No matter where you turn these days, there is some article, TV show or friend-cum-know-it-all telling you to stay away from things that are bad for you. Fatty foods, cigarettes, too much television and, um, say, bull fighting. OK, I made up that last one, but fighting bulls actually did make it onto this wonderful list from Esquire Magazine that lists the top 60 things that actually are worth dying for.
Myself, I’m not sure I’d go that far, but I love the idea of a sybaritic luxury here and there to help me thumb my nose at the puritans around me who would try to tell me that consuming, say, a good cigar or vast quantities of mayonnaise is really bad for me.
The list here is really quite entertaining and includes a couple of gems like
29. Playing tackle football past the age of 25.
32. Carousing with the Mob (a fine little tale follows)
36. Body surfing the Wedge, Newport Beach, California (having spent a good part of my life right there, I can tell you this would be a fine way to die…not that I’m advocating such a thing, but if you had to pick from being slammed into the sand by a 21 foot wave and stepping in front of a bus, well, surfs up.
43. A Home Firearm (I confess I’ve always wanted a Glock…even though I know it’s in terribly poor taste and way too close to Cho to make such a confession). Sorry.
As I say, there are lots more to the list, which overall I found delightfully debauched.