 ferdyfred
Male, 40-49, Europe
 5510 Posts
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012 1:10:53 AM
Chuck me in a body farm, rest me up a tree and leave me there |
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 xelous
Male, 18-29, Western US
2535 Posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012 9:52:27 PM
@Angilion
That's how you read those post-its |
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 optix_reverb
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
263 Posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012 9:07:21 PM
try it before you buy it i guess. |
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 PopCap
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
229 Posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012 7:28:19 PM
Angilion - I like your perspective. Many people have no idea how they are led around on an emotional leash. |
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 LordJim
Male, 50-59, Europe
2408 Posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012 12:17:07 PM
Basic bio-degradable box. Woodland burial. Minimum fuss, minimum cost. Take anything useful first (although, slim chance of that) free of charge. Coffins are one of those many things that the more they cost the tackier they get.
But if you insist on splurging money, hire some old-style Victorian professional mourners. |
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Angilion
Male, 40-49, Europe
9533 Posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012 11:27:17 AM
I'll answer deathcab4aj's question:
Your question is nonsense.
I wouldn't be able to see my deceased loved one - they're dead. They're not there any more. The corpse left after they're dead isn't them. It's just a corpse. It makes no difference what material it's lying on. |
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Angilion
Male, 40-49, Europe
9533 Posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012 11:20:33 AM
I just wanna know what all those post it notes say!
Me too. A shame reality isn't like forensics on TV, where any tiny vague blur can be brought into full-screen clarity by repeated use of "zoom" and "enhance" buttons. |
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Angilion
Male, 40-49, Europe
9533 Posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012 11:17:43 AM
I've never known exactly why caskets have to be so plush and comfy-looking on the inside. Does that actually make the people who are alive feel better?
It makes the death more profitable for the company selling coffins. You can get a much bigger profit margin out of the living if the coffin looks more luxurious - luxury has a huge profit margin and you can leverage their grief into your profits.
A business would be extremely unlikely to be as crude about doing so as deathcab4aj was when she wrote "would you rather see your decease loved one lying on a bed of nails?", but that's the basic idea. Grief --> guilt --> profit.
Which is why coffins like this look very ugly to me.
If anyone wants to throw away some money when I'm dead and pretend it has anything to do with me, I'd prefer them to do something nicer with it. Buy a nice bench in a park and put a plaque on it. Plant a tree. Buy a cow for a desperately poor f |
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 hauswyfe
Female, 30-39, Southern US
275 Posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012 10:31:10 AM
I just wanna know what all those post it notes say! |
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 Angelmassb
Male, 18-29, S. America
15474 Posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012 9:29:36 AM
That look comfortable |
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 rncotton
Male, 30-39, Southern US
387 Posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012 8:45:36 AM
Shes really cute though ... |
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 patchgrabber
Male, 30-39, Canada
5252 Posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012 7:58:56 AM
@MacGuffin: Those tricksy funeral directorses. |
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 MacGuffin
Female, 30-39, Europe
2597 Posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012 7:40:42 AM
I've never known exactly why caskets have to be so plush and comfy-looking on the inside. Does that actually make the people who are alive feel better?
I wrote a software system for a funeral directors once, and got to see some of these up close. They're not that comfy, they just look it. If you feel the base it's just satin-lined hardwood with a waterproof liner to prevent any fluids from seeping. :S |
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patchgrabber
Male, 30-39, Canada
5252 Posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012 7:37:47 AM
@deathcab4aj: Are those the only two options? |
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 MrAtari
Male, 30-39, Europe
1075 Posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012 7:34:48 AM
Be glad she didn't make a photo from what she did afterwards in the casket with her boyfriend... |
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 deathcab4aj
Female, 30-39, Southern US
167 Posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012 7:34:11 AM
patchgrabber, would you rather see your decease loved one lying on a bed of nails? |
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 Draculya
Male, 30-39, Asia
6288 Posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012 7:25:53 AM
Fat chick better not get any bigger or she'll need an upgrade. |
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patchgrabber
Male, 30-39, Canada
5252 Posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012 7:13:22 AM
I've never known exactly why caskets have to be so plush and comfy-looking on the inside. Does that actually make the people who are alive feel better? |
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 fancylad
Male, 30-39, Western US
2512 Posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012 7:03:29 AM
Link: Say Cheese, Gurl [Pic] [Rate Link] - Always creepy when people take photo in those things--it's like playing with death or something. |
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