Jesus Christ, Bury Him Already!
While I understand the importance of mourning, dignity, and paying respect to the dead, I believe that if you died on Decemeber 26th, then your-not- wishing-to-be-President-but-Speaker-of-the-House- soul has already risen up to that great rotunda in the sky. And as such, your body should already be buried or cremated.
The money wasted on these burials slays me. The United States contains so many people that are hungry, homeless, and uninsured that the money spent seems like a slap in the face to the living who suffer these indignities. Our governemnt tells us they can't afford to feed everybody, but they sure can afford to bury the hell outta someone.
Even James Brown's solid gold casket offends me. Who the fuck needs a solid gold casket?
He's the Godfather of Soul! He should be keepin' it real, even in the afterlife. (I am also not one for mythologizing the dead so I just have to mention the fact that James Baby shot up an insurance seminar because he thought someone used his office bathroom. Also, he endorsed Richard Nixon for President. I guess Nixon's resignation was "Payback! Hey hey hey!")
Of course, you are not suppose to point out that the money could be better spent or that the dead might have done some awful things because it is "disrespectful".
And I agree. The truth almost always disrespects those who benefit from the waste and the lies.
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My dying wish
Submitted by mole333 on 2 January 2007 - 10:49pm.
I want to be creamated and my ashes thrown on someone I don't like. The target varies as time goes by. I figure it's the ultimate insult.
My wife wants to be creamated and have her ashes put in one of those cheesy snow globes.
Of course I wrote in some detail about bizarre death rituals not so long ago. (link revised to a more detailed version).
Yep, sort of
Submitted by SteamGeek on 2 January 2007 - 11:04pm.
6 1/2 Billion+ passengers on Spaceship Earth, space is getting to be a premium in some corners of the ship.
"Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth" R Buckminster Fuller
(Not a quote, just a plug for a good read)
Thank goodness!
Submitted by Nance Confer (not verified) on 3 January 2007 - 12:19pm.
I thought I was the only "bad" person sitting here thinking this.
Enough already! And too much, at that.
At least James Brown's celebration has music you could dance to! 
Nance
Please someone remember
WTF - Gold casket? 2TankAmen(ish) for crying out loud.
The 22nd Century graverobbers of the Global Village will have a field day with that one.
When I go I want to be toasted to ashes and then tossed into Lake Michigan by way of the Upper Portage Creek headwaters in Waterloo Twp.
Thank you, I'll send a memo to responsible parties.