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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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 Posted - 03/26/2004 : 10:10:17
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not the most upbeat topic, but i'm curious what people think. personally, i feel that wasting space in a mortuary is pointelss. i'll opt for cremation and request that my ashes be spread somewhere that was meaningful to me. ideally, i'd like my ashes to be scattered in Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas, but that might be hard to arrange.
anyway, what about you guys? |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 10:22:48
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Once you're dead, you're dead right, so it shouldn't matter really imo.
I'll donate everything to science. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 10:33:35
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 When I go, I want to be melted into a soupy mixture which I've tentively called 'Human Soup'(TRADEMARK AND PATENT PENDING). I can then be used to feed deprived friends and family who get nothing from my will and may be living on skid row.
CARL.
 "-JOIN ME!!"
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 10:35:08
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IT'S PEOPLE, OH GOD IT'S PEOPLE!
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1342 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 10:42:30
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quote:
Originally posted by Carolynanna
IT'S PEOPLE, OH GOD IT'S PEOPLE!
:)
Hehe...is that Soilent Green?
I'm a fsh with no i's. |
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 10:48:22
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quote:
Originally posted by Carl
When I go, I want to be melted into a soupy mixture which I've tentively called 'Human Soup'(TRADEMARK AND PATENT PENDING).
Then go with a hermetically sealed coffin. Anaerobic bacteria take over and the body becomes a puddle of mush. Smells good, too.
It'll be cremation for me, thanks. |
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jediroller
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1718 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 10:49:08
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I'm with floop, I'll be cremated, it's so much neater.
Then I want my ashes to be scattered in a huge, three-storey marble monument built especially for that purpose, with basins and fountains and lots of cool sculptures in the gardens.
Frank and Kristin Hersh will come out of their retirement/grave (delete as applicable) to play a special gig for my funeral. There will be a screening of the whole filmography of Tim Burton, Peter Jackson, David Cronenberg, Stanley Kubrick, Monty Python and Terry Gilliam, and maybe a few others I'll have to think of, all in one sitting. And whoever refuses to sit through it all will be shot and cremated on the spot, so that I'll feel less lonely, although I won't care since I'll be dead, but still. And it will end with the biggest effin' fireworks ever shown.
Then I'll step out of the shadows, reveal that I wasn't really dead after all, and thank profusely whoever paid for that shit, 'cause it will undoubtedly have been the coolest show I've ever enjoyed, and I'd rather enjoy it while I'm alive.
When I'm really dead, well, frankly, I don't really care what happens to the meat.
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gracie
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
573 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 11:02:58
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Cremation, no doubt. I think a grave makes it more difficult for the people you leave behind, they would feel obliged to visit the grave and maintain etc. There would be a feeling of guilt if you didn't visit it enough.
Having said that, once your dead it wouldn't really be a big concern for you |
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Mroocore
- FB Fan -
USA
177 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 11:25:20
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I WILL RISE ABOVE |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 11:31:08
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quote:
Originally posted by The Calistanian
quote:
Originally posted by Carolynanna
IT'S PEOPLE, OH GOD IT'S PEOPLE!
:)
Hehe...is that Soilent Green?
I'm a fsh with no i's.
yeppers, Soylent Green, seemed fitting. |
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1342 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 11:42:15
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You know what they say about people who get cremated though, don't you?
They say: "Come to our Atlanta crematorium, and we'll throw you in our backyard ditch instead."
I'm a fsh with no i's. |
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 11:43:05
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| If I died a rich man, I would make arrangements (pre-death of course) to be cremated upon my death and have the ashes jettisoned into deep space in some kind of capsule. |
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1342 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 11:45:02
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quote:
Originally posted by PsychicTwin
If I died a rich man, I would make arrangements (pre-death of course) to be cremated upon my death and have the ashes jettisoned into deep space in some kind of capsule.
And your ashes get....blown....away.
I'm a fsh with no i's. |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 12:09:38
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Light me up. I would say have my body dropped off in a field and the animals can have a feast, but that might be a little hard on the family.
Floop, I think having your ashes spread in the Horseshoe would be pretty easy. Have each friend take in a cup full, and then they can knock them over on the blackjack tables. Or, they rig something up in their pant legs like they did in The Great Escape to get rid of the dirt. |
Edited by - darwin on 03/26/2004 12:10:16 |
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 12:53:12
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quote:
Originally posted by The Calistanian
quote:
Originally posted by PsychicTwin
If I died a rich man, I would make arrangements (pre-death of course) to be cremated upon my death and have the ashes jettisoned into deep space in some kind of capsule.
And your ashes get....blown....away.
I'm a fsh with no i's.
The Russians just said NOOO...I can't go!   |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 14:28:29
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quote:
Originally posted by Mroocore
I WILL RISE ABOVE
Hmm, that would make a nice tattoo.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!! |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 14:29:28
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quote:
Originally posted by Carolynanna
Once you're dead, you're dead right, so it shouldn't matter really imo.
I'll donate everything to science.
I agree!!!
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!! |
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
3988 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 17:20:13
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2004 : 17:33:13
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No point. No point at all.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!! |
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mun chien andalusia
= Quote Accumulator =
Italy
2139 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2004 : 03:38:30
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Doesn't really matter does it? Once you are dead you will not care at all. Maybe burrial is better though. You will feed some worms and bacteria at least instead of wasting your molecules by carbonizing them.
 join the cult of errol\and you can have a beer\without having to quit smoking
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Adnan_le_Terrible
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1973 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2004 : 04:16:26
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I agree with MCA. You see, when you're cremated, the heat is not collected, so it's a waste of energy. And if someone builds his house on your grave, you can come back and haunt them.
