R.I.P. Ryan Dunn

rob_lewis wrote: I'm curious because I thought I read somewhere that the coroner's office wouldn't have a toxicology report for 4-6 weeks? -Rob

I haven't read that but would believe it. If it is the case, disregard my post, at least for now.

Yeah, I heard weeks at the earliest this morning.

mndsm wrote: Yeah, I heard weeks at the earliest this morning.

Doesn't take weeks to get a BAC, somebody probably leaked that info ahead of time...

madmallard wrote:

poopshovel wrote: The only thing I could ever hope for anyone to say at my funeral, followed by everyone sucking down a big shot of whiskey, is "That mother berkeleyer did some cool E36 M3 while he was alive." And berkeley ever one of you who would speak ill of him or say "he deserved to die." Go to hell. He was a real human being with friends and family who loved him, probably more than you'll ever be loved by anyone. Everyone makes mistakes, both in youth and adulthood. I've narrowly escaped death more than once, and if you haven't, you're not doing it right, IMO. This guy lived more of a life in 30+ years then most of you will in 70 or 80. Have fun with your cancer.

I dunno about any of that other stuff, but that last bit... If you think burning-out is 'really living', why are you posting on an internet forum? :/

Sounds like something I'd say Not saying I'm "Living the life," but I do when I can, and have respect for those who do it 24-7. This is not to say I think getting hammered and driving your porsche on public roads at triple the speed limit is a good idea.

"I have something to say! It's better to burn out than to fade away!" -- The Kurgan

It looks like he was trying for the exit ? wonder if that was his turn off and he was going to fast and ..........

^Yeah, in another article it states his friend in the car lived about 100yards from the end of that off-ramp.

z31maniac wrote: ^Yeah, in another article it states his friend in the car lived about 100yards from the end of that off-ramp.

From 130+ mph, it was going to take them 100 yards to come to a complete stop, even if they had been under control.

Duke wrote:

z31maniac wrote: ^Yeah, in another article it states his friend in the car lived about 100yards from the end of that off-ramp.

From 130+ mph, it was going to take them 100 yards to come to a complete stop, even if they had been under control.

And?

I'm not debating any of that, someone just asked if that's what happened. In fact, it is.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: "I have something to say! It's better to burn out than to fade away!" -- The Kurgan

I thought Neil Young said that first.

But that is a hat that Neil would wear, so...

kpm wrote: I thought Neil Young said that first.

He might have but it would have been in a Harvest sort of sing-song nasal voice more suited to a folk guitar than the badass scream thru a slit throat closed with safety pins. It just wasn't the image I was after I guess.

poopshovel wrote: This guy lived more of a life in 30+ years then most of you will in 70 or 80. Have fun with your cancer.

This is the funniest thing I've read all day - thank you.

I suppose it all depends on your definition of living life. If it means drinking to excess and taking stupid chances, well then I haven't lived since I was 17-20. I guess to really have lived I'd have to keep repeating the same stupid behavior for the last 10.

In my opinion, your math is backward. 30 years of self-centered exhibitionism isn't worth a E36 M3 in my book. Yes, they may make a t-shirt or a movie about you, but in the end you're a joke. You lived like it and that's how you'll be remembered. I have more respect for the regular guy that spends 70 years paying taxes, paying bills on time and raising a family than I do for any of these useless drains on society. 70 years of being average - of being ordinary - is a much richer existence in terms of friendships, family, etc.

More fuel

http://jalopnik.com/car-crime/

Sanctimonius thread is sanctimonius.

speedblind wrote:

poopshovel wrote: This guy lived more of a life in 30+ years then most of you will in 70 or 80. Have fun with your cancer.

This is the funniest thing I've read all day - thank you. I suppose it all depends on your definition of living life. If it means drinking to excess and taking stupid chances, well then I haven't lived since I was 17-20. I guess to really have lived I'd have to keep repeating the same stupid behavior for the last 10. In my opinion, your math is backward. 30 years of self-centered exhibitionism isn't worth a E36 M3 in my book. Yes, they may make a t-shirt or a movie about you, but in the end you're a joke. You lived like it and that's how you'll be remembered. I have more respect for the regular guy that spends 70 years paying taxes, paying bills on time and raising a family than I do for any of these useless drains on society. 70 years of being average - of being ordinary - is a much richer existence in terms of friendships, family, etc.

