Cameron's son dies

[Board Game Geek]

Bogey posted : That was a spectacularly spastic post there, BGG.

I'm not sure whether the above comment was a particularly poor joke, or a genuine comment on my post.

If the latter, the point I was trying to demonstrate is that the emotions of grief seem to be publically available for consumption these days, and that this appears to spiralled since the death of Lady Diana.

Thousands of children, and indeed adults, die every day, and yet we don't have a thread dedicated to them exclusively, do we ?

If it's a forum member, such as the dearly-missed Fleetwood, then I can perhaps understand it. He was a member of the community and known by all (at the time).

I'd expect people to want to give condolences in such a situation.

But nowadays it seems that many do it almost habitually, in public, for all to see, and I wonder if the sentiment of grieving is less important than being seen to grieve in the first place ?

[bogeyman]

I'm not sure whether the above comment was a particularly poor joke...

Not a joke. It stands.

Don't try to justify yourself with waffle and verbiage either.

[Bagpuss]

I don't know why we can't just be decent on this board sometimes. Expressing emotion isn't a weakness. I don't know Cameron, but I can empathise with his situation. The moment we lose the ability to do that we might as well be dead.

IMHO etc

[Ruprect]

Aha, I've found the forum's board in which those who wish to be seen to grieve can express their grief in public for all to see.

Okies, my turn.
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Done.

And before you ask, mine was a personal moment of reflection, which is private between me and the family concerned.

You don't usually post idiocies BGG, but on this occasion you have.

[bogeyman]

I don't know why we can't just be decent on this board sometimes. Expressing emotion isn't a weakness. I don't know Cameron, but I can empathise with his situation. The moment we lose the ability to do that we might as well be dead.

IMHO etc

Heard!

I do know Cameron vaguely and some of these glib comments just make me want to punch the poster's face in.

It's not appropriate I know. Sorry.

[Board Game Geek]

Bogey posted : Don't try to justify yourself with waffle and verbiage either.

Apologies if you are having difficulty understanding my observations.

I'll rephrase it especially for you.

Since Lady Di Died,
The Nation has cried,
We haven't stopped crying,
Whilst people keep dying.

We pour out our grief,
But we have to be brief,
So long as we're seen,
Wailing obscene.

The life of another,
A sister, a brother,
Eclipsed by our tears,
These are my fears.

[bogeyman]

Apologies if you are having difficulty understanding my observations.

I'll rephrase it especially for you.

Since Lady Di Died,
The Nation has cried,
We haven't stopped crying,
Whilst people keep dying.

We pour out our grief,
But we have to be brief,
So long as we're seen,
Wailing obscene.

The life of another,
A sister, a brother,
Eclipsed by our tears,
These are my fears.

And there you are justifying yourself with... crap.

Why can't you just reflect on what you said and shut the fekk up?

[d000hg]

Everyone's saying the same "what a shame, condolences etc" thing. Why not just have a poll for people to add their name:

His son has died...
1)What a shame, poor bloke
2)AndyW

[Bagpuss]

Wasn't mainly at you, but rather BGG's accusation of mawkish (sp?) mentality. It's not like we are having a candle lit vigil, just a moment expressing we are humans rather than belligerent children (me included). I am surprised no poor taste jokes have been posted though!

[bogeyman]

Everyone's saying the same "what a shame, condolences etc" thing. Why not just have a poll for people to add their name:

His son has died...
1)What a shame, poor bloke
2)AndyW

Oh for God's sake - fekk off!

Is there no humanity here?