[RightWhale]

How could they tell?

He's not dead until they say he's dead. In the meantime, he's . . . not dead.

--as opposed to alive.

[oolatec]

Good riddance, is all I have to say.

[A Ruckus of Dogs]

He's not dead until they say he's dead. In the meantime, he's . . . not dead. --as opposed to alive.

We won't know for sure until we open the box and see if the radioactive sample has decayed. Until then, Fahd is both dead and alive.