Barring this incident... how exactly was Ryan Dunn a drain on society?

Sounds like we've changed subjects, here.

But the point is, some people live for themselves, to enjoy life. I don't understand what respect has to do with what Poopy posted.

z31maniac wrote: Sanctimonius thread is sanctimonius.

Yeah. That.

Told myself i'd stay out of this thread. Oops.

92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:

z31maniac wrote: Sanctimonius thread is sanctimonius.

Yeah. That. Told myself i'd stay out of this thread. Oops.

Me too.

Makes me hungry for pie.

z31maniac wrote: Sanctimonius thread is sanctimonius.

I think you meant 'sanctimonious'... not that I'm looking down on you from a morally superior vantage point where spelling is concerned or anything.

92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:

speedblind wrote:

poopshovel wrote: This guy lived more of a life in 30+ years then most of you will in 70 or 80. Have fun with your cancer.

This is the funniest thing I've read all day - thank you. I suppose it all depends on your definition of living life. If it means drinking to excess and taking stupid chances, well then I haven't lived since I was 17-20. I guess to really have lived I'd have to keep repeating the same stupid behavior for the last 10. In my opinion, your math is backward. 30 years of self-centered exhibitionism isn't worth a E36 M3 in my book. Yes, they may make a t-shirt or a movie about you, but in the end you're a joke. You lived like it and that's how you'll be remembered. I have more respect for the regular guy that spends 70 years paying taxes, paying bills on time and raising a family than I do for any of these useless drains on society. 70 years of being average - of being ordinary - is a much richer existence in terms of friendships, family, etc.

Barring this incident... how exactly was Ryan Dunn a drain on society? Sounds like we've changed subjects, here. But the point is, some people live for themselves, to enjoy life. I don't understand what respect has to do with what Poopy posted.

My comment was less specific to Ryan Dunn than it was to the conversation about what it means to live life. I have a different definition than some. Has nothing to do with moral superiority - I admitted as much in my post. And as I said, it has less to do with one specific case than the larger discussion about what we value and/or how we define "living" - thus Ryan Dunn's name was kept out of my post.

Looking back, I think my post came off as somewhat disrespectful and that wasn't my intent. Yes, a person died and that's never a good thing. I do, however, take issue with the idea that living fast is somehow more valuable or honorable than being a "regular" contributor to society.

How is shoving a Hot Wheels car up your hootus "living"?

Javelin wrote: How is shoving a Hot Wheels car up your hootus "living"?

I believe you're confusing "hootus" with another portion of your anatomy that ends in "us."

That made me cringe so hard....

92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:

Javelin wrote: How is shoving a Hot Wheels car up your hootus "living"?

I believe you're confusing "hootus" with another portion of your anatomy that ends in "us." That made me cringe so hard....

I think they are saving that for Jackass 4.

92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:

Javelin wrote: How is shoving a Hot Wheels car up your hootus "living"?

I believe you're confusing "hootus" with another portion of your anatomy that ends in "us." That made me cringe so hard....

Does it really matter what hole he stuck it in? It's not living, it's retarded.

Flying an airplane is living. Going snorkeling on a reef is living. Driving in a race is living. Teaching your kid to wrench is living.

Javelin wrote: Flying an airplane is living. Going snorkeling on a reef is living. Driving in a race is living. Teaching your kid to wrench is living.

It just goes to show... one man's wild blue yonder is another man's 24th scale dream car parked in his colon.

Javelin wrote:

92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:

Javelin wrote: How is shoving a Hot Wheels car up your hootus "living"?

I believe you're confusing "hootus" with another portion of your anatomy that ends in "us." That made me cringe so hard....

Does it really matter what hole he stuck it in? It's not living, it's retarded. Flying an airplane is living. Going snorkeling on a reef is living. Driving in a race is living. Teaching your kid to wrench is living.

Yeah, that's living.

The car in the anus was a job, and one he got paid handsomely for.