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Favpack
07-17-2009, 09:40 PM
Can't decide which way to go.....

Just fearful I might need something for eternity - like a suit, or car keys... breath mints - something.
JagFan
07-17-2009, 09:41 PM
My father-in-law demanded that he be buried with his shoes on. We checked and he had them on.
ktCarl
07-17-2009, 09:48 PM
Can't decide which way to go.....

Just fearful I might need something for eternity - like a suit, or car keys... breath mints - something.

I'm claustrophobic. A casket will never do. Burn me.
Allstarkaw
07-17-2009, 09:48 PM
Embalmed-Just the thought of my body being in ashes isn't the right thing to me.

And WE usually don't do that type of stuff.
CoveMom
07-17-2009, 09:50 PM
One thing is for certain, when the time comes you will
be one or the other.


Well, you hope that is the case...
JOH
07-17-2009, 09:52 PM
I'm claustrophobic. A casket will never do. Burn me.

They usually put you in a jar or a vase. Or a box.

When you're burned, they put you in a cramped furnace. You can't escape...:cool:
ktCarl
07-17-2009, 09:55 PM
They usually put you in a jar or a vase. Or a box.

When you're burned, they put you in a cramped furnace. You can't escape...:cool:

But my ashes will be dispersed as opposed to being cramped in a casket and not being able to turn over on my belly.
JOH
07-17-2009, 09:56 PM
But my ashes will be dispersed as opposed to being cramped in a casket and not being able to turn over on my belly.

You still have to be burned in a cramped furnace. At least a casket is comfy. I wish I slept that comfy now.
mad_fan
07-17-2009, 09:58 PM
I'm going with embalmed...
In fact, I think I've already got a head start on it...:D
Favpack
07-17-2009, 09:58 PM
I'm not the only one with whacky ideas.
ktCarl
07-17-2009, 09:58 PM
You still have to be burned in a cramped furnace. At least a casket is comfy. I wish I slept that comfy now.

But I get cramps from laying in one position for a couple of hours. I hear that when you are buried in a casket..you don't move no more.
mad_fan
07-17-2009, 09:59 PM
You still have to be burned in a cramped furnace. At least a casket is comfy. I wish I slept that comfy now.

You wish you were a vampire???:rolleyes:
mad_fan
07-17-2009, 10:01 PM
But I get cramps from laying in one position for a couple of hours. I hear that when you are buried in a casket..you don't move no more.

Being THE ktcarl...I won't worry about that...someone from Katy will dig you up in the first 24 hours...
hunterbunter
07-17-2009, 10:15 PM
what about being put in a see through coffin and being shot out into space...

imagine the view you would get after floating off for a hundred years.
su4c
07-17-2009, 10:29 PM
what about being put in a see through coffin and being shot out into space...

imagine the view you would get after floating off for a hundred years.

Unless you ended up in a moon crater... or a black hole... or the asteroid belt... or a supernova... or slipped through tear in the space-time continuum... etc.

I think I'd rather be put into orbit... I could be like Halley's Comet... people gather to see my fiery casket every xxx years.
b756561
07-18-2009, 12:17 AM
I'm claustrophobic. A casket will never do. Burn me.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not scared of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens to me. You see, I'm claustrophobic AND I'm scared of fire. So I think I'm gonna be S.O.L.
85Roughneck
07-18-2009, 12:28 AM
I'm claustrophobic. A casket will never do. Burn me.

can I have your ashes? I have a pothole in my driveway that needs fillin'

...sorry bro, I couldn't resist ;):D
85Roughneck
07-18-2009, 12:28 AM
what about being put in a see through coffin and being shot out into space...

imagine the view you would get after floating off for a hundred years.

cool but novel idea ... hmmmm .. I like it.
hunterbunter
07-18-2009, 01:22 AM
Unless you ended up in a moon crater... or a black hole... or the asteroid belt... or a supernova... or slipped through tear in the space-time continuum... etc.

I think I'd rather be put into orbit... I could be like Halley's Comet... people gather to see my fiery casket every xxx years.

the odds of you ending up stuck in a moon crater are slim, but if you do, you either have s:Censor:ty luck or were a jacka$$ in life and deserved it.
svhorns
07-18-2009, 01:37 AM
do not like this thread.
JOH
07-18-2009, 12:35 PM
Unless you ended up in a moon crater... or a black hole... or the asteroid belt... or a supernova... or slipped through tear in the space-time continuum... etc.

I think I'd rather be put into orbit... I could be like Halley's Comet... people gather to see my fiery casket every xxx years.

Then, crashed on an alien planet wear they can bring you back to life, and you become CARL - Ambassador to Earth.
slorch
07-18-2009, 12:48 PM
whatever's cheapest.

I promise not to be offended.
BDB
07-18-2009, 01:09 PM
i'm gonna be stuffed and put in a relaxed position. preferably leaning against a mantle or wall. maybe i can have my hand out for a handshake or to hold someones drink.

i'm the life of the party. :D
ktCarl
07-18-2009, 01:14 PM
Don't get me wrong, I'm not scared of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens to me. You see, I'm claustrophobic AND I'm scared of fire. So I think I'm gonna be S.O.L.

