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One would think that the Grim Reaper would slack off a little at least during
the holidays; but not so. A study done of 26 years of death certificates
shows that coronary fatalities are, on average, 11.9% higher on holidays
than any other days of the year; with non-heart deaths spiking to 12.2%
higher.
According to the US Government Census, the normal death rate in the USA
is currently one every twelve seconds; amounting to 7,200 deaths of all
ages, race, and gender every 24 hours. Adding 12.2% to that tally comes to
8,078; ergo: for at least that many people living in the US, today will be
not only their very last day on earth, but also their very last Thanksgiving
too; and according to Luke 13:22-24, Matt 7:13-14, and Matt 22:14, not a
few will transfer to a dismal netherworld penal colony where people pass the
time gnawing their tongues in pain while immersed in a perpetual Tower Of
Babel din of innumerable weeping and wailing voices.
†. Ecc 7:2 . . It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house
of gaiety, for death is the destiny of every man; the living should take this
seriously.
Bon Appétit.
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One would think that the Grim Reaper would slack off a little at least during
the holidays; but not so. A study done of 26 years of death certificates
shows that coronary fatalities are, on average, 11.9% higher on holidays
than any other days of the year; with non-heart deaths spiking to 12.2%
higher.
According to the US Government Census, the normal death rate in the USA
is currently one every twelve seconds; amounting to 7,200 deaths of all
ages, race, and gender every 24 hours. Adding 12.2% to that tally comes to
8,078; ergo: for at least that many people living in the US, today will be
not only their very last day on earth, but also their very last Thanksgiving
too; and according to Luke 13:22-24, Matt 7:13-14, and Matt 22:14, not a
few will transfer to a dismal netherworld penal colony where people pass the
time gnawing their tongues in pain while immersed in a perpetual Tower Of
Babel din of innumerable weeping and wailing voices.
†. Ecc 7:2 . . It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house
of gaiety, for death is the destiny of every man; the living should take this
seriously.
Bon Appétit.
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