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trowwaith t1_j6k7bhb wrote

Reply to comment by DevinB333 in The letters of T. S. Eliot to Emily Hale that were kept sealed from 1956 to 2020 have been released for free online by RunDNA

Yes but it might be interesting if you were able to correspond after your death.

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nom-nom-nom-de-plumb t1_j6lqtok wrote

I died 37 years ago, during the Regan administration, due to a mishap involving cocaine, a bowling pin, a bowl of sukiyaki and one of those little paddle boats that's shaped like a swan. One moment I was on top of the 80's, and the next I was unable to do any more drugs and could only communicate thru my Cellular Phone. Now, thanks to advances in technology, it's much easier for me to interact with the living. So, long story short, do more blow because when you die...you end up a ghost on reddit.

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nilyro t1_j6mg1ee wrote

What the fuck did I just read :)

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mikarala t1_j6nd4tu wrote

Why does this sound like a really fun opening paragraph to a book, though.

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NoRightsProductions t1_j6lnsma wrote

Mark Twain wanted his autobiography published 100 years after his death, which is pretty close

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HearseWithNoName t1_j6lr9o8 wrote

Pretty close 13 years ago?

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NoRightsProductions t1_j6lshzv wrote

Pretty close to the idea of corresponding after death.

Of course, 13 years ago is also considerably closer than when it was written, so, yes?

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DevinB333 t1_j6k9l4g wrote

It would be. I’ll let you know if it works out.

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trowwaith t1_j6lmi4r wrote

I’ll be too old to wait; just send the letters direct to Princeton. Best wishes.

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Polaric_Spiral t1_j6m2m6q wrote

Hey, if someone's offed you in the last several hours you've already done it!

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TD87 t1_j6lv6z4 wrote

"May we all rest in peace." I've never read that sentence before.

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AnotherLightInTheSky t1_j6mzb8f wrote

RIP humanity?

It's my default reaction to even municipal level news lol

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TD87 t1_j6n0wsq wrote

Lol yeah... I'll read a random article like "Australia commissions 400 new coal plants" and I be like we really gon die smh... But yeah this one hit different coz he wrote it for posterity, knowing that by the time we all read it, he'd be long dead and shit. I guess it made me think about my mortality, but also the context of it all makes it sad... and then there's the matter of it being funny thing to say earnestly.

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Own-Storage3301 t1_j6l4g8m wrote

Hiding Houdini tried that but no luck

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DrDildoMD t1_j6lm0wi wrote

> Hiding Houdini tried that but no luck

Well there’s your problem! He’s just hiding!

I’m sure just as soon as he’s dead he will contact us. Any minute now.

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