This has to be the best obituary ever!

[galaxy21]

-Jim, who had tired of reading obituaries noting other's courageous battles with this or that disease, wanted it known that he lost his battle. It was primarily as a result of being stubborn and not following doctor's orders or maybe for just living life a little too hard for better than five decades.

-He was sadly deprived of his final wish, which was to be run over by a beer truck on the way to the liquor store to buy booze for a date. True to his personal style, he spent his final hours joking with medical personnel, cussing and begging for narcotics and bargaining with God to look over his loving dog, Biscuit, and his family.

-In lieu of flowers, he asks that you make a sizeable purchase at your favorite watering hole, get rip roaring drunk and tell the stories he no longer can.

Gorman Funeral Homes - Converse Chapel of Douglas is in charge of the arrangements.


http://casperstartribune.net/articles/2008/09/15/news/obituaries/a8e87b45d855b1be872574c4007aa6d2.txt


RIP Jim!

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. Nice!

:rofl:

[BOSSHOG]

2. And I'll have a beer on you today JIM

I want to be cremated and have my ashed paraded through the French Quarter as part of a Jazz Funeral and I want everyone to party ... I just don't understand all that funereal stuff.

[I_Will]

3. To Jim!

:toast:

[whistle]

4. Sounds like something Sam Peckinpah would have expected for his obituary

http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/02/peckinpah.html

[FSogol]

5. I never met you Jim, but tonight, I'll have some beers for you. n/t

[elocs]

6. The oft read "after fighting a long and courageous battle with____is cliche.

How about,

"Our dog Buster died today after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Even though there was no hope of recovery and he was in pain, we could not bear to deprive him of a moment of life even though he had no quality of life or to deprive him of time with his loved ones even though he was heavily medicated and unaware of their presence".

If we wouldn't do that to a dog, why do we insist on doing it to a human being?

It was nice to read a non-cookie cutter obit for a change.

[TomInTib]

7. I'll be there, Jim

Hell, I'll drink enough for both of us.

Tom

[Forkboy]

8. Going out with a little dignity!

Good on you, Jim!!! :toast:

[Rob H.]

9. "In lieu of flowers, he asks that you make a sizeable purchase...

at your favorite watering hole, get rip roaring drunk and tell the stories he no longer can."

Hell, yeah--that's what I want instead of flowers, too! :toast:

[Iggo]

10. Woo-hooo!

JIM !!!!!!!