"Kick the bucket" is a humorous way to say "drop dead" in (American?)
English.  A "bucket list" is a list of things to do before one dies.  A BIG
WISH list, I suppose.

Jessica Claire
LLLL in Los Angeles

On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 3:15 PM, Rachel Myr <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Since I am unfamiliar with this term, I went to Wikipedia for a quick
> definition.  Only entry there was 'The Bucket List', a feature film about a
> list made by two mentally ill men played by Jack Nicholson and Morgan
> Freeman, of things they wanted to do before they kicked the bucket.
> ds
> I take text too literally, I admit, but please, someone, explain to me how
> buckets (and/or kicking them) got involved in the list currently being added
> to in this thread!
>
> Whatever the name, I am still hazy on the concept under discussion.  What
> is the aim of the bucket list?  (this is a sincere question - I just don't
> get it.)
>
> Rachel Myr
> Kristiansand, Norway
>
>

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