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There is a big difference when you are remembering them by the laughter they brought to others within their life time or by making cruel jokes about their life. Myself I'm all for remembering them as they were and the funny things they sad that made me  or  . But...........to be sarcastically cruel with the jokes making fun of them after they are dead is disrespectful to anyone that has passed.  My Gawd let the family's grieve the way they choose to don't sling mud in their face at the expense of a few laughs. Like anything else in life there is a point that one goes over the line.  AGREED! 
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Personally i think you would have to be sick minded to think as death as something funny. Thats whats wrong with people these days. They have no sence of right and wrong. No morales.
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Humor is often used to relieve the stress and tension of death.
We've all experienced it in one way or another and most folks have some fears regarding it. The death itself is not funny. Best one I ever heard were the first reports on the "Wonderland Murders" They said pornstar John Holmes was the prime suspect, and that the victims had been bludgeoned to death. I laughed my head off when I heard that. It wasn't a joke, the murders were gruesome, but what the reporter said was hilarious. |
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My fathers death was a blow for our entire family, but at the same time we had a blast ( he requested it) the wake lasted 2 weeks and we were still celebrating a week after the funeral. We had a new baby born into the family on the day of the funeral. He left instructions that we should "wet the baby's head"............So we did. Of course we had many nights of gatherings remembering the funny stories and the joy we shared with this magnificent human being.We did not see his death as funny, it never is for those who are left behind to grieve a loved one. I love you Tiger!
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There is a big difference when you are remembering them by the laughter they brought to others within their life time or by making cruel jokes about their life. Myself I'm all for remembering them as they were and the funny things they sad that made me or . But...........to be sarcastically cruel with the jokes making fun of them after they are dead is disrespectful to anyone that has passed. My Gawd let the family's grieve the way they choose to don't sling mud in their face at the expense of a few laughs. Like anything else in life there is a point that one goes over the line. AGREED! Well said..Agreed 
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Talking of Death & Comedy reminds me of a yarn from my mis spent youth. i was drinking at a bar in a town called Ballarat in Australia, not long after I lost everything in the Ansett collapse & losing a child & seperated from my wife. i was needless to say in a bad place. I was paraletic playing a game of pool (8-Ball to our American cousins) The bar was rocking a live band was playing & the place was packed with a couple hundred people. I was so engrosed in the game & my shot I didn't notice the music stop playing. As I looked up there was a DEATHLY silence, so druken me says at the top of his lungs "S@!t what happened Did some one DIE or something" well a lady burst into tears & I received a number of evil looks. It was my luck that a guy had suffered a Heart Attack at the door & had died instantly. There was nothing else i could do but smile sheepishly & return to my game.
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Edited by
Mr_Music
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Mon 06/29/09 08:57 AM
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When it's somebody whose wishes were to celebrate their life and times while they were here, it's different. However, celebration does not equal callousness, especially at the deceased persons' expense. To deliberately poke fun at a person who can no longer defend themselves, or to continue to make unfounded accusations about them, I find to be tasteless, classless, disgusting, deplorable, and despicable. This past week, I've discovered a LOT about the characters of many folks on here....folks I believed I respected.
One can only guess as to what their own reaction would be if another were to make jokes or accusations at the expense of one of their loved ones, or someone special to their lives. "Rest in peace" are more than just words to say when someone dies. Unfortunately, it's been proven repeatedly this past week that many people are unable to allow the deceased person(s) to do just that. |
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Talking of Death & Comedy reminds me of a yarn from my mis spent youth. i was drinking at a bar in a town called Ballarat in Australia, not long after I lost everything in the Ansett collapse & losing a child & seperated from my wife. i was needless to say in a bad place. I was paraletic playing a game of pool (8-Ball to our American cousins) The bar was rocking a live band was playing & the place was packed with a couple hundred people. I was so engrosed in the game & my shot I didn't notice the music stop playing. As I looked up there was a DEATHLY silence, so druken me says at the top of his lungs "S@!t what happened Did some one DIE or something" well a lady burst into tears & I received a number of evil looks. It was my luck that a guy had suffered a Heart Attack at the door & had died instantly. There was nothing else i could do but smile sheepishly & return to my game. Oh my! Now THAT was a rather unfortunate coincidence, wasn't it? 
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For me, very little is off limits for a laugh. It simply depends on the company and sensitivity to the audience.
I'm not going to tell a joke about something to someone that I know will hurt them. But I will tell that same joke to a someone else that is not emotionally invested or that I think will find the humor. When my ex's grandfather died, whom I like and respected, I was in the lobby of the church with my brother-in-law watching the back hoe fill the hole unceremoniously. We both found this uncouth moment humorous and made a number of jokes about it. I wouldn't have said these to my ex. But they were extremely funny to us. |
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I got the news that my mother had passed at work, and I fell apart right there, even though it was not unexpected.
I called the hospital thinking members of my family would be there. The nurse who answered the phone said, "I am sorry, our patients need their rest, no phone calls before 8 am" To which I replied. "It's OK, she's dead" She put the call through. |
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I got the news that my mother had passed at work, and I fell apart right there, even though it was not unexpected. I called the hospital thinking members of my family would be there. The nurse who answered the phone said, "I am sorry, our patients need their rest, no phone calls before 8 am" To which I replied. "It's OK, she's dead" She put the call through.
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Death is not funny and off limits.
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I got the news that my mother had passed at work, and I fell apart right there, even though it was not unexpected. I called the hospital thinking members of my family would be there. The nurse who answered the phone said, "I am sorry, our patients need their rest, no phone calls before 8 am" To which I replied. "It's OK, she's dead" She put the call through. Now see? Somebody else who "gets it"! Of course we miss our loved ones terribly...of course it can be tragic...but do you really think they want us to be miserable? In a blink of an eye we will be on the next plane with them...something to look forward to, IMO. Learn what this life has to teach us...& be ecstatic about the next life...it will happen to all of us...
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Many artistic works have made fun of Death. Robert Altmans 'M*A*S*H*'made fun of suicide,the 'Chuckles The Clown'episode on 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'is considered a classic and don't forget Susan dying on 'Seinfeld'. Do you think Death is something that can be made fun of? or is it off limits? be seeing you I'd hope my death is funny, I don't want a bunch of sissy's all standing around my urn with craptacular frowns on their face. Make fun of me! And don't start in with all the "he was a great man" BS, we all know it is BS anyway. Preferably wear something bright too, I get annoyed with the played out black...what a depressing color, I want purple, red, yellow, and even green! And don't bring flowers, too cliche...bring me gold and let me rest like a king of Egypt. 
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JESUS CHRIST LAUGH AT DEATH ........ AND AROSE TO SAVE US FROM OUR SINS...........WHAT A GIFT...........
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Personally i think you would have to be sick minded to think as death as something funny. Thats whats wrong with people these days. They have no sence of right and wrong. No morales. 
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death can be hilarious....especially when it happens to stupid people Yep. The Darwin Awards are always a good read. |
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 i am going to have my reception at my favorite gentlemens club. And I want an urn with my ashes placed behind the bar for all eternity,unless that would cause some sort of health code violation. be seeing you
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Death is not funny and off limits.
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