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Mr. Plow
08-16-2013, 08:42 AM
http://martinmanleylifeanddeath.com.nyud.net/home_page


Today is August 15, 2013. Today is my 60th birthday. Today is the last day of my life. Today, I committed suicide. Today, is the first day this site is active, but it will be here for years to come.

Frazod
08-16-2013, 08:46 AM
First in

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/3641/wellbyex.jpg

BigRock
08-16-2013, 08:47 AM
Lot of links on the site aren't working. Guess there's no chance of him fixing them.

blaise
08-16-2013, 08:49 AM
His website should have a little arcade section.

Mr. Plow
08-16-2013, 08:49 AM
For anyone with nothing to do today....


I had no financial problems. I sold my house which was completely paid for in 1998. The same year I bought $30,000 in 1/10 ounce gold coins and pre 1965 silver coins. Gold was $300/ounce when I bought it and silver was $4/ounce. Gold went up to $1,700 and Silver to $44 making my stash worth over $200,000.
38.800542, -94.687884

KCUnited
08-16-2013, 08:51 AM
Yet Teicher lives.

MTG#10
08-16-2013, 08:54 AM
After reading his thoughts on gun control Im glad he went through with it. Good riddance.

Deberg_1990
08-16-2013, 08:56 AM
meh, he could have designed it a little better cosmetically.

Frazod
08-16-2013, 08:56 AM
Yet Teicher lives.

LMAO

Halfcan
08-16-2013, 09:00 AM
Sad.

Marcellus
08-16-2013, 09:02 AM
Holy shit that sight is disturbing yet fascinating.

siberian khatru
08-16-2013, 09:06 AM
This is my final post on Sports In Review and the reason is pretty major.

.

Dayze
08-16-2013, 09:08 AM
doesn't seem like a manly thing to do

Rain Man
08-16-2013, 09:13 AM
Somewhat interesting. I'll have to check it out more.

Scorp
08-16-2013, 09:15 AM
He lost his burst!

Ebolapox
08-16-2013, 09:15 AM
good for him.

keg in kc
08-16-2013, 09:18 AM
What a fucked-up train wreck of a site.

kepp
08-16-2013, 09:18 AM
and I live in Kansas
That's all he really needed to say.

mikeyis4dcats.
08-16-2013, 09:19 AM
For anyone with nothing to do today....

wonder how many people are roaming the woods right now

Canofbier
08-16-2013, 09:19 AM
Wow...this is interesting, to say the least. It's a shame that he chose to end his life, but the perspective he offers with respect to his motivations is something that you almost never see.

KCrockaholic
08-16-2013, 09:20 AM
This dude was very strange...

http://sportsinreview.com/blog/?p=8679#more-8679

The reason for my departure is 100% within my ability to control. You see, earlier today, I committed suicide. I created a web-site to deal with the many questions a person would rightfully have. It’s called martinmanleylifeanddeath.com. It went live today. In my opinion, there is no question which you could conceivably ask that I have left unanswered on that site. My goal with this post is closure for SIR.

KCrockaholic
08-16-2013, 09:20 AM
It's weird that he wrote what is basically a book on the internet.

Deberg_1990
08-16-2013, 09:20 AM
He took this Royals 3 game losing streak a little hard......

CaliforniaChief
08-16-2013, 09:22 AM
Suicide is such a terrible thing.

Frazod
08-16-2013, 09:23 AM
I'd sooner watch ice melt than read another word of this guy's weepy diatribe. I hope somebody shuts the page down. What's he going to do - complain?

Mr. Plow
08-16-2013, 09:23 AM
wonder how many people are roaming the woods right now


There was a post on reddit that 96.5 was giving updates on it and there were (about an hour ago) roughly 10-15 people out looking.

Beef Supreme
08-16-2013, 09:24 AM
Apparently nobody was reading his blog.

ReynardMuldrake
08-16-2013, 09:26 AM
There was a post on reddit that 96.5 was giving updates on it and there were (about an hour ago) roughly 10-15 people out looking.

They were talking about it on 96.5 at 7:00AM. I'm sure it's crawling by now.

Ebolapox
08-16-2013, 09:26 AM
Suicide is such a terrible thing.

it's painless and brings on many changes apparently.

Phobia
08-16-2013, 09:30 AM
I grew suicidal after reading about 20 lines. I chose life.

RockChalk
08-16-2013, 09:31 AM
So did anyone find out if he really did it? I mean if he was that precise with his location, the news should have picked this up from the OP Police by now.

Phobia
08-16-2013, 09:31 AM
There was a post on reddit that 96.5 was giving updates on it and there were (about an hour ago) roughly 10-15 people out looking.

I'm out looking for his gold and silver.

CaliforniaChief
08-16-2013, 09:31 AM
it's painless and brings on many changes apparently.

Painless? Look, I don't want to get into something...but in my job I'm always around people who are left to pick up the pieces from this, and know a few people who have attempted and felt immediate remorse afterwards.

Trust me, it's not painless.

Mr. Plow
08-16-2013, 09:34 AM
I'm out looking for his gold and silver.

You owe me half of whatever you find.

BlackHelicopters
08-16-2013, 09:35 AM
Yet Teicher lives.

