And When I Die

[Gvac]

Not only a kick ass Blood, Sweat, and Tears song, but a serious topic as well.

I've been thinking lately about what I want to happen when I leave this world. I'm not talking about a financial will, which I already have. I mean how I want to be disposed of, for lack of a better term.

I do not want a wake. Every time I have to go to one of those I'm astounded at how ghastly and antiquated the idea of staring at someone's corpse is. I'll never understand it. I also don't believe it's therapeutic in any way for the surviving loved ones to have to break down and weep every time the next person in line comes up and hugs them and tells them how sorry they are.

I do not want a service of any kind either. The thought of someone I didn't know presiding over my passing is crazy to me. I'm not a religious man, so any kind of church service would be ludicrous.

I do want to be cremated. I can't find any good reason for taking up space that could be turned into a playground or a ball field just so my casket and decomposing body can be put there.

I do not want my cremated remains to be put into an urn for someone to keep, however. Scatter 'em in the breeze. The idea of people holding onto ashes and talking to them and finding some sort of comfort in that is positively macabre to me.

If friends, family, and loved ones wish to gather and have a party to celebrate my life, that's fine by me. Besides, I can't stop them. If it became one big, weepy pity party, though, that would be against my final wishes also.

I have no idea why this came to me or why I felt the need to post it, but just in case I die before I get a chance to write this all into my will I'm holding you all responsible for seeing that my final wishes are carried out.

I'll haunt each and every one of you if you don't.

[patsopinion]

gvac id like you to meet reeshy

im going to leave you two love birds alone now

[PapaBear]

I've been thinking about that, too. I also want to be cremated, and I have a specific place I want the ashes to be thrown. I've looked into living wills, but I can't find anything I can afford.

[Kevin]

Jesus, Greg... I hope your not taking all these "old" jokes, to heart.. 40 is the new 20, brother.. 40, is the new 20...

[MrPink]

I want a fun funeral, a FUNeral if you will. Nice wake with plenty of alcohol and loud music. I don't want any people paid to be mourners there. Maybe I'll have fireworks when I'm buried. Then everyone can have a big BBQ at the end, and kegs of Guiness will be necessary. We can also have strippers.

[MrPink]

Not only a kick ass Blood, Sweat, and Tears song, but a serious topic as well.

I've been thinking lately about what I want to happen when I leave this world. I'm not talking about a financial will, which I already have. I mean how I want to be disposed of, for lack of a better term.

I do not want a wake. Every time I have to go to one of those I'm astounded at how ghastly and antiquated the idea of staring at someone's corpse is. I'll never understand it. I also don't believe it's therapeutic in any way for the surviving loved ones to have to break down and weep every time the next person in line comes up and hugs them and tells them how sorry they are.

I do not want a service of any kind either. The thought of someone I didn't know presiding over my passing is crazy to me. I'm not a religious man, so any kind of church service would be ludicrous.

I do want to be cremated. I can't find any good reason for taking up space that could be turned into a playground or a ball field just so my casket and decomposing body can be put there.

I do not want my cremated remains to be put into an urn for someone to keep, however. Scatter 'em in the breeze. The idea of people holding onto ashes and talking to them and finding some sort of comfort in that is positively macabre to me.

If friends, family, and loved ones wish to gather and have a party to celebrate my life, that's fine by me. Besides, I can't stop them. If it became one big, weepy pity party, though, that would be against my final wishes also.

I have no idea why this came to me or why I felt the need to post it, but just in case I die before I get a chance to write this all into my will I'm holding you all responsible for seeing that my final wishes are carried out.

I'll haunt each and every one of you if you don't.

That's cool as long as they don't have the wind blowing towards them.

[Fat_Sunny]

F_S Definitely Will Be Cremated. Fat Want's His Ashes To Be Buried In One Spot, Though, So That He Can Have A Tombstone That Says "Here Lies Fat_Sunny....", Because Later Generations Do Like To Be Able To Visit Grave Sites And Say "Wow, This Is My Great-Great-Great-Great-Uncle And He Died Over 200 Years Ago!" That Sense Of History And Continuity Is Important To Fat. And Fat Has Already Selected The Indian Poem To Be Read At His Brief Service.

Fat's One Really Odd-Ball Thing, Which He Reluctantly Admits To, Is That He Has Saved All The Ashes Of The Pets He Has Owned And Loved Over The Past Many Years, So That Their Ashes Can Be Buried Next To His. So Far, Their Are 18 Little Urns In His Closet.

Having Just Put That Into Writing, Fat Realizes How Weird It Sounds.

