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Ariel 11-10-2007 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Hojico
I wouldnt wanna be burried in the ground where worms would crawl in and eat me.

Uh, you do know your body decomposes when you die? As in:
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Putrefaction

Putrefaction is the final marker for death, the final confirmation that life has departed. It is the gradual disintegration of the body into gases, liquids and salts by both bacterial activity and enzymes from our bodies. This process begins even as the cells in the body begin to die, but is usually not visible for at least several hours after death. The onset of putrefaction is determined by a variety of factors including atmospheric temperature, moisture and humidity (all of which affect microbial growth), age and pre-existing infection.

The mortal fear of hordes of worms descending upon one's body after burial is vivid and perhaps traumatic - but completely unfounded. In no way do worms enter the death scene at all, unless the corpse is buried directly in the soil, or the coffin falls apart in time. In fact, the final handlers of the body are those that have been with the person all his life - micro-organisms. It is perhaps by an ironic twist of nature that the first things to welcome a person into the world are also the last to see him go.

In life, humans cohabit with micro-organisms - those within the body and without. When blood circulation in the body ceases, the immune system slowly breaks down, as its components stagnate and die off one by one. Without the immune system to keep them in check, bacteria14 within the respiratory and gastrointestinal tract leave their habitats, penetrate the mucosal layers and rapidly invade the tissues. They are joined by other micro-organisms from the environment. There they will release enzymes that will break up the tissue into smaller, simpler components. Ruptured cells in the corpse release their own battery of enzymes, which collaborate with the microbes to slowly disintegrate the dead matter.
Sometimes flies and occasionally beetles will lay eggs on the corpse before interment. These eggs will hatch into maggots and larvae, which will subsequently feed upon the dead flesh. However, unlike the bacteria, these insect young require oxygen, and are buried alive with the corpse.
Some Random Randomness: You could still have a tombstone or something ..

kimu 11-10-2007 11:37 PM

I dont want my funeral to be a...funeral xD Id like it to be a party, celebrating me moving on and such! If anyone isnt partying they will get burnt to ashes like me : 3

Just kidding, burning yourself to ashes increases allergies, I hear, erm, so I guess I dont really care what people would do with my body >>' I dunno.

Fabby 11-10-2007 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Deadly Mango Kitty
Oh, I thought you said COFFEE or urn. Wow, I'm out of it. Um, I'd rather have a coffin, so my sisters know I'm gone. If my remains were still in the house they'd get so creeped out and I don't want to make it any more stressful.


XD I thought it said coffee or urn too. Haha. I was confused for a minute.

Cherry_Doll 11-10-2007 11:53 PM

You know, I've never actually thought about what I want to be buried in
but, I personally think it would be pretty to be
cremated and then have someone spill the ashes out
into the ocean, BUT, that's just me. ><

trekkie 11-10-2007 11:56 PM

I haven't really made a definite decision as to what needs to be done with my body after I die. I have already decided that I want to keep my organs so a box would probably be the best decision...But, you can't scatter a corpse in a specific location. Well, you can but it would be really gross and it would smell awful. Vultures would be pecking at me and everything. ><

ciara cyanide 11-11-2007 12:13 AM

we cremate our pets so i think it would be weird to have a human in a jar 0.o
i would rather be buried because then if someone walks on me in the night they can get arrested :DD
its a federal offense to be in a cemetary at night dont cha know lol

Yonnabelle 11-11-2007 03:16 AM

Neither :D Like a lot of people said before me, I want my ashes to either be scattered or mixed with dirt to grow a plant.

Is that weird?

I wan1 life to come from me even after Im dead and gone.

Hehe. Thats probably weird.

I have a big family, so my funeral would probably be packed.

Mint? As in, the kind you put in your tea or the kind you suck when your breath is smelling not so good? I guess.

But not in my tea. Ugh.

delial 11-11-2007 03:27 AM

I don't know when exactly I decided this, 'cause it's one of those "I've always felt this way" things, but me, I'm going to donate my body to science. They need bodies for med students and for scientific testing and study, so well, what better thing to do with my body but do some research on me to better mankind, right? xD

I'm also part of the organ donor program stuff, too...I like to think that even in death, maybe I could help others. :)

life in red and black 11-11-2007 04:24 AM

Re: Coffin or urn?
 
I agree it's going to a waste of money to buy an expensive box to keep me in. Especially if a poor tree is chopped for my useless dead body.

And I think it's creepy and stupid to have a jar of my ash on the mantle. It's too likely to spill, crash, and dirty the carpet.

I'd like neither the coffin nor the urn. I don't want my dead body to be contained - the most ecological way is the best way for me. But since I don't know what that is, just scatter my ashes to fertilize the earth.

What I would like is a lot of people to gather in memory of me, not necessarily my funeral. Propose me a toast in my memory or something.

Where? Earth. Don't send my remains out into space please. >.< -> I want my ashes to be part of growing beautiful flowers because if vegetables or fruits are grown, somebody is going to freak. I want to turn into something pretty and bright, like cosmos.

Feh. I've seen collections of coffins on sale. Can't think fantasy after seeing the boring styles...

I like Antes chocolates - but that's the only think with mint I like.

Nah, you're not morbid. If we don't say our death wishes now, who's going to know? Plus, my parents seem to want to place my remains in an urn on the mantle... I don't think I'm going to die soon but I wonder how I'm going to my parents my wishes?

Jenova 11-11-2007 04:42 AM


I'd want a masquerade ball in the summer thrown in my honor. The kind where you have to dress historically.
I would want a harpsichordist instead of an organ player present, since the harpsichord is my favorite instrument. I'll compose a piece for the person to play that represents my life. I would also want my last writing to be read aloud at the service and I would want to get buried in a fine 18th century style gown, if I am buried. If I am cremated, I want my ashes to be buried and a bush of pink roses planted over it. Those roses would be my living memorial. Even if I am buried, I'd ask to not have a coffin and have the roses planted over my body anyway, since my bones would be a wonderful fertilizer.
I would want my organs to be donated, besides my heart and brain. My eyes are no good anyway. I would want baroque-era music played at the masquerade ball, and for the people that attend to go see an opera beforehand. I love the opera, and I would want to share that love with the guests of my funeral.

I love mint : D

I don't think you're morbid or weird. An uncle of mine died three weeks ago, so this was brought up when I was visiting my aunt.

Lolly 11-11-2007 04:58 AM

I don't want my body to rot in a box or just sit in urn,personally.
I'd want my ashes spread on a majestic mountaintop.
My last resting place..a peaceful,quiet,beautiful scene.
I don't need my family spending thousands of dollars to say goodbye.
Because in the end I'll see them again.

Enniel 11-11-2007 05:04 AM

well....i'm donating all my organs :S so i think i would rather be cremated

daashi 11-11-2007 07:25 AM

When I was younger I wanted to be preserved in a gaint tequila bottle and become a family heirlom. A bit weird but at the time I thought it would be cool.

Mints? Are you handing out some? Yes please, I never turn down free food.

ToriKat 11-11-2007 07:27 AM

  • I scared my parents when I was younger by telling them I wanted to be cremated. I can't stand the idea of having an open casket funeral or being buried underground. I refuse to be WORM FOOD. *shudders*
    I don't want the open casket funeral, because I don't like being stared at. >_>; My parents were like, what? But you're dead! What does it matter? And I told them because if I don't like it when I'm alive, I won't appreciate it when I'm dead. 8D

    I wouldn't want to be stuffed in an urn. After awhile, I'll just be perceived as dust in a jar. Great. I won't really be respected. If the urn was to fall over and break...my descendents would just sweep me up and dump me out the door. I'd rather my remains be scattered somewhere important to me. ^^;

    As for the funeral...it sounds weird, but I'd rather no one be there. I don't like the idea of being wept for. I don't want to make people sad or cry because of me. I'd rather people just move on with their lives as if I never existed. ^^;;

Lejic 11-11-2007 08:32 AM


Cremated, definitely. I'm an organ donor too - I think the reason why most organ donors want to be cremated is that they really do see their body as a piece of meat, without the soul - no need to waste the organs of a soulless doll, and no need for a box and a burial for it either.

I personally wanted to be cremated even before I decided to be a donor. There's just something romantic about being cremated, in a weird way. XD;;;

*steals a mint and hides*

Aisha Woku 11-11-2007 09:39 AM


You know, I actually don’t care one way or the other. I’ll leave that up to my family to decide based on what their feelings are and what they can afford. I’d actuall prefer them to go more with what they could afford than anything else; I don’t want to leave my family in money standing, or worse debt.

I suppose if I had to choose… I’d go with cremation, just because I think it’s more romantic in a macabre sort of way. Heh. Not sure where I’d want to be “scattered” though. Probably up in the mountains since it’s my favorite place to go. Ooo… I could even leave my family a guide to all my favorite places there and have them scatter me in different places. That sort of reminds me of Elisabeth Town (good movie by the way if you haven’t seen it yet).