ROFL

BlackHelicopters
08-16-2013, 09:36 AM
Sad? Or selfish?

Phobia
08-16-2013, 09:36 AM
You owe me half of whatever you find.

You want your half of the dirt on the left or right side of your driveway?

DaFace
08-16-2013, 09:37 AM
For anyone with nothing to do today....

That park is about to have a lot of holes in it.

Ebolapox
08-16-2013, 09:39 AM
Painless? Look, I don't want to get into something...but in my job I'm always around people who are left to pick up the pieces from this, and know a few people who have attempted and felt immediate remorse afterwards.

Trust me, it's not painless.

that's a line from a song, man. jeesh, didn't you ever watch 'mash' the movie?

CaliforniaChief
08-16-2013, 09:40 AM
that's a line from a song, man. jeesh, didn't you ever watch 'mash' the movie?

Actually, no never did. LMAO

BlackHelicopters
08-16-2013, 09:41 AM
M*A*S*H by ("Suicide is Painless" by Johnny Mandel)
Through early morning fog I see
visions of the things to be
the pains that are withheld for me
I realize and I can see...

[chorus]:

That suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
and I can take or leave it if I please.

I try to find a way to make
all our little joys relate
without that ever-present hate
but now I know that it's too late, and...

[Chorus]

The game of life is hard to play
I'm gonna lose it anyway
The losing card I'll someday lay
so this is all I have to say.

[Chorus]

The only way to win is cheat
And lay it down before I'm beat
and to another give my seat
for that's the only painless feat.

[Chorus]

MASH
The sword of time will pierce our skins
It doesn't hurt when it begins
But as it works its way on in
The pain grows stronger...watch it grin, but...

[Chorus]

A brave man once requested me
to answer questions that are key
'is it to be or not to be'
and I replied 'oh why ask me?'

'Cause suicide is painless
it brings on many changes
and I can take or leave it if I please.
...and you can do the same thing

Phobia
08-16-2013, 09:41 AM
that's a line from a song, man. jeesh, didn't you ever watch 'mash' the movie?

Never. I'll bet you and 3 other people on this site watched it.

DaFace
08-16-2013, 09:42 AM
http://www.kctv5.com/story/23156247/police-dead-mans-claim-of-200k-coin-buried-at-arborteum-a-hoax

Police: Dead man's claim of $200K coin buried at arboretum a hoax

Posted: Aug 16, 2013 9:10 AM MDT
Updated: Aug 16, 2013 9:34 AM MDT
By DeAnn Smith, Digital Content Manager - email

OVERLAND PARK, KS (KCTV) -
A man who committed suicide claims he buried $200,000 at an area arboretum, but Overland police say it's a hoax.

However, extra police apparently are at the Overland Park Arboretum to prevent people from coming with shovels and other utensils to dig.

Martin Manley committed suicide about 5 a.m. Thursday at the Overland Park Police Department headquarters. Before he killed himself, he posted details about him burying the coins at the arboretum.

The family tells the police that is a hoax, and that Manley actually gave all the coins away.

To see more what Manley wrote, click here.

Chopper5 is headed to the scene, and we will livestream it. Refresh this page for updates.

Ace Gunner
08-16-2013, 09:42 AM
RIP good riddance yuppie trash

DaFace
08-16-2013, 09:44 AM
There's a (much faster) mirror of the site here:

http://www.zeroshare.info/january_1_2012

Phobia
08-16-2013, 09:44 AM
Martin Manley committed suicide about 5 a.m. Thursday at the Overland Park Police Department headquarters.

Man... I would have slept in until at least 10.

Rain Man
08-16-2013, 09:45 AM
http://www.kctv5.com/story/23156247/police-dead-mans-claim-of-200k-coin-buried-at-arborteum-a-hoax

Police: Dead man's claim of $200K coin buried at arboretum a hoax

Posted: Aug 16, 2013 9:10 AM MDT
Updated: Aug 16, 2013 9:34 AM MDT
By DeAnn Smith, Digital Content Manager - email

OVERLAND PARK, KS (KCTV) -
A man who committed suicide claims he buried $200,000 at an area arboretum, but Overland police say it's a hoax.

However, extra police apparently are at the Overland Park Arboretum to prevent people from coming with shovels and other utensils to dig.

Martin Manley committed suicide about 5 a.m. Thursday at the Overland Park Police Department headquarters. Before he killed himself, he posted details about him burying the coins at the arboretum.

The family tells the police that is a hoax, and that Manley actually gave all the coins away.

To see more what Manley wrote, click here.

Chopper5 is headed to the scene, and we will livestream it. Refresh this page for updates.


It's a coverup. The family and police are now there digging, I bet.

KC native
08-16-2013, 09:52 AM
Wow, so I think its safe to say he might have had a personality disorder (narcissistic perhaps?).

For those wondering whether to read it or not, it's basically a guy rationalizing his decision to commit suicide at 60. Sounds like he may have been developing dementia (contrary to his no health problems claim)

Mr. Plow
08-16-2013, 10:01 AM
You want your half of the dirt on the left or right side of your driveway?


East side. Just had a new driveway addition put in and I've got some areas to fill.

Rausch
08-16-2013, 10:05 AM
Yet Teicher lives.

