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If you died of natural causes and your friends needed to eat you to survive, would you be cool with it?

Asked by mrswho (1690points) February 10th, 2009

I’m talking about a real survival situation, like being trapped for weeks in the Andes, not out driving around after Pizza Hut is closed with a serious case of the munchies.

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delirium's avatar

Of course. The notion of it has actually never bothered me or really phased me.

KatawaGrey's avatar

Of course! Besides, I’m a vegetarian so it’s not like I could eat any of them.

laureth's avatar

Absolutely! And I hope they serve me up with fava beans and a nice Chianti.

Vinifera7's avatar

Hell yes! I am a registered organ donor in the event that I die in a traffic accident, but it would be even cooler if my corpse was cannibalized.

lefteh's avatar

Yep. Most of my meat is in my thighs anyway.

Baloo72's avatar

Yup. I just think it might be a little weird being one of the friends. . . Then again when starving I might not think it to be so weird.

Harp's avatar

Sure. I hope they savor my subtle chocolate overtones.

Ashpea9288's avatar

Uh, yah…if I’m already dead, what’s it matter? No point in them dying too :P

fireside's avatar

If we were stuck in the Andes, I would assume that I was cool before they started eating.

jbfletcherfan's avatar

To save literally family or friends, sure.

DrBill's avatar

Once I’m dead, I won’t need my body anymore, so, good eating.

cak's avatar

With all the chemo and meds they’ve pumped in me? I’m not sure I would advocate anyone dining on me; however, I’m gone – why not?

Harp's avatar

“Hey, cak tastes like a Twinkie!”

galileogirl's avatar

If you die of natural causes,you probably wouldn’t make a very appetizing corpse. Natural causes implies you wear out and die from old age. Have you ever looked at those 100 yos that Willard Scott shows-all skin and bones and hardly worth the effort to butcher.

eponymoushipster's avatar

as long as they don’t eat my junk. that should go to a museum, or science or something.

DrBill's avatar

@Harp
I thought cak tasted like chicken…

Grisson's avatar

I probably wouldn’t even notice much.

galileogirl's avatar

Question extender what do you ihink you taste like. I’m deep fried dill pickle

cak's avatar

@Harp…LURVE to you, my friend! That’s hysterical. My husband is still laughing.

eponymoushipster's avatar

i taste like beefcake.

mrswho's avatar

I’m mostly peanut butter, spagetti, and chocolate. I’m not sure how delicious I would be. I should probably start eating foods that went together better in consideration of those who one day might have to eat me.

Allie's avatar

Yeah, I’d be okay with it. I’d taste like honey. Maybe. Maybe not, but I’d like to taste like honey.

cak's avatar

@DrBill – twinkie…I’m going with twinkie.

Grisson's avatar

I’d probably taste like garlic. They might consider making lasagna.

AstroChuck's avatar

Would I be cool with it? Of course not. I’d be dead so I wouldn’t give a shit.

arnbev959's avatar

Chow away, friends. I just ask that you say a few words in my memory before you begin.

Blondesjon's avatar

I would have it coming. I’ve been telling folks to “eat me” for a long time.

I’d taste like burning.

Jayne's avatar

It would be a pity if they didn’t. They’d be missing out on a week’s worth of steak dinners just from my biceps. Kidding. Probably only six days.

mrswho's avatar

Jayne, any man who would wear a hat like that isn’t afraid of anything. Aren’t you the Hero of Canton? (insert more Firefly references that don’t have anything to do with the question here) “I’ll be in my bunk”. Ok, I’m done now.

KatawaGrey's avatar

Shouldn’t we mention Vera, Jayne’s favorite gun?

DeanV's avatar

I hope they do me justice.

Although, there’s not much to eat. I’m 6’2” and only 130lbs. Not too meaty.

loser's avatar

I’d haunt everyone who ate me and their families for several generations.

No, I would be dead. I probably wouldn’t know and therefore wouldn’t care.

Jayne's avatar

Yes, yes you should. Otherwise she and her little pal boo might come visit you in the night. Anyways, if you need any heroing, mrswho knows where I’ll be.

delirium's avatar

I do have “Vegetarians taste better” on the back of my car…........

aprilsimnel's avatar

Sure, why not? À votre santé! I bet I’d taste like bacon.

You all know there’s a Python sketch about this very scenario called Lifeboat? It’s sick, funny, wrong – and vaguely homoerotic.

eponymoushipster's avatar

@aprilsimnel “How long is it?” “None of your business!”

aprilsimnel's avatar

“How long is it?” “That’s rather a personal question!” “You stupid git! I meant ‘how long have we been in the lifeboat’!”

eponymoushipster's avatar

@aprilsimnel i was just happy i remembered a skit i last heard 15 years ago. ohwell

aprilsimnel's avatar

Oh, gosh, I just wanted an excuse to say “You stupid git!” I can’t use it otherwise without sounding pretentious!

eponymoushipster's avatar

@aprilsimnel i prefer “you watery tart!”, but only when at bars.

galileogirl's avatar

@delirium Isn’t there an ethical conundrum in a vegetarian encouraging cannibalism?

augustlan's avatar

Absolutely! I think I’d taste like Peeps.

Blondesjon's avatar

@galileogirl…lurve for conundrum. It’s such a…bouncy sounding word to to me.

syz's avatar

Sure. I’m dead, I don’t care.

EmpressPixie's avatar

If they absolutely had to do it to survive, that would be fine. Obviously, I would take my revenge in the form of kuru.

The only real reason I would object to begin with would be the chance of kuru.

adri027's avatar

They’d get high off of me, but if they’re down I’m down.

scamp's avatar

They’d better take a pepcid first because I’d probably “repeat” on them, ha ha!

toomuchcoffee911's avatar

I’d be fine with it… But my friends might be a little skeptical eating me (hopefully) but then again, they’re starving… I taste salty.

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