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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Darren Avey on April 06, 2026, 10:33:02 AM
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In the last week, I won't say friends as I don't really have many, but certainly friends of friends have killed themselves.
Also, id say friends, extended family, people I know, stands at about 15 suicides in the last 5 years.
Why do you think people are doing this? My godfather says its chemicals in food and drink causing depression leading to this...
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I feel very bad for the people who are at such a dark and low point in their life to consider suicide.
I think contributing factors would be past traumas, unresolved issues that grew, and how their brain is wired.
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Suicide usually is a permanent solution for a temporary problem.
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I feel very bad for the people who are at such a dark and low point in their life to consider suicide.
I think contributing factors would be past traumas, unresolved issues that grew, and how their brain is wired.
Depends i guess.
I remember as a child those absolutely closest to me telling me I was
A piece of shit
Hang myself
Useless
Failure
Pathetic, they're embarrassed of me
Etc
Never wanted to top myself.
Top others.....yes...
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A guy I went to high school with had a younger sister that killed herself after he graduated. But their home life was REALLLLLLLLLLYYYYY fucked up with all this religious crap. They were basically prisoners. When she saw what happened after he left for college, she couldn't take it anymore and didn't want that future for herself and killed herself.
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I knew a bunch of people who used the suicide solution to get out of life. some of the reasons= one girl I knew in high school her mother stole her boyfriend so she offed herself. One guy got caught embezzling from his bank job and couldn't handle the embarrassment. One guy thought he was hot shit in H.S. found out he wasn't so much out in the real world. So one day on his break from his dish washing job at a shitty diner blew his brains out. two others I knew had brain tumors both used a gun to off themselves. and there were others.
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I get it completely. It seems wonderful. Everyone always feels so bad for the people left after the death. How about feel good for the man who is at peace finally. I’m on the edge daily to do the same. Life just isn’t as good for some as others and people make life altering mistakes they can’t take back.
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I get it completely. It seems wonderful. Everyone always feels so bad for the people left after the death. How about feel good for the man who is at peace finally. I’m on the edge daily to do the same. Life just isn’t as good for some as others and people make life altering mistakes they can’t take back.
Yeh, its probably how I'll go.
In the woods by the A12 between Colchester and Ipswich
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I get it completely. It seems wonderful. Everyone always feels so bad for the people left after the death. How about feel good for the man who is at peace finally. I’m on the edge daily to do the same. Life just isn’t as good for some as others and people make life altering mistakes they can’t take back.
exactly, people say its selfish think about the people left behind. Well fuck think about the person living with a fucked up head or hating live, hating the world and just tired of all the bullshit. I can say with 99% certainty Ill be going this route within a few years. No interest in living in pain or the absolute shithole Canada has become. However, i wont go quietly
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maybe youre a jinx...
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Jesus guys cheer up.
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some people are just perpetually depressed. Like most of their wake time is mostly negative feelings like dredd, anxiety and suffering. Famous people like Chester Bennington in Linking park and autor/writer David Foster come to mind.
If you have read things said by them often you can tell in retrospect that they where always suffering and wanting to off themselves, even when very young.
as for reasons I think mostly genetic predisposition. And also can be childhood trauma and because of that trauma substance abuse which only worsens it.
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some people are just perpetually depressed. Like most of their wake time is mostly negative feelings like dredd, anxiety and suffering. Famous people like Chester Bennington in Linking park and autor/writer David Foster come to mind.
If you have read things said by them often you can tell in retrospect that they where always suffering and wanting to off themselves, even when very young.
as for reasons I think mostly genetic predisposition. And also can be childhood trauma and because of that trauma substance abuse which only worsens it.
ya Chesters songwriting sure foretold his end
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If I could snap my fingers and be dead I would do it in a heartbeat. Also I need a very violent ending so I couldnt go with pills or hanging. Would have to be a bloody gun battle or something. Either way I am excited that one day I get to make the decision.
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If I could snap my fingers and be dead I would do it in a heartbeat. Also I need a very violent ending so I couldnt go with pills or hanging. Would have to be a bloody gun battle or something. Either way I am excited that one day I get to make the decision.
Rob dont you have children?
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"My work is done...why wait?" -- George Eastman, founder of Kodak
Eastman suffered from severe physical problems and killed himself.
His maladies may have resulted from his exposure to the toxic effects of film chemicals.
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All I will say is this
My mom committed suicide as did my best friend
The worst is you are always questioning yourself what if I did this or that called more etc
I used to have dreams I was down in hell with my mom for several years after that I could not sleep it was scary
If you are thinking of this please talk to someone cause it does hurt those who care about you
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A guy I went to high school with had a younger sister that killed herself after he graduated. But their home life was REALLLLLLLLLLYYYYY fucked up with all this religious crap. They were basically prisoners. When she saw what happened after he left for college, she couldn't take it anymore and didn't want that future for herself and killed herself.
Ok, I will elaborate further for those in DMs. And then you can decide if she was validated in taking her own life. When I was in high school there was this guy Corey who was a year ahead of me. His sister was a couple years younger. Their home life was really fucked up. I mean FUCKED UP. Their parents were super religious. But it wasn't a religion that I know of. Not a certain branch or anything. Corey would never talk about it. But their parents believed Satan was in anything and everything. Always trying to corrupt them. They didn't even have a TV in the house because that was "how Satan was trying to enter their home". No radio. Christmas? Didn't celebrate it. Thanksgiving? Nope. Halloween? Are you kidding. Corey was 17 as a senior and had never been to a movie theater, never celebrated his birthday or gone to a classmate's birthday party, never had toys like GI Joe, Transformers, He Man, etc.. (they were from the devil) or even had a lunch from the school cafeteria. They would wake up and have "worship service", breakfast and then to school. Home and doing homework, dinner at 6pm followed by "worship service" and then in bed by 8. At lunch time the two of them (he and his sister) had to sit in an empty classroom and eat lunch they brought from home. You know how Mondays are the day every high school student dreads? Well in this case, Corey loved Monday because then he could ask about the TV shows we were watching and movies we had seen over the weekend. Never had a pair of Nikes because Michael Jordan only worshipped money. Never been to Disney World because it was "all a trick to enslave children by Satan". It was BAD!!!
