If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you.
Now, I have that in my profile because it is a sweet expression that expresses Pooh's love for someone (I don't know where the quote came from exactly, but I am assuming he was just saying it to a friend). Well, JP took it another way.
I think Winnie the Pooh might be suicidal.
A caveat for my argument: Just as Pooh, I will utilize days as my smallest increment of time measurement.
Logically, we can eliminate the possibility that Pooh's audience is older than Pooh, because when if his elder dies at 100 (36,524 days, given leap years and the skipped leap year on the centennial that passes at some point in the duration), then if Pooh is to reach 36,523 days he will necessarily spend some time living without them.
Now, if the person(s) to whom Pooh is speaking is the exact same age as Pooh, I think his this statement could be off-handedly dismissed as a tender bit of affection. However, barring that exceedingly unlikely circumstance, and having already eliminated the possibility that Pooh will outlive his counterpart(s), this statement essentially amounts to a wish for an early death. For example, if Pooh's partner is 7,305 days (20 years) younger than Pooh, Pooh is essentially hoping to die fully 7,306 days earlier than the time of death of his friend. I submit that this is an unhealthy and potentially dangerous attitude towards his own longevity, especially considering that on his 36,523rd day Pooh will almost certainly have absolutely no knowledge of the actual date of the other person's/persons' demise(s). As such, not only is he committing himself to shortening his own lifespan, it will quite likely be a futile gesture in terms of attempting to coincide with an event that is still an unforeseeable time in the future.
Ultimately, this depressing sentiment on the part of Pooh is representative of the phenomenon of growing teen suicide rates over the past several decades. Likewise, let us not forget that Pooh is similarly hoping for a pre-determined time of death for another, which I think draws a chilling reference to the various tragic acts of violence that are becoming all too common in middle and high schools in our nation. Given that this timeframe coincides with Pooh's own rise to popularity as a cultural icon, I cannot help but wonder what correlation may exist.
Regardless, as a responsible American, I humbly request that all Winnie the Pooh television shows and movies be removed from the airwaves, and all toys, books and other commercial products of or pertaining to that corporate entity be heretofore burned.
Thank you.
Yeah. . . JP saw Pooh's expression of love as an evil statement hinting at Pooh's ultimate goal for everyone to die when and as he plans.
Oh I miss you JP.
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