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6. Like weddings, it's a fucking racket.

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 09:27 AM

Mar 2019

At least with weddings, you're around to enjoy them.

A casket alone costs as much as a used car. That's completely absurd.

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'Give back to the earth': Washington plans to legalize composting of human remains [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2019 OP

NIMBY snort Mar 2019 #1

Can a person just get buried with no big deal Charlie G Mar 2019 #2

This is crazy Charlie G Mar 2019 #3

Like weddings, it's a fucking racket. Dave Starsky Mar 2019 #6

There is also a body farm for research in Knoxville. nt Javaman Mar 2019 #8

Yep... Docreed2003 Mar 2019 #9

Look up green burials csziggy Mar 2019 #5

you can always donate your body to science. That's what I'm doing. Javaman Mar 2019 #7

That's where I want to go - back to my Mother Earth. lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #10

I've been involved in a couple cemetery exhumations. bluedigger Mar 2019 #12

Locking... DonViejo Mar 2019 #13