The Goat Pen

Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.
--Jean Cocteau

hedge wrote:"ESPN is reporting that he's gathered the family around to say a final farewell.

No matter what, that's sad."

I don't know, I think it's kinda touching that he'd gather his fambly around for a final farewell. There are worse ways to go out than surrounded by friends and famb...

AlabamAlum wrote:Apparently, the family is very mad at CBS for saying he was dead before he was actually, you know, dead.

Hizzy III wrote:

hedge wrote:"ESPN is reporting that he's gathered the family around to say a final farewell.

No matter what, that's sad."

I don't know, I think it's kinda touching that he'd gather his fambly around for a final farewell. There are worse ways to go out than surrounded by friends and famb...

You know, I agree with that. Imagine dying young with no warning, like in a car accident or something, and you don't get to say goodbye to the people you love (and vice versa). To me, that seems even sadder. Joe's lived a long, fulfilled life and he (reportedly) gets to say goodbye to all the people he loves. The man wasn't short-changed, even if he had to leave his beloved Penn State under unsavory circumstances.

hedge wrote:I was actually kidding, as Karen was obviously referring to the sadness of Paterno's impending death, not the fact that the fambly was gathered around, but obviously my type of subtle humour is lost on this crowd...