He was the first thing I thought of...

Rausch
08-16-2013, 10:06 AM
For those wondering whether to read it or not, it's basically a guy rationalizing his decision to commit suicide at 60.

What is the point of suicide at 60?

Just wait, the bus will be here soon...

J Diddy
08-16-2013, 10:07 AM
Never. I'll bet you and 3 other people on this site watched it.

heh
I'm one.

Titty Meat
08-16-2013, 10:07 AM
The people digging are most likely from Wyandotte county. They treat Joco trash pickup day as a holiday.

Rausch
08-16-2013, 10:09 AM
Man... I would have slept in until at least 10.

LMAO

Marcellus
08-16-2013, 10:10 AM
I'd sooner watch ice melt than read another word of this guy's weepy diatribe. I hope somebody shuts the page down. What's he going to do - complain?

I haven't seen anything remotely close to weepy diatribe. I am guessing you didn't actually read much.

The most shocking part of the whole thing to me is how rational and sane the entire thought process is. Not saying suicide is OK I'm just saying I have never seen this spin on it.

Bottom line he wanted to control his own death.

Talk about OCD.

KC native
08-16-2013, 10:11 AM
What is the point of suicide at 60?

Just wait, the bus will be here soon...

He said he is tired of forgetting things and knows it will only get worse so he chose to "go out on top".

He didn't want to live through the typical end of life issues.

KC native
08-16-2013, 10:13 AM
I haven't seen anything remotely close to weepy diatribe. I am guessing you didn't actually read much.

The most shocking part of the whole thing to me is how rational and sane the entire thought process is. Not saying suicide is OK I'm just saying I have never seen this spin on it.

Bottom line he wanted to control his own death.

Talk about OCD.

Not necessarily OCD. My dad has been saying the same things since he hit 50 (52 now). I expect him to do something similar to this guy. He's not a writer so he won't document it though.

ottawa_chiefs_fan
08-16-2013, 10:21 AM
coward

Ace Gunner
08-16-2013, 10:24 AM
Never. I'll bet you and 3 other people on this site watched it.

saw it in theatre with my dad, a ww2/korea war veteran. it's worth a look, though dated. there are a few scenes that remind me of cp banter/comradery. nude blond too.

Brock
08-16-2013, 10:26 AM
What an asshole.

ReynardMuldrake
08-16-2013, 10:30 AM
http://www.kctv5.com/story/23156247/police-dead-mans-claim-of-200k-coin-buried-at-arborteum-a-hoax

Police: Dead man's claim of $200K coin buried at arboretum a hoax

Posted: Aug 16, 2013 9:10 AM MDT
Updated: Aug 16, 2013 9:34 AM MDT
By DeAnn Smith, Digital Content Manager - email

OVERLAND PARK, KS (KCTV) -
A man who committed suicide claims he buried $200,000 at an area arboretum, but Overland police say it's a hoax.

However, extra police apparently are at the Overland Park Arboretum to prevent people from coming with shovels and other utensils to dig.

Martin Manley committed suicide about 5 a.m. Thursday at the Overland Park Police Department headquarters. Before he killed himself, he posted details about him burying the coins at the arboretum.

The family tells the police that is a hoax, and that Manley actually gave all the coins away.

To see more what Manley wrote, click here.

Chopper5 is headed to the scene, and we will livestream it. Refresh this page for updates.

In unrelated news, the Overland Park PD today has just received a $200,000 donation from an anonymous benefactor. The police commissioner says the money will be put to good use.

saphojunkie
08-16-2013, 10:30 AM
coward


What an asshole.

I love that you are personally offended by a complete stranger whose suicide you only know about because of the internet.

:rolleyes:

Brock
08-16-2013, 10:33 AM
I love that you are personally offended by a complete stranger whose suicide you only know about because of the internet.

:rolleyes:

I am not offended by his suicide, idiot.

J Diddy
08-16-2013, 10:37 AM
In unrelated news, the Overland Park PD today has just received a $200,000 donation from an anonymous benefactor. The police commissioner says the money will be put to good use.

on the Riverboats. Raising money for education.

Prison Bitch
08-16-2013, 10:39 AM
coward

I agree, this wasn't a very Manley thing to do.

jd1020
08-16-2013, 10:39 AM
So who was more surprised at the party?

ReynardMuldrake
08-16-2013, 10:40 AM
Never. I'll bet you and 3 other people on this site watched it.

You kidding? That's a great movie. Rene Auberjonois' debut with Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Robert Duvall, and Herman Munster. I'm a sucker for dark comedies, and the movie was much darker than the show. It's in my top 3 from 1970.

Rausch
08-16-2013, 10:42 AM
He said he is tired of forgetting things and knows it will only get worse so he chose to "go out on top".

He didn't want to live through the typical end of life issues.

Why 60?

Why not 50 then?...

J Diddy
08-16-2013, 10:43 AM
Why 60?

Why not 50 then?...

He forgot about it.

Rausch
08-16-2013, 10:47 AM
He forgot about it.

I see what you mean...

threebag
08-16-2013, 10:57 AM
Good read

Mr. Plow
08-16-2013, 11:01 AM
In unrelated news, the Overland Park PD today has just received a $200,000 donation from an anonymous benefactor. The police commissioner says the money will be put to good use.


