tuppence
Practically Family
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It's debateable
I've often joked that I want to be mounted in an action pose and set up the theatre lobby, with a hidden speaker advising patrons to "Enjoy the show." I fully intend to haunt the place when I'm gone, because every theatre needs a good ghost, so this would fit right in with my plans.
On another angle, one of the most interesting aspects of how death was viewed in the Era is that it was heavily marketed. Pick up any issue of the Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, The American Magazine, or any other magazine focused to a mainstream audience and you'll find half or quarter-page ads in the black-and-white section for Clark Grave Vaults, the National Casket Company, and Rock Of Ages monuments. This was the first big flourishing of the American death industry, and it really only took this form for a few years -- the early twenties into the mid-thirties -- and then it quietly faded out. You will never, ever see an ad for grave goods in a mainstream publication today. Even the Boys From Marketing are terrified of their own mortality.
My wife and I have no children. As such, I have no idea who will ultimately assume responsibility for the disposal of my remains, so I've told everyone who might be responsible to dispose of my dead carcass in the least problematic and least expensive manner possible. When this body dies, I really won't care what happens to it afterwards.
As for any form of wake, I'll leave that to whoever might want to attend. My only hope in that regard is that it's more celebratory than somber and/or maudlin.
Aaaaand there's the rub--if my financial luck holds, I'll probably die penniless and end up being disposed of on the state's tab. lol...It can all be yours, if the price is right.
Tab...I hate tab.Aaaaand there's the rub--if my financial luck holds, I'll probably die penniless and end up being disposed of on the state's tab. lol
I prefer Diet Coke, but Tab will do in a pinch.Tab...I hate tab.
Oh sorry, ADD.
Yes...shrouds have no pockets!
But one thing (and honestly, it's VERY POSITIVE!) I'd advise everyone to do is get your affairs in order as much as possible, make a Will and revise it every few years as assets and relationships change and take out insurance to cover your funeral costs (don't leave it all to those left behind). The sooner the better, as you just never know when your time to depart is going to be.
Yes...shrouds have no pockets!
But one thing (and honestly, it's VERY POSITIVE!) I'd advise everyone to do is get your affairs in order as much as possible, make a Will and revise it every few years as assets and relationships change and take out insurance to cover your funeral costs (don't leave it all to those left behind). The sooner the better, as you just never know when your time to depart is going to be.
I prefer Diet Coke, but Tab will do in a pinch.