Poll: Business idea: Happy funerals

[cuddly_tomato]

Ok, so tell me what you guys think of this.

So we all know about funerals. Everyone comes, has a few drinks, says nice things about whoever is in the box, has some funeral cake (put some under your pillow and you will dream of how you will die!), and generally there is much love given for the deceased.

Why waste that by being dead?

Here is my plan; have your funeral while you are still alive!

Get yourself your coffin nice and comfy, lie in it while everyone gathers around and says nice things about you. You get to attend your own send off party and can drink the booze that you otherwise couldn't. You get a ride in a herse. You get blessings.

You get everything a regular funeralee gets except buried.

Of course, having already had your funeral you won't get another when you actually die (maybe a mini-sendoff with a few close buddies), but as you will be dead at that point it won't really matter.

What do you think?

 

[El Poncho]

Sign me up! Although I may have a sudden change of mind when i'm older.

 

[Balaxe]

It might have been from you avatar but I read the whole thing in Butter's voice.

OT: I'll wait for death thank you very much.

 

[cuddly_tomato]

Yeah this idea only works if you know you are going to die. It's a nice concept but if they die suddenly it doesn't work.

Good point, but as a counter point if they actually die at the funeral they will also save money.

 

[Eerors]

Sounds like an excuse for a party really....and the whole point of funeral is to say the last goodbye to someone? Doesn't work if your going to see them again later....

 

[somekindarobot]

Sounds like a Goth-themed birthday party to me.

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

It might have been from you avatar but I read the whole thing in Butter's voice.

I read all his posts in Butter's voice.

It could sorta work, but wouldn't the thing this is being done about, Death, be a bit of a Buzzkill every now and again?

 

[The Maddest March Hare]

Yeah this idea only works if you know you are going to die. It's a nice concept but if they die suddenly it doesn't work.

Everyone dies. You may wish to re-think your argument ;]

 

[Phoenixlight]

This happened in the weatherman (I think) but the guy didn't lay in the coffin he just sat on a chair and it seemed quite a nice thing for him. Not sure if I'd want that though, might just make me feel like i'm going to die very soon

 

[Xvito]

Ok, so tell me what you guys think of this.

So we all know about funerals. Everyone comes, has a few drinks, says nice things about whoever is in the box, has some funeral cake (put some under your pillow and you will dream of how you will die!), and generally there is much love given for the deceased.

Why waste that by being dead?

Here is my plan; have your funeral while you are still alive!

Get yourself your coffin nice and comfy, lie in it while everyone gathers around and says nice things about you. You get to attend your own send off party and can drink the booze that you otherwise couldn't. You get a ride in a herse. You get blessings.

You get everything a regular funeralee gets except buried.

Of course, having already had your funeral you won't get another when you actually die (maybe a mini-sendoff with a few close buddies), but as you will be dead at that point it won't really matter.

What do you think?

Didn't Bender do that in Futurama? I think he did.

Also, I was at a funeral earlier today. It sucks because I don't believe in God and it was held in a church. It's also so goddamn depressing to see a bunch of grownups crying because some old lady died.

PS. To answer your question: I'd rather not have a funeral at all.

 

[The Maddest March Hare]

Yeah this idea only works if you know you are going to die. It's a nice concept but if they die suddenly it doesn't work.

Everyone dies. You may wish to re-think your argument ;]

You clearly missed my point, this concept is a party prior to your death, If you don't know you're going to die how can you party before hand?

I'm going to die in a car crash today I think I might celebrate with my loved ones before hand.

I didn't miss the point, I was just being pedantic over your wording of it.

Also, OP doesn't state any fixed time before your death that you could hold this funeral. I think the general idea is that you could just have it tomorrow, rather than having it something like the day before your death.

 

[The Maddest March Hare]

Seems a bit pointless... Surely the funeral should be held close to your death as you would want to spend the time close to your death.

Oh I'm dying now no one can be with me as I had my funeral 48 years ago.

Well yeah but at least you're celebrating your life while people are with you. Celebrating your life when you're dead seems a little bit..late.

 

[OtherSideofSky]

This reminds me of a Chinese film called "Big Shot's Funeral" (I don't remember the Chinese title because I've only seen it once, and that was a while ago).

That aside, I could see this being a good idea for some people, but I imagine its potential as a business will be limited by the number of families willing to go along with the idea.

 

[the Dept of Science]

When I'm gone, I want people to be wearing black, weeping uncontrolably and mourning endlessly. Turnout in the hundreds. Like when you have a bad day and you get pissed off that noone else is on a downer, well, being dead is like the ultimate bad day.
(Alternatively, some massive party would be good, and in many cultures is actually a social norm)

Watching your own funeral has its potential problems. (check the first entry on that list)

 

[thiosk]

OR you could throw a regular party.

You know, where people are happy.

 

[HSIAMetalKing]

Reminds me of that one episode of Futurama... you know the one!

When I saw the title I imagined an actual funeral, with actual dead people... just happier. Rather than play hymns on pipe organs or whatever we can play happy music and dance around. We'd wear colorful, bright sexy costumes instead of black drab. It would be a celebration of the deceased's life-- a satisfying send-off that isn't so dreaded and somber.

 

[ragestreet]

I'm not going to have a funeral. I'm going to be ground up, mixed with gunpower, and used as part of a fireworks display that will be shot as part of my after-death party.