[Bob Impact]

I've told Sarah what I want. Her and my best friend are to split the money. Not a dime goes to a charity that my best friend did not pick. I have particular morals, and he shares and understands them. I want to be able to take care of Sarah after I'm gone, past that I don't care.

[JPMNICK]

Not only a kick ass Blood, Sweat, and Tears song, but a serious topic as well.

I've been thinking lately about what I want to happen when I leave this world. I'm not talking about a financial will, which I already have. I mean how I want to be disposed of, for lack of a better term.

I do not want a wake. Every time I have to go to one of those I'm astounded at how ghastly and antiquated the idea of staring at someone's corpse is. I'll never understand it. I also don't believe it's therapeutic in any way for the surviving loved ones to have to break down and weep every time the next person in line comes up and hugs them and tells them how sorry they are.

I do not want a service of any kind either. The thought of someone I didn't know presiding over my passing is crazy to me. I'm not a religious man, so any kind of church service would be ludicrous.

I do want to be cremated. I can't find any good reason for taking up space that could be turned into a playground or a ball field just so my casket and decomposing body can be put there.

I do not want my cremated remains to be put into an urn for someone to keep, however. Scatter 'em in the breeze. The idea of people holding onto ashes and talking to them and finding some sort of comfort in that is positively macabre to me.

If friends, family, and loved ones wish to gather and have a party to celebrate my life, that's fine by me. Besides, I can't stop them. If it became one big, weepy pity party, though, that would be against my final wishes also.

I have no idea why this came to me or why I felt the need to post it, but just in case I die before I get a chance to write this all into my will I'm holding you all responsible for seeing that my final wishes are carried out.

I'll haunt each and every one of you if you don't.

my dad and grandpa both have asked for the exact same thing, and I think i will follow in their path. to me it is the only way to go

[patsopinion]

F_S Definitely Will Be Cremated. Fat Want's His Ashes To Be Buried In One Spot, Though, So That He Can Have A Tombstone That Says "Here Lies Fat_Sunny....", Because Later Generations Do Like To Be Able To Visit Grave Sites And Say "Wow, This Is My Great-Great-Great-Great-Uncle And He Died Over 200 Years Ago!" That Sense Of History And Continuity Is Important To Fat. And Fat Has Already Selected The Indian Poem To Be Read At His Brief Service.

Fat's One Really Odd-Ball Thing, Which He Reluctantly Admits To, Is That He Has Saved All The Ashes Of The Pets He Has Owned And Loved Over The Past Many Years, So That Their Ashes Can Be Buried Next To His. So Far, Their Are 18 Little Urns In His Closet.

Having Just Put That Into Writing, Fat Realizes How Weird It Sounds.


i have no idea where previous generations are burried.
and i wouldnt go if i knew where they were

I want to have my ashes spread over south lake tahoe so all these useless fucking morons up here (for the most part) so they each will inhale a little so they can say that they each have a little good in them

[waltermitty]

I don't care about a wake either way... if people care enough to show up for me, I guess there should be a wake....

I want to be cremated. It just seems like the most efficient and economical way to go....

As far as my ashes going someplace special, My Brother knows what to do... I want my ashes distributed at my favorite golf course.. The place where I learned the game and I spent so many wonderful afternoons... I was there probably 3 out of 4 days between the age of 18 and 22... So many good times, thats where i wanna be forever....

[Fat_Sunny]

i have no idea where previous generations are burried.
and i wouldnt go if i knew where they were

PO, Fat Has A Cousin In New Hampshire That Owns A Farm That Has Been In The Family For Almost 300 Years. In The Backyard Is A Small Cemetary With An Iron Fence Around It With Relatives Of F_S Who Were Born In The 1600's. It Is Quite An Amazing Feeling To See Those Gravestones And To Feel That Connection With The Distant Past.

[Marc with a c]

when or if?

[Justice4all]

Well I don't know why you thought this, but you got it G. Far be it for me to refuse the wishes of a dying/dead man.

I would not mind a wake though, I would have a request that everyone who attends the wake tell at least ONE joke. It does not have to be that hysterical but something to make you all smile and think of me. I can think of nothing better then to have everyone whose life I effected in a good way being in the same room at the same time sharing a good story and laughing outloud together.

Nice thought isn't it?

[Don Stugots]

for me, when i die factors in. if i am old and die before Regina, then i want her to hold onto my ashes and then when she dies have the scattered together on a beach somewhere warm. If i die today, i want my ashes shead on a beach, but i want it done as soon as possible because I would want Regina to get one with her life.

a wake? no, i would like my family and friends to gather for a dinner and celebrate my life and tell stories of what i meant to them, to laugh and have a good time.

