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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 06:01 PM Original message |
Ohio city explores cremating poor instead of burial |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. what a bunch of ash holes |
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asjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 06:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. That absolutely cracked me up!! |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
2. With a world population reaching 7 billion |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. First The Ovens... Then The Gas Chambers... |
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Newest Reality (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
4. Being indigent and without next-of-kin |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. Cremation is the best way,money or not. Less land use. |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 07:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Releases a lot of pollutants, especially if the body is embalmed |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 07:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. I'll be darned,I never thought of the pollutants. The wrapping sounds |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 08:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. If you are interested in learning more about green burials |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 09:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Thanks for those links. I had planned on being cremated and |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
6. If someone else is footing the bill then it should be the service providers' choice. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 07:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. Except for us Genealogy Nuts! |
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matt819 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
7. Sounds pretty sensible to me (nt) |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
9. "Soylent Green is People..." . Charlton Heston |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
10. Arbeit macht frei. |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
11. Instead of cremation, perhaps a more ecologically sound way of disposing of corpses... |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 07:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. that seems disrespectful |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. We're just meat, after all. |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 07:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. the people you leave behind might care |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 07:50 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I would rather have a sky burial - Tibetan custom of feeding bodies to vultures |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 07:57 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. some similarity to an old idea used in some countries... |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 01:46 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. It depends on the soil - in this area few if any bone are left |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. I sort of like the idea that 100% of my remains are returned to the many consumers eom |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Two words... wood chipper. n/m |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. Again, that wouldn't bother me because I'd be dead, and thus past caring. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
12. I guess I am not the only one who sees this as a non-issue. |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 07:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I'm with ya on this |
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GentryDixon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
15. Both of my parents have been cremated, |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 07:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. "and that is my choice as well. " |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
19. I doubt the dead people care. I'd be more concerned that they make a diligent effort |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
23. I'm all for this with one caveat |
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canetoad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-04-11 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
28. Personally, I'd like to be left out |
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