Will it last? I remember years ago the blue box salesmen were saying that the styrofoam boxes will last for a thousand years and still look brand new! (That is if they don’t catch on fire, then they go up in a flash, so this warning, NO SMOKING allowed in the funeral parlor!)
My late mother-in-law did one of those pre-planned and pre-paid end of life things. She chose a crypt in a mausoleum (cue memories of various movies) and took us along for the walk-through. It was there she discovered her vault was about six feet above ground level. She objected, “There is no way I can get up there!” The guide assured her, “We will help you up.” Then realization set in.
The dude from FL (not bragging) Premium Member over 1 year ago
Go with cardboard or better donate
angelolady Premium Member over 1 year ago
Very funny. But it’s straight into the oven for me.
momofalex7 over 1 year ago
Who cares if it lasts? I hope nobody plans on digging it up.
blunebottle over 1 year ago
A friend made my brother’s casket, one that is totally biodegradable. But it was HEAVY!
fretlessman71 over 1 year ago
Do they make biodegradable coffins?…. interesting idea….
incognito over 1 year ago
Cremation for me. It means I get revenge on the arthritis and the rest!
Doug K over 1 year ago
As long as it lasts you’ll be insulated from the temperature.
John Wiley Premium Member over 1 year ago
Better do a New Orleans style vault, or the first rain will float it out of the ground.
cubswin2016 over 1 year ago
What do you care if the casket lasts? You’ll be dead.
rshive over 1 year ago
Both of them.
littlejohn Premium Member over 1 year ago
I’m ex U.S. Navy. Just take me out to sea and drop me over the side.
preacherman Premium Member over 1 year ago
If the foam is thick enough, it should last forever. And you’ll have six new friends.
Calvinist1966 over 1 year ago
“It’s not the cough that carries you off. It’s the coffin they carry you off in.”
dcdete. over 1 year ago
Will it last? I remember years ago the blue box salesmen were saying that the styrofoam boxes will last for a thousand years and still look brand new! (That is if they don’t catch on fire, then they go up in a flash, so this warning, NO SMOKING allowed in the funeral parlor!)
Count Olaf Premium Member over 1 year ago
Put the old gal’s body in it, fill with ice, throw in a case of brewskis and you’re all set for a cold one or a stiff drink.
bookworm0812 over 1 year ago
Hope the person’s being creamated. That won’t hold anything heavier than ash.
Goat from PBS over 1 year ago
The environmentalists, though, will not.
flagmichael over 1 year ago
My late mother-in-law did one of those pre-planned and pre-paid end of life things. She chose a crypt in a mausoleum (cue memories of various movies) and took us along for the walk-through. It was there she discovered her vault was about six feet above ground level. She objected, “There is no way I can get up there!” The guide assured her, “We will help you up.” Then realization set in.
watcheratthewell over 1 year ago
Oh yeah? Fun when the body breaks through while you’re taking it down the stairs to the hearse.
Just-me over 1 year ago
Cremation for me, then my ashes scattered.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 1 year ago
I’ll bet its still to expensive.
Daltongang Premium Member over 1 year ago
… The road is long
With a many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows where
… But I’m strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother
… So on we go
His burial is of my concern
No burden is he to bear
We’ll get there
… For I know
He would not encumber me
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother
… If I’m laden at all
I’m laden with sadness
That everyone’s heart
Isn’t filled with the gladness
Of love for one another
… It’s a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we’re on the way to there
Why not share
… And the load
Doesn’t weigh me down at all
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother
… He’s my brother
… He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother
mfrasca over 1 year ago
They make mycelium coffins.
Cincoflex over 1 year ago
Don’t do a water burial in styrofoam—you’ll just drift away.
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
Aaaacckk! It will stand the rest of time…unfortunately!
geese28 over 1 year ago
Blanche looks like she lost weight lol
tcayer over 1 year ago
It will never degrade! You’ll be preserved better than an Egyptian Mummy!
bwswolf over 1 year ago
I’m going to be cremated and my ashes and Chinook’s (Avatar) will be mixed and spread over my dogs cemetery …… :)
David Huie Green AmericaIsGreatItHasUs over 1 year ago
The gift that keeps on giving!!
Troglodyte over 1 year ago
Wrapped in plastic…it’s fantastic…
[Unnamed Reader - 83d506] over 1 year ago
Compost me!
yip yip yip over 1 year ago
Put the corpse on ice and chill the beer. Everybody will be happy. Yip yip yip yip yip
eced52 over 1 year ago
Maybe it melts down to a plastic body suit in the furnace?
Shikamoo Premium Member over 1 year ago
It will keep you cool anyway.
Angry Indeed Premium Member over 1 year ago
For the economy minded, there’s the Igloo coolers. For the well-heeled, we recommend the Yeti models!
Jack Bell Premium Member over 1 year ago
I have to agree with the pallbearers liking it. I was a pallbearer last week of a tiny woman and the casket felt like we were carrying a piano.
Nala the Great over 1 year ago
My saying is the quote that starts with “No man is an island” and ends with “ask not for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee!”