Ok, so Corey graduated and was accepted by the University of Georgia. You would think that at this point, his life would just be starting. That he would have all these amazing college experiences and such. No. He left for college and his father went with him. They had a small apartment a mile from campus and lived there together. Following the same routine. Waking, worship, school, lunch from home, back home early dinner, worship and then bed.
Corey's sister was just as miserable as he was. But her hope and saving grace was that she was going to college and then could to do what she wanted. Then she saw that their father went with Corey. And her mother was planning to do the same with her when she graduated and went to college (move in and live together). She was in the ninth grade at that time while I was a senior and just decided she couldn't go through another 3 years of high school and 4 years of college under than control. Especially since her brother was the only outlet she had for talking and feeling normal and he was no longer around. So she made her exit.
Now some people can say they understand how overwhelmed and depressed she was. Others say that had she stuck it out another 7 years and finished college, she could say fuck off and go do whatever she wanted with her life. But 7 years is a long time when you are in a position like that.
Granted, once she decided and acted upon her decision there was no going back and no second guesses. No take backsies or second chances. By expecting her to wait until she finished college it was like condemning her to further mental torture and abuse. After Corey graduate from high school, I never saw him again. Sometimes I wonder how he is doing and how he turned out.
I am amazed at the number of people on here who are struggling with mental health issues and have thought of ending it. It is always good to reach out to someone if you are feeling this way.
/end Matt C post
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Rob dont you have children?
Yeah 3. They are Better without me. I’m insane. Everyone always said to me when I wa you get you will grow out of this, give it time. Well I never grew out of how I felt. I want to smash someone in the face right now as bad as I did 25 years ago. It never ends. Every moment of every day is violent thoughts. Driving, walking,in a store, half asleep, it don’t matter. I hate people so much. I find it very hard to see the good in anyone. I trust no one.
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The essence of consciousness, pure being, cannot be killed. To know one's true identity as already formless brings freedom from suffering. Every night we plunge into the absolute albeit unconsciously. People who cannot sleep deeply suffer because of it, but few would say or science be willing to accept that without transcendental meditation mental health suffers but it really does. That's what suicide is about, transcending suffering or trying to. Better buck up and meditate like a warrior and care for those who love you, to live a long life and eventually go out on one's shield and straight to Valhalla. According to sources of wisdom suicide casts the soul into even worse torment, when we have nightmares we feel relieved to come back to the body awareness, suicide would be like being stuck in a horror show with no way out for what seems like a long time, but eventually the soul will taste a bit of relief before being cast into a life where the circumstances could well be worse than before, thats what makes sense to me anyway.
I shagged a girl once on the beach, a former bikinii competitor. Actually I have shagged a few broads on da beach. She had alot of trauma and had being abused badly. I was not up for a long term relationship though, a few years later she topped herself and I wondered for a while about it and felt bad.
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I wonder what it feels like to be like most people here who couldn’t imagine what it’s like to feel this way. Mia be great. Enjoy that. I can’t think of a truly happy time in my life and know I never will. So who fucking cares. I’d rather be asleep forever and never get up again. Imagine no thought, no stress,no anger,no pain, no nothing. Ahhhhhhhh. Peace. Never had peace.
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In the last week, I won't say friends as I don't really have many, but certainly friends of friends have killed themselves.
Also, id say friends, extended family, people I know, stands at about 15 suicides in the last 5 years.
Why do you think people are doing this? My godfather says its chemicals in food and drink causing depression leading to this...
Your godfather is correct.
A Ketogenic Diet for Treatment-Resistant Depression
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Ketogenic Diet Intervention on Metabolic and Psychiatric Health in Bipolar and Schizophrenia: A Pilot Trial
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A pilot study examining a ketogenic diet as an adjunct therapy in college students with major depressive disorder
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The Ketogenic Diet for Refractory Mental Illness: A Retrospective Analysis of 31 Inpatients
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Ketogenic metabolic therapy in the remission of chronic major depressive disorder: a retrospective case study
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The Potential Role of the Ketogenic Diet in Serious Mental Illness: Current Evidence, Safety, and Practical Advice
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Ketogenic diet as a metabolic treatment for mental illness
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International Association for Suicide Prevention - IASP
If you are feeling suicidal, you are not alone and there is support available. You deserve to feel supported.
https://www.iasp.info/suicidalthoughts/
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I find it very hard to see the good in anyone.
that's because everyone is fundamentally bad.. stop looking.
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Yeah 3. They are Better without me. I’m insane. Everyone always said to me when I wa you get you will grow out of this, give it time. Well I never grew out of how I felt. I want to smash someone in the face right now as bad as I did 25 years ago. It never ends. Every moment of every day is violent thoughts. Driving, walking,in a store, half asleep, it don’t matter. I hate people so much. I find it very hard to see the good in anyone. I trust no one.
This is classic mental illness speaking.
Mental health is like everything else, it needs to be worked at... shit is not gonna get better "on its own", "grow out of it", etc. Are you in therapy and/or medication? Are you on "TRT" and/or other stuff?