[sailor]

i don't think it's right for the dead to make conditions on how the living mourn. if people want to gather 'round and say how they miss you and squirt out some tears, why would you deprive them that release?

[Gvac]

i don't think it's right for the dead to make conditions on how the living mourn. if people want to gather 'round and say how they miss you and squirt out some tears, why would you deprive them that release?

I couldn't stop them if I wanted to, but I'd hope my wishes were respected, Sailor. I guess it's the thought that after living my life according to my beliefs and ideals I'd like to think the people close to me respected me enough to let me die according to those same ideals.

[sailor]

I couldn't stop them if I wanted to, but I'd hope my wishes were respected, Sailor. I guess it's the thought that after living my life according to my beliefs and ideals I'd like to think the people close to me respected me enough to let me die according to those same ideals.

but they'd miss you and be sad. is that so bad?

[Midkiff]

I want to be buried with NO coffin, and none of that stupid concrete thing around the coffin. I just want to be buried directly in the dirt, with a big fruit tree planted right on top of me. That way instead of drying up like a mummy, I literally return to the Earth and become nature.

Plus anytime somebody eats that fruit they'll be eating ME.

[EliSnow]

i don't think it's right for the dead to make conditions on how the living mourn. if people want to gather 'round and say how they miss you and squirt out some tears, why would you deprive them that release?

I have much the same feeling about this. Funerals, services, wakes, etc. are not really for the deceased but are more for their friends and family to begin and proceed through the mourning process. I know that such services have been helpful to my wife when she lost her brother and father.

[mendyweiss]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/findagrave/photos/2002/171/6494241_1024674182.jpg
I guess we can cancel these plans !!

[cupcakelove]

i don't think it's right for the dead to make conditions on how the living mourn. if people want to gather 'round and say how they miss you and squirt out some tears, why would you deprive them that release?

This is how I feel, funerals are for the living. I don't want one when I die. I want to be cremated, and have whatever done with my ashes. I'll be sure to let the people handling them know if they're doing something I don't like.

[Furtherman]

I want to be buried with NO coffin, and none of that stupid concrete thing around the coffin. I just want to be buried directly in the dirt, with a big fruit tree planted right on top of me. That way instead of drying up like a mummy, I literally return to the Earth and become nature.

Plus anytime somebody eats that fruit they'll be eating ME.

That is great idea. I will remember that.

But I also wouldn't mind to be shot into space.

[Midkiff]

That is great idea. I will remember that.

But I also wouldn't mind to be shot into space.

Yeah, that would be cool too! I would want the trajectory calculated so I would not get caught in any gravitational pulls - I would want to keep going further forever, like ol' Voyager is doing now, beyond our solar system.

[Furtherman]

But I also wouldn't mind to be shot into space.

Yeah, that would be cool too! I would want the trajectory calculated so I would not get caught in any gravitational pulls - I would want to keep going further forever, like ol' Voyager is doing now, beyond our solar system.

Exactly. Only to be picked up and re-animated in some distant galaxy by an advanced race of amazon women.

[Death Metal Moe]

I'm convinced it's gonn Rain When I Die.

Is She Ready To Know My Frustration?
What She Slippin' Inside, Slow Castration
I'm A Riddle So Strong, You Can't Break Me
Did She Come Here To Try, Try To Take Me

Did She Call My Name?
I Think It's Gonna Rain
When I Die

Was It Something I Said, Held Against Me?
Ain't No Life On The Run, Slowly Climbing
Caught In Ice So She Stares, Stares At Nothing
I Can Help Her But Won't, Now She Hates Me

She Won't Let Me Hide
She Don't Want Me To Cry

Will She Keep On The Ground, Trying To Ground Me
Slowly Forgive My Lie, Lying To Save Me
Could She Love Me Again, Or Will She Hate Me
Prob'ly Not, I Know Why, Can't Explain Me

[Jujubees2]

I told my wife that I want a green funeral. No embalming, no expensive coffins made from rare wood. Just throw me in a sack (or a bamboo box) and plant me with the trees.

Green funerals aren't popular yet in the U.S., but they are in England

Green Funerals (http://www.funeralsearch.co.uk/woodlands.php)

[Friday]

All I have to say is... have your wishes written down and notorized.

Or plan in advance YOURSELF. My mom did this thank god and it was probably the only reason she got what (mostly) she wanted.

