I want to be cremated , but my wife doesn't want me to do that. This has been an ongoing disagreement. I have often thought it should be what I want, but then I think she is the one who's going to be in pain should I go first.
What are your thoughts on cremation vs traditional funeral services?
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I'd say we'll end up in the ground together, intact. I have a completely irrational fear of being buried and then coming back to life, though, so I'd prefer getting toasted.
Thought I read somewhere that willy wanted to be cremated and then his ashes rolled up with some weed in a joint and smoked on a very special occasion. Is that not correct?
That's one option. The other one is to have the funeral home hide my body somewhere in the funeral home and then make the guests scavenger hunt to find me.
(pssst- gonna make the funeral home pack me under a kitchen sink in the fetal position. How I came in, is how I go out)
Go mummy or go home. Cremation is only for the poors and nazi victims.
Here's a lil' tid bit about mummification. Egyptians didn't invent it. They actually learned the skill from the Peruvians.
Peruvians learned it from Nevada injuns when they visited the Saber-toothed Bunny Ranch.
"In 1996 University of California, Riverside anthropologist R. Ervi Taylor examined seventeen of the Spirit Cave artifacts using mass spectrometry. The results indicated that the mummy was approximately 9,400 years old (uncalibrated Radio-Carbon Years Before-Present (RCYBP); ~11.5 Kya calibrated) — older than any previously known North American mummy."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_Cave_mummy
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Don't care either way. My parents told me that when they die that it's fine if I just put their bodies in a trash can and be done with it
Funerals cost as much as weddings these days.
I want to be cremated on a funeral pyre like Darth Vader or have someone shoot a burning arrow onto my raft like the vikings did.
I want to be cremated on a funeral pyre like Darth Vader or have someone shoot a burning arrow onto my raft like the vikings did.
I bet you could hire Uncle Ted to shoot that flaming arrow. Maybe get him to play Stranglehold live for those in attendance leading up to the event. Pretty cool way to go out if you ask me.
I do prefer lower cost options, I don't want my family spending money on bs for my dead self. I like the idea of cremation but I also think funerals are for the living. I won't be around to care what happens to my body.
I want to be taxidermied and placed in the lobby where I work.
I want half my ashes mixed in a gallon of Italian Cream Cake Blue Bell and half mixed in an ounce of Blue Dream and I want everybody to have a good night and enjoy themselves. TIA
Cremation for me! I've already picked out a couple spots I'd like my ashes spread. One of those is on the burial plot where my Great-great-great-great-grandfather is buried. He was first of my family to arrive here from Germany back in 1849. Another spot is in Avey's Run Creek near my favorite spot inside Rowe Woods at Cincinnati Nature Center. I'll likely come up with a couple more before I check out. Hoping I have another 20 years or so to decide.
Once you've made your decision, it may be wise to have it documented legally as well as having funds allotted.
I mean, it takes a lot of planning and preparation to die properly these days.
Could you save even more money by using a plastic bag from Kroger instead of the cup?
It's a fake one, but yeah.
I remember reading a few years ago that there isn't much left of him because the employees at the cryogenic place was using his head as batting practice. Could you imagine that. They successfully reanimate Ted Williams and the the doctor says to him.
"Ted, I got some good news and bad news. Good news, you're alive, bad news. You ever seen that movie Mask with Rocky Dennis?"
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...practice-cryogenics-lab-book-article-1.381985
I've had the same conversation with the same results.
There is a company out there that will compress cremated remains into a gemstone that can be made into jewelry. You could spend eternity in a pawn shop after getting hocked by your wife's new boyfriend.
Take whatever someone else can use then do scientific research on anything else and then burn the rest.
I do like cremation better. I think of my grandparents every time I go to Churchill since both their ashes were spread at the finish line there. My grandfather was a jockey until he got his leg caught in a starting gate and broke it in 21 places then was an outrider for NYRA for decades. I can say a ton of bad things about Churchill and the way they do business but they were extremely gracious with both. They basically gave us the run of the place and even offered to have someone ride around the track and spread the ashes behind them as they rode.
I do like cremation better. I think of my grandparents every time I go to Churchill since both their ashes were spread at the finish line there. My grandfather was a jockey until he got his leg caught in a starting gate and broke it in 21 places then was an outrider for NYRA for decades. I can say a ton of bad things about Churchill and the way they do business but they were extremely gracious with both. They basically gave us the run of the place and even offered to have someone ride around the track and spread the ashes behind them as they rode.
Great take, Glenn.
The earth will be able to sustain life for another 1.75 billion years before it enters the hot zone and all of the water evaporates . Then it will eventually be burned to a crisp by the sun and everyone in all of earths history will be cremated , so the question is to do it once or twice .
Cremated. Cemeteries are getting too crowded and you're starting to see too many stories on bodies being buried on top of each other, etc. Plus it just seems like a waste of real estate.
That said, don't be fool, cremation costs are creeping up. What used to be $3K is up to about $7K when you add on the various services. Had a family member that died and was cremated back in January and I was surprised at how much the cost has gone up.
That said, don't be fool, cremation costs are creeping up. What used to be $3K is up to about $7K when you add on the various services. Had a family member that died and was cremated back in January and I was surprised at how much the cost has gone up.
You have been upset about that ever since TWD series spelled it that way. I bet it would really piss you off if we started calling you Jase from now on.
