Your Funeral? - Page 2

Gabrial Angelfire · 01-31-2002, 02:22 PM

Well personnaly id like to keep it simple, buried in a simple casket, , tucked in the corner of the cemetery in my town, simple gravestone, nothing grand. That and i want laughter at my funeral, no tears laughter, and no wake, the last impression i want on my family is my dead body, changed and covered with make up, so that i seem happy now that im dead. HAHA what a happy subject

catzenpewters · 01-31-2002, 03:32 PM

Well I figure hospital and science can have as much of my body as they want - might was well be useful 'cause I won't be needing it anymore. Then whatever's left can be cremated - to me, space is for the living. As for a funeral, well, funerals are for the grieving not for the benefit of the dead so my family and friends can do whatever they like. I'm not sure what I'd like done wih my ashes - I feel like it should be something dramatic or romantic or at least interesting. Hmm... oooh taken up into space would be awesome.

GEEK · 01-31-2002, 04:51 PM

I am not sure what I want for a funeral, but I have told my wife that I am going to put in my will that if she wants everything then she is going to have to stand up in front of everyone at the reading of the will and sing the "I'm a little tea pot" song, with all the moves and everything. I will give a small ammount of money to a bunch of people she knows so they have to show up to the reading of the will. Maybe I will make them all do the song if they want the money. Mirth is better then grief.

adam warlock · 01-31-2002, 07:03 PM

cremation for me.... and put my ashes in my flower bed

AliCat · 01-31-2002, 08:23 PM

I'd prefer to be cremated and have my ashes returned to earth or sea, so long as the ashes would nourish something rather than polluting.

Dagorian, I'm equally incredulous why you'd prefer to be pickled, placed in a steel gauge casket which is then lowered into a concrete vault. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, this is NOT. Not only does your body not return to the earth or any form of usefulness, your corpse now is taking up landspace. Many cities and towns have more square footage dedicated to "cities of the dead" than adequate space for the living. What's the point? That which makes you you is no longer there. And I certainly grant God enough omnipotence to be able to put me back together again from ashes should a day of resurrection ever come. Well, that's my wee humble opinion, for what it's worth. [img]smile.gif[/img]

AzRaeL StoRmBlaDe · 01-31-2002, 08:49 PM

One of my friends confided in me that she wants to be stuffed and put on display in a museum when she dies. She made me promise to call the taxidermist, when she expires. Personally I could care less what happens to me when I die, bury me, use my corpse for science or transplant donation, or even dress me up like i was alive and let two punk kids scam my beach house for the weekend (wasnt that a movie?). I dont care because Im dead.

Scholarcs · 02-01-2002, 06:38 AM

I wouldnt care, I'm dead, my soul is before the gates of heaven, I would probably be more concerned with bribing St. Peter than worrying over what was happening to my body.

Garnet FalconDance · 02-01-2002, 08:46 AM

Cremated, ashes scattered on the rose bed and a huge party thrown to celebrate my life--and my passing onto a new phase of 'life'. If ppl cry, fine, but I want to hear laughter, teasing, drunkeness optional.

John D Harris · 02-01-2002, 07:09 PM

I've told my wife to just dig a hole and roll me in it. I'll write my own yulagy (sp?)

Lord of Alcohol · 02-01-2002, 07:24 PM

quote:
Originally posted by fable:
I prefer cremation, personally. I've let my wife know my preferences, too. No prior ceremonies. I still recall with horror the minister who was brought in to say words over my father's coffin, never knew him, and uttered sanctimonious platitudes about his character that were so false they made many of us in the audience gasp and stare at one another.

I know EXACTLY what you mean there, but the "preacher" went the other way and (right in front of the coffin) told us all how my friend was burning away in hell. It then turned into a recruitment ceremony. Complete joke.

Dragonmage- We had an Irish wake for my grandmother amongs us grandchildren and it was the best thing we ever could have done. Told stories, laughed, cried, and drank like fish. She would have loved it, and it helped us all out a lot

As for the main question, take any usable (albiet very few) parts that I have available and cremate the rest. Do what you will with the ashes.

01-31-2002, 02:22 PM	#11
Gabrial Angelfire Dungeon Master Join Date: January 22, 2002 Location: worcester Posts: 59	Well personnaly id like to keep it simple, buried in a simple casket, , tucked in the corner of the cemetery in my town, simple gravestone, nothing grand. That and i want laughter at my funeral, no tears laughter, and no wake, the last impression i want on my family is my dead body, changed and covered with make up, so that i seem happy now that im dead. HAHA what a happy subject __________________ \"This is a revolution of the mind.....\"

01-31-2002, 07:03 PM	#14
adam warlock Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: I live inside of my mind..... Age: 54 Posts: 3,234	cremation for me.... and put my ashes in my flower bed __________________ [url]\"http://motdw.comicgenesis.com\" target=\"_blank\"><br /> [img]\"http://motdw.keenspace.com/images/lymanimaca.txt\" alt=\" - \" /></a><br /><br />my karma ran over your dogma

01-31-2002, 08:49 PM	#16
AzRaeL StoRmBlaDe Hathor Join Date: October 11, 2001 Location: At My Computer Age: 44 Posts: 2,217	One of my friends confided in me that she wants to be stuffed and put on display in a museum when she dies. She made me promise to call the taxidermist, when she expires. Personally I could care less what happens to me when I die, bury me, use my corpse for science or transplant donation, or even dress me up like i was alive and let two punk kids scam my beach house for the weekend (wasnt that a movie?). I dont care because Im dead. __________________ Now the swinging bridge<br />Is quieted with creepers. . . <br />Like our tendrilled life. -Basho

02-01-2002, 06:38 AM	#17
Scholarcs Red Dragon Join Date: December 5, 2001 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 39 Posts: 1,557	I wouldnt care, I'm dead, my soul is before the gates of heaven, I would probably be more concerned with bribing St. Peter than worrying over what was happening to my body. __________________ <br />\"A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five\" - Groucho Marx<br />Member of the ORT Clan. <br />\"Some birds are not meant to be caged because their feathers are too bright\"<br />Ma bouche sera la bouche des malheurs qui n\'ont point de bouche, ma voix, la liberté de celles qui s\'affaissent au cachot du désespoir. - Aimé Césaire<br />La plus perdue de toutes les journées est celle où l\'on n\'a pas ri. - Sébastien Roch Nicolas

02-01-2002, 08:46 AM	#18
Garnet FalconDance Mephistopheles Join Date: August 30, 2001 Location: deep within the sylvan splendor.... Age: 61 Posts: 1,443	Cremated, ashes scattered on the rose bed and a huge party thrown to celebrate my life--and my passing onto a new phase of 'life'. If ppl cry, fine, but I want to hear laughter, teasing, drunkeness optional. __________________ "Nature tells every secret once." Ralph Waldo Emerson

01-31-2002, 03:32 PM	#12
catzenpewters Manshoon Join Date: March 11, 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Age: 53 Posts: 204	Well I figure hospital and science can have as much of my body as they want - might was well be useful 'cause I won't be needing it anymore. Then whatever's left can be cremated - to me, space is for the living. As for a funeral, well, funerals are for the grieving not for the benefit of the dead so my family and friends can do whatever they like. I'm not sure what I'd like done wih my ashes - I feel like it should be something dramatic or romantic or at least interesting. Hmm... oooh taken up into space would be awesome.

01-31-2002, 04:51 PM	#13
GEEK The Magister Join Date: January 31, 2002 Location: USA Posts: 101	I am not sure what I want for a funeral, but I have told my wife that I am going to put in my will that if she wants everything then she is going to have to stand up in front of everyone at the reading of the will and sing the "I'm a little tea pot" song, with all the moves and everything. I will give a small ammount of money to a bunch of people she knows so they have to show up to the reading of the will. Maybe I will make them all do the song if they want the money. Mirth is better then grief.

01-31-2002, 08:23 PM	#15
AliCat Drow Warrior Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Waynesboro, VA, USA Posts: 255	I'd prefer to be cremated and have my ashes returned to earth or sea, so long as the ashes would nourish something rather than polluting. Dagorian, I'm equally incredulous why you'd prefer to be pickled, placed in a steel gauge casket which is then lowered into a concrete vault. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, this is NOT. Not only does your body not return to the earth or any form of usefulness, your corpse now is taking up landspace. Many cities and towns have more square footage dedicated to "cities of the dead" than adequate space for the living. What's the point? That which makes you you is no longer there. And I certainly grant God enough omnipotence to be able to put me back together again from ashes should a day of resurrection ever come. Well, that's my wee humble opinion, for what it's worth. [img]smile.gif[/img]

02-01-2002, 07:09 PM	#19
John D Harris Ninja Storm Shadow Join Date: March 27, 2001 Location: Northport,Alabama, USA Age: 63 Posts: 3,577	I've told my wife to just dig a hole and roll me in it. I'll write my own yulagy (sp?) __________________ Crustiest of the OLD COOTS "Donating mirrors for years to help the Liberal/Socialist find their collective rear-ends, because both hands doesn't seem to be working. Veitnam 61-65:KIA 1864 66:KIA 5008 67:KIA 9378 68:KIA 14594 69:KIA 9414 70:KIA 4221 71:KIA 1380 72:KIA 300 Afghanistan2001-2008 KIA 585 2009-2012 KIA 1465 and counting Davros 1 Much abliged Massachusetts

02-01-2002, 07:24 PM	#20
Lord of Alcohol Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Charlotte,NC Age: 61 Posts: 4,570	quote: Originally posted by fable: I prefer cremation, personally. I've let my wife know my preferences, too. No prior ceremonies. I still recall with horror the minister who was brought in to say words over my father's coffin, never knew him, and uttered sanctimonious platitudes about his character that were so false they made many of us in the audience gasp and stare at one another. I know EXACTLY what you mean there, but the "preacher" went the other way and (right in front of the coffin) told us all how my friend was burning away in hell. It then turned into a recruitment ceremony. Complete joke. Dragonmage- We had an Irish wake for my grandmother amongs us grandchildren and it was the best thing we ever could have done. Told stories, laughed, cried, and drank like fish. She would have loved it, and it helped us all out a lot As for the main question, take any usable (albiet very few) parts that I have available and cremate the rest. Do what you will with the ashes. __________________ No

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