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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| KWhitehead wrote: |
| the theme song for M*A*S*H is about suicide. |
Probably the reason the series only played the instrumental version. |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| My wife has a T-shirt that says, "Addicted to Shopping". She knows exactly what it means. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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| For me, one of the funniest commercials used N.E.R.D.'s Wonderful Place. It's kind of a happy-go-lucky tune with some cheerful whistles in the beginning, then Pharell Williams, in his best smooth-mack-pimp voice just says, "Daayum." |
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Ryst Helmut
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
Location: In search of the elusive signature...
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| Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Smee wrote: |
Korea's Suicide Rate Highest in OECD in 2005
The number of suicides rose to an all-time high of 12,000 last year as more people took their own lives amid economic hardship, recording the highest suicide rate among the 30 member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).... South Korea also recorded the highest suicide rate among the OECD member countries.
South Korea also recorded the highest suicide rate among the OECD member countries. Hungary came in second with 22.6, followed by Japan with 20.3.
What was more alarming is that suicide topped the causes of deaths last year for 20-and 30-somethings who were supposed to actively participate in economic activities.... The leading causes of death for people under 20 were traffic accidents, while cancer and blood vessel-related diseases took a grater toll than other causes for people aged 40 or older.
By Lee Hyo-sik, Korea Times (September 18, 2006)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200609/kt2006091817320510160.htm
Korea tops OECD suicide list
By Ko Kyoung-tae, The Korea Herald (September 19, 2006)
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2006/09/19/200609190017.asp
S. Korea has top suicide rate among OECD countries: report
Yonhap News (September 18, 2006)
http://english.yna.co.kr/Engnews/20060918/640000000020060918135933E0.html |
Real Reality has a "Mini-me??????"
!Shoosh,
Ryst |
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dogshed
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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| KWhitehead wrote: |
| the theme song for M*A*S*H is about suicide. |
It's called "Suicide Is Painless". The movie has the lyrics and they dropped the lyrics for the TV series.
Suicide is painless.
It brings on many changes.
But I can leave or take them as I please.
I don't remember the rest.
-Jeff |
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mateomiguel
Joined: 16 May 2005
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| Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Ryst Helmut wrote: |
Real Reality has a "Mini-me??????"
!Shoosh,
Ryst |
Wow, I didn't even notice that it wasn't Real Reality. The format looked just like his stuff. |
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MantisBot
Joined: 28 Nov 2005
Location: Itaewon, Seoul, SK
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:33 am Post subject: Re: It makes me want to kill myself |
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| dogshed wrote: |
There's a commercial on TV and I can't tell what it is for. They play a song with the lyrics, "It makes me want to kill myself."
What's up with that?
-Jeff |
If I recall correctly, isn't it a shampoo ad or something equally opposite to the lyrics?
They look happy, right? |
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bluelake
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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| dogshed wrote: |
| KWhitehead wrote: |
| the theme song for M*A*S*H is about suicide. |
It's called "Suicide Is Painless". The movie has the lyrics and they dropped the lyrics for the TV series.
Suicide is painless.
It brings on many changes.
But I can leave or take them as I please.
I don't remember the rest.
-Jeff |
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Suicide is Painless
Through early morning fog I see,
Visions of the things to be,
The pains that are withheld for me,
I realize and I can see...
[REFRAIN]:
That suicide is painless.
It brings on many changes.
And I can take or leave it if I please.
I try to find a way to make,
All our little joys relate,
Without that ever-present hate,
But now I know that it's too late, and...
[REFRAIN]
The game of life is hard to play,
I'm gonna lose it anyway.
The losing card I'll someday lay,
So this is all I have to say.
[REFRAIN]
The only way to win is cheat,
And lay it down before I'm beat,
And to another give my seat,
For that's the only painless feat.
[REFRAIN]
The sword of time will pierce our skins.
It doesn't hurt when it begins.
But as it works its way on in,
The pain grows stronger...watch it grin, but...
[REFRAIN]
A brave man once requested me,
to answer questions that are key.
Is it to be or not to be?
And I replied 'Oh why ask me?'
[REFRAIN]
'Cause suicide is painless.
It brings on many changes.
And I can take or leave it if I please.
...And you can do the same thing if you choose.
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Boodleheimer
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
Location: working undercover for the Man
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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| does anybody have a "Suicide Is Painless" in downloadable form? put it up on fileanchor or somewhere? i'd like to hear the original version. |
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coolsage
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: The overcast afternoon of the soul
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:07 am Post subject: |
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| I appreciate the research that some have done in the interests of this thread. 'Suicide is Painless' is entirely in keeping with the vicissitudes of the Korean War. But a bubbly K-girl selling real-estate against a background of 'I want to kill myself'? Incongruous, to say the least. Or maybe not. Given the suicide rate in this land, the higher your apartuh, the greater your chance of succeeding at the big splat when you hurl yourself off the balcony after getting only a 650 on your TOIEC. |
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lulu144
Joined: 31 Aug 2006
Location: Gwangju!
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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| That's so funny about the I want to kill myself song. When I first saw it... I couldn't help but laugh.... but none of my friends ever caught it or paid attention./... so now I know it's not just me..... |
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dogshed
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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| I just saw it again. I guess no one has told them yet. -Jeff |
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dogshed
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 5:03 am Post subject: |
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| I think this is their website. -Jeff |
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