Leaving "instructions" for others is only 50% foolproof. Family members can be very manipulative when making final arrangements. And they will take advantage of weakness in order to make things how THEY think they should be.

[Andomray]

I'm convinced it's gonn Rain When I Die.

Is She Ready To Know My Frustration?
What She Slippin' Inside, Slow Castration
I'm A Riddle So Strong, You Can't Break Me
Did She Come Here To Try, Try To Take Me

Did She Call My Name?
I Think It's Gonna Rain
When I Die

Was It Something I Said, Held Against Me?
Ain't No Life On The Run, Slowly Climbing
Caught In Ice So She Stares, Stares At Nothing
I Can Help Her But Won't, Now She Hates Me

She Won't Let Me Hide
She Don't Want Me To Cry

Will She Keep On The Ground, Trying To Ground Me
Slowly Forgive My Lie, Lying To Save Me
Could She Love Me Again, Or Will She Hate Me
Prob'ly Not, I Know Why, Can't Explain Me

Gregory won't be The Man In The Box (insert canned laughter here.)


And this is all nonsense. We all know he will live forever.

[Crippler]

Well I don't know why you thought this, but you got it G. Far be it for me to refuse the wishes of a dying/dead man.

I would not mind a wake though, I would have a request that everyone who attends the wake tell at least ONE joke. It does not have to be that hysterical but something to make you all smile and think of me. I can think of nothing better then to have everyone whose life I effected in a good way being in the same room at the same time sharing a good story and laughing outloud together.

Nice thought isn't it?

A joke might be too much pressure & you'll get a bad turnout. Now, change it to everyone must tell one "Tom story" and not only will you be packin' 'em in, you'll have a bonafide roast on your hands.

[Dougie Brootal]

Gregory won't be The Man In The Box (insert canned laughter here.)


And this is all nonsense. We all know he will live forever.


you cant kill whats already dead!
http://www.alexhorley.com/Images/dracula.jpg

[Andomray]

you cant kill whats already dead!
http://www.alexhorley.com/Images/dracula.jpg

AHHH!!! GVACULA!!!

[MrPink]

My dad told me during spring break that he wants me to take his body onto the metro and just leave him in one of the cars and see how long it takes for anyone to notice.

[reeshy]

gvac id like you to meet reeshy

im going to leave you two love birds alone now

Fuck you Pat!!!!!!!


But I agree entirely with GVAC......put me in the oven and leave it on overdrive!!!!! Seriously...I already have a spot in Calverton Cemetary......VA that is!!!!!

[Midkiff]

Sweet! Death by snu-snu!

http://static.grupthink.com/answer/3/3c0fe0b115a961f0794d0deb9f188026

[Dougie Brootal]

AHHH!!! GVACULA!!!

insert rolling on floor laughing smiley guy

[FUNKMAN]

not sure how, i think cremated but not sure. one thing I'd like to do is pay for everything beforehand like my grandfather and uncle have done. it makes it alot easier on the family or whoever is burying/burning ya...

[AgnosticJihad]

F_S Definitely Will Be Cremated. Fat Want's His Ashes To Be Buried In One Spot, Though, So That He Can Have A Tombstone That Says "Here Lies Fat_Sunny....", Because Later Generations Do Like To Be Able To Visit Grave Sites And Say "Wow, This Is My Great-Great-Great-Great-Uncle And He Died Over 200 Years Ago!" That Sense Of History And Continuity Is Important To Fat. And Fat Has Already Selected The Indian Poem To Be Read At His Brief Service.

Fat's One Really Odd-Ball Thing, Which He Reluctantly Admits To, Is That He Has Saved All The Ashes Of The Pets He Has Owned And Loved Over The Past Many Years, So That Their Ashes Can Be Buried Next To His. So Far, Their Are 18 Little Urns In His Closet.

Having Just Put That Into Writing, Fat Realizes How Weird It Sounds.

It's not that weird. I have the cremated remains of my old cat.

[AgnosticJihad]

I want to be buried with NO coffin, and none of that stupid concrete thing around the coffin. I just want to be buried directly in the dirt, with a big fruit tree planted right on top of me. That way instead of drying up like a mummy, I literally return to the Earth and become nature.

Plus anytime somebody eats that fruit they'll be eating ME.

Exactly what I want. Doesn't make sense to embalm; you're going to decay anyway, it just needlessly prolongs the inevitable.

[BrownTown]

Everytime I see this thread, I think of GG Allin's acoustic song "When I Die".

This is the only place I found it online. I have no idea who this girl is, or what her issues are, just that her video includes the song. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=dIbBBn6S9Y8)