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I wonder what it feels like to be like most people here who couldn’t imagine what it’s like to feel this way. Mia be great. Enjoy that. I can’t think of a truly happy time in my life and know I never will. So who fucking cares. I’d rather be asleep forever and never get up again. Imagine no thought, no stress,no anger,no pain, no nothing. Ahhhhhhhh. Peace. Never had peace.
I wish nothing but the best for you Rob. If you haven't talked to a professional, maybe it's something to consider.
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Yeah 3. They are Better without me. I’m insane. Everyone always said to me when I wa you get you will grow out of this, give it time. Well I never grew out of how I felt. I want to smash someone in the face right now as bad as I did 25 years ago. It never ends. Every moment of every day is violent thoughts. Driving, walking,in a store, half asleep, it don’t matter. I hate people so much. I find it very hard to see the good in anyone. I trust no one.
You basically described me there.
I was in the bath last night thinking how id love to have smashed to pieces a long dead family member and humiliated him in front of his c u. N t mates
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All I will say is this
My mom committed suicide as did my best friend
The worst is you are always questioning yourself what if I did this or that called more etc
I used to have dreams I was down in hell with my mom for several years after that I could not sleep it was scary
If you are thinking of this please talk to someone cause it does hurt those who care about you
Very sorry to hear this brother.
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I wonder what it feels like to be like most people here who couldn’t imagine what it’s like to feel this way. Mia be great. Enjoy that. I can’t think of a truly happy time in my life and know I never will. So who fucking cares. I’d rather be asleep forever and never get up again. Imagine no thought, no stress,no anger,no pain, no nothing. Ahhhhhhhh. Peace. Never had peace.
Rob,you`ve described me to a Tee........my life has always sucked IMO......very short lived fleeting moments of happiness !!
I tried to take my own life once with a bottle of pills.......long story that I may have posted here already.
Only thing that keeps me going is that with my luck,if I did off myself,some long lost relative would probably leave me a million dollars on the day after my death.......plus I don`t have the balls to do it.........so I just keep plodding along as I really don`t want to die,my real issue is depression.
Good luck brother..........stay strong.
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Suicide usually is a permanent solution for a temporary problem.
Many with terminal illnesses kill themselves before they become totally helpless and dependent on others not too mention the pain right before death.
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A good friend of mine hung himself.
He was a tough bastard, did BJJ so was use to getting chocked out. He got into coke (weekend binges) he was under huge work pressure and in debt, just came off heavy coarse of roids, I suspect the downer of going cold turkey off coke and roids (+ his wife taking his kids away from him) I think pushed him over the edge made him feel like he just couldn't cope and wanted out of this life.
Wish I'd been able to talk him out of it :-\ :'(
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Simplified it's just genetics, resources and circumstances that determine life.
Also people, especially the European ones, have been robbed of their natural habitat, natural foods, their mysteries, their rites, passions, conflicts, etc.
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Simplified it's just genetics, resources and circumstances that determine life.
Also people, especially the European ones, have been robbed of their natural habitat, natural foods, their mysteries, their rites, passions, conflicts, etc.
Paganism?
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long term solution to a short term problem...
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Suicide is generally a short mans game. They were probably short and/or had tiny cawks
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long term solution to a short term problem...
The belief is that suffering will end, but what if it gets worse in astral realms?
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Suicide is generally a short mans game. They were probably short and/or had tiny cawks
and more places to hang yourself from...
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I get it completely. It seems wonderful. Everyone always feels so bad for the people left after the death. How about feel good for the man who is at peace finally. I’m on the edge daily to do the same. Life just isn’t as good for some as others and people make life altering mistakes they can’t take back.
Be stronger than your negative thoughts.
The people who love you most will miss you.
Consider getting some professional counseling on the subject.
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Paganism?
Diversity
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Paganism?
As an answer to the problems?
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The belief is that suffering will end, but what if it gets worse in astral realms?
The muslims think they will get to a heaven with 72 virgin goats, so in their mind, death is just the beginning :D
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I only know one guy who walked in front of a train on Long Island.
He was a nice and soft spoken guy; he definitely had some financial issues.
Opioids killed a lot of people from that area.
Some those could have been suicide, but most I’d think were accidental.
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I only know one guy who walked in front of a train on Long Island.
He was a nice and soft spoken guy; he definitely had some financial issues.
Opioids killed a lot of people from that area.
Some those could have been suicide, but most I’d think were accidental.
Rough way to kill yourself.
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I had 2 uncles who killed themselves both were depressed, the one got all shitfaced and drove over 100 miles an hour into a tree and the other one just got shitfaced and gassed himself in his garage. :'(
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I had 2 uncles who killed themselves both were depressed, the one got all shitfaced and drove over 100 miles an hour into a tree and the other one just got shitfaced and gassed himself in his garage. :'(
Was it the same car?
