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Who wants to live forever? July 4, 2011 8:27 pm Jody

I don’t…but hey that’s just me.

This reminds me of a myth I once read. There was a titan named Eos who wanted Tithonius, a ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-06 10:43:35
- In the Museum d' Ornay was a statue by Denys Puech of the dawn goddess (Aurora in the Roman pantheon). ... by TB 2011-07-06 11:06:33
  - Young girls who tragically attempt to starve themselves into bony supermodel figures might profit by contemplating the young woman portrayed ... by ER 2011-07-07 07:01:34
  - Pretty much ANY greek or roman statue can be classified NSFW. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-06 23:55:26
    - Yeah, I know, but it's sort of a requirement. After looking at the Louvre, this museum was amazing. I'd never ... by TB 2011-07-07 09:03:02
What the hell do you do if you are 350 years old....still work?...that is bullshit. Life is NOT that awesome ... by Jody 2011-07-05 14:35:52
- I absolutely love every pain free moment of life, and I am going to assume that a fringe benefit of ... by FrankC 2011-07-05 15:31:14
  - You have already won my heart Frank...the door would always be open for you. All I know is what a quagmire ... by Jody 2011-07-05 18:52:18
    - Maybe if you were Albatross free, you would understand it. by Eri 2011-07-05 20:50:04
      - I have thought of that Eri. by Jody 2011-07-05 21:46:20
  - "if oblivion is unavoidable, you will hear no complaints from me" LOL! Frank, the friendly ghost. (I hope.) by Eri 2011-07-05 15:56:51
I dislike the idea of oblivion. I believe it is the Jehovah's Witness that believe that hell is in fact ... by FrankC 2011-07-05 11:42:30
- I'm not sure why oblivion is such a big deal. I spent a couple of billion years there before ... by TB 2011-07-05 14:34:17
  - I have. Your internal programming obviously degraded; otherwise, you would not have become a Republican. by Eri 2011-07-05 15:59:33
    - I didn't "become" a Republican. A few Republicans are finally starting to become me. by TB 2011-07-05 17:06:51
      - God help you all. ... .... ..... ...... to become Democrats! by Eri 2011-07-05 20:51:36
- The bible refers to it as the Second Death. I'm not sure where they got the idea of eternal ... by Lee 2011-07-05 12:23:38
  - From Republicanism. by Eri 2011-07-06 02:49:22
  - I think Dante's Inferno is the culprit for inventing Hell. by Jody 2011-07-05 14:33:31
I think its possible to extend life, by doing spot repairs and attacking specific problems and conditions. But I ... by ER 2011-07-05 04:28:41
- I have read that the max shelf life for human tissue is a tad less than 200 years. Of course, ... by FrankC 2011-07-05 15:46:59
  - That's if you want to live on a shelf. by Eri 2011-07-06 02:50:19
The theme from the Highlander which is apropos, of course. Beautiful song. Lengthy lives brings a whole scenarios of things ... by Eri 2011-07-04 22:06:09