Burial

[backtothelab]

It's so petty how, when people die, they want to go through this whole process, get embalmed and dressed up fancy and put in this nice big comfortable bed with a huge wooden top on. It's pathetic how our whole society cannot accept death. We think we can, but we are only fooling ourselves. Everytime a character dies on the television or in a video game, all it does is reinforce the concept that after death, there is something else. That when you die, things still go on. I'm going to have no ceremony. I know I'm going to die and I can accept it. Hopefully, I will die, lay and rot on the spot, just like intended. If that cannot be acomplished, buried whole, as I was the moment I died, right into the dirt, worms and all.
How will you go?

[mystical_shroom]

I want to be buried knee deep in fruit snacks...

[DharmaBum]

I was Thinking about this Just this Morning as i sat out the Back ,My parents are gone to a Ceremony for someone that Died..a Friend of a friend i think ,i can imagine the Whole Affair now ,Dressed in Black ,Priest spouts out the usual Rethoric..yadda yadda..no one say a word..stick the box in the ground..Everyone Miserable..THAT is not what i want when i die ,not that i care what happen's to my Corpse since i'll be dead ,just dont want any of my friends or family going through that bullshit for me ,i'd rather they Burned me on Some Pyre ,spread my ashes in the fields and Get stoned/Drink/just have a good time on my behalf.If Not like you said backtothelab...Rot on the spot!.

[dirtybongwater]

When i die, just leave me where i'm at. Even if its in a public place. Just spray some febreeze on me everytime the stench of my decaying body gets to be too much.

[mystical_shroom]

That should be the next frebreeze commercial...

[backtothelab]

lol, well what do we do when you get all bloated and disgusting? This really does'nt apply to me, cause I hardly doubt Ill be anywhere near people, or normal people, at least

[Indriel]

Yeah, I agree that society has huge problems accepting the concept of death. I wonder if it's just because we can't deal with the possibility that one day we might cease to exist on this earth, cease to have control over our lives- the idea of 'not being' is so dreaded. Accepting the idea of death is, for some, the ultimate surrendering of control & freedom, but I read a quote somewhere (can't remember who from) that stated, 'once you accept the inevitability of your own mortality, you then gain ultimate freedom..' Funeral/death rites are more for the living, to help rid them of the fear & uncertainty that confrontation with death brings them.

[TripAmerika]

I plan to donate my body to science. And if there's nothing to be discovered then hell, let the worms make a meal of me.

[Power_13]

I already have my plan for when I die.

I don't care what happens to most of my body, except for my skull. I want my skull to be removed from my skeleton after death, and I want it to be buried with the bones of a horse, positioned so my head appears to be the horse's head.



If there is an afterlife, I'll be pissing myself with laughing a few thousand years later when archeologists dig up the man/horse skeleton and wonder what the hell is going on.

[NightOwl1331]

You guys do realize that there are laws about how you can be buried, right? I'm pretty sure that in the US its illegal to have someone buried without a coffin. And you can't just bury someone anywhere you want. And in most cemetaries you can't bury human and animals bones together. When my great granduncle died the family actually had the funeral home sneak the body of his beloved poodle (who'd died right after he did) into the coffin with him so they could be buried together. People are so freakin' weird.

[porkstock41]

i think cemeteries are a waste of space. i might donate my body to science as well. if not, a party in my behalf would be fitting.

[backtothelab]

Nightowl-I don't care:)
Trip and pork- It's very common that when you lying on the floor covulsing, vomiting and about to kick it, many doctors will actually leave you for dead, once finding out that your body is to be "donated to science". Apearantly, the hospital gets extra funding that way, or something of that nature. Please take this into consideration.

[Dr. Lecter]

I'd much rather be cremated than buried. Fire is so much cleaner and more purefying than laying underground, getting coated with blackish-green mould, getting bloated, slimy, dessicated, having bugs crawling through your empty eyesockets and laying eggs in the jelly that used to be your brain.

[loveflower]

but you are returning to the earth and giving her back nutrients and such

[TelimTor]

I want to be buried in an oversized scaled replica of a Nintendo Entertainment System.

And I want my coffin to be shaped as a cartidge.

And I want to be slid into the NES intead of lowered into my grave.

And I want the NES to be functional, so kids can play contra on me after my death.

