PDogz said:

That's what I was wondering.

The whole thing is a little creepy for me.

I know I can be a fuddy duddy, but this all is a bit too "House of Wax" for me.

Fury said:

That's a much kinder guess than the one I had in mind, lol.

Fury said:

I know. I know.

no.
no.
no.

I don't know if I should laugh.....or cry.

TD3 said:

I think that's the one, but are there other pictures with him holding the cash? I distinctly remember $100 dollar bills splayed out. Maybe that was some other pimp? I read the casket cost something like $10,000 and that was at least 30 years ago. By the looks of that casket, big daddy got ripped off, what with the ticky tacky florists' foam representing the steering wheel and tires.

Next thing we'll see is propped up, open-glass-eyed corpses grinning with gold caps in full pimp/gangsta regalia.
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With all due respect....this thread is making me nauseaus.

This shit skeeves me out.
Put 'em in a box and close it.
It's a SIMPLE INSTRUCTION.
Why can't they follow it?

Acrylic said:

Honey, Ricans and Instructions (even simple ones) don't mix.

We have to go the extra mile, like make classy iron-on t-shirt decals of our deceased (did you notice??) to wear to the wake (which in PR is almost always up in someone's living room). Now pass the sang-wichez pleeez.

johnart said:

I'm part boricua, I HAVE the t-shirt with my dead uncle on it.

Just burn me up and spread my ashes over the damn ocean.

Acrylic said:

Lawd I bet you look hot but your poor unlcle must look hella bug-eyed. (*)(*)

johnart said:

PDogz said:

You were thinking pole too, huh?

uPtoWnNY said:

I don't like viewing dead people in any style, simple casket. You can be damn sure I'm not trying to arrange for dead folk to be standin', ridin', or pimpin' I couldn't even tolerate looking at my sister in her casket....it didn't look like her, and it wasn't her

florescent said:

Yup, lol.

johnart said:

Don't forget the guava gel, espresso coffee and crackers. Plus the nine days of saying the rosary and the 23 saints mentioned, by name. "San Jose. Reza por el." !Nuestra gente!

meow85 said:

I agree. I don't see the problem.

I don't get the point of a funeral in the first place.

My heart goes out to the family and friends, of the decedents.

Funeral Directors should help the grieving family, by honoring their loved one, in a more dignified manner. A better tribute would be, displaying a personal effect, of the decedent. Nothing tacky, mind you. e.g. the motorcycle near the coffin, a floral arrangement in the shape of a car, an actual can\bottle of their favorite beverage on a tiny display table, with a flower near it. Their favorite music playing at a low volume in the background.

The cost of a standard funeral is now $7,000.00. Can you imagine the extra cost for this "out of the norm" service? $$$$$

Seen at JFK's cargo bay. A message on the cardboard box containing a coffin with human remains within. It read "Handle With Dignity and Respect".
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crazydoctor said:

It's a problem when you have to pay for that hot mess. I hope the deceased left his family money to cover the cost.

Boriqua1130 said:

Ay dios mio. Se tienen que amar los boricuas por estas cosas.

Now I want a big ass tin of galletas.

johnart said:

I love y'all for these:


And of course, your women.

johnart said:

Nuestra gente...
Galletas - Them tins are huge. Mami used them to store rice, etc.

meow85 said:

Yup. Much weirder.

FauxReal said:

Back on topic...
What if these were the last wishes of the dearly departed?

babynoz said:

What do you think the embalming process involves? Stuffing and preserving for the sake of a viewing audience. IMO displaying someone on their bike or standing up is no weirder than displaying them in a casket.

FauxReal said:

I think it's exactly the same. The only difference lies with the presentation.



Not that I plan on leaving any time soon, but I've already made it clear when I die I don't want to be put on display even in the traditional manner. It's too weird.


I do, however, want my loved ones to have a proper wake wherein they get pissed drunk. In my honour, of course.

Personally I think staring at dead bodies is weird period so I don't care if they are laying down or rigged up to do the Macarena. It's not something I personally connect with.

When my mother passed (the worst thing I've ever experienced) they took me to see her in the bed in the er. The doctor said "You can speak to her" and I said "She's not there". I still gave her one final kiss *i just welled up shit.
It's what I was not only taught by her but have come to believe on my own accord.

The only other time I saw her was at the Funeral home before cremation and I only did so because my aunt needed me by her side at that moment. I have absolutely no desire to remember my mother (or anyone for that matter) laying lifeless in the middle of a room.

But to each their own. I hope these dudes R.I.P.
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