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- jdb252, on 10/12/2007, -7/+75I have Greasemonkey installed with the block AdSense script so at first I had no idea what the ***** was going on.
- BobNobody, on 10/12/2007, -4/+55I wouldn't mind finding out later how much money this page makes.
- Four20, on 10/12/2007, -0/+47http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuva:Kurt_cobain%27s_death_letter.jpg
direct link to a scanned copy of the original letter - titlesaysitall, on 10/12/2007, -3/+48Lame, I see no ads, oh wait...
- CypherXero, on 10/12/2007, -5/+35Not if he uses Adblock.
- DPowers08, on 10/12/2007, -1/+27"Well if Google had been around when Kurt was contemplating suicide, he may still be here."
I suppose that is true, but only if Kurt created a website, wrote the letter, uploaded it to the website, signed up for a Google AdSense account, and viewed his final page first... - chrisgeleven, on 10/12/2007, -2/+27I always thought that everything before that last part of the letter was about him breaking up the band. Really, if you cut out the bottom part, it would make total sense.
Supposedly the original letter that last part was written in a different style handwriting compared to the rest of the letter. Some believe that it is proof he was murdered instead, with the killer adding that last part to trick everyone into thinking it was a suicide.
Of course it could be the lethal dose of heroin that caused him to write differently and then pull the trigger. I can't imagine he would have good enough control to write normally at that point. Who knows.
We will never know... - shoover, on 10/12/2007, -0/+23Yea, kudo's to the OP - he found a way to embed ads in an article and make us interested in viewing it. If it were just the letter, we would have dugg him to oblivion...
Genius! - ReBeLaCe, on 10/12/2007, -29/+45Wow I have never read that. Kurt Cobain was a great musician and I can understand the not having fun anymore. But I dont think I could kill myself because of all the the things in that letter. R.I.P. Kurt.
- phatvolvo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+17this is the first time IE has made me smile.
- mattA, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14You're missing the point of it. The point is to show how evolved ad-sense is. Each one of those ads is terribly appropriate given the contents of the letter.
- kevinmotel, on 10/12/2007, -16/+29don't dig cheney down. suicide is very selfish. you think your going to be floating over people as they go "oh poor ____, we never appreciated him while he was here." no, you're not floating over them, you're dead, and while you no longer exist, people who still cared for you are greatly saddened.
- Bob042, on 10/12/2007, -4/+15Conclusion: Adblock is a dangerous threat to society.
- skeeto, on 10/12/2007, -5/+15Lots of people don't think he did himself in but was actually murdered. Two books have been written on it and there are some sites with some really interesting information / police reports / audio recordings and whatnot. Probably wont ever know what really happened with the guy, but it makes for an interesting read if you're bored and like a good mystery / "whodunit".
http://www.justiceforkurt.com
http://www.cobaincase.com - DaMacGamer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10lol one of them said "Oprah Has Spoken".
- thevanin, on 12/20/2008, -7/+15Also my fist time reading the letter, which seems more interesting than the adsense stuff...
Speaking of that, I had forgotton what ads looked like (thanks adblock + filterset.g!) - oogee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Too many people here are passing harsh judgment on Kurt and folks who resort to suicide in general. The fact is you can't possibly understand the horrible depths of the kind of depression that leads to this end. When you can fully comprehend it, you'll be dead too.
He was sick (possibly exacerbated by the drugs), and victims of suicide are by definition mentally ill. Unfortunately, mental illness cant be "seen" and because of that it can seem partially unreal to those who are not suffering in this way. So calling Kurt Cobain selfish is as useful as telling a schizophrenic to stop hallucinating.
On a separate topic, for those of you who believe that the note was a forgery, it is possible. Most suicide notes are very brief, unlike what is portrayed in fiction. As an exercise in my undergrad studies we were asked to read notes written by cry-for-help suicides and the lethal suicides. Invariably the real, lethal ones were one or two sentences long and did not explain why.
e.g.
Bill, you can have my golf clubs. I'm sorry.
Jim
If this note is real, it is likely that the actual note is the part at the bottom which is alleged to have been written in a different hand. It may have been added on to the end of the letter after time passed and more drugs were consumed. Who really knows. - shoover, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11In response to your whole comment:
Huh?
In response to this little gem: "I really wish whomever posted this wouldn't have just left it alone."
Huh? - Po0py, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9And your speaking, of course, from experience?
- xswag, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7That was cool enough to turn off Adblock for a few seconds. Nice experiment.
- Seidoger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6No need to go see a specialist.. only write a letter on how you feel and your symptoms and Google links you to the right medication! wow!
- goffy59, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7I bet your one of those types of ignorant ***** who constantly disses drugs without even trying them. His music helps alot of people you know, for you saying that, I hope you goto hell. id agree that herione is horrible though, but your still an *****.
- bonk2k, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Its real easy for people to call people who kill themselves "pussies" and whatnot, but once you really understand depression, you'll understand that its not just "being sad all the time." Depression is a disease. A fatal one at that. When someone is depressed, there is no logic behind it. Its not easy to reason your way out of a depressing situation, because depresion is caused by chemical imbalance. Basically what this means is that when your brain is receiving information, if receptors in your brain that receive sadness are stronger, you will look at a situation with a rather pessimistic view. Thats what depression is. Its not a way to get people to notice you. Its not a way to escape from ***** people put up with everyday, because depression amplifies that *****.
