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[hardblue.livejournal.com]

That has a little snap to it. But what's the point of being rich if you cannot have pointless luxuries?

[housedog.livejournal.com]

Funeral arrangements bother me because there seems to be so much pressure placed on the surviving family to buy The Very Best they can afford. It makes no sense to me--I mean, when I'm dead, I'm dead (and since I'm an organ donor, I'll have already been parted out like a '57 Chevy.) So it's not like I'm going to rise up like a Martha Stewart zombie and start complaining about how I wanted WEDGEWOOD blue coffin cushions, not ROBIN'S EGG blue...and who the Hell ordered this tacky brass hinge and handle ensemble anyway?

I did tell the Husband that I wanted to be cremated and put in a little jar that stays on the mantelpiece...you know, kind of a morbid little "I Dream of Jeannie" thing. For some reason, though, he seems to feel that this might negatively effect his ability to remarry. I cannot for the life of me imagine why!

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

The fear of ghosts has been longstanding. Who wants to worry about angry poltergeists? ;)

For myself, they could put me out with the roadkill for all I care.

[brother-dour.livejournal.com]

Funerals really aren't for the dead- they're for the living. That explains part of that insanity.

If I had my way, I'd be buried in a plywood box in the back pasture. Or even just throw me on a brush pile and let the buzzards and coyotes and fire ants take care of things. Seriously- I won't care regardless. And my family would have that much more money for themselves.

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

It's their most modestly-priced vessel.

[joshthevegan.livejournal.com]

I was thinking the same thing.

Just because we're bereaved doesn't make us saps!

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

My dad wants his ashes scattered, I imagine having that exact conversation.

[yelena-r0ssini.livejournal.com]

Donny. Who loved bowling.

[petdance.livejournal.com]

Receptacle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKjBFsyYC0g

[liliaeth]

Hell, I've got a funeral insurance, and it's written down that I want to be cremated, and that my godson Bart, who's on the file as the one responsible for arranging everything, will get any and all money left over after the cremation is paid for. I made it pretty clear that they can keep the funeral as cheap as possible, so that he can get some money out of it.

[joshthevegan.livejournal.com]

It is seriously disgusting how expensive it is to die. Both of my parents died within the last few years, and it is staggering what it costs. For my mother there was at least life insurance to cover it, but my dad's funeral had to come out of the pockets of me and my siblings. And even though we went the "economical" route while still having a "nice"-ish funeral, it was still over ten grand.

This is why the wife and I will not be having any ceremonies of any sort. What a phenomenal waste of money to burden on those who are already dealing with a hell of a lot.

[aviv-b.livejournal.com]

My folks already have their big family headstone in place. Inscriptions and everything, all it needs is their DODs. I just about had a heart attack when I went to the cemetery and they hadn't told me about it.

[cinnamontoast.livejournal.com]

My mom and dad did that too. And they put the kid's names on the back of the headstones. It was a little disconcerting to see my name on a headstone when I was in my 20s.

[aviv-b.livejournal.com]

EEEK! At least my parents didn't do that. But apparently there are spaces for me and my brother if we don't have other places to be buried. (Talk about planning ahead - my grandfather bought a bunch a grave sites together with my other grandfather so we could all be together. Meh).

[rose-cat.livejournal.com]

Surprise!

[aviv-b.livejournal.com]

NO kidding. They almost got to use one of the available graves for me!

[torylltales.livejournal.com]

I want a viking funeral.



Bleh. Stupid watermarks.

[enders-shadow.livejournal.com]

When Chuang-tzu was about to die, his disciples signified their wish to give him a grand burial. "I shall have heaven and earth", he said, "for my coffin and its shell; the sun and moon for my two round symbols of jade; the stars and constellations for my pearls and jewels; will not the provisions for my interment be complete? What would you add to them?" The disciples replied: "We are afraid that the crows and kites will eat our master." Chuang-tzu rejoined: "Above, the crows and kites will eat me; below, the mole-crickets and ants will eat me; to take from those and give to these would only show your partiality."

[brother-dour.livejournal.com]

That's what I'm talking about. Sky burial

[rose-cat.livejournal.com]

Why stop with the sky, though? Remains...IN SPACE! (http://celestis.com/services.asp)

[rose-cat.livejournal.com]

Well, that's pretty cool. First come, first serve!

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

Only good if you like epidermis!

[rose-cat.livejournal.com]

*reads comments* Best post EVER.

[peristaltor.livejournal.com]

Not in our family, that won't play. Sis-in-law died a couple of weeks ago. Cremated, she then went into a plastic food case. Not even name-brand Tupperware, but into the disposable kind (Glad, IIRC). She was then decanted into several separate sand vials for those who wished a piece of her.

[yelena-r0ssini.livejournal.com]

I am not even gonna lie, at least 50% of my motivation for getting religion was death-related. Not that I think there's an afterlife, or need to think there's one, but rather I wanted a specific set of rituals in place to deal with this sort of thing so my family doesn't have to figure out what to do.