Close to Home by John McPherson for April 01, 2024

The rocket that sends “GoComics” into orbit (April fool!)

the deceased was a physics teacher for sure

“Rockets EXPLODE”!

The thrust will go right into the pews.

Fun funerals are the new, hot thing! Very fashionable!

Going to join Gene Roddenberry?

You also don’t want to sit front and center.

I just hope they don’t miss.

Reminds me of a George Carlin joke…“When I die, I don’t want to be buried…I want to be blown up! (BOOM) There he goes! God love him.”

“The Loved One”

Might want to clear the first few rows – quickly!!

If they wait about a week, the deceased will have a front row view of the eclipse.

Blow a gasket In the casket

How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love the Service

At least they opened the window.

new form of cremation

“To the moon Alice!”

Wonder if I can get that?

He’s a Rocket Man

oh boy… :J

Hi, Bleeb.

Launching him into orbit, only to fall back to earth.

Holy Shmokes! A rocket casket… that’s a capital idea!

It might not be safe, but heck, I don’t wanna wait until I die, I wanna do that now!

I think all my neighbors would probably support me in that… they’re always talking about how much they’d like to see me go to the moon.

… I’m lucky to have such thoughtful neighbors.

Casket dropw off in the ocean like the 1st stage of a rocket, capital idea!

I dunno. I think I would move over to the next Pue before that sucker is lit. Just saying.

They needed new carpet anyway.

Some of you are going to want to move.

A funeral soon to be followed by more funerals of everybody right behind the rocket…

Don’t want to Miss-el

Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!

E’en though it be a rocket that raiseth me,

Still all my song shall be,

Nearer, my God, to thee;

Nearer, my God, to thee, until re-entry!

I wouldn’t want to be in the front row!

Now THAT’S going out in style!

Those in the front row (at least) will be themselves launched into eternity. Quite soon.

One way to try to get to Heaven…

Those first few rows are going to want to miss this!

If memory serves, Northern Exposure had a show where there was a biker’s funeral and the casket was launched into the lake by the trebuchet (which also launched a piano)

Yikes! Let’s not give Elon Musk anymore ideas!

Doesn’t matter if the passenger dies in the attempt.

Like a Gallagher show, except the first rows get an asbestos blanket instead of a plastic sheet…

“I got a seat in the second row. Everyone in the first row is going to burn at liftoff.”

The expensive way to be cremated

Not an event I’d want a front row seat for.

This is a concept that is sure to take off!

I love the space idea, but there’s also another one that intrigues me. They mix one’s ashes in concrete, take the block out to sea, and it’s added to an artificial reef. That way, you’re helping the environment, even after you die.

I pity those people in the front row.

Good one! Stained glass window looks like Eastern Europe.

I wouldn’t want to be in the first pew for sure

And how many will get blasted?

“To the moon,Alice!!!”

Space-X meets the mortuary business!

Modern riff on the old Viking funeral…

Does that critter have his hands up in surrender?