You could be devoured by vicious carnivores and not worry about burial.
BDB
07-18-2009, 01:16 PM
You could be devoured by vicious carnivores and not worry about burial.

filled with c4 and thrown in a dryer?
ktCarl
07-18-2009, 01:17 PM
i'm gonna be stuffed and put in a relaxed position. preferably leaning against a mantle or wall. maybe i can have my hand out for a handshake or to hold someones drink.

i'm the life of the party. :D

Sounds like you're preparing for that eternal 'reach around'. You need to spend more time with RR.
BDB
07-18-2009, 01:23 PM
Sounds like you're preparing for that eternal 'reach around'. You need to spend more time with RR.

hmmmmm. maybe "handshake" was the wrong word.... how bout fist bump?
su4c
07-18-2009, 01:25 PM
filled with c4 and thrown in a dryer?

Wrapped in foil and thrown in a microwave?
BDB
07-18-2009, 01:33 PM
wrapped in foil and thrown in a microwave?

lmao!
Maroondog
07-18-2009, 03:49 PM
Dehydrated and entombed in a pyramid. I'll be Pharaoh Maroondog, ruler of the empire of Texas.
Allstarkaw
07-18-2009, 03:50 PM
Dehydrated and entombed in a pyramid. I'll be Pharaoh Maroondog, ruler of the empire of Texas.
-_-

Yeah I Bet...
Allstarkaw
07-18-2009, 03:51 PM
whatever's cheapest.

I promise not to be offended.
That's Funny Coming from You...
CCCSportsFan
07-18-2009, 04:52 PM
When I was a kid I saw a Twilight Zone episode of an elderly lady that was buried with a phone in her casket. I think her daughter kept getting phone calls but no one would speak. At the end of the episode she figures out it's her mom and goes out to the grave. There leading into her grave is a phone line... I think it took 2-3 days before I could sleep through the night again :)

Ever since that episode it's embalming for me baby!
yallerjacket2
07-18-2009, 05:28 PM
I will not die.
b756561
07-18-2009, 05:41 PM
You could be devoured by vicious carnivores and not worry about burial.

There is always that. :eek:
BDB
07-18-2009, 09:16 PM
That's Funny Coming from You...

i lol'ed
pied
07-20-2009, 08:30 AM
Worked at a funeral home for a summer in college. Found out stuff you don't want to know. BAsed on my experience, I think all funeral directors/etc. are weird.

That being said, unless my family has other ideas, burn me up and toss the ashes somewhere. FWIW, my father was buried in three states. My father in law rests in my basement, moved from my entertainment center.
drgnbkr
07-20-2009, 08:37 AM
But my ashes will be dispersed as opposed to being cramped in a casket and not being able to turn over on my belly.

Is Excalibur going with you?
CCCSportsFan
07-20-2009, 08:42 AM
Worked at a funeral home for a summer in college. Found out stuff you don't want to know. BAsed on my experience, I think all funeral directors/etc. are weird.

That being said, unless my family has other ideas, burn me up and toss the ashes somewhere. FWIW, my father was buried in three states. My father in law rests in my basement, moved from my entertainment center.

I knew a guy in college who drove "the meat wagon" for a funeral home. Most of his runs were from the hospitals back to the funeral home. He definitely marched to the beat of a different drummer!
JagFan
07-20-2009, 08:47 AM
Worked at a funeral home for a summer in college. Found out stuff you don't want to know. BAsed on my experience, I think all funeral directors/etc. are weird.
That being said, unless my family has other ideas, burn me up and toss the ashes somewhere. FWIW, my father was buried in three states. My father in law rests in my basement, moved from my entertainment center.

When we lived in Lubbock our neighbors where funeral directors. They were two brothers, sons of the owner. One had a great sense of humor the other one always had that somber look about him. He gave me nightmares.
Firebird
07-20-2009, 08:48 AM
Don't want to be burned. Plant me somewhere.
Favpack
07-20-2009, 10:48 AM
Don't want to be burned. Plant me somewhere.

I didn't know most spouses are now buried on top of one of another.

So many possible replies to that line I do realize.
BDB
07-20-2009, 11:40 AM
I didn't know most spouses are now buried on top of one of another.

So many possible replies to that line I do realize.

necrophilia.


i had to.....
bowiedawgs01
07-20-2009, 12:24 PM
I like graveyards and seeing the old headstones from different eras. I enjoy family history and finding graves of ancestors.

Can't do that if I'm burned and scattered. Bury me so future generations can find me if they are interested in geneaology.
pied
07-20-2009, 12:25 PM
I like graveyards and seeing the old headstones from different eras. I enjoy family history and finding graves of ancestors.

Can't do that if I'm burned and scattered. Bury me so future generations can find me if they are interested in geneaology.

It's very possible to bury ashes. Less of a footprint as well.