Humorous Art of Honoring the Dead?

Posted by Queuebot in Funny on January 23, 2009 at 3:08 am


How we treat death says much about who we are as a people – or in this case as an individual. What is the proper response? Do we mourn and move on or keep the memory alive in strage personal ways? Is this hilarious or vastly inappropriate? You decide:

The warning label on the jar of Grandma’s ashes has a very different effect from the “Super-Fun Mystery Drawer.” Instead of making Grandma’s less-than-savory remains more desirable, it seems to be more of a reminder–possibly to someone who is absent-minded or twisted to the point that it’s not obvious that eating Granny just ain’t kosher. There is a subtle “leftover” pun, which conveys a disrespect for the dead, contrasting with society’s usual reverence for the dead and elders. The disrespect and reverence are balanced out by the half-hearted care expressed by the Sharpie-scrawled wish to not have the loved-one devoured in a bleary-eyed midnight fridge-raid.

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12 comments to "Humorous Art of Honoring the Dead?"

  1. Evilbeagle
    January 23rd, 2009 at 3:13 am

    That's awesome!

    I believe that if you don't have a sense of humor about death, it's pretty hard to have a sense of humor about life.

  2. Miller
    January 23rd, 2009 at 3:30 am

    If only I lived in Japan... I could charge 2k a sprinkle for granny!

  3. ted
    January 23rd, 2009 at 7:19 am

    I don't get it. Why would you keep ashes in the fridge?

  4. amdela
    January 23rd, 2009 at 7:59 am

    It's def not ashes in that jar. Check out where the pic comes from:

    http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2009/01/12/wheres-the-beef/

  5. uptonty
    January 23rd, 2009 at 9:05 am

    i just believe it depends on the situation. if you think your grandmother would laugh about it, then by all means keep a sharpie labeled jar in your fridge, but if your grandmother was tight-laced and wanted to remain respectable...well, then it might be better honoring her in a different way. for me, i say that i'm already dead and flying around heaven somewhere, whatever makes my loved ones happy, they can do it.

  6. Gauldar
    January 23rd, 2009 at 9:29 am

    I never did get the idea of "disrespect for the dead". Why would they care if you disrespect them? Their dead... aka. the caring impaired. When I die, I could care less if my ashes end up in a fridge, or heck, even just have my body tossed in a ditch to rot. I'd kind of not care considering I'd be lifeless meat at best.

  7. mallory
    January 23rd, 2009 at 9:39 am

    I think whatever helps you get past your grief is what you ought to do. With that said, I think it's always good to respect the wishes of your deceased loved ones. I think I would just want the loved ones I left behind to do what they need to do to move on.

  8. sullynick
    January 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 am

    *Sigh...that's Grannie's fiber supplement. She doesn't want you to eat it. And the real question is whether it is better to refrigerate the bread or not.

  9. just a guy
    January 23rd, 2009 at 12:34 pm

    I'd say, it depends on the dead person. I think doing something to honor their memory is a good thing, and if 'grandma' was the kind of person who would find this hilarious, or come up with it herself, then it's cool.

  10. DaveL
    January 23rd, 2009 at 1:13 pm

    So basically, if the deceased thought that the ending of The Big Lebowski was funny, then it's ok.

  11. erika
    January 23rd, 2009 at 6:53 pm

    sorry to be a debbie downer but that photo is from passiveaggressivenotes.com and is definitely not grandma's ashes!!

  12. Thomas
    January 24th, 2009 at 2:54 pm

    As I type this, I have half of my friend Chris's dad in my trunk. He was a real fatty, so his ashes came in two containers. I'm not sure how I ended up with one, but I usually win the "who has the strangest thing in their car" game.


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