend to go to funerals. I just don't go anywhere. Easier that way. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QBF 526 #31 Posted December 10, 2019 8 minutes ago, Ed Lada said: I just don't go anywhere. Easier that way. Do you read the obituaries? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QBF 526 #32 Posted December 10, 2019 19 hours ago, jerseyguy said: From the Chicago Tribune “Federal agents and Chicago police were confiscating drugs and guns from luggage when rapper Juice Wrld suffered seizure at Midway, officials say” Causation, correlation, coincidence or ??? Right after he died, the article I read just said he had seizures and that blood was pouring out of his mouth. Not a pleasant way to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Lada 2,470 #33 Posted December 10, 2019 47 minutes ago, QBF said: Do you read the obituaries? No. If I really need to know that someone died, I would hear about it before an obit appeared. Apparently I don't share this obsession with death, especially strangers, that others here have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Lada 2,470 #34 Posted December 10, 2019 33 minutes ago, QBF said: Right after he died, the article I read just said he had seizures and that blood was pouring out of his mouth. Not a pleasant way to go. Believe me, there are far more unpleasant ways. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobot 1,855 #35 Posted December 10, 2019 On 12/9/2019 at 10:45 AM, MR.CLEAN said: Sponsored by Overnight Caskets (yep it's a thing) The page will need a Monitor.....somebody get Assman out of retirement please! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B.J. Porter 2,822 #36 Posted December 10, 2019 On 12/9/2019 at 8:29 AM, jewingiv said: FWIW, Caroll Spinney (my thread below) was a member of the Silent Generation, and his greatest impact was on Gen Xers (like me) and Millennials... Oscar rocks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d'ranger 2,536 #37 Posted December 10, 2019 Sean Cody aka SC-Texas passed over Thanksgiving weekend. From what I gathered was a heart attack and/or car wreck. For old timers he was a legend in the gun threads and loved to troll with the limousine liberal stuff. Once I got to know him was a good guy and as an attorney did some very nice things for people in need. He will be missed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MR.CLEAN 3,811 #38 Posted December 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, d'ranger said: Sean Cody aka SC-Texas passed over Thanksgiving weekend. From what I gathered was a heart attack and/or car wreck. For old timers he was a legend in the gun threads and loved to troll with the limousine liberal stuff. Once I got to know him was a good guy and as an attorney did some very nice things for people in need. He will be missed. Shit. He was a good dude. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Recidivist 487 #39 Posted December 10, 2019 27 minutes ago, d'ranger said: Sean Cody aka SC-Texas passed over Thanksgiving weekend. From what I gathered was a heart attack and/or car wreck. For old timers he was a legend in the gun threads and loved to troll with the limousine liberal stuff. Once I got to know him was a good guy and as an attorney did some very nice things for people in need. He will be missed. I used to enjoy sparring with Sean - and he gave plenty back. That was in the good old days of SA, when the shit fights were legendary. I remember a particularly good jibe one Anarchist made about Sean, referring to his skills as an attorney - something like: "I suspect that most of SC's clients are in jail, which probably explains his fixation about guns for personal protection". Classic. RIP Sean, sorry to hear of your passing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CriticalPath 75 #40 Posted December 10, 2019 1 hour ago, d'ranger said: Sean Cody aka SC-Texas passed over Thanksgiving weekend. From what I gathered was a heart attack and/or car wreck. For old timers he was a legend in the gun threads and loved to troll with the limousine liberal stuff. Once I got to know him was a good guy and as an attorney did some very nice things for people in need. He will be missed. Sean was stirring shit around the sailing interwebs from the beginning - I remember some fun sparring session on the old Sailing World forum before SA. RIP buddy, it was fun times... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 7,929 #41 Posted December 10, 2019 8 hours ago, LeCanard said: new entry: Marie Fredriksson at age 61. Well she fulfilled the "leave a beautiful corpse" part of the old saying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 7,929 #42 Posted December 10, 2019 4 hours ago, Ed Lada said: No. If I really need to know that someone died, I would hear about it before an obit appeared. Apparently I don't share this obsession with death, especially strangers, that others here have. No schadenfreude in your soul? No-one whose death would have you ask "Did he suffer"? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Point Break 2,618 #43 Posted December 11, 2019 Death is a part of life. Seems I've been surrounded by it my entire adult life. Family, friends, coworkers, various musicians and other famous people and LOTS of people I didn't even know but played a part in their and their families journey. I have no issue with each observation of a passing. Some resonate, some I just scroll by. Yeah......my turn is coming....I'm good. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meat Wad 532 #44 Posted December 11, 2019 If Scot would get of his high horse and do something like create an "In Memory of" forum, it might look like he cared about something other than BS Politics. Then, Sailors could really see who has passed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 7,929 #45 Posted December 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Point Break said: Death is a part of life. Seems I've been surrounded by it my entire adult life. I'm reminded of that great Raymond Chandler line; "Trouble is my business" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Point Break 2,618 #46 Posted December 11, 2019 31 minutes ago, SloopJonB said: I'm reminded of that great Raymond Chandler line; "Trouble is my business" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MR.CLEAN 3,811 #47 Posted December 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Meat Wad said: it might look like he cared about something erm he doesn't Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPORTSCAR 689 #48 Posted December 11, 2019 RIP Sean Cody, one of the originals here. Sad to learn of his passing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #49 Posted December 11, 2019 13 hours ago, d'ranger said: Sean Cody aka SC-Texas passed over Thanksgiving weekend. From what I gathered was a heart attack and/or car wreck. For old timers he was a legend in the gun threads and loved to troll with the limousine liberal stuff. Once I got to know him was a good guy and as an attorney did some very nice things for people in need. He will be missed. That's really said to hear. I wondered what happened to him. RIP SC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites