funerals are lame

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there is a very wise saying for this case " if you want people to talk crap about you get married, but if you want people to talk about you like youre God's perfect son then die " but on the other hand how would you like your funeral?

I find funerals very depressing and I usually try and get out of going to them.

i don't see what wrong with tryin to remember someone in a positive light at their funeral, especially given that the bitching about the deceased tends to start the moment you leave the graveyard, at least round here.
i also think people try to be respectful at funerals more for the family than the dead person. if you love somebody, you don't really want to hear them run down on when you're still grieving.

what are you wearing

Funerals suck!

Food's good though

This song sums it all up exactly what poster is saying

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLVsIpejFgM

Why do you think they don't sell tickets to 'em?

I agree to a point, but what's the alternative, go and like call the person names in front of their family? lol..

yeah, so and so was really a rancid bitch....R.I.P

Someones died.
They're not meant to be fun.

You won't feel that way at your funeral.

funerals usually seem pointless

while im in this thread: what roses do you throw? i always thought a black rose was fine?

shut up, you fool.

I kinda agree. 'Nothing but good about the dead' as I hear people here say often.
But what bothers me is that people can cry and act like they care but from the moment they step outside the church/building they smile and laugh... Some say they do it so it's easier to go on with their lives, some say it's their way of mourning.. I say they just don't care...

Well, you're clearly a better person than the deceased or the mourners. Nobody is going to thank you for sharing that fact, but it's still a fact. Solution: don't go to funerals. They are lame.

I agree. I personally despise funerals.

The way people choose to remember the dead is fake. They really like to capitalize on the positives, even when the deceased person's flaws out weigh the good. Don't even get me started on the mourners.

This is also kind of a reflection of how I want things to go after I die. I personally do not want a funeral. I just want to be cremated and have my ashes scattered outside, preferably the ocean (I am from Hawaii). Other then that I really do not want people to mourn me, not even my best friend.

I guess at a funeral, your supposed to be thinking back on the good times, because since they've died, it doesn't really matter what sins/bad things they have done, but what the good deeds they have done to make the world a better place. It's seriously sentimental, i know, but when a person dies... it's pretty sad.

I appreciate your opinion on this. It has made me think how dumb funerals are...

XD Oh jeez, you just caused me to lol in the university library...

Anyway, I agree that everyone acts a little over the top. I'm thinking that they're shell-shocked, seeing that anyone could go at anytime and probably try to say good things hoping that they aren't next.

Still, there are those that really mean what they say. It's pretty easy to tell them apart.

whats the old saying " never speak ill of the dead". I think its a cultural thing that is probably rooted in very old religious beliefs and propagated by christianity. there is a part in the bible that talks about the sins bound on earth are also bound in heaven, i think the forgiving and remembering the person as only good, is in effect a way of saying he jesus we forgive him dont send him to hell. we are cool with him going through the pearly gates. LOL. seriously though i think its away of letting go of all the petty stuff and puts things into prospective, like hey he had a quick temper but all in all he was an ok person. i think they are creepy for other reasons, like why do people want to view the deceased? why does that make people feel better when they say good bye? and why do people always say " i feel your pain" " im here whenever you need me for anything" i am always tempted to say great i need you tomorrow i need you to clean my toliets or pop the zits on my brothers back. you know they would be like wtf but i wonder if they would do it. all im saying is celebrate life, and keep all things in perspective. does anyone wonder what they said at Hitlers funeral? I do.

you should copy and paste this entry into your will.

its ok ur just a cynic

In deaht we tend to remember the good of a person not the bad. You can hate them while alive but respect thier death.

Funerals cost a lot of money too. Did you know that people have to take the time to plan their own funerals? Nobody usually does it for you unless you're a kid or a teenager or something.

Otherwise you have to buy your own casket (expensive), pay for a funeral home (also extremely expensive), purchase a space in a cemetary (very expensive)...plus it's a real chore. But it has to be done. You are going to die. If you don't like funerals you don't have to have one. You can have yourself cremated, and put someone in your will who will get the ashes. They can throw your ashes into a field, or keep them, or launch them into space for that matter...

I agree with you. Maybe I'm abnormal too then..?