Coffins

Garp · 10-03-2008, 16:38

Whilst looking for something else on one of our shared web platforms I came across this gem of a site:

http://www.crazycoffins.co.uk

Got me pondering.. if you were going to be buried, what coffin would you want?

Justsomebloke · 10-03-2008, 16:41

I'd like to be wrapped in Rizla to make the Biggest J in the World. Then carried to my grave as is with the little Twisty bit at the end blowing in the wind, I'd also like Frank done up like a Clipper lighter & buried with me

Tak · 10-03-2008, 16:46

Well there is a guitar one there for SINC

Save the trees, burn me

Or if we're being daft - I'll have a pyramid please, full mummification, dead slaves for the afterlife, the works

Belmit · 10-03-2008, 17:35

I'm having a tomb, with treasure, and booby traps... with a little surprise at the end...

There's no treasure. Mwahahahaha!

Blackstar · 10-03-2008, 18:08

The egg is pretty cool, although i agree it is a waste of wood. If they could make me one out of packing crates i'd be happy. I have already decided that i want to be cremated rather than being left laying about in the ground.

Darrin · 11-03-2008, 00:51

Put me behind the wheel of the truck, bungee chord the steering wheel, load the back full of cinder blocks and drop one on the gas pedal. Have the truck pointed at something rather solid.

The gigantic rusty smear mark will be my legacy!!

JodieG · 12-03-2008, 11:02

I want to be buried. I don't mind what the coffin looks like but then the funeral etc it all for the loved one you leave behind and their comfort so whatever is chosen.

BBx · 12-03-2008, 11:38

In my experience I have found burials worse than cremations. I don't think I could put my loved ones through that.

BB x

JodieG · 12-03-2008, 12:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBelle

In my experience I have found burials worse than cremations. I don't think I could put my loved ones through that.

BB x

Really? I find burials far more comforting, I'm catholic though and it's in my religion to be buried rather than cremated. I don't practice anymore but it's hard to get away from the indoctrination. Cliff's nan was cremated and I couldn't even stay in the room at the time, it was awful and cloying. I couldn't bear to be shut in that room while the coffin went behind the curtains. The thought made me feel ill.

Garp · 12-03-2008, 14:38

Personally I prefer cremation, and to have my ashes scattered somewhere meaningful to me. Like maybe the dunes at Formby's red squirrel reserve. I no longer need the carbon, might as well let it get back into the ecosystem

Quote:

Originally Posted by JodieG

Really? I find burials far more comforting, I'm catholic though and it's in my religion to be buried rather than cremated. I don't practice anymore but it's hard to get away from the indoctrination. Cliff's nan was cremated and I couldn't even stay in the room at the time, it was awful and cloying. I couldn't bear to be shut in that room while the coffin went behind the curtains. The thought made me feel ill.

I don't understand that viewpoint. On what basis do Catholics chose burial? All references to the afterlife and return of Christ say that we'll be in a new body.

10-03-2008, 16:38	#1
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	Coffins Whilst looking for something else on one of our shared web platforms I came across this gem of a site: http://www.crazycoffins.co.uk Got me pondering.. if you were going to be buried, what coffin would you want? __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

10-03-2008, 16:41	#2
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	I'd like to be wrapped in Rizla to make the Biggest J in the World. Then carried to my grave as is with the little Twisty bit at the end blowing in the wind, I'd also like Frank done up like a Clipper lighter & buried with me __________________

10-03-2008, 16:46	#3
Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	Well there is a guitar one there for SINC Save the trees, burn me Or if we're being daft - I'll have a pyramid please, full mummification, dead slaves for the afterlife, the works __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

10-03-2008, 17:35	#4
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	I'm having a tomb, with treasure, and booby traps... with a little surprise at the end... There's no treasure. Mwahahahaha! __________________

10-03-2008, 18:08	#5
Blackstar Ambassador of Awesome Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edinburger Posts: 3,676	The egg is pretty cool, although i agree it is a waste of wood. If they could make me one out of packing crates i'd be happy. I have already decided that i want to be cremated rather than being left laying about in the ground. __________________ Jim Garrahy's Fudge Kitchen Last edited by Blackstar; 10-03-2008 at 18:43.

11-03-2008, 00:51	#6
Darrin Dirteh Kitteh Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hiding out in Mormon Country Posts: 1,629	Put me behind the wheel of the truck, bungee chord the steering wheel, load the back full of cinder blocks and drop one on the gas pedal. Have the truck pointed at something rather solid. The gigantic rusty smear mark will be my legacy!! __________________ A bullet may have your name on it, but shrapnel is addressed "to whom it may concern".

12-03-2008, 11:02	#7
JodieG Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 340	I want to be buried. I don't mind what the coffin looks like but then the funeral etc it all for the loved one you leave behind and their comfort so whatever is chosen. __________________

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BBx Reverse SuBo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London Posts: 8,673	In my experience I have found burials worse than cremations. I don't think I could put my loved ones through that. BB x