Putting the Fun in FuneralSome deaths come suddenly or too soon and can really hit hard, others seem to be a blessed relief. Similarly, some funerals can be deeply upsetting and sad, others can make you want to hug the world.
Mmm, don't want to bring you down or anything, but tell us your funeral stories...
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chthonic, Thu 11 May 2006, 9:31)
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ashes to ashesI remember going to see my crazy grandad one time and the conversation came round to death. So as I was only a small child, I asked when he thought he would die. His reply was "I hope not f*cking soon", funny man. However he then said "I don't want people crying when I do go, and I will take as many people as possible for company", then he burst out laughing.
*5 years later*
Eventually the inevatable happened and I had to go to the funeral. Well they were nearly at the end of the service and me granpa had been sent off into the big oven. Everyone thought the service was over but we smelled smoke(family), so we turned around to see what was wrong and... Some how the curtain to stop people seeing into the oven had caught fire, my uncle started laughing and then said the old fool was lonely already. Which caused half of my family to cry with laughter (the side with the sense of humour) and the other side complained and wept in misery.
So the moral of this story is listen to your family members who are on their deathbeds, they might suprise you later on.
(, Thu 11 May 2006, 20:11, Reply)
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