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Illegal to die in Longyearbyen, Norway?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189819) • Boise, Idaho 19 May

That is the incorrect myth that has been going around for years. It is a myth only. It seems that this place in Norway has banned the burying of bodies in the area due to the permafrost there. Bodies are now flown to other locals...

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What do you want done with your remains?

lelin1123 @lelin1123 (15594) • Puerto Rico 26 Oct 10

What do you want done with your remains? Buried or cremated. My husbands grandma was buried in Puerto Rico but not into the dirt. At this cemetery they have the ground dug up and then cement the walls and the ground. Then the...

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There are so many bodies at the morgue the coroner can't work!

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 2 Mar 09

This is very sad indeed. The Montgomery County, Ohio coroner can't get his work done for lack of space. There are so many unclaimed bodies there that the lockers are full and there is no place to put them all. One reason is the...

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How much would you spend on a funeral for your pet?

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 11 Oct 08

I'm sure you've seen ads for pet cemetaries and such. But regular funeral homes are now selling pet funerals, complete with service and casket and burial! I've heard of some people that spend a few thousand on burying their...

expensive funerals

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Can I go dressed as a bottle of whisky please?

ruby222 @ruby222 (4847) 24 Jul 08

A firm in Guernsey has started to make affordable cardboard coffins.Not only are they very economical and also environmentally friendly,you can choose your own theme for your coffin.You can have it painted in football colours,with...

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Exhuming Bodies

bickie @bickie (39) • United States 13 Mar 07

Do you think that it is morally right to exhume bodies after they have been buried? Especially, when you know that is not what they wanted. When they, prior to their death, already made arrangements, is it right, just to suit your...

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Why?

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 13 Mar 07

Now this is getting carried away. ---------------------- Frozen Hooter ----------------------- Pet shop supervisor Jamie Ansley, 25, of Canterbury, England was beside himself when his pet owl Olly died 18 months ago. So...

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