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Joseph Meeko Obituary
Joseph John Meeko
Joseph John Meeko, 49, originally of North Catasauqua, PA, and presently of Herrickville, PA, died on December 8, 2009 at St. Lukes Hospital, Bethlehem, PA. Joe was a 78 graduate of Catasauqua High School, 80 graduate of Lehigh County Community College, a member of the Russian Orthodox Church, North Catasauqua, and more recently had attended Herrickville Wesleyan and Hope Baptist Church in Herrickville. Joes accolades mainly stemmed from his outstanding heights reached in the sport of Bodybuilding. Joes most coveted titles are: 1984 Mr. America AAU in Pasadena, CA (1st Place Medium Class + Overall Winner) and 1988 Mr. Universe AAU in Tuscon, Arizona (1st Place Heavyweight Class + Overall Winner, where Joe was at his best at 5 ft. 7-3/4, 235 lbs.). Many guest posings, autograph signings, photo shoots, seminars, other special events were to follow, not to mention his very own Welcome Home Parade held in Catty/North Catty! Joe trained many places, but he was usually found at Fitness America (Whitehall), Golds Gym (Bethlehem), or the Suburban North Y (Catasauqua), and to think all this started in peoples garages!Titles - Teenage Mr. Lehigh Valley Winner + All Body Parts and Best Poser titles; Teenage Mr. Atlantic Coast-1st Place Medium Class Winner + Overall Winner; Mr. Atlantic Coast-1st Place Novice Division Medium Class + Overall Winner; Mr. Eastern USA-1st Place Medium Class Winner + Overall Winner; Mr. Atlantic Coast-1st Place Medium Class + Overall Winner; 83-Mr. North America AAU-1st Place Medium Class + Overall Winner + All Body Parts and Best Poser titles; Mr. USA-1st Place Medium Class + Overall Winner; Mr. Pan-American-1st Place Heavyweight Class + Overall Winner; 84 Mr. Universe NABBA-2nd Place Medium Class; Mr. World-2nd Place; 87-Nationals NPC-10th Place Heavyweight Class; 87-USA Nationals NABBA-1st Place Medium Class + Overall Winner; 87-Mr. Universe NABBA-4th Place Medium Class; 87-World Championships NABBA-2nd Place Medium Class. Magazines - 84-Muscle Up-Aug. Vol. 6, No. 30; 84-Muscular Development-Dec. Vol. 21, No. 6; 85-Iron Man-Jan. Vol. 44, No. 2; 85-Health and Strength-Apr.; 88-Muscular Development-Jan. Vol. 25 No. 1. In Joes youth, he enjoyed many things: building things from mini-bikes and go-carts (where the family would participate in local Halloween parades), to building a hovercraft and hot air balloon with his Dad. Other interests were archery, BB guns, cars, guitar, swimming, always with his friends, Jr. bowling, Jr. baseball and wrestling (Dad coached), track (a record still holds for the 440 relay at CHS), football, and ultimately bodybuilding. Joes Dad was always involved in everything with Joe! Joes Mom was always with a camera (were thankful for all these movie/pix!!), and Diane was the cheerleader and PR person! As an adult, Joe was an entrepreneur, inventing and patenting Power Grip, a weightlifting device, over 25 years ago! Once again, Joes Dads involvement with PG was extensive, and now Val and Bob Barker from Avon, Indiana, hold and run that part of Joes Power Grip business, which will continue on. Joe also, at one time, designed and built personal helicopters, then started another business, Pyrotek, selling and putting on fantastic fireworks displays locally where he lived in Hunlock Creek, PA at the time. Joe was a very intuitive businessman, heating his own home with solar panels and using generators. Joe enjoyed his mountain, and he wishes to return there! Joe will always be remembered for that smile, his generosity, and his unselfish willingness to share his knowledge with anyone. Joe had the biggest heart ever! He loved everybody. Unfortunately he chose to internalize his pain, and if there is a lesson to be learned from Joes passing, it is simply that there is help for everyone, no matter what the circumstances, but you have to first recognize and want that help, and then get it! Survivors: Joe is survived by his Mother, Mary B. Meeko of North Catasauqua; his nephew/Godson, Zak Leddy (whom he called BUBBLE!) of North Catasauqua; his sister, Diane Meeko and her boyfriend, Ed Micklos of Umatilla, FL; his estranged wife, Lori Millen Meeko of Whitehall, PA; his alleged daughter Nichole Dreher Hainesl; and his alleged granddaughter, Zoe Haines, both of Walnutport. There are a certain few family members/friends who helped Joe tremendously throughout his life, and they know who they are. Joes former Manager/Photographer, Bob Gruskin, was also helpful in Joes career. Joe had a dear friend who named their first-born son Meeko, because Joe was such a good friend of their family in Nebraska. What an honor; a namesake! Many people were touched by Joes short life! Joe was predeceased by his Dad, Joseph Meeko, on June 4, 2005. Theyre together again! Services: A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2010, at 2 p.m. at the ODonnell Funeral Home, 1064 5th St., N. Catasauqua, PA 18032 (610-432-8522). Contributions: In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that any contributions continue to be made to the Joseph Meeko Memorial Track & Soccer Awards, which were originally started in Joes Dads memory upon his death in 2005. These awards benefit outstanding senior track sprinters and soccer defenders at Catasauqua High School. Joe (CHS Class of 78) and Diane (77) participated in track, and then Zak (04) in both track and soccer, & Joes Dad and Mom were both very avid fans of their family. The family may alter the name/criteria to include something pertaining more to community service/humanitarianism/community service, in Joes memory. ODonnell Funeral Home will handle the receipt of said contributions.There is a tremendous amount of information on Joe on the internet. The family is asking that you please sign Joes online Guest Book via The Morning Call (www.mcall.com/obits; enter Joes name). God Bless You, Joe, Rest In Peace on Your Mountain. I remember when Joe Meeko killed himself, he was actually going to come up to my area and we were going to go to a friend's gym and train, it snowed that day so it never happened, he was soon dead. if he had come up , Who knows ? he lived a really isolated life off the grid and he became depressed after he contracted Lyme disease and his wife and he broke up after one of her assaults.
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Was it the same car?
dude it was 2 different uncles separate suicides , many years apart.
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I once did a rough tally on the amount of deaths of people that I had "partied" with off and on for 33 years and I use the term "partied" with very loosely, and it came out to approximately 150 deaths ......car accidents,liver failure,suicide,overdoses,shootings,murders,HIV, etc.etc.
