Let's talk about mortality, baby
1/4/2002
How not to have a pathetic funeral. [Serious, this is serious.]
1. Have a family - wife/husband; kids; grandkids; etc.
2. Rich. Be it.
3. Cure cancer or something to that effect, in your chosen field of expertise, whatever.
4. Plan it before the fact.
5.
posted by Martin at 23:04
4 comments
4 Comments:
Too many assumptions are made in this list.
Number four is what they refer to in the business as a 'pre-need'. It would assume that you are capable having a decent funeral even if nobody turns up [which is the basis for my definition of a 'not pathetic funeral']. You certainly can't force people to attend when you're dead.
Number one assumes you're not an arse.
Number two: you'd have to really question whether the resulting funeral is 'not pathetic', if you being rich is the sole basis for which people are attending.
Of course I would have worded it differently. But then, why bother putting the date on it. I thought it important to not fix the mistakes of the past. Another approach might have been to photograph the page and post that up.
Martin!
First. Love the new look. Steve said it was very Martin. I didn't think it was...but still, I like it. So what if it was a rip off.
Second. I have found a new poker group. Played with some of Vincent's high school mates. They play good poker. None of that "raise pre-flop with a 8-2 offsuit" bullshit. Made a $50 profit playing that night. Last 15 minutes, 3 player showdown, blinds inscreased to $2, $4. Adrenaline rush, i tell u.
Maybe I should have put all this in an email instead...hmmm.
3. For the funeral to be less-pathetic, always talk to a close friend about having a specific song sung during your funeral. And make it a happy/touching/packed-full-of-meaning song. Also, call in a band...pipe organs are depressing.(or get that friend to do it for u).
But first, u have to have friends that will genuinely make the effort. If you don't severely piss me off for the remaining one year of our uni life, I will take in requests and personally call up the band for you.
morbid schmorbid.....
I don't want to be a burden.
And, you rock, Lin! Numbered lists are the wave of the future!
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