David Rakoff

Fantastic days are what you wish upon those who have so few sunrises left, those whose lungs are so lesion-spangled with new cancer that they should be embracing as much life as they can. Time's a-wasting, go out and have yourself a fantastic day! Fantastic days are for goners.

Canadian Writer

Elliott Abrams

The fake republics are goners; the monarchies have a fighting chance. That's my conclusion after a short visit to the Middle East and discussions with officials and analysts there.

American Lawyer

George A. Romero

I remember when John Cameron Swayze over the television told me personally that the Russians now had the atomic bomb; then I knew that we were goners.

American Director

Used when someone or something's failure or demise seems certain and unavoidable.

Inevitable Outcome

Often used in dramatic or life-threatening contexts, rather than minor setbacks.

Extreme Situations

Considered informal speech, more common in casual conversation than formal writing.

Colloquial Usage

 oceans would be a barren wasteland of watery nothingness but it doesn't stop in the water with the foundation of the food chain gone seabirds with nothing to eat would soon fall from the sky seals dead through hunger polar bears yep they're goners - and this is where a world without plankton would start to

Why Are Plankton the...

 of ting goners so it wasn't a great place for him to have killed it and being sort of more nomadic smaller leopard in many respects then somebody like ting garnet made it sort of a bit of a difficult time for him anyway he's niala are going to kind of disappear at us now shortly so we're going to send

Safari Live - Day 234 PIPE...

 characters have an underground maze of escape hatches that will make your head spin luckily many of the dogs have a weakness for the hard stuff oats they can't resist them a handful of votes in front of them and they're goners

Prairie Dog Romance PIPE...

 He watched as a corpsman passed him over, declaring him a goner, and then leaving him to die. Years later, after his physical wounds had healed and he'd returned home, he rarely spoke of his experiences in waking life.

Art can heal PTSD's...

 class look at this amazing sight one scorpion finds the tiniest and the others armor and administers the fatal sting the vanquished scorpion falls prey to the lethal neurotoxin it's a goner

Cannibal Scorpions vs....

 even after the baby is hatched it's dad who keeps the baby in the brood pouch good thing too just two minutes in the elements and the chick would be a goner

Penguin Parent Patrol PIPE...

 centipede mom fights back in defense but the snake holds on with hungry determination the snake's venom works and the centipede is a goner now the

Centipede vs. Snake PIPE...

 these birds can save themselves but the capivara it's a goner anacondas don't poison

Anaconda vs. Mammal PIPE...

 these birds can save themselves but the capybara it's a goner anacondas don't

Goner

Inevitable Outcome

Extreme Situations

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