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View Poll Results: Are you going to be buried or cremated or etc?
Cremated 20 60.61%
Buried 9 27.27%
Body donated to science or medical university. 4 12.12%
Another kind. 0 0%
Voters: 33. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 02-05-2009, 03:27 PM
 
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Cremation by choice.
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Old 02-05-2009, 04:34 PM
 
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I want them to take anything (organs, tissues) they can use for others depending on how I die and then I want to be cremated and spread over the ocean or mountains. I do not believe in getting buried and taking up space and the thought of getting embalmed is nauseating even though I'll be dead. I do not want any memorial service where my body is viewed, I want people to remember me alive.
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Old 02-06-2009, 09:25 AM
 
Location: Ocean Shores, WA
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...Imagine waking up 6ft under! ...
I would much rather wake up in a 2000 degree furnace.

I would consider it to be a preview of what's ahead.
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Old 02-08-2009, 05:28 AM
 
Location: Austintown, OH
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I want to be cremeated and to have my ashes dumped into the river that feeds Niagara Falls
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Old 02-08-2009, 07:54 AM
 
Location: State of Superior
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This poll shows an overwhelming desire to be cremated . I would not want to invest in conventional funeral home stock these days.

The more progressive Parlors have seen this trend , and have installed there own furnaces. They will handle the whole deal for about 1400.00 , including notices , and a ashes container. All done by mail.
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Old 02-08-2009, 06:14 PM
 
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My wish for cremation has nothing to do with money. I just find it too macabre to be put in a box in the ground. It takes up space and it's just macabre.
And they try to 'preserve' you with embalming fluids, preserve you for what, that is just sick.
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Old 02-08-2009, 06:24 PM
 
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My mom said to just toss her body into the ocean... what a litter bug!
Actually, I wanted to be cremated and dumped into the ocean.... beware you may be swimming in my ashes one day.... however wants me cremated and made into a diamond so that she can always have a part of me with her all the time.... and then mix our ashes together...
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Old 02-08-2009, 07:22 PM
 
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I'm, hopefully, going to donate my body to science. Apparently, they'll take what's needed and then pay for my corpse to be cremated. I'm gonna be a cheapskate even in death!
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Old 02-08-2009, 09:48 PM
 
Location: Some place very cold
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I hope they burn me. I don't want anybody looking at me naked after I'm gone.
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Old 02-08-2009, 09:57 PM
 
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Cremated and then buried is common in our family.
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