And yes I'm serious... I want my death to bring a little humor to the world, even if it is a dark humor :P

[lucyinthesky]

haha these posts are so funny. good answers.

i want pretty much the same as everyone else, a big fucking party where everyone gets hammered and tells funny stories about how cool i was. no being sad or whatever, be happy for me that i got to live this life. Then i want to be cremated but without the coffin, just my body. my dead naked body. whoever wants some can have it, put the rest in the ocean or something.

[shelly-welly]

i think the main reason people wanna get buried is because theyre relatives want a proper goodbye-or its just because they want to show they had money in life-but for me personally, i really dont care what happens to my body after i die-as long as my spirit lives on-peace ;)

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i wanna be frozen in a cryogenic chamber and brought back 2000 yrs from now!

[HippieDude1967]

I want my head shot into space.

[stress]

personally, when I die just means I start a new life.

[scratcho]

Fuck 6 feet under--I'm gonna be stuffed,stood in the corner with a big grin on my mug with hands shaped so that my kids can put various objects in them.A big joint hanging out of the pie hole,a beer in one of my hands for party time and a philosophy book ,glasses and some uppity wine for their serious ,scholarly guests.And I suppose I should be able to be bent over so that if any republicans show up,when informed of how radical my politics were ,they can bend me over and fuck the stuffing out of me ,just like they did when I was alive .Yeah--and I want some BIG motherfucken teeth!Huge cocksmokers so that when my kids turn on the light when guests show up--they have to avert their eyes for a minute .'till they get used to 'em.And I want a string sticken' out of my ass ,that when pulled says--hey motherfucker,you got insurance--hey motherfucker,you got insurance--hey motherfucker,you got insurance.Yeah--fuck that 6 feet under.An'fuck that fire too--that shit's hot.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------scratcho-----------------

[randy]

i dont wanna be buried

you know... a friend of mine who died, the last thing i recazll him saying to ome is that we all end up in a box

ill never forget ti

im afraid of the day i die

why ?

i have no idea why

maybe its cuz i am afraid it will not be peaceful

i dont want this occurance to happen

i just walked through a cemetary today, was using it a shortcut to walk home,

i hate seeing tomb stones and such, ive been to a few funerals, i dont like them

i do not like death,

if i find out that i am terminally ill/going to not die a peaceful death then i will kill myself in a manner that will ensure that it is peaceful


what can i do ? what should i do ?

i think about this alot


thanks

[Butch]

People should also give consideration to the way they die. If you have an unplanned death, that is car crash or murdered etc, you obviously have no control over the way you die. On the other hand, if you are seriously ill you can plan your death.

Rather than waiting until the end in a hospital bed why not take the unique opportunity of a near death to die in an exciting way. For example sky dive with out a parachute or go to Africa and walk up to a pride of lions.

Its your death, die how you want.

Please note that this is obviously very different from suicide, so don't go and kill yourself in a really cool way when you are still enjoying life.

[livingwater]

Ohhhmman- u guys make me laugh- I love this thread!!!


No but really my dad for instance is a Christian and my parents have been to at least 250 funerals in their lives...not probably even combined but seperately. Everytime it seems someone goes and they get a phone call saying so-so died..they make time to attend the funeral...Like a 4th cousin that once was married to a woman that they attended elementary school with...(this is just an example) they'll schedule to go to her funeral...may not have seen her in 8 years...but like helll-they'll go.I think that is fucked up in a way.
Personally, I haven't been to anything but 2 funerals since my grandma died in '99. They r depressing and unnecessary in some ways. I think they should be reserved for invitation or immediate or closest friends and fam...because if that dead person knew u were there-they kight not even want u there...
Another thing about my dad is he wants to be put in a plain pine box when he goes.He just wants them to "nail 'em up" and throw him in the ground. I respect my father for this. My mom has a huge problem with his desire to go this way. But I think that is not repecting a dead dude's wishes and that is not cool.
I don't see the purpose for funeral pageants...that's my name for them. But I will say what I heard one pastor say of a church b4-"a funeral is not for the dead but for the living" I guess that means it is the farewell, and idea of reflecting upon someon's life and knowing that the clock is ticking on us 2...(just playing devil's advocate here)
But as far as my wishes- I want them to play "Light my Fire" asd they vburn up this wonton vessel and party and hang out til the dawn ...

