Comments on: Die In A Fire http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/10/13/die-in-a-fire/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:05:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim Stanza http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/10/13/die-in-a-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-3498 Jim Stanza Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:08:35 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/10/13/die-in-a-fire/#comment-3498 Whatever - DIAF<br><br>Just kidding! It's a terrible expression. Whatever – DIAF

Just kidding! It's a terrible expression.

]]> By: Daniele Rossi http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/10/13/die-in-a-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-1329 Daniele Rossi Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:18:23 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/10/13/die-in-a-fire/#comment-1329 Good for you for posting this! There are so many expressions (and jokes) that I always found in poor judgement yet people insist they're only harmless figures of speech and self-censorship if you think otherwise. I like the idea of the Monty Python-esque sayings. It hurts nobody. Good for you for posting this! There are so many expressions (and jokes) that I always found in poor judgement yet people insist they’re only harmless figures of speech and self-censorship if you think otherwise. I like the idea of the Monty Python-esque sayings. It hurts nobody.

]]> By: mikemcallen http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/10/13/die-in-a-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-1304 mikemcallen Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:28:30 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/10/13/die-in-a-fire/#comment-1304 Hey Chris- Before I worked in the corporate production business I was a firefighter for many years fighting wildland fires and structure fires. I knew a few folks who had been burned plus removed a few charred bodies. Its not a way I want to die. (most died of smoke inhalation)I also have been burned several times. It hurts. On one hand we used gallows humor to offset the horror. Joking about the things made us mask our real emotions. Calling a burned person Mr. Chrispy just kept you from really thinking about the situation at hand. In this case what you are talking about, when I hear this from someone who hasn't been in this situation I immediately think what a douche bag this person is. Thank you for this and all your posts. I enjoy your blog and I don't really give a rats ass about financial aid. :) Hey Chris-
Before I worked in the corporate production business I was a firefighter for many years fighting wildland fires and structure fires. I knew a few folks who had been burned plus removed a few charred bodies. Its not a way I want to die. (most died of smoke inhalation)I also have been burned several times. It hurts. On one hand we used gallows humor to offset the horror. Joking about the things made us mask our real emotions. Calling a burned person Mr. Chrispy just kept you from really thinking about the situation at hand.

In this case what you are talking about, when I hear this from someone who hasn’t been in this situation I immediately think what a douche bag this person is. Thank you for this and all your posts. I enjoy your blog and I don’t really give a rats ass about financial aid. :)

]]> By: Christopher S. Penn http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/10/13/die-in-a-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-1303 Christopher S. Penn Sat, 13 Oct 2007 11:48:25 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/10/13/die-in-a-fire/#comment-1303 Agreed - or come up with some more fun ones, Monty Python style - I wave my private parts in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries! Agreed – or come up with some more fun ones, Monty Python style – I wave my private parts in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

]]> By: Daniel Ho http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/10/13/die-in-a-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-1302 Daniel Ho Sat, 13 Oct 2007 05:39:55 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/10/13/die-in-a-fire/#comment-1302 THANK YOU for saying what I've been thinking. I'm not even sure how it developed, but all of a sudden the expression is everywhere. I'm definitely not prudish by any means, but DIAF has always seemed like an extremely insensitive and overly nasty thing with which to curse someone. This is especially true if you notice the frivolous context in which it is often used. Please let this expression run its course. It really isn't cool! What was wrong with the old expletives that this one had to be created? :-) THANK YOU for saying what I’ve been thinking. I’m not even sure how it developed, but all of a sudden the expression is everywhere.

I’m definitely not prudish by any means, but DIAF has always seemed like an extremely insensitive and overly nasty thing with which to curse someone. This is especially true if you notice the frivolous context in which it is often used.

Please let this expression run its course. It really isn’t cool! What was wrong with the old expletives that this one had to be created? :-)

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