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kerosene

10-22-2009 09:34 AM

I chose Viking because I thought perhaps I could sneak some mead for myself and snag a hot viking man in the process...wait, I will be dead. Okay, no problem...burned with my warrior husband on a boat...I can deal with that.

Sheldonrs

10-22-2009 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna (Post 602571)

you'd think after a dozen or so raids the Monks would've figured it out and moved or something. ? I'm certainly no expert on the matter; it's just a thought. :vikingsmi

All it would have taken was for the one that could un-lock the doors to move.

You know the old saying:

"Monk Key See; Monk Key Do"

HAHAHAHA!!! I Kill Me!

Trilby

10-22-2009 09:45 AM

someone stop Sheldon before he hurts himself!

lumberjim

10-22-2009 10:05 AM

LINK to other traditional burials/cremations

for example:

Quote:

Japan

"In Japan, the night before the funeral, the very close relatives hold a special ceremony called 'Otsuya' to farewell the body. We burn candles and incense and stay awake all night, just in case the person wakes up. Monks also visit to pray and give the person a Buddhist name."

"After the body has been cremated, relatives each take a bone with chopsticks and place it in a white pottery jar. This way we send a message that we haven't abandoned the body. The voice box bone is a special bone because it is the shape of Buddha sitting in prayer. After 49 days the bones can go in a gravestone at the cemetery"

wolf	10-22-2009 10:21 AM

I've been planning on Viking for myself for some time.

Lately, though, I and siswolf have been having hushed conversations regarding what to do about momwolf.

We know that we'll be cremating her, and she's continued to say she doesn't want anything to do with being buried in the family plot ... but then what? Scatter her? Split her into two boxes?

Many years ago I had a friend pass away and momwolf really liked the Native American ceremony that I described, so I may call on my friend to do the honors. siswolf has pretty much decided that she will pay for a memorial mass.

SamIam

10-22-2009 10:42 AM

They can have my organs if I die soon enough, but I plan to live so long that my organs will be of use only to me. Otherwise, leave my remains for the coyotes for all I care. I hope they like to feast on mean old lady. ;)

TheMercenary

10-22-2009 10:52 AM

Buddist Sky Burial.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_burial

Sheldonrs

10-22-2009 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf (Post 602598)

How about the old eskimo ritual of just putting her on an ice flow and wave goodbye? This way you don't have to wait. :D

(I'm goin' to hell again)

Pie	10-22-2009 10:59 AM

Keep her in one box/urn, Wolf. Then have her spend six months with siswolf and six months with you.

monster

10-22-2009 11:23 AM

My friend's husband brought back some of his dad's metatarsals from his funeral in Japan.

:eek:

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim (Post 602593)

LINK to other traditional burials/cremations

for example:

Japan

"In Japan, the night before the funeral, the very close relatives hold a special ceremony called 'Otsuya' to farewell the body. We burn candles and incense and stay awake all night, just in case the person wakes up. Monks also visit to pray and give the person a Buddhist name."

"After the body has been cremated, relatives each take a bone with chopsticks and place it in a white pottery jar. This way we send a message that we haven't abandoned the body. The voice box bone is a special bone because it is the shape of Buddha sitting in prayer. After 49 days the bones can go in a gravestone at the cemetery"

ZenGum

10-22-2009 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna (Post 602571)

you'd think after a dozen or so raids the Monks would've figured it out and moved or something. ? I'm certainly no expert on the matter; it's just a thought. :vikingsmi

Brother Timid, you must have faith. The lord will protect us.

Sheldon, that was awful. And Brilliant.

monster

10-22-2009 09:34 PM

So, I'm dead. I don't care what they do. But if someone was paying me to create the best/most original funeral ever for someone I didn't give an emotional fig about.....

How about turning them into compost and giving each mourner a Gerbera Daisy planted in some of that compost. Of course, googly eyes would be lovingly glued to each flower.

Or...
like the Visible Human projects, freeze and thin slice them and give each mourner a framed slice..... or turn the slices into a new line of designer clothing and hold an auction at the wake...

chop up the body and hold a geocaching event to reassemble it for burial

Luxury Shark-fishing trip with the deceased as bait....

Pie	10-22-2009 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster (Post 602722)

Luxury Shark-fishing trip with the deceased as bait....

:lol2:

Cicero

10-22-2009 11:23 PM

I'm with Pie on this one. No one really needs to say anything, and I would prefer if you didn't come up with some lie out of respect for the dead. I would like to be cremated, packed in a large fountain firework and set off. You know.....for the "children". ;)

ZenGum

10-22-2009 11:30 PM

I lilke honesty at funerals. I wasn't present, but I've heard the fllowing quote repeated from a funeral for an Australian Philosopher, Richard Sylvan.

Quote:

I'm really suprised to see so many of you people [his cow orkers] here .... 'cause Richard hated all of you guys.

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