Have some wine, please, don't run away. |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6214 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2004 : 05:43:06
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burry me
 "I joined the Cult of Frank/Nobody wanted to join my Culf" |
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
2674 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2004 : 07:45:58
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Cremation. Don´t like the idea of leaving nothing behind but a stone for my loved ones to remove lichen from.
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"You one of those right-wing nut outfits?" inquired the diplomatic Metzger.
Fallopian twinkled. "They accuse us of being paranoids."
"They?" inquired Metzger, twinkling also.
"Us?" asked Oedipa.
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2004 : 12:19:41
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I don't think it'll concern me much, but I'd go with cremation, as I don't really need my dead body to continue taking up space. On the other hand, if someone else really wants to bury me, that's fine, too.
Join the Culf of Buttoms / Correctly spelled cults are so passé. |
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SpudBoy
= Cult of Ray =
Equatorial Guinea
649 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2004 : 20:33:21
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I like the way the Native Americans in the plains region did it - build an elevated platform for the body on a hillside and let the hawks and vultures take it away. Fulfill the cycle of nature! Feed yourself to the scavengers.
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2004 : 20:49:09
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Isn't that what Zoroastrians do as well?
I think that's a nice idea, except for the problem of transmission of diseases, etc., but as long as you can be sure there are plenty of scavengers, that would be negligible. Only problem is, I don't think there are enough to go around for highly concentrated populations like we have now.
I would probably like to be buried in a pine box under a favorite tree on family land somewhere. Out in the woods far enough to not be a problem before I'm fully decomposed.
edit: I'd been meaning to look into this further, and I found an interesting article about Zoroastrians and their manner of dealing with the dead.
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/07/21/stories/2002072100130200.htm
..."The term, known in Pahlavi as Khurshed nigerishn, literally means "beholding by the sun". This is still very much in practice today, for it is believed that the sun path lead to heaven." |
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TheCroutonFuton
- Mr. Setlists -
USA
1728 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2004 : 22:31:02
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I'm going to donate my body to science...Normally, I wouldn't even consider it..but since Lyme disease is still so mysterious I'm sure it will have the potential to help make some discoveries...who knows.
 "Join the Cult of Gunn / And Then You'll Be Destined to be a Rock and Roll Star of Epical Proportions!" |
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Crispy Water
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
819 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2004 : 17:19:46
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This might be selfish, but I've got a bank account into which I make small weekly deposits. By the time I'm ready to die, I hope I'll have enough money to pay off a pilot to fly me over a Siberian forest or some such unpopulated spot and drop me out while I'm asleep. Then maybe in a few thousand years I'll be discovered and people will think there was a whole race of forest people that managed to slip under the world's collective radar way back when. It'll be a media circus...
Nothing is ever something. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2004 : 18:36:20
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quote:
Originally posted by darwin
Floop, I think having your ashes spread in the Horseshoe would be pretty easy. Have each friend take in a cup full, and then they can knock them over on the blackjack tables. Or, they rig something up in their pant legs like they did in The Great Escape to get rid of the dirt.
i like that idea. they may as well scatter some in the ashtrays while they're at it. not only for the ironic value, but the sentimental value as well. that way when my friends go gamble and smoke there, it'll be like paying their respects.
jediroller, i think your idea takes the cake though.. i like it. |
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interloper
= Cult of Ray =
440 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2004 : 18:52:25
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I want to be cremated as well. But I'd rather my ashes be dumped on the nearest coffee shop patio on a sunny Saturday afternoon.
Hand held shower nozzles are the demon enemy of the patriarch and should be destroyed. |
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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1734 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2004 : 01:20:49
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I want to be frozen, so later they'll put me in microwave, clone me, and transplant my brain to my brand new body.
Nobody is gonna die no more. |
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Mroocore
- FB Fan -
USA
177 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2004 : 07:28:38
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quote:
Originally posted by remig
I want to be frozen, so later they'll put me in microwave, clone me, and transplant my brain to my brand new body.
Nobody is gonna die no more.
a body w/o a belly button. someday, we all will be clones.
 PENGU LIES |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2004 : 12:51:42
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I'm going to be frozen for 1000 years, so I can wake up in the 31st century and have wacky space adventures with a cyclops woman and an alcoholic criminal robot.
Join the Culf of Buttoms / Correctly spelled cults are so passé. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2004 : 03:06:24
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I wanna be hermatically sealed...'for freshness!'
CARL.
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
3426 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2004 : 04:17:10
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i think i'd go with being cremated.
again scattered somewhere meaningful.....which at the moment would be probably on our dairy farm.
my fathers ashes were scattered there (though i didn't know that for 9 years) so it would seem fitting to me.
"I joined the Cult of Frank / I think that man deserves a DB!" |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 03/30/2004 : 04:48:09
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quote:
Originally posted by TheCroutonFuton
I'm going to donate my body to science...Normally, I wouldn't even consider it..but since Lyme disease is still so mysterious I'm sure it will have the potential to help make some discoveries...who knows.
I have this friend of mine, who works for some company that does crash tests for Renault and Peugeot. Well it turns out they don't always use crash test dummies... That's right, they use the body of people who donate theirs to science, fill their veins with black ink, place them in a car and BLAM! smash them into a brick wall. Kinda makes you think twice before donating your body... People have all these great ideas about helping cure diseases, but it doesn't always turn out this way.
Denis
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