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I am torn between the economy of being cremated or being buried in such a way that archaeologists a thousand years from now say WHAT THE ENTIRE FUCK HAPPENED HERE??
NLAWScametovisit@GrimmReality "THIS PLACE IS ALSO NOT A PLACE ON HONOR"
hammancheez@GrimmReality i mean technically speaking being at the epicenter of a nuclear explosion is cremation
dingodog@GrimmReality just snap a thousand plastic knives in half and bury them in your back yard with a bunch of marbles.
That'll make them think.
Adam Gonnerman@GrimmReality why not both?
@awgonnerman I appreciate the lateral thought and it's probably something to mull a bit, but I think in this case the answer is "Because you can't pose ashes in hilarious/horrible ways relative to an array of funny/bone-chilling artifacts/props."
@GrimmReality horrific imagery and booby traps don't need a body. 🙂
Tom Helmut Rathke 📷☕🇩🇪🇺🇸🇺🇦@GrimmReality EXACTLY what I've been thinking about lately, just didn't know how to express it. Thanks for that!
(Planning on using this at the next family gathering if you don't mind)
Kansas Grant@GrimmReality And if you're REALLY lucky, you remains will end up on display in a museum.
I've seen mummies in museums a couple of times, though I can't remember the names of the lucky stiffs. I saw one in San Jose and another at my nearby Nelson Atkins Museum.
R.Knorren@GrimmReality This story of a battlefield a few thousand years ago and no one knows what it was about.
@yegrobert I'VE READ ABOUT THAT. Awesome.
So yeah, that, except only one person and let's say - just blueskying here - artifactual intimations of an extremely batty Rube Goldberg machine.
Graham Lester@GrimmReality Go with number two.
HeyCmdrCody@GrimmReality you're really going for that Fallout environmental story telling option huh?
@HeyCmdrCody I AM GOING HOME IN A BIT TO PLAY FALLOUT 4 BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
Does it have to do with those weird cult assholes at the Dunwich company?
@GrimmReality In Fallout, you ever open a restroom stall to find a skeleton, stuffed animal, box of insta-mash, and the obligatory clipboard and wonder what happened here? Bam, environmental story telling (ish).
fuzzface@GrimmReality @Stoned_Deva_ Why not both? Be cremated and have your remains be put in the most insane container possible.
Julio Jimenez@GrimmReality “In this core sample we can clearly see where humanity lost their fucking mind.”
@julioj THIS IS A PROPER PITCH, THANK YOU
BillSaysThis@GrimmReality @GayDeceiver After listening to an ancient history podcast I’m definitely down for the latter!
mjfgates@GrimmReality Most of the good stuff is illegal now anyway. No chambers full of poisoned concubines, no giant pools of mercury, no pyramids of gilded skulls.. you can't even bring your dog and chariot team anymore. That said, you could at least manage the setting; there are always one or two old missile silos on Zillow.
RatherOddPursuits 🦆@GrimmReality
Vertically, head down should do it.
Vertically, head down should do it.
Michael@GrimmReality My thoughts on cremation vs. embalming + burial + grave stone + etc.: Who’s paying for this? If it’s you, pick whichever form your want and can afford. Will the burden of payment fall on your loved ones? Cut them a break and opt for whatever’s cheapest. You’re dead anyway. Why burden your loved ones?
SpeakerToManagers@GrimmReality
I like the idea of a bunch of porcelain party figures surrounding my coffin, with a disco ball hanging above.
I like the idea of a bunch of porcelain party figures surrounding my coffin, with a disco ball hanging above.
Moose Jolly Holcomb@GrimmReality the latter is basically why I want to be a Space Mummy.
Anton@GrimmReality 😂 Maybe have them fill your vains with liquid gold or such ;)
RDS (shawphd on Twitter)@GrimmReality I knew someone in college who wanted their cremains turned into bone china.
Skookumchick@GrimmReality We did bury the cat in such a way to suggest worship to future archeologists. And it was in a hazel grove, so maybe they'll work in a Neo-Druidic angle.
Geoff 🏴@GrimmReality Oh, I've thought about this...
What I want is a musket ball from, say, the Jacobite rebellion surgically embedded in my shoulder, scratching a bone in the process. That, plus the rest of my body being datable to ~2000, should give some future archaeologist a good time-traveller paper.
What I want is a musket ball from, say, the Jacobite rebellion surgically embedded in my shoulder, scratching a bone in the process. That, plus the rest of my body being datable to ~2000, should give some future archaeologist a good time-traveller paper.
Steve Griffin@GrimmReality The economy only really benefits your followers/serfs. I say go for it.