That was my first thought as well. :D

DaFace
08-16-2013, 11:02 AM
Good read

With the caveat that there's a possibility this is a joking comment...

It's actually kind of fascinating. He clearly thought this whole thing through. It's a very interesting case study for sure.

Rausch
08-16-2013, 11:04 AM
First in

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/3641/wellbyex.jpg

And in the end i'm back to feeling this...

saphojunkie
08-16-2013, 11:06 AM
I am not offended by his suicide, idiot.

What an asshole.

Fine. You're not "offended." Your opinion on the matter, regardless, is moronic.

Rausch
08-16-2013, 11:10 AM
Fine. You're not "offended." Your opinion on the matter, regardless, is moronic.

I'd agree that he's an a$$hole...

Pitt Gorilla
08-16-2013, 11:11 AM
After reading his thoughts on gun control Im glad he went through with it. Good riddance.really? He had a different opinion than you and that made you glad he killed himself?

Brock
08-16-2013, 11:24 AM
Fine. You're not "offended." Your opinion on the matter, regardless, is moronic.

Yeah, I'm the moron, but he's the one chicken littling a tsunami hitting america or a dirty bomb and idiotically predicting financial collapse to justify putting his family through this. Seriously, fuck off. Both of you.

Rausch
08-16-2013, 11:26 AM
Yeah, I'm the moron, but he's the one chicken littling a tsunami hitting america or a dirty bomb and idiotically predicting financial collapse to justify putting his family through this. Seriously, **** off. Both of you.

This is about as close to a "rant" as you'll get from Brock.

Someone must have really gotten under his skin...

Brock
08-16-2013, 11:27 AM
My nephew Timmy will get 10,000 dollars from this! Isn't that great? /asshole

MTG#10
08-16-2013, 11:29 AM
really? He had a different opinion than you and that made you glad he killed himself?Meh, maybe a little harsh...still dont have any respect for anyone that would off themselves.

Rausch
08-16-2013, 11:30 AM
Meh, maybe a little harsh...still dont have any respect for anyone that would off themselves.

THis...

digger
08-16-2013, 11:37 AM
wonder how many people are roaming the woods right now

18068 Antioch Rd, Bucyrus, KS 66013

ottawa_chiefs_fan
08-16-2013, 11:41 AM
I love that you are personally offended by a complete stranger whose suicide you only know about because of the internet.

:rolleyes:

first of all - fuck you.

secondly - i am not offended either - he is a coward - this is the most cowardly, self-serving act a person can do - speaking from very personal experience.

secondly, fuck you.

Frazod
08-16-2013, 12:50 PM
Meh, maybe a little harsh...still dont have any respect for anyone that would off themselves.

Fuck him. Specifically bought a gun to off himself, then publishes some internet post-death manifesto whining about guns.

I hope this asshole is slow-roasting in hell right now.

And anybody who is offended by that is cordially invited to kiss my ass.

Thig Lyfe
08-16-2013, 12:53 PM
Another cool CP thread about suicide!!!

Ace Gunner
08-16-2013, 12:56 PM
thread is handy as this menu
http://www.columbustelegram.com/app/shop_local/menus/A_and_W_LJS_Menu.gif

Setsuna
08-16-2013, 12:58 PM
He's probably in Europe somewhere laughing his butt off.

Ace Gunner
08-16-2013, 01:01 PM
He's probably in Europe somewhere laughing his butt off.

russia -- it's the new europe

Thig Lyfe
08-16-2013, 01:01 PM
thread is handy as this menu
http://www.columbustelegram.com/app/shop_local/menus/A_and_W_LJS_Menu.gif

Seafood and burgers commingling in defiance of God's will... I need to buy a million guns to suicide Long John's brains out!!!

FloridaMan88
08-16-2013, 01:30 PM
A hypothetical question of sorts... if his website had a rep feature (similar to Chiefsplanet) for his blog posts... would it be wrong to negative rep someone's final/suicide announcement post?

burt
08-16-2013, 01:34 PM
Lots of sexual advances in this thread!!

Prison Bitch
08-16-2013, 02:11 PM
MARTIN MANLEY"S SPORTS IN REVIEW

CometsKansas CityNASCARNHLSporting KCT-BonesUnited StatesWorldReader ContributionsUncategorizedFinal SIR Post

August 15, 2013 Martin Manley One comment

This is my final post on Sports In Review and the reason is pretty major. Before I get into that, I want to say how much I appreciated being able to follow my passion regarding statistics – more specifically, sports statistics – for so many years. It’s been a blast and I’ve had a great opportunity to make a contribution to the many areas that make up this subject.

I hope you will keep in mind that many of the posts I did should be valid for years to come – not just a commentary on what happened that day. From the home page, you will see directly below this post is an index post of sorts that will allow a reader to more quickly find reference-related information. Keep in mind that you can always use the search feature to find posts. And, specific categories can be found by using the drop-down menus on any SIR page.

I have no doubt that I could still have contributed to the development of statistical data and the interpretation of that data. However, the time has come to draw this quasi-hobby to an end.

