People Are Rethinking The Traditional Funeral Arrangements After Somebody Shared Their ‘Fun Funeral Facts’

There’s still a great deal of taboo around the subject of death in western societies; we struggle at times to come to terms with our own mortality and when a loved one dies, we usually leave it to a funeral home to take care of awkward matters for us.

People Are Rethinking The Traditional Funeral Arrangements After Somebody Shared Their 'Fun Funeral Facts'

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Understandably, during a difficult period of grieving we want as few issues and inconveniences as possible. This can end up in a funeral costing far more than it should however, leaving an even greater burden on an already vulnerable and emotional family. We will all have to deal with death at some point in our lives, so it’s better to be prepared and knowledgeable about the funeral process beforehand isn’t it?

Tumblr user reillymouse recently decided to share her ‘fun funeral facts’ and it really got people talking. It’s heartbreaking to think that there are unscrupulous businesses out there, taking advantage of people’s grief to squeeze more cash from them. But such is the nature of capitalism. Where there is a way to increase profit, there will be some to whom the bottom line is all that matters.

People Are Rethinking The Traditional Funeral Arrangements After Somebody Shared Their 'Fun Funeral Facts'

The post got people discussing their own funeral wishes, some of which are hilariously creative. How would you like to go out? With an elaborate funeral full of sobbing mourners? Or simply have your ashes scattered on the ground somewhere? Join the discussion in the comments below.

People Are Rethinking The Traditional Funeral Arrangements After Somebody Shared Their 'Fun Funeral Facts'

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Carol Emory 5 years ago

My husband and I joked that when I die, he's going to wrap me in plastic, duct tape my hands to the steering wheel of my car and have me hauled by flat bed truck to the cemetery. The funeral procession that will follow the truck will all be on 50 cc scooters, dressed in their favorite beach attire. Graveside ceremonies will include my favorite tune being played on kazoos and a ukelele accompanied by a contest of who can remember the most embarrassing moment or funniest story of my life. The wake will include a luau style bbq on the beach with plenty of surfing, swimming and a limbo contest. Anyone who interferes with the funeral party having a good time will be subject to having water balloons lobbed at them by the rest of the crowd.

42points

Turnip and a Frog 5 years ago

I love the idea of duct-taping your hands to the steering wheel of the car🤣 Would the tow truck blowing giant bubbles in the air be too much? 🤔

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Abbey Impson 5 years ago

is it rude to ask to be invited to your funeral? sounds like a hoot.

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Turnip and a Frog 5 years ago

😁

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Rachael Marrast 5 years ago

If there was a sharp turn, wouldnt that break your arms? I know you will be dead but that could be weird pulling you out. lol

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Bored Moogle 5 years ago

I don't care what they do to my body, as long as I'm good and dead when they do it. I'm an organ donator, though I have a somewhat selfish motivation for it. I figure if they take my organs then that takes care of the fear of me waking up in a coffin or a furnace if they mislabeled me as dead.

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Jus 5 years ago

Out of the same fear I'd like to be cremated, because I heard even if you wake up in a furnace, you are dead in a second, so I thought it's fine. Imagine waking up when they cut you into pieces! O_O

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Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

Americans are so weird about funerals and I really don’t get why. Nobody in my family has ever been buried in a coffin or through a funeral home. I guess it’s just a middle eastern thing but we just wash the body, take off the clothes and jewelry, and put them in a clean white sheet. We buy a plot and just put them directly in the ground in the white sheet. Everyone living in my family plans for this same thing. I’m lost as to why people want a coffin. Even if it’s for the pretend comfort of your dead body, doesn’t the idea of being trapped in a box more horrifying than just laying down in cool, soft soil and going directly into the planet smoothly rather than turning into a creepy a*s mummy or rotting in an airtight box and all your rotted remains are stuck forever. The f**k? That doesn’t seem preferable. I would rather my body be bird food and worm poop than a pile of melted skin and guts.

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Esca Sav 5 years ago

... This isn't an "American" thing. Burials like these are common around the world. Originally, coffins were used to make sure diseases would not spread in earlier centuries, but it was also to avoid grave robbers stealing organs. Laying a person in the ground without a coffin is okay, but if they are in a "flood" zone, someone is going to see a body or two floating down the road. And the smell of open graves of thousands of dead people really isn't a pleasant thought when visiting the grave. There are also religious traditions of burying the dead in a sealed coffin so they would not rise. It depends on preference, culture, and overall finances. There are a lot of aspects that go into it, but essentially it is in the choice of the person (or the family).

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Parmeisan 5 years ago

I think the problem is that the people arranging the funeral are sad that their loved one is gone and feel that somehow if they take cheaper options they are dishonouring them. So in cultures where coffins are common, many families feel pressured (or are directly pressured by the funeral home) to take that route and even worse, to get nicer, more expensive coffins. :(

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sh 5 years ago

At least in Florida, our water table/aquifer is very near the surface. Not doing something could risk infecting our water source; assuming burial. I hope to have my ashes cast into cement molds, which is then used as an artificial reef. Check out eternalreefs.com

8points

MaPuhn 5 years ago

People, we need to burn more people!

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Brivid 5 years ago

Well when you put it that way...

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2-10-11 5 years ago

Do you honestly think coffins were invented in america or did you just want to do a little american bashing?

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Carol Emory 5 years ago

42points

Turnip and a Frog 5 years ago

I love the idea of duct-taping your hands to the steering wheel of the car🤣 Would the tow truck blowing giant bubbles in the air be too much? 🤔

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Abbey Impson 5 years ago

is it rude to ask to be invited to your funeral? sounds like a hoot.

15points

Turnip and a Frog 5 years ago

😁

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Rachael Marrast 5 years ago

If there was a sharp turn, wouldnt that break your arms? I know you will be dead but that could be weird pulling you out. lol

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Bored Moogle 5 years ago

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Jus 5 years ago

Out of the same fear I'd like to be cremated, because I heard even if you wake up in a furnace, you are dead in a second, so I thought it's fine. Imagine waking up when they cut you into pieces! O_O

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