Thorns

Relatedly, I find it very frustrating anytime people say "I might die" to things which probably aren't going to kill them, for example: "If you don't hear from me it's because exams killed me;" "I'd die if I couldn't eat icecream;" "I'd die if she broke up with me;" etc. I will grant that there may have been, or it may occur in the future, that someone dies from exams (due to stress or the building collapsing in the middle of the exam or something), but the likelihood of the person making that comment actually thinking they're going to die is so miniscule, why are they engaging in such hyperbole? argh, etc.