David Carradine

severine said:

He was in Bangkok. What do you expect? ..........


Not to belittle the guy. Though I had not a clue who he was until I read this thread either. I have not seen Kill Bill nor Kung Fu. There were some deaths like this when I was in high school, IIRC. Something about getting lightheaded is supposed to enhance the experience but you have to be careful about how long you cut off the oxygen. Sad tragedy.

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wa-loaf said:

<cough> Micheal Hutchence </cough>

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severine said:

Sad tragedy.

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ComeBackMudPuddles said:

sad? yes.

tragedy? no.

assuming this is what happened, a guy killing himself while attempting a dangerous sexual act isn't a tragedy. maybe unfortunate, but, not a tragedy.

btw, not trying to pick on you, severine, and i'm not trying to make light of the guy's death. it's just that the overuse of some words, like "tragedy" or "tragic", is a pet peeve of mine.

"tragedy" should be reserved for describing really tragic things, like the quality of highway star's posts.

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tragic
Adjective
1. sad and distressing because it involves death or suffering: she was blinded in a tragic accident
2. of or like a tragedy: a tragic hero
3. sad or mournful: a tragic melody


trag·e·dy (trj-d)
n. pl. trag·e·dies
1.
a. A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances.
b. The genre made up of such works.
c. The art or theory of writing or producing these works.
2. A play, film, television program, or other narrative work that portrays or depicts calamitous events and has an unhappy but meaningful ending.
3. A disastrous event, especially one involving distressing loss or injury to life: an expedition that ended in tragedy, with all hands lost at sea.
4. A tragic aspect or element.

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severine said:

from thefreedictionary.com (emphasis my own)

I know you weren't picking on me, but I don't consider that over-use of the word considering its definition. Also ironic, if this is indeed what happened; intended for ultimate pleasure, resulted in no more pleasure.

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severine said:

You don't consider a situation that's gone horribly awry disastrous? I think it's the irony here that makes it such to me. I agree on your examples, but I'm saying that in this case, it's the fact that an almost opposite outcome than desired was achieved is what makes it a tragedy.

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severine said:

He was in Bangkok. What do you expect? ..........

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ComeBackMudPuddles said:

if we're to believe he pulled a michael hutchence, then, no, i don't think what happened is something that went "horribly awry". it's completely foreseeable that one could cross the line from suffocating oneself for sexual gratification to cutting off oxygen to one's brain to the point of death.

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mondeo said:

Darwin Award candidates are not tradgedies in my book.

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severine said:

We'll remember that when it comes to your time.

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Marc said:

If?

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