Getting it wrong - again

[quilp]

I hold my hands up. 

[John Wright]

2 hours ago, ManxTaxPayer said:

I'm welling up here thinking of our old gran's send off up at the crem. As the curtains closed we all had a very emotional pushing of the pineapple with the Funeral Agadoo as the undertaker Funeral Moonwalked out of the side door. It's what she would have wanted.

We played Battle Hymn of the Republic by Red Nichols and his Five Pennies at my fathers funeral. Here in the version from the Danny Kaye biopic of Red Nichols.

 

[wrighty]

16 minutes ago, John Wright said:

We played Battle Hymn of the Republic by Red Nichols and his Five Pennies at my fathers funeral. Here in the version from the Danny Kaye biopic of Red Nichols.

 

I've instructed my kids to play 'Highway to Hell' as my coffin goes into the flames, just to freak out the Christians in the congregation (probably won't be any, but you never know)

[John Wright]

5 minutes ago, wrighty said:

I've instructed my kids to play 'Highway to Hell' as my coffin goes into the flames, just to freak out the Christians in the congregation (probably won't be any, but you never know)

Dad’s instructions were no religious component and preferably a black bin liner off the stern of the ferry.

Even the first was impossible as the Christian religious symbols are fixed in the crem and can’t be removed.

[Gladys]

When planning my Mum's funeral with the vicar, I said to him apologetically, that she wasn't a religious person. He replied "Neither am I".  

[Passing Time]

4 hours ago, quilp said:

Hey, don't blame me! All I did was search for `funeral waltz' as a slightly humorous response in relation to a previous post about doom music for the TT. That vid popped up, I listened to less than 30 seconds of it and posted it.

Blimey. 🤭

Imagine the uproar had you labelled it the Funeral Tango

[Passing Time]

59 minutes ago, Roxanne said:

My dad wanted to be loaded into the wheelbarrow and dumped in the river by our house. For various reasons it was deemed impossible.

My mother, when making her will, was asked by the advocate in a delicate manner (it might have been you John - I’ve often wondered), whether, after her demise she wished to be buried or cremated and, after a bit of thought, she replied, ‘surprise me!’

Was it you? 

Ps - love your father’s send off music. 

Hope they didn't cremate her before she died. That would've been a hell of a surprise

[John Wright]

1 hour ago, Roxanne said:

 in a delicate manner

Was it you? 

Ps - love your father’s send off music. 

Me? No!

Wish it had been.

Thanks.

[Lost Login]

2 hours ago, wrighty said:

I've instructed my kids to play 'Highway to Hell' as my coffin goes into the flames, just to freak out the Christians in the congregation (probably won't be any, but you never know)

I think you are being two hard on yourself as I would hope at least your kids would turn up so at least there is some sort of congregation.

[Kopek]

6 hours ago, ManxTaxPayer said:

I blame you both. 

It's better to blame Quilp, or,  MTP will be on your tail forever!!!

[Kopek]

3 hours ago, Roxanne said:

My dad wanted to be loaded into the wheelbarrow and dumped in the river by our house.

So that's what caused the flooding??? You've a lot to answer for Girl!

[The Voice of Reason]

4 hours ago, wrighty said:

I've instructed my kids to play 'Highway to Hell' as my coffin goes into the flames, just to freak out the Christians in the congregation (probably won't be any, but you never know)

I want “Death Trip” by Cockney Rebel from their first album “The Human Menagerie”

Apart from it being one of my all time favourites it’s about ten minutes long so will teach the buggers at my funeral to wait before they rush to tuck into the drink and food at my estates expense.

Edited December 21, 2021 by The Voice of Reason

[quilp]

The way it is up there these days the funeral directors would usher everyone out the door before you got to the second verse. 

[The Voice of Reason]

10 minutes ago, quilp said:

The way it is up there these days the funeral directors would usher everyone out the door before you got to the second verse. 

What’s happened to you Quilp?

You used to be quite a handsome chap

[P.K.]

14 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said:

What’s happened to you Quilp?

You used to be quite a handsome chap

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