The reason for my departure is 100% within my ability to control. You see, earlier today, I committed suicide. I created a web-site to deal with the many questions a person would rightfully have. It’s called martinmanleylifeanddeath.com. It went live today. In my opinion, there is no question which you could conceivably ask that I have left unanswered on that site. My goal with this post is closure for SIR.

I have communicated with hundreds of readers over the years and I’ve made a lot of internet friends. I’m impressed that there really are intelligent people still left out there considering the decline in our educational standards. Even so, it took a special breed to read my writings because a good deal of it was either extremely targeted to a narrow field or else very esoteric or both. And, I didn’t pull any punches when being critical of coaches, players or announcers – some of which were either incredibly ignorant or simply incompetent – and I think you know who I’m referring to.

That kind of talk turned some people off, but the one thing I always did was to provide extremely detailed evidence of any position I had on anything. When a spade is a spade, I felt it was fair to call it a spade… and I didn’t care who liked it or who didn’t.

But, that’s all in the past now. For those of you that regularly email me and converse about issues that would cause the vast majority of the population’s eyes to glaze over, I hope you find a way to get your fix in the future. Thanks for reading!

This site, as well as martinmanleylifeanddeath.com will be active at least until early 2018 because it is prepaid that long.


Martin
http://sportsinreview.com/blog/?p=8679#more-8679

BWillie
08-16-2013, 02:39 PM
This guy is pretty oddly funny, in a fuct up way. Don't know why one would ever commit suicide, unless they were ill and had problems in his life. He claims he doesn't have any. I doubt it. I think his reclusiveness probably added to his need to end his life early.

Demonpenz
08-16-2013, 03:26 PM
We talked about this today in english class. Interesting stuff.

Zebedee DuBois
08-16-2013, 03:32 PM
I read his blog often.. he seemed like a buttoned down, conservative leaning, statistics nerd who wrote mostly about the area teams. I find this event surprising, but after reading a portion of the new site, it sounds exactly like he would logically approach things.

Our society attaches a lot of stigma to suicide, rightly or wrongly. He did what he wanted to do, and tried to minimize the impact on everyone - though I am sure it is still tragic for his sister, friends, and responders.

CrazyPhuD
08-16-2013, 05:29 PM
This is one of those cases that we all can clearly say....addition through subtraction.

CrazyPhuD
08-16-2013, 05:36 PM
first of all - fuck you.

secondly - i am not offended either - he is a coward - this is the most cowardly, self-serving act a person can do - speaking from very personal experience.

secondly, fuck you.

People in general seem afraid to speak ill of the dead, but yes this is most selfish and cowardly thing someone can do. The whole post death rant about all things 'evil' just makes it more petty. It's like breaking up with someone via txt? People need to grow some stones and do it to their face.

He could have taken control of his life at any time and clearly choose not to. This is his right to do so, but he should never be celebrated for this or anything he had to say. He appears to be a coward in life and definitely was one in death.

bunger
08-16-2013, 05:41 PM
Until any of you(some of you may have)experience a suicide of immediate family ,you should have the decency of respect.

Some of the comments are atrocious..

priestin2004
08-17-2013, 03:17 PM
Gotta say, since I learned of this, I have been glued to reading everything on his site. He's a very good writer. And the whole thing is just so odd I don't know what to make of it. It's sad, happy, good, bad... all at the same time. I don't know what to feel other than it is clear he was very comfortable in the decision he made, as bizarre as it was.

Hammock Parties
08-17-2013, 04:16 PM
Apparently people are having trouble getting to the site? I've got all the pages opened in tabs if anyone wants to read.

Bob Dole
08-17-2013, 04:21 PM
Without going back through the thread, has anyone gone and snagged his gold and silver stash?

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.800542,+-94.687884&hl=en&sll=33.441418,-94.09387&sspn=0.200253,0.421257&t=m&z=14&iwloc=A

Hammock Parties
08-17-2013, 04:22 PM
Mirror for the site:

http://www.zeroshare.info/january_1_2012

TLO
08-17-2013, 04:46 PM
I just read through most of the site.

Pretty creepy.

OrtonsPiercedTaint
08-17-2013, 05:48 PM
http://www.kctv5.com/story/23156247/police-dead-mans-claim-of-200k-coin-buried-at-arborteum-a-hoax

Police: Dead man's claim of $200K coin buried at arboretum a hoax

Posted: Aug 16, 2013 9:10 AM MDT
Updated: Aug 16, 2013 9:34 AM MDT
By DeAnn Smith, Digital Content Manager - email

OVERLAND PARK, KS (KCTV) -
A man who committed suicide claims he buried $200,000 at an area arboretum, but Overland police say it's a hoax.

However, extra police apparently are at the Overland Park Arboretum to prevent people from coming with shovels and other utensils to dig.

Martin Manley committed suicide about 5 a.m. Thursday at the Overland Park Police Department headquarters. Before he killed himself, he posted details about him burying the coins at the arboretum.

The family tells the police that is a hoax, and that Manley actually gave all the coins away.

To see more what Manley wrote, click here.

Chopper5 is headed to the scene, and we will livestream it. Refresh this page for updates.

Is this a hint to what it was like out there? Old ladies with grapefruit spoons, pawing at the turf? Or is it a clue to where the treasure is hidden...

