Burial or Cremation?

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RossMAN

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Cremation and have my ashes thrown out of a plane, somewhere in pristine Oregon.
 

loic2003

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Doing 190 on a motorbike into a truck doing 50 the other way.

not really burning or burial.... more.... liquedizing I guess.
 

NiKeFiDO

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Originally posted by: wyvrn
I always wanted to be buried, but recently I have been thinking about cremation. So much easier and cheaper for the family. The only drawback is where to put the creepy urn?

in the ground, surrounded by coffins. duh. this is waht most ppl do (bc life is not a funny movie where ben stiller drops the urn on the ground and the cat pees on your grandma)
 

FoBoT

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burial at sea if i can get my wife to agree on it

Eligibility: Individuals eligible for this program are: (1) active duty members of the uniformed services; (2) retirees and veterans who were honorably discharged. (3) U.S. civilian marine personnel of the Military Sealift Command; and (4) dependent family members of active duty personnel, retirees, and veterans of the uniformed services.

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/questions/burial.html
 

PingSpike

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cremation. I used to want to get buried, but then I watched a show about how they prepare the bodies before burial and I'd definately rather be burned. Just make sure I'm really dead first.
 

RossMAN

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Originally posted by: jalaram
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Cremation and have my ashes thrown out of a plane, somewhere in pristine Oregon.

Have you found a good deal that yet?

:p

CostCo does sell caskets (seriously they do), I wonder if they also offer cremation services?
 
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I do not like the idea of being embalmed. Don't they vacuum out all the organs and then pump you up with formaldehyde or arsenic? I would just like my body however the way it is, nothing done to it and then buried but that is some health code thing? Eh, I will live forever so need to worry about this mess. There can only be one!!!
 

nakedfrog

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Originally posted by: gshock
I do not like the idea of being embalmed. Don't they vacuum out all the organs and then pump you up with formaldehyde or arsenic? I would just like my body however the way it is, nothing done to it and then buried but that is some health code thing? Eh, I will live forever so need to worry about this mess. There can only be one!!!

*lops off gshock's head*
And it ain't gonna be you :p
 

franksta

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Depends on if I die before my wife or not. If I do go before her then I get buried, otherwise cremated.
 

apac

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Originally posted by: wyvrn
I always wanted to be buried, but recently I have been thinking about cremation. So much easier and cheaper for the family. The only drawback is where to put the creepy urn?

Just get a coffee can :D.
 

edro

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Originally posted by: RossMAN
Cremation and have my ashes thrown out of a plane, somewhere in pristine Oregon.

Screw the cremation step... just have your relatives toss your whole body out. So what if it lands on a freeway or in someone's backyard :)

My vote is for cremation, then have my ashes thrown on the ground somewhere. Maybe on someone's garden, so my nutrients go into their food and they eat me :)