My Funky Funeral

There is a plethora of things that can be done with your ashes these days.

Urns now come in all shapes and sizes, but would you really like to be left on the shelf and then eventually be moved to the attic where you’ll be forgotten by generations along the line?

Some may find an ash scattering far more dignified, but an article in The Denver Post has recently informed it’s readers that memorials, ash scatterings and shrines to loved ones are violating wilderness protection rules, and are therefore being removed.

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Looks like strippers are beginning to replace the fine art of pole dancing with casket dancing in China!

According to the Shanghai Daily, it is common practice in Donghai (insert lame joke here) to have women perform stripteases at funerals. Locals believe that the greater the number of mourners at your final send off, the greater your worth.

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The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

This week Kanye West received the devastating news that his mother Dr Donda West had died during surgery. Kanye has openly admitted that this great lady, who had single-handedly reared her talented son, was his rock, his salvation.

The grief some of us endure when our mother is taken away from us, is made all the more intense because we never got to tell her how much we loved and appreciated her in life.

Let’s hope some of Kanye’s pain is eased because he did let his mom know that she carried the key to his soul in his song “Hey Mama”

What was placed in Frank Sinatra’s coffin with him, has caused quite a lot of gossip and speculation over the years.

Family and friends were reported to have put Tootsie Rolls and Life Saver candies, chewing gum, a mini bottle of Jack Daniels, a pack of camel lights and a Zippo lighter, in with Ole Blue Eyes.

Ten dimes were also placed in the casket, just in case he needed to make an emergency call!

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