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martyb
on Friday April 19 2019, @08:11PM
from the Death-is-cheap-life-is-expensive-dept dept.
from the Death-is-cheap-life-is-expensive-dept dept.
Have you ever wondered what it costs to keep a person alive when they are on the brink of death? Thanks to a post by a suicide survivor who started a rash of posts concerning hospital costs for the mortally challenged we know that the hospital bill for suicide management can be from 10K to 100K. Oliver Jordan clocked up 25,000 likes and hundreds of responses to his post with some people saying it cost them 10K to 20K for a US emergency room visit. Once a patient enters a hospital they can racked many charges often without realising what the end bill will be.
In memory of MDC.
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'This is how expensive it is to attempt suicide': Patient’s bill goes viral
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How many QA engineers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
3: 1 to screw it in and 2 to say "I told you so" when it doesn't work.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 19 2019, @10:47PM (10 children)
It's a quote from a documentary about the future of the USA.
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Friday April 19 2019, @11:13PM (9 children)
It's obviously not a documentary. At best, it's speculative fiction.
Are you going to tell me next that Harrison Bergeron is a "documentary of the future" too?
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 1) by RandomFactor on Saturday April 20 2019, @02:47AM (5 children)
I always describe it as "If Nostradamus wrote a sci-fi"
В «Правде» нет известий, в «Известиях» нет правды
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Saturday April 20 2019, @03:17AM (4 children)
Since no one else has bothered, care to share what "it" might be?
Thanks
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 2) by deimtee on Saturday April 20 2019, @12:14PM (2 children)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/ [imdb.com]
If you cough while drinking cheap red wine it really cleans out your sinuses.
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Saturday April 20 2019, @12:23PM (1 child)
Thank you.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 2) by deimtee on Saturday April 20 2019, @01:25PM
It's 13 years old and it gets more scary all the time.
If you cough while drinking cheap red wine it really cleans out your sinuses.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 20 2019, @03:09PM
The movie is called "Idiocracy". A sadly close approximation of where we could be in 500 years.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 20 2019, @05:13PM (2 children)
Jesus christ lighten up. That is the name of my new movie about the real rapture. Jesus was a hippy in the 60s but there were too many long haired bearded dudes. I will tell his story!
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Sunday April 21 2019, @11:26PM
Firstly, that's not my name.
Secondly, I'm about to eat a heavy dinner, so that's not happening tonight either.
But I do appreciate your suggestion. Thank you!
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 3, Funny) by NotSanguine on Sunday April 21 2019, @11:29PM
Damn it! You added useful information after the first sentence! Argh!
What is wrong with you? You're a sadist, I tell you! Making people read stuff in order to understand things. You should be ashamed of yourself!
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr