cremation vs. traditional burial - Page 4

Bowser · 12-09-2007, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ol-man

What are you guy's thoughts on cremation vs. a traditional funeral/burial ?

i've told my children that i want to be cremated and put in tupperware so they can take turns burping me.

hammishsqueak · 12-09-2007, 02:39 AM

I don't care what happens to my body when I die, but at the same time I do. I don't like the idea of worms in my body, so I prefer to be cremated. Then again, I suppose worms still go through your ashes...something bothers me about worms...

Uck, it's late at night-- I make no sense. My mom has always told me that she doesn't see the point in spending thousands on a casket that will be buried in the ground forever (or until developers take over). Personally, I don't feel strongly either way. I suppose people have their preferences based on tradition.

*FireBrand* ^(Premo) · 12-09-2007, 02:50 AM

creamated and mixed with a 'summer's eve' for that one last shot of

!

BlackSheep · 12-09-2007, 08:31 AM

Use me for chum

Dupontster · 12-09-2007, 08:36 AM

Well I ain't afraid of dyin', it's the thought of being dead
I wanna go on being me once my eulogy's been read
Don't spread my ashes out to sea, don't lay me down to rest
You can put my mind at ease if you fulfill my last request

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord, I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand
Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Just let my headstone be a neon sign
Let it burn in mem'ry of all of my good times
Fix me up with a manequin, just remember I like blondes
I'll be the life of the party even when I'm dead and gone

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord, I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand
Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Just make your next selection and while your still in line
You can pay you last respects one quarter at a time

Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord, I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand
Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Pandora · 12-09-2007, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FireBrand

creamated and mixed with a 'summer's eve' for that one last shot of

!

I have been seriously leaning towards just being charred and toss in the ocean. I used to think that was sacrilegious, but I've changed my views towards it over the years. I just cannot be charred while certain relatives are living but since I hope they will check out before me, I think it will be on!

I don't want to be abandoned and have the empty stone at my grave, as I have seen while visiting those friends and family I have lost, and it will eventually happen. I look at those stones and sometimes, if I have extra flowers or are removing some I toss them on those empty forgotten stones.

*Larry Gude* ^(Premo) · 12-09-2007, 08:57 AM

...things like military cemeteries like Arlington are useful to the public memory, hence the public good, in the same manner as museums and statues and battlefields such as Gettysburg.

I think individuals are served in the same fashion by keepsakes, furniture, photos and all other personal memorabilia within the family. I think private cemeteries are fine. I think if going to a grave serves a good purpose for an individual, to visit grandma or whomever, fine.

Personally, I don't go to visit the dead. Their memory lives in me so I want to burned to ashes and I want to be inlaid into my Le Paul and handed down through my family.

The thought of being in my guitar appeals to me and if it bothers anyone, they can put me in the closet or give me to someone else or pawn me for beer money. Point being, I'm not taking up good golf course turf nor am I under the tree in the yard or sitting next to a picture on the mantle.

And I can speak from the dead.

*Kyle* ^(Premo) · 12-09-2007, 09:11 AM

I want to be deposited in an anoying neighbors crawlspace to create some atmosphere.

AK-74me · 12-09-2007, 09:14 AM

Remember in the Big Lobowski how they spread the ashes in the Pacific from the cliff but forgot to check which way the wind was blowing and they all blew back over his face and in his mouth?

That is what I want to happen to me when I am dead......... get spread over some old hippies dirty face and mouth.

DoWhat · 12-09-2007, 09:22 AM

My wife is going to have me stuffed.

Place me in the Dog House, with a BudLight in hand and supporting a hard-on.

That way she can still yell at me, or screw me.

