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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warts and allthe last funeral i went to was my lovely mother's, which was so recent and so tragic that i can't really bear to think about it yet. although there were over 700 people there and more lining the streets for the hearse like at a royal event.
but when my grandfather died a few years ago, it was much more expected. my dad was one of the pallbearers, and at the time was suffering from what he called a "great big ugly wart" (think strong yorkshire accent) on one finger.
this thing was huge. and crusty. and downright disgusting. he had been to the doctor to have it iced off 3 times, but to no avail; he had taken creams; he had done everything, but the bastard kept growing back.
as they slid my grandfather's coffin out of the hearse, it bumped and sliced the waaart right off my dad's hand. the blood was pouring down his wrist and into his sleeve the whole way down the aisle, and by the time he sat down, he was very very green indeed. he spent the rest of the day with his hand wrapped in a hanky and then a bandage.
the thing never grew back though. so clearly getting chopped by a coffin is the way to cure a great big ugly waaaart!
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 18 May 2006, 14:00,
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