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eBay Auction for Custom/Handmade Guinea Pig / Rodent / Lizard Coffin ^ | 6/26/2005 | Me

[billdcon]

A great way to send your dear, departed pet to the great beyond...

[billdcon]

Anyone have a dead rodent in the freezer they need to dispose of in a dignified manner?

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

. . .It can no longer be used for its original purpose, . . .

I'm almost afraid to ask just exactly WHAT its original purpose was!

[Fierce Allegiance]

"I got an "A" on my high school woodshop project, now I'm gonna sell it!"

[R. Scott]

Both my late wife and I are anatomical donors. If there were a similar program for pets The Boogie would be signed up. As it is his vet will handle cremation and disposal. After death we no longer need the empty body. Why spend money on disposal?

[freedumb2003]

I should open an auction for my alternative ( only $50)

[Balding_Eagle]

Why spend money on disposal?

As someone who just returned from the funeral of the very early death of a brother-in-law I can personally attest to the value of 'disposing' of a dead body.

It isn't an accident that we have funerals, which, if you strip everything away, is simply a ceremony which 'disposes' of unneeded bodies.

Funerals are a sign of respect to those who died. It allows everyone to recognize the accomplishments of the dead, and embrace and support the family. It also provides an opportunity for those of us who didn't die to come together and grieve the loss of a loved one and prepare for life without them.

Funeral are powerful healers of sorts.

Don't throw away long held traditions lightly, they may very well be the glue that binds our society together.

[StuLongIsland]

Reminds me of the Odd Couple episode where they get stuck paying for a funeral for an animal. Forgot how the whole thing goes but later Oscar swats a fly since he paid anyways and says lets have the funeral.

[R. Scott]

Don't throw away long held traditions lightly, they may very well be the glue that binds our society together.

I have nothing against funerals per se – I am not in favor of what they have turned into over the last half century. There was a time when family and friends gathered in the parlor. The deceased would be there in a simple coffin.
No it seems to be a competition to see how much money can be spent. Do I need to be carried to the grave in a fancy limousine when I never used one when alive? Will I rest easier in a bronze coffin with padded and silk lined interior? Will my friends and family feel better if my dead body is painted up like a TV news anchor?
I feel we should pay our respects to friends while they still live – not wait until the are dead. I was at my wife’s side at home when she died. Her friends and family gathered there soon after. We remembered her as she was when alive, and consoled each other for our loss. Would an undertaker’s fancy “chapel” or viewing room have helped any?

For some people all the extras are needed. For me they are not.

[devane617]

Always amazed that people sit around looking at EBAY all day.

[Balding_Eagle]

The funeral I just came from was the biggest and fanciest funeral we had ever been to. My wife and I both commented how nice it was. There were hundreds in attendance (the man was very young, and collapsed and died suddenly).The fact that the family was wealthy allowed for many perks that otherwsie couldn't be afforded. The whole family was flown in on moments notice, all of us out of town guests were put up at a fancy hotel, all curtousy of the family.

Like many funerals I've attended, it was really just an enormous reunion, with lots of greetings, hugs, tears, and of course the final goodbye.

Two weeks ago I went to an aunts funeral. She was single, and so it was just family and a handful of friends. We all grieved, and then went our ways to continue life.

Every family is different, the small funeral was appropriate, and so was the lavish funeral with a beautiful wooden coffin that must have cost as much as a small car.

[R. Scott]

As I posted – “For some people all the extras are needed. For me they are not.”

[sittnick]

Reminds me of the Odd Couple episode where they get stuck paying for a funeral for an animal.

This episode went like this: Felix's pet parrot was found dead. Felix, who is compulsive about everything, cannot figure out how to dispose of the bird with dignity. Oscar suggests burial at sea, the East River was far too polluted, so Felix goes to a pet funeral home. The funeral director wanted to know if the deceased had a other friends. Felix mentioned the "Pigeon Sisters". This perked up the director until he found taht the sisters weren't birds, just a couple of British gals.

As the ceremony begins, the bird comes to life, bites Oscar on the nose, and flies away. Felix retrieves bird (who is never seen again in any other episode, too messy??) and Oscar, insisting that the money not go to waste swats a fly, names it "Sol," and insists that the ceremony go on.

[StuLongIsland]

Yes, thats it, and hilarious.