When I die I want...

TheMercenary · 04-03-2007, 10:33 PM

When you die how do you want to go out? What do you want to have done to your body, what kind of burial, any special or unique requests?

TheMercenary · 04-03-2007, 10:36 PM

I always wanted one of those cool sky burials like in Nepal, but my wife said there was no way she was flying my dead ass to Nepal and then finding someone to haul my ass up to some mountain top.

So I want to be cremated. Then after a funeral with full military honors and bagpipes, I want my ashes taken to a rugby pitch for some of the local team that I have been with for a while and have them say a few things and spread my ashes around the pitch right before a match. Then go to the local pub and set a cold guiness next to the remaining ashes in the urn and have a big assed party.

I don't really care how I die as long as it is quick.

monster · 04-03-2007, 10:40 PM

No preferances to any of it. But hope those who have to dispose of my corpse will do it the cheapest most environmentally friendly way, then spend any money they saved on a huge party. But most important for them to do what they feel they need to -just hope I trained them well enough to rebel against tradition if it doesn't match with what suits them.

Aliantha · 04-03-2007, 10:41 PM

I don't really care what they do with me when I'm dead. I just want my kids not to cry too much if they can help it.

I'd say hubby will probably go before me since he's got to suffer me for a wife every day.

TheMercenary · 04-03-2007, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

No preferances to any of it. But hope those who have to dispose of my corpse will do it the cheapest most environmentally friendly way, then spend any money they saved on a huge party. But most important for them to do what they feel they need to -just hope I trained them well enough to rebel against tradition if it doesn't match with what suits them.

Have you heard of these:

http://www.greenburials.org/
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...eenburial.html

There are a couple of places down here in GA and SC that are offering them.

http://www.acfnewsource.org/environm...en_burial.html

Cloud · 04-03-2007, 10:44 PM

I want to die in bed at 90+ surrounded by my children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren . . . (counts) and great-great-grandchildren . . .

and my young lovers of both sexes.

And no cremation! don't like fire!

zippyt · 04-03-2007, 10:57 PM

cremate my dead ass , then float my ashes down a certin river in a straw hat lit on fire , Pop a beer and rember the good times !!

SteveDallas · 04-03-2007, 11:22 PM

Cremate me, and use the ashes to sabotage the CPU cooling fans on the computers of all my former employers.

monster · 04-03-2007, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Have you heard of these:

http://www.greenburials.org/
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...eenburial.html

There are a couple of places down here in GA and SC that are offering them.

http://www.acfnewsource.org/environm...en_burial.html

yup. thanks. Frankly I wish it were legal for them to bung me in the compostable trash collection. Or leave me out for the local wildlife.

DucksNuts · 04-03-2007, 11:30 PM

Burn me, flush me down the toilet...maybe do a line or two.

Cloud · 04-03-2007, 11:46 PM

(just as a reminder, related to this thread): do you guys have wills? and does your family know where your important papers are?

piercehawkeye45 · 04-03-2007, 11:59 PM

I want to die either at an old age or doing something meaningful, saving someone's life, standing up for something I strongly believe in, or doing something I love.

I agree with monster, I don't want a formal funeral, just throw me out in the wilderness. Donate all my working organs and if cannibalism was acceptable, I would probably donate my body for food but I'm not going to find a charity for that.

Sundae · 04-04-2007, 06:11 AM

If I die before my parents, I'll have a full Catholic funeral and will probably be cremated (as that the pattern of previous family deaths).

It will cost far too much money, but it is what my parents believe is right and respectful and the funeral is for them after all.

If I die after them I suppose it depends on my situation. If it doesn't change significantly I expect I will be found a few months after my death in a dessicated state and my remains will be taken care of by the local authority.

Can't say the actual disposal bothers me much - I won't be here to worry about it after all.

Shawnee123 · 04-04-2007, 08:32 AM

A few years ago I was telling my family that when I die, I want to host a party. I want an open bar, I want people to talk about the good stuff, perhaps go up to the podium and tell a funny story to illustrate how damn clever I was, etc.

So my brother says "Great! Now that we have it all planned, let's set a date."

My family's humor.

footfootfoot · 04-04-2007, 11:47 AM

...Peacefully, in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming hysterically like the passengers in his car...

04-03-2007, 10:33 PM	#1
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	When I die I want... When you die how do you want to go out? What do you want to have done to your body, what kind of burial, any special or unique requests? __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

04-03-2007, 10:36 PM	#2
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I always wanted one of those cool sky burials like in Nepal, but my wife said there was no way she was flying my dead ass to Nepal and then finding someone to haul my ass up to some mountain top. So I want to be cremated. Then after a funeral with full military honors and bagpipes, I want my ashes taken to a rugby pitch for some of the local team that I have been with for a while and have them say a few things and spread my ashes around the pitch right before a match. Then go to the local pub and set a cold guiness next to the remaining ashes in the urn and have a big assed party. I don't really care how I die as long as it is quick. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

04-03-2007, 10:40 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	No preferances to any of it. But hope those who have to dispose of my corpse will do it the cheapest most environmentally friendly way, then spend any money they saved on a huge party. But most important for them to do what they feel they need to -just hope I trained them well enough to rebel against tradition if it doesn't match with what suits them. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-03-2007, 10:41 PM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I don't really care what they do with me when I'm dead. I just want my kids not to cry too much if they can help it. I'd say hubby will probably go before me since he's got to suffer me for a wife every day. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

04-03-2007, 10:44 PM	#6
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I want to die in bed at 90+ surrounded by my children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren . . . (counts) and great-great-grandchildren . . . and my young lovers of both sexes. And no cremation! don't like fire! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

04-03-2007, 10:57 PM	#7
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	cremate my dead ass , then float my ashes down a certin river in a straw hat lit on fire , Pop a beer and rember the good times !! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

04-03-2007, 11:22 PM	#8
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Cremate me, and use the ashes to sabotage the CPU cooling fans on the computers of all my former employers.

04-03-2007, 11:30 PM	#10
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Burn me, flush me down the toilet...maybe do a line or two.

04-03-2007, 11:46 PM	#11
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	(just as a reminder, related to this thread): do you guys have wills? and does your family know where your important papers are? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

04-03-2007, 11:59 PM	#12
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	I want to die either at an old age or doing something meaningful, saving someone's life, standing up for something I strongly believe in, or doing something I love. I agree with monster, I don't want a formal funeral, just throw me out in the wilderness. Donate all my working organs and if cannibalism was acceptable, I would probably donate my body for food but I'm not going to find a charity for that.

04-04-2007, 06:11 AM	#13
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	If I die before my parents, I'll have a full Catholic funeral and will probably be cremated (as that the pattern of previous family deaths). It will cost far too much money, but it is what my parents believe is right and respectful and the funeral is for them after all. If I die after them I suppose it depends on my situation. If it doesn't change significantly I expect I will be found a few months after my death in a dessicated state and my remains will be taken care of by the local authority. Can't say the actual disposal bothers me much - I won't be here to worry about it after all. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

04-04-2007, 08:32 AM	#14
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	A few years ago I was telling my family that when I die, I want to host a party. I want an open bar, I want people to talk about the good stuff, perhaps go up to the podium and tell a funny story to illustrate how damn clever I was, etc. So my brother says "Great! Now that we have it all planned, let's set a date." My family's humor. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-04-2007, 11:47 AM	#15
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	...Peacefully, in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming hysterically like the passengers in his car... __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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