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Desensitization, Mortality, and the Deaf Coworker
from Angry Gay Santa · #24
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4 minDiscussion of how working at the morgue shaped Tim's view of mortality and resilience of the body, denies understanding serial killers, and describes a deaf coworker at the morgue.
- 51:45Tim argues that working in a morgue wouldn't devalue life but would make it more precious.
- 52:26He was a morgue photographer responsible for flipping bodies and handling other tasks.
- 52:54Tim describes his coworker—a six-foot-five deaf man who looked like a biker but was kind and whiny.
- 53:14Deaf people see the world differently and are very—Tim's observation trails off.
- 53:50Working as a juror on a murder trial impacted him greatly and led to coming out of the closet and starting stand-up comedy.
- 54:10Tim asks if working in a morgue helps understand serial killers and people who dismember and disembowel.
- 54:40He acknowledges a curiosity about what happens in the natural world, but draws a line at doing such things for self-pleasure.
- 55:12Tim was given a top hat by Ralph Sutton, which may have come from a porn star.