[Becknudefck]

i want to be cremated and be kept in a bong........very cool urn dont ya think?

[nohelmetlaws]

I don't care what they do with me, just make sure I have a flask of Jim Beam, a joint, and a lighter. I don't want to go to the afterlife being unprepared, I'm sure it's a party.

[seamonster66]

I'm not sure if people can really get over the idea of death. 2 of my best friends are brothers that run a funeral home, and they say seeing death all the time actually makes you more paranoid, "is this the day my mom is going to die" etc. It makes them aware of how much death is around us at all times.


I, myself, would want to be cremated.....

[Cierah]

I want my friends to wear orange and yellow at my funeral. I want 'Seasons in the Sun' and 'Spirit in the sky' to play.

But seriously.... there is no such thing as dark. There is only the absence of light. So there also is no such thing as death, just the absence of life.
Right on...

[waxlips]

I want to wear my Kissing Krissy Lipz mask around my neck when I get buried. Look up this mask if you want to see it. You should find it if you just type the word lipz(not lips, lipz).

[TrippinBTM]

A poem I wrote a while back explains:

Phoenix

When I die
Build me a pyre
And set my body ablaze
For I am a child of light
And of the merry dancing flame that is life
A slow rot in a dark cold hole
Too confined a fate for me

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
On wings of fire shall my body fly
Borne aloft on warm and flowing winds
To the far-off corners of the world
Floating free in skies so pure
And basking in the radiant Sun
Until I fall upon the shoulders of the Earth
Where the cycles shall start anew
Life from death, birth from the ashes of the pyre

So when I die
Build me a pyre
And set my body ablaze
So that every tree shall be my headstone
And every sunrise be my epitaph...

Other than that, I don't really care. Funerals are for the living, not the dead. Whatever helps the people I knew get through it. I'd prefer they keep it simple and cheap, maybe just gather in someones house and have a party, remember me, and celebrate the life I lived. I'd hate to see people be miserable over me, that'd suck. Fortunately I'll be dead, but still. I'd rather people be happy.

[Advaya]

A girl I went to school with was killed recently. It was one of the most tragic accidents I've ever heard of. Her and her friends (also people I went to school with) were out at 2 am and a car that had cut off several people behind them cut them off. The girl driving lost control and flipped her car. The four people in the car all survived, but as one was climbing out of the car another truck hit the car, killing her. I didn't know her. The girl I did know, Mary, was trying to get across the street to the median and the guy who was with them could only reach the other girl and pull her back to safety. He couldn't reach Mary, and a car hit her. It threw her into the north bound lanes. The car that hit her then wrecked.

I have trouble with this in a few ways. First, what it must be like to survive a wreck only to die trying to get to safety. Then the fact that the two survivers seen not only one friend killed, but two. In very gruesome ways. Then the fact that there were two drivers who just happened to drive into an accident and therefore killed two teenage girls. Mary was 18. The other girl killed was even younger at 17.

Mary's funeral was insane. Standing room only, I was at the back of the church near the steps and they had it on a television in the hallway so people who were not in the church could see it. Her mother was the main speaker, and she did so well. She was laughing, sharing memories. She is a very religious woman, and although I am not religious I do admire what it can do for people in tough situations. The only time I seen her break down was when they were carrying her daughters casket fown the church steps. Even then she didn't cry, only quivered a bit. They were very close too, so I know it must have been so hard on her. But she was so strong and I admire it.

I think about the fact that they had her buried in her prom dress with an atm card and a teddy bear, yet it was closed casket. Mary was beautiful, and there were pictures of her all around. This seems to fall into the idea of stillness I'll talk about, that she was not only very still and lifeless but also probably torn up. I have such a hard time with it because she was so alive. You know how some people are just full of life. Well, that can end so fast. In an instant. And then.. you're just still. And it's so wrong, so so wrong. I know that the body has so little to do with who you are, but I can't seem to place that in death. It seems that if you are still existing, or even if you're not.. you shouldn't be so still. I can't explain that at all.

Btw, they're still looking for the car that caused the accident in the first place.

