Well the pastor made the entire sermon about birds and mountains, and what they symbolized, and how important they were to her. Birds and mountains. He must have repeated that phrase in a super dramatic tone a dozen times. That’s the only thing I even remember about the funeral now, and I was a pallbearer!

We laugh about it now, but I think everyone was a little sad that the ceremony was basically reduced to two words that honestly were little more than a footnote in her actual life.

#48

At my uncle’s funeral, my cousin stood up and did a speech… About herself.

#49

I watched family members fighting at there mothers funeral about who gets f*****g what.

Weird to me.

#50

A kid I knew as a teen died in a motorcycle accident. He had a gf and child. His mother took a moment to state that people didn’t think the kid and his gf were supposed to be together but they loved each other. Then proceeded to play Don’t Matter by Akon in its entirety.

#51

At my mom’s funeral. Someome from highschool (i wouldn’t call friend) said “happy birthday” knowing damn well my birthday had passed 6 months already.

#52

I my wife’s grandmother funeral my SILs new boyfriend wore a bright orange crush shirt and cargo shorts.

#53

“would you like a signed copy of my book on sales?”
-my uncle to each guest at his mother’s funeral.

#54

So, my uncle Joe passed recently, and in the haste of putting together a ceremony, a random officiant was hired off Craigslist. Think Carol Baskins from Tiger King with a sing-song voice and woo-woo-crystal vibes. Initially, the ceremony seemed to be going really well – a series of community members shared really lovely and heartfelt eulogies honoring my uncle, I’m crying, we’re all loving on this guy, and then.

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