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[CortJstr]

Beef was dying. Beef chose not to die. So he abandoned a dying man.

But where does the alleged cowardice come in? Here's where. In death, Beef was resigning himself to the way of things, affirming that he is but a small part of the great machine. His time had come. In choosing not to die, he effectively communicated that he is important, and that what he wants matters, and everything else be damned. I think this is awesome, but some people think that you're supposed to do what you're told. And I guess Beef is one of those people. He chose to live, even though he thought dying was the right thing to do. Our boy has mad bozack, is what I am saying. Even if he doesn't appreciate it, himself.

This was my assumption. The cowardice as he sees is probably partly that the Lash was sort of a destiny he avoided, plus he let down CH since he basically agreed to follow through on this. And of course he thinks Molly would be better off without him since then she could find a non-crap dude.

[dejavroom]

This is like watching platelets scurrying to stop an hemorrhaging vessel...

[Carlos del Vaca]

This was my assumption. The cowardice as he sees is probably partly that the Lash was sort of a destiny he avoided, plus he let down CH since he basically agreed to follow through on this.

I beg to differ.  He was told the Lash of Thanatos was a horrible curse by what, two people?  There was no REAL reason he had to die at that moment.  But he went along with it.  And in so doing he didn't think of Molly or anyone else who would be saddened by his death.  He is the dying man, who didn't necessarily have to die at that time, but he went along with it, rather than trying to save the dying man.

Mostly, though, I think Onstad wanted to reuse the line from the earlier CH arc.

[CortJstr]

Mostly, though, I think Onstad wanted to reuse the line from the earlier CH arc.

Agreed

[Toaster]

The off-screen escape was a nod to Hamlet.

[atalkingdog]

beef escaped reincarnation as an unfortunate being.

[Doc]

The off-screen escape was a nod to Hamlet.

Rayzencrantz and Teostern ain't dead! The feel good comedy of the year.

[lprkn]

The feel-good cannin' of the year.

[ktoad]

[greenkoolayd]

raaaad!

[side_show]

I must add that the fact the book is by Roald Dahl is pretty great.

I'm heartily disappointed by how this story arch appears to be resolving itself.  There was so much wasted potential for something epic to occur.  Ho hum.

[AugustWest]

I must add that the fact the book is by Roald Dahl is pretty great.

Seconded.

I always have to link to this story whenever anybody brings up Roald Dahl.  Without a doubt it backs the most creepiness into the smallest space of any story evar!

[Toaster]

ktoad gets a can for Watterson Bird.

[linnea]

ktoad, did you make that? Cuz i just gave you a tiny can of Dr. Pepper.

[ktoad]

ktoad, did you make that? Cuz i just gave you a tiny can of Dr. Pepper.

I did, yeah.  Thank you!

I'm afraid I don't understand much about the cans.  Can I also give them to people?  Or is it a moderator thing?