This is coming from someone who has been struggling with depression for some time. My goal really is just to raise awareness that depression isnt just something made up by emo kids, but a full blown serious disease that distorts your thinking and causes you to do things that most people wouldnt even think about. So think next time you want to call someone who commits suicide a pussy. - IvanB, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Charles R. Cross writes in Cobain's "Heavier Than Heaven" biography that there was another suicide letter:
""You know, I love you." he wrote in that letter. "I love you Frances, I'm so sorry. Please don't follow me, I'm sorry, sorry, sorry." He had repeatedly lettered "I'm sorry" filling an entire page with this plea. "I'll be there." he continued. "I'll protect you. I don't know where I'm going. I just can't be here anymore"." - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+9I agree with "elShaggy". There just is something really wrong with putting up ads on that page... Perhaps people have been making money off of other people's misery since recorded history and most likely even before that, however, you'd think that they would at least provide a context to that page. A context that would give a little respect for the only reason grunge was ever important and culturally interesting, which was and is Nirvana.
In the age of war profiteering, Haliburton et al, nothing surprises me. - powatom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I used to believe that suicide was a selfish thing to do, but I went through a pretty bad time a while back where I was just stressed out and unhappy all the time, and believe me, it really doesn't seem like such a bad idea. It's not like you sit there thinking 'oh god I want to die', it's more like you see a knife lying around and the first thing that pops into your head is just 'do it' or something like that. You don't feel worried or scared by the thought, it's just you see the oppurtunity to die, and your brain starts telling you to take it. It's pretty weird. I never used to tell people about it, and often I'd just be in a normal mood when I'd see a busy road and suddenly you just have this urge to walk out into the traffic. So, you shouldn't really beat up on people who kill themselves, it's not a logical thought (well, it wasn't for me anyway). I don't remember feeling so bad that I wanted to die, or crying or anything, I was just very, very tired of the ***** I was going through. I never planned to kill myself, so I wouldn't have had much to say, which I guess is why real suicide notes tend to be very very short.
On the other hand, this note, suicide note or not, is incredibly ***** whiney. 'I love people too much!'. The logical step to combat this guilt would be to donate a ***** of money to some charity or something, not to quit your source of income. I like Nirvana, and most of Cobain's lyrics, but some of their stuff was ***** stupid. - JohnboiWaltune, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6He's coming, so stick out your tongue
- hotpepper, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5"For her life, which will be so much happier without me."
That's just sad. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -10/+13SMELLS LIKE TEEN ADSENSE
- Zetex, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I bet the guy that hosts that just made hundreds (maybe even thousands) of dollars off adsense because of Digg.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4"http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuva:Kurt_cobain%27s_death_letter.jpg
direct link to a scanned copy of the original letter"
Ha, I clicked your link then ran a search for Kurt Cobain. When I pulled up the article I thought it had been vandalised for a few seconds!
http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain - miguel077, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Help Katrina Evacuees?
- JackHallows, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Kurt Cobain was murdered
- urineboy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3you have to admit, it's a very odd note. it doesn't really sound like a suicide note (except the part at the end, with the different handwriting), and it seems like the wrong forum for someone breaking up the band... it reads most like a diary entry-- except that half of it seems addressed to his fans and half of it seems addressed to his wife. Very strange.
- mywhitenoise, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4This is what I don't get. Say he was murdered, and the last 4 lines were penciled in by someone else...why would Kurt write a letter about the break up, why not have someone else take care of it in the media?
- PSPon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I'm jealous for the person with the ads on that page.
- Hamsterpotpies, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3This wasn't funny to read. Kurt would have never like been poked at for peoples entertainment. This is only one more reason he did it.
I'm sorry about this Kurt - WiskyDrinker, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4I'm a huge fan, but ya.. this is stupid.. And I agree elShaggy .. demeaning.
- GuitaristTom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Dont tell me I dont try drugs... Id love me an 8th of some dank heady nug right now... but ***** heroin isn't respectable what-so-ever
- JackHallows, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Technically, you get Kurt Cobain's "Suicide Lette".
- 1longtime, on 10/12/2007, -6/+7I agree, I can't believe someone is making money off of Cobain's suicide letter. I feel dirty for even clicking this link and boosting someone's AdSense income.
(Sidenote: I'm going to believe it was suicide until someone can prove otherwise. Lay off Courtney.) - IvanB, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Because for instance it's his band? And he's the leader? And people would want to hear it coming from him, not from some MT Editor.
- tw0bit, on 10/12/2007, -5/+6One word: Open in IE Tab XD
- Soniti, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Dying is easy- It's living thats hard.
~Soniti - ridgelawrence, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2thats what adsense is all about...
- metasin, on 10/12/2007, -5/+6do bush's state of the union next
- bluemech, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1What Do You Get When You Mix Kurt Cobain's Suicide Lette, Google Adsense and AdBlock?
Give up? NOTHING IS WHAT! - jnbek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0such a shame :(
- pcgaminguide, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0wow. Didnt ever realize that happened
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