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Post number 21049

SuzySmith — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 00:47:29 -0800

Prop me up beside a jukebox is one option. Some think you'd be better off in a pinebox, there's always an Eternal reef. But now, there's an ecofriendly way to spend eternity, or at least a short time.

By: fnord_prefect

fnord_prefect — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 00:50:23 -0800

Cardboard coffins are all good and well, but are they recycled?

By: riffola

riffola — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 00:52:31 -0800

From the site: Our Coffins are made up of an outer shell, inner and lid, all in recycled cardboard

By: PenDevil

PenDevil — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 01:59:55 -0800

Why even bother using a coffin at all. It is customary in Israel for Jews to be buried in a simple shroud. If a coffin (only plain wood is allowed) is used holes are drilled in it in to allow for easy decomposition. There are a lot of other cultures where coffins aren't used, but there are also quite a few other cultures where the opposite is true and ornate coffins are the exit of choice.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 02:35:27 -0800

There's an eco-cemetery in Florida, or North Carolina, which may be the one I read about a few weeks ago. There are other eco-friendly death and funeral choices.

By: onhazier

onhazier — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 06:07:53 -0800

This is pretty cool. When my Grandma passed away last year, Mom picked the 6 foot cardboard box for Grandma to be cremated in. Mom couldn't justify paying thousands for a casket when no one was going to see it. (New Mexico state laws require the body be in a container for burial or cremation. We joked for days about Gradma's favorite Tupperware container.)

By: KathyK

KathyK — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 06:41:41 -0800

Why go coffin when you can go LifeGem? Available for your loved ones and your pets too!

By: Secret Life of Gravy

Secret Life of Gravy — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 08:28:57 -0800

Funny, I was just involved with a discussion about human remains. I would basically go for anything my family chose with two exceptions: 1) Airtight concrete vault that doesn't allow the body to decay quickly. 2) Medical school donation. Why? Because I took an anatomy class and I remember vividly the instructor going on about the donated body's thighs. At one point she, the instructor, pointed out the layer of adipose tissue and said "Look how fat her thighs were. Nobody in this class has thighs that fat." Shudder. I have enough body image issues already; I don't like to imagine my short comings being debated. You can't go wrong with cremation...although being eaten by birds of prey would be cool too.

By: transient

transient — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 11:42:40 -0800

It's fireworks for me.

By: kliuless

kliuless — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 13:17:15 -0800

corrugated is class!

By: kittyloop

kittyloop — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 16:11:32 -0800

My husband wants to be stuffed and mounted on a cape buffalo. We could haul him out of storage during the holidays and hang twinkle lights on him, I guess.

By: blm

blm — Mon, 28 Oct 2002 15:36:35 -0800

they will hold 17 stone in weight and will accommodate up to 6' 1" (185cm) in height. I'm both too tall and too heavy. Sigh.