Glad I stopped !!
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dude it was 2 different uncles separate suicides , many years apart.
UK sense of humour doesnt travel...
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Joseph Meeko Obituary
Joseph John Meeko
Joseph John Meeko, 49, originally of North Catasauqua, PA, and presently of Herrickville, PA, died on December 8, 2009 at St. Lukes Hospital, Bethlehem, PA. Joe was a 78 graduate of Catasauqua High School, 80 graduate of Lehigh County Community College, a member of the Russian Orthodox Church, North Catasauqua, and more recently had attended Herrickville Wesleyan and Hope Baptist Church in Herrickville. Joes accolades mainly stemmed from his outstanding heights reached in the sport of Bodybuilding. Joes most coveted titles are: 1984 Mr. America AAU in Pasadena, CA (1st Place Medium Class + Overall Winner) and 1988 Mr. Universe AAU in Tuscon, Arizona (1st Place Heavyweight Class + Overall Winner, where Joe was at his best at 5 ft. 7-3/4, 235 lbs.). Many guest posings, autograph signings, photo shoots, seminars, other special events were to follow, not to mention his very own Welcome Home Parade held in Catty/North Catty! Joe trained many places, but he was usually found at Fitness America (Whitehall), Golds Gym (Bethlehem), or the Suburban North Y (Catasauqua), and to think all this started in peoples garages!Titles - Teenage Mr. Lehigh Valley Winner + All Body Parts and Best Poser titles; Teenage Mr. Atlantic Coast-1st Place Medium Class Winner + Overall Winner; Mr. Atlantic Coast-1st Place Novice Division Medium Class + Overall Winner; Mr. Eastern USA-1st Place Medium Class Winner + Overall Winner; Mr. Atlantic Coast-1st Place Medium Class + Overall Winner; 83-Mr. North America AAU-1st Place Medium Class + Overall Winner + All Body Parts and Best Poser titles; Mr. USA-1st Place Medium Class + Overall Winner; Mr. Pan-American-1st Place Heavyweight Class + Overall Winner; 84 Mr. Universe NABBA-2nd Place Medium Class; Mr. World-2nd Place; 87-Nationals NPC-10th Place Heavyweight Class; 87-USA Nationals NABBA-1st Place Medium Class + Overall Winner; 87-Mr. Universe NABBA-4th Place Medium Class; 87-World Championships NABBA-2nd Place Medium Class. Magazines - 84-Muscle Up-Aug. Vol. 6, No. 30; 84-Muscular Development-Dec. Vol. 21, No. 6; 85-Iron Man-Jan. Vol. 44, No. 2; 85-Health and Strength-Apr.; 88-Muscular Development-Jan. Vol. 25 No. 1. In Joes youth, he enjoyed many things: building things from mini-bikes and go-carts (where the family would participate in local Halloween parades), to building a hovercraft and hot air balloon with his Dad. Other interests were archery, BB guns, cars, guitar, swimming, always with his friends, Jr. bowling, Jr. baseball and wrestling (Dad coached), track (a record still holds for the 440 relay at CHS), football, and ultimately bodybuilding. Joes Dad was always involved in everything with Joe! Joes Mom was always with a camera (were thankful for all these movie/pix!!), and Diane was the cheerleader and PR person! As an adult, Joe was an entrepreneur, inventing and patenting Power Grip, a weightlifting device, over 25 years ago! Once again, Joes Dads involvement with PG was extensive, and now Val and Bob Barker from Avon, Indiana, hold and run that part of Joes Power Grip business, which will continue on. Joe also, at one time, designed and built personal helicopters, then started another business, Pyrotek, selling and putting on fantastic fireworks displays locally where he lived in Hunlock Creek, PA at the time. Joe was a very intuitive businessman, heating his own home with solar panels and using generators. Joe enjoyed his mountain, and he wishes to return there! Joe will always be remembered for that smile, his generosity, and his unselfish willingness to share his knowledge with anyone. Joe had the biggest heart ever! He loved everybody. Unfortunately he chose to internalize his pain, and if there is a lesson to be learned from Joes passing, it is simply that there is help for everyone, no matter what the circumstances, but you have to first recognize and want that help, and then get it! Survivors: Joe is survived by his Mother, Mary B. Meeko of North Catasauqua; his nephew/Godson, Zak Leddy (whom he called BUBBLE!) of North Catasauqua; his sister, Diane Meeko and her boyfriend, Ed Micklos of Umatilla, FL; his estranged wife, Lori Millen Meeko of Whitehall, PA; his alleged daughter Nichole Dreher Hainesl; and his alleged granddaughter, Zoe Haines, both of Walnutport. There are a certain few family members/friends who helped Joe tremendously throughout his life, and they know who they are. Joes former Manager/Photographer, Bob Gruskin, was also helpful in Joes career. Joe had a dear friend who named their first-born son Meeko, because Joe was such a good friend of their family in Nebraska. What an honor; a namesake! Many people were touched by Joes short life! Joe was predeceased by his Dad, Joseph Meeko, on June 4, 2005. Theyre together again! Services: A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2010, at 2 p.m. at the ODonnell Funeral Home, 1064 5th St., N. Catasauqua, PA 18032 (610-432-8522). Contributions: In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that any contributions continue to be made to the Joseph Meeko Memorial Track & Soccer Awards, which were originally started in Joes Dads memory upon his death in 2005. These awards benefit outstanding senior track sprinters and soccer defenders at Catasauqua High School. Joe (CHS Class of 78) and Diane (77) participated in track, and then Zak (04) in both track and soccer, & Joes Dad and Mom were both very avid fans of their family. The family may alter the name/criteria to include something pertaining more to community service/humanitarianism/community service, in Joes memory. ODonnell Funeral Home will handle the receipt of said contributions.There is a tremendous amount of information on Joe on the internet. The family is asking that you please sign Joes online Guest Book via The Morning Call (www.mcall.com/obits; enter Joes name). God Bless You, Joe, Rest In Peace on Your Mountain. I remember when Joe Meeko killed himself, he was actually going to come up to my area and we were going to go to a friend's gym and train, it snowed that day so it never happened, he was soon dead. if he had come up , Who knows ? he lived a really isolated life off the grid and he became depressed after he contracted Lyme disease and his wife and he broke up after one of her assaults.
