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Bob Dole
05-26-2005, 08:39 AM
Bob Dole's baby sister sent Bob Dole an email with a link to the obit for a friend who died this past Tuesday. It's posted on the funeral home's website, which Bob Dole supposes is nice for those of us who have moved away and don't subscribe to the local newspaper.

Bob Dole is having a tough time deciding, however, whether the guestbook and memorial message feature is creepy or kind of cool.
ROYC75
05-26-2005, 08:43 AM
Depends on the person..... for me, it's OK, neither creepy or cool.
Goapics1
05-26-2005, 08:43 AM
Cool. :thumb:
RedNFeisty
05-26-2005, 09:23 AM
I suppose it is sort of neat. That way the families will have a record of friends who couldn't actually attend the funeral, but send their regards.
AeroSquid
05-26-2005, 09:41 AM
when an online friend of mine died a while back we made a memorial site for him including a guestbook (which has to be cleaned of spam regularly)

http://www.rememberdark.com/


i think it's cool.
ROYC75
05-26-2005, 09:46 AM
What's the difference in sending a personal card thru the mail?
Bob Dole
05-26-2005, 09:49 AM
when an online friend of mine died a while back we made a memorial site for him including a guestbook (which has to be cleaned of spam regularly)

http://www.rememberdark.com/


i think it's cool.

The guest book on the funeral home's site is set up so comments are screened before they are posted.
Fairplay
05-26-2005, 09:49 AM
Its the computer age BD, get with the program.
Bob Dole
05-26-2005, 09:49 AM
What's the difference in sending a personal card thru the mail?

$.37.

People do that?
chagrin
05-26-2005, 12:17 PM
It hink it's cool, but what would REALLY be creepy would be a drive thru Funeral home...

You drive up to the speaker/menu and hear:

"Welcome to Casket King, Please say the name of the deceased..."
- you answer

"Spouses name?"
- you answer

"Any children?"
...

"Would you like to view the body?"
...

"Would you like music?"
...

"One moment please..."

Then you pull forward to a viewing screen/window on driver's side..

Music plays, body appears (or not)

Voice comes over that crackly speaker again...

"We are gathered here today to pay respects to:"


yeah, THAT woul be creepy
Bob Dole
05-26-2005, 12:25 PM
Bob Dole can't wait until they set up virtual visitation.
ChiefsOne
05-26-2005, 01:20 PM
First thought was creepy. But, after I thought about it more and visited www.rememberdark.com decided it would be better than nothing. Have had a few friends who have died that I couldn't make it to their funeral and would have been nice to express my thoughts to their family.

Postcards work too, but that never happens.
Rain Man
05-26-2005, 01:25 PM
When I die, my funeral arrangements will specify that everyone arrive in costume. I'll go as either Dracula or the Mummy.

On topic, I think it's cool.
StcChief
05-26-2005, 02:41 PM
Nice if you can't make the funeral, I guess.

Sounds like a come on to add to the funeral cost,

Pass the technology use on to the customer.
Bob Dole
05-26-2005, 02:44 PM
FYI - Bob Dole thought he was joking about the visitation cam.

http://www.funeral-cast.com/
Nzoner
05-26-2005, 03:04 PM
FYI - Bob Dole thought he was joking about the visitation cam.

http://www.funeral-cast.com/

Now that's creepy.
chagrin
05-26-2005, 03:05 PM
Difference is that with my idea, you'd actually see the body...this website only has pictures of the deceased, in their life...
Brando
05-26-2005, 03:39 PM
When I die, my funeral arrangements will specify that everyone arrive in costume. I'll go as either Dracula or the Mummy.

On topic, I think it's cool.
O.K. that's just creepy.