09-07-2006, 02:31 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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| What sort of memorial service would you want when you die?
In a fit of gleeful morbidity, I've been planning out the service I'd like to be remembered for upon my death. I've left instructions with my wife to donate my body to science (and organs for transplant, if possible), so I won't even be physically present for the event -- only in spirit.
Something cheery, I think, with a random mix of my favorite tunes (easily available on my computer) playing in the background. Perhaps a light-hearted 'roast' of my life, for those who are up to the challenge. Plenty of guests. I haven't figured out the buffet/snacks yet. Maybe even give away a few of my possessions as tokens of appreciation and rememberance.
But nothing dreadfully depressing.
Not everyone handles death the same way. Was curious about how you'd handle your own services. Feel free to share.
... Hmmm. A memorial fencing tourney might be nice, too.
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09-07-2006, 02:36 PM
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Latenight and RIT are to be the bartenders....! Put my ashes in a mason jar and put me in the middle of the room.... then send me to be "transformed".... Fencergrl gets to be the bouncer.
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09-07-2006, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by wrdbrn Fencergrl gets to be the bouncer. | Cool... I'll make sure I'm braless so I bounce real good!  and because both RIT & Late would enjoy that.
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09-07-2006, 03:04 PM
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| I want to be stuffed. In a position like you see some stuffed bear trophies; both arms raised up and growling ferociously. I also want a stipulation in my will that my main benefactor must display me prominently to recieve anything.
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09-07-2006, 03:12 PM
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| You must be psychic! I was planning on stuffing you when you meet me.
As for being prominently displayed to receive anything….
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09-07-2006, 03:18 PM
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| Comic book writer Mark Gruenwald had his cremation ashes mixed with the ink for a press run of the first TPB edition of "Squadron Supreme" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Gruenwald , may Gawd forgive me for citing Wiki-Anything as a reference source). I have a copy of it on my shelf.
It might be fun to go the same route: have my ashes mixed with ink and put into several pens to be given out at my memorial service. I could keep writing anonymous hate letters long after I'm dead.
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09-07-2006, 03:31 PM
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09-07-2006, 03:34 PM
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09-07-2006, 03:36 PM
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| I want a really cheap coffin on a family plot (not that we have one, but I think we should), and I want the money saved from not buying the candles, an expensive coffin, and other inane **** to be given to charity.
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09-07-2006, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by wrdbrn http://www.lifegem.com/
Latenight and RIT are to be the bartenders....! Put my ashes in a mason jar and put me in the middle of the room.... then send me to be "transformed".... Fencergrl gets to be the bouncer. |
Wow, I'm honored, but I'm likely to have more drinks than I serve. Latenight is NOT so good as a bartender.
Given FG's glee at being a bouncy bouncer, maybe I can be the Bratender instead? 
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09-07-2006, 03:45 PM
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What sort of memorial service would you want when you die?
| What do I care? I'll be dead. 
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09-07-2006, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by gtmac What do I care? I'll be dead. |
Ask for one with lots of glitter involved. Then I will come.
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09-07-2006, 04:40 PM
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| If I die when I'm old, I don't know.
If I were to die soon-ish, I would want there to be a memorial service, and lots of people would contribute:
Pretty much there's a list of people who would each get approximately 5 minutes. They could talk about me, play a song, movie clip, read some sort of prayer-type-thing, whatever they felt was best in memory of me..... Ideally some of it would be sad, but a lot of it would be funny.
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09-07-2006, 05:41 PM
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| I'm planning to live forever. So far so good. 
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09-07-2006, 10:33 PM
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| Not gonna happen. That's because i'm not gonna die. I intend to live forever.
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09-07-2006, 10:36 PM
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| To be remembered as a passionately loving husband, lover of cats, drum corps legend, and to have left a lasting mark on the sport of fencing (a positive one...c'mon!) | |
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09-07-2006, 11:21 PM
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| Other back-up plan: Liquidate my holdings and donate the proceeds to the local school district ... with the stipulation that they name a "memorial bathroom stall" in my honor, complete with a shiny metal plaque on the door.
On the dedication day, all my friends and loved ones would flush in rememberance of me. People would cry.
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09-08-2006, 12:04 PM
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| Fry me and flush me....
A local metal band will play at my service.
Donate all my $ to the local mall.
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09-08-2006, 02:44 PM
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| I would like to live long enough for it to be held in the distant future, so maybe a Spock-like send-off from a starship
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09-08-2006, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Aqua_volans Not gonna happen. That's because i'm not gonna die. I intend to live forever. | It's not all it's cracked up to be. Let me tell you about the rheumatism sometime! 
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