[sweet_child]

We do not bury people because its what they went, they are dead, the ceremony is the way which the people who loved the deceased cope with their department, you may except the fact that you are going to die, but when you do. others will be upset, thats why they have a ceremony. Personally i would not like to bury/be buried. i want to be burned

[Bloody_Kisses]

i dont want to be buried. i want to be burned, and then have someone mix my ashes in with paint and paint a picture with it. that would be cool. but really i want my ashes spread in the yosemite river.

[Althea]

I'm claustrophobic so the thought of bein' trapped in a box freaks me out. It's gonna be cremation for me....*poof*....gone. Oh, and I've told my family I don't wanna funeral, just a celebration (we all have talked about it so there's no confusion when one of us kicks it)...BUT, they gotta play Hendrixs' "Little Wing" (not throughout the whole thing...once would be fine ;). My cremains will be buried in one of our family plots. We have a row of 'em for when we go....my grandma bought 'em...now there's a woman who thinks ahead!!

[andyundo]

I wanna be cremated in a pyre and my ashes be dropped in different parts of ther world.

[TrippinBTM]

I agree utterly and completely....
awesome lyrics!
Thanks man :)

[Small_Brown]

I plan to donate my body to science. And if there's nothing to be discovered then hell, let the worms make a meal of me.Those lucky, LUCKY scientists :D

Cut me up, disperse some organs to some people, then throw the rest in the ground..what do I care? I'm dead!

[TrippinBTM]

saw this comedian on Shorties Watchin Shorties last night... said he'd donate his body to necrophiliacs, so that they could have their fun without worrying about cops, hahahahahaha

[Bloody_Kisses]

A girl I went to school with was killed recently. It was one of the most tragic accidents I've ever heard of. Her and her friends (also people I went to school with) were out at 2 am and a car that had cut off several people behind them cut them off. The girl driving lost control and flipped her car. The four people in the car all survived, but as one was climbing out of the car another truck hit the car, killing her. I didn't know her. The girl I did know, Mary, was trying to get across the street to the median and the guy who was with them could only reach the other girl and pull her back to safety. He couldn't reach Mary, and a car hit her. It threw her into the north bound lanes. The car that hit her then wrecked.

I have trouble with this in a few ways. First, what it must be like to survive a wreck only to die trying to get to safety. Then the fact that the two survivers seen not only one friend killed, but two. In very gruesome ways. Then the fact that there were two drivers who just happened to drive into an accident and therefore killed two teenage girls. Mary was 18. The other girl killed was even younger at 17.

Mary's funeral was insane. Standing room only, I was at the back of the church near the steps and they had it on a television in the hallway so people who were not in the church could see it. Her mother was the main speaker, and she did so well. She was laughing, sharing memories. She is a very religious woman, and although I am not religious I do admire what it can do for people in tough situations. The only time I seen her break down was when they were carrying her daughters casket fown the church steps. Even then she didn't cry, only quivered a bit. They were very close too, so I know it must have been so hard on her. But she was so strong and I admire it.

I think about the fact that they had her buried in her prom dress with an atm card and a teddy bear, yet it was closed casket. Mary was beautiful, and there were pictures of her all around. This seems to fall into the idea of stillness I'll talk about, that she was not only very still and lifeless but also probably torn up. I have such a hard time with it because she was so alive. You know how some people are just full of life. Well, that can end so fast. In an instant. And then.. you're just still. And it's so wrong, so so wrong. I know that the body has so little to do with who you are, but I can't seem to place that in death. It seems that if you are still existing, or even if you're not.. you shouldn't be so still. I can't explain that at all.

Btw, they're still looking for the car that caused the accident in the first place. oh god, i completely know where youre coming from. when i was 13, my best friend was killed in a really horrible way, im not going to say how. her funeral was open-casket. i made the mistake of looking at her. they draped cloth over her entire body, and her head, except for her face because that was the only part of her that wasnt completely mutilated. god, it was horrible. it was so hard because i knew her SO WELL, but the person i was looking down at i didnt know at all. and i wont ever forget when the lowered her coffin in the ground.
this is why i dont want to be buried. just cant stand the thought of it. i know how you feel, its a fucked up thing to go through.

[The Sandreckoner]

I want to be mummified and buried in a small pyramid in the desert. I hope to meet Ramses and Hatshepsut and Ptolemy and Tutanhkahmun in the afterlife....

[Children of Bodom]

I wanna die amongst thousands of others, you know, when they have to dig trenches and just fill it with bodies. at least i wont be alone.