Passed What?

[bainbrig]

He didn't shoot, he seldom scored,
In fact he never tried;
And when the final whistle blew
He didn't pass - he died.

B

[Cloverjo]

No, I'm not joking.

[hereIam]

I totally agree with Clover. I see nothing wrong in saying 'passed away', nothing at all.

[Hazi-Hammenuhoth]

After suffering severe constipation my grandfather declared he had just "passed a peach stone". Is that infantile?

[bhg481]

In the same way, if you told someone you had cancer would they say "Are you going to die?" or are they more likely to ask "Is there any hope for you" or "Is it curable?" etc.

[Georgiesmum]

Khandro, theres always " He popped his clogs!"

[ethandron]

For me, maybe it's the connotation that infers someone has 'passed over to the other side', which I don't believe in.
It's whatever gives people comfort isn't it.

[bhg481]

ethandron - think of it as "passed out of this life" and you won't have a problem.

[bainbrig]

Well, when I die (who knows when?) if any beggar says I’ve passed, I hope my ghost comes back to thump them.

Softening blows is one thing; child-like pretence is another.

[ethandron]

bhg, I don't have a problem. For me, people die, for others they pass, same outcome.

[Tilly2]

Don't forget your hat, HereIam.

[ladybirder]

At the risk of getting serious, on the worst day of my life, if someone had told me he had "passed" I would have clocked them one.

[Tilly2]

'Don't forget your hat' is not a euphemism for having died!

Sorry about that. Wrong thread. :-(

[bainbrig]

My mum and dad, both long dead (sorry, passed) NEVER said Passed when they meant Died, never said Poo unless they were talking to us as little children, and the word Wow never EVER passed their lips.

I am proud of them.

BB

[cashier]

Just read this and agree with bainbrig. I cannot stand the new fad for saying 'passed' , not even passed on or away.
I told my kids they can say die, or any eupemism like conked out, popped her clogs, shed this mortal coil, anything but if I ever heard them say passed on/away/to the other side, I'd come back and make life hell for them.

[anagram]

Whenever anyone says that they 'lost' their mum, or whoever, I get an almost irresistible urge to say "Bit careless"

[ladybirder]

LOL me too anagram;-)

[Ken4155]

When i die, i am going to 'pop my clogs' and 'curl my toes up'. I'm not passing on or over to anywhere.

[goodgoalie]

I used to live in London near Abney Park Cemetery, where William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army is buried. On his tombstone (in the shape of a badge) it doesn't say he 'died', or 'fell asleep' or 'passed away' - it says : PROMOTED TO GLORY

[bainbrig]

Anagram. I have one leg, and in a hospital waiting room someone asked “How did you lose your leg?”

“Carelessness,” I replied.

[naomi24]

Death is a difficult subject and people speak of it in whichever way that makes them most comfortable. Some are flippant, some dour, some concerned at the prospect of offending. Personally I always say quite straightforwardly that someone has died, but however others want to express it is fine by me.