tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post8078020601674764551..comments2023-10-28T10:50:43.449-04:00Comments on Crankster: Maybe a little too dark...Cranksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-77673792437957979102008-02-23T09:55:00.000-05:002008-02-23T09:55:00.000-05:00Hearts-I ended up doing some posts on Walletpop ab...Hearts-<BR/>I ended up doing some posts on Walletpop about burial and found out all about "Natural Burial." Basically, it's getting buried in a field or under a tree with minimal modern intervention. It's pretty cool!Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-16481496802030213322008-01-28T02:42:00.000-05:002008-01-28T02:42:00.000-05:00I do, too, but unfortunately it isn't legal in mos...I do, too, but unfortunately it isn't legal in most places and cemeteries are kind of an abomination.<BR/><BR/>I have always loved a song from "Oklahoma"which contains the lovely words,<BR/><BR/>"The daisies in the dell<BR/>will give out a different smell<BR/>because poor Judd is buried 'neath the ground."heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-48896075139085305892008-01-22T07:08:00.000-05:002008-01-22T07:08:00.000-05:00Nosjunkie-Beautifully and succinctly put. Celebra...Nosjunkie-<BR/>Beautifully and succinctly put. Celebrating the mind, not the body, is definitely the way to go!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hearts-<BR/>I haven't read the Waugh, althought I'll put it on my list. And, yes, I think you're right about the idea of saving space for the living. Although, to be honest, I love the idea of being buried in a field, where I will fertilize food.Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-87981618381176817852008-01-18T21:20:00.000-05:002008-01-18T21:20:00.000-05:00Have you ever read Evelyn Waugh's "The Loved One?"...Have you ever read Evelyn Waugh's "The Loved One?"<BR/><BR/>I'm leaning toward cremation so my children won't have to provide expensively for a body I have already left. The world is running out of real estate and would be better served by growing food for the living than planting corpses.<BR/><BR/>There is little difference between my in-laws and the grim reaper.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-78010142862236278862008-01-17T07:13:00.000-05:002008-01-17T07:13:00.000-05:00I dont want a funeral... I will be cremated and th...I dont want a funeral... I will be cremated and the day after my death if my family feel the need just say something nice and leave it at that.<BR/>funerals are a pure waste of time and money as far as I am concerned and its a terrible way of pouring salt on wounds you thought were healing.... <BR/>I dont want anybody to celebrate my body when it was my mind that was the lifeNosjunkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13553717400984357171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-59032888535722026672008-01-16T23:06:00.001-05:002008-01-16T23:06:00.001-05:00John-I'll give it some thought. Thanks for the ad...John-<BR/>I'll give it some thought. Thanks for the advice!Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-58237211253130953812008-01-16T23:06:00.000-05:002008-01-16T23:06:00.000-05:00Franki-Maybe my blog self-selects for dark humor? ...Franki-<BR/>Maybe my blog self-selects for dark humor? I'm glad you liked it!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Puss-<BR/>I haven't seen cardboard coffins offered over here. I wonder if the death industry has stronger control in the U.S.?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Claudia-<BR/>Personally, I like the idea of all my friends and family getting toasty and enjoying a good meal while thinking about me. Screw the rest of it!<BR/><Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-80123438497562436952008-01-16T17:36:00.000-05:002008-01-16T17:36:00.000-05:00Crankster,Definitely re-think the wallet pop submi...Crankster,<BR/><BR/>Definitely re-think the wallet pop submission. I think it would be a perfect companion to the wedding pieces and unusual enough to attract real interest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-64426773542895164402008-01-14T23:28:00.000-05:002008-01-14T23:28:00.000-05:00We have yet another thing in common. Dark humour a...We have yet another thing in common. Dark humour about death and funerals.<BR/>This is a great post!! I bet it helps many people who come upon it :)<BR/><BR/>I think things are a bit different in Canada. Here, if someone dies of AIDS, the vault is mandatory. Otherwise, no law requires a vault at any cemetery. I've buried 3 family members now without a vault. <BR/><BR/>Embalming is also optional Echomousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940320361755051172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-41005013566604886022008-01-14T21:45:00.000-05:002008-01-14T21:45:00.000-05:00I have instructed my family to dispose of my corps...I have instructed my family to dispose of my corpse w/ a pair of concrete shoes and the rowboat in the tool shed.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, here's how I want it to go down. Since I'm an organ donor, I'd want every last scrap of my body salvaged, including skin, eyes, et cetera. Whatever remains, I'd want incinerated at a discount incinerator. Any insurance I have would go to my family rather than some M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/11907796642043083093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-10621948192542126792008-01-14T16:01:00.000-05:002008-01-14T16:01:00.000-05:00HA! Not too dark at all!! I find it light and witt...HA! Not too dark at all!! I find it light and witty. Practical too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-75678948193965134002008-01-14T12:48:00.000-05:002008-01-14T12:48:00.000-05:00Oh man!! I nearly busted a gut laughing!! I find...Oh man!! I nearly busted a gut laughing!! I find the idea of embalming completely disgusting. Maybe I should convert just in case anything ever happens to me? My mom has already made the arrangements for my dad to avoid that type of gouging-and although it may seem shocking to some, there will be no funeral. I like that idea actually.Claudia https://www.blogger.com/profile/05894575151531616407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-33012701168307084922008-01-14T10:54:00.000-05:002008-01-14T10:54:00.000-05:00Here in the UK, you can buy carboard coffins for n...Here in the UK, you can buy carboard coffins for next to nothing - they're billed as eco-friendly because they decompose quickly.<BR/><BR/>And an acquaintance of mine, who is HIV+. built her own coffin some years ago, painted it, and now uses it as a window seat. She said it was a very important step in accepting her own mortality.<BR/><BR/>PussGlamourpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450175254756849062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-29326106900914915112008-01-14T09:59:00.000-05:002008-01-14T09:59:00.000-05:00Love it. Hmmm...maybe I am dark too. Crank, you'...Love it. Hmmm...maybe I am dark too. Crank, you're funny and inforamtive. For what more could we ask?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com