12-09-2007, 02:39 AM	#32 (permalink)
hammishsqueak We're all mad here. Member Since: Jul 2007 Location: Calvert/P.G Counties Posts: 394	I don't care what happens to my body when I die, but at the same time I do. I don't like the idea of worms in my body, so I prefer to be cremated. Then again, I suppose worms still go through your ashes...something bothers me about worms... Uck, it's late at night-- I make no sense. My mom has always told me that she doesn't see the point in spending thousands on a casket that will be buried in the ground forever (or until developers take over). Personally, I don't feel strongly either way. I suppose people have their preferences based on tradition. __________________ When life gives you lemons, add triple sec.
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12-09-2007, 02:50 AM	#33 (permalink)
FireBrand ^(Premo) ~~~~~~~ Member Since: Aug 2006 Location: Solomons Is. Posts: 10,585	creamated and mixed with a 'summer's eve' for that one last shot of ! __________________ Happier than a puppy with two weenies !
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12-09-2007, 08:31 AM	#34 (permalink)
BlackSheep Registered User Member Since: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,148	Use me for chum __________________ "They say that success has 1000 fathers and failure is an orphan." "For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks." "Scars are tattoos with better stories."
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12-09-2007, 08:36 AM	#35 (permalink)
Dupontster Would THIS face lie? Member Since: Jan 2004 Location: Over Yonder Posts: 5,320	Well I ain't afraid of dyin', it's the thought of being dead I wanna go on being me once my eulogy's been read Don't spread my ashes out to sea, don't lay me down to rest You can put my mind at ease if you fulfill my last request Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die Lord, I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die Just let my headstone be a neon sign Let it burn in mem'ry of all of my good times Fix me up with a manequin, just remember I like blondes I'll be the life of the party even when I'm dead and gone Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die Lord, I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die Just make your next selection and while your still in line You can pay you last respects one quarter at a time Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die Lord, I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die __________________ Some people are alive today, simply because it's illegal to shoot them
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12-09-2007, 08:57 AM	#37 (permalink)
Larry Gude ^(Premo) Strung Out Member Since: Feb 2001 Posts: 41,150 Blog Entries: 1	I think... ...things like military cemeteries like Arlington are useful to the public memory, hence the public good, in the same manner as museums and statues and battlefields such as Gettysburg. I think individuals are served in the same fashion by keepsakes, furniture, photos and all other personal memorabilia within the family. I think private cemeteries are fine. I think if going to a grave serves a good purpose for an individual, to visit grandma or whomever, fine. Personally, I don't go to visit the dead. Their memory lives in me so I want to burned to ashes and I want to be inlaid into my Le Paul and handed down through my family. The thought of being in my guitar appeals to me and if it bothers anyone, they can put me in the closet or give me to someone else or pawn me for beer money. Point being, I'm not taking up good golf course turf nor am I under the tree in the yard or sitting next to a picture on the mantle. And I can speak from the dead. __________________ TARP; A sturdy fabric used to cover things up. Barack H. Obama; Speaker of power to truth Larry Gude original
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12-09-2007, 09:11 AM	#38 (permalink)
Kyle ^(Premo) _______________ Member Since: Oct 2001 Posts: 10,306	I want to be deposited in an anoying neighbors crawlspace to create some atmosphere. __________________ ___________________________________________________________ I AM an Island.
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12-09-2007, 09:14 AM	#39 (permalink)
AK-74me "Typical White Person" Member Since: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,418	Remember in the Big Lobowski how they spread the ashes in the Pacific from the cliff but forgot to check which way the wind was blowing and they all blew back over his face and in his mouth? That is what I want to happen to me when I am dead......... get spread over some old hippies dirty face and mouth. __________________ "We're no strangers to love, you know the rules and so do I, a full commitments what I'm thinking of, you wouldn't get this from any other guy."
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12-09-2007, 09:22 AM	#40 (permalink)
DoWhat GO DALLAS Member Since: Jul 2003 Posts: 13,515 Blog Entries: 1	My wife is going to have me stuffed. Place me in the Dog House, with a BudLight in hand and supporting a hard-on. That way she can still yell at me, or screw me.
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