My Funky Funeral

It is now possible to have ones ashes packed into bullets.

The widow of a fan of vintage shotguns had her husband’s ashes loaded into cartridges and used by friends for the last shoot of the season.

The widow, Joanna Booth, organized the shoot for 20 close friends on an estate in Aberdeenshire, after asking a cartridge company to mix the ashes of her husband James with traditional shot.

A total of 275 12-bore cartridges were produced from the mix and were blessed by a minister before they were used to kill pheasants, partridges, ducks and a fox.

Being huge animal lovers, we at MFF are not completely amored with this idea. It’s bad enough man is able to kill in life but in death too?

But hey if it trips ya trigger!

The Do’s and Don’ts for attending a funeral from corsinet.com

Don’t attend funerals of people you don’t know.

Don’t try to outdo the family’s grief.

Don’t use the occasion to “schmooze”.

Don’t videotape the service.

Don’t ask for “just a peek-a-doodle” if it is a closed casket.

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Heath Ledger’s funeral was held a few days ago at his home Perth. Like the star it was a very private, modest and I imagine gracious affair.

Cate Blanchet read a Eulogy to her friend.

After the service mourners gathered at a restaurant overlooking Perth’s Cottesloe beach, one of Ledger’s favourite spots, for a sunset wake.

Dozens of family and friends then threw off some of their clothes and ran into the water, where they hugged and cheered to celebrate Ledger’s life, according to various reports.

Songs played at the funeral included Heath’s favourites, The Times Are A Changing by Bob Dylan, Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles, and Pink Floyd’s Wish You were Here.

Here Comes the Sun played at Heath’s funeral.

Death of Doughboy
- uknown author

It is with the saddest heart I pass on the following:

Please join me in remembering a great icon - the veteran Pillbury spokesman. The Pillsbury doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71.

Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, The California Raisins, Betty Crocker, The Hostess Twinkies and Captain Crunch.

The gravesite was piled high with flours. As long-time friend, Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy, describing Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded.

Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very “smart cookie,” wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times, he even still, as a crusty old man, was considered a roll model for millions. Toward the end it was thought he would rise again, but alas, he was no tart.

Doughboy is survived by his wife, Play Dough; two children, John Dough and Jane Dough; plus they had one in the oven. He is also survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart. The funeral was held at 3:50 for about twenty minutes.

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Who needs fertility drugs when you have a death shroud?

In Madagascar, people dig up their dead relatives for a ceremony called famadihana. They parade the bones around the village, fill them in on all the latest gossip, drink, dance and basically party up a storm in celebration of their loved one’s life.

Once these joyful occasions are over, the family bury the remains in a new shroud. Pieces of the old shroud are given to childless newlyweds who place them under their mattresses to induce fertility.

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