would rather my kids went down the auctions and bought a old wardrobe for a £10 dug a big hole and bury it with me in it. cost of funerals today is tremendous and its money that could be lefy for my kids and grandchildren   |
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i want a viking funeral on a longboat, pushed onto a local lake, and set fire to.
never bloody happen, though, with elf n safety and rules n regs now though.
probably just end up with the usual bullshit one with some bloke who doesnt know me talking about me |
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"would rather my kids went down the auctions and bought a old wardrobe for a £10 dug a big hole and bury it with me in it. cost of funerals today is tremendous and its money that could be lefy for my kids and grandchildren "
There is a place near me where you can get buried in a willow casket in the middle of woodland |
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"would rather my kids went down the auctions and bought a old wardrobe for a £10 dug a big hole and bury it with me in it. cost of funerals today is tremendous and its money that could be lefy for my kids and grandchildren "
+ 1 it's criminal what they charge these days |
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I honestly couldn't give a stuff what happens at my funeral as they're only for those left alive to say goodbye anyway. When I die this body becomes nothing more than an empty carcass as what makes me the person I am evaporates into the Ether the instant I expire - my kith and kin can do what they want with it. |
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"i want a viking funeral on a longboat, pushed onto a local lake, and set fire to.
never bloody happen, though, with elf n safety and rules n regs now though.
probably just end up with the usual bullshit one with some bloke who doesnt know me talking about me"
I always wanted the same after seeing it in the old Kirk Douglas film.
A few weeks ago someone in Cornwall who wanted the same had built a 4 foot remote control model of a long ship, he had his ashes on board and the family set the boat alight as they pushed it out to sea. |
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over a year ago
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"Just saw a funeral cortege and the hearse was a motorbike with sidecar - what would you like as an alternative to a tradditional funeral "
Dont know if it was the same one but there was one up our way yesterday. |
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"Just saw a funeral cortege and the hearse was a motorbike with sidecar - what would you like as an alternative to a tradditional funeral
Dont know if it was the same one but there was one up our way yesterday."
fair bit of distance between us - must be a few about |
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By *iewMan
over a year ago
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was at one yesterday of a close friend and it was a humanitarian service.
was lovely, they chose poems/songs instead of bible readings/hymns.
the lady from the humanitarian society was great. |
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Me and my hubby wont be having a church service, just going to be taken to be cremated.
We are both atheists and we dont believe in traditional funerals and also think they are a waste of money too. |
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"was at one yesterday of a close friend and it was a humanitarian service.
was lovely, they chose poems/songs instead of bible readings/hymns.
the lady from the humanitarian society was great."
My dad had a humanist service held at the crematorium. He always said he was a member of 'the church of wheelbarrow' (only went when he was pushed  )so a religious service wouldn't have been appropriate.
The humanist service was lovely. The woman conducting it came to my mum's house a few days before and asked about my dad, any anecdotes that summed him up as a person and music that we'd like on the day.
The grandchildren wrote little poems about their grandad and my sister read out a poem she liked called 'Fathers'. The whole thing was personal, moving and even had people laughing at times. That's the kind of send off I'd like.
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". He always said he was a member of 'the church of wheelbarrow' (only went when he was pushed )"
That's ace - I like that (a lot) 
My dad wants a full jazz band at his, walking in front of the cortege, playing solemn songs to the grave and then upbeat numbers away from the cemetery.
Not thought about it myself - I am hoping I will be considerably past caring by that point. |
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I don't want all that religeous dirge, it's soooo depressing 
My dad was an atheist, but my mum arranged a 'Christian' service.... all that 'praise be' stuff just makes me cross, to me it has nothing to do with real life and the person....it's kinda surreal really. |
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had a humanist service for my beloved mum in law,my eldest played the sax,but my youngest had only just started palying the trumpet,she could only play once in royal davids city,so she did that,it was April, lol
but its the type of think Mum would have loved |
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"had a humanist service for my beloved mum in law,my eldest played the sax,but my youngest had only just started palying the trumpet,she could only play once in royal davids city,so she did that,it was April, lol
but its the type of think Mum would have loved"
It's details like that which make a humanist service so much nicer - so personal. Your mum in law would, indeed, have loved it x |
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A guy I went to uni with wanted to be cremated - then his ashes rolled up and smoked by his mates! Mind you he was the biggest stoner I've ever met!
Personally I'd love to be buried at sea! I'd be a lovely snack for a passing whale! |
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By *iewMan
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"was at one yesterday of a close friend and it was a humanitarian service.
was lovely, they chose poems/songs instead of bible readings/hymns.
the lady from the humanitarian society was great.
My dad had a humanist service held at the crematorium. He always said he was a member of 'the church of wheelbarrow' (only went when he was pushed )so a religious service wouldn't have been appropriate.
The humanist service was lovely. The woman conducting it came to my mum's house a few days before and asked about my dad, any anecdotes that summed him up as a person and music that we'd like on the day.
The grandchildren wrote little poems about their grandad and my sister read out a poem she liked called 'Fathers'. The whole thing was personal, moving and even had people laughing at times. That's the kind of send off I'd like.
E x"
Humanist .... that is the word, for the life of me I couldn't remember and I said humanitarian.
thank you, it allows me to research more about them. Was very special
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"Anyone know if it is legal to get a burial at sea?"
yes it is but you need the paper work
Apart from the Death Certificate itself, certain documents are also required in order to obtain a licence for burial at sea, e.g. a Certificate of Freedom from Fever and Infection (available from the deceased’s GP or most recent doctor); a Notice of Intention to Remove a Body out of England (obtained from the Coroner) issued in exchange for a Certificate of Disposal (authorised by the Registrar of Deaths) |
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"Anyone know if it is legal to get a burial at sea?
yes it is but you need the paper work
Apart from the Death Certificate itself, certain documents are also required in order to obtain a licence for burial at sea, e.g. a Certificate of Freedom from Fever and Infection (available from the deceased’s GP or most recent doctor); a Notice of Intention to Remove a Body out of England (obtained from the Coroner) issued in exchange for a Certificate of Disposal (authorised by the Registrar of Deaths)"
You can tell you were a funeral director lol  |
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"Anyone know if it is legal to get a burial at sea?
yes it is but you need the paper work
Apart from the Death Certificate itself, certain documents are also required in order to obtain a licence for burial at sea, e.g. a Certificate of Freedom from Fever and Infection (available from the deceased’s GP or most recent doctor); a Notice of Intention to Remove a Body out of England (obtained from the Coroner) issued in exchange for a Certificate of Disposal (authorised by the Registrar of Deaths)"
Wouldn't it be easier to become head of Al-Quaeda ( spelling  |
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"You can stuff me anytime wishy, id even put a david cameron face mask on for you
I was actually thinking about that stuffed cat hpc put on the other day lol"
You wanna be turned into a helicopter? Blimmin heck, you're determined to be ridden one way or another aren't ya! |
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"You can stuff me anytime wishy, id even put a david cameron face mask on for you
I was actually thinking about that stuffed cat hpc put on the other day lol
You wanna be turned into a helicopter? Blimmin heck, you're determined to be ridden one way or another aren't ya! "
At least id make youtube and get my 15 minutes of fame |
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