From a cemetery in Ruidoso, NM:
Here Lies
Johnny Yeast
Pardon Me
For Not Rising
From a cemetery in Uniontown, PA:
Here lies the body of
Jonathan Blake
Stepped on the gas
Instead of the brake
From Boot Hill Cemetery in Tombstone, AZ:
Here lies Lester Moore
Four slugs from a .44
No Les No More
From a cemetery in GA:
"I told you I was sick."
From Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, VA:
She always said her feet were killing her
but nobody believed her.
From a cemetery in Thurmont, MD:
Here lies an Atheist
All dressed up
and no place to go
From a cemetery in Ribbesford, England:
The children of Israel wanted bread
And the Lord sent them manna
Old clerk Wallace wanted a wife
And the devil sent him Anna
This is a great way to look at life through humorous lenses. I think we all like to crack a joke here and there during difficult times, but deep inside we fade into the comment because the heart feels otherwise. The only thing that's guaranteed in life is death, why not leave laughing instead of crying from which we came. -RenatoMT
ReplyDeleteI'm sure there's many people who look at this & shake their heads or possibly think it's disrespectful in a way. However, I would LOVE to do this when I die. I think it gives friends and family members something to talk about and laugh about. A cemetary isn't the most entertaining place in the world, so to have something like this provides ease & comfort.
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I really like the way all of these protray life. They all put a twist of humor into to make meath a little easier to handle. Some are a bit more extreem than others but my favorite one is, "Here lies an Atheist all dressed up and no place to go". I like this one because I have always thought it was weird that they dress up these corpse like they are going to a party or a night out on the town when really like it said before, "no place to go".
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