Disney worker killed

Cartoon: Pluto Getting run over by a parade float... you laugh and feel no guilt!
Real Life: Person dies in freak accident at work... you donn't really laugh at all.
An odd circumstance: An employee dressed as Pluto from Disney cartoons is run over by a float... part of it's funny, and part of it's not.

I guess part of the reason this is funny to me is because costumed characters are placed in parks because they make the guest feel like a small part of this cartoon world is here in the flesh. The fact that he was in a Dog suit makes it ok to be entertained by his actions. "Hey kids, it's Pluto! Let's go give him a hug! Aww, look at that, he's walking down the street. Look he's lying under that float, how cute!"

What I'm saying is that I find more humor in a person dying because she ignored safety warnings than I do in a person dying after being run over by a parade float. The level of humor in either case is miniscule.

I suspect that the Holiday World incident was given more respect because it hit close to home. This is a coaster enthusiast community and it was a coaster enthusiast who died. But this is also an amusement industry community. I'm sure there are many Disney castmembers who visit here.

We're not talking about O.J., astronauts, or serial killers. We're talking about a death in the amusement industry.

Unfortunately, some might find humor, for example, in the space shuttle accident (and there were plenty of jokes). That's one thing. But imagine if that lame attempt at humor had been posted on a space enthusiast web site. That wouldn't be cool. There's a time and place for everything. This just isn't it.

Everyone wants to argue about why it's OK to laugh at death. That's not the point. The point is whether or not humor is appropriate on this web site at this time. I don't think it is. *** Edited 2/13/2004 7:25:03 PM UTC by Gemini***

O.J. was innocent and you know it.

Don't forget that Paul is dead. Turn me on, Dead pluto. *** Edited 2/13/2004 9:49:48 PM UTC by TTDTom***

It was all part of the east coast/west coast feud. There was beef between them, I hear.

Authorities expect some sort of retailiation and are advising Pluto west not to see any fights in Vegas anytime soon.

Jeez, I have to hang with you LG. You are my kind of weirdo. ;)

TTDTom: stop playing coasterbuzz backwards, it'll mess you up forever.

Should we be singing "here's to my sweet Satan" while we are at it? ;)

Way to end the thread, guys.