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post #76 of 89
3/12/07 at 11:27pm
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Originally Posted by LabelKing View Post
I always thought being a funeral director was rather glamorous in a macabre way.

One has the discretion to wear particularly flamboyant clothing and boutonnieres and handkerchiefs and nobody would ever say anything. And the fact that you're wearing such clothing when operating and subsequently applying cosmetics to the corpse has a certain compelling element about it.

The temptation to necrophilia runs strong in certain breasts. Whilst perhaps understandable for those with no other options, one must consider the effect discovery might have on the family of the departed. Those so inclined might be well advised to seek out another avocation.
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post #77 of 89
3/12/07 at 11:27pm
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So it would seem. Purple is thought to be a mourning color, among many Greeks that I know. All during Holy Week, banners and ribbons are done in various shades of violet, orchid, or purple. Same with the tomb of Christ. Always some major orchids involved in the floral arrangements.
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post #78 of 89
3/12/07 at 11:31pm
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The temptation to necrophilia runs strong in certain breasts. Whilst perhaps understandable for those with no other options, one must consider the effect discovery might have on the family of the departed. Those so inclined might be well advised to seek out another avocation.
Necrophilic tendencies are only for the select few, but breasts are not of the select few. And don't try to pass it off as some trumped up recondite word origin.
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post #79 of 89
3/12/07 at 11:38pm
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Manton, if you gave me a choice to plan a wedding or a funeral, and I have done both . . . I would choose the funeral. At least with the latter, I know where I stand.
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post #80 of 89
7/5/09 at 5:03pm
What happened to this man, Irving ?
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post #81 of 89
7/5/09 at 5:10pm
What's with the, recent reminesing Vaclava?
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post #82 of 89
7/5/09 at 5:18pm
What a curious thread.
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post #83 of 89
7/5/09 at 5:28pm
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What a curious thread.
Yes, interesting thread. There's something about being a mortician that has intrigued me since my youth. I'm not one, and won't be one, but the profession intrigues me nonetheless.
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post #84 of 89
7/5/09 at 6:30pm
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What's with the, recent reminesing Vaclava?

I suppose melancholy mixed with, aloneliness against the tick of, wasted time .
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post #85 of 89
7/5/09 at 6:42pm
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Originally Posted by JayJay View Post
Yes, interesting thread. There's something about being a mortician that has intrigued me since my youth. I'm not one, and won't be one, but the profession intrigues me nonetheless.

The biggest goofball I went to school with ended up a mortician. Great guy to hang out with, but no way I'd want him to lay me out. Probably would tie my tie in a windsor.
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post #86 of 89
7/5/09 at 7:04pm
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The biggest goofball I went to school with ended up a mortician. Great guy to hang out with, but no way I'd want him to lay me out. Probably would tie my tie in a windsor.

Come to think of it, I've never noticed how a tie was done at a wake.

Do morticians tend to tie a decent knot for their clients?

I was actually just worrying the other day, that if I were to die unexpectedly, my family could very well just pick a random suit out of my closet--with my luck, one of the ones which need some tailoring done--and pick a bad shirt and tie combination which doesn't work in the least bit. I think they do know me well enough, though, to make sure I have a pocket square.
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post #87 of 89
7/5/09 at 9:41pm
Many years ago I was considering becoming a mortician and managed to get a couple of courtesy informational interviews. Bottom line seemed to be that unless you opened your own place (with the same challenges and chances of survival as any other small business faces), you were basically going to be a body handler and never make good money. Something that stayed with me was what one guy told me - you get to meet a lot of new people, but they're never happy.

To stay on topic - if someone wore glasses in life, I'd bury them wearing their glasses. I'd be opposed to open casket but probably wouldn't make a big deal of if I was outvoted. I stopped looking into the open caskets of anyone I cared about a long time ago, preferring to remember them as they were.
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post #88 of 89
7/5/09 at 10:14pm
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Originally Posted by vaclava krishna View Post
I suppose melancholy mixed with, aloneliness against the tick of, wasted time .

"When you kill time, you murder opportunity."

Or something.
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post #89 of 89
7/5/09 at 11:54pm
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Originally Posted by Lone Wolf View Post
To stay on topic - if someone wore glasses in life, I'd bury them wearing their glasses. I'd be opposed to open casket but probably wouldn't make a big deal of if I was outvoted. I stopped looking into the open caskets of anyone I cared about a long time ago, preferring to remember them as they were.
I attended a funeral recently with an open casket throughout the entire service. The deceased had glasses on, but I thought it odd that a person would have on glasses with closed eyes. I couldn't help but think that no one would be asleep with glasses on, so why have glasses on when you're dead.
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