Why are cardboard coffins so expensive?

A chance to meet up with friends and have a chat - a general space with the freedom to talk about anything.
User avatar
doofaloofa
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 1351
Joined: Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:50 am
Location: Wesht Cark, RoI

Re: Why are cardboard coffins so expensive?

Post: # 284492Post doofaloofa »

Sleep in it?
ina wrote: die dümmsten Bauern haben die dicksten Kartoffeln

ina
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 8241
Joined: Sun May 22, 2005 9:16 pm
Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland

Re: Why are cardboard coffins so expensive?

Post: # 284494Post ina »

doofaloofa wrote:Sleep in it?
Possibly a bit uncomfortable, unless you get a supersize one? :?

But definitely an idea. Should I ever need a new bed, I might consider that.
Ina
I'm a size 10, really; I wear a 20 for comfort. (Gina Yashere)

User avatar
doofaloofa
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 1351
Joined: Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:50 am
Location: Wesht Cark, RoI

Re: Why are cardboard coffins so expensive?

Post: # 284500Post doofaloofa »

It's where to send the husband when they've been out on the piss

"You can sleep in your coffin!"
ina wrote: die dümmsten Bauern haben die dicksten Kartoffeln

ina
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 8241
Joined: Sun May 22, 2005 9:16 pm
Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland

Re: Why are cardboard coffins so expensive?

Post: # 284505Post ina »

doofaloofa wrote:It's where to send the husband when they've been out on the piss

"You can sleep in your coffin!"
I'd have to get a husband first, though! :mrgreen:
Ina
I'm a size 10, really; I wear a 20 for comfort. (Gina Yashere)

User avatar
doofaloofa
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 1351
Joined: Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:50 am
Location: Wesht Cark, RoI

Re: Why are cardboard coffins so expensive?

Post: # 284511Post doofaloofa »

Are you chatting me up?
ina wrote: die dümmsten Bauern haben die dicksten Kartoffeln

ina
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 8241
Joined: Sun May 22, 2005 9:16 pm
Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland

Re: Why are cardboard coffins so expensive?

Post: # 284516Post ina »

doofaloofa wrote:Are you chatting me up?
No, don't worry!

And anyway, if you really wanted the experience of sleeping in a coffin, there'll be easier ways of getting that...

Actually, I wasn't even sure whether you were male or female... :icon_smile:
Ina
I'm a size 10, really; I wear a 20 for comfort. (Gina Yashere)

User avatar
doofaloofa
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 1351
Joined: Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:50 am
Location: Wesht Cark, RoI

Re: Why are cardboard coffins so expensive?

Post: # 284517Post doofaloofa »

ina wrote:
doofaloofa wrote:Actually, I wasn't even sure whether you were male or female... :icon_smile:
i get that a lot
ina wrote: die dümmsten Bauern haben die dicksten Kartoffeln

User avatar
diggernotdreamer
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 1861
Joined: Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:23 pm
Location: North West Ireland

Re: Why are cardboard coffins so expensive?

Post: # 284518Post diggernotdreamer »

doofaloofa wrote:
ina wrote:
doofaloofa wrote:Actually, I wasn't even sure whether you were male or female... :icon_smile:
i get that a lot
You're so metrosexual

User avatar
doofaloofa
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 1351
Joined: Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:50 am
Location: Wesht Cark, RoI

Re: Why are cardboard coffins so expensive?

Post: # 284520Post doofaloofa »

And i demand the right to love who I want
ina wrote: die dümmsten Bauern haben die dicksten Kartoffeln

ina
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 8241
Joined: Sun May 22, 2005 9:16 pm
Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland

Re: Why are cardboard coffins so expensive?

Post: # 284521Post ina »

doofaloofa wrote:And i demand the right to love who I want
Got it! :cheers:
Ina
I'm a size 10, really; I wear a 20 for comfort. (Gina Yashere)

User avatar
diggernotdreamer
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 1861
Joined: Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:23 pm
Location: North West Ireland

Re: Why are cardboard coffins so expensive?

Post: # 284522Post diggernotdreamer »

If you want to love a purple shovel, then that is your right

ina
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 8241
Joined: Sun May 22, 2005 9:16 pm
Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland

Re: Why are cardboard coffins so expensive?

Post: # 284523Post ina »

diggernotdreamer wrote:If you want to love a purple shovel, then that is your right
I've seen purple wheelbarrows, but never a purple shovel! :iconbiggrin:


(We seem to have gone off topic somehow... :? )
Ina
I'm a size 10, really; I wear a 20 for comfort. (Gina Yashere)

User avatar
Crastney
Jerry - Bit higher than newbie
Jerry - Bit higher than newbie
Posts: 38
Joined: Wed May 08, 2013 8:50 am

Re: Why are cardboard coffins so expensive?

Post: # 284524Post Crastney »

is it also cheaper to dig your own grave?
(with a purple shovel?)

I guess you'd have to go back every so often to redig it as it would cave in over time.
You'd have to be fairly sure of how long left youd got, and still be able to dig the grave though, and it doesn't take account of accidental deaths - run over by a bus, while crossing the road outside the cemetary on the way to digging your own grave.

(I think Doofa is a bloke, as his profile says 'proud father'... purple shovel probably his wifes)
Global average carbon emissions - one ton per person per year.
Current emissions in UK – 9 tons per person per year!

User avatar
doofaloofa
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 1351
Joined: Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:50 am
Location: Wesht Cark, RoI

Re: Why are cardboard coffins so expensive?

Post: # 284527Post doofaloofa »

PURPLE!

how dare you?!

It's racing red
ina wrote: die dümmsten Bauern haben die dicksten Kartoffeln

ina
A selfsufficientish Regular
A selfsufficientish Regular
Posts: 8241
Joined: Sun May 22, 2005 9:16 pm
Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland

Re: Why are cardboard coffins so expensive?

Post: # 284528Post ina »

Crastney wrote:is it also cheaper to dig your own grave?
(with a purple shovel?)

Are there purple coffins?

I've only got one condition for my burial - I want to be buried with a pear in my pocket. There's a German poem about that. Bloke always used to give kids fruit of his pear tree, and when he died, he knew his son was a miser and wouldn't continue that tradition, so he made sure a pear tree would grow on his grave... Although, apples would probably grow better in Scotland. Maybe a Bloody Ploughman? That would give the kids a laugh, too...
Ina
I'm a size 10, really; I wear a 20 for comfort. (Gina Yashere)

Post Reply