Probably the funniest thing I’ve read all year

Death by falling Bear, imagine having that on your death certificate. Cause of death, Bear fell on the fella
 
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Also reminds me of a Gary Delaney joke - I remember this one time my uncle asked me to spell schadenfreude and I couldn't but he's dead now so I win.
 
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The death of a 58 years old father of 5 is genuinely tragic.
The death of a man killed by a bear falling out of a tree while out hunting for sport is hysterical and a strong candidate for the 2024 Darwin Award.
Hunting has inherent risks so it's basically a case of "mess around and find out"
Conflicting emotions....
 
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Maybe there's a better way for his kids to get a life lesson about the value of animal lives that doesn't result in their father being dead and all the potential harm that goes with it.

It's not a binary position whereby they can only appreciate the value of animal life if their father dies trying to kill animals.

The potential detrimental impact to society from a father leaving their family is far greater than the lost "lesson" if he didn't die.



Being an obvious misanthrope doesn't lend much credibility to your argument, for normally-adjusted people anyway.
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I’m not arguing. You have your opinion, I have mine. Out of curiosity, define “normally-adjusted” - this I must hear as it seems to me that you’re focusing on a very narrow, specific aspect of the result of the the man’s stupidity and seemingly trying to create your own narrative to justify killing innocent animals.
 
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gEd said:
The death of a 58 years old father of 5 is genuinely tragic.
The death of a man killed by a bear falling out of a tree while out hunting for sport is hysterical and a strong candidate for the 2024 Darwin Award.
Hunting has inherent risks so it's basically a case of "mess around and find out"
Conflicting emotions....
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Unfortunately he was a grandfather, and has already spread his genetics far and wide, thus disqualifying himself from a Darwin Award.

Definitely an honourable mention though…
 
Far from funny imo.

They were breaking only one law at the time and that was that a bear in a tree cannot be hunted. The hunt has to stop.
 
Whilst it's karma I guess, however 5 kids and the rest of his family will grow up without a father/husband etc... someone dying is never funny IMO.

In isolation and detached from humanity it is one of those karma is a bitch things had it been a comedic moment in a film then yes. However I find it hard to find myself gleeful.
 
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