Wall of text....paragraphs please Funk.....hard to read bud !!
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UK sense of humour doesnt travel...
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UK sense of humour doesnt travel...
1 I knew he was kidding, just figured I'd play along to see where he was going with this shallow thought.
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I once did a rough tally on the amount of deaths of people that I had "partied" with off and on for 33 years and I use the term "partied" with very loosely, and it came out to approximately 150 deaths ......car accidents,liver failure,suicide,overdoses,shootings,murders,HIV, etc.etc.
Glad I stopped !!
1 Smartest thing you could have done. two of my best friends both died in 2009, both were the same age as me. they lived a crazy party life. I guess you reap what you sow.
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Wall of text....paragraphs please Funk.....hard to read bud !!
I just copied and p'd his obit plus a short comment at the end.
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With all the shit that happened to me I thought of the permanent sleep many times, but I figured any day above ground is a better day, despite the pain, suffering, and heart break it might bring. When I get depressed I usually play music till the thought passes.
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With all the shit that happened to me I thought of the permanent sleep many times, but I figured any day above ground is a better day, despite the pain, suffering, and heart break it might bring. When I get depressed I usually play music till the thought passes.
Good man.....though I have chronic depression,and have been at deaths door more than a few times, I thank God daily to still be above ground.
Music is a huge help.
It`s gotta beat a permanent dirt nap any day!!
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I just copied and p'd his obit plus a short comment at the end.
I hear ya`bud!! ;)
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Very sorry to hear this brother.
well thank you wes i appreciate it !
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My father, his mother, and his sister committed suicide. That's 3 out of a family of 4. My mom is still alive, and a fighter. I have her mentality. There's way too many hobbies to take up instead of suicide. You can jerk off every day if you want to make life interesting. If you have extreme physical pain or been blinded and deaf then I'll understand. Imagine losing your eyesight and hearing. Would you want to still live? Not me. Fuck no. I guess I could live without hearing. Going blind would be another tough pill to swallow. Not sure I'd accept that. I have respect for people who are blind and still trying to make it in the world.
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When I was a teenager we visited friends of my mom. They introduced us, and I thought their daughter was cute. She had sunglasses on. But she acted kind of cold and distant when I shook her hand. I went out on their property and was pissed off thinking she was a total snob. I stayed outside until the visit was over, and they were yelling at me to come to the car and wondering where I had gone. I mumbled something and got in the car and we drove off. My mom asked me what was wrong and I told her that girl was a total snob with her sunglasses. My stepfather was annoyed and said she had an eye condition and was practically blind! I felt like a total asshole in that moment. The girl ended up moving to Germany and has since died. She was about my age.
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When I was a teenager we visited friends of my mom. They introduced us, and I thought their daughter was cute. She had sunglasses on. But she acted kind of cold and distant when I shook her hand. I went out on their property and was pissed off thinking she was a total snob. I stayed outside until the visit was over, and they were yelling at me to come to the car and wondering where I had gone. I mumbled something and got in the car and we drove off. My mom asked me what was wrong and I told her that girl was a total snob with her sunglasses. My stepfather was annoyed and said she has an eye condition and was practically blind! I felt like a total asshole in that moment. The girl ended up moving to Germany and has since died. She was about my age.
oof :-X
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Casserole speaking here. Buncha gay pansies in this thread. I'm actually a big supporter of male suicide and encourage a lot more of it. If you're a fuckin' loser who beats his wife and your own kids fear you... kill yourself. If you're a chronic fuck-up who spreads nothing but misery because you can't act like a decent adult... kill yourself. If you treat dogs like shit... double kill yourself.
Life is short anyway, and if you can't find it in yourself to do even just a little bit of good then just fuckin' man up and end it. Leave all the money that you'll spend on booze to charity, and leave your disgusting pear body to organ donation.
Big Rob should NOT kill himself, though. He just needs 8 weeks on the Casserole Program to get in shape and then he should go on a U.S. tour beating the shit out of the losers I'm talking about. He will get his mojo back.
-Casserole
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The Casserole program lol post a pic tough guy.
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The Casserole program lol post a pic tough guy.
How's about I just end your life with an overhand right from the depths of hell, you soft Irish Tellytubby. Our fight would be over in three hits. Me hitting you... you hitting the deck... and the ambulance hitting 90mph on the way to the hospital.
-Casserole
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The Casserole program lol post a pic tough guy.
does any of this involve a crock pot?
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Suicide is nothing more than self defense against the person who is ruining your life. Suicidal people are simply angels that want to go home.
I couldn't imagine things being so bad that I would end my life over them. There are some instances though where I could understand it. Like Obisdian said, being blind would be horrible. Other situations :
- like the girl from my school I described
- losing my arms or legs, or being paralyzed
- having a slow developing terminal illness
But some of these people that kill themselves because their girlfriend broke up with them, or they lost their job, or silly shit like that (which I understand is not really silly in their eyes), those people could have toughed it out and made something worth waking up for each day.