Easy 6
08-17-2013, 08:35 PM
Suicide is bullshit, i'll just never understand those who do it.

Nothing is EVER as bad as it appears... "this too, shall pass"

I've honestly been deep in the abyss and atleast allowed myself to contemplate it for a bit... but in the end, i never fail to have the chutzpah to believe i'll come out on the other side victorious, and i often don't LMAO

But that has never stopped me from chugging on, just don't get those who let life kill them, i feel for them, just don't get them.

Hammock Parties
08-17-2013, 08:36 PM
The guy was 60 years old with no family. It's not surprising.

LoneWolf
08-17-2013, 08:42 PM
The guy was 60 years old with no family. It's not surprising.

Have you started your website yet?

Hammock Parties
08-17-2013, 08:48 PM
Have you started your website yet?

I refuse to commit suicide, even at 60. Who's gonna troll Chiefs fans in 2043? Shit, by then I'll probably be able to do it with the mere power of thought. My post count will be in the MILLIONS.

LoneWolf
08-17-2013, 08:50 PM
I refuse to commit suicide, even at 60. Who's gonna troll Chiefs fans in 2043? Shit, by then I'll probably be able to do it with the mere power of thought. My post count will be in the MILLIONS.

I so look forward to the future. Will you change your username to MindTroll?

Easy 6
08-17-2013, 09:00 PM
I so look forward to the future. Will you change your username to MindTroll?

I doubt it, by then he'll be some humongous roid freak who'd make Veldheer blush and only come here occasionally to kick sand in the face of new, ninety pound posters.

Hog's Gone Fishin
08-17-2013, 09:23 PM
Not necessarily OCD. My dad has been saying the same things since he hit 50 (52 now). I expect him to do something similar to this guy. He's not a writer so he won't document it though.

ROFL

Hog's Gone Fishin
08-17-2013, 09:25 PM
Suicide is bullshit, i'll just never understand those who do it.

Nothing is EVER as bad as it appears... "this too, shall pass"

I've honestly been deep in the abyss and atleast allowed myself to contemplate it for a bit... but in the end, i never fail to have the chutzpah to believe i'll come out on the other side victorious, and i often don't LMAO

But that has never stopped me from chugging on, just don't get those who let life kill them, i feel for them, just don't get them.


Matt Cassel

LoneWolf
08-17-2013, 09:26 PM
I doubt it, by then he'll be some humongous roid freak who'd make Veldheer blush and only come here occasionally to kick sand in the face of new, ninety pound posters.

He'll still be single and playing Universe of Warcraft in the basement he inherited from his mother.

Prison Bitch
08-17-2013, 09:27 PM
Suicide is bullshit, i'll just never understand those who do it.

Nothing is EVER as bad as it appears... "this too, shall pass"

I've honestly been deep in the abyss and atleast allowed myself to contemplate it for a bit... but in the end, i never fail to have the chutzpah to believe i'll come out on the other side victorious, and i often don't LMAO

But that has never stopped me from chugging on, just don't get those who let life kill them, i feel for them, just don't get them.



For me, there are two things: 1, I'm going to die eventually why the eff woudln't I want to live as long as I can? 2, I'd be terrified to actually do it even if I was totally miserable. I can only imagine being him and standing out at 5am as the sun is starting to come over the horizon on the cool morning, and putting that gun to my head. How scary!


He noted that he wanted to control his own death. So what? He paid for it with ~15 years of living. I wonder if he felt pain and if he was semi-conscious for a few seconds after it went thru. :eek:

Hog's Gone Fishin
08-17-2013, 09:33 PM
For me, there are two things: 1, I'm going to die eventually why the eff woudln't I want to live as long as I can? 2, I'd be terrified to actually do it even if I was totally miserable. I can only imagine being him and standing out at 5am as the sun is starting to come over the horizon on the cool morning, and putting that gun to my head. How scary!


He noted that he wanted to control his own death. So what? He paid for it with ~15 years of living. I wonder if he felt pain and if he was semi-conscious for a few seconds after it went thru. :eek:

DUDe ! Haven't you ever shot anything in the head. It's immediate termination. No pain. Geez. Some people :rolleyes:

Prison Bitch
08-17-2013, 09:36 PM
DUDe ! Haven't you ever shot anything in the head. It's immediate termination. No pain. Geez. Some people :rolleyes:

Ok, I believe you. I've never looked into suicide or shooting something through the head. I've heard tales about beheadings and how the rolling head is semi-conscious for a short blip. Probably a wives tale too.

Hammock Parties
08-17-2013, 09:39 PM
I so look forward to the future. Will you change your username to MindTroll?

Eventually we'll all be spared my trolling, because most of us will choose to be inserted into a Matrix-like alternate reality where the Chiefs win the Super Bowl.

I, of course, will be GM in my alternate reality.

Maverick will be Alex Smith, winning the SB for the Chiefs.

Hog's Gone Fishin
08-17-2013, 09:49 PM
Ok, I believe you. I've never looked into suicide or shooting something through the head. I've heard tales about beheadings and how the rolling head is semi-conscious for a short blip. Probably a wives tale too.

