Death Rituals

[Revoltingest]

I bury cats in my flower gardens.
I bury dogs in the woods.
When she was 8, Mrs Revolt (not yet Mrs Revolt) buried her pet
goldfish with some scallions. (She doesn't recall why the garnish.)
When we croak, we're both giving our empty husks to the U of Mich
for research or whatever practical jokes med students play.
Otherwise, I'd want to be composted (the greenest option).

What are your ways?

 

[Hockeycowboy]

The cheapest.

Fry me over a campfire, I don’t care.

 

[sun rise]

We had our last two dogs cremated - not the greenest option. Before that and our cats had no special ceremony.

I have a donor card for body parts but I'm getting old enough so their value is probably minimal.

As to my physical body when I'm no longer in it, whatever my wife wants assuming she's sticking around longer than I am. Otherwise buried with no casket or grave marker sounds good. If composting gets rid of bones, then fine.

 

[SomeRandom]

Cremation. We believe that the body is to be burnt to release the atman properly

 

[Samael_Khan]

I bury cats in my flower gardens.
I bury dogs in the woods.
When she was 8, Mrs Revolt (not yet Mrs Revolt) buried her pet
goldfish with some scallions. (She doesn't recall why the garnish.)
When we croak, we're both giving our empty husks to the U of Mich
for research or whatever practical jokes med students play.
Otherwise, I'd want to be composted (the greenest option).

What are your ways?

It doesn't matter to me what people do with my body. I will be too dead to care.

 

[oldbadger]

I bury cats in my flower gardens.
I bury dogs in the woods.
When she was 8, Mrs Revolt (not yet Mrs Revolt) buried her pet
goldfish with some scallions. (She doesn't recall why the garnish.)
When we croak, we're both giving our empty husks to the U of Mich
for research or whatever practical jokes med students play.
Otherwise, I'd want to be composted (the greenest option).

What are your ways?

All our pets are cremated and their ashes placed in memory flower pots.

When I croak my Missus will call a company which collects my remains from wherever and droves them to the crematorium, then collects the ashes and returns them to my Missus in a pot. (£1000)

I've told her repeatedly 'I'm not going in a bloody flower pot!' but I still have concerns about that. Everything goes in a flower pot which a small brass plaque above.

Wei-Ling, much loved. Bashe, cuddly darling. OldBadger, Old Barsteward.
*shrieks*

I wanna be scattered over the foreshore with a beloved little dachshund, preferably after we've both croaked.

 

[ADigitalArtist]

Feed my corpse to the sharks so they develop a taste for human flesh.

 

[Rival]

I'm 25 and I just learned what scallions are

Burial in a wooden coffin.

 

[ChristineM]

I bury cats in my flower gardens.
I bury dogs in the woods.
When she was 8, Mrs Revolt (not yet Mrs Revolt) buried her pet
goldfish with some scallions. (She doesn't recall why the garnish.)
When we croak, we're both giving our empty husks to the U of Mich
for research or whatever practical jokes med students play.
Otherwise, I'd want to be composted (the greenest option).

What are your ways?

When we lived in the UK we kept goat, duck, geese, chicken, cats and a dog. We had a special place for them in the orchid.

Now with only a relatively small courtyard and far fewer animals we have our deceased little loved ones cremated and bury the remainds alongside their favorite plant/bush.

As for ourselves we donate the good bits to whoever needs them, the rest to be burned. In France the laws on how to dispose of dead people is very strict. Only in a designated cemetery so my wish to be scattered in the forest is out. But we have already reserved a niche in the cemetery wall with the forest behind and a wonderful view over the village and valley... one needs a good view when you are dead

 

[Audie]

Burial at sea would be good. They started doing that in HK, ashes only though.
Should start doing it NYC style, cement
shoes.

 

[stvdv]

I bury cats in my flower gardens.
I bury dogs in the woods.
When she was 8, Mrs Revolt (not yet Mrs Revolt) buried her pet
goldfish with some scallions. (She doesn't recall why the garnish.)
When we croak, we're both giving our empty husks to the U of Mich
for research or whatever practical jokes med students play.
Otherwise, I'd want to be composted (the greenest option).

What are your ways?

We have those huge recycle bins you place at the road when full with rubbish. I easily fit in those 200 liter bins. I crawl in 1 minute before I die.

 

[Twilight Hue]

As the Klingons say, "Do with the body as you see fit".

 

[Audie]

We have those huge recycle bins you place at the road when full with rubbish. I easily fit in those 200 liter bins. I crawl in 1 minute before I die.

Or during one of your dives?

 

[stvdv]

Or during one of your dives?

No, you were the one going for the ocean dive. Sea is much to cold here to go for a dive

 

[Audie]

No, you were the one going for the ocean dive. Sea is much to cold here to go for a dive

The ocean here is warm enough for
swimming, for sure. Even have a nice
beach in easy walking distance.
I only go on cloudy days, coz I don't
want suntan.

My comment was about "dumpster diving".

 

[Sirona]

When we croak, we're both giving our empty husks to the U of Mich
for research or whatever practical jokes med students play.

In my first year at university, a certain rumour was going around. In German, an "a** with ears" is a particularly stupid or unlikeable person, so the rumor said that in anatomy class, somebody amputated a body's ears and sewed them to the body's behind. The student was said to have been removed from university. Ewww ...

 

[stvdv]

The ocean here is warm enough for
swimming, for sure. Even have a nice
beach in easy walking distance.

My comment was about "dumpster diving".

Thanks for clarification. You were a little too 'deep' for me, I missed this one

Yes, I do remember your picture recently, looked like a tropical Island I once visited.

I only go on cloudy days, coz I don't
want suntan.

I understand "suntan" is a bit too much

 

[Audie]

Thanks for clarification. You were a little too 'deep' for me, I missed this one

Yes, I do remember your picture recently, looked like a tropical Island I once visited.

I understand "suntan" is a bit too much

That's a tropical island right behind the
large duck, if not zactly the stereotype of
same. (NO beach left on this side of
Island!)
As for going beach-
The grim spectre of suntan!

 

[Daemon Sophic]

Pet cats go along the fence-line of the yard.
Me. I told my wife (who will live decades after I kick off) that I want to be cremated, and tossed out into the wind. Not that it really matters.
It would be nice if she links my wedding ring with hers as a charm for her necklace.

 

[stvdv]

That's a tropical island right behind the
large duck, if not zactly the stereotype of
same. (NO beach left on this side of
Island!)

Still looked great to me, but being used to Dutch beaches everything looks great

As for going beach-
The grim spectre of suntan!

Nothing beats Greece Islands