What do you want on your tombstone?
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May 15th, 2008
Or, how do you want to be remembered?
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I lived in Orlando for X years (don’t know how many it will end up being), never went to the theme parks and am proud of it!
“Hey, let me out of here…I’m still alive”
A life lived to it’s fullest, and with others put first, in hopes that his actions may live on.
Here is one of my favorites: Ben Franklin
The Body of
B. Franklin, Printer
Like the Cover of an old Book
Its Contents turn out
And Stript of its Lettering & Guilding
Lies here. Food for Worms
For, it will as he believed
appear once more
In a new and more elegant Edition
corrected and improved
By the Author
Benjamin Franklin
(Christ Church Burial Grounds; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Funeral: $3,500
Coffin: $4,000
That someday it’s going to be you: Priceless.
It’s not what we take with us;
it’s what we leave behind
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness.
2 Timothy 4:7–8
Sounds pretty awesome.
I don’t really want a tombstone – a boat or scattered ashes will do for me – but, if I were to have one, I think I’d quote Mr. Sinatra:
“I did it my way”
or maybe, “Free at last, free at last. Thank God almighty I’m free at last.”
Died Tragically Rescuing His Family From The Remains Of A Destroyed Sinking Battleship
What part of “cremation” did you not understand?
@cprevite, To the stars through difficulty.
Nice!
Something funny like:
“Game Over Dude!” or
“It’ll be r8” (No other way to pronounce this than withought the 8 – lancashirian accent? I’m from the UK btw)
Or something else. I’m not really in a creative mood right now xD
Maybe: “Not really here”, “BRB” or “Gone to the spirit in the sky…..?”
Insert Quarter to Continue
I totally didn’t see that coming.
I think I’d like a giant iPod click wheel on mine!
I’d like cheese, sausage, and pepperoni.
I saw this on a tombstone, and thought it was creepy but cool:
Remember friend as you walk by
As you are now so once was I
As I am now you will surely be
Prepare thyself to follow me.
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Here’s one for the guys:
Two things I love most,
good horses and beautiful
women, and when I die I hope
they tan this old hide of mine
and make it into a ladies riding
saddle, so I can rest in peace
between the two things I love
most.
Please step to the side,
your standing on my groin
Non-serious answer:
YOU HAVE ZERO CREDITS REMAINING
Remember me for the good and the bad for while I was in this life I did what I thought was right. Some success, some failure but always with a good intention. The road I am traveling now is my own.
Who turned off the lights?
that was beautiful @Council. Thank you for sharing.
No tombstone just an oak tree. I would like for it to speak for me in its grandeur.
Ha! My friend says he’s gonna have ‘You Raise me up’ and ‘Goin’ underground’ or something played at his funeral xD
And here’s a few more:
Grace: 0
Death: 1
(like a game scoreboard)
This aint no ordinary tombstone…
...This is an M&S Tombstone….
MOVED
LEFT NO FORWARDING ADDRESS
August 30, 2008, 9:26 PM EDT
“ANY DAY ABOVE GROUND IS A GOOD DAY”
I want my tombstone message to be reminiscent of the silly computer phrase “Please press start to shut down” which has to the biggest line of nonsense ever created, next to the occasional sheet of paper that reads “this page left blank intentionally”, or the instructions on Christmas lights that reads “For indoor or outdoor use only.” Who comes up with this stuff?
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