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Suicidal Danish Cartoon Characters

Postby Arloest » Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:40 pm

True story.

How do I break the bad news to him without having him commit suicide?

This is not a joke post.
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Postby Baconsticks » Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:45 pm

I don't know.


and speaking of this, you have to have him send you an e-mail so I can track down his info.
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Postby Arloest » Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:50 pm

If I wanted to be theoretically talked out of suicide you'd be the last person I'd go to!
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Postby nickspoon » Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:50 pm

I'm afraid to give any advice because I might end up indirectly responsible for a Dane's suicide.

The worst thing you can do is just ignore him.
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Postby Baconsticks » Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:51 pm

If I wanted to be theoretically talked out of suicide you'd be the last person I'd go to!
That's a really good choice.
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Re: Some suicidal guy from Denmark wants to meet me irl

Postby Doc Sigma » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:39 am

True story.

How do I break the bad news to him without having him commit suicide?

This is not a joke post.
I don't know. I am trying to come up with an answer. My mind is running through dozens of different contingency plans... but they all seem to end with him committing suicide... could you, hmm, somehow have him meet with a fake you? Like a friend pretending to be you? (Serious suggestion.)

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Postby Baconsticks » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:58 am

Pretend you have a penis.

I really can't think of anything better.
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Postby rabid_fox » Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:01 am

The Danes are a very odd species. They occasionally have large hands. Maybe this is information you can use.
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Postby Zaaphod » Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:46 am

Tricky. I'm trying, and utterly failing, to come up with some way you can tell him you CAN'T meet him without him killing himself. Terribly sorry. :\
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Postby gforce422 » Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:56 am

I'm trying hard to come up with something, but without knowing a little bit more about the situation, particularly the details, (why is he suicidal? why does he want to meet you? how did you come to know this guy?) it's extremely hard, if impossible, to come up with an adequate solution.

I'm really sorry. :(
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Postby Comrade K » Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:08 am

Maybe just tell him that "something's come up" etc. and that you can't meet him yet. Make it sound as though you really want to, but circumstances are preventing you from doing so, and hopefully he'll get over whatever's troubling him and stop being suicidal.

It's a risky thing to do though.
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Postby Arloest » Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:38 am

Thanks for the suggestions guise. I ended up writing him a message saying that I just simply never meet anyone in real life, which is pretty much true. I've been talking to local people online for YEARS and have not met them in real life, much less someone in Denmark who I have known for about a month. Really stressed that it was nothing personal.

Now this topic seems pointless. Let's make it about cartoon characters.
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Who sleeps shall awake, looking through the window of our lives
Waiting for the moment to arrive...
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Postby Æron » Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:40 am

Yeah, I think that would be risky telling him that "something's come up." Depressed/suicidal people tend to be very paranoid about reasons why people don't want to be friends with them / hang out, etc. He'll probably see through it (even if it weren't true.)

Trust me, I know.

I would recommend urging him to get help immediately.

Edit: Nevermind. I think you handled it well.

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Postby rabid_fox » Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:52 am

Wile E. Coyote. That's all that needs to be said.
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Postby Fritz » Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:57 am

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