Comments on: Men take dead buddy out on the town http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 07:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Cheryl Carter http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1221438 Cheryl Carter Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1221438 I would have had some sympathy for these two idiots but they didn't show any compassion for their friend.  The least they could have done was allow him to join in on the fun.  It was just rude to make him sit in the car.  I would have had some sympathy for these two idiots but they didn’t show any compassion for their friend.  The least they could have done was allow him to join in on the fun.  It was just rude to make him sit in the car. 

]]> By: Big_Onion http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1219723 Big_Onion Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1219723 Man, even the criminals can't find new material and need to remake old movie plotlines. Lame. Man, even the criminals can’t find new material and need to remake old movie plotlines. Lame.

]]> By: GatoRanch http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1218607 GatoRanch Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1218607 And Denver has a GREAT sense of humor about this! "Shotgun Willie's offers corpse discount in wake of Weekend at Bernie's misadventure" http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2011/09/shotgun_willies_corpse_discount_photos.php And Denver has a GREAT sense of humor about this!

“Shotgun Willie’s offers corpse discount in wake of Weekend at Bernie’s misadventure”

http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2011/09/shotgun_willies_corpse_discount_photos.php

]]> By: Mooph http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1218322 Mooph Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1218322 I actually have a standing last request that on the day I die my friends take me out for one last night on the town.  I was always inspired by that Errol Flynn legend. God help them though if they had left me in the car like that.  We're talking free-floating, full-torso, vaporous apparition time. I actually have a standing last request that on the day I die my friends take me out for one last night on the town.  I was always inspired by that Errol Flynn legend. God help them though if they had left me in the car like that.  We’re talking free-floating, full-torso, vaporous apparition time.

]]> By: goldenmansacks http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1218222 goldenmansacks Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1218222 Some of the more well-behaved guys in LoDo... Some of the more well-behaved guys in LoDo…

]]> By: efergus3 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217894 efergus3 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217894 "We did something wrong? Police dude, he would have WANTED us to!" About a half dozen functioning brain cells between the two of them. “We did something wrong? Police dude, he would have WANTED us to!” About a half dozen functioning brain cells between the two of them.

]]> By: bolamig http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217864 bolamig Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217864 The guys in most strip clubs look like their friend just died.  Seems like a good place to fit in with a dead friend in the car. The guys in most strip clubs look like their friend just died.  Seems like a good place to fit in with a dead friend in the car.

]]> By: Gulliver http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217754 Gulliver Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217754 <blockquote>They could be a theater group doing an adaptaion of "Weekend at Bernie's", Next week it's "The Shawshank Redemption"</blockquote> Well it sure won't be <i>The Hurricane</i>.

They could be a theater group doing an adaptaion of “Weekend at Bernie’s”, Next week it’s “The Shawshank Redemption”

Well it sure won’t be The Hurricane.

]]> By: elk http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217640 elk Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217640 Shotgun Willie's is still in business?! Shotgun Willie’s is still in business?!

]]> By: LintMan http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217561 LintMan Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217561 Driving his dead body around is bizarre but I wouldn't necessarily say unethical if that's all they did.  But they also used his credit card to pay for a full night on the town, which I'd consider theft.  Someone's going to be stuck with that debt, and those bozos probably aren't going to be the ones to pay it. More seriously, perhaps the guy was not yet dead when he was found?  Could a 911 call have saved his life? Driving his dead body around is bizarre but I wouldn’t necessarily say unethical if that’s all they did.  But they also used his credit card to pay for a full night on the town, which I’d consider theft.  Someone’s going to be stuck with that debt, and those bozos probably aren’t going to be the ones to pay it.

More seriously, perhaps the guy was not yet dead when he was found?  Could a 911 call have saved his life?

]]> By: DewiMorgan http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217473 DewiMorgan Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217473 Interesting that this (driving around with a dead guy) seems to be a Thing. It seems really rather common for people to drive around with dead spouses and such: http://boingboing.net/submit/2010/10/woman-drives-for-months-with-dead-body-in-her-car.html My guess is that it's some kind of unthinking reflex by people in emotional/mental shock, who are acting mostly on conditioned behaviour rather than logic and higher executive functions. But I can only speculate to WHY the car seems most appropriate to people's hindbrains. Interesting that this (driving around with a dead guy) seems to be a Thing.

It seems really rather common for people to drive around with dead spouses and such:
http://boingboing.net/submit/2010/10/woman-drives-for-months-with-dead-body-in-her-car.html

My guess is that it’s some kind of unthinking reflex by people in emotional/mental shock, who are acting mostly on conditioned behaviour rather than logic and higher executive functions. But I can only speculate to WHY the car seems most appropriate to people’s hindbrains.

]]> By: Blaze Curry http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217420 Blaze Curry Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217420 I judge this...Amoral at worst. Guy's dead, what does he care? I judge this…Amoral at worst. Guy’s dead, what does he care?

]]> By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217386 Guest Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217386 Ronald Reagan was in office for like 18 more months after he was clearly brain dead. Ronald Reagan was in office for like 18 more months after he was clearly brain dead.

]]> By: Happler http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217341 Happler Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217341 Never underestimate the power of human stupidity. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

]]> By: ganarce http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217323 ganarce Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217323 Things to do in Denver when you are dead Things to do in Denver when you are dead

]]> By: tinyinkling http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217304 tinyinkling Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217304 Motive: -- "He's dead man." "Whoa. Hey, are you thinking what I'm thinking?" "Weekend at Bernie's?" "Totally man!" Motive: — “He’s dead man.” “Whoa. Hey, are you thinking what I’m thinking?” “Weekend at Bernie’s?” “Totally man!”

]]> By: librtee_dot_com http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217297 librtee_dot_com Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217297 About what I would expect from Lincoln Navigator drivers. About what I would expect from Lincoln Navigator drivers.

]]> By: Brian Riggins http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217260 Brian Riggins Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217260 I think the real question is: why didn't they leave the dude at home the ENTIRE time? I think the real question is: why didn’t they leave the dude at home the ENTIRE time?

]]> By: Max Hodges http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217250 Max Hodges Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217250 sadly something similar happened with a girlfriend of mine. I dated a Vietnamese girl named Lan in Houston. She OD'ed on herion one day, and when her roommate came home and was unable to wake her up, she put her in the car and drove around town with her for several hours. Seems she wasn't able to come grips with Lan being dead. :( sadly something similar happened with a girlfriend of mine. I dated a Vietnamese girl named Lan in Houston. She OD’ed on herion one day, and when her roommate came home and was unable to wake her up, she put her in the car and drove around town with her for several hours. Seems she wasn’t able to come grips with Lan being dead. :(

]]> By: kxvufjjhrvxqr http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217242 kxvufjjhrvxqr Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217242 This is uncannily similar to plot of an episode of CSI I remembered watching. I just looked it up and it's season 5 episode 23 in case anyone was interested http://www.tv.com/csi/iced/episode/415315/recap.html. At the time I remember thinking that's one of those ridiculously bizarre and unnecessary crimes that would never happen in real life but the human race never ceases to push our boundaries. This is uncannily similar to plot of an episode of CSI I remembered watching. I just looked it up and it’s season 5 episode 23 in case anyone was interested http://www.tv.com/csi/iced/episode/415315/recap.html. At the time I remember thinking that’s one of those ridiculously bizarre and unnecessary crimes that would never happen in real life but the human race never ceases to push our boundaries.

]]> By: Bubba73 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217234 Bubba73 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217234 They could be a theater group doing an adaptaion of "Weekend at Bernie's", Next week it's "The Shawshank Redemption" They could be a theater group doing an adaptaion of “Weekend at Bernie’s”, Next week it’s “The Shawshank Redemption”

]]> By: Cameron Postelwait http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217212 Cameron Postelwait Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217212 not the first dead person i would have seen on the 16th street mall downtown. not the first dead person i would have seen on the 16th street mall downtown.

]]> By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217199 Guest Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217199 It seems there are a lot of things to do in Denver when you're dead. It seems there are a lot of things to do in Denver when you’re dead.

]]> By: dculberson http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217182 dculberson Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217182 They're probably borderline homeless, and know once the guy's declared dead they're out on the streets.  So they figured, one last fling before hitting the road. That's my guess. They’re probably borderline homeless, and know once the guy’s declared dead they’re out on the streets.  So they figured, one last fling before hitting the road.

That’s my guess.

]]> By: LinkMan http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217173 LinkMan Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217173 Toting around dead friends for fun and profit is <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2008/01/09/2008-01-09_two_in_hells_kitchen_bring_dead_man_on_t.html" rel="nofollow">sooooo 2008</a>. Toting around dead friends for fun and profit is sooooo 2008.

]]> By: Sean Nelson http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217168 Sean Nelson Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217168 Anyone else having a hard time coming up for a motive for this odd joyride? Anyone else having a hard time coming up for a motive for this odd joyride?

]]> By: querent http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217162 querent Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/men-take-dead-buddy-out-on-the-town.html#comment-1217162 Couple of 59 watt bulbs, those two. Couple of 59 watt bulbs, those two.

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