Well yeah ! Anybody with any sense knows that when you cut the head off it still works for a few seconds untill the blood / oxygen supply cuts out. But when you blow the brains outtta something it's immediate. Remember that red headed guy that had his head cut off by terrorists in the video they shot of it. I can't remember his name. But anyway , they cut his head off and held it up and you could read his lips still working, saying " fucking bastards"

Hog's Gone Fishin
08-17-2013, 09:54 PM
Colonel Sanders is dead too

SLAG
08-17-2013, 09:57 PM
Colonel Sanders is dead too

Yes but he has left a true legacy not just a 15min "Hey Look at me!"

-King-
08-17-2013, 09:58 PM
Even if I had lived to be a hundred, I would never have been able to say how much I appreciated my friends or family.

In what fucking world does that make any sense? This guy was a nut.

Prison Bitch
08-17-2013, 10:59 PM
Well yeah ! Anybody with any sense knows that when you cut the head off it still works for a few seconds untill the blood / oxygen supply cuts out. But when you blow the brains outtta something it's immediate. Remember that red headed guy that had his head cut off by terrorists in the video they shot of it. I can't remember his name. But anyway , they cut his head off and held it up and you could read his lips still working, saying " ****ing bastards"

Is that true?

buddha
08-17-2013, 11:02 PM
This is sad...I wonder if some butt lick will try and connect football concussions with THIS suicide too?

Hog's Gone Fishin
08-17-2013, 11:15 PM
Is that true?

Of course !

I believe Nick Berg was the name.

ForeverChiefs58
08-18-2013, 12:16 AM
Notice how he waited till after the draft. It was if he was thinking "Well, maybe if they draft a QB..."

I bet a similar thing happens in Minn in a couple seasons

CrazyPhuD
08-18-2013, 01:07 AM
Colonel Sanders is dead too

When they fried him did he taste like chicken?

SanDiego49er
08-18-2013, 02:05 AM
Sad and tragic. The site is depressing too. He should have gotten counseling instead.

Hammock Parties
08-18-2013, 02:11 AM
So far, I don't blame him.

I began seeing the problems that come with aging some time ago. I was sick of leaving the garage door open overnight. I was sick of forgetting to zip up when I put on my pants. I was sick of forgetting the names of my best friends. I was sick of going downstairs and having no idea why. I was sick of watching a movie, going to my account on IMDB to type up a review and realizing I've already seen it and, worse, already written a review! I was sick of having to dig through the trash to find an envelope that was sent to me so I could remember my own address - especially since I lived in the same place for the last nine years!

BWillie
08-18-2013, 03:25 AM
Anybody find his gold yet? What was up with that? He really claims he buried it some where? I need to contact Nicolas Cage and he can help me out w National Treasure 3

Discuss Thrower
08-18-2013, 03:40 AM
Anybody find his gold yet? What was up with that? He really claims he buried it some where? I need to contact Nicolas Cage and he can help me out w National Treasure 3

Supposedly a hoax but my guess is the family or law enforcement got there first.

Discuss Thrower
08-18-2013, 03:44 AM
What a Puss.
Thats what it sums down to.

This Lazy SOB didn't want to give back to the world that gave him so much, he lacked ambition and he lacked direction, he became so self focused that this was in the end the only thing that would satisfy him and I feel prove a point, I guess the only balls he did have was that he went through with it.

Case in Point:

Here is a story of a man whose wife: , "[His wife is] Josephine, but after his boss fired him for insubordination while he was on a trip, Josephine stopped writing him letters. He then learned that Josephine had left him, given away all their furniture and household goods, and taken the children back to her parents’ home. Josephine’s brother wrote him a letter saying, "She had no business marrying a no-good fellow like you who can’t hold a job." He had a son, Jr., who died at an early age, and two daughters, Margaret ,and Mildred

But what This dude Kept on keeping on.

and not until the age of 60 did he start what would make his splash in this world.

I'm talking about..

The Colonel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Sanders

So don't give me this - "Well I've lived my life - I guess its time to die"
B as in B S as in S.

May God Have mercy on his wretched soul

Did the Colonel ever start frying a batch of chicken because he forgot about the one he had fixed less than 10 minutes prior?


Sorry, but Alzheimer's or any other personality destroying affliction that destroys our cognitive skills is a fate worse than death IMHO. If he wanted to end it while he still had control over his own mind then I can't blame him.

Hammock Parties
08-18-2013, 04:12 AM
I bet Manley posted here.

After reading his life and death page, it seems very likely.

I wonder.

threebag
08-18-2013, 05:52 AM
Dane ran him off

OrtonsPiercedTaint
08-18-2013, 08:25 AM
I bet Manley posted here.

After reading his life and death page, it seems very likely.

I wonder.

I would think the "Do you powder your balls" thread. Would have kept him going until atleast he was 64. Unless of course he forgot he read it. Sticky the bitch, save a gezzer.

WhiteWhale
08-18-2013, 11:02 AM
So far, I don't blame him.

I began seeing the problems that come with aging some time ago. I was sick of leaving the garage door open overnight. I was sick of forgetting to zip up when I put on my pants. I was sick of forgetting the names of my best friends. I was sick of going downstairs and having no idea why. I was sick of watching a movie, going to my account on IMDB to type up a review and realizing I've already seen it and, worse, already written a review! I was sick of having to dig through the trash to find an envelope that was sent to me so I could remember my own address - especially since I lived in the same place for the last nine years!

