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I recommend attending weddings as opposed to funerals



I went to a funeral last year that wasn't bad. Old man had six months to prepare and had a sense of humor.

At the church we were handed a booklet that he wrote of his life. On the second page it said "I don't mind if you laugh at me BUT IF YOU CRY OVER ME I'M LEAVIN'". His strict orders were no religious service, only a group story-telling about his life, the funnier the stories the better.

The best was when some old lady in her 80s started to tell a story from when they were kids, and some other 80+ lady interrupts her and says "You can't tell that story in a church!"

The old man's final instructions for after the burial at the cemetery were "and afterward I want everyone to go get some good BBQ!" - and that's what we did.

Went well. It's probably the first time all of his kids did as they were told too.
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