I don’t really know how many people would attend. Do you still have funerals for cremations? I haven’t been to that many funerals actually. I don’t like them for various reasons. Maybe I should ask not to have one. If I don’t like them, then surly other people don’t like them…. I would think my closest friends or family would at least get together for a condolences/farewell gathering…thing…. But who knows. xD Maybe in my future I’ll tick so many people off that they’ll just dump me in the ground and be done with me.

The whole “where to be buried thing” sort of goes with the coffin/urn thing. I don’t really care one way or another; it’s up to my family to decide.

Mint? What kind of mint? I like Andes Mints. Mmm… chocolate….

Creepy? Nah, death really isn’t that creepy, just something that is bound to happen eventually.

A lot of people have decided to be organ donors, I’m actually surprised. ^^ Props to you guys. : ) I personally am a bit more selfish, I want my body intact when I’m buried/cremated/whatever. O.o I just thing it would odd to know people are digging out my innards after I die. I guess it is a bit odd that I care about that, but not what else is done. >.-



Ariel 11-11-2007 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by daashi
When I was younger I wanted to be preserved in a gaint tequila bottle and become a family heirlom. A bit weird but at the time I thought it would be cool.

Mints? Are you handing out some? Yes please, I never turn down free food.

Hahah, awesome. I found a picture of a Coca Cola bottle coffin, but a tequila bottle would be pretty cool.

Jenova - A masquerade ball? That's a really nice idea.

psyrien 11-11-2007 07:48 PM

...I've just found that I really don't care.

Before I had thought that I had wanted a coffin just because I was old fashioned and was stubborn. ...but when I think about it now, I don't think it really matters to me. I mean, come on, I'll be DEAD.

So I guess it's completely up to my family or whoever takes care of my remains.

Ayla 11-11-2007 08:02 PM

  • Coffin or urn?
    I'd prefer urn also. I think it's wasteful to be put into a coffin. You're dead and you're taking up ALOT of room on the ground (compared to space needed for urn). Just like people cut down forests for homes, I'm sure they'd do the same for graveyards/churches. It's already bad enough to cut down forests for homes, but if it's desperately needed, it's ok to a degree. Cutting them down for dead people? There's just no excuse for it. >>; XD
    Would a lot of people attend your funeral?
    I dunno... but perphaps not looking at it family wise. Most of my relatives and such live overseas/in a different country.
    Where would you like it to be?
    I don't mind where I would get buried (as an urn) or whatever, just as long as no one has to cut down forests for it. I'd feel really guilty if that happened. xox
    Would you get a fantasy coffin?
    No. Coffins are creapy xOx And it gives me the same feeling as if you get your gravestone made before you even die. Its as if people are expecting you to die soon or can't wait for you to die. I know we all die in the end but it's kind of sad if everyone around you wants to you push up daisies.
    Do you like mint?
    Not really... mints make me hungry... hungry means eatting food. Eatting too much food means getting fat D: It's hard to lose weight... waaay too easy to gain. x_x
    Am I morbid/creepy? D:
    No, you're just looking for gold by making an interesting thread. XD

Ariel 11-11-2007 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by psyrien
...I've just found that I really don't care.

Before I had thought that I had wanted a coffin just because I was old fashioned and was stubborn. ...but when I think about it now, I don't think it really matters to me. I mean, come on, I'll be DEAD.

So I guess it's completely up to my family or whoever takes care of my remains.

That's why you plan it before you die. Or try to at least.
edit: I know that if I died now, I'd probably be buried in a coffin. My mother doesn't like the idea of cremation. Supposedly my grandfather wanted to be cremated too, but his daughters thought that was stupid ...
Ayla- I didn't make this thread to earn gold. I was curious as to what other peoples opinions are on this subject.

[p!x3Lz`] 11-11-2007 08:10 PM

I rather, just have my body buried, so I dont sit their all decaying. D:

Ayla 11-11-2007 08:11 PM

  • That was just a joke. XD You get .1gold for every post made here right? Well, that's where it came from. Sorry if you felt offended from it or something.

Ariel 11-11-2007 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Ayla
  • That was just a joke. XD You get .1gold for every post made here right? Well, that's where it came from. Sorry if you felt offended from it or something.

Oh, right. I'm pretty dumb sometimes. :oops:

KNOX 11-11-2007 08:23 PM

i still want a tombstone, but i want to be burned. i don't want to be in an urn though. i find it creepy being carried around in a vase. i want my ashes spread around a large tree or in the water. a swamp in my home state Louisiana would be nice too.

Jenova 11-11-2007 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ariel

Jenova - A masquerade ball? That's a really nice idea.

Thanks. I would probably have to start saving up for it while I'm still alive though.


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