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Ok, I will elaborate further for those in DMs. And then you can decide if she was validated in taking her own life. When I was in high school there was this guy Corey who was a year ahead of me. His sister was a couple years younger. Their home life was really fucked up. I mean FUCKED UP. Their parents were super religious. But it wasn't a religion that I know of. Not a certain branch or anything. Corey would never talk about it. But their parents believed Satan was in anything and everything. Always trying to corrupt them. They didn't even have a TV in the house because that was "how Satan was trying to enter their home". No radio. Christmas? Didn't celebrate it. Thanksgiving? Nope. Halloween? Are you kidding. Corey was 17 as a senior and had never been to a movie theater, never celebrated his birthday or gone to a classmate's birthday party, never had toys like GI Joe, Transformers, He Man, etc.. (they were from the devil) or even had a lunch from the school cafeteria. They would wake up and have "worship service", breakfast and then to school. Home and doing homework, dinner at 6pm followed by "worship service" and then in bed by 8. At lunch time the two of them (he and his sister) had to sit in an empty classroom and eat lunch they brought from home. You know how Mondays are the day every high school student dreads? Well in this case, Corey loved Monday because then he could ask about the TV shows we were watching and movies we had seen over the weekend. Never had a pair of Nikes because Michael Jordan only worshipped money. Never been to Disney World because it was "all a trick to enslave children by Satan". It was BAD!!!
Ok, so Corey graduated and was accepted by the University of Georgia. You would think that at this point, his life would just be starting. That he would have all these amazing college experiences and such. No. He left for college and his father went with him. They had a small apartment a mile from campus and lived there together. Following the same routine. Waking, worship, school, lunch from home, back home early dinner, worship and then bed.
Corey's sister was just as miserable as he was. But her hope and saving grace was that she was going to college and then could to do what she wanted. Then she saw that their father went with Corey. And her mother was planning to do the same with her when she graduated and went to college (move in and live together). She was in the ninth grade at that time while I was a senior and just decided she couldn't go through another 3 years of high school and 4 years of college under than control. Especially since her brother was the only outlet she had for talking and feeling normal and he was no longer around. So she made her exit.
Now some people can say they understand how overwhelmed and depressed she was. Others say that had she stuck it out another 7 years and finished college, she could say fuck off and go do whatever she wanted with her life. But 7 years is a long time when you are in a position like that.
Granted, once she decided and acted upon her decision there was no going back and no second guesses. No take backsies or second chances. By expecting her to wait until she finished college it was like condemning her to further mental torture and abuse. After Corey graduate from high school, I never saw him again. Sometimes I wonder how he is doing and how he turned out.
I am amazed at the number of people on here who are struggling with mental health issues and have thought of ending it. It is always good to reach out to someone if you are feeling this way.
/end Matt C post
A damn shame.....sounds like Jehova Witnesses to me.....I grew up with a family right across the street from me for years.........they never went anywhere or celebrated anything.
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Ok, I will elaborate further for those in DMs. And then you can decide if she was validated in taking her own life. When I was in high school there was this guy Corey who was a year ahead of me. His sister was a couple years younger. Their home life was really fucked up. I mean FUCKED UP. Their parents were super religious. But it wasn't a religion that I know of. Not a certain branch or anything. Corey would never talk about it. But their parents believed Satan was in anything and everything. Always trying to corrupt them. They didn't even have a TV in the house because that was "how Satan was trying to enter their home". No radio. Christmas? Didn't celebrate it. Thanksgiving? Nope. Halloween? Are you kidding. Corey was 17 as a senior and had never been to a movie theater, never celebrated his birthday or gone to a classmate's birthday party, never had toys like GI Joe, Transformers, He Man, etc.. (they were from the devil) or even had a lunch from the school cafeteria. They would wake up and have "worship service", breakfast and then to school. Home and doing homework, dinner at 6pm followed by "worship service" and then in bed by 8. At lunch time the two of them (he and his sister) had to sit in an empty classroom and eat lunch they brought from home. You know how Mondays are the day every high school student dreads? Well in this case, Corey loved Monday because then he could ask about the TV shows we were watching and movies we had seen over the weekend. Never had a pair of Nikes because Michael Jordan only worshipped money. Never been to Disney World because it was "all a trick to enslave children by Satan". It was BAD!!!
Ok, so Corey graduated and was accepted by the University of Georgia. You would think that at this point, his life would just be starting. That he would have all these amazing college experiences and such. No. He left for college and his father went with him. They had a small apartment a mile from campus and lived there together. Following the same routine. Waking, worship, school, lunch from home, back home early dinner, worship and then bed.
Corey's sister was just as miserable as he was. But her hope and saving grace was that she was going to college and then could to do what she wanted. Then she saw that their father went with Corey. And her mother was planning to do the same with her when she graduated and went to college (move in and live together). She was in the ninth grade at that time while I was a senior and just decided she couldn't go through another 3 years of high school and 4 years of college under than control. Especially since her brother was the only outlet she had for talking and feeling normal and he was no longer around. So she made her exit.
Now some people can say they understand how overwhelmed and depressed she was. Others say that had she stuck it out another 7 years and finished college, she could say fuck off and go do whatever she wanted with her life. But 7 years is a long time when you are in a position like that.
Granted, once she decided and acted upon her decision there was no going back and no second guesses. No take backsies or second chances. By expecting her to wait until she finished college it was like condemning her to further mental torture and abuse. After Corey graduate from high school, I never saw him again. Sometimes I wonder how he is doing and how he turned out.
I am amazed at the number of people on here who are struggling with mental health issues and have thought of ending it. It is always good to reach out to someone if you are feeling this way.