That's not aging.

Senility is a sign of brain degeneration. There is always an underlying cause, and it's never age alone.

The reality is that humans are unique because we never stop learning and we are constantly becoming more in tune with the sights and sounds around us. Unless you suffer from a condition you will continue to get smarter until the day you die. If he was having a lot of memory problems, it's not out of bounds to assume whatever was effecting that was also impacting him emotionally.

Still, I can't blame him. Most neural degeneration is not treatable and tends to only snowball over time.

Demonpenz
08-18-2013, 11:54 AM
outlaw suicide.

Hog's Gone Fishin
08-18-2013, 01:49 PM
That's not aging.

Senility is a sign of brain degeneration. There is always an underlying cause, and it's never age alone.

The reality is that humans are unique because we never stop learning and we are constantly becoming more in tune with the sights and sounds around us. Unless you suffer from a condition you will continue to get smarter until the day you die. If he was having a lot of memory problems, it's not out of bounds to assume whatever was effecting that was also impacting him emotionally.

Still, I can't blame him. Most neural degeneration is not treatable and tends to only snowball over time.

I'm trying to figure out if this is correct or one of the dumbest posts ever.

Just not sure.

Hammock Parties
08-18-2013, 04:18 PM
This guy was definitely an odd duck. He took some glamour shots for a dating service.

http://www.zeroshare.info/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/3546_026.17503410_std.jpg

LoneWolf
08-18-2013, 06:24 PM
This guy was definitely an odd duck. He took some glamour shots for a dating service.

http://www.zeroshare.info/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/3546_026.17503410_std.jpg

Who paid for dinner when you went out and how was it being the Salvador Perez to his Zach Grienke?

Prison Bitch
08-18-2013, 06:30 PM
He said he didn't want to die like others, but it seems like dying in a nursing home in his sleep would've been more enjoyable than blasting his brains out

Frazod
08-18-2013, 06:36 PM
He said he didn't want to die like others, but it seems like dying in a nursing home in his sleep would've been more enjoyable than blasting his brains out

Fuck dying in a nursing home. Seriously, fuck that. I watched my grandmother slowly die in one of those goddamn places and now my aunt is dying in the same one. Makes my skin crawl to set foot in the place. I'll grease myself right after whoever tries to put me in one as long as I'm still able to pull a trigger.

I don't care that this guy offed himself. He just should have done it quietly.

Hammock Parties
08-18-2013, 06:40 PM
I don't think dying in a nursing home would be that bad.

You're surrounded by your peers, fed, sheltered, have some form of entertainment.

Granted, I'd rather be old and living with family, but it's not a horrible option.

I hope to be old as fuck and cursing whoever is our QB.

Brando
08-18-2013, 07:21 PM
There's a high rate of std's in wrinkle farms.

Prison Bitch
10-18-2014, 12:13 PM
I want to bump this but only out of respect. May Martin RIP. I apologize if this bothers CP readers so please feel free to skip this..... but Martin was a loyal Royals fan who wrote about them for the KC Star and I think it's very sad he missed out on what was to come for his favorite team:



There simply is nowhere as bad as Kansas City when it comes to professional sports. Unfortunately, of all the places I could live and all the allegiances I could have in sports, I happen to have started my blog and maintained it in about the worst possible time and place

The Royals are/were better in 2013 and the Chiefs are expected to be greatly improved. But, I’ve heard these songs before and they almost always (at least in the last 15 years or so), end on a flat note. Still, it would have been interesting to see how the Royals’ young players developed.

The greatest moment of my sports life was game #6 of the 1985 World Series.

That’s how pathetic things are around here from a professional sports point of view. I’m not going to miss more of the same… that’s for sure! But, then it's also true that someday that will turn around - and I will miss that!



http://www.kansas.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/kvzzzx/picture2906514/alternates/FREE_960/ROYALS%20ORIOLES%2020141015%20SLK%200191F.JPG

Mr. Flopnuts
10-18-2014, 01:37 PM
You have to wonder if he loved the Royals that much, if he had known this was coming would it have made a difference on when he decided too off himself anyways. You'd have to assume he'd have put it off to 62.

Bufkin
10-18-2014, 01:40 PM
This guy is the ultimate bad luck Brian.
https://i.imgflip.com/d7rf9.jpg

Prison Bitch
10-18-2014, 01:51 PM
You have to wonder if he loved the Royals that much, if he had known this was coming would it have made a difference on when he decided too off himself anyways. You'd have to assume he'd have put it off to 62.

Hopefully he was on a cloud somewhere watching it and enjoying it. RIP

Sweet Daddy Hate
10-18-2014, 02:34 PM
Yet Teicher lives.

My first thought exactly.

Rudy tossed tigger's salad
10-18-2014, 02:54 PM
Fuck dying in a nursing home. Seriously, fuck that. I watched my grandmother slowly die in one of those goddamn places and now my aunt is dying in the same one. Makes my skin crawl to set foot in the place. I'll grease myself right after whoever tries to put me in one as long as I'm still able to pull a trigger.

I don't care that this guy offed himself. He just should have done it quietly.

Frazod will die of fatness before long. Wtf was he worried about?