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Sal1981
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I might not care when I get there, well, there wont be any "I" around. I only wish it gets to some use, so I've signed a donor card for my entire body.
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ShaSha
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| Chaoslord2004 wrote: | | Philosophos wrote: |
Me - I just wanna be creamated or thrown in the nearest ditch. I don't care. And, literally, I won't care. Let those who mourn for me mourn in whatever way they see fit. Embalm "me". Rape "me". Eat "me". The funeral's for them - not me. Literally. Because the real "me" won't exist anymore. |
Finally someone who agrees with me. I have been saying this for years, but people always looked at me like I was weird. |
I too want to be cremated and want the memorial to be a joyous celebration. |
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Chaoslord2004
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| Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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| ShaSha wrote: | | Chaoslord2004 wrote: | | Philosophos wrote: |
Me - I just wanna be creamated or thrown in the nearest ditch. I don't care. And, literally, I won't care. Let those who mourn for me mourn in whatever way they see fit. Embalm "me". Rape "me". Eat "me". The funeral's for them - not me. Literally. Because the real "me" won't exist anymore. |
Finally someone who agrees with me. I have been saying this for years, but people always looked at me like I was weird. |
I too want to be cremated and want the memorial to be a joyous celebration. |
Presumably, I would like my organs donated. After that, it would be nice to have my body donated to science...perhaps a medical school. I mean, enough of this burial nonsense. What egregious waste of land that is...almost as egregious as golf courses.
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Paranoia21
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I would like my organs to be donated. Or at least the useful ones. Which should be around the count of zero.
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CET
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Sal1981 wrote: | | I might not care when I get there, well, there wont be any "I" around. I only wish it gets to some use, so I've signed a donor card for my entire body. |
Ditto. That's the utilitarian in me. 
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Philosophos
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Paranoia21 wrote: | | I would like my organs to be donated. Or at least the useful ones. Which should be around the count of zero. |
Here's to living the high life! 
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Mr_C
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:47 pm Post subject: Re: Questions about funerals...specifically MY funeral |
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| monty wrote: | However, I am still confused - a non-religious funeral is pretty much whatever format you want. I'm open to suggestions, readings, etc.
I'm pondering the concept of having a "Speaker for the Dead", which is a concept I love very much....but I'm open to suggestions. |
Huh? I read the wiki write up, and I wasn't able to follow. It almost immediately lost me in jargon from the book.  |
This bit was helpful (from wiki): | Quote: | Speakers research the dead person's life and give a speech that attempts to speak for them, describing the person's life as he or she tried to live it. This speech is not an apology, but rather a way to understand the person as a whole, including any flaws or misdeeds.
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Moloth
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damn right. at my funeral someone had BETTER talk about ME. The last funeral i went to, not a damn word was said about the person laying in the casket.. nothing. just a 20 minute tirade about Jesus's love for all his chillen's.
It was depressing that the person who just died had his entire life ignored or forgotten at his time of remembrance.
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Mr_C
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Monty,
To be honest, I just think it's a tad rude. The verbage should either be toned down a bit or the humor turned way up. Perhaps you intended for it to be very sharp? Because that's the way it comes off. The general feeling that I would like to leave people with would not be shock and awe. In other words, I think there are some great ways to convey the same point without making any of your close friends/relatives feel insulted.
Just my 0.02
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Awakened One
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| I would rather not have a funeral. Just cremate me and throw away the ashes. It would help others get back to a normal life too. When you don't see the body or have a funeral your left with disbelief. They would be shocked for a while and be back in a normal life. Personally I hate funerals. Why should I be sad for a dead person? And if I'm not sad I'm expected to be because everyone else is. |
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CousinoMacul
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Obviously I won't care when I'm dead, but I've always had this fantasy about fucking with people from beyond the grave.
Idea 1: Specify that I have a wake. And during the wake I want the band to play a few specific songs (only the lawyer and the band know about this). So at some point during the ceremony, the band will say "This next song is a special request from the deceased!"
Idea #2: Make my heirs do something that I never had the balls to do myself when I was alive. eg. "Scatter my ashes on the summit of Mt. Everest." Naturally, I won't know if they actually carry out my request, but I'll die knowing that the joke was on them.
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Chaoslord2004
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| Moloth wrote: | damn right. at my funeral someone had BETTER talk about ME. The last funeral i went to, not a damn word was said about the person laying in the casket.. nothing. just a 20 minute tirade about Jesus's love for all his chillen's.
It was depressing that the person who just died had his entire life ignored or forgotten at his time of remembrance. |
It just goes to show how fit the religious memes are.
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monty
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr_C wrote: | Monty,
To be honest, I just think it's a tad rude. The verbage should either be toned down a bit or the humor turned way up. Perhaps you intended for it to be very sharp? Because that's the way it comes off. The general feeling that I would like to leave people with would not be shock and awe. In other words, I think there are some great ways to convey the same point without making any of your close friends/relatives feel insulted.
Just my 0.02 |
Fair enough - and keep in mind, that's just how it would start out.
Hopefully it will be a long, long time from now and there will be many revisions |
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Mr_C
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| monty wrote: | | Mr_C wrote: | Monty,
To be honest, I just think it's a tad rude. The verbage should either be toned down a bit or the humor turned way up. Perhaps you intended for it to be very sharp? Because that's the way it comes off. The general feeling that I would like to leave people with would not be shock and awe. In other words, I think there are some great ways to convey the same point without making any of your close friends/relatives feel insulted.
Just my 0.02 |
Fair enough - and keep in mind, that's just how it would start out.
Hopefully it will be a long, long time from now and there will be many revisions |
I thought there might be. However, I will say that it's a good rough draft- As postmortem jokes go, I definitely "get it". |
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Specus_Meretricis
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I'm pissed that no one is taking my human sacrifice post seriously. At least I haven't suggested cannibalizing the corpse...yet.
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