/end Matt C post
If I have to read all that Im going to end up killing myself.
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A damn shame.....sounds like Jehova Witnesses to me.....I grew up with a family right across the street from me for years.........they never went anywhere or celebrated anything.
This was wayyyyy worse. It wasn't even an organized religion. Yeah, I know that is an oxymoron but it was just them. They didn't have fellow church goers. They just "made up" their own religion it seems. Everything he had was off brand because logos and corporations were from the devil. They even selected his university study for veterinary medicine because it ensured he would not work for a major corporation later on in the future.
Corey used to tell us that when they went to the grocery and such or a place like Kmart, he couldn't even wander around and look at TVs there, or comic books or the toy section. After his sister killed herself his mother moved to Athens as well and I never heard from them again.
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If I have to read all that Im going to end up killing myself.
READ IT AGAIN. I dare you!
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This was wayyyyy worse. It wasn't even an organized religion. Yeah, I know that is an oxymoron but it was just them. They didn't have fellow church goers. They just "made up" their own religion it seems. Everything he had was off brand because logos and corporations were from the devil. They even selected his university study for veterinary medicine because it ensured he would not work for a major corporation later on in the future.
Corey used to tell us that when they went to the grocery and such or a place like Kmart, he couldn't even wander around and look at TVs there, or comic books or the toy section. After his sister killed herself his mother moved to Athens as well and I never heard from them again.
Man,that`s rough. :(
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How's about I just end your life with an overhand right from the depths of hell, you soft Irish Tellytubby. Our fight would be over in three hits. Me hitting you... you hitting the deck... and the ambulance hitting 90mph on the way to the hospital.
-Casserole
Lol come to Ireland and test that shit out you geriatric fat fuck. Show me your skills then coward go on show me what a proper tough guy looks like.
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How's about I just end your life with an overhand right from the depths of hell, you soft Irish Tellytubby. Our fight would be over in three hits. Me hitting you... you hitting the deck... and the ambulance hitting 90mph on the way to the hospital.
-Casserole
Bwahahaha look at how pathetic you look with your old geezer head noodle arms, feeble deltoid and pot belly, do the world a favour and hang yourself you fat fuck. Overhand right from hell lmao.
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does any of this involve a crock pot?
Barry Casserole is a crock pot, fuck I would have topped myself years ago with a surname like that.
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Casserole speaking here. Buncha gay pansies in this thread. I'm actually a big supporter of male suicide and encourage a lot more of it. If you're a fuckin' loser who beats his wife and your own kids fear you... kill yourself. If you're a chronic fuck-up who spreads nothing but misery because you can't act like a decent adult... kill yourself. If you treat dogs like shit... double kill yourself.
Life is short anyway, and if you can't find it in yourself to do even just a little bit of good then just fuckin' man up and end it. Leave all the money that you'll spend on booze to charity, and leave your disgusting pear body to organ donation.
Big Rob should NOT kill himself, though. He just needs 8 weeks on the Casserole Program to get in shape and then he should go on a U.S. tour beating the shit out of the losers I'm talking about. He will get his mojo back.
-Casserole
Ladies and gentlemen,
a true getbigger has spoken :D
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Lol come to Ireland and test that shit out you geriatric fat fuck. Show me your skills then coward go on show me what a proper tough guy looks like.
You best watch your tone, son. Do you have any idea what will happen if I snap and see red? I may be old but I'm from a long line of fighting Casseroles. I don't have a camera right now to film anything but let me show you exactly what will happen if we meet:
(https://i.postimg.cc/m2MHvTyY/Ro-getting-banged-out.png)
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You best watch your tone, son. Do you have any idea what will happen if I snap and see red? I may be old but I'm from a long line of fighting Casseroles. I don't have a camera right now to film anything but let me show you exactly what will happen if we meet:
(https://i.postimg.cc/m2MHvTyY/Ro-getting-banged-out.png)
Lol go back to sleep gramps and get to the gym for fucks sake you look like a sack of Casserole shit.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
a true getbigger has spoken :D
True Getbigger….I don’t think so.
Eric Francke
Internet Sales Manager
Toyota of Braintree
Eric_Francke@ToyotaofBraintree.com
https://www.toyotaofbraintree.com/meet-our-staff/
Is actually who is posting behind that account. Some people just don’t learn.
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True Getbigger….I don’t think so.
Eric Francke
Internet Sales Manager
Toyota of Braintree
Eric_Francke@ToyotaofBraintree.com
https://www.toyotaofbraintree.com/meet-our-staff/
Is actually who is posting behind that account. Some people just don’t learn.
Upright rowing - it's in his genes
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I don't get depressed, I depress other people and they kill themselves.
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I don't get depressed, I depress other people and they kill themselves.
bearing in mind the body count I suggest thats the OPs problem as well
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This was wayyyyy worse. It wasn't even an organized religion. Yeah, I know that is an oxymoron but it was just them. They didn't have fellow church goers. They just "made up" their own religion it seems. Everything he had was off brand because logos and corporations were from the devil. They even selected his university study for veterinary medicine because it ensured he would not work for a major corporation later on in the future.
Corey used to tell us that when they went to the grocery and such or a place like Kmart, he couldn't even wander around and look at TVs there, or comic books or the toy section. After his sister killed herself his mother moved to Athens as well and I never heard from them again.
Man that’s sad. At 14 or whatever she really didn’t have clear mind to be able to make the decision, but that being all she knew of life and that she wanted out, man that’s painful and heart breaking to hear. It’s abuse by the parents, they probably never realized it either.
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&t=449s some times it's hard to control your inner demons. Short version for those with a compromised attention span.