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[spatch]

There was a Green Line accident this morning at Boylston Street, two trains collided and folks went to the hospital and all. The Glob online is running a story complete with a humonjus picture of an injured rider being taken out on a backboard right past a station decoration of the MBTA's cartoon Charlie mascot grinning and giving the thumbs-up.

On the one hand the irony of this picture is morbidly amusing, but on the other hand my god, my object empathy (which I described a few years ago) is flaring up something fierce.

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[28bytes.livejournal.com]

I see I'm one of many chiming in that I experience the exact same thing! I thought I was the only one in the universe that felt that way. I've even had that exact same reaction to that exact same cat.

The Cheerios bee affects me too. Sure, he looks happy, but you can also detect a certain melancholy in his eyes, as if he's just smiling on that box because he feels he has to, but really, he's sad about something.

I don't haphazardly throw away burned-out light bulbs; I gently place them in the trash bin in a way so that they won't be broken, because even though they're no longer working, they still deserve a dignified afterlife.

[ron_newman]

I used to feel sorry for the Columbia-Screen Gems logo lady. Such a sad facial expression and an uncomfortable arm position, not to mention freezing to death wearing that dress.

[28bytes.livejournal.com]

She always reminds me of Alice on The Honeymooners.

[spatch]

The latest model for that was Annette Bening.

And now you know the rest... of the story.

[ron_newman]

Roger Ebert says that's not correct.

[kpht.livejournal.com]

I can't throw away any stuffed animals. And people were threatening one time at the Bruins game to throw these Johnny Bucyk figurines they gave away on the ice during a crappy call, I thought I would literally cry if they did. I know it's just plastic! But it has a face! How could you hurt Johnny Bucyk like that?