what other burial options are out there?

Mr. Denton · 19-07-2011 03:27PM

Burky126 wrote: »

1. Rent a plane

2. Dress body in a superman costume.

3. Throw body down onto a nearby playground.

Result.

Ah, the old "throw the body out of a plane routine". Also known as a traditional Argentinian funeral.

Needler · 19-07-2011 03:30PM

Mr. Denton wrote: »

Ah, the old "throw the body out of a plane routine". Also known as a traditional Argentinian funeral.

I thought the Arentinians would know by now that those dead bodies on planes can be handy for when you crash in the Andes?

Mr. Denton · 19-07-2011 03:32PM

Needler wrote: »

I thought the Arentinians would know by now that those dead bodies on planes can be handy for when you crash in the Andes?

Those guys were all from the homosexual country of Uruguay.

the_syco · 19-07-2011 03:49PM

Creature wrote: »

Would you not just donate your body to science?

Minus your head, of course. You don't want some wacky med student to try to revive you...

Needler · 19-07-2011 03:53PM

Mr. Denton wrote: »

Those guys were all from the homosexual country of Uruguay.

Its all the Argentinian Isles to me. Besides Uruguay is a poxy small country that can't run itself due to its inferior size and should just join up with Argentina instead

Saila · 19-07-2011 03:56PM

cremation

suicide_circus · 19-07-2011 03:57PM

Soylent green ftw

Mr. Denton · 19-07-2011 03:58PM

Needler wrote: »

Its all the Argentinian Isles to me. Besides Uruguay is a poxy small country that can't run itself due to its inferior size and should just join up with Argentina instead

Agreed. Small countries like that are a joke. That goes doubly so if they haven't won the world cup twice or haven't even qualified for the finals since 2002.

Morag · 19-07-2011 04:00PM

Yes you can be laid to rest with out any church being involved.

The bigger graveyards are own by county councils and any can buy a plot in them.
Your body can go from the funeral parlour/home directly to the graveyard with out going anywhere near a church or having a priest present.

IF you wish for a non religious ceremony then I suggest you have look at this.
http://www.humanism.ie/website/ceremonies/celebrating-a-life

Shivers26 · 19-07-2011 04:11PM

1. Tell family you want a non-religious funeral
2. Let them worry about it

Seriously though, my mam told me that she is not allowed to have her funeral in a church because she got divorced. Is that true?
She is going to donate her body to science.

I would prefer to be cremated (buried alive is a terrible fear of mine) but my OH is all about church and graveyard so if I go first its not like I can do a sweet thing about it if he decides to bury me. I might just lash it in the auld will.

barone · 19-07-2011 04:40PM

Seloth wrote: »

Oh gawd op are you literally try to jsut make a point by posting in AH?

If you wanted alternative burial ways then there are several other forums far more suited than here.

If you want to get married you dont have to involve the church and if you want to have a burial then you dont need them either.

I'm sure I read how Humanist Ireland have a whole range of alternatives.

Personally I wouldnt do cremation as quite often there are several bodies burned at once to save money(And no its not an old wives tale was at a cremation recently)

i use ah,motors and football on boards.. i can get all the info i need in one of theese usualy

sollar wrote: »

Have you a compost bin. You could be placed in it and then spread over the garden.

na,but thanks

Needler wrote: »

Why do you care? If I'm dead I don't care if I get a traditional church funeral, muslim, buddhist, aboriginal or boards.ie cream of the crop militant atheist sending off I wouldn't care cause I'd be fecking dead.

I just hope there will be nice sandwiches for anyone who decides to show up

i care because im sick of the catholic church in this country and the way it has treated its followers, young and old. i dont want them involved in my death.

Saila · 19-07-2011 04:44PM

Shivers26 wrote: »

1. Tell family you want a non-religious funeral
2. Let them worry about it

Seriously though, my mam told me that she is not allowed to have her funeral in a church because she got divorced. Is that true?
She is going to donate her body to science.

I would prefer to be cremated (buried alive is a terrible fear of mine) but my OH is all about church and graveyard so if I go first its not like I can do a sweet thing about it if he decides to bury me. I might just lash it in the auld will.

you do get that dying is all about not being alive

mgmt · 19-07-2011 04:49PM

In Scandinavia they cremate the dead bodies in a crematorium and use the heat generated to heat water for district housing heating.

pablomakaveli · 19-07-2011 04:57PM

I want a Viking burial. Put my body in a longboat, set it on fire and set it afloat down the river Lee and out to sea.

MayoForSam · 19-07-2011 05:10PM

Up to your balls in Bibi Baskin? Beats a hole in the ground any day.

Personally, I would fancy a cardboard coffin with a nice oak tree planted on top of me noggin.

Creature · 19-07-2011 05:59PM

Turkana wrote: »

Fcuk that!! You'll be poked to shreds in lab class by a load of crusty hungover UCD students.

Exactly you get to have your bits fondled by young wans, what's not to like?

the_syco wrote: »

Minus your head, of course. You don't want some wacky med student to try to revive you...

Oh I don't know about that, being an undead automaton must have it's advantages.

holystungun9 · 19-07-2011 06:55PM

I'd be pretty happy given it to someone who would get a bit of craic out of my dead corpse. Maybe the Jackass guys or Dirty Sanchez or someone like that could do pranks with me and scare the crap out of people. When they are all done they could chop me up and play baseball or something with my head using my leg as a bat.
Or maybe the Mythbusters could use me instead of buster. I'm sure it would be a bit a craic.

stimpson · 19-07-2011 07:05PM

I want my pockets stuffed with sweets and my body trebucheted into an orphanage*.

Stolen from another AH thread

discus · 19-07-2011 07:23PM

I want my corpse to be donated to the cause of science. So no doubt I'll be disposed of in various bio-bags and incinerators round the country.

Shivers26 · 19-07-2011 11:48PM

Saila wrote: »

you do get that dying is all about not being alive

Obviously I do get that but what if they made a mistake or something and I wasn't totally dead :eek:
Cremation FTW or else a damn good autopsy

aligator_am · 19-07-2011 11:58PM

I reckon you should get buried in a field where crops are grown, I'd imagine that the nutrients from your body would go back in to the ground and help the crops grow, surely that's a good thing, assuming the crops are helping a local community.

I don't want to see mass graves organised by Wall Mart lol.

strobe · 20-07-2011 12:00AM

bacon? wrote: »

You can get yourself turned into a fake gem stone.

No bs, I remember seeing this online somewhere... a bit weird and creepy, but also a bit cool....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LifeGem

These guys do it. Not just any old gem stone, a diamond (and not 'fake' just synthetic). I think it's very cool. Definitely going for it after my organs and anything else of value have been passed out to anyone interested in them. They only need 2% of you per diamond, so plenty of Strobe to go around.

Standard Toaster · 20-07-2011 12:03AM

Plastination
Someone give Dr Gunther von Hagens a call there, turn me into a half human half horse exhibit

what other burial options are out there?

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