Betty: The head of my department told me today that because of the financial crisis they might have to let me go.
Laura: Life is terrible and then you die.
Betty: John hasn’t call me in two weeks, I think this is the end of the relationship.
Laura: Life is terrible and then you die.
Betty: My mortgage is due on Tuesday and I don’t have enough money to pay it.
Laura: Life is terrible and then you die.
Betty: Can’t you say something else